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THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF MORGAN HILL, GILROY & SAN MARTIN

A supplement to the Gilroy Dispatch & Morgan Hill Times

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Stitcher’s Muse

Last stitching store for 40 miles

SOUTH VALLEY MAGAZINE INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Morgan Hill Needle Arts is the last of its kind

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE P8 | GEORGE TROQUATO P17

TWO DEAD IN PAIR OF AUTO ACCIDENTS P4 | GAVILAN BOND WINS P2 | OAKWOOD ON A GOOD RUN P14

THE LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE OF SAN BENITO COUNTY

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE P8

Navy Veteran Trish Graves

A supplement to the Hollister Free Lance

GEORGE TROQUATO P17

Clinical trial offers a way out of pain

Psychedelic treatments for trauma

SAN BENITO MAGAZINE INSIDE THIS ISSUE

Breakthrough Treatment

$1 • Friday, November 16, 2018 • Vol. 124, No. 46 • morganhilltimes.com • Serving Morgan Hill since 1894

Trustees want to restore civility to board TWO RACES TOO CLOSE TO CALL; ROSSI TOPPLING BORGIOLI FOR COUNTY SEAT Scott Forstner Reporter

Robert Eliason

After a tumultuous stretch for Morgan Hill Unified School District’s governing body, five prospective new trustees—barring any shifts to the Nov. 6 election results with ballots still being counted—say they are eager to return civility to the dais. First-time candidates Vanessa Sutter, Wendy Sullivan, John Horner and Carol Gittens all remained frontrunners in their respective trustee area seats as of Nov. 13, while newcomer Heather Orosco ran unopposed in the fifth seat and did not appear on the ballot. “I think we need to reset the tone of the board and work collaboratively with (all the different groups of ) people in our community,” Sutter said. “We need to put kids first. I think that got lost.” The newest trustees will join Board President Mary Patterson and Vice President Teresa Murillo, who are both halfway through their first four-year terms. The current board’s last meeting

ALL SMILES Rich Constantine leads Greg Sellers in the Nov. 6 mayor’s election, with most of the ballots counted. Constantine is pictured here at Mayor Steve Tate’s monthly ‘Coffee With The Mayor’ meeting at BookSmart Nov. 10. volor as videnihil et

Constantine leads IN TIGHT RACE WITH SELLERS, CONSTANTINE BUILDS LEAD

➝ School Elections, 12 By Jaqueline McCool Reporter

Rich Constantine led early in the race for Morgan Hill mayor on Tuesday, and held on to a 539-vote margin in the election for Morgan Hill mayor more

than a week later, according to incomplete, unofficial returns from the Nov. 6 election. The two-term councilmember and San Jose firefighter would be Morgan Hill’s first elected African-American mayor. Constantine had chosen not to seek re-election to a new district seat and instead ran for mayor, where he appeared headed to victory over two

candidates—former councilmember Greg Sellers and community member Kirk Bertolet—as provisional ballots were counted on Friday, Nov. 9. Despite Sellers’ significant fundraising, Constantine received 6,372 votes, or 46.54 percent of the vote, with all precincts reporting on Tuesday. Provisional ballots had not been counted as of Wednesday morning,

according to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters Office. Mayor Steve Tate told the Times in a statement that Constantine “understands the issues and challenges that face us,and he looks forward to providing the leadership necessary to address them. He has my full support and my best wishes for his journey to make Morgan Hill even better.”

Sellers received 5,820 votes, or 42.41 percent, and Bertolet received 1,500 votes, or 10.96 percent, as of the Nov. 9 count. Constantine met with his new constituents on Saturday, Nov. 10, joining outgoing Mayor Steve Tate in his final Coffee with the Mayor at BookSmart. Constantine had received significant endorsements ➝ New Mayor, 8

Two new council members elected DISTRICT D RACE IN RECOUNT TERRITORY By Jaqueline McCool Reporter

In the first election of City Council members from districts in Morgan Hill, with no incumbents running, two fresh faces will be seated on the city council. In District B, Yvonne Martínez-Béltran held a

major lead over two opponents one week after the Nov. 6 election. However, in District D, John McKay held on to an 17-vote lead over Julie Makrai Hutcheson as hundreds of provisional ballot were still uncounted early this week. District B’s neck-inneck tally could trigger an automatic recount. Hutcheson had held an 18-vote lead the day after the election, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Santa

Clara County Registrar of Voters Office. However, as provisional ballots were counted, McKay slipped ahead by 26 votes. “We are officially within automatic recount territory, but there are still 48 percent of the late mail-in and provisional votes left to be counted,” wrote McKay Nov. 7 on his Facebook page. “I went to sleep about 70 votes down and woke up to 18 down (I like that trend. I think I’ll take a

nap and see where the numbers end up).” Hutcheson was equally stoic, saying, “It’s not done until all votes are counted.” Former City Councilwoman Marilyn Librers trailed, with 1,143 votes as of Tuesday, Nov. 13, more than 400 votes below the other two. Only one of the three will be elected. According to the county registrar’s office, “The following criteria would trigger a taxpayer-funded

recount: (1) those local contests wholly within the county and where the margin of victory between the winning candidate and the next closest candidate was either 0.5 percent of the ballots cast and/or (2) where the margin of victory was 25 votes or less.” Regardless of the outcome, Hutcheson said campaigning and meeting constituents has been ➝ City Council, 11


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