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Police arrested two people after a “sharp-eyed resident” called the Morgan Hill Police Department to report an auto burglary in progress. Officers later learned the suspects were likely involved in a number of thefts early in the morning March 26. About 4:26am, someone called MHPD...

With the month of May beginning this week, with its warmer weather, lower humidity and drying vegetation, Cal Fire is urging Bay Area homeowners to do all they can to protect against fire. “Fires are mostly caused by the human factor,” Cal Fire Battalion Chief...

The Morgan Hill City Council voted 4-0 Nov. 5 to modernize its ordinances governing live entertainment, now allowing businesses to offer music and dancing without permits before 10pm while updating security requirements for late-night venues. The amendment eliminates permitting requirements for entertainment conducted before 10pm,...

Two California legislators recently introduced a bill that will ensure the federal government pays out anti-dumping duties it has collected to U.S. producers of garlic, honey and crawfish.  Gilroy garlic grower Christopher Ranch is one of the companies in California that could finally receive the...

Nursery crops remained at the top in Santa Clara County, growing by 19% in 2021 to exceed $109 million in value, according to the 2021 crop report released Aug. 31. Mushrooms, meanwhile, grew by 5% but remained in second place at $79,480,000, followed by bell...

The City of Morgan Hill Economic Development team is hosting a virtual series of Business Resiliency Roundtables in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ever since she was a young girl, Bérénice Sylverain dreamed of attending a prestigious university in the United Kingdom, inspired by her uncle and mother who encouraged her that she could do anything she set her mind to. That dream, however, was realized in the...

How important is it for a trustee to physically be in the boardroom during proceedings, both private and public? If there are extenuating circumstances such as business travel or illness keeping them from being in attendance, is it better for the impacted trustee to remotely participate in a meeting or just let their colleagues handle the business without them?

The May 3 primary vote in the 30th Assembly District will offer a preview of the November ballot. One-term incumbent Robert Rivas, a Democrat elected in 2018, faces Republican Gregory Swett. Both will also be on the ballot in November. Rivas, a former San Benito County...

Morgan Hill Unified School District will live off a $93.8 million operating budget for the 2019-20 school year, with a total budget for all funds of about $145 million for all funds. General fund revenues for the upcoming year are about $93.6 million and expenditures...