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Food insecurity has serious impacts on an individual’s well-being, which may result in poor school attendance and performance, lowered workplace productivity, and physical and mental health problems. Individuals struggling with food insecurity have to make tough decisions that no one should face. No family should have to decide between buying groceries or paying rent, no [...]

Council approves name change for downtown amphitheater

It will now be known as the Rich Firato Morgan Hill Downtown Amphitheater By Robert Airoldi The Morgan Hill City Council unanimously approved a name change for the downtown amphitheater. It will be renamed after Rich Firato, the benevolent pirate who died unexpectedly Aug. 22 and who was the driving force behind growing the Friday [...]

Bozzo wins Gilroy’s race for mayor

When I started this campaign, I held the belief that Gilroy possesses untapped potential. Throughout the campaign, I engaged with numerous property and business owners, community leaders, city personnel, representatives of non-profit organizations, and most importantly, the citizens. Gilroyans from all  neighborhoods and interests are united by the high expectations they have for elected leaders [...]

SV Civic Theater’s ‘Pippin’ is a fantastical exploration of meaning

Photo by Jenn Oliphant. Andy Gonzalez (Pippin) and Kaitlyn Shelton (Catherine) are cast in South Valley Civic Theater's production of "Pippin." Coming-of-age story contrasts extravagance with mundanity in search for purpose By Calvin Nuttall The magical tale of a young prince searching for life's meaning is coming to the Morgan Hill Playhouse, as [...]

Celebrate the beginning of the holiday season

Haul out the holly and dust off your Santa hats! The Morgan Hill Kiwanis Holiday Lights Parade is coming to town beginning at 5:30 Saturday, Dec. 7. For more than 40 years, families from Morgan Hill and surrounding areas have joined as a community to celebrate the beginning of the holiday season. Morgan Hill Kiwanis, [...]

We all age, but how do we age? Who will be with us?

Even if we stay healthy, as we continue living, we’ll age. How will we age, and what will our lives be like? Who will be with us? I sometimes travel for meetings, and I was in Denver a bit ago. The meetings finished just after noon, and my flight was after 4 p.m. I decided [...]