Letters

California’s love affair with unmerited lawsuits targeted at small and minority small business owners is alive and well. So much so that the California Assembly failed to even schedule a hearing on Senate Bill 84, a much-needed reform measure to protect against abusive shakedown...

I would like to express my views regarding Santa Clara County’s decision to prohibit ICE activity on public property. Though the county is taking an important step in the right direction, I also feel that more comprehensive action is needed to fully protect undocumented...

I represent a national student-led organization at Ann Sobrato High School called Girl STEMpowerment. The mission of our organization is to ignite passion and interest in all STEM components for young girls. During the weekend of Nov. 9, Girl STEMpowerment held a truly special free...

The last two fatal mountain lion attacks in Morgan Hill date back to 1909. More recently, in Morgan Hill, there was a mountain lion encounter at Thousand Trails RV resort on Dec. 8, 2025. When a couple was walking a trail that borders the...

If you can read this letter, maybe you should thank a teacher. The week of Nov. 2-8 is California Retired Teachers Week, and we all owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to those teachers who not only taught us but helped shape us in...

Morgan Hill’s budget deficit must be addressed, but that shouldn’t result in any significantly reduced services.  Due to a widespread aversion among residents to any increase in tax levels, sometimes rightly so, we are stuck between a rock and a hard place. There is a...

As Morgan Hill moves toward the 2026 election, big national debates about religion and government are showing up close to home. Questions about democracy, religious neutrality, and the influence of Christian-nationalist politics now shape how local leaders talk about “separation of church and state,”...

Morgan Hill’s budget challenge is real, but it is not unusual—and it is not unsolvable. The familiar responses are to cut services or raise taxes.  While both remain options, there is a third path that deserves careful, open-minded consideration: selective service consolidation, particularly with the...

Back in 2020, I wrote a letter “Need more detail on Budget cuts.” The subject was raised again in a letter on options other than raising taxes or cutting jobs, and another on transparency in July 2025.  This year the City of Morgan Hill says...

The past few weeks have been among the darkest in modern Iranian history—for Iranians inside the country and throughout the diaspora. The pain is profound, relentless and almost impossible to put into words.  An entire nation is in mourning, suspended between grief and fragile hope...