Shutdown impacts local agriculture
The House of Representatives passed a bill, 243-183, to reopen the Department of Agriculture—which runs the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, commonly known as SNAP or food stamps—as well as the Food and Drug Administration.
Meanwhile, the Department of Agriculture will continue providing food stamps to...
County campaign against Becerra gathers steam
Santa Clara County officials are turning up the heat on California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, demanding that he drop his bid to block the sale of O’Connor and Saint Louise hospitals to the county.
In a noon press conference Jan. 24, the county went public...
Rezoning of Madrone Village goes before council
Increasing tourism to Morgan Hill has been a renewed focus for the city with the passing of an increased transient occupancy tax during the November 2018 election and the formation of the Tourism Business District.
Both were an effort to support hotels in Morgan Hill,...
Uesugi Farms is going out of business
Uesugi Farms has harvested its last crops.
The large, well-known, family-owned vegetable producer with operations in California—Santa Clara, Contra Costa, San Benito and other counties—and Mexico, is selling off all of its equipment and “winding down” its operations. There will be no spring planting of...
AG rejects county’s plea
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has rejected a personal appeal from Santa Clara County officials to keep two hospitals open, after they had attempted to head off a Jan. 30 court showdown.
The county had proposed a memorandum of understanding that would commit the county...
Man arrested on suspicion of molesting child
Days after Morgan Hill Police posted a photo of a man wanted for multiple counts of molesting a child, the suspect surrendered to local authorities, according to a press release from MHPD.
The suspect, Arturo Rosas Padilla, 57, of Morgan Hill, was booked Jan. 15...
City, LAFCO stalemate lingers
In the final month of 2018, Morgan Hill City Council’s application to annex land for a new Catholic high school was thwarted by a little-known appointed commission, the county’s Local Agency Formation Committee.
The city felt they represented community needs, attempting to annex land long...
Law opening police records faces challenge
A new state law that opens certain internal police records to the public for the first time in decades is being challenged by a Southern California law enforcement union.
The lawsuit filed by the Los Angeles Police Protective League could have far-reaching statewide implications for...
