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High school students graduating from the Morgan Hill Unified School District Class of 2021 will be able to walk in live graduation ceremonies late this spring, as long as the region’s Covid-19 case rates don’t spike before then. School district staff and community members are...

Now that the qualifying period for candidates in the Nov. 5 general election is over, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters office has released a list of qualified candidates for races in Morgan Hill and other local communities and districts.  The local ballot in...

Crew members and security staff are being tight-lipped about a major Hollywood production—featuring stars such as Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn—that is being filmed on location in downtown San Juan Bautista.  Shooting for the movie, currently known only as “BC Project,” began Feb. 25 and...

Former Santa Clara County Undersheriff Rick Sung was convicted Sept. 21 of two felony bribery charges stemming from a long-running investigation into the sheriff’s office’s issuance of concealed weapons permits. The negotiated plea, announced by the District Attorney’s Office, requires Sung to permanently surrender his...

A classic American story is coming to life on a local stage this month, as Little Theatre Productions presents “The Wizard of Oz” at the Gilroy High School Theater. The show opens April 17 and runs for two weekends. Directed by Rebecca Little, the production...

Patwardhan earns academic honors Tanmay Patwardhan, of Morgan Hill, was named to the 2023 spring semester Dean’s List for the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. Patwardhan is a sophomore in the university’s College of Science and Engineering.  To qualify for the Dean's List, a student must...

It happened in the ‘70s, driving in my Camaro, I heard it for the first time, the song that would become iconic not just in the USA but around the world. The song was entitled “Imagine,” a beautiful song, a contagious song, written and...

Among Gavilan College’s graduating Class of 2024 are Gilroy twins Brett (left) and Scott Archer. The twin brothers graduated from Gavilan at the college’s commencement ceremonies on May 24.  Brett graduated with a degree in Business Information Systems and Communication Studies. Scott graduated with a...

California’s power grid operator made it through Sept. 7 without rotating outages, but thousands of PG&E customers in the Bay Area still lost power as fatigued transformers failed in the extreme heat. Nearly 24,000 customers were affected at one point Wednesday evening by the outages,...

In this week’s edition, as part of our ongoing election coverage the Times will feature candidates for Morgan Hill City Council District B and District D, as well as Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Area 2.  Running for District B are Steven Hayes and...