Sell, donate, recycle unwanted items during South County Second Chance Week
Residents in Morgan Hill and Gilroy will have opportunities this month to sell, donate, repair and recycle unwanted items as the cities host the 24th annual Second Chance Week.
The annual event, scheduled for Sept. 12-20, encourages South County residents to put used goods back...
Morgan Hill, Gilroy school districts oppose ICE facility
Gilroy and Morgan Hill Unified School Districts have joined a countywide wave of school boards formally opposing a proposed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility near Gilroy, with local leaders saying the fight extends far beyond district lines.
GUSD was the first school district...
Sixth annual Food Truck Fly-In returns to San Martin Airport Oct. 17
The San Martin Airport Food Truck Fly-In will return Oct. 17 for its sixth annual celebration, bringing aircraft, food, live entertainment and family activities to the South County airport.
The free community event is scheduled from 10am-4pm at San Martin Airport, 13030 Murphy Ave. The...
AAUW to host upcoming series of Morgan Hill candidate forums
The Morgan Hill chapter of the AAUW will host three upcoming candidate forums in an effort to help voters become familiar with and knowledgeable about their choices in the Nov. 3 election.
All three forums will take place 6:30-9pm at Morgan Hill City Council Chambers,...
DA seeks no bail for Gilroy man accused of molesting children at summer camp
For the third time since a police investigation began earlier this summer, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is seeking to send a suspected serial child molester to jail while he awaits trial on multiple felony charges.
Anthony Joseph Ramon, 25, of Gilroy, was...
Religion: See your neighbors, don’t watch them
The last time I wrote this column, I argued that “faith at its best does not teach us to fear our neighbors. It teaches us to see them.” I’ve been thinking about that word—see—quite a bit lately.
More precisely, I’ve been wondering: What is the difference...
Morgan Hill declares moratorium on data centers, battery storage sites
The Morgan Hill City Council voted unanimously Aug. 26 to impose a 45-day moratorium on new data centers and grid-scale battery energy storage facilities, buying city staff time to draft zoning rules before any such projects can be proposed within city limits.
The ordinance blocks...
Pintello Comedy Theater presents ‘Fox on the Fairway’
A day on the green goes hilariously wrong in “The Fox on the Fairway,” Ken Ludwig’s golf-course farce opening Aug. 28 at Pintello Comedy Theater.
The play pits two rival country clubs against each other in a high-stakes tournament after one club’s leader poaches the...
South Bay shakes things up for Star Chefs 2026
This year’s much anticipated Star Chefs competition and tasting will be held on Sunday, Sept. 20, at the stunning Lexington Estate in Los Gatos. This year’s slate of participants includes three South County chefs and a Morgan Hill mixologist.
This third annual food and beverage...
DA seeks to try teen Morgan Hill murder suspect as adult
Authorities on Aug. 27 arrested a 17-year-old Salinas resident in connection with a deadly July 25 shooting in Morgan Hill.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said the arrest followed an extensive investigation that included tips, videos and photos submitted by witnesses and community members,...
