Tag: Morgan Hill

In an effort to cut costs as a key funding source is on the edge of disappearing, the Morgan Hill Downtown Association terminated executive director's employment Jorge Briones last week.

Local officials will make the obligatory request for more federal money for the Upper Llagas Creek flood protection project, though the prospects for such funding are dim.

For those who say there's no reason to visit Downtown Gilroy, 9Lives nightclub owners Jorge and Joyce Briones would like a word with them

Design alternatives for the Upper Llagas Creek flood protection project could send the natural conduit's overflow underground through downtown Morgan Hill, or through the back yards and private properties along the body's existing path when heavy rains hit.

The Gilroy Economic Development Corporation has named a Morgan

A year and two weeks ago, downtown Morgan Hill looked less like the sunny, dry disposition it has today and more like a swampy, sopping wet mess. The areas that were flooded by overflow from Llagas Creek after the torrential rains of 2009 and the three feet of rainfall that came in 2008 are vulnerable this year and every year after until the second half of the Llagas Creek Flood Control Prevention project is complete.

Morgan Hill - The long awaited second phase of the fix that will prevent flooding in downtown Morgan Hill will be updated by its engineers from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers at a Sept. 22 Santa Clara Valley Water District board meeting.

The Santa Clara Valley Water District's lone incumbent

At a snail's pace the Upper Llagas Creek Flood Protection Project crawls through the bureaucratic process on its way to starting construction in 2013 to widen the creek and reduce the potential for flooding in Morgan Hill. Just a year ago, the timeline was: Break ground in 2010, complete the widening by 2013.

Haunted graveyard creator Bob Johnston prepares his Halloween decorations in the garage of his home at 15108 Lassen Way, where every year he labors from dawn to dusk to create a cemetery filled with special effects. From 6:30-10 p.m. Friday, he'll delight with terror in support of the Parkinson's Disease Foundation. The public will also have the chance to enjoy a second spooky contender in a 'Haunted Garage,' 565 Caprice Court, 6:30-9 p.m., Thursday, and 5:30-10 p.m., Friday. Homeowner Jim Burnham will be collecting canned food for the Second Harvest Food Bank. And, of course, there's the downtown's 12th annual Safe Trick-or-Treat, 5-7:30 p.m., on Monterey Road between East Dunne and Main avenues. Last year, 70 downtown businesses gave out candy to about 3,000 children during the event, sponsored by the Morgan Hill Downtown Association. Schedule of Halloween events Friday night - Terror on Lassen Way, 6:30-10 p.m., 15108 Lassen Way. - Haunted Garage, 5:30-10 p.m., 565 Caprice Court. - Morgan Hill Downtown Safe Trick-or-Treat, 5-7 p.m., Monterey Road between East Dunne and Main avenues.