Joe Raineri’s vision for a year-round farmer’s market, working farm, tasting room, restaurant and agricultural education and sustainability facility recently received unanimous approval from the Morgan Hill City Council. Construction on the project, located at the South end of Morgan Hill near Hwy 101, is expected to begin in 2025.
Read the full article in the Mercury News HERE.
By achieving certification from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), Morgan Hill has demonstrated its commitment to fulfilling its obligations under state law to create an inclusive and equitable living environment. The Housing Element is a critical component of Morgan Hill’s General Plan to address the housing challenges in the region. It outlines a comprehensive strategy for accommodating the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA) and ensuring an adequate supply of affordable housing within the City over the next eight years. The certified Housing Element enables Morgan Hill to maintain local control over land-use decisions and to exercise discretion when reviewing development projects.
Read the full Press Release HERE.
Grab a Holiday Passport, make a purchase at 1 of 43 participating small businesses, and get one step closer to winning the Grand Prize! Purchases can be made in-store or online, and there is no limit to the number of completed Passport Booklets you can submit. Every completed Passport represents $320 spent in local small business stores. Where you shop matters! Keep your dollars in the #95037 this holiday season and support small business dreams.
The City of Morgan Hill Economic Development Team, Chamber of Commerce, and Downtown Association are collaborating on a Buy Local Campaign to support small businesses this holiday season. The 2023 Holiday Shopping Passport will encourage patronization of local small businesses, via in-store or online purchases, from December 1st-31st.
For more information about the program, a list of participating businesses, and a printable Passport visit the Buy Local Morgan Hill Website HERE.
San Francisco 49ers’ Erik Armstead invited (30) local students to participate in his Stay Hungry Career Camp at the Shoe Palace Headquarters in Morgan Hill. Students were exposed to a variety of career pathways while touring the Shoe Palace warehouse, design studio, and mock store. The Stay Hungry Career Camp was created to help students connect their education to the real world by exposing them to career pathways worth pursuing and ultimately increasing their economic mobility long-term.
Watch the ABC7 News Report HERE.
On November 28, members of the City of Morgan Hill’s Leadership Team visited Lusamerica Fish to learn about the company’s history, current operations, and take a walking tour of their processing facility for a first-hand look at how the company de-bones, fillets, and packages fresh and frozen seafood onsite. Lusamerica is proud of its commitment to quality and sustainable seafood, recently investing in a dock at Moss Landing Harbor in Monterey Bay to support California fishermen and the continued recovery of the local seafood economy.
Lusamerica was founded in 1975 by Fernando and Ana Frederico and is still family owned and operated to this day. Lusamerica is headquartered in Morgan Hill and employs 500+ employees across the West Coast. They carry over 100 different species of seafood which they distribute to grocery stores, restaurants, food service companies, hospitals, tech companies, retirement communities, entertainment studios and more. Thank you to founders Fernando and Ana for “Choosing Morgan Hill!”
Learn more about Lusamerica HERE.
Los Gatos-based businesses Enoteca La Storia and Oak & Rye are both expanding in Morgan Hill. Oak & Rye will open The Silos, a full-service restaurant and bar, at the newly constructed 1,464-square-foot restaurant space tucked behind the iconic 45-foot-tall silos, historical remnants from the original granary operation. Enoteca La Storia plans to open its wine shop called Ancora Vino in Downtown Morgan Hill at 17337 Monterey Rd., the current Murphy’s Mercantile Store. Ancora Vino will be a 2,200-square-foot retail wine shop and tasting room offering 150 wines under $25 and ten different wine clubs.
Read the full Press Release HERE
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