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March 5, 2026

RH project heads to Council with strong hand

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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...

New Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department chief is first woman to hold the role

Police Chief Jamie Field and quote
This week, when the Town of Los Gatos appointed Jamie Field chief of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, it represented a milestone. The community has never had a woman leading the force before. In an interview with the Los Gatan, Field said she was...

Court rejects LGSUHSD’s attempts to have sex-abuse-reporting law deemed unconstitutional

According to a civil action brought in January under a landmark #metoo-era child-sex-abuse reporting law, AB 218, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District employee Willie Harmatz pressured students not to cooperate with police investigating Los Gatos High School track coach Chioke “Chee” Robinson. In a...

Jewelry stolen, vandalism and public intoxication (Police Blotter, Oct. 12-18)

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Sunday, Oct. 12 An ongoing parking violation has been occurring at the intersection of Victory Lane and West Main Street. A gold Honda Accord has been occupying two spots, instead of one.  At 4:14pm, an individual was reported for public intoxication at the Walgreens on North...

Local Scene: Nature Center reopening; school officials honored

Youth Science Institute Nature Center Vasona Park
Nature Center prepares for reopening The Youth Science Institute Nature Center is set for a grand reopening on May 28 from 11am to 1pm. The public is invited to explore the new nature dioramas depicting the wildlife community living along Los Gatos Creek as it flows...

Reese Drotar battles through adversity to become Division I signee

The bodies of elite gymnasts take a beating, and Reese Drotar has the battle scars to prove it.  The recent Los Gatos High graduate and Level 10 gymnast has had four major surgeries in the last four years, three on her knee and the most...

Former Bear Creek Stables manager charged with animal cruelty

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The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged Chaparral Ranch, the former manager of Bear Creek Stables in Los Gatos, with criminally failing to care for a horse that died from malnutrition and heat stroke last year. Honey the horse was found unable to...

Canyon Snow marks 2 decades in business

Dev Davis
The Los Gatos lobbying firm that proudly touts its “environmental, social, and governance” credentials on its website—that’s Canyon Snow, which recently announced it was adding a former San Jose City Council member to its roster—says it’s not worried about the scorched-earth anti-woke policies President...

Court hears Los Gatos mom told kids she had clairvoyant, sexual dreams

Santa Clara County Hall of Justice
Unlike the days where Shannon O’Connor refused to show up to her various court appearances, now that her trial is underway, she’s been on her best behavior. On Jan. 8, the incarcerated defendant—who’s accused of hosting dangerous parties for teens, furnishing them with alcohol and...

SummerHill buys Los Gatos Lodge for ‘Solana’ development

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On Sept. 1, the Los Gatos Lodge permanently closed its doors after being in business since 1958. The 8.8-acre lot, once a popular “garden motel,” sold for $78 million dollars to SummerHill Homes. Escrow closed on Oct. 15 for the sale by property owner...

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