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In first meeting back in person, Council agrees to delay decision about housing-focused referendum
Los Gatos’ first in-person Council meeting in a year brought out a full house on Oct. 18, as members debated what to do about a referendum brought by a group concerned with an increasing pace of residential development.
While there was disagreement over how to...
Los Gatos man admits to murdering wife after New Year’s Eve domestic incident footage uncovered
This week, John Maxey Yeager was charged with first degree murder and felony false imprisonment of his wife, Yingying "Dawn" Yu, who had filed for a divorce that was never finalized.
Local rabbi draws on personal experience while volunteering with Ukrainian refugees
Ilana Baird, 48, who works at the Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos, knows firsthand how traumatizing war can be for children.
Back in 2006, she was living in Haifa, Israel, finishing her studies to become a rabbi, when a war with Lebanon broke out.
“My...
Los Gatos water polo goalies Jackie King and Lucy Holland to play for Division I programs
Lucy Holland and Jackie King grew up playing for the same water polo teams, culminating at Los Gatos High, where they split time at goalie. Even though both were college prospects early in their high school careers, they never let their individual ambition get...
Where to celebrate the New Year in Los Gatos and the South Bay
New Year’s Eve falls on a Saturday in 2022, providing an extra day to recover before the work week begins. Clubs and venues around Los Gatos and the South Bay have planned accordingly. All events are on Dec. 31, unless otherwise noted.
The focus is...
ID checks, wristbands, other changes coming to downtown Promenades
The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce has been busy planning this summer’s downtown Promenades, with the first two scheduled for June 16 and 23 from 5-9pm.
As was the case last summer, the town will close Santa Cruz Avenue to vehicles between Bachman Avenue and...
“FREE THE SMILES” -Parents demand school board remove masks from kids
Parents who are fed up with having to make their kids wear masks to school protested this morning outside of R.J. Fisher Middle School, which is next to the Los Gatos Union School District offices.
They say research from infectious disease scientists suggests that children...
California receives $1.8B to expand broadband access
California was awarded more than $1.8 billion in federal funding to expand access to affordable, high-speed internet in the state, U.S. senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla announced on Monday.
Approximately one in five Californians lacks access to reliable and affordable high-speed internet, Feinstein said...
“Missing person” from San Jose turns up at Los Gatos Library (Police Blotter, March 7-12)
A week in the life of crime reports in Los Gatos (March 7-12, 2022). Files are from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department.
March 7
• A man was reportedly waving a large knife on Glen Una Drive and Saratoga Los Gatos Road at 3:13pm.
• A...
Travel Advisors winds down after 64 years
In the last six decades, many things have changed in Los Gatos, and throughout it all, businessman Ed Stahl has been a community anchor. The Brooklyn-born Stahl moved to California following a stint in the US Army to work as a regional manager for...
