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The new Tesla showroom and service center’s opening on Los Gatos Boulevard has been clouded by controversy surrounding Elon Musk—a former advisor to President Donald Trump.  The property, formerly the site of the old Moore GMC showroom, was purchased by Sand Hill Property Company for...

The Town of Los Gatos’ former top engineer WooJae Kim is appealing an order to repay money for a town-issued laptop he reported stolen while in Hawaii. Kim left his post in Los Gatos in December 2022 and became Public Works Director/City Engineer in Los...

On the day Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs for a slew of countries went into effect, Aug. 7, we reached local financial advisor Bruce Baron to get his perspective on how recent economic developments could rock the boat in his world. That’s because the company he...

The Los Gatos Town Council approved moving $3.77 million to the General Fund Appropriated Reserve for use in capital projects, at a regularly scheduled meeting May 17. It also agreed to take $2.2 million of Covid-19 relief (American Rescue Plan Act) funding for the same...

When a high school baseball team graduates eight senior starters—all of whom are either playing at four-year or two-year programs—the cupboard is usually bare the following season.  At tradition-rich Los Gatos High, however, there’s really no such thing as a rebuilding process—it’s more like a...

Heavy rains are a rarity in Los Gatos, but last week saw the community get quite the natural wash. And it put a serious damper on holiday shopping. But by Friday evening, no more droplets were falling—though it was still wet and cool—and hundreds turned...

Los Gatos submitted its draft Housing Element plan, which sets out how the Town plans to grow the number of residential units in the community, to State officials Oct. 14. While the Housing Element approach to urban planning has been with California for decades, only...

California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot on June 21 shared California's progress on the 30X30 plan, a goal to protect 30% of the state's land and coastal waters by 2030.  California has preserved nearly 1,000 square miles of land and sea in the first year...

The City of Monte Sereno has decided to hire longtime urban planner Diana Perkins as city manager—who has been running the small Silicon Valley municipality on an interim basis, since the departure of former head Steve Leonardis. The selection was approved at council on May...

Los Gatos High girls water polo coach Don Appleton knows it’s not every year a person in his position inherits a team free of drama and egos.  That’s why he’s been effusive in his praise for the players as they’ve been a joy to coach...