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GROWING EAST This view looking southeast from Santa Clara County’s South County Courthouse shows how Morgan Hill developments stretch into the distance.

What will Morgan Hill look like in 2030? MORE NEW RESIDENTS, INCREASED COMMUTERS, AND BETTER SERVICES ARE IN THE FUTURE Michael Moore Editor

In the coming years, Morgan Hill’s struggle to maintain its identity as a small town—against the odds of a growing regional population and a need for more local jobs—will continue. While the city and developers continue to rebuild Morgan Hill’s downtown—and, in fact, expand this retail center north and south along Monterey Road—the cries

from a vocal segment of in the amount of detail and the voting public to stop description, all envision a the building will grow future city that continues louder. At the same time, to feel like a “small town,” the will of the majority— but has successfully built who in 2016 overwhelm- up its public and business ingly voted to allow the infrastructure to comfortcity to grow its popula- ably manage the inevitation up to about 58,000 ble population growth that over the next 17 will occur over the years—steamrolls next decade-plus. along, as the beginAs of 2017, ning of construcMorgan Hill’s poption of new homes ulation was about on the few vacant 45,037, accordlands remaining in ing to U.S. Census town is a frequent estimates. From occurrence. 2010 (population A number of Christina Turner 37,882) to 2017, local commuthe city’s populanity leaders recently gave tion grew at a rate of just detailed answers to the under 2.5 percent. question posed by the While Measure S—the Times: What will Morgan city’s latest growth conHill look like in 2030? trol ordinance update While their answers varied approved by the voters in

2016—significantly slows documents—including that growth rate, the city’s the General Plan, public population could easily works master plans and surpass 55,000 by 2030. the Economic DevelopWith this growth ment Blueprint. will come the need The city’s future for more police, leadership is key to bigger roads, meeting the needs improved pubof a larger, more lic transportation, diverse population higher sewer and in 2030, accordwater capacity, ing to City Counexpanded fire sercilmember Larry vice and, ideally, Larry Carr Carr. more local jobs to “The things that cut down on commuter make Morgan Hill special traffic. will be the same,” Carr All of these increas- said. “New parks, more ing needs will in turn industry with good paying require more funding for jobs, beautiful homes that maintenance and opera- people can afford, exceltions. The city’s recogni- lent schools, a safe comtion of this necessary long- munity will all be things term response to the new we can expect. But none growth is illustrated in of this can change the various public planning people and the spirit of

Morgan Hill—and this is what makes Morgan Hill so special.” “By 2030, I hope we will have a new generation of leaders in Morgan Hill: A new generation with new ideas and new solutions to issues; leaders who represent our community in age, color, gender, orientation, affiliations; new leaders who approach the issues in our community with a passion for public service and the betterment of our community as their focus,” he said. “Morgan Hill will continue to be a special place.” Morgan Hill City Manager Christina Turner offered a detailed list of the city’s key characteristics in ➝ Progress 2030, 2

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MORGAN HILL BY THE NUMBERS THE ECONOMY (Taxable sales) Retail & Restaurants $615.6 million $422.8 million $231 million

2016 2006 1997

Own Home Median mortgage Median rent #Households Median HH income per capita

Total taxable sales 2016 $772.5 million + 38% 2006 $556.3 million +79% 1997 $310 million

70% $2,975 $1,700

Persons in poverty 8.6% Total businesses 3,341 Minority owned businesses 1,174 35%

13,893 $100,900 $44,484

POPULATION (US Census)

Hispanic 34% Cauc. 70% Asian 10% Black 2.4% Foreign-born 18% Non-English at home 29% HS diploma 90% College degree 40%

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July 1 2017 (est) 45,037 April 2010 37,882 est 2020 48,000 est 2030 55,000

Sources: State of California and U.S. Census

City seeks small town/city balance Progress 2030, 1 the city’s key characteristics in 2030. On a fiscal note, “Sustainability is key” now and in the future, Turner said. By 2030, the city will ideally have a new “ongoing revenue source” to mitigate or accommodate the impact of future growth. Other traits of Morgan Hill in 2030 include, according to Turner: • Large-scale infrastructure projects from the city’s master plans will be completed; • A new fire station in the city limits; • More police officers;

