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-Updated July 26 at 4:45pm with statement from Front Porch After the Los Gatos Meadows senior living project was slammed, in 2022, by Town officials over height concerns and not taking heed of requests to rejig the hill-perched site to allow in more lower-income residents,...

Though the regularly scheduled Nov. 19 Council meeting lasted for more than three hours—after a special study session—it was an item that wasn’t on the agenda that defined the evening. An attempt by Councilmember Rob Moore to prevent the Town from using resources to deport...

Santa Clara County is outpacing the state in uptake of the omicron-specific Covid-19 booster vaccine across all eligible age groups, the county's top health official said. Roughly one-third of county residents ages 65 and up have received the updated booster compared to just 24.3 percent...

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,...

Mayor Mary Badame and Los Gatos Library Director Ryan Baker joined other local officials to thank fifth-grade Blossom Hill Elementary student Bradley Hall for raising hundreds of dollars for the library, Monday. He attended a traveling trivia game show, in Santa Cruz, called "The No Brainer...

The Lexington House is changing hands. Co-founder Stephen Shelton told the Los Gatan he’s already in escrow, and is ecstatic that the new owner plans to retain the name, the menu and its star chef, Ethan Carreon. “It’s a great scenario,” Shelton said. Marco Spagnuolo, who is...

The 2021 Los Gatos Children’s Christmas/Holidays Parade will not be held this year due to Covid-19 but the traditional Holiday Tree Lighting is going ahead, along with a holiday Promenade.   The first parade was held in 1956. It’s always been a “rain or shine” event—but...

In these hyper-partisan times, Democrats and Republicans can’t seem to agree on much. That includes the members of the California Legislature. Of the 2,278 bills lawmakers submitted by the deadline last week, only 11 had Republicans and Democrats as joint lead authors, according to a...

Los Gatos residents got their first chance to evaluate potential new Town Council members over a pair of candidate forums in the last couple of weeks. Dozens of locals came out to both the Los Gatos Community Alliance event Sept. 13, which focused on economic...

Global real estate brokerage The Agency announced seasoned real estate professional Jeff Barnett has joined the firm as managing director, tapped to lead the brokerage’s expansion into the Los Gatos market as it continues to grow its network of offices throughout Northern California.  The new...