Meet the candidates: MHUSD Trustee Area 2
Running for the Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Area 2 seat are James Dill and incumbent John Horner.
Horner is running for his second four-year term on the MHUSD Board of Trustees. His professional experience started out as an engineer and manager in the...
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...
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...
Newsom signs 56 housing bills, aiming to tackle affordable housing shortage
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 11 signed multiple housing bills aimed at tackling the state’s lack of affordable housing and making it easier for tenants to rent a home in the first place.
Newsom signed a whopping 56 bills into law which he said...
Santa Clara County Registrar certifies Nov. 8 election
The County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ Office certified the official results of the November 8, 2022 General Election on Dec. 8.
The final turnout totaled 550,602 ballots cast, representing 54.55% of the 1,009,422 registered voters. This makes the county’s turnout higher than the...
Arenas wins Supervisor District 1 going away
In Santa Clara County Supervisor District 1, San Jose Councilmember Sylvia Arenas led on Election Day, and never looked back.
On the eighth day of ballot counting, Arenas cemented her victory, roaring to a more than 9,000-vote lead over former council member Johnny Khamis, with...
Morgan Hill City Council declines to join brief opposing ICE facility in Gilroy
The Morgan Hill City Council voted during a special closed session June 24 on whether to join a multiagency amicus brief opposing construction of a proposed ICE detention facility near Gilroy, then declined to publicly disclose the result.
City Manager Christina Turner announced following the...
Morgan Hill City Council approves new $500k gateway arch
The Morgan Hill City Council on Dec. 17 unanimously approved plans for a $500,000 gateway arch spanning Monterey Road at Main Avenue, marking progress on a downtown landmark project the city has discussed for decades.
The Downtown Morgan Hill Improvement District will contribute $250,000 toward...
Rep. Zoe Lofgren answers questions
After celebrating the holidays with her family and recovering from a bout of Covid, Zoe Lofgren flew back to Washington, DC on Jan. 2 to begin her new term representing California’s 18th Congressional District in the US Congress. The district follows Highway 101 from...
