County: Stay home on Lady of Guadalupe Celebration Day
With Covid-19 cases skyrocketing and hospital ICUs reaching capacity, health officials and community leaders are imploring the public to stay home during the Lady of Guadalupe day of celebration on Dec. 12.
Case numbers in recent days have steadily broken records, with 1,700 recorded recently...
Retired police officer sentenced for fraud, other charges
A retired police officer who lives in Morgan Hill was sentenced March 29 to three years in jail for using his security business to commit millions of dollars in insurance fraud, money laundering, tax evasion and worker exploitation, according to authorities.
Robert Foster, 48, was...
High school test scores sag
The latest state standardized test scores for 11th graders show that while Morgan Hill students continue to outpace statewide averages in English, the local scores have sagged over three years and Live Oak continues to fall below state averages in mathematics.
State Superintendent of Public...
Christopher High in Gilroy vandalized with hate-filled graffiti
Three people broke into a building at Christopher High School in Gilroy late Monday night and wrote “hate graffiti” on the walls, according to police.
The suspects also ransacked several classrooms in the incident that occurred about 11:40pm Feb. 5, says a press release from...
Local hospitals thrive five years after county purchase
After nearly losing two critical medical centers in Santa Clara County five years ago to bankruptcy, both are now thriving and experiencing tremendous growth under the stewardship of Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, according to county officials.
O’Connor Hospital (OCH) in San Jose, St. Louise Regional...
Senior facility purchases property
A senior living facility operator has purchased a property in a commercial development under construction on the corner of Cochrane Road and Butterfield Boulevard.
McLean, Va.-based Artis Senior Living acquired a four-acre property within the 20-acre Evergreen Village development.
Land clearing is currently underway on Evergreen...
Garlic production kicks off, alleviates nationwide shortage
Garlic is back. For now, at least.
Christopher Ranch in Gilroy announced that its garlic harvest season kicked off last week, and the 100 million pounds of its California-grown product will soon fill store shelves nationwide, providing relief for grocers and fans of the so-called...
Cannabis narrowly loses, again, in Morgan Hill
The Morgan Hill City Council has once again decided they will not allow commercial cannabis business in the city limits. And once again, council members were narrowly split on the issue at a recent meeting.
The same two council members who have supported legal cannabis...
Police: ‘Be vigilant’ as holidays approach
Morgan Hill and the Bay Area have seen an increase in vehicle thefts and property crimes in recent months, and the local department is advising residents to “exercise caution and be vigilant” in order to avoid becoming a victim.
