The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District was awarded a $92,880 grant from the U.S. Department of Education to help students affected by a landslide in the Santa Cruz Mountains get to school.
A landslide on Mountain Charlie Road in the mountains south of the Lexington Reservoir that officials first began tracking in February has for months blocked residents’ access to main roads, adding to commute times and raising safety concerns. As Santa Cruz County remains overloaded with requests for road repair work following several extreme weather events in recent years, residents near the slide have been frustrated with the years-long timeline they received for repairs to the road.
The high school district’s board of trustees unanimously accepted the grant at its Nov. 12 meeting. The funds must be spent by Nov. 4, 2025, to provide transportation to and from school for the 14 students in the district who have been affected by the slide.