Police investigate downtown violence
Morgan Hill Police are investigating two violent incidents downtown that left at least two people injured last weekend, according to authorities.
Construction of new shelter is behind schedule
The County of Santa Clara’s Animal Services Department, which includes the San Martin animal shelter and the animal care and control unit, has achieved 94.3 percent live release rate—one of the best in California.
The current rate of pet adoptions from the San Martin shelter...
Assembly votes to boost farmworker housing
The state Assembly on March 24 approved legislation introduced by Assemblymember Robert Rivas that aims to make is easier for farmers to build family-friendly housing for farmworkers.
The bill won with bipartisan support on a 59-11 vote in the Assembly, and will now be heard...
Local Scene: Pride Flag Raising, Ranch Day
The City of Morgan Hill will raise the rainbow Pride flag at a 9am June 1 ceremony at the flagpole in the plaza between City Hall and the Council Chambers building on Peak Avenue.
Police blotter: Theft, stolen vehicles
Auto burglary
A thief or thieves broke into a white Lexus parked at Starbucks, 251 Vineyard Town Center. Stolen from the vehicle were an IBM tablet and a backpack. The crime was reported 5:57am May 24.
Theft
An adult male stole several candy bars from the Chevron,...
Rickard, Tompkins the power of two
Annie Rickard and Brendan Tompkins formed the Oakwood High swimming team this past season, and they made their school proud. Rickard, who recently completed her junior year, won the 100-yard butterfly in 1 minute, 2.48 seconds and placed second in the 200 freestyle in...
Honoring those who gave the ultimate sacrifice
Local schoolchildren, pictured above, sang patriotic songs as part of the annual Memorial Day ceremony in downtown Morgan Hill May 27. The event took place at the Veterans Memorial on Monterey Road at First Street.
Organized by local resident and Vietnam veteran Eddie Bowers, the...
Fungi for a cause
The non-profit Mushroom Mardi Gras Festival is an annual fundraiser that, throughout its history, has provided more than $1 million worth of college scholarships to high school seniors who reside within the boundaries of the Morgan Hill Unified School District.
County balks on Cordoba Center proposal
What was expected to be an end to a 13-year journey for the South Valley Islamic Center trying to open the Cordoba Center mosque and cemetery in San Martin, was instead another set of changes and obstacles for the project.
CA sues Trump for rail money
California Atty. Gen. Xavier Becerra is accusing the Trump Administration of “trying to exact political retribution” on California by pulling federal funds from the state’s High-Speed Rail project.
In a lawsuit filed May 21 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco by the State of...

















