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SCCFD: Tanker spill could’ve been worse
Traffic was snarled for hours on the primary route between Silicon Valley and the Monterey Bay when a truck carrying 8,600 gallons of fuel overturned this morning. The driver was taken to hospital with unknown injuries.
The tanker crashed along southbound Highway 17 south of...
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...
Stolen vehicle recovered, $2.5K in medication taken from Safeway (Police Blotter, Aug. 17-23)
Sunday, Aug. 17
An incident of grand theft was reported at 7:42pm on Elm Wood Court. The reporting person had $4,000 in cash stowed away in his closet in order to pay contractors, and it was gone after the subject was at the property conducting...
LGMSPD release of license plate search records heavily redacted
The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department has taken a more secretive approach to responding to a California Public Records Act request submitted by the Los Gatan, when compared to how the County law enforcement agency handled the same ask.
Meanwhile, at Council last week, the...
LGUSD: Attempted burglary suspect who hid by school cafeteria worker entrance arrested
A suspect was taken into custody this morning after trying to burglarize a home then hiding near a staff entrance to Raymond J. Fisher Middle School, according to Los Gatos Union School District officials.
"We want to inform you about a situation that occurred earlier...
Commission approves golf course plan, including removal of 287 trees
It was standing room only last Wednesday at Planning Commission as residents wearing green stickers filed into the pews at the Civic Center in support of a physical reshaping of La Rinconada Country Club’s property.
Others came to share frustrations with the plan to remove...
Trespassing; pesticide sales; deodorant heist; attempted theft at West Valley Muslim Association (Police Blotter, Aug. 10-16)
Sunday, Aug. 10
A trespass was reported at 10:38am at the Starbucks on Los Gatos Boulevard. The subject in question was asked to leave and refused.
At 11:55am, two reckless vehicles were reported on East Main Street and College Avenue. Both vehicles were electric bikes driven...
Vandalism, juvenile disturbances, stolen vehicles (Police Blotter, Aug. 3-9)
Sunday, Aug. 3
Two stolen vehicles were reported across the day.
At 3:16am, a vehicle was stolen from a resident on Rushmore Lane. The reporting person heard the vehicle speeding away and called in roughly ten minutes later. No details were provided on the make and...
Weekend fires quelled before they could damage structures, remote-control cows
On Sunday afternoon, inmate firefighters battled flames that spread to just over 2 acres alongside their counterparts with Santa Cruz County, Cal Fire, Central Fire, Santa Cruz City and Bonny Doon fire departments—with help from California Highway Patrol officers—just north of Davenport, which was...
Town Council: Weed removal, an appeal of a development and federal funding cuts discussed
The Los Gatos Town Council held its first meeting, closing out summer break, this past Tuesday, Aug. 5. In the two hour convening, among other things, Council members discussed local events that happened during the recess, debated the impact of federal funding cuts and...
