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Early morning blaze at Santa Cruz Mountains fire station
At around 4:45am today, firefighters learned of a fire at a small fire station in the Santa Cruz Mountains—at the intersection of Empire Grade, Ice Cream Grade and Felton-Empire Road in Bonny Doon, authorities said.
The response to the McDermott Fire Station, located at 7276...
Several mailboxes reportedly pried open on Lexington Court (Police Blotter, March 1-7)
March 1
Someone reportedly burned a recycling dumpster at Jiffy Mart on Los Gatos Boulevard between 2:11am and 3:45am.
A homeless person was reported defecating on Live Oak Apartments’ property on Blossom Hill Road at 8:28am.
A caller reported that dumpsters had been burned at Goodyear Tire...
Bear Creek Stables opening to the public this spring
On Feb. 25, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District approved a 12-year contract with Friends of Bear Creek Stables to operate the Los Gatos facility it’s named after. With the help of local businesses like Summit Store, and thanks to money from Netflix, $250,000...
Peregrine Hospitality scores Toll House Hotel downtown
On March 2, Peregrine Hospitality, a hotel company with a $2.5 billion portfolio, announced it had acquired Toll House Hotel in Los Gatos, as well as The Lodge at Tiburon—facilities that serve what’s known in the business as “drive-to-leisure” markets.
“These are both exceptionally well-located...
San Jose man killed along Highway 17
On March 8, about 10pm, CHP officers responded to a call of a crash on southbound Highway 17, south of Glenwood Drive.
A 44-year-old man from San Jose was driving a 2008 Suzuki SX4 at an unknown speed when, for reasons still under investigation, the...
AIM Showcase set for March 11; Alice in Wonderland, Jr. opens March 26
The Campbell Union School District will host its annual Art, Innovation, and Music (AIM) Showcase on March 11.
Organizers say it’s “an opportunity for students to display what they have learned over the course of the school year with their AIM teachers.”
At this year’s event,...
It’s a full house of talent over at Tasting House
It’s no secret that talent attracts talent: everyone wants to be part of a winning team. Talent scouts and proprietors Mike and Denise Thornberry of Tasting House Los Gatos, have assembled one of the finest groups of hospitality professionals in the region to create...
Class action suit against Flock license readers cites Los Gatan
A class action lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court Feb. 26 takes aim at the static license-plate-reader vendor the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department uses to track vehicles across the community. It cites Los Gatan reporting and an article published in sister...
Saratoga High teachers honored as Special Olympics Northern California ‘Teachers of the Season’
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced today that two Saratoga High School Community-Based Instruction (CBI) teachers, Sara Buffey and Christine Carlos Quiggins, have each been recognized as Fall Semester 2025 “Teachers of the Season” by Special Olympics Northern California.
The recognition honors educators who demonstrate exemplary commitment...
Arson suspect arrested on Highway 17
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...
