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September 18, 2025

Office-to-residential shift snagged by improper noticing

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The residential development dream of one applicant was paused recently when an office-to-single-family zone change for 14331 Capri Dr. was paused due to improper noticing. And so, on Wednesday night, the Planning Commission voted—once again—to OK the project. The land is currently zoned Office but was...

New estate with boutique winery set in picturesque location is a labor of love

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Redwoods and wineries are two of the elements that stand out in people’s minds when they think of the Los Gatos foothills. And now, in establishing Lexington Hills Estate and Winery, Alexa Ingram-Cauchi will get to help shape that sense of charm. Located in Lexington...

Small fire at Porsche Service Center extinguished by dry chemical

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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...

Santa Clara County looking at overhauling rural zoning

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Santa Clara County is considering sweeping changes to its rural zoning ordinances that would impose new building limits and require mitigation when farmland is converted to non-agricultural uses. If approved by county supervisors, the new rules could significantly affect wineries and other agricultural operations that...

Towne Terrace trash blaze (photos)

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Yesterday, before 1pm, the sound of sirens and the smell of burning trash enveloped the Towne Terrace area of Los Gatos. A Green Team SJ (Waste Connections) garbage truck was driving along when the trash in the back of the vehicle ignited. "In order for the...

SCCFD: Tanker spill could’ve been worse

overturned tanker
Traffic was snarled for hours on the primary route between Silicon Valley and the Monterey Bay when a truck carrying 8,600 gallons of fuel overturned this morning. The driver was taken to hospital with unknown injuries. The tanker crashed along southbound Highway 17 south of...

Class is back in session at College of Adaptive Arts

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On the 143 acres that make up West Valley College campus, there is a single building that houses the College of Adaptive Arts (CAA). Last week I arranged a tour with Nicole Kim, the executive director at CAA. As she welcomed me in, I...

Chamber CEO reveals delicious deets about upcoming street festival

Taste of Los Gatos sign held by Lin
While this year’s Taste of Los Gatos will feature Rush cover band R50 and Livewire headlining the main stage, with Chain of Fools, Identity Problem, Phill & Rob and Sam Marshall scattered throughout the one-day street party, make no mistake, the essence of the...

Man arrested on suspicion of battery, annoying minors outside Van Meter Elementary

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An alert parent walking his kids to school around 8am Thursday detained a man outside Los Gatos’ Louise Van Meter Elementary School after he spotted the individual following girls with a smartphone in his hand. By 8:15am, 63-year-old Los Gatos resident John Alan Hale...

RH project heads to Council with strong hand

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Not a single resident spoke against the high-end restaurant, design studio and furniture store proposal from RH—formerly Restoration Hardware—for Old Town Los Gatos, as it made it through Planning Commission, Wednesday night, with plenty of support. Only Commissioner Susan Burnett voted against one component of...

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