• CalTrain tracks will be electrified; • The Santa Teresa/ Hale extension around the west side of town will be completed, allowing for improved traffic flow; • “We will have built out our industrial lands,” bringing more jobs to town; • The “Monterey corridor” will resemble a commercial and retail expansion of the city’s downtown north of Main Avenue and south of Dunne, with higher-density housing and more availability of public services. These areas of Monterey Road

will be a “walkable, bikeable corridor;” • The Anderson Dam retrofit project will be completed; • The Llagas Creek Flood Control project, which has been in the works for more than 50 years, will be completed; • A new inclusive park, currently in the fundraising phase, will be open to the public; • A new TransportationBased Improvement District, in which businesses such as hotels contribute to public property improvements or maintenance, will be implemented in Morgan Hill;

• And the city’s downtown will “continue to be buzzing with activity and be a place that residents and visitors enjoy,” Turner said. “It’s continuing to make Morgan Hill the place it is, striking a balance between small town feel and a city that’s economically sound through the businesses that locate here (which) helps improve the jobs-to-housing ratio,” Turner summarized of Morgan Hill in 2030. Carr also touched on transportation issues, predicting that while the state’s High Speed Rail project might not be completed in 2030, CalTrain

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with joy and purpose.” The city’s downtown will grow “to become the center portion of a vibrant mixed use scene all along Monterey Road,” he added. Horner continued, “Our business parks will be largely built out with a range of advanced industry users providing jobs for local people and tax revenue to support needed services. People throughout the area will look at Morgan Hill and see a model of smart growth, sustainable management, excellent community engaged schools and interesting residents.”

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High tech on two wheels INDUSTRY LEADER, SPECIALIZED GROWS IN MORGAN HILL Bryce Stoepfel Reporter

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At Specialized Bicycle Components Morgan Hill headquarters, it’s space age on two wheels. The industry-leading leader in advanced biking technology, whether on the road, on trails, or between home and work, Specialized looks ahead. Morgan Hill has a lot to do with the company’s success says Head of Global Marketing and Innovation Mark Cote. Downtown Morgan Hill’s continued upgrades, with new bars and restaurants, help Specialized attract new hires. “It helps business, and it helps lifestyle,” Cote said of Morgan Hill’s appeal to young workers. “We look at the top of who’s coming out of universities. Where are they going to live? In the last two to five years it really has become a place where our newer and younger employees can say, ‘yeah, I can totally see crashing in Morgan Hill, it’s a pretty cool spot.’” To Cote, where your work is, is where your life is. “The relationship we have with the community has been incredible,” Cote said. “From the restaurant build-outs to the Grenada refresh, to one of our favorite hangouts, Running Shop and Hops and Bike Therapy, that community in the downtown has connected

so much with the core of Specialized, not only for us but for the thousands of guests we invite here every year from around the world. The community of Morgan Hill feels more connected with cycling than ever before.” One sign of Morgan Hill’s embrace of cycling was the AMGEN Tour of California 2018. It helped to show off the speed, technology and spirit that cycling can generate. “If you take that with what our brand is trying to do with cycling globally, and what Morgan Hill did for alignment, I don’t think the community has ever been so vibrant with cycling,” Cote said. In the past year, he said Specialized produced almost a million bicycles, along with biking gear like water bottles, cycling attire, tires, and more in manufacturing and research and development centers far away as Asia, Germany, Switzerland, and nearby as Colorado and California. Specialized has 350 employees in its three buildings in Morgan Hill, and 1,500 globally. The company remains confident in the face of the emerging bike-sharing companies, like Bird and Uber Bikes. Specialized does not fear the bike-sharing industry, it embraces it, and motorized bikes aren’t just the future, they’re here today. “I think it’s had the opposite effect,” Cote said. “If you look at it its smallest form, it’s competition. We have a ton of riders

NO GENERATION GAP Specialized CEO and founder Mike Sinyard, right, with Global Marketing head Mark Cote. who have never considered cycling as their main form of transportation, now it’s being promoted by Uber. Instead of talking about a car, they’re talking about bikes. That’s awesome.” Cote remains confident that the connection that riders have forged with Specialized keeps them wedded to the brand. All Specialized bikes can be customized to fit the rider’s specific measurements and preferences. Still, the bike share industry continues to grow, its continued effect on the bike industry as a whole is unknown. “Has it affected the industry, yes, has it negatively

