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January 14, 2026

Aquatic plants are all wet

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Home gardens and landscapes should be compatible with their respective climates. For local chaparral climates, plants that do not need much watering through the long and dry summers are appropriate. Aquatic plants are the extreme opposite. They require regular replenishment of the ponds that...

GATOS GARDENS CASE: Pick a fight with the County and you might have to sell your firetruck collection to pay the legal bills

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A tractor-trailer pulls onto the shoulder at the foot of the Santa Cruz Mountains near Morgan Hill, at dusk on Oct. 12, across from a fresh deer carcass where insects and amphibians sing their evening songs. The driver, carrying something akin to a lunar crawler...

Eggs thrown at vehicle; backyard prowler reported; ice cream truck driver nearly hits woman (Police Blotter, April 10-16)

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From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of April 10-16. April 10 • A man was arrested for hit and run and driving under the influence of alcohol on University Avenue and Blossom Hill Road at 3:43am. • A vehicle was...

$12,000 theft during ATM transaction; Tesla protest reported as traffic hazard (Police Blotter, Sept. 21-27)

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Sunday, Sept. 21 At 3:38pm, a trespass was reported at the Civic Center on East Main Street.  A man was repeatedly harassing patrons and refused to leave after being asked by Civic Center directors.  Monday, Sept. 22 Three vehicle accidents occurred throughout the day, all of which did...

Los Gatos baseball team ready to surge

Three hits in an eight-inning game isn’t normally a recipe for success, but it was for the Los Gatos High baseball team on March 30 against Los Altos High.  The Wildcats’ 3-2 win was exactly what they needed as it snapped a three-game league skid...

Los Gatos High girls volleyball team remains in the upper echelon

The Los Gatos High girls volleyball team has already been involved in three five-set matches this season, and it prevailed each time.  That’s always a good sign for any squad that has aspirations to win a league and section championship. So it is for the...

With an emphasis on rebuilding the culture, things are looking up for Los Gatos High girls soccer

It took just one match—its season opener—for the Los Gatos High girls soccer team to equal its entire win total from a year ago.  Coming off a tough 1-16 season, the Wildcats already have shown the 2022-2023 season will be vastly different than last year....

Los Gatos High principal recalls helpless moments cradling student overdosing on opioid

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Los Gatos High School Principal Kevin Buchanan felt helpless on the third day of the 2021 school year. It wasn't the typical first-week-back chaos. Instead, Buchanan was sitting on the ground, cradling the body of a student—watching their face turn white, their body clammy,...

UPDATED: Unhoused man booked for drug and weapon offenses following Council lockdown Tuesday night

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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...

Los Gatos cross country teams win in Carmel; Stefanopoulos and Tau blazing fast all season

Every time Aydon Stefanopoulos runs, he questions whether the workout he’s doing is going to get him faster.   Judging by Stefanopoulos’ results this season, the answer is a resounding yes. The Los Gatos High sophomore has been remarkably consistent in 2022, with a first, second,...

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