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The Annual Los Gatos Thanksgiving Interfaith Service, a quarter-century-old tradition, will be held at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15985 Rose Ave., on Nov. 18, from 7-8pm with a reception to follow.  Eight Los Gatos churches will participate. Among the speakers will...

Los Gatos residents' support for the $163 million "Measure CC" bond to upgrade classrooms and other facilities at Los Gatos Union School District—which needed 55% to pass—was confirmed at 65.76% of the vote by Friday. There were 8,028 votes cast from the Yes side, compared...

As Federal Communications Commission Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel left the Sunnyoaks Fire Station in Campbell Monday, where she’d held a roundtable discussion with emergency and tech industry officials, the solar eclipse was traversing North America and she was in high spirits. Here at the McCormack Training...

This holiday season, as members of Gen Z—the generation known for their affinity for convenience and endless personalization—pick out gifts for loved ones, they’re exerting an outsized influence on the overall shopping landscape, experts say. Members of Gen Z (born around 1995-2010), have been immersed...

Though Council members acknowledged there were still months-worth of improvements ahead to get a final version prepared, in a special meeting held Monday, they voted to deem the current Draft Housing Element good enough to send over to the California Department of Housing and...

Business has been booming for Ziyad “Zip” Showket, a firearms instructor in liberal Marin County—thanks to six justices on the nation’s highest court. For two decades across four Bay Area counties, Showket has been schooling retired law enforcement officers, mall cops and the rare civilian...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Feb. 27-March 5, 2022. Feb. 27 • A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on the 1500 block of Pollard Road at 4:43am. Another man was arrested...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has approved a proposal from supervisors Joe Simitian and Cindy Chavez to formally engage the California Public Utilities Commission about AT&T’s application to withdraw as California’s “Carrier of Last Resort.” County Administration and County Counsel have been directed...

Three days after winning the program’s first Central Coast Section championship in 40 years, the Los Gatos High girls basketball team delivered an encore performance worthy of a standing ovation.  Which, incidentally, is what they received being they were on their home court Tuesday. As...

The County of Santa Clara and the county’s Fire District are ramping up wildfire prevention efforts, just as the region heads into another fire season plagued with severe drought conditions. With the 2020 megafires—the Santa Clara (SCU) and Santa Cruz (CZU) lightning complex fires—still...