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Santa Clara County lifts indoor mask mandate
Santa Clara County lifted its indoor mask mandate March 2, the last county in the Bay Area to do so following the region's winter surge in Covid-19 cases.
County officials said they expect to meet the third and final benchmark required to lift local masking...
Local Scene: Recall election certified, Housing Element update begins
Recall election certified
The Sept. 14 California Gubernatorial Recall Election has been certified in Santa Clara County, Registrar of Voters Shannon Bushey announced Oct. 14.
The majority of voters within Los Gatos voted against the recall, according to county election data, with precincts reporting between 57-74...
Without Consensus, Town Council Updates its Meeting Rules
The Los Gatos Town Council moved forward Tuesday with a pair of initiatives intended to regain control of meetings that have become increasingly disorderly in recent weeks as a pro-Trump faction protested vaccines and LGBTQ inclusion during public comment periods.
While the first reading of...
Bear Creek Stables opening to the public this spring
On Feb. 25, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District approved a 12-year contract with Friends of Bear Creek Stables to operate the Los Gatos facility it’s named after. With the help of local businesses like Summit Store, and thanks to money from Netflix, $250,000...
Local mom’s saga sheds light on high cost of emergency room visits
A Los Gatos mother is raising the alarm about Good Samaritan Hospital billings after receiving a nearly $30,000 invoice following her son’s short hospital visit.
Christine Sterpetti, 59, says she and her husband brought her son (who was in 8th grade at the time) to...
Mandatory water saving plan is in the works
The warnings have been coming for months: residents and businesses need to conserve water because Santa Clara County is in an “extreme and exceptional” drought.
It’s why residents have been asked to use 15 percent less water than they did in 2019 but that goal...
College of Adaptive Arts celebrates 15 years
When College of Adaptive Arts first opened its doors in 2009, it was just one class of 12 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities looking for an outlet to express themselves.
Fifteen years later, the school has exploded into a hub for adults of all...
A fountain without water to be fixed
Some very good news, I think. From last week's Council meeting’s consent calendar: “Authorize the Town Manager to Execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement for Services with Pacific Water Art, Inc. to Increase the Agreement Amount for Additional Maintenance and Repair Costs.” Yes,...
As 8% raise gets approved, questions emerge about LGSUHSD supervisor’s credentials
On Sept. 24, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Board of Trustees approved an 8% raise for Superintendent Bill W. Sanderson, jumping to a base salary of $308,448—$28,448 more than his initial annual rate of $280,000 in 2022.
His new pay package was approved...
Saratoga doctor saves lives in Gaza
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...
