New trustees want to bring civility to MHUSD board
After a tumultuous stretch for Morgan Hill Unified School District's governing body, five prospective new trustees-barring any shifts to the Nov. 6 election results with ballots still being counted-say they are eager to return civility to the dais.
First-time candidates Vanessa Sutter, Wendy Sullivan, John...
What does a recount take?
Two weeks after the Nov. 6 elections, the likelihood of automatic ballot recount for the District D council seat in Morgan Hill grew and a local school board seat inched closer to recount territory, according to elections officials.
The last piles of mailed and...
Steve Tate looks back on three decades
In 2006 newly elected Mayor Steve Tate stood at the groundbreaking ceremony of Morgan Hill’s soon-to-be library and told the crowd he was so excited he could jump up and click his heels—and then he tried.
For those who see Tate only at council meetings,...
Locals honor veterans
Crowds gathered for Veterans Day in downtown Morgan Hill on Sunday, Nov. 11 to pay tribute to American servicemen and servicewomen.
The national holiday was observed with a public ceremony at the Veterans Memorial in the median of Monterey Road and First Street. The ceremony...
Thousands of local ballots are uncounted
On Monday, Nov. 12, schools, banks and government offices were closed—except employees of the Santa Clara County Clerk’s elections office. Like their counterparts across California—and in many other states—they were busy validating and counting bagsful of ballots mailed at the last minute.
In California, Nov....
Live Oak eager to get back on the field
It was 4 p.m. Monday when Mike Gemo was cleaning up the field and locking up the gate to the football field. Instead of preparing to coach the Live Oak High football team to its opening-round game in the Central Coast Section Open Division...
