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Supervisors seek to improve wireless connections in fire-prone areas
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal Oct. 24 that seeks to ensure service is maintained to wireless customers in wildfire-prone areas during a disaster or power outage.
The decision directs county staff to identify actions to ensure the effectiveness of the...
Willow Street pizzeria marks 30 years
Willow Street Wood-Fired Pizza has deep roots in the Silicon Valley restaurant scene. Its journey began in 1991 in Willow Glen, introducing gourmet wood-fired pizza in a small brick building where its flagship remains.Â
Its success led to a Los Gatos expansion two years later...
Fire hazard zone causes construction headaches
During the Oct. 3 Town Council meeting, public commenter Brandye Sweetnam shared her concerns with the challenges of building in fire hazard zones in town.
From her perspective, the burden on some homeowners in the hillsides seeking to improve their properties is much too heavy,...
High School District #1 in math; Office of Ed recognizes teachers (local scene)
Teachers recognized by Office of Education
Three teachers in the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District were selected to receive a 2023 Special Teacher Recognition Award at the Santa Clara County Office of Education’s (SCCOE) annual Teacher Recognition Celebration on Oct. 23.
They are:• Alex Czech,...
Audit shows county jail still has hundreds of recommendations to address
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has implemented about a quarter of the more than 600 reforms identified in a 2016 plan to improve its jail system, according to a report received Oct. 17 by the county Board of Supervisors from an independent oversight...
BRracing gets it done in the shop, on the track
It’s often said that locally owned businesses are the heart and soul of a city, and by extension, a nation. By that standard, one would be hard-pressed to find a more compelling story than BRracing. The B stands for Bruce, the father, and the...
Group springs to life to support build-out of senior services
The doldrums of the pandemic, as millions of older adults were killed by the coronavirus across the country, were a wake-up call to local leaders who watched seniors too-often suffering in isolation.
And now, as the novel coronavirus fades from memory for many, efforts to...
Los Gatos high schooler leads research drive to solve liver mystery
When Julia Ernsting, now 16, was in fifth grade, she was stressed out with more than just the daily grind of homework and tests.
That's because she was frequently traveling up the peninsula to San Francisco to check on an immediate family member who had...
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...
As two iconic Santa Cruz Avenue spots reach final chapter, others open
Margaret Smith, a Los Gatos resident who recently ran for Town Council and helped establish the Silicon Valley Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), was sad to hear that Rural Supply, the Los Gatos’ Ace Hardware location on Santa Cruz...
