Guest view: District updates groundwater charge zones
Because the amount of groundwater pumped out far exceeds what is naturally replenished by rainfall, Valley Water’s groundwater management activities are critical to maintaining healthy groundwater basins.
Guest view: Festival a source of social, cultural vitality
Thanks to strong community and social media campaigning, the festival is enjoying increased visibility and geographic reach.
Guest view: Future Women Leaders to gather April 6
Young women around the world are beginning to find their voice, whether it be through the fight for gun regulation like Emma Gonzalez, environmental change like Greta Thunberg, more diversity in the media like Yara Shahidi or global education like Malala Yousafzai.
Guest view: Mayor’s State of the City address
Great communities like Morgan Hill do not happen by chance. It takes good planning, vision, and fortitude to achieve greatness.
Guest view: Support music in our schools this month
The month of March offers us the opportunity to acknowledge the unique benefits of music education through the celebration of “Music in our Schools Month.”
Guest view: City hasn’t learned on hotel issue
The email falsely claims that the city would lose revenue if voters exercised their constitutional rights. Tobin’s prediction assumes that Morgan Hill will gain an average of 130 new guests a day just because we have two new hotels.
Guest view: Hotels are good for the economy
By Mayor Rich Constantine
Over the past week, there has been much back-and-forth and misguided information on social media regarding the city council’s decision to approve the land use for two hotels in the Madrone Village Shopping Center. Because of this, I thought it was...
Guest view: Life after mayoralty
By Steve Tate
I loved being the mayor of Morgan Hill. It is a great community and it is the people who live, work and volunteer here that make it such a wonderful place. I’ve now turned the reins over to our new mayor, Rich...
Guest view: Preparation is everything in an emergency
By Carol Holzgrafe
Luck—sheer luck—brought me safely through November’s horrific Camp Fire in Paradise. Preparation eased life afterward.
Before moving to that forest of 100-foot trees, I lived in Morgan Hill, reporting for The Times. Once, I was assigned to the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)...
Guest view: Celebrate Diwali in Morgan Hill
By Poonam Chabra and Manjeet Singh
It’s that time of the year again—the Indian Association of South County’s annual Diwali mega event is here!
IASC is a nonprofit organization and an initiative of the Indian community living in south Santa Clara County. The organization’s mission is...