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It has been a busy year for local public agencies, residents, taxpayers, business owners, students and other members of the Morgan Hill community in 2015. While the goings-on and controversies at the Morgan Hill Unified School District demand their own narrative, below is a list of the top stories of the year, and how they’re likely to shape the future of this city in 2016.

So far during this holiday season’s police crackdown on drunk and impaired driving, law enforcement agencies throughout the county have arrested 141 people on suspicion of DUI, according to a press release from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office.These arrests were made from Dec. 18 to Dec. 27, police said. This period marks the beginning of the sheriff’s and other police agencies’ annual winter holiday “Avoid the 13” enforcement effort. The campaign uses grant funds to place extra officers on the road during high-traffic times, and conduct DUI checkpoints and other enforcement activities.Over the next several days, “saturation patrols” will be conducted in the city of Gilroy, throughout unincorporated Santa Clara County, and the cities of Los Altos and Campbell, according to the press release.Funding for the Avoid the 13 program is provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

A longtime San Jose economic development guru will join the City of Morgan Hill’s Economic Development team starting Jan. 4.

With recent rain and other unforeseen delays, construction on downtown streets and a new parking structure will not be complete before the end of the year, according to city staff. And when the revitalization of downtown is complete sometime next year, residents and visitors will have at least three new restaurants among their dining options, including a Greek restaurant, a breakfast and burger joint and a local-sourced market hall.

If you're in your 30s or older, you started P.E. classes with static stretches—the type of stretches that are held for a set time—in the belief that they would increase flexibility, improve performance and reduce injuries.

TheftA customer of Wal-Mart, 170 Cochrane Plaza, dropped some items he was apparently trying to conceal as he was leaving the store, according to police reports. The incident was reported 2:52 p.m. Dec. 12.A woman stole about $100 worth of groceries from Safeway, 235 Tennant Station. The theft was reported 3:44 p.m. Dec. 12.A thief stole a package containing about $550 worth of contents that was left at a residence on Mission Avenida. The crime was reported 8:03 p.m. Dec. 14.A customer at Big 5 Sporting Goods, 150 Cochrane Plaza, walked out of the store with a pair of Adidas basketball shoes without paying for the item. The theft was reported 6:11 p.m. Dec. 18. BurglaryA thief or thieves broke into a home in Morgan Hill and stole an Apple laptop computer. The theft was reported 3:51 p.m. Dec. 12.  VandalismSomeone threw an object from an overpass crossing U.S. 101 at Cochrane Road, police reported. A victim who was driving north on the freeway was hit by the object when traveling under the overpass. The victim’s car, a Honda Accord, suffered a shattered sunroof from the incident, which was reported 8:54 p.m. Dec. 13.Two middle school age juveniles broke a flag outside a barber shop on West First Street. When a witness chased them off, the juveniles threatened to come back and “get” the witness, according to police. The incident was reported 3:14 p.m. Dec. 17.Two juveniles on skateboards tagged the front of the House of Poppy Jasper shop, 17450 Monterey Road, according to police reports. The vandalism was reported 5:49 p.m. Dec. 18.Auto burglarySomeone broke the passenger window of a black Lexus on Chicory Lane and stole items including an Apple laptop computer, police reported. The crime was reported 9:58 a.m. Dec. 15.A thief or thieves broke into a Honda Accord at an undisclosed location in Morgan Hill and stole golf clubs, work papers and a phone charger. The crime was reported 2:09 p.m. Dec. 15.DisturbanceA landscaper with a leaf blower almost caused a three car accident by blowing a large amount of leaves into the roadway on Butterfield Boulevard between Jarvis Drive and Central Avenue, according to police reports. The incident was reported 12 p.m. Dec. 16.Stolen vehicleA victim went outside to turn on his 2006 black Honda Civic on Pistache Drive and went inside. When he came back out a few minutes later the car was gone. The theft was reported 7:09 a.m. Dec. 17.A thief or thieves stole a blue 1997 Honda Civic from the 200 block of Burnett Avenue. The theft was reported 4:59 p.m. Dec. 17.A black 2009 Toyota Corolla was stolen from the parking lot of Wal-Mart, 170 Cochrane Plaza. The crime was reported 3:06 a.m. Dec. 18.A silver 2008 Honda Civic was stolen from The Residence Inn, 18620 Madrone Parkway, police said. The incident was reported 10:58 a.m. Dec. 18.A 2014 camo green Kawasaki was stolen from a home in Morgan Hill. The theft was reported 11:48 a.m. Dec. 21.All subjects are innocent until proven guilty. Information is compiled from public records.

Dixie Blanche are the ‘purr-fect’ BFFs and would love to find a home together. Dreamers by day, just before sunset they energize and are full of play. They are Town Cat shelter favorites, but for some reason the right family just has not come along.