Letter: Tell City Hall we need more options to cut budget
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...
Editorial: Shopping local matters long after Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday may have come and gone, but the importance of supporting our neighborhood shops, makers and service providers hasn’t faded with the weekend sales. If anything, this is the moment when shopping locally matters most.
After the rush of Thanksgiving weekend, many small...
Editorial: Using AI ethically, with our community in mind
Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept reserved for Silicon Valley boardrooms or science fiction novels. It is now woven into our daily lives—from the phones in our pockets to the way businesses market products, students learn and how news is gathered and...
Editorial: Looking forward to telling the stories that matter
As the calendar turns, there’s a natural temptation to rush forward—to close the book on 2025 as quickly as possible and greet 2026 with a fresh page and high hopes.
That instinct is understandable. This past year asked a lot of us.
In big ways and...
Letter: This moment in Iran demands international support
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...
Editorial: Community hospitals are vital to a city’s well being
A community hospital is more than a place we go when something goes wrong. It is one of the essential pillars of a healthy and resilient community.
When a medical emergency strikes, minutes, even seconds, matter. Having a hospital close to home can mean the...
Letter: California’s housing laws create chaos in our communities
In an effort to address California’s housing crisis, the State Legislature passed laws like Senate Bill 35 (SB 35), which streamline approval for high-density housing developments. While the intent may be noble, reducing costs and increasing affordability, the reality on the ground is far...
Letter: What mountain lion protection means for Morgan Hill
The California Fish and Game Commission will make their final decision to list mountain lions as a threatened species in the Santa Cruz mountains on Feb. 11-12. If approved, it will deploy a recovery plan to increase mountain lion populations that have already reached...
