🌱 What investigators know so far about the US‑101 Masten off‑ramp crash

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• What investigators know so far about the US‑101 Masten off‑ramp crash

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• Tuesday: Clouds yielding to sun, with a high of 83 and low of 50 degrees.
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📰 News we're reading

• Motorcyclist Injured in Crash at US-101, Masten Ave Off-Ramp in San Martin (rwbpress.com) — A motorcyclist suffered a major head injury in a July 3 crash at the southbound US‑101 Masten Avenue off‑ramp in San Martin, drawing responses from CHP, county medics, and the Sheriff’s Office. Investigators are still piecing together how the bike ended up on the shoulder, and no further details on the rider have been released. The article also explains how California’s comparative negligence rules can affect injury claims.
   

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Thursday July 9

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Tuesday July 7

• Lunch at the Library
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  12:00 pm
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  Lewis H. Britton Middle Morgan Hill, CA 95037
  6:00 pm
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  Morgan Hill Library 660 West Main Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
  6:30 pm

Wednesday July 8

• Summer 2026 Plant a Seed, Read: Kids Art Club: Yarn Sculpture
  Morgan Hill Library 660 West Main Avenue, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
  1:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PLEASE HELP ME FIND HER!!!
  Has anyone seen star? She’s been missing since yesterday evening. Please if anyone spots her please DM me!!! (Nextdoor San Martin)
• # Thank You, Morgan Hill Freedom Fest Committee!
  The San Martin Neighborhood Association (SMNA) extends our sincere thanks to the Morgan Hill Freedom Fest Committee for organizing another… (Nextdoor San Martin)

• Extended Stay America, Inc. posted a job opening for Housekeeper Part Time-101020 in Morgan Hill. Apply here.
• Target posted a job opening for GM and Food (General Merchandise, Closing, Fulfillment, Inbound, Food and Beverage ) (T2252) in Morgan Hill. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near San Martin here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Morgan Hill

• Update: Seismic activity on July 6 - 2.0 magnitude earthquake near Morgan Hill, CA detected (fresnobee.com)
• South County cities pass on joining ICE facility lawsuit (sanjosespotlight.com)
• Letter: Mountain lions trapped in ecological island (morganhilltimes.com)

Gilroy

• Central Coast communities protest against detention center in Gilroy Gilroy, California (gilroydispatch.com)
• Double Morning Earthquakes Shake Northern California (patch.com)

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