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A vegetation fire grew to devour just over a quarter-acre of grass, oak and shrubs in unincorporated Santa Clara County on Saturday afternoon. Around 3:40pm, a passerby spotted smoke rising above Weaver Road and reported it to the Santa Clara County Fire Department, which initially...

Anna G. Eshoo, Los Gatos' voice in the House of Representatives, said yesterday the community is in line for millions of dollars for local projects, after they made the cut as part of $21.4 million in federal funds that could be headed to the...

In my journey of reporting local news for the Los Gatan newspaper, which has involved speaking to many business and community leaders, I noticed an opportunity. It dawned on me that, while readers responded with excitement, they've often expressed a desire for more engagement opportunities. That's...

The disco ball, the flowing angles and the red glow all provided a powerful melange of energies for one of the latests uploads to the channel of young YouTuber Estuardo Ruedas, who popped into Los Gatos' Number 1 Broadway bar, Friday night. In addition to...

On a midday visit to the Sugarloaf Road turn-off, Monday, the Los Gatan discovered another discarded collection of previously-opened mail, just over the edge. It's the same vicinity, just north of Scotts Valley, where about two or three dozen election ballots were discovered days earlier,...

A small scattering of people lined Los Gatos Boulevard this afternoon in anticipation of President Joe Biden, hoping to catch a glimpse of the POTUS riding through town with his brigade. Some held signs, while others seemed confused about the street closures and traffic...

With the recent burning of Waymo self-driving vehicles and imposition of a curfew in LA during anti-Homeland Security enforcement protests, the County's top law enforcement officer today sent out a press release affirming the right of Americans to protest peacefully. “As Sheriff of Santa...

Back in February, Gitta Ungvari delivered the mid-year budget report—letting elected officials know how reclassifying Netflix to an e-commerce platform affected the Town's bottom line and pitching Council on a quarter-million-dollars in extra spending. "The Town must operate within its legally adopted budget," she said,...

When Teri Hope, the owner of Los Gatos Roasting Co., plans a groovy gathering on the cusp of a milestone year, Los Gatos takes note. There was certainly plenty of love to go around at the hippie-themed 70th birthday party she threw for herself at...

He has much in common with other residents of Los Gatos: He’s a veteran who grew up in a family with mining interests overseas. He’ll buy you a cold drink on a hot day. When he’s offered a free beer at the bar he...