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and body culture,” Cote said. “There are people here who have been burnt out from the Silicon Valley culture and find this to be an amazing oasis because we’re still a driven culture. We’re a performance-based company, and we have people who are driven to spread cycling around the world. But yet, we still ride bikes at lunch.” Specialized continues to innovate. Its engineers are working on a Turbo Charger station, new bike designs, and innovative marketing tactics to help bike dealers sell more Specialized bikes. The company offers discounted leases for

employees for motorized bikes and several hallways double as walkways and bike garages for employees who bike into work. Specialized also offers commuter buses for employees living in Santa Cruz or the Bay Area. The company has come a long way since CEO, and founder Mike Sinyard started the company in 1974 in San Jose. Sinyard and his friends used to bike in Morgan Hill, and fortunately for the city, a connection was formed. How far and how fast Specialized races into the future is unknown, but Morgan Hill should remain along for the ride.

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Morgan Hill’s business diversity CITY HAS GOOD MIX OF WHITEAND BLUECOLLAR JOBS John Horner

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Morgan Hill’s business community is more diverse and vibrant than many people realize. We often cringe when hearing people dismiss our city as a “bedroom community”, because it is so much more. The majority of Morgan Hill’s large businesses primarily sell their products and services to other businesses rather than being household names. Nearly 20,000 people work in Morgan Hill, roughly equally divided between “white” and “blue” collar jobs. Major international companies such as Anritsu (Japan – electronic instrumentation), Sakata Seeds (Japan – vegetable and flower seeds), Toray/Tecate (Japan/Netherlands – advanced composite materials) and Wolfspeed/Cree (USA – specialty high power semiconductors) are a few of the major suppliers providing critical materials and services which eventually end up in recognizable consumers products and services. The “can you hear me now” guy exists because instruments from Anritsu verify the operation of transistors from Wolfspeed which all go into making your cell phone work. Morgan Hill’s consumer product sector is anchored

by Specialized, one of the world’s premier cycling brands. Specialized has literally grown up in Morgan Hill and occupies and ever increasing portion of the business park on Concord Circle. We fully expect Concord Circle to be renamed “Specialized Way” sometime in the decade ahead as the company continues to expand. We also hope to see further growth of the sports and recreation products sector as the combination of our amazing climate, available commercial land, highly skilled workforce and outstanding lifestyle continues attracting business owners and senior executives to live and work here in the South County area. We offer excellent access to the rest of Silicon Valley along with an outstanding quality of life. Over the next few decades the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce intends to see our business parks fill out, our tourism industry come into its own and the entire Monterey Road corridor transformed into a model of live-work-play vitality. Interesting local and regional food, beverage and entertainment venues already draw patrons from near and far to enjoy spending time with one another in unique and engaging settings and we see that continuing to expand. Many of the efforts required to make this vision come true are either in place or under development. For example, by the start of 2019 we should have a Tourism

SIDEWALK AMBIENCE Restaurant flourish on Monterey Road, a culinary destination and delight for Morgan Hill visitors. Business Improvement District (TBID) in place with base funding provided by a voluntary room night fee imposed by local hotels. The TBID will invest in improving the underlying attractions of Morgan Hill, such as the sports complex, fund effective advertising initiatives and spearhead attraction of targeted major events to our community. Everyone who comes to Morgan Hill already marvels at our rapidly expanding downtown food, beverage and live entertainment scene.

This sector has moved into a self-propelling phase now as successful operators attract more operators which in turn attract more customers. The recently completed parking garage provides necessary infrastructure now while the planned electrification of Cal Train promises long term expansion of efficient regional transit solutions. Expansion of the downtown core north of Main and south of Dunne is already happening now and will be further advanced through efforts to establish

a new Monterey Corridor Master Plan. Filling out our existing vacant business park lands is primarily a function of the expansion of existing employers. Although land, development fee and construction costs are always a significant hurdle, the biggest expansion constraint today is the availability of appropriately skilled additional employees. The recently expanded career and technical education efforts of Gavilan College and the Morgan Hill Unified School District are

critical to the expansion of local employers and to incomes for local residents. The Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce has been working on workforce development programs for six years now and we are delighted by the partnership of local educators and businesses in supporting this vision. Thank you all for your partnership in building an ever better Morgan Hill. John Horner is CEO/ President of the Morgan Hill Chamber of Commerce.

