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Last Wednesday, the pews were packed with Muslims and Jewish folks—alongside people of varying levels of other beliefs—as Planning Commission considered whether to grant permit modifications for a local mosque. The West Valley Muslim Association was asking that indoor prayers be allowed to occur as...

March 15 An officer recovered a stolen vehicle at Vasona Avenue at 6:48pm. A caller staying at an Airbnb on Shady View Lane reported a theft of over $100 worth of items at 9:27pm. March 16 A caller reportedly lost an envelope containing a check at Downtown on...

A family of three has been displaced by a house fire on the 300 block of Bachman Avenue of Los Gatos that was reported at 1:02 pm today. By the time firefighters arrived, it had already grown to become "fully involved", according to a spokesperson...

March 8 A caller reported their jewelry missing at Downtown on North Santa Cruz Avenue and West Main Street at 12:03pm. The caller lost the jewelry on March 5, but reported it on March 8. An unlicensed go-cart was reported driving around at Panorama and Anne...

The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that evaluates nearly 3,000 hospitals nationwide for its quality and safety, is facing intense scrutiny following a March 6 court ruling that labeled its methodology “deceptive” for penalizing non-participating hospitals.  Leapfrog publishes hospital safety report cards twice a year, grading...

At around 4:45am today, firefighters learned of a fire at a small fire station in the Santa Cruz Mountains—at the intersection of Empire Grade, Ice Cream Grade and Felton-Empire Road in Bonny Doon, authorities said. The response to the McDermott Fire Station, located at 7276...

March 1 Someone reportedly burned a recycling dumpster at Jiffy Mart on Los Gatos Boulevard between 2:11am and 3:45am. A homeless person was reported defecating on Live Oak Apartments’ property on Blossom Hill Road at 8:28am. A caller reported that dumpsters had been burned at Goodyear Tire...

On Feb. 25, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District approved a 12-year contract with Friends of Bear Creek Stables to operate the Los Gatos facility it’s named after. With the help of local businesses like Summit Store, and thanks to money from Netflix, $250,000...

The Campbell Union School District will host its annual Art, Innovation, and Music (AIM) Showcase on March 11. Organizers say it’s “an opportunity for students to display what they have learned over the course of the school year with their AIM teachers.” At this year’s event,...

Around 8am yesterday, the Santa Clara County Fire Department and the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department responded to reports of multiple fires in Los Gatos that were all located within a small area, authorities said. By about 9am, a suspect was located on Highway 17...