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Police told of 6-hr pool party on Longmeadow Dr.; man reported for playing piano ‘with a lot of trash around him’ (Police Blotter, July 17-23)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of July 17-23.
July 17
• A caller reported a loud party had been going on for more than four hours on Daves Avenue at 12:44am.
• A man was reportedly standing on Highway...
A survivor who thrives
As she was calling out my name at Jazz in the Plazz, I was wondering just who this woman was, wheeling her chair toward me over the dirt, grass and tree roots. I still did not recognize the blonde woman with determination on her...
County blocked homeowner’s attempt to access CZU insurance money before two-year deadline
The Santa Clara County Department of Planning and Development has been preventing a homeowner in the Lexington Hills area of Los Gatos from accessing public documents needed to fix damage caused by the storm that sparked the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire.
A Department of...
Public access station dishing up suds and brats for OktoberFest LG
Brats, spaetzle and a community "tapping of the keg" are just a few of the items OktoberFest LG menu, as public broadcaster KCAT invites locals and visitors to soak up Germanic cultural activities.
The first bellow of "Prost!" is set to kick things off at...
Sex offender fails to update registration, cops say; man shooting video refuses to leave post office area (Police Blotter, April 17-23)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of April 17-23.
April 17
• Someone vandalized a retaining wall with graffiti on Escobar Avenue.
• A box of jewelry was reported stolen from a home on Cherrystone Drive.
• A man was arrested...
405 Alberto Way developer sued for fraud
Prominent tech investor Gideon Marks has accused Randy Lamb, the developer of a luxury housing project in Los Gatos, known as 405 Alberto Way, of defrauding him of nearly $800,000.
Marks—a mentor at business incubators such as Google for Startups and Plug and Play, who...
Los Gatos passes no-picketing ordinance
Tuesday night’s once-again all-digital Council meeting was a parade of residents, elected officials and non-governmental organization representatives expressing solidarity with Mayor Marico Sayoc’s family—in the face of recent disruptive attendee behavior—and speaking in support of public decorum.
A staffer from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s office invoked...
Mrs. Claus goes shopping for the men in her life
It wasn’t all that hard to find fancy gift options for male recipients, when I set out about town on this latest quest of mine. And not all products and services are created equal. Of course, the best gifts are the ones that come...
Los Gatos girls volleyball looks to produce another memorable season
In the 2021 season, the Los Gatos High girls volleyball team had what has become the norm for the program: a league championship and deep playoff run.
Expect more of the same this season, Wildcats coach Brynja Thompson said, but with an added bonus.
“People can...
Cinnamon says Big Beautiful Bill soured solar-sales situation
In The Big Score, veteran journalist Michael S. Malone notes that a key, but secretive, aspect of the early success of Apple Computer, Inc. (which became a $4 trillion company yesterday, temporarily) was the workforce of Filipino women and housewives stuffing circuit boards in...

















