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There wasn’t a specific address, just a crossroads. A good 20 minutes out of town, the intersection of Sears and Wright Station roads is definitely somewhere in the middle of nowhere. The hills were looking dry and not so green, even after the rain of...

With seemingly constant rain storms pummeling the South Bay so far this winter, a federal drought monitoring program recently downgraded most of Santa Clara County from “Severe” to “Moderate” drought. But local water supply authorities warn that residents and property owners should continue to...

After a solid 2021 season, the Los Gatos High girls tennis team has upped its game this year with the goal to win a league championship.  The Wildcats are in contention to capture at least a share of the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El...

Frank Marotti Jr. had beads of sweat draped on his forehead on a frigid 45-degree night—and he wasn’t even playing.  To say the Los Gatos High boys soccer coach gets into the Wildcats’ games would be an understatement. The players seem to take after his...

Updated Sept. 6, at 11:17 a.m. After three-and-a-half years as chief of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, Peter Decena has resigned. The town announced his two-week notice in a press release sent out after 5pm on Friday, Sept. 3. “Los Gatos-Monte Sereno (LGMS) Police Chief...

Expectations were high for the Los Gatos High football team’s non-league matchup against Peninsula powerhouse Sacred Heart Prep on Sept. 23.  However, a game meant to be defined by exemplary playmaking turned out to be an uncharacteristic showing for both sides, with Los Gatos taking...

Firefighters were battling a fire at a three-story commercial structure at Knowles Drive and Dell Avenue, along Los Gatos' northern border near the Netflix campus, this morning. Crews headed to the 50,000-square-foot building just after 10am and had trouble finding the flames because the building...

You might have thought that passing the budget (approved unanimously)—or perhaps the signing-off on new housing units—would've proved the most intense part of the June 3 Los Gatos Council meeting. However, a little after 9pm, during an intermission, Councilmember Rob Rennie made a comment in...

Today is the last day for eligible residents in California to register to vote for the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election, which is just 15 days away. California residents who have not yet registered can do so online through the Secretary of State's website, registertovote.ca.gov. If you...

It wasn’t but a New York minute when Los Gatos High field hockey coach Henry Reyes started looking at the video to dissect his team’s play in their 2-0 loss to visiting St. Francis on Oct. 18.  “It was a tough one, it hurts, like...