Study: Employers fail to keep farmworkers safe from Covid
Although farm and food production workers were considered essential workers during the pandemic, many of California's food employers endangered those workers, violating Cal/OSHA's Covid-19 guidelines more often than most industries, a new report said.
The California Institute for Rural Studies’ report said farm and food...
Granada Hotel project to add more guest rooms
The developer of the Granada Hotel said last week he will soon submit plans to add more rooms to the downtown Morgan Hill boutique hotel project that has been stalled since the start of the pandemic.
Frank Leal, owner of the Granada Hotel property and...
Brush fire prompts evacuations in Morgan Hill
Authorities issued a mandatory evacuation order Friday afternoon for residents on Armsby Lane due to a brush fire in west Morgan Hill.
CalFire Santa Clara Unit firefighters are battling a vegetation fire on Armsby Lane, near Sleepy Valley Road, according to the unit's twitter...
Registrar certifies election results
The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters’ Office on July 7 certified the official results of the June 7 Statewide Direct Primary Election.
“Voter turnout has been on par for this election,” said Registrar of Voters Shannon Bushey. “Gubernatorial Primaries generally see lower voter participation...
Property values continue upward march
South County property values continue to grow at a robust rate, joining another strong year of growth across Santa Clara County.
The 2022-2023 assessment roll, released July 1, showed a record $619.9 billion, a 7.46% bump over the prior year, which is the fourth highest...
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Leedy named to Dean’s list
Mackenna Leedy, of Morgan Hill, was named to the Dean’s List at George Fox University for the spring 2022 semester. Undergraduate students must earn a 3.5 grade point average or above on 12 or more hours of graded work to...
Charter School Foundation awards scholarships
The Charter School of Morgan Hill Foundation has awarded scholarships to graduating high school students who are alumni of the Charter School of Morgan Hill, for use in their pursuit of undergraduate degrees at their chosen institutions. This year, five students who graduated from local...
Religion: Have a healthy summer—It’s the ‘religious’ thing to do!
Aah! Summertime! Here we are, many of us stretched out in front of the television set, munching on snacks, with our iPhones stuck in one hand while playing video games with the other. Perfect, right?
Actually, we should answer no! Summer has a higher purpose!...
Cousins Jesse and Victor Guerrero look to stay unbeaten in next pro boxing bouts
The knockouts keep coming for Jesse James Guerrero. The recent Mount Madonna High School graduate is 4-0 in his brief professional boxing career entering his July 23 bantamweight match in Rosarito, Mexico.
All of his bouts have been in Mexico and all have been decided...
Stroke Awareness Foundation boosts outreach
The Stroke Awareness Foundation (SAF) announced a new board member June 30 who is expected to bolster the organization’s efforts to inform communities of the signs associated with the devastating disease.
Chris Wilder, the former executive director of the Valley Medical Center Foundation, is joining...
