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County blocked homeowner’s attempt to access CZU insurance money before two-year deadline
The Santa Clara County Department of Planning and Development has been preventing a homeowner in the Lexington Hills area of Los Gatos from accessing public documents needed to fix damage caused by the storm that sparked the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire.
A Department of...
Pizza My Heart owner attends State of the Union
Los Gatos resident and Capitola business owner Chuck Hammers was invited by Rep. Jimmy Panetta to the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7 to attend the State of the Union Address by President Joe Biden.
Hammers is the owner of Pizza My Heart in Capitola Village,...
Man in black dances in the middle of the street, stopping afternoon traffic (Police Blotter, July 23-July 29)
July 23
• A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance and unlawful paraphernalia on Bascom Avenue at 12:18am.
• A suspect was arrested for trespassing on Belgatos Lane at 11:31am.
• A suspect was reportedly stealing rocks in front of a business...
Big Basin welcoming public back starting next Friday
After nearly two years out of commission, Big Basin Redwoods State Park—the oldest State Park in California—is about to open to the public, once again.
It was closed after being ravaged by the CZU Lightning Complex fire, (97% destroyed), but on July 22, the proverbial...
Family who says they need fence to protect against antisemitic violence told to tear it down
A Los Gatos couple who said they needed their six-foot fence in part to protect themselves against antisemitic violence has been told they must tear it down.
The Planning Commission unanimously refused to allow an exception to the three-foot-max rule for the property on Blossom...
PG&E admits recent service ‘unacceptable’
Last week, as Shasta County prosecutors were preparing manslaughter charges against PG&E Corp. in response to a 2020 wildfire, the company was putting together a PR offensive related to dozens of outages in the Los Gatos and Santa Cruz areas.
During a Thursday evening webinar,...
Mayor files to run for 28th Assembly District
Los Gatos Mayor Rob Rennie, who had originally been eyeing a county supervisor seat, has now thrown his hat in the ring for State office.
When 28th Assembly District incumbent Mark Stone didn't do the paperwork to run again by last Friday's deadline—it triggered a...
Sun comes out, but many Los Gatans still without power
As sunshine beamed down into the Santa Clara Valley, Thursday around noon, electricity provider Pacific Gas and Electric Co.'s online dashboard showed more than 500 customers in the Los Gatos area were still in the dark, following a severe storm system that knocked out...
Councilmember stonewalls efforts to workshop Code of Conduct
During last week’s hour-long Policy Committee meeting to address issues with Los Gatos’ rules for Council members and commissioners, Councilmember Matthew Hudes refused to allow Councilmember Rob Moore to have a hand in improving guidelines his partner was recently found to have violated.
And Hudes...
Rare cold weather delivers snow to Los Gatos
The National Weather Service issued another cold weather advisory for the Los Gatos area on Tuesday, as rain and snow continued to pummel Bay Area communities.
But it can be surprisingly challenging to evaluate snow levels in areas like the Santa Cruz Mountains, according to...