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Family business bears fruit THE BONINO FAMILY’S LJB FARMS IS A SOUTH COUNTY STAPLE By Scott Forstner Reporter

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When Bonino brothers, Russ and Brent, were still little tykes running around on their family ranch off Fitzgerald Avenue in San Martin, they put their two heads together and came up with the idea to sell pears from the orchard to make some dough. “We were making a little bit of money and our parents noticed because it was more than just a little,” recalled Brent, now 46, the younger of the two brothers. “Then our parents started selling them out of our garage. People would come by and say, ‘Can you get me tomatoes or can you get me corn?,’ so we planted a row of tomatoes or a row of corn or cucumber or squash.” The rest is history, as the Bonino family’s LJB Farms stand grew exponentially into the wholesale agriculture stand it is today at 585 Fitzgerald Ave. (It’s open daily from 9am to 6pm) Parents Louie and Judy recognized a good thing when they saw it and quickly outgrew the garage and built a small barn to sell their produce from to the locals. By the early 1980s, the business again outgrew the building and they built an even bigger barn on the same property. “We’ve been here ever since,” explained Brent, who, along with Russ, is a

fourth-generation farmer. “We just slowly grew over the years.” Today, LJB Farms is stocked with all kinds of locally and regionally produced fruits and vegetables such as corn, melons, tomatoes, mushrooms, strawberries, peaches, grapes, green beans and potatoes. There are also dried fruits, nuts, pies and jams. “It’s not a job. It’s a way of life,” said Russ, who starts his work days by 6:30-7am in the morning on most days and doesn’t stop until what’s needed to get done gets done from fueling up the equipment to replacing tires to organizing the field crew to getting the product on transport. Long before the two brothers sat at the end of their parents’ driveway to make a few bucks selling pears, the Bonino family— now 101 years in agriculture—emigrated to America from Italy. Russ and Brent’s great grandfather, Luigi Bonino, and grandfather, Tony Bonino, came to San Martin in 1917. Grandpa Tony—who farmed until he was 88 and lived until age 97—met his wife Helen (Sgheiza) from Salinas in 1918 and they raised three children (Don, Louie and Elaine) on their Gilroy ranch. The elder Bonino brothers, Don and Louie (the boys’ dad), were partners in farming for a while before uncle Don eventually went into the construction business. Louie, joined later by his wife Judy, stuck with farming and settled just north of town on Fitzgerald. Both brothers attended

LABOR OF LOVE Brent Bonino, left, and brother Russ, are proud of their family traditions

and of their bumper tomato harvest, at LJB Farms. California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo (Russ as an agricultural engineer major; Brent as an ag business major) and graduated in 1996. “It basically opened a lot of doors,” said Brent of his time at Cal Poly. “We had other opportunities, but they never really came through. So, we stuck it out with the family—and I’m glad it worked out that way.” While the brothers’ roles in the family business have expanded over the years (although Brent said they

don’t have official titles or defined roles since everybody chips in wherever they are needed), their father, Louie, “is still actively involved” and mother, Judy, continues to handle the books, payroll and accounting. “My parents are still running the show,” Brent said. The show is vast as the Bonino family farms about 750 acres, a majority of which is leased land, within a 7-mile radius of the Fitzgerald Ave. fruit stand from their grandparents’ ranch south off Leavesley Road in

Gilroy to as far north as Main Avenue and Condit Road in Morgan Hill. Some of their main crops, raised by Russ and field crews of about 25 workers, remain corn, tomatoes, garlic, peppers, cucumber and squash, which are all sold in the store. In 2018, they grew 100 acres of garlic for Christopher Ranch. “To be in this business, you have to love your family and love your job,” said Brent. “If you don’t like one or both of those things, you’ll never make it. It’s too hard on the family.”

But even with all the urban sprawl and seemingly endless rows of new housing developments, the Bonino family has survived through the toughest of times and built memories that will last longer than the last farm standing. “Every year is a tough year,” said Russ, “when you are dealing with three unknown variables: weather, labor force and fuel pricing.” “And you can add in the economy,” Brent followed up. “We are very lucky to have a very loyal customer base.”

