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February 4, 2025

Founder of Los Gatos salon growing her Felton business in new space

Working on the salon
It’s a Wednesday afternoon and Sydney Jayne, 42, is in an empty room with walls as white as a blank painter’s canvas. Milky rays spin in through the skylight she installed with her boyfriend Tachu Soto, for the new incarnation of her Jayne &...

Town won’t weigh in on use of local resources to support Trump 2.0 policies

US Customs and Border Patrol agents on sand
Though the regularly scheduled Nov. 19 Council meeting lasted for more than three hours—after a special study session—it was an item that wasn’t on the agenda that defined the evening. An attempt by Councilmember Rob Moore to prevent the Town from using resources to deport...

The joy of shopping small, for one and all

three local retailers' wares
Santa arrived prematurely at many large retailers, and despite the economy being cited as the reason for voting preferences, consumer spending is at an all-time high. Oscar Wilde said “living well is the best revenge,” but perhaps in today’s parlance it’s more like shopping...

LGUSD facilities bond measure passes

elections officials
Los Gatos residents' support for the $163 million "Measure CC" bond to upgrade classrooms and other facilities at Los Gatos Union School District—which needed 55% to pass—was confirmed at 65.76% of the vote by Friday. There were 8,028 votes cast from the Yes side, compared...

Los Gatos man must face trial on charges of murder, false imprisonment

Yeager's Home
One year, less a day, from the night police say John Maxey Yeager strangled his wife, Yingying Yu, to death, he was held to answer for felony false imprisonment and murder charges, in Santa Clara County Superior Court. Meanwhile, Yu’s estate has filed a series...

SJ Water completes latest stage in push to preserve kangaroo rat territory

Kangaroo Rat
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...

Full-steam service finale

Tony Borgese
After being born in Los Gatos, Tony Borgese Jr. relocated to the East Coast at the age of two. He often wondered about the place he left behind at such an early age. Then, one day in his late 20s, he headed full-steam ahead...

Tree falls on car at Saratoga Farmers’ Market

tree crashes into Tesla
A large tree slammed into a blue Tesla parked at the site where the Saratoga Farmers' Market was being held, earlier this morning. Onlookers gathered to survey the damage as a rainbow emerged from the clouds overhead. A frost advisory is in effect from late tonight...

Which laws go into force in the new year?

Sacramento
California lawmakers introduced 4,821 bills in 2024. Most of these were tossed out or otherwise rejected during the months-long legislative process. Just 1,206 made it to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, with 1,017 getting signed into law. Here are a few of the more notable Assembly...

School measures maintain approvals as more votes trickle in

Yes on CC sign
Los Gatos residents’ support for the $163 million “Measure CC” bond to upgrade classrooms and other facilities at Los Gatos Union School District—which needed 55% to pass—was confirmed at 66.19% of the vote on Tuesday. There were 10,033 votes cast from the Yes side, compared...

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