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After discipline decision, First Amendment advocate sets sights on Los Gatos
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California says Los Gatos’ censure of a Planning Commissioner—who wrote to the California Department of Housing and Community Development in November about a housing-related referendum that upended plans to increase residential density in town, then was chastised...
RH project heads to Council with strong hand
Not a single resident spoke against the high-end restaurant, design studio and furniture store proposal from RH—formerly Restoration Hardware—for Old Town Los Gatos, as it made it through Planning Commission, Wednesday night, with plenty of support.
Only Commissioner Susan Burnett voted against one component of...
Woman pleads not guilty to hosting drunken parties for youth
The Los Gatos woman who stands accused of hosting alcohol-fueled parties for local high schoolers and facilitating sexual assault at the home she owned with tech executive Robert Amaral pleaded “not guilty” to all charges Monday in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Judge Johnny C....
Battle-hardened robotics team drops by Kiwanis luncheon
Members of the Los Gatos High School Robotics Team 972, who were finalists at the Silicon Valley Regional, and won the Archimedes Division at the FIRST World Championship in Houston, presented to the Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos, April 27.
"This was a huge accomplishment...
Cafe grateful for outpouring of support after shop partially destroyed; fundraiser reaches goal
Teri Hope founded Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co. in 1982. When asked about what the last four decades have meant to her, she replies that it’s been an incredibly rewarding journey. On top of being a business owner in town, she raised a family...
O’Connor rejects sentence offered by judge
Had she gone for it, the Los Gatos mother likely could have wrapped up at least two of her court cases.
But on Tuesday afternoon, Shannon O’Connor officially rejected a 17-year, four-month sentence offered by Judge Elizabeth C. Peterson in Santa Clara County Superior Court.
O’Connor,...
Town fills trio of leadership roles
Back in February, Gitta Ungvari delivered the mid-year budget report—letting elected officials know how reclassifying Netflix to an e-commerce platform affected the Town's bottom line and pitching Council on a quarter-million-dollars in extra spending.
"The Town must operate within its legally adopted budget," she said,...
Ferrari driver reported for reckless driving downtown; vehicle tire stolen (Police Blotter, Oct. 10-14)
Police Blotter for the week of Oct. 10-14.
Oct. 10
• A home was reported burglarized on Via Encantada.
Oct. 11
• A vehicle that had its keys inside was reported stolen on Los Gatos Boulevard at 6:35am.
• A business was reported burglarized on Los Gatos Boulevard.
• A...
Community rallies around teacher hit by truck while walking downtown Los Gatos
On Tuesday, February 27, local teacher Sarah Glover was walking in downtown Los Gatos when she was hit by a large pickup truck.
She was rushed to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center's Level 1 Trauma Center, where doctors and nurses treated her brain injury, multiple...
Los Gatos High baseball team reloads for another strong season
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...


















