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A former jail guard was sentenced to jail today for helping a pair of inmates attack another inmate and then covering it up, authorities said. Morgan Hill resident Francisco Izayas Castillo, 42, was convicted of a misdemeanor in March for his role in a jailhouse...

After Joe Sordi moved with his parents to Los Gatos from Washington D.C. at age 7, one of the first things the family did was install a pool. Now, 50 years later, they’ve demolished it and plopped a small house—often referred to as a carriage...

Campo di Bocce returns after January renovation In December, longtime Campo di Bocce customers opened their Facebook feeds and saw construction workers in hi-viz outfits stretching sheets of translucent plastic across the popular Los Gatos eatery and sporting hall. But the facility, one of the community’s...

When Nicole Steiner received an email from the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame two weeks ago notifying her that she had been named the Female High School Athlete of the Year for Santa Clara County, she didn’t know what to make of it.  After...

It takes a village to raise a child—especially right here in the fast-paced climate of Silicon Valley. Riya Dhaliwal became acutely aware of this when she left her tech career in 2022 and transitioned into motherhood. Dhaliwal recognized that the drive to achieve in...

Tommy Splaine was on the receiving end of not one but two Gatorade showers in the aftermath of the University of Arizona baseball team’s riveting 4-3 win over USC in the Pac-12 Tournament championship game on May 25 in Scottsdale, Ariz.  Splaine’s one-out single in...

Around spring 1970, I took my first cross country road trip with my college friend, Cliff, who later became a doctor and then the surgeon general of New Jersey. We began our journey at our college, Rutgers University. We sang Bob Dylan songs and...

This Los Gatos home is situated at the end of a cul-de-sac and close to parks, shopping and schools. Located at 15903 Rochin Court, the 2,215-square-foot home includes four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Pavers are extensively used in the front and rear yards, which allows for...

Live Oak Receives 35K Grant The Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults to Thrive announced Feb. 29 a $35,000 grant to the Live Oak Senior Nutrition Center to address a shortfall in funding for senior meals in Los Gatos. The grant came from the Successful Solutions...

Local broadcaster KPCR 92.9 Los Gatos—AKA Pirate Cat Radio—is looking for three community members to model station merchandise and represent KPCR at the Los Gatos Wine Walk on April 25. “If anyone has told you that you have a face for radio, this is your...