Opinion

Morgan Hill should relocate its downtown Rather than try to square the circle of creating a good experience on Monterey Road but not snarling up through traffic, why not move downtown to either Depot Street or Church Street?  Monterey Road is a highway. It'll always be...

Recently the hot topic in the news is the deficit reduction debate. The debate tries to link Social Security to the federal deficit. Social Security plays no direct role in the nation’s deficit. It does not depend on income tax revenue.  It’s true that as...

As I begin a new term on the Valley Water Board of Directors representing District 1, I am honored to serve as the Chair in 2023. While our region remains in a drought, we are cautiously optimistic about Santa Clara County’s water supply outlook this...

Your article about the San Martin Shelter (Morgan Hill Times, Jan. 13) accurately described the dire situation at shelters across the nation. Very few people know that dogs can be taken out for a field trip! Not all dog lovers can adopt or foster,...

I was pleased to receive your message about your newspapers' successful fundraising campaign. The local newspapers—Gilroy Dispatch, Morgan Hill Times and Hollister Free Lance—are a vital connection that members of the community can rely on for information that does not come from other sources...

The Golden Rule in the National Transportation Policy is “efficiency.” So, why do we force motorists and taxpayers to subsidize the most inefficient transport available to us: public sector transit.  How many Grand Jury Reports are ignored, get shoveled under the rug? How badly should...

Information in the “Morgan Hill Times” Legal Notice involving Borina Tennant Enterprises, LP, 2035 Tennant Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA. 95037, has been printed and ethically, caveat emptor is important to relate to interested readers.  I am the General Partner of Borina Tennant Enterprises, LP and...

As a property owner of several downtown properties, I was denied my votes on the Morgan Hill Property and Business Improvement District (MHPBID) due to the method that was used to distribute ballots to property owners. I believe this is an unfair tax, which...

It is difficult for taxpayers to have a happy anything, Thanksgiving Day, or otherwise, when we are being forced to subsidize bankrupt boondoggle public sector transit with our gas taxes. Seniors like my 101-year-old Mom, who’s quarantined with Covid, cannot afford to pay for gas,...

Community colleges have in the past been considered a great opportunity to many, even those who come from the first generation. At the end of 2019, the California College Promise Program offered two years of free tuition for first-time students who took full-time courses...