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Jul 14, 2026, 7:38 PM
Morgan Hill
Morgan Hill is a city of 48,000 at Santa Clara County's southern edge — agricultural, community-minded, and once known as the Mushroom Capital of the World. Incorporated 1906, governed by a five-member Council, balancing ranchland heritage against steady southward Bay Area growth.
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Daily Summary
2026-08-15
Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission has an upcoming meeting on 2026-08-26
Morgan Hill residents should note that the county-level Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission will meet on August 26 to discuss elections and governance matters. This meeting is a key opportunity for regional input on waste management policies that affect Morgan Hill and the broader Santa Clara County area.
While Morgan Hill City Council’s last meetings were held on June 24, there are no more recent city meetings scheduled yet. Residents following local governance should keep an eye on future City Council sessions for updates on ongoing issues like the city’s structural budget deficit and housing developments. Separately, the county commission’s upcoming meeting on waste reduction is the next significant regional event to watch for potential impacts on Morgan Hill’s environmental policies.
Meeting: Recycling and Waste Reduction Commission • Recycling and Waste Reduction CommissionMeeting: Morgan Hill City Council • Morgan Hill City Council - MeetingMeeting: Morgan Hill City Council • Morgan Hill City Council - Special Meeting
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Top Issues in Morgan Hill
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Downtown Housing Boom — Parking, Character & State Law Tensions
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Morgan Hill's beloved downtown is in the middle of a housing transformation that is creating genuine friction between new residents, existing businesses, and a City Council trying to balance state law compliance with small-town character. …
Structural Budget Deficit — Planning Ahead for a Revenue Measure
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Morgan Hill is managing a slow-building fiscal challenge that its leadership is now openly addressing. Mayor Mark Turner confirmed at the April 1, 2026 City Council meeting that the city's general fund reserve is not expected to drop below…
DOJ Lawsuit — A Federal Battle Over the Natural Gas Ban
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Morgan Hill is now a defendant in a high-profile federal lawsuit that puts its climate policies directly in conflict with the Trump administration. On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in the Northern District of C…
Transportation & Transit Future (VTA)
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The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is navigating a dual mandate — running a regional transit system while developing affordable housing on underutilized land near stations. Ten VTA projects currently in active developmen…
Federal Funding Threats to County Services
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The county is confronting $70 million in anticipated lost federal funding it will need to backfill, with the Office of Supportive Housing facing the largest losses of $29 million. Federal Medi-Cal cuts are driving multiple departmental sho…
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Upcoming meetings
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8/26/2026 • 07:00 PM
Hsinchu, Taiwan Sister-County Commission
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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
9/22/2026 • 01:30 PM
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) Board of Directors
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Budget Snapshot
Current budget status for this city.
Adopted biennial budget
Budget adoption: June 19, 2024
This Morgan Hill budget page uses the adopted FY 2024-25 / FY 2025-26 biennial operating budget book and the separate adopted FY 2024-25 through FY 2029-30 CIP book. The top-line operating card reflects the FY 2025-26 adopted General Fund total, the published FY 2025-26 operating margin is preserved as an operating-gap signal, and the separate CIP category summary is not merged into that operating total.
General Fund Budget
$63.3M
Projected Deficit
$5.4M