CHP will deploy radar on Hwy. 85
Highway Patrol officers will soon begin to use radar to enforce speed limits on Highway 85, the CHP announced Sept. 18.
The CHP decided to use radar because of concerns over the danger of Highway 85 after six fatal accidents there. The fatalities resulted from crashes in which drivers crossed the median strip along a portion of the highway that has no dividing barrier between northbound and southbound lanes.
The CHP will stop using its Napa-based Cessna plane to spot speeding drivers once the radar is in place.
Open space district releases new map
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space district has released a unique map detailing the trail networks over six preserves.
Now visitors can plan trips from one preserve to another, which the district's older maps didn't allow.
Preserves included in the map are: Coal Creek, Long Ridge, Los Trancos, Monte Bello, Rancho San Antonio, Russian Ridge, Saratoga Gap and Skyline Ridge. Also included are parts of Santa Clara County's Upper Stevens Creek County Park and parts of Castle Rock and Portola Redwoods State Parks.
To request a map, call (415) 691-1200. Or send email to mrosd@openspace.org.
Women's health fair scheduled for Oct. 5
Community Hospital of Los Gatos plans its sixth free Women's Health Fair on Oct. 5 at 9:30 a.m. The five-hour fair includes classes on weight loss, cancer and stress.
The fair will take place at the hospital, 815 Pollard Road, in Los Gatos.
Council considers fees for parking
The Town Council on Oct. 7 will consider a plan to allow 19 merchants north of Highway 9 with insufficient parking to pay the town for use of public lots.
The council meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Chambers, 110 E. Main St.
This article appeared in the Los Gatos Weekly-Times, September 25, 1996.
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