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Thousands of people across the Greater Bay Area experienced electrical outages today, with more than 10,800 customers in Santa Clara County and more than 7,000 customers in Santa Cruz County losing power, according to the utility. The Santa Cruz County disruptions were mostly weather-related, including...

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...

Emotional support dogs from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department and the nonprofit Canine Companions joined high schoolers for lunch on Los Gatos High School’s front lawn, Aug. 24. Organizer Esha Bagora, a junior at the school, said the idea was to provide stress relief...

A vegetation fire threatening several homes in the 18500 block of Montevina Road above Los Gatos didn't end up consuming any structures or injuring anybody this afternoon, authorities said. The blaze sparked around noon and as Santa Clara County Fire Department and Cal Fire crews...

“February is the perfect time to plant the seeds of gratitude and watch them bloom throughout the year.” —Sarah Ban Breathnach February is also the month of love, Presidents Day, Black History Month and the start of Ramadan. Girl Scout cookie sales have started. I don’t...

Happy New Year, Los Gatos!  After overindulging during the holidays, many people begin the new year by observing a “Dry January.” The practice of abstaining from alcohol for a month started in the U.K. in 2012 as part of a campaign by Alcohol Concern, a...

As Shannon O’Connor, the Los Gatos mom charged with throwing illegal parties for teens and facilitating sexual assault, sat in Department 39 of the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice talking to her lawyer, Monday, it wasn’t for the start of the two-week preliminary...

Despite clear divisions in planning commissioner thinking over the critical question of future housing in town, on Monday they ultimately managed to agree—in a unanimous 7-0 vote—on how to reduce development targets. In addition to removing 313 units of potential residential development from the office...

Was it Monopoly, Scrabble, backgammon or chess? According to Fun.com the board game market grew by 20% in 2020 (the Covid lockdown era), and revenue from board games sales was expected to hit $12 billion in 2023. Chess “is the best-selling board game of all...

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.