January 10, 2019 South County Mushroom Grower has Long History of Violations By Michael Moore Recorded incidents of such wastewater flow from the mushroom-growing site date back more than 30 years, authorities say. Read More 8
December 31, 2018 Mushroom Farm Accused of Dumping Toxins Into Creek By Silicon Valley Newsroom Monterey Mushrooms, Inc. faces $67-million lawsuit, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office. Read More 5
December 27, 2018 2018: A Year in Review By Silicon Valley Newsroom In which we look back on all the strange, infuriating and preposterous things that went down in 2018 and say, “Sayonara!” Read More 1
December 21, 2018 Protestors Seek to ‘Shut Down’ South County ICE Office By Michael Moore Immigration lawyers, activists, public officials, clergy and residents rallied outside the federal immigration office in Morgan Hill Thursday. Read More 9
December 19, 2018 Santa Clara County OK’s $123M for 1,000 New Affordable Homes By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Board of Supervisors authorized $123 million in Measure A funds for hundreds of below-market-rate housing units in six local cities. Read More 7
December 16, 2018 LAFCO Denies Annexation for South County Catholic School By Jaqueline McCool Morgan Hill officials say the city has no new plans in place following the latest annexation denial, which suspends the project indefinitely. Read More 1
December 13, 2018 Anderson Dam Seismic Safety Upgrade Postponed to 2022 By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Anderson Dam earthquake-proofing project will take at least two years longer and cost much more than initially planned. Read More 2
December 11, 2018 Santa Clara County to Buy St. Louise, O’Connor Hospitals By Silicon Valley Newsroom Santa Clara County emerged as the sole bidder for O’Connor and Saint Louise hospitals, clearing the way for it to buy the two hospitals. Read More 23
December 6, 2018 Herd of Pregnant Goats Stolen From Morgan Hill Field By Michael Moore Someone made off with scores of goats from a farm in unincorporated South County just after Thanksgiving, according to authorities. Read More 5
November 14, 2018 Pot Shots: Voters Pass Cannabis Tax Measures in Mountain View, Santa Clara, Morgan Hill By Julia Baum Bay Area voters last week ushered in more than a dozen local weed ordinances, all but one concerning taxes. Read More 0
October 19, 2018 San Jose Diocese Names 15 Priests Accused of Child Abuse By Silicon Valley Newsroom The Catholic diocese in San Jose has released the name of 15 former priests credibly accused of sexually abusing children. Read More 9
October 3, 2018 South County’s UFC Champ, Cain Velasquez, Gets Hall of Fame Nod By Scott Forstner This past weekend, the Gilroy resident was honored by his alma mater with an induction into the Pac-12 University’s Hall of Fame. Read More 1
September 4, 2018 Water District Allocates $1.4 Million to Clear Creekside Homeless Encampments By Jaqueline McCool The Santa Clara Valley Water District says it spent $1.4 million this year on 571 cleanups of creekside camps in San Jose and South County. Read More 10
August 28, 2018 Accused Cattle Killer Arrested on Animal Cruelty, Weapon Charges By Jennifer Wadsworth Investigators have arrested a man suspected of slaughtering nearly a dozen cattle in Morgan Hill back in June. Read More 2
November 9, 2017 When People Go Missing, Legal Limitations Make It Hard for Friends, Family to Find Them By Jennifer Wadsworth When someone voluntarily goes missing, personal rights and legal restrictions make it nearly impossible for their family to find them. Read More 4
June 5, 2017 Sierra LaMar Killer Sentenced to Life in Prison without Parole By Michael Moore Parents of Sierra LaMar, who was murdered by Antolin Garcia Torres, found little comfort in the life sentence he received. Read More 3