Community Conversation – Well Meant But Not Well Spent
On Saturday, April 29, the city held its "capstone" event concluding the input portion of the Community Conversation – the year-long project to determine what Morgan Hill residents want to keep, change or are willing to do without – along with how these things should be paid for.
Lessons from an Otherwise-Wonderful Teen Party
Woohoo! My family is "graduation rich" this year. My daughter is graduating from high school, my son from middle school. A couple of weeks ago, we had a glimpse of the June to come when we threw an 18th birthday party for my daughter, using the occasion to surprise my son with a 14th birthday party, since we missed celebrating him in September (my daughter was in on the surprise and happy to share her thunder).
Measure A: What’s Raised Here Will Stay Here
As a Republican and fiscal conservative that has represented South County on the Board of Supervisors for 10 years, I've thought long and hard about it, and I strongly support Measure A.
Measure E Will Translate into World Class Schools
Voters must approve Measure E to continue increasing student
Teachers and School Personnel Go Extra Mile For Children
As board members, we often sit and listen to extraordinary presentations about the wondrous things our teachers are doing for our students. We get first-hand information about the hard work and dedication our talented professionals are expanding to benefit the children in their care. Our last meeting was a perfect example.
No To Half-Cent Sales Tax; Yes To Parcel Tax
Two local tax measures appear on my June primary ballot. I'm voting against Measure A, the half-cent sales tax measure that would raise Santa Clara County's sales tax to 8.75 percent, for several reasons.
