Letter: District budget improves
As the Board President of Morgan Hill Unified School District (MHUSD), I am writing to clarify our District's financial position for the school year 2024-25. Now that we have closed our financial books, I am pleased to report that through diligent efforts and strategic...
Letter: Mayoral candidates debate
I am writing to share some thoughts about last week’s mayoral debate between Mayor Turner and Councilmember Yvonne Martinez Beltran, and the upcoming election.
The debate was hosted by the Morgan Hill chapter of the American Association of University Women (AAUW). Unfortunately, while I appreciate...
Religion: The Importance of Service
Although this article will be published after the Sept. 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, I wanted to discuss why remembering that day through service is so significant. Most of us who witnessed those events on that fall Tuesday morning have a clear...
Letters: Support for school board candidates
We like her
We are writing to encourage the Morgan Hill community to vote for Veronica Andrade for the Morgan Hill Unified District Trustee Area 7. Mrs. Andrade inspired us to become the change we wished to see in our community. She is currently embodying...
Religion: Choose a different way
South County continues to be a place of fulfillment of the American Dream: people whose families came from all corners of the world, to live free of oppression. Freedom to express our own faith, or to choose to have no faith, while living respectfully...
Letter: Vote for best option in critical school board election
I’m writing to share with the community why I believe those of us in Morgan Hill Unified School District Trustee Area 7 should vote for Tom Pocus.
Since earlier this year, many of us parents have been deeply involved with the school board and district,...
Letter: An appeal for sensible signage
As a resident of Morgan Hill and a neighbor of St. Catherine Church, I respect the church’s mission and its right to express its beliefs. However, I have concerns about the recently approved proposal (SR2024-0014) to erect a 23 foot tall cross at the...
Complex debate over taxes on global corporations resurfaces
During Jerry Brown’s first stint as governor of California, he became enmeshed in a very complicated dispute over how the state should tax the incomes of multinational corporations.
More than four decades later, the issue has resurfaced in a corporate tax case involving Microsoft, one...
LETTER: Get to know the local candidates
The Nov. 5 ballot will be complex, with candidates and issues at every level of government.Â
Local voters should grab every chance to inform themselves about our local candidates and issues. Voters will have the opportunity to get together with the candidates and ask direct...
Letter: With big changes coming to industry, Realtors can still help
There have been various information and opinions in the news lately about changes coming to the real estate industry and what they mean for homebuyers and sellers.
As a Santa Clara County Realtor and current President of the Santa Clara County Association of Realtors with...