Teens blame school district for abuse
Two of the girls’ families are also suing Morgan Hill-based youth theater company South Valley Dance Arts—which hired Cole for a show where some of the alleged abuse occurred—for negligence.
Judge says YES to hospitals, and NO to AG
A U.S. District Court judge in Los Angeles rejected a bid by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra to block the purchase of two failing Verity Health System hospitals by Santa Clara County.
The Feb. 22 ruling cleared the way for the county to close its...
Rain leaves reservoirs at 55% capacity
As the rainy season continues, Valley Water—the new name for the Santa Clara Valley Water District—has taken precautions to prepare for possible storm impacts.
“Residents should be aware that winter storms have the potential to cause creek flooding issues, especially on small channels that tend...
Time to apply for Miss Gilroy pageant
Royals wanted! Online applications are being accepted for the 2019 Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant.
Young women ages 18-24 who live in Gilroy, Hollister, San Juan Bautista, San Martin, Morgan Hill or Aromas are eligible to enter.
The Miss Gilroy Garlic Festival Queen Pageant will...
Massive industrial project in the works
It was a platform nearly every elected official in Morgan Hill ran on in the 2018 election: bring high-paying jobs to Morgan Hill.
South County planners have long sought to get commuters out of cars and working closer to home by bringing some of...
Fight over Madrone hotels intensifies
The developer of the two new proposed hotels enlisted its own paid representatives to distribute competing information in support of the project, often in the same locations where the petitioners were gathering signatures.
Police called to anti-ICE rally
In the middle of a drenching rain storm Feb. 14, a group of protestors gathered outside the Morgan Hill office of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in hopes of shutting it down.
The protest, organized by the Rapid Response Network in Santa Clara County, hosted...
Free historical documentary screening at MH Library
A free screening of the documentary, "And then They Came For Us," will be held at 7pm Feb. 27 at the Morgan Hill Library. This is the latest in Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)  South County’s racial and social justice movie screening series....
St. Louise hearing canceled, ruling on hospitals’ fate could come any day
There will be no federal court hearing of a request by Attorney General Xavier Becerra’s motion to block the sale of O’Connor and Saint Louise hospitals by Verity Health System to Santa Clara County.
U.S. District Court Judge R. Gary Klausner on Feb. 14 canceled...
House preserves a piece of past
You may have wondered about the little brown house on West Dunne Avenue and Monterey Road. It sits in the middle of a major development construction site, alone and untouched.
The house at 45 W. Dunne Ave. is a stark contrast to the development going...
















