Opponents of the revised Sargent Ranch plan say it would still disturb wildlife and tribal lands.

Santa Clara County planners released the draft Environmental Impact Report for the 403-acre project at the south end of the county.

Experts said the shooting of David Tovar Jr. during an arrest attempt in 2021, while lawful, was "flawed" because police bullets hit occupied apartments nearby.

The city in May replaced the litigious map that met all federal and state redistricting requirements.

Judge Julie A. Emede, ruling in favor of the plaintiffs in a lawsuit brought against the city of Morgan Hill by former Mayor Steve Tate and three other residents, said the redistricting map approved by the council in March violates the California Fair Maps Act.

The California High-Speed Rail board approved a controversial alignment for a portion of the Merced to San Jose route.

Hale Lumber Company, a Morgan Hill family-owned business established in 1945, will close to make way for 49 homes, in a more pedestrian-friendly vision of the downtown area.

One suspect was arrested in Gilroy police sweeps on suspicion of illegal firearm possession.

Santa Clara County prosecutors said today they do not have enough evidence to file charges against Benjamin David Calderon, whom Gilroy Police arrested Oct. 30 in relation to a fatal shooting at a Gilroy city councilmember’s home. 

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife has investigated the cause of death of two doves and one hawk near Redwood Retreat Road.

The defendant, Roberto Joseph Garcia, driving a 2017 Honda, was allegedly fleeing from a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s deputy.

Four well-known candidates have already jumped in the race for the District 1 supervisor seat.

Police say they found more than a dozen dead or neglected cats in Ava Geddes’ Morgan Hill home last summer.

Anyone with information about the vandalism reported at Congregation Emeth can call Morgan Hill police at 408.779.2101.

Valley Water began draining the reservoir in October in response to a directive from federal regulators aiming to expedite the dam retrofit.

Authorities say Andre William Furtado, a Watsonville resident, exploited and abused victims for years.