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July 13, 2025

Nicole Steiner a double-double machine for Los Gatos High girls basketball

After a standout freshman season, Los Gatos High center Nicole Steiner entered her sophomore year knowing she would need to take on a bigger leadership role on the team.  From scoring points, rebounding, playing defense and encouraging her teammates, Steiner’s role has taken on greater...

Los Gatos boys soccer look to play physical and rise to the top of the El Camino

A last-place finish in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza Division last year sent the Los Gatos High boys soccer team to compete in the league’s lower El Camino Division this season.  However, the Wildcats intend for their stay in the El Camino...

DISCOVER LOST GATOS: The Historic Hofstra Block

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The iconic La Cañada building on the corner of West Main Street and North Santa Cruz Avenue, with its circular bay window and signature “witches hat” turret, has been a prominent feature of our historic downtown business district almost since the day it was...

As Los Gatos rejigs traffic-calming plan, Blossom Hill neighbors share plight

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After Los Gatos failed to win a grant it went after—which was supposed to help it improve the safety of a key thoroughfare—planners returned to Council, Dec. 6, to present scaled-back designs. But as Town staff outlined the new drawings for the Blossom Hill Road...

Town Manager gets 3% raise; Town Attorney gets 1.5% bump

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Two of the Town’s top brass—the Town Manager and Town Attorney—secured raises during the Dec. 6 regularly scheduled Council meeting. Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, got a 3% ($8,033 base salary) increase, bringing her pay up to $275,783 a year—as well as “a one-time pandemic-related bonus”...

Town creating calendar recognizing Native American Heritage Month

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During its regularly scheduled meeting, Dec. 6, Mayor Rob Rennie asked Town Manager Laurel Prevetti for an update on the process to officially acknowledge Los Gatos’ earliest residents. But her response—while delighting some First Nations advocates—left one group in particular feeling a little left out. “We...

Los Gatos Ballet to perform ‘Nutcracker’ at McAfee Performing Arts Center in Saratoga; Fantasy of Lights continues (Calendar)

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CALENDAR for the week of Dec. 14-20. ‘Nutcracker’ Los Gatos Ballet will bring its performance of “Nutcracker” on Dec. 20-22 at 7pm at McAfee Performing Arts Center, 20300 Herriman Ave. in Saratoga. For information and tickets, visit losgatosballet.org/nutcracker. Fantasy of Lights  Fantasy of Lights Drive-thru tickets are on...

Police alerted to 6 dogs off-leash at Bachman Park; cigarette case stolen from parked vehicle (Police Blotter, Dec. 4-10)

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Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department "Police Blotter" for the week of Dec. 4-10, 2022. Dec. 4 • A caller reported six dogs were off their leashes at Bachman Park at 5:04pm. Dec. 5 • A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance and resisting...

Op-Ed: Tamien Nation deserves to be recognized as historical Los Gatos tribe

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On Aug. 10, 2022, the Los Gatan published an article by Drew Penner on the Town’s efforts to acknowledge the first people of Los Gatos. We were dismayed by the comments anthropologist Alan Leventhal made regarding the Tamien Nation, which were repeated by Muwekma...

County: ‘Urgent need’ for dog adoptions

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Santa Clara County officials say there is an “urgent need” for fostering and adopting dogs. The county's Animal Services Center in San Martin is over capacity, and officials there have announced that the public can help by adopting and fostering dogs. Lisa Jenkins, program manager of...

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