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South Valley officials vow to oppose federal plan for ICE facility in Gilroy

Santa Clara County officials, community organizers and residents gathered at the county government center in San Jose May 14 to oppose a federal plan to build an immigration detention facility on agricultural land just outside Gilroy city limits, vowing to fight the project in...

Candidates announced for MHUSD board appointment

Two former school district board members, a retired school administrator, a charter school board president and four other local parents have thrown their names in the hat for the vacant seat on the Morgan Hill Unified School District’s Board of Education.

School scores: wild swings

The California Department of Education released its 2011-12 Accountability Progress Reporting on Thursday, revealing a broad spectrum of significant score increases and decreases for the Morgan Hill Unified School District.

MHUSD saves autism specialists from cut

The boardroom at Morgan Hill Unified School District was packed with 40 extra people, tense with anticipation, as some in the audience wiped away tears in an emotional hour-filled discussion.

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Community calls for Gerard’s resignation

In an unprecedented show of solidarity, the heads of two local unions, a third from an education leadership organization, plus longtime community members, retired educators, parents and even students, took turns at the podium Dec. 15 calling for the resignation of a school board member.

$200 million bond talks heat up

As the heat turns up on a closing-in deadline to put a $200 million bond on the November ballot, the Morgan Hill Unified School Board discussed Tuesday night how appealing a list of infrastructure updates and veiled technology upgrades will look to voters.

Parents flood district with transfer requests

District parking lot becomes a campground as parents jockey for

Nursery plants remain Santa Clara County’s most valuable crops

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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...

Garlic facility sale terminated

An investment firm’s $110 million deal to buy a Gilroy onion and garlic processing facility fell through due to financial difficulties caused by Covid-19. Olam International, one of Gilroy’s largest private employers, announced in November that it had sold its onion and garlic processing facility...

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