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October 16, 2025

EXCLUSIVE: Leigh High School student describes being trapped in West Valley College as police searched for ‘armed intruder’

high school student in lockdown
Mikaela Hall, an 18-year-old Leigh High School Senior who lives in San Jose, was so nervous their hands were shaking. This morning, the nonbinary student was supposed to be learning about America's governmental system in a course offered on the West Valley College campus. Instead, they...

California’s snowpack continues to grow

snow summit road
The state’s continuous stormy weather is only making California’s large snowpack even larger, state water officials confirmed during their third snow survey of the year.   Combined with the series of winter storms that hit California in December and January, recent storms have given the state...

Straight out of a storybook (Home of the Week)

Colorado Court home
This Los Gatos home is situated on a quiet cul-de-sac that is adjacent to an open space preserve. Located at 108 Colorado Court, the 5,542-square-foot home includes four bedrooms (plus a library), four full bathrooms and two half-bathrooms. It sits on a nearly one-acre gated lot,...

Time to turn your mind to your “warm season vegetable” plans

corn
Warm season vegetables, or summer vegetables, can occupy a garden systematically. A few lingering cool season vegetables may continue production for a while. Warm season vegetable plants can replace them as they finish. Several warm season vegetable plants should start as early as possible....

Assault with a deadly weapon arrest; multiple stolen vehicles recovered (Police Blotter, Feb. 27-March 4)

police SUV
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Feb. 27-March 4. Police recover multiple stolen vehicles in one night Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police officers were busy the night of March 2. The first incident began with reports of a stolen vehicle...

Storm clouds bearing down on region

Calm before the storm
Another atmospheric river moved into San Jose and the Greater Bay Area from the coast this morning, and forecasters say things will get worse through Friday night. Heavy rain, strong wind, and thunderstorms are all expected. A spokesperson for the The National Weather Service said the...

Coach Benny Pierce: a life well lived

High school sports figures who make a lasting impact ultimately are remembered for how they coached up their players, treated everyone around them and conducted themselves.  Winning adds to a coach’s resume and legacy and such was the case with the beloved Benny Pierce, the...

Los Gatos High’s Antonio Rodriguez caps off tremendous freshman season

Antonio Rodriguez’s Los Gatos High wrestling teammates refer to him as Ant-Man. Wildcats coach Greg Varela calls the freshman standout Mantonio.  Rodriguez lived up to those nicknames in the recently completed season, which culminated with a strong second-place finish in the 113-pound CIF State Championship...

After discipline decision, First Amendment advocate sets sights on Los Gatos

Kylie Clark
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California says Los Gatos’ censure of a Planning Commissioner—who wrote to the California Department of Housing and Community Development in November about a housing-related referendum that upended plans to increase residential density in town, then was chastised...

Los Gatos directs leftover pandemic cash

At the Feb. 21 Council meeting, elected officials discussed how to spend $1.645 million in pandemic relief provided by the Biden Administration that’s still leftover. The big winners were public access broadcaster KCAT, which will receive a one-time infusion of $100,000, Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation...

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