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Community Center planning moves along, with conceptual drawings now available
Since “The Project” was kicked off by Los Gatos Thrives in 2023, studies, workshops and surveys have demonstrated a strong desire for a new community center in Los Gatos.
And now, two conceptual renderings have been unveiled for the multigenerational community center.
The Los Gatos Community...
First-to-be-approved Builder’s Remedy project features 30 condos, including 6 affordable units
At the May 27 Council meeting, Los Gatos approved the first by-right residential project that invoked the “Builder’s Remedy” tool meant to chastise the municipality for not handing in a compliant Housing Element on time.
While the four-story condo building with commercial space on the...
Recyclers face off on hard-to-reuse pick-ups
Startups are constantly thinking of new ways to solve old problems, and recycling is an area ripe for reinvention.
That’s the picture painted by Ridwell, a waste-diversion company based in Seattle, Washington.
This supplementary recycling “B Corp” wants to give Silicon Valley consumers another method of keeping...
UPDATED: Unhoused man booked for drug and weapon offenses following Council lockdown Tuesday night
You might have thought that passing the budget (approved unanimously)—or perhaps the signing-off on new housing units—would've proved the most intense part of the June 3 Los Gatos Council meeting.
However, a little after 9pm, during an intermission, Councilmember Rob Rennie made a comment in...
Senior living facilities officially open their doors
Two different South Bay senior living facilities held their opening ceremonies on the same day last week.
On Thursday, The Grove senior living community in Los Gatos officially launched with a ceremonial ribbon-cutting, hosted by the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce.
The property, which is adjacent...
Sage Cobb reflects on term as Youth Poet Laureate
Los Gatos High School Junior Sage Cobb is the current 2025 Santa Clara County Youth Poet Laureate. Los Gatos, May 20, 2025: As their term as the 2025 Santa Clara County Youth Poet Laureate draws to a close this June, Los Gatos High School...
Los Gatos begins slashing services to reduce deficit
Town staff came into the May 20 Council meeting proposing nearly a million dollars in operations cuts, as local officials fear the Donald Trump Administration could cut key funding programs—and some revenue-generating ideas (such as pot dispensaries) weren’t approved in recent years.
But even with...
Commissioners say behavior policy draft is half-baked
Los Gatos commissioners are sounding the alarm that a new code of conduct, if approved as-is, would stifle freedom of speech and could lead to public meeting law violations.
While Town staff defended the pair of policies—one for Council members and one for commissioners—saying there...
Los Gatan wins first CNPA award at 2024 California Journalism Awards gala for sports photography
Over the weekend, the 2024 California Journalism Awards were handed out in Los Angeles, with the Los Gatan winning second place for an impressive high school football freeze-frame. It's the newspaper's first-ever CNPA win. It was nominated last year in a design category.
The photograph...
No injuries in Highway 17 bus fire with 32 students on board (updated)
*Last updated at 2:05pm, May 16, 2025
The Highway 17 section between Idylwild Road and Redwood Estates known as Moody Curve (because it passes over Moody Gulch) was the site of an unexpected field trip stop this morning.
According to authorities, a southbound bus carrying 32...
