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County Parks closing trails temporarily to complete healthy-forest projects
As part of the Sanborn and Upper Stevens Creek Forest Health Plan, adopted in August 2023 by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Santa Clara County Parks is closing a few hiking trails.
The closures are necessary, officials say, in order to put vital...
Tesla reported for parking in handicap spot; electric bike stolen from in front of Safeway (Police Blotter, Feb. 4-10)
Feb. 4
A caller said someone stole his gym bag, sunglasses and other miscellaneous items from his unlocked vehicle along Fairview Avenue around 12:30am.
A 37-year-old man was arrested for unlawful possession of paraphernalia and violating the terms of his Post Release Community Supervision order.
LGMSPD received...
State rolls back some water restrictions
The drought might not be completely done with California, but the state’s residents are now free of the strictest water conservation measures put in place by Gov. Gavin Newsom nearly two years ago.
Standing at a podium in front of a storm-soaked agricultural field in...
PG&E power outages keep leaving customers mystified
Los Gatos-area residents say they keep getting left in the dark by PG&E—in more ways than one. The company reports at least some of the frequent outage situations are related to efforts to avoid sparking another catastrophic wildfire, but critics say they need to...
Moore proposes exploring tax targeting Netflix and similar businesses
On Christmas Eve, Los Gatos-based Netflix was once again thrust into the national political spotlight as Kevin Spacey (as “House of Cards” character Frank Underwood) reminded the world that, “Netflix exists because of me. I put them on the map and they tried to...
577 lose water service due to construction SNAFU
Update 11:25 am, Oct. 25, 2022: Boil water advisory lifted, San Jose Water officials said Monday.
Update 5:22pm, Oct. 21, 2022: Area under boil-water advisory.
Utility officials said Monday evening they had lifted a boil water advisory for Los Gatos residents affected by a service outage...
Council supports rezoning for homes in split-decisions
On Nov. 7, Town Council members debated the merits of rezoning areas where homebuilding is meant to occur.
The meeting kicked off with an item that took 40 minutes, even though it had already been debated and approved at a prior meeting (it needed to...
Providers ready to ramp up services in wake of ruling
As the news broke on June 24 that the Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade, local healthcare activists and politicians reflected the general sentiment that reverberated across Santa Clara County: anger, sadness and shock. But in the midst of the emotional turmoil, local...
NC Boardshop keeps local in focus
Despite waves of consolidation in the surfing and skateboarding industries, and the challenges faced by brick and mortar retail with the growth of digital shopping, Los Gatos’ NC Boardshop has stood as a steadfast presence.
The storefront at 16203 Los Gatos Boulevard is as unassuming...
Supervisors close to adopting new district boundaries
After hundreds of hours of fierce debate and controversy, Santa Clara County supervisors are very close to finalizing new district boundaries.
The board of supervisors voted 3-2 on Tuesday to advance a variation of the Yellow Map, known as draft 90195, introduced by Supervisor Cindy...


















