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100 years on, Los Gatos’ tree-lighting still bright spot on calendar (+ parade gallery)
It’s been 100 years since Estelle Harwood McMurtry, one of the ladies of the History Club, led the charge to plant a tree in what’s now called Plaza Park, and on Friday it felt like the whole town came out to celebrate the milestone.
Karen...
Cheer squad moving into competitive stretch
The Los Gatos High School cheer team is just ending their sideline cheer season and beginning their competitive cheer season.
Head coach Tosha Perkins said a highlight of the year, so far, was the football team’s playoff run.
“We have six or seven seniors on the...
Parent reported that a student committed battery against her son at Safeway on Pollard Road (Police Blotter, Aug. 23-29)
Aug. 23
A large tree reportedly fell down on Shannon Road and Surview Drive and took out the power at 1:44am.
Aug. 24
Someone who resides on Brooke Acres Court reportedly lost their driver’s license at 10:52am.
A caller’s son’s mountain bike was reportedly stolen from the front...
Environmental prosecutor shares details of illegal medical waste probe
Last week, as the country’s attention was transfixed on the manhunt for the person who gunned down a health insurance executive—which resulted in an outpouring of personal stories about patients being mistreated by the nation’s medical care system—the Santa Clara County DA’s Office held...
Star of Netflix’ ‘Indian Matchmaking’ coming to Campbell; History Club of Los Gatos hosting open house (local scene)
The History Club of Los Gatos is holding an open house event on Jan. 25 to celebrate its 127-year history of supporting women and children in Santa Clara County, while Sima Taparia of the Netflix reality show "Indian Matchmaker" is hosting a meet-and-greet event in Campbell.
Los Gatos softball team looks to win SCVAL De Anza title with CCS playoffs upcoming
The Los Gatos High softball team had a golden opportunity to essentially clinch the outright Santa Clara Valley League De Anza Division championship in a home game against Milpitas High on May 4.
But the Wildcats didn’t have one of their better performances and fell...
‘Do you garden? If so, what are you growing?’
This time of year, Los Gatans are out in their gardens, enjoying the spring weather and growing tomatoes of many exotic varieties.
Once you get used to a tomato you’ve raised, it is so disappointing to bite into one from a store and find it...
Los Gatos High boys soccer team off to solid start in what it hopes will be a league championship, CCS playoff season
The Los Gatos High boys soccer team finished one point behind Fremont High for the league championship last season, which cost the Wildcats a Central Coast Section playoff berth.
Even though the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division is competitive and features some...
Have Los Gatos kids been naughty or nice this year?
Letters to Santa are a long-time tradition, with wee little ones usually telling the big guy they’ve been “good boys and girls this year.”
Occasionally, a child will admit they’ve been both naughty and nice, which is what 5-year-old Jefferson, Emmett and Blake, and 6-year-old...
4 hospitals in the Los Gatos area receive ‘C’ safety grade in latest Leapfrog report
The latest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades show a mixed picture for South Bay hospitals, with several facilities earning B or C grades as the rating system itself faces scrutiny over its methodology.
After a federal judge in South Florida ruled in March 2026 that Leapfrog’s...


















