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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.

CivicCause organizes issues, meetings, elections, and public activity around Morgan Hill so you can see what is happening locally and how it connects to broader county decisions.

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Daily Summary
2026-09-27

Morgan Hill City Council has an upcoming meeting on 2026-09-16

Morgan Hill City Council held a special/regular meeting on September 16, 2026. This recent meeting is the latest in the council’s schedule as they continue addressing city matters following their earlier September 2 session. While specific agenda details were not highlighted, these meetings are key opportunities for local governance and decision-making.

Separately, county and regional bodies with relevance to Morgan Hill will meet on September 28. The Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Board will hold a session that includes public comment, offering residents a chance to weigh in on behavioral health issues affecting the broader community. Also, the Water Supply and Demand Management Committee will meet to discuss infrastructure topics important to the region’s water resources. Residents following local governance should watch for updates from these meetings as they may impact Morgan Hill’s public services and infrastructure planning.

Meeting: Morgan Hill City Council • Morgan Hill City Council - Special/Regular MeetingMeeting: Morgan Hill City Council • Morgan Hill City Council - MeetingMeeting: Behavioral Health Board • Behavioral Health BoardMeeting: Water Supply and Demand Management Committee • Water Supply and Demand Management Committee
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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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11/3/2026 November 3, 2026 California General Election
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ACA 20: Save for California's Future ActACA 22: Local taxes: limitationAuthorizes bonds for immunology researchCreates loan program for middle-income buyers of qualified new homesEstablishes additional voter identification and citizenship verification requirements

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Personnel Board
10/2/2026 • 09:00 AM
Personnel Board
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Page 1 of 2 County of Santa Clara Personnel Board DATE: October 2, 2026, Appeal Hearing TIME: 9:00 AM PLACE: Conference Room 157 70 West Hedding Street San Jose, CA 9511…

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Morgan Hill FY 2025-26 Budget →
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