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The city of Morgan Hill buys its water from the Santa Clara Valley Water District, which obtains its water from several sources. The diversity of the city’s water supply, from “imported water,” local reservoirs and local wells, helps protect against problems or shortfalls in any single source. Morgan Hill depends on groundwater from the Coyote Valley (part of the Santa Clara subbasin) and the Llagas Creek subbasin for its water supply. The Santa Clara Valley Water District actively manages these subbasins to augment the supply nature provides and to protect them from contamination or other threats that would jeopardize this resource. Three main sources replenish groundwater in the Coyote Valley and Llagas Creek subbasins: • Deep percolation of local rainfall • Water captured and stored in local reservoirs, which the water district releases to creeks and recharge ponds for managed recharge • Water imported from Delta, which the water district also releases to creeks and recharge ponds for managed groundwater recharge Residents in San Martin and Morgan Hill and Gilroy use a mix of these three groundwater sources. Without a managed recharge program that includes both local surface water and water imported from the Delta,

WATER EVERYWHERE Varied sources of water provide some protection against drought. or longer. Prevention is key to groundwater protection. “Groundwater may be out of sight, but shouldn’t be out of mind,” the water district says in a South County water pamphlet. “Not only is groundwater essential to meeting our water needs, but stored groundwater is also our best insurance against drought or other water supply disruptions. This storage enables us to save water during wet years to use during droughts or other emergencies.

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Guglielmo Winery Mckinnon Lumber 217 Seventh Street, Hollister 831.637.5767 mckinnonlumber.com

1480 East Main Street, Morgan Hill 408.779.2145; guglielmowinery.com

Bay Sierra Properties Inc.

93 YEARS

Weston Miles Architects 17500 Depot Stree, Ste. 200, Morgan Hill 408.779.6686; wmarchitects.com lesley@wmarchtiects.com, charles@wmarchtiects.com

149 YEARS

PO Box 1265, Morgan Hill 408.847.8196 19 YEARS

35 YEARS

Hollister Free Lance

Habing Funeral Home

PO Box 516, Gilroy 408.842.6400 sanbenito.com

129 Fourth Street, Gilroy 408.847.4040 habingfamilyfuneralhome.com

145 YEARS

75 YEARS

The Morgan Hill Times

40+ YEARS

E optometry Group 18181 Butterfiled Blvd., Ste. 150, Morgan Hill 408.779.2000; eoptometry.com 34 YEARS

Physician’s Skin Solutions 15585 Monterey Road B, Morgan Hill 408.778.4684 physiciansskinsolusions.com 19 YEARS

17500 Depot Street, Morgan Hill 408.963.0120 morganhilltimes.com 124 YEARS

Ernie’s Plumbing

The Grannary

7411 Railroad Street, Gilroy 408.847.3274; erniesplumbinginc.com

17500 Depot Street, Morgan Hill 408.779.6686; morganhillgranary.com

41 YEARS

Porcella’s Musical Instrument, Repairs and Accessories 7357 Monterey Street, Gilroy 408.842.3712 porcellasmusic.com 120 YEARS

Professional Property Management 339 Seventh Street, Hollister 831.637.9273 professionalpropertymgt.com

Accurate Printing & Promotions Inc. Gilroy, CA 408.842.6323; accurateprintpro.com danielle@accurateprintpro.com 33 YEARS

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The Ford Store Hazel Hawkins Memorial Hospital 911 Sunset Drive, Hollister 831.637.5711 hazelhawkins.com 111 YEARS

Country Automotive 16880 Joleen Way, Morgan Hill 408.779.5938 countryautomotiveonline.com

PO Box 1265, Morgan Hill 408.847.8197

17045 Condit Road, Morgan Hill 408.782.8201 fordstoremorganhill.com 14 YEARS

31 YEARS

40 YEARS

Morgan Hill Cellars

Mount Madonna School

1645 San Pedro Avenue, Morgan Hill 408.779.7389 morganhillcellares.com

491 Summit Road, Mount Madonna 408.847.2717; mountmadonnaschool.org

105 YEARS

Custom One

Ace Hardware - Hollister

Johnson Garden Center

1725 Airline Hwy, Hollister 831.634.1590; acehardware.com

520 Tennant Avenue, Ste. C, Morgan Hill 408.779.7171; johnson-lumber.com

21 YEARS

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Grunnagle-Ament-Nelson Funeral Home 870 San Benito Street, Hollister 831.637.3757 grunnagle.com 100 YEARS

Heinzen Manufacturing

Rianda Air Inc.

