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Los Gatos elementary district bond measure on track to pass
Upon the release of the initial Santa Clara County voting data tonight, the Los Gatos Union School District bond measure was at 66.59% (6,333 votes). It would generate $163 million in bonds to upgrade school classrooms, safety and security systems, and heating and electrical...
Grafting to grapple with a grape glut
What do you do when you are growing too much of something everyone used to want, and now, suddenly, consumers want something else? Santa Clara Valley once boasted 100k acres of prune plums, apricots, peaches and cherries, post WWII. By 1960, those orchards were...
Los Gatos man admits to murdering wife after New Year’s Eve domestic incident footage uncovered
This week, John Maxey Yeager was charged with first degree murder and felony false imprisonment of his wife, Yingying "Dawn" Yu, who had filed for a divorce that was never finalized.
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...
Holidays Parade drenched in rain, smiles and optimism (GALLERY)
The rain returned in earnest Saturday, but the 66th Annual Los Gatos Children’s Christmas & Holidays Parade went ahead as scheduled. And what a spectacle it was.
“It’s fun,” said Eret Cresta, a 16-year-old Los Gatos High junior who was keeping dry under a tent....
Man convicted of felony drug sales in Los Gatos
A San Jose drug dealer will be sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted last week of selling fentanyl-laced pills to a group of Los Gatos High School students.
Several students carried Narcan with them in case they overdosed on the toxic drug,...
Los Gatos Track Club runners live out a dream competing at storied Hayward Field
Hayward Field at the University of Oregon is regarded as the nation’s track and field mecca. The venue hosted the 2022 World Athletics Championships and is the most often used site for the U.S. Championships, including this year’s edition July 6-9.
Five athletes competing for...
Los Gatos Planning Years of Deficits
Town staff presented Council on Feb. 15 with a dismal picture of a pandemic recovery requiring around $2 million in deficits through 2026/27, although this year isn’t turning out as bad as anticipated.
In fact, Los Gatos expects to be $500,000 less in the hole...
400+ guns turned in as part of firearm ‘buyback’ program
The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department participated in the Santa Clara County Gun Buyback at the Milpitas Community Center on May 22, which saw more than 400 firearms voluntarily turned in by residents.
Up to $100 was offered per handgun or rifle and $200 per...
Students highlight dangers of fentanyl via art contest (VIDEO)
Santa Clara County has been facing a tragic increase in fatal fentanyl overdoses over the past few years...
Too often, youth who buy pain medications off the streets end up with toxic pills that actually has fentanyl mixed in. The synthetic opioid, is like heroin...


















