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After three years of negotiations, the Prison Law Office, Cooley LLP, and Santa Clara County have reached a settlement in a class action lawsuit alleging that some conditions in the county jails are unconstitutional, county staff reported Oct. 23. The current settlement in the case...

First Amendment and civil rights advocates say the governor’s signature on two new state laws dealing with the release of police records will go a long way toward improving transparency of information and enhancing public trust in their local governments. Gov. Jerry Brown signed...

About 120 children crafted with visiting artist Rachel-Anne Palacios during Morgan Hill Library’s Dia de los Muertos Family Crafts event on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Community Librarian Heather Geddes said people made a variety of crafts including “mini ofrendas (or altars to the dead), calavera banks...

Deputies from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Marijuana Eradication Team, along with SWAT and bomb squad personnel, executed a daytime raid on a north Morgan Hill property and seized more than 2,000 illegal pot plants, according to authorities. The sheriff’s MET served a search warrant...

Morgan Hill Police are asking the public for help identifying two men who brandished a handgun at a Safeway employee while stealing liquor from the store. The evening of Oct. 18, the two adult males walked into the Safeway at 235 Tennant Station and went...

A priest who has faced multiple accusations of child molestation was assigned to St. Catherine Parish in Morgan Hill shortly after he was convicted of sexual misconduct in 1983, according to a recently published list of area clergy accused of similar crimes dating back...

The Times interviewed the three candidates for mayor of Morgan Hill. Questions included topics suggested by readers in social media. Here is a full transcript of those interviews. Question: How important is the mayor, now with district representation?: Rich Constantine: Well I don’t think responsibilities changed...

The Times interviewed the three candidates for mayor of Morgan Hill. Questions included topics suggested by readers in social media. Here is a full transcript of those interviews. Question: How important is the mayor, now with district representation?: Rich Constantine: Well I don’t think responsibilities changed...

Santa Clara County's $235 million bid to buy St. Louise and O'Connor hospitals, if accepted, will not negatively affect services offered at the hospitals, pledged County Executive Jeff Smith in an interview this week. That's the good news for patients. For employees, uncertainty surrounds collective...

With only a few weeks until Election Day Nov. 6, the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters’ Office is facing a critical shortage of volunteers to serve at the 849 polling places throughout the county, according to an Oct. 15 announcement. Over 1,000 Election Officers...