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Los Gatos track and field athletes shine in CCS Championships
As Wil Brennan crossed the finish line in the boys 4x400-meter relay race in the Central Coast Section Track and Field Championships at Gilroy High on May 21, he reached out and gave a little tap to Los Altos’ fast-charging anchor leg runner.
The two...
Horticulture: Vines are aggressive social climbers
Regardless of how appealing many of them are in home gardens and landscapes, vines are flagrantly exploitative. They rely on shrubbery, trees or anything they can climb on for support. As they reach the tops of their supports, they extend their foliar canopies above....
Man steals crate of cigarettes from a store on North Santa Cruz Avenue (Police Blotter, May 1-7)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of May 1-7, 2022.
May 1
• Petty theft was reported at a home on Kavin Lane.
May 2
• Someone stole a vehicle’s license plate on Ann Arbor Drive.
May 3
• Someone stole a package...
PG&E power outages affect thousands
Thousands of people across the Greater Bay Area experienced electrical outages today, with more than 10,800 customers in Santa Clara County and more than 7,000 customers in Santa Cruz County losing power, according to the utility.
The Santa Cruz County disruptions were mostly weather-related, including...
Historic house reopening to the public
After Josephine Grant McCreery bought out her siblings’ interest in a property in the Mt. Hamilton foothills, she lived in its main house until she died in 1972.
When she died, according to her will, Save the Redwoods League got half of the ranch, with...
Special Games draws hundreds to West Valley College
A tradition that started more than 40 years ago is back up and running.
After being put on pause during the pandemic, the 42nd Annual Kiwanis Special Games featured more than 600 children of varying ability levels at West Valley College as they competed in...
Town re-ups with TruePoint on Community Development software subscriptions
The Town Council on May 17 unanimously voted to approve a sole-sourced $104,605 contract with software company TruePoint Solutions DigEplan (LCT Software) to provide services to the Community Development Department over the next five years.
According to staff the funds are already available in its...
Teenaged organizer of California’s first Starbucks unions eyes Assembly seat
Union organizer Joe Thompson is fresh off the May 11 news that his push to unionize the first Starbucks stores in California—something that seemed unlikely just a few years ago—was successful.
The 19-year-old, who’s running for Assembly District 28, says the drive for workers’ rights...
15 Los Gatos High student-athletes to play for four-year collegiate programs
In terms of volume and quality, few schools in the Central Coast Section can match what Los Gatos High produces in terms of student-athletes moving on to play at four-year college programs.
The 2022 class has 15—count ’em, 15—student-athletes who have either signed letter of...
Los Gatos girls lacrosse team advances; boys squad sees season end
Survive and advance. It’s one of the most timeless adages in sports, because it often rings true from the youth to the pro game. For the Los Gatos High boys and girls lacrosse teams, one was able to survive and advance and the other...