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Motorcyclist killed in crash on Soquel San Jose Road identified
The Los Gatos motorcyclist who was killed last month in a Santa Cruz County crash has been identified by authorities as 68-year-old Craig Smith.
On Dec. 18, around 9:41am, CHP officers responded to the Soquel San Jose Road accident scene north of Old Turnpike Road.
Smith...
O’Connor reportedly being offered 17-year sentence by judge to plead
Next week, Shannon O’Connor, the Los Gatos mother currently detained on 39 charges including child endangerment and sexual battery, will officially hear what her punishment would be if she pled guilty to all those crimes.
A parent the Los Gatan is not naming to protect...
Los Gatos launches app for reporting non-emergency issues
The Town of Los Gatos announced today it had launched MyLosGatos311, a mobile app that allows residents to report non-emergency issues such as code-compliance violations and requests for facility updates—directly from their phones.
Los Gatos isn’t the first municipality to implement this service request platform...
Jiu-jitsu business moves into former Ferrari storefront
Inside the building with the curved façade along South Main Street, assistant instructor Bruce G. Nardone looks out over the “no-gi” jiu-jitsu class, where a couple of students are practicing various techniques.
Leading the Jan. 25 session, Sean Whitmore indicates fulcrum points on the body...
Councilmember Hudes decries ‘self-flagellating’ language in Housing Element, opposes sending to State
While multiple Housing Element Advisory Board members took issue with some of the more progressive language in the latest draft of the Housing Element, Sept. 28, everyone but Councilmember Matthew Hudes ended up voting to make no changes to the document before submitting the...
Candidates make their case for County Assessor
Two candidates seeking to become Santa Clara County’s next tax assessor emphasized their contrasting backgrounds and visions for modernizing the office during a Meet the Candidate forum Sept. 8 at the Morgan Hill Grange.
But Saratoga resident and tech executive Rishi Kumar, another of the...
‘9/11 at 25’ ceremony at the Flame of Liberty memorial in Los Gatos emphasizes need to pass down the memory of Sept. 11 to the next generation
By Sasha Ryu
On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 members of al-Qaeda hijacked four U.S. commercial airliners, but only three of the planes reached their intended targets. The fourth, believed to have been headed for the U.S. Capitol or the White House, crashed instead in a...
PG&E says ‘Continuous Monitoring Center’ will boost electric grid security
In connection with the start of Wildfire Awareness Month, Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced its Continuous Monitoring Center, which it's calling a "first-of-its-kind centralized hub" to "detect risk early, prevent wildfires and strengthen reliability for customers."
The CMC in San Ramon uses "advanced machine...
Senior living facilities officially open their doors
Two different South Bay senior living facilities held their opening ceremonies on the same day last week.
On Thursday, The Grove senior living community in Los Gatos officially launched with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, hosted by the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce.
The property, which is adjacent...
Bar’s rebirth stirs Los Gatos
The Houserockers brought a packed house down as they belted out their rendition of “Shout” by Otis Day and the Knights, along with plenty of other classics, Feb. 26.
Venue owner Alex Hult couldn’t have hoped for anything more for his relaunch of the old...
