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November 18, 2025

PG&E power outages keep leaving customers mystified

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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...

Cougar Crossing

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The Santa Cruz Boardwalk Giant Dipper has drawn over 60 million thrill-seekers to scream while careening around the roller coaster’s hairpin turns. But more than 65,000 motorists a day know that roller coaster ride pales compared to the high-speed, white-knuckle turns it takes to...

Congresswoman leans on power company

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On Sept. 20, Congress member Anna Eshoo took up the cause of local residents frustrated by frequent power outages, demanding answers about why PG&E’s grid has been so undependable. In a letter to the utility’s CEO Patricia Poppe, Eshoo said Santa Cruz Mountains residents are...

Frozen fruit products voluntarily recalled

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Frozen fruit products including cherries and blueberries sold at six major retailers have been voluntarily recalled for possible Listeria contamination, the Food and Drug Administration shared on its website June 21. The products, sold at Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Target and Aldi stores, were...

State rolls back some water restrictions

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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...

577 lose water service due to construction SNAFU

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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...

Tesla reported for parking in handicap spot; electric bike stolen from in front of Safeway (Police Blotter, Feb. 4-10)

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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...

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...

Moore proposes exploring tax targeting Netflix and similar businesses

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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...

Council supports rezoning for homes in split-decisions

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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...

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