405 Mayock Rd., Gilroy 408.842.7233

703 McCray street, Hollister 831.636.3767; riandaair.isoars.com

40 YEARS

20 YEARS

Silva Custom Construction, Inc. 45 W. 1st Street, Morgan Hill 408.612.4888; silvacc.com 10 YEARS

1919 - 2019

Gavilan College

Rosso’s Furniture

5055 Santa Teresa Blvd., Gilroy 408.848.4800 gavilan.edu/

6881 Monterey Rd., Gilroy 408.842.2800; rosso.com

100 YEARS

212 Tennant Avenue, Morgan Hill 408.776.8100 40 YEARS

Weston Construction

RV Restor and Repair

17500 Depot Street, Suite 200, Morgan Hill 408.779.6686; wcconstruct.com sam@wmarchitects.com

16885 Joleen Way, Morgan Hill 408.779.1769; rvrestoreandrepair.com

20 YEARS

9 YEARS

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High-speed rail to shape city future TRAIN WON’T STOP IN MORGAN HILL, BUT IS SEEN AS BOON TO SOUTH COUNTY GROWTH Jaqueline McCool Reporter

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The commute from Morgan Hill into Silicon Valley has only grown longer and more grueling as the years have gone by. But with high-speed rail in the South County set to be completed as soon as 2030, Morgan Hill residents may finally get a reasonable car-free commute. Morgan Hill would not have a high-speed rail stop in the city, but with the highspeed train only 12 miles outside of Gilroy, a stop would be well within the reach of Morgan Hill residents. With the possibility of electrified Caltrain tracks if the High-Speed Rail Authority chooses to share tracks in the Union Pacific Corridor, Caltrains could be running from Morgan Hill to San Francisco multiple times a day with a wide range of hours. Caltrain runs MondayFriday in Morgan Hill from 5-7 am and pm. With an electrified track there would be more frequent stops and possible weekend trains. Boris Lipkin, Northern California regional director for the High-Speed Rail Authority described the stop that will be located in Gilroy as, “A hub for South County.” He believes it will be an opportunity to open up the South County to more economic

SPEEDING BULLET Artist’s conception of how the proposed high-speed rail would look speeding through Morgan Hill. opportunities located in Silicon Valley. With less than a 30-minute ride into San Jose, Lipkin said the high-speed rail service will be “very different” than any train service available today. In 2008, California voters passed proposition 1A, which gave $9.95 billion of general obligation bonds to be used to build the high-speed rail system in California. Several areas have already broken ground, beginning construction on the ‘valley-tovalley’ leg of the project. The first phase of the line will run from Bakersfield to San Francisco, the Central Valley to Silicon Valley, and is to be completed by 2029. Lipkin said the key to

high-speed rail is leveraging electrified tracks to create a web of trains that run throughout California. There is renewed interest in extending a Caltrain line into Hollister, which is the type of extension Lipkin said the rail authority had hoped for. He said the major question on the rail authority’s mind has been, “how do we take best advantage” when it comes to utilizing existing rail lines—which is how the “mixed use” plans would come into play. Although there will be no stop in Morgan Hill, the rail authority hopes electrifying the tracks to run the high-speed train in the Union Pacific Corridor will give Caltrain more stops and benefit Morgan Hill

commuters to and from Morgan Hill. The rail authority’s 2018 business plan estimated the economic impact of the valley to valley line stating,” A forward looking analysis shows that a completed Silicon Valley to Central Valley Line will support nearly 240,000 job years of employment and nearly $50 billion in economic activity over the lifetime of the line’s construction.” The first option for the new rail line in Morgan Hill is an embankment that would run parallel to the existing rail line. The second option is a viaduct, or raised platform, that would sit west of U.S. 101. The third alternative, known as the “blended pan,” is to

utilize the Union Pacific Corridor and electrify the tracks that Caltrain would be able to use along with the High Speed Rail. With the blended plan, the train would slow to 110 mph in the Union Pacific Corridor, although it will be capable of going upwards of 200 mph. Lipkin explained that as the alternatives continue to be explored and a partnership with Union Pacific is worked out, plans for all three routes will be presented to the High Speed Rail Authority. The group is set to pick one preferred route in September 2019, but will then look at all the alternatives in December in a Draft Environmental Impact Report.

