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September 14, 2025

Suspect charged with rape; man reported for smoking pipe outside Visitor Center; $2,425 taken from Sephora (Police Blotter, March 17-23)

police SUV
March 17 -At 12:15am, a man was reported for being drunk in public at the Purple Onion coffee shop on East Main Street and striking the reporting party’s vehicle for an unknown reason. Police were unable to locate the individual. -A dark gray Nissan Sentra with...

LGHS taps assistant principal for top job

Dave Poetzinger
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced last week that Dave Poetzinger will be the new principal of Los Gatos High School. After a comprehensive search process—conducted by an interview team made up of teachers, support staff, parents, students, and administrators—the Board of...

Liccardo laces-up for next phase of the race to DC

Sam Liccardo
While the primary race for second-place in the 16th Congressional District has been nothing short of riveting—with Assemblymember Evan Low and Supervisor Joe Simitian separated by a single vote at times—less attention has been paid to the top vote-getter, 53-year-old Sam Liccardo, who grew...

Saratoga doctor saves lives in Gaza

In Gaza with smiling boys
Children consoling one another amidst loss. A ragged man offering cookies outside a field hospital. Words of comfort from a colleague, as he shed a tear for a mother's grief. These memories are etched into the mind of Dr. Mohammad Subeh from his recent trip...

The Low vs. Joe seesaw

Seesaw in the forest
Of the more than 180,000 votes cast in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties for candidates for the 16th Congressional District, about 1% were mailed ballots that were missing signatures. Those ballots now hold the key to the final outcome of the 16th District race. Two...

El Camino Health gets supply chain kudos

doctor with tablet
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...

Los Gatos approves $60,000 for homeless services

unhoused efforts speech
Los Gatos Council last night approved $60,000 for homeless services next year—$10,000 more than staff had requested—citing the effectiveness of the pilot year’s efforts. The elected officials and public commenters lauded the roll-out by Town Manager Laurel Prevetti and Assistant Town Manager Katy Nomura, while...

Community rallies around teacher hit by truck while walking downtown Los Gatos

teacher Sarah makes a bubble
On Tuesday, February 27, local teacher Sarah Glover was walking in downtown Los Gatos when she was hit by a large pickup truck. She was rushed to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center's Level 1 Trauma Center, where doctors and nurses treated her brain injury, multiple...

Supervisors push back against AT&T plan to wriggle free from landline responsibilities

woman in a yellow dress speaks on a landline
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved a proposal from supervisors Joe Simitian and Cindy Chavez to formally engage the California Public Utilities Commission about AT&T’s application to withdraw as California’s “Carrier of Last Resort.” County Administration and County Counsel have been directed...

Valley Water censures director for abuse (racist + sexist comments) towards employees

Eisenberg censured
The Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors today censured Director Rebecca Eisenberg for a pattern of abusive conduct toward water district employees, including racist and sexist comments. Following an often tense four-and-a-half hour public hearing, the board also stripped Eisenberg of all internal...

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