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General Plan adopted: Council shuts down density increases in single-family areas, but up-zones elsewhere
On June 30, Los Gatos adopted a General Plan that takes strides toward making the community a more welcoming place for people of all backgrounds, while restricting the number of homes that will be allowed to sprout in some areas.
The document, which will guide...
Jewish K-8 day school welcomes new head
Tzachi Rechter has been named Head of School of Los Gatos’ Yavneh Day School.
The board of trustees announced the news Aug. 12.
He will succeed Cindy Schlesinger, the school’s previous leader, and Sarah Munson, who’s been serving as Interim Head of School.
“Over the course of...
Town pursues ex-staffer in court over computer stolen from Westin Ka’anapali hotel room in Maui
The Town of Los Gatos’ former top engineer WooJae Kim is appealing an order to repay money for a town-issued laptop he reported stolen while in Hawaii.
Kim left his post in Los Gatos in December 2022 and became Public Works Director/City Engineer in Los...
Question of the Week: How dependent are you on your cellphone?
We wanted to find out about the technology habits of Los Gatans, so Dinah Cotton hit the streets to investigate...
Robert Lloyd, 66, with his bird Elvis
(on Main Street)
"When I am with someone, I try not to use it at all."
Vida Eliasieh, 49, visual artist
(at...
Reese Drotar battles through adversity to become Division I signee
The bodies of elite gymnasts take a beating, and Reese Drotar has the battle scars to prove it.
The recent Los Gatos High graduate and Level 10 gymnast has had four major surgeries in the last four years, three on her knee and the most...
Sports roundup: Monte Sereno’s Nikki Dzurko cheers artistic swimmers to Olympic silver; Chloe Miller competes at Concacaf U15 championship
Even though Nicole Dzurko didn’t get to compete in this year’s Paris Olympic Games, she could take satisfaction in knowing that she played a part in the U.S. artistics swimming team’s journey to winning a silver medal.
The 24-year-old Monte Sereno native—who still lists the...
Los Gatos raccoon rescue shows humane approach to uninvited animals
On Friday morning, Rebecca Dmytryk, CEO of Humane Wildlife Control, got sad news from Santa Cruz County officials.
A cougar had been reported dead in the Santa Cruz Mountains near a creek, and they wondered if she could look into it.
“I’m dealing with a dead...
Small fire at Porsche Service Center extinguished by dry chemical
Today at 1:40pm, a call came into Santa Clara County Fire Department reporting the new Porsche Service Center in Los Gatos had caught on fire, fire officials said.
Both SCCFD and Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police responded as dozens were evacuated from the building.
"There was no...
Los Gatos girls water polo dunking opponents
If looks could kill then Los Gatos High senior Lily Van Putten would’ve burned a hole through one of the players on the Castilleja girls water polo team in their Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division match on Sept. 27.
Van Putten had...
