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Median work on Los Gatos Boulevard continues through November
Traffic on Los Gatos Boulevard is expected to be impacted through November as crews construct a center median between Lark Avenue and Walker Street.
The work is part of the North 40 development currently under construction.
Message boards were placed to inform motorists and the community...
Credit cards stolen from vehicle on Broadway; teen shot with airsoft gun (Police Blotter, June 25-July 1)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of June 25-July 1.
June 25
• A caller reported dogs barking for an hour on Kennedy Road.
• Petty theft was reported at a business on Los Gatos Boulevard.
• A vehicle was reportedly...
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...
Veterans eye 4 Tait Avenue building
Wayne Heimsoth peered in the window of the terracotta roofed former home of the Los Gatos Art Museum on the corner of Tait Avenue and West Main Street.
In the midmorning sun last Thursday, he remarked on what appeared to be new carpet. The 77-year-old...
Council gives Town Manager Laurel Prevetti fond farewell
The bittersweet tributes poured in during the only item on the regular agenda at Council, Sept. 3: final professional goodbyes to Los Gatos Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, who spent a decade at the helm of the Silicon Valley community.
But perhaps none were more poignant...
Complaint of being pushed onto bar stool; suspect trying to break into mail truck; paint can thrown onto driveway (Police Blotter, June 19-24)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of June 19-24, 2022.
June 19
• A neighbor reported that a group of juveniles were having a party on Carlton Avenue at 12:13am.
• A woman was arrested for driving under the influence...
Farmers Insurance extends CZU claim deadline for resident
It was on Aug. 11 that 69-year-old Lexington Hills resident Sidney French reached out to Farmers Insurance to gain more information about the “Additional Living Expense” coverage on her home insurance policy.
That’s the section that’s meant to help customers get reimbursed for costs incurred...
No injuries in Highway 17 bus fire with 32 students on board (updated)
*Last updated at 2:05pm, May 16, 2025
The Highway 17 section between Idylwild Road and Redwood Estates known as Moody Curve (because it passes over Moody Gulch) was the site of an unexpected field trip stop this morning.
According to authorities, a southbound bus carrying 32...
Los Gatos High boys lacrosse team on the verge of winning SCVAL championship
Miles Fisher saw a prime opportunity to score and knew what to do with it. Soon after, he was buried amid an avalanche of teammates in celebration.
Fisher’s goal with 3 minutes, 35 seconds left in sudden-death, double overtime lifted the Wildcats to a 8-7...
Founder of Los Gatos salon growing her Felton business in new space
It’s a Wednesday afternoon and Sydney Jayne, 42, is in an empty room with walls as white as a blank painter’s canvas. Milky rays spin in through the skylight she installed with her boyfriend Tachu Soto, for the new incarnation of her Jayne &...
