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March 9, 2026

Arson suspect arrested on Highway 17

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Around 8am yesterday, the Santa Clara County Fire Department and the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department responded to reports of multiple fires in Los Gatos that were all located within a small area, authorities said. By about 9am, a suspect was located on Highway 17...

Netflix drops Warner bid, set to pocket $2.8 billion

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Los Gatos-based Netflix Inc. announced Thursday evening that it was walking away from efforts to acquire the legendary Hollywood studio Warner Bros. The publicly-traded streaming behemoth and movie producer is positioned to pocket a $2.8 billion termination fee—one of the largest breakup fees in...

Vehicle found unoccupied with airbags deployed in creek bed near Quito and Montclair roads (Police Blotter, Feb. 15-21)

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Feb. 15  A caller reported a suspicious person placing a bottle of alcohol in a stroller at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 1:15pm. The same subject was later reported at 10:20pm in the alcohol aisle and was suspected of attempting to steal again. No...

Jurors mull Shannon O’Connor’s guilt, as arguments close

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Over the past week in Santa Clara County Superior Court, jurors at the Shannon O’Connor trial listened to closing arguments about the Los Gatos mother who’s accused of hosting parties for local teens and encouraging them to hook up with one another for her...

Ramadan in LG: Muslims begin month of fasts

Samina Chaudhry
It was less than a week before the start of Ramadan, and Samina Chaudhry, a Saratoga resident who owns a gas station on the West Side of Santa Cruz, was carrying boxes of American dates through the tranquility of the one-story building that’s home...

Local resident becomes CEO of Star One Credit Union

Between fielding calls from her daughter’s school and planning the next wave of technological innovations for the financial institution she runs, Minal Gupta, who lives just outside downtown Saratoga, recently took the time to speak with the Los Gatan about her new role. After seven...

Emergency access easement granted to SummerHill by LGSUHSD

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During a Feb. 12 public hearing at the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District board meeting, a resolution granting an easement to SummerHill Homes and the Santa Clara County Fire Department—for emergency access over a portion of the Los Gatos High School campus—was approved...

Los Gatos Vice Mayor joined local families to highlight situation in Iran

Maria Ristow speaks at Iran event
On Saturday, Feb. 7, the steps of the Los Gatos Library became a site of mourning and resilience as residents from across Los Gatos and surrounding area gathered to acknowledge the escalating humanitarian crisis in Iran. Los Gatos Vice Mayor Maria Ristow attended the gathering,...

Following impassioned pleas from high schoolers, Los Gatos agrees to raise Progress Pride Flag

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The Town of Los Gatos will raise a Progress Pride Flag during the month of June this year, after Council approved a Flag Policy update and a Pride Flag resolution, following heartfelt public comments from a contingent of local high schoolers on Tuesday night. Unlike...

Snowboarding, snowmen and snowball fights in Los Gatos

Santiago Ibarra took the fluffy (if a little wet) snow, formed into a ball and launched it like a rocket towards his unsuspecting older sister Adilene. They’d come up to Sempervirens Point Day Use Area at Castle Rock State Park from their home in Ben...

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