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Office-to-residential shift snagged by improper noticing
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
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
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
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)
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...
Class is back in session at College of Adaptive Arts
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
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
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...
Stolen vehicle recovered, $2.5K in medication taken from Safeway (Police Blotter, Aug. 17-23)
Sunday, Aug. 17
An incident of grand theft was reported at 7:42pm on Elm Wood Court. The reporting person had $4,000 in cash stowed away in his closet in order to pay contractors, and it was gone after the subject was at the property conducting...
Saratoga tech startup to pay $630K to feds
Technology startup eBibelot, based in Saratoga, and its CEO, Melody Fallah-Khair, have agreed to pay $630,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed they violated the False Claims Act by improperly certifying compliance with the terms of a National Science Foundation grant that restricted...