National Night Out set for Aug. 1
The City of Morgan Hill and the Morgan Hill Police Department will host the 2023 National Night Out on Aug. 1, from 5-8pm at Civic Center Plaza, 17575 Peak Ave.
Spend a summer evening with family, friends and neighbors in the nationwide event, an annual...
Conservationists secure ranchland for open space in Morgan Hill
The Peninsula Open Space Trust recently completed the transfer of 1,908 acres of Lakeside Ranch in Morgan Hill to the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency.
With the transaction, the Habitat Agency gains stewardship of one of the largest remaining intact ranches in the South Bay,...
Morgan Hill’s Julie Hutcheson named executive director of Green Foothills
Julie Hutcheson, a longtime Morgan Hill resident and environmental advocate for the South Bay, is the new executive director for Green Foothills.
Hutcheson has been on Green Foothills’ staff for more than 12 years and has taken an active role in leading the organization, most...
Young musicians hit high notes
Student-musicians at Morgan Hill’s Live Oak and Sobrato high schools have excelled and performed for live audiences at numerous recent events, with more chances on the horizon to showcase their talents and hard work far and wide.
And while both schools offer a variety of...
Construction proceeds at Gavilan College’s Hollister site
Construction is under way at the Fairview Road site of Gavilan College’s new San Benito County campus.
Delivering on current and future needs of its new students, the new campus project marks a “homecoming” for Gavilan College, which was founded in Hollister in 1919, says...
Gavilan College to host Poppy Jasper Film Fest opening ceremonies
The 2024 Poppy Jasper International Film Festival will take place April 10-17, with an opening night celebration set to take place at Gavilan College.
The festival’s April 10 opening ceremony, scheduled to begin at 8pm, will feature local guests and dignitaries, including a land acknowledgment...
Terror returns to Lassen Way on Halloween night
Get spooked for a good cause on Halloween night at “Terror on Lassen Way,” a haunted graveyard created at the Morgan Hill home of Bob Johnston and Scott Janssen.
As in previous years, the local homeowners are converting their home and surrounding property into “a...
Open space preserve in Morgan Hill celebrates more access with new bridge
A newly completed bridge over Llagas Creek at Rancho Cañada del Oro Open Space Preserve in Morgan Hill extends the park’s existing wheelchair-friendly trail and leads visitors to a grassland day use area surrounded by riparian woodlands.
The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority will...
Anderson Dam rebuild project is delayed, again
The ongoing project to restore Anderson Dam to functionality has been delayed by almost a year, extending the project’s completion to 2033 and increasing its estimated cost by approximately $100 million, according to Valley Water.
The delay is due in part to a new schedule...
Remodeled projects add dozens of affordable homes in Morgan Hill
City officials and affordable housing advocates will celebrate the reopening of two residential projects in Morgan Hill that will provide 39 new homes for low-income families.
Eden Housing recently completed remodeling efforts on the two projects—The Willows at 50 West Edmundson Ave. and Depot Commons...