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Sheriff’s Office launches language translation pilot ahead of Super Bowl
With Super Bowl LX set to bring thousands of visitors from around the world to the Bay Area, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office is currently rolling out a new language translation platform to help deputies communicate more effectively with residents and guests.
The agency...
Judge sides with developers and housing activists in lawsuit over vesting rights
The Town of Los Gatos received a major reality-check on Thursday, when a judge made it clear that its more restrictive interpretation of a residential development rule doesn't quite stand up to what's required under California law.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Helen E....
Motorcycle crash kills San Jose man on Highway 9
A 31-year-old San Jose man was killed in a motorcycle crash in the Santa Cruz Mountains yesterday, authorities said.
On Thursday, around 5:54 p.m., police responded to a crash on Highway 9, south of State Route 35, according to the CHP.
The man was driving a...
As league play hits home stretch, Wildcats’ winter sports teams look to finish strong
The Los Gatos High School boys basketball team enters this week’s play at 14-4 overall and 5-1 in the SCVAL De Anza Division, a game back of first-place Milpitas—which beat the Wildcats in their first league meeting, 58-52.
The rematch is set for Jan. 30,...
What’s it like to be a contestant on ‘Jeopardy!’ anyways?
Anne Martyn had a taste of show business when she graduated from college, scoring a job as a page at Paramount Pictures.
But eventually she settled into the pleasant life of a suburban high school teacher at Los Gatos High (she’s Class of ’87 herself),...
Letters: North 40 Phase 2 approval; missing the crime blotter
Eden Housing is not the same as the Santa Clara County Housing Authority
(Responding to “Los Gatos approves 450-unit North 40 Phase 2, including 77 affordable units,” published Jan. 14 on LosGatan.com)
Los Gatos residents are being asked to accept a public narrative about “low-income housing”...
Mountain bikers cheer Midpen’s trail announcement
When the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board voted to open a new trail at the Beatty property, east of Lexington Reservoir, Dec. 10, it was a significant win for the Los Gatos outdoor community. There have been delays due to newts being killed...
Los Gatos officials debate license plate readers, after Santa Cruz, Los Altos Hills jettison Flock Safety service
Detective Riley Frizzell crouched over a small Dell laptop at the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department Operations Center on Los Gatos Boulevard, Monday afternoon, hunting for a pickup truck.
There’d been plenty of activity going on at the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department in recent...
1,500 gather in solidarity with Iranian activists
On Sunday evening, a group of approximately 1,500 people showed up on the lawn in front of Town Hall, to protest the recent massacre of Iran. In recent weeks, there’s been a total internet blackout, during which thousands of people were killed.
The US-based Human...
Blue Canary Sweets: Beyond bon bons
Julia Anderson lives a sweet life. Under the banner of Blue Canary Sweets, the former restaurant owner, culinary professional, pastry chef and chocolatier, gets to create chocolates for a living, without the stress of a brick-and-mortar operation.
You might remember Anderson from her time as...
