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SJ Water completes latest stage in push to preserve kangaroo rat territory
In Dec. 2022, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District agreed to a $100,000+ deal with Nomad Ecology of Martinez, Calif., to study the population of the “critically imperiled Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rat,” which had just reappeared on the Santa Clara County side of the Santa...
How Gen Z is shaping e-commerce and small business decisions
This holiday season, as members of Gen Z—the generation known for their affinity for convenience and endless personalization—pick out gifts for loved ones, they’re exerting an outsized influence on the overall shopping landscape, experts say.
Members of Gen Z (born around 1995-2010), have been immersed...
Environmental cleanup at Saratoga dry cleaner site results in massive improvement
In October 2004, when inspectors tested the water in front of the Hillview Cleaners dry cleaner in downtown Saratoga, they discovered serious contamination.
They found the groundwater coursing with 5,400 µg/L (micrograms per liter) of PCE, a key component in degreasing and scouring fabric for...
California talks next steps after conserving 631K acres in one year
California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot on June 21 shared California's progress on the 30X30 plan, a goal to protect 30% of the state's land and coastal waters by 2030.
California has preserved nearly 1,000 square miles of land and sea in the first year...
Chance meeting in Los Gatos led to new brew ‘The Wave’
It was a match made in heaven.
The Promised Land Brewery in Gilroy developed a new craft beer called “The Wave,” after “Krazy” George Henderson, the man who invented the act that has become popular in stadiums across the country.
Owner and brewer Brian Schwab said...
Man reported to police for asking to clean homeowner’s gutters; Amazon package stolen on Winchester Boulevard (Police Blotter, Jan. 29-Feb 4)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department covering the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4.
Jan. 29
• A man was reportedly going door-to-door on Mary Way asking the homeowners if they wanted their gutters cleaned at 10:35am.
• A man was arrested for threatening...
Judge rules former mayor’s husband not a threat
A woman who tried to get a permanent restraining order against the husband of a current Los Gatos Council member lost her legal bid April 22.
And despite testimony from multiple people claiming they heard Jeffrey Scott, who is married to former mayor Marico Sayoc,...
El Camino Health gets supply chain kudos
Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) has recognized El Camino Health with a Supply Chains of Distinction Award for 2023.
The health care organization is one of 25 medium health systems awarded for its supply chain work.
"El Camino Health is honored to be recognized by GHX as...
Despite CCS loss, Los Gatos High baseball team sees bright future
It was a year of growing pains for the Los Gatos High baseball team after it graduated 17 seniors from last year’s squad.
That meant there were a lot of new faces across the board playing together in a competitive schedule.
But this group of young...
As copter departs, forest health showcase proves its point
There wasn’t a specific address, just a crossroads.
A good 20 minutes out of town, the intersection of Sears and Wright Station roads is definitely somewhere in the middle of nowhere. The hills were looking dry and not so green, even after the rain of...