November 2020 will see the final Environmental Impact Report, following the public review period, which will address mitigation plans for the prospected route. Following the selection of the plan, the Right of Way Authority, part of the High Speed Rail Authority that deals with property acquisition, will identify properties in the line of the bullet train. Notices are planned to go out after the alternative is chosen, as early as 2019. The Right-of-Way Parcel Acquisition Plan states, “Once properties are identified as necessary for the project, the authority issues the Notice of Decision to Appraise on parcels which are to be acquired.”

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BOUNTIFUL HARVEST Casa de Fruta is a regional food attraction that is national recognized.

Casa de Fruta recognized MIXED BERRY PIE GARNERS RECOGNITION Staff report

In a recent article on “Some of the Most Delicious Places for Pie in All 50 States,” USA Today honored Casa de Fruta Orchard Resort in Hollister

as having the best pie in California. The article highlighted Casa de Fruta’s Mixed Berry Pie, which it says was “positively loaded down with fruit,” featuring “big and sweet” berries. Casa de Fruta’s pies are served by the slice in the Casa de Fruta Restaurant (10021 Pacheco Pass Highway), which is open

24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Whole pies can also be purchased to take home. “We’re very proud of our pies, which are packed with delicious fruit fresh from farms and orchards that have been in our family for more than 100 years,” said Casa de Fruta co-owner Gene Zanger. “It’s a great

honor to be recognized by USA Today as being the best in California. We encourage visitors to stop by and try a slice.” Casa de Fruta is a true American success story that blossomed from the roots of an immigrant Italian family. Since 1908, when the original ancestors planted the first orchards in the Pacheco Valley, Casa

de Fruta has grown into a diversified operation encompassing a variety of business ventures. In the 1940’s, three teenaged brothers, George, Joseph and Eugene Zanger, opened a cherry stand on the Pacheco Pass Highway. Encouraged by their mother, Clara Bisceglia Zanger, the young entrepreneurs expanded

their operation into what is now a bustling roadside resort that welcomes over 2 million visitors each year. The families of Joseph and Eugene Zanger continue to operate this California landmark destination, which includes a restaurant, hotel, RV park, produce stand, sweet shop, wine tasting room, rides, and other attractions.

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THE MAGIC IS BACK...WITH EVEN MORE BOO!

Gardens@Night Halloween at Gilroy Gardens Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings Now through October 28 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm Discover spooky-but-not-too-scary fun for the whole family! Dance along with The Great Big Boo! live show, hop aboard the Boo Train and other rides, or trick or treat along the Boo Trail. Admission is FREE for season pass holders or may be purchased separately.

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Present this coupon at any open ticket window at Gilroy Gardens and save $8 off each adult general admission (ages 3 & up), up to six (6) people. Valid for general admission only, which includes use of all shows, and attractions in operation on day of use except pay events and pay-per-play attractions. Coupon valid 9/21/18 – 10/28/18 during public night-time operating hours only. Not valid on park company rentals or special events, including but not limited to daytime operating hours and events. Not valid with any other offer, discount, coupon, or promotion. Call (408) 840-7100 or visit www.gilroygardens.org to conrm operating dates and hours as they are subject to change. ©2018 Gilroy Gardens, Inc. A 501(c)(3) Nonprot Corporation Created & Built by Michael Bonfante. PLU 7580619

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Tourist Attractions The AMGEN Tour of California, above, and the annual Mardi Gras Mushroom festival, right, along with the July 4 Freedom Fest and the Poppy Jasper International Film Festival are some of the significant events in Morgan Hill that attract visitors who stay in hotels, eat in restaurants and shop in the city’s wide variety of retail offerings. Morgan Hill offers big-city attractions in a small-town setting, enhancing the city’s economy and reputation and boosting local tax revenues.

Visit us at the Taste of Morgan Hill!

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Preschool – 12th grade

CAIS & WASC accredited Nonsectarian Independent, nonprofit school 355-acre campus among a redwood forest and hilltop meadows • Bus transportation available • Now enrolling!

408-847-2717 / MountMadonnaSchool.org

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