Under court order, city council nixes non-contiguous district map
The Morgan Hill City Council this week finally selected a new district map that legal and demographic experts agree complies with state and federal laws.
The council met May 18 to consider a new redistricting map, pursuant to a Santa Clara County Superior Court order...
Q&A: Leslie Little, former Morgan Hill Assistant City Manager
Leslie Little—Morgan Hill’s Assistant City Manager from 2011 to 2020—retired at the end of last year and is on her way to Florida, where she has family and is relocating with her husband, Nick.
ADU plan galleries help ease process for cities, builders
The Santa Clara County Planning Collaborative recently launched online galleries sharing pre-approved design plans for accessory dwelling units in local cities, including Gilroy and Morgan Hill.
The launch includes an online design and planning tool, making it easier for homeowners to add ADUs to their...
Remembering Morgan Hill’s benevolent pirate
Morgan Hill’s downtown amphitheater got a new name. It will now be known as the Morgan Hill Rich Firato Downtown Amphitheater after it was announced by Mayor Mark Turner Friday evening.
Firato—known as Morgan Hill’s pirate and a devoted father, husband, friend and business owner—died...
Driver dies after colliding with tomato harvester near Gilroy
A 78-year-old Santa Clara man died Sept. 26 after the car he was driving collided with a tomato harvester that was trying to cross Highway 152 east of Gilroy, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The man, whose name wasn’t released, was driving east in...
Personal care industry reopens after year of stops and starts
Workers in the beauty industry usually celebrate the winter holidays with more work. In a regular year, a surge of bookings can double or triple the income of a hairstylist.
But, in 2020, the most glamorous time of year—a mainstay of the $50 billion beauty...
Overdose deaths in U.S. reached record high as pandemic spread
Americans died of drug overdoses in record numbers as the pandemic spread across the country, federal researchers reported Wednesday, the result of lost access to treatment, rising mental health problems and wider availability of dangerously potent new street drugs.
In the 12-month period that ended...
Former Santa Cruz County Clerk running for 28th Assembly District
Former Santa Cruz County Clerk Gail Pellerin is running for the 28th Assembly District in the upcoming June 7 primary after receiving the nod from current representative Mark Stone, who is reportedly not seeking reelection.
Over the past few months, Pellerin has encouraged women to...
Statewide cleanup effort includes inaugural ‘Trashure Hunt’
California Coastal Cleanup Day will celebrate its 41st year this September with its first ever “Trashure Hunt,” offering participants the chance to win a variety of prizes by volunteering to pick up litter and garbage at hundreds of locations across the state, organizers announced...
Parents demand action on school violence
A student who was assaulted by multiple classmates at Live Oak High School in November is still recovering from injuries he suffered in the attack, according to his mother, who recently addressed the local school board to ask for more action to reduce on-campus...
