Initiative banning e-commerce centers will go to voters in 2022
The voters will have the chance in 2022 to approve or reject a city ordinance that prohibits distribution and fulfillment centers in Morgan Hill, but will also get to see these policies in action over the next year-plus as the city council has already...
Former SJ cop’s sentencing for sex crimes delayed
The sentencing date for a former San Jose police officer from Gilroy charged with illegal sexual contact with two teen boys has been moved from April 30 to May 7.
Litigation threatened as district seeks to save with solar
As the school district's high school carport solar project hums
Bay Area Panthers move to Morgan Hill
The Indoor Football League’s Bay Area Panthers team has chosen Morgan Hill’s Outdoor Sports Center as their practice location for the 2023 season, according to an announcement from the city.
The Panthers’ move includes about 25 players, eight coaches and the team’s operational headquarters for...
Former GOP candidate for 30th district convicted of election fraud
Neil Kitchens—a Prunedale resident who ran unsuccessfully against Robert Rivas in the 2018 race for state assembly—pleaded guilty to felony election fraud on election day 2020, according to authorities.
Teachers, district reach dead end
School district officials declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the teachers union Nov. 10. Representatives for both sides will now sit down with a mediator in the coming weeks in hopes of reaching a new agreement on salaries, leaves and other negotiable articles.
Meet the candidates: MHUSD Trustee Areas 5, 6
Three seats on the Morgan Hill Unified School District Board of Trustees will appear on the Nov. 5 ballot. Voters will select their board representatives in Trustee Area 5 (central Morgan Hill), Trustee Area 6 (north Morgan Hill) and Trustee Area 7 (south Morgan...
Election: Teachers union, labor council pump funds into local campaigns
The two teachers’ union choices for school board spots got boosts to their campaign finance accounts as challenger candidates Angelica Diaz (Trustee Area 5) and Albert Beltran Jr. (Trustee Area 6) received monetary contributions from the California Federation of Teachers, its local members and other education-based sources.
Morgan Hill man charged with two counts of murder in relation to San Jose collision
An 18-year-old Morgan Hill man is charged with two counts of murder by use of a dangerous weapon—a vehicle—and other felonies in relation to an April 26 traffic collision in which a pair of siblings from San Jose died.
The defendant, Roberto Joseph Garcia, driving...
