Looking ahead with hope
Last year held both disconcerting and promising changes for South County. On the disconcerting side, a California Supreme Court decision came at the end of the year that allows the state of California to kill redevelopment agencies. The decision means that the Morgan Hill Redevelopment Agency, which is responsible for many projects that improve the quality of life for city residents, will cease to exist on Feb. 1, 2012.
It’s time we all resolved to improve
It's the time of year to make New Year's resolutions, and we have several that should help make Morgan Hill a better place to live. First, the city should resolve to continue the efforts of the Redevelopment Agency despite Thursday's ruling by the California Supreme Court that essentially kills the state's 400 or so RDAs and transfers the proceeds to the state to help balance the budget.
Year in review: Debt crises held stocks in check in 2011
A tumultuous year for stocks. As 2012 begins, many investors are more concerned with return of capital than return on capital. That is understandable. Wall Street faced some powerful headwinds last year. With little policy momentum to foster or aid any available economic momentum, United States and global indices were poised to finish 2011 with flat to poor annual returns.
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