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HEALTHY LIFE

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TWO JUVENILE SUSPECTS ARRESTED Michael Moore Editor

Two Morgan Hill teens are in custody after a Feb. 21 shooting in a busy shopping center that left a young San Jose man injured, according to police. It was the first shooting reported in Morgan Hill in 2018. Investigators are trying to determine how one of the 17-year-old suspects acquired a handgun, which is illegal for California residents younger than 18 to own. Authorities have declined to release the suspects’ names because they are juveniles. ➝ Shooting, 12 Robert Eliason

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MARCH 2, 2018

A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times

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MASKED AFFAIR Fona Eliason gets into the Carnival spirit at the Centennial Recreation Senior Center’s Mardi Gras Party, Tuesday, Feb. 27.

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Gary Walton is Gilroy’s 2018 Man of the Year

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Inside this issue: Wending Walton’s path

Spirit of Carnival in Morgan Hill SENIORS CELEBRATE MARDI GRAS AT THE CENTENNIAL RECREATION CENTER Debra Eskinazi

Magazine and Features Editor

Robert Eliason

Fat Tuesday rolled around a little late this year for seniors at the the Centennial Recreation Senior Center, Tuesday, Feb. 27. Attendees donned beads and embraced the spirit of Carnival during a themed lunch

celebration at the center, where they offer offer a daily lunch for seniors 60 and older, for a suggested donation of $3—part of the center’s nutritional program in partnership with Santa Clara County. “We hold themed lunches at least once a month, but held a party for Valentine’s day just two weeks ago and wanted to spread out the festivities,” said Community and engagement coordinator, Elizabeth Near.

PARTY TIME Gordon and Charlotte Case let loose at the senior center’s Mardi Gras luncheon.

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Renter’s burden persists in thriving market HUNDREDS OF MARKET-RATE APARTMENTS BEING BUILT IN MORGAN HILL Bryce Stoepfel Reporter

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It's no secret to anyone who rents an apartment in Morgan Hill—it's costly. Among the reasons why is a basic tenant of economics—supply and demand. And in the Bay

Area, demand far exceeds supply. That may change in Morgan Hill over the next several years nearly 500 market-rate units are expected to be built. The issue of high rents was brought up at a Morgan Hill City Council meeting in January, which prompted Councilmember Rene Spring to request information from city staff about rent control. While rent control is not expected to be implemented here—in part due

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to the lack of units in Morgan Hill that can be subject to rent control— the issue of high rent is on the minds of those in city government. “I brought it up because we have a serious issue in the area,” Spring said. “Not everyone has large salary tech jobs. We’re in need of housing that our teachers can afford, and given this crazy market, even below-market-rate units will be out of reach for most people.”

Recent history shows that developers have shied away from proposing large market-rate apartment projects in Morgan Hill. “The city has not had any development of market-rate apartments of over four units in the past 15 years,” said Assistant City Manager Leslie Little. “We have constructed several affordable rent-restricted rentals during that time, including more than 250 senior apartments and

more than 100 affordable family units.” The first dilemma in Morgan Hill is that there are so few affordable housing units available for those making 60 percent of the county’s median income rates or below. Currently, the city has over 1,100 rental units that are under some form of rent restriction. At the moment, there are no vacancies in any of the apartments. ➝ Rents & Control, 12

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