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Teenaged organizer of California’s first Starbucks unions eyes Assembly seat
Union organizer Joe Thompson is fresh off the May 11 news that his push to unionize the first Starbucks stores in California—something that seemed unlikely just a few years ago—was successful.
The 19-year-old, who’s running for Assembly District 28, says the drive for workers’ rights...
Computer retailing pioneer Don Wolf dies at 92
Computer retailing pioneer Don Wolf died May 30 at the age of 92, after recovering from a bout of Covid-19 earlier in the month, family members announced.
Wolf opened Idea Computer on N. Santa Cruz Ave. in downtown Los Gatos in 1982. It shortly thereafter...
Range anxiety: Help is on the way with expansion of EV charging network
It doesn’t require a keen eye to notice the hundreds of ChargePoint, Electrify America and Tesla Supercharger electric vehicle charging ports (typically) glowing along major intersections in Santa Clara County.
Los Gatos has nine EV charging stations downtown. The PlugShare website, which tracks charging stations...
Police, sheriff say they didn’t help deputy hunting woman seeking an abortion
To track down a woman who allegedly performed a self-administered abortion, authorities in Johnson County, TX conducted a search early last month, accessing data across more than 80,000 Flock Safety automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras nationwide; but data from Los Gatos and Saratoga...
Purchase adds more acreage to open space preserve
The largest preserve in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District just got a little bigger, with the purchase of 42 acres in the Mount Umunhum area of the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, district officials said Feb. 9.
The property, purchased for $168,000, is located...
Local Scene: Ribbon cuttings, blood drive on Oct. 8, home prices drop
Ribbon cuttings celebrate local businesses
The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce celebrated two establishments, one marking 25 years and another opening its second location, with ribbon cutting events on Sept. 25.
The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, 39 East Main St., marked 25 years of raising...
Public records delays continue at LGMSPD
After more than a month of delays, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department this week set a new date for the release of public records about its Flock Safety Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) cameras.
The Los Gatan filed an initial request to the agency...
County healthcare patients to receive refunds
About 43,000 former patients of Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) will soon receive notice of possible billing corrections and refunds as part of a settlement between Santa Clara County and some past patients of the public hospital system.
The county said in a news release...
Jeff Barnett tapped to lead The Agency’s local office
Global real estate brokerage The Agency announced seasoned real estate professional Jeff Barnett has joined the firm as managing director, tapped to lead the brokerage’s expansion into the Los Gatos market as it continues to grow its network of offices throughout Northern California.
The new...
Mercado held to answer for ‘terrorist threats’
A 45-year-old man accused of menacing Los Gatos Dog & Cat Hospital employees and threatening to commit a school shooting must face a single criminal count—plus an enhancement—Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Leila Sayar ruled on April 19.
At the conclusion of Jose Mercado’s...
