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Council candidates make their case during panel at senior living community
Last Thursday at the Terraces of Los Gatos, all six Council candidates—Mary Badame, Rob Moore, Steve Raspe, Jeff Suzuki, Heidi Owens and Rob Stump—arrived for a panel discussion in the senior living community’s packed auditorium. Tylor Taylor, Successful Aging Solutions & Community Consulting (SASCC)...
LGMSPD marks century of policing at awards luncheon
On Oct. 22, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation (LGMSPF) hosted an afternoon of recognition and acknowledgement for our Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department (LGMSPD). The event was held at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center auditorium with Los Gatos Meats & Smoke House providing...
Hearing for ‘sexually violent predator’ Michael Cheek postponed after residents pack Loma Prieta Elementary School auditorium to oppose Los Gatos placement
On Wednesday just before noon at the Summit Store, all anyone seemed to be talking about was the upcoming court hearing for the potential release of “sexually violent predator” Michael Cheek to the Loma Prieta neighborhood of Los Gatos.
And at a packed meeting at...
Caller reported an exhaust of a vehicle cut on San Benito Avenue (Police Blotter, Oct. 18-24)
Oct. 18
A caller reported two subjects in their front yard on Shannon Road at 2:19am.
A caller reported a subject tampered with the pokemon machine at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 12:56pm.
A door was reportedly broken into and there was graffiti on Tait...
Caller reported their son stole candy multiple times from Safeway on Pollard Road (Police Blotter, Oct. 11-17)
Oct. 11
A vehicle accident with an unknown number of injuries reportedly occurred at Steele Read on Los Gatos Boulevard at 12:48am.
A caller reported that someone broke into her vehicle on Overlook Road and rummaged through the glove box at 11:13am.
Oct. 12
A woman reportedly trespassed...
Congressman Jimmy Panetta reacts to mysterious white powder mailed from Texas to Santa Cruz office, staffer evaluated by EMTs
*Last Updated: Oct. 16, 2026 at 3:42pm.
At around 9am today, one of Congressman Jimmy Panetta's staffers at his Santa Cruz office, on the third floor of a modernist concrete box near the San Lorenzo River, opened an envelope postmarked from Texas, sending a white...
Monte Sereno youth take the lead on emergency preparedness
The Monte Sereno Youth Commission is helping residents prepare for wildfires, earthquakes, power outages and other disasters by launching an ambitious initiative to build and distribute emergency “go bags” to every household in Monte Sereno.
Led by Youth Commission Vice Chair Stella Zeidler and Secretary...
Officers arrested a shoplifting suspect on felony charge at Whole Foods on Los Gatos Blvd. (Police Blotter, Oct. 4 -10)
Oct. 4
Personal care products worth $3,364.97 were stolen Sept. 30 from Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue and reported at 11:24am.
Oct. 5
A caller reportedly accidentally hit a man in the roadway after he walked in front of her car and sustained no injuries at...
Authorities release names of 80-year-old Monte Sereno fire victims
Authorities have now released the identities of the two older individuals who died in an early morning fire in Monte Sereno on Wednesday.
The County of Santa Clara Office of The Medical Examiner told the Los Gatan earlier today that Nancy and David Breuer, both...
Star Chefs 2026 benefit crowns new champions
The spectacular grounds of the Lexington Hills Estate in Los Gatos, adjacent to the Lexington Reservoir, provided jaw-dropping views and a graciously appointed setting for the 3rd annual Star Chefs competition, held on Sunday, Sept. 20.
This third annual food and beverage pairing event, presented...
