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Area immigration attorneys, activists, public officials, clergy members and residents gathered outside the federal immigration office in Morgan Hill Dec. 20 to protest recent reports of “inhumane” treatment of detainees, and to demand the facility be shut down. The protestors also wanted to send the...

The Santa Clara County Animal Shelter in San Martin wants to provide a forever home for all pets this season through its Home for the Holidays promotion. Through Dec. 31, adoption fees for all animals have been lowered to $20 to reach the goal. The...

Perfectly nestled in a small corner business space in the trendy Granary District on Depot Street at the corner of Main Avenue—which already includes a brewpub, wine bar, bike shop, high-end restaurant and apartment flats—is the recently opened Realm Flower Company. While her new endeavor...

Traffic complaint Someone reported that parents were double parking in crosswalks near Jackson Academy of Math and Music, on Fountain Oaks Drive, during student pickup time. The complaint was reported 4:15pm Dec. 5. Petty theft A thief stole a Gucci holiday cologne set worth about $110 from Target, 1061 Cochrane...

Dinner for 575 people was gleefully served up by members of the "I Love Morgan Hill" outreach group, which also supplied 850 winter jackets and 600 toy gifts to needy families as part of its eighth annual holiday event. “We can all be in this...

Morgan Hill’s new council members and mayor took their seats on the City Council at the Dec. 12 meeting, ushering in a new wave of leadership for the city. Rich Constantine was sworn in as the city’s new mayor, Yvonne Martínez-Béltran took the seat for...

Morgan Hill Police Department was one of many law enforcement agencies across the nation that responded to local bomb threats Dec. 13. The threats originated from a “nationwide, multi-state email that many jurisdictions received” Thursday morning, MHPD Sgt. Bill Norman said. In Morgan Hill, police...

Over the next decade, the skies above San Martin are likely to see steady and dramatic increases in light-plane traffic. A 3-2 decision by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors Dec. 4 authorized a long-term plan to close the Reid-Hillview Airport in east San...

County election officials certified the results from the Nov. 6 election one month to the day, according to a Dec. 6 announcement from the Registrar of Voters. The final local turnout for the general election totaled 625,425 ballots cast, representing 70.61 percent of registered Santa...