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On Nov. 7, Town Council members debated the merits of rezoning areas where homebuilding is meant to occur. The meeting kicked off with an item that took 40 minutes, even though it had already been debated and approved at a prior meeting (it needed to...

A 62-year-old man from Los Gatos died after the 2008 Victory Vision motorcycle he was driving collided with a 2003 Toyota Tundra on Pacific Coast Highway at Dimeo Lane, Saturday afternoon. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene just after 2pm. The initial investigation determined...

Oct. 22 • A caller reported a group of children for “being loud” in a backyard on Vineland Avenue at 12:33am. • A woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on highways 9 and 17 at 2:37am. • A man was arrested for being...

Oct. 15 • A vehicle was reported stolen on Oak Rim Court. • A bathroom was reportedly vandalized at Vasona Park. • A man was arrested for contempt of court on High School Court at 4:19pm. Oct. 16 • A man and a woman were arrested for being in...

During the Oct. 3 Town Council meeting, public commenter Brandye Sweetnam shared her concerns with the challenges of building in fire hazard zones in town. From her perspective, the burden on some homeowners in the hillsides seeking to improve their properties is much too heavy,...

Santa Clara County Assistant Fire Chief Brian Glass was on the way down the mountain from Los Gatos’ newest fire station to the department’s headquarters on Winchester Boulevard, Oct. 16, when he spotted a column of smoke. At 4:06pm he called in a fire and...

Oct. 8 • A man was reportedly going door-to-door asking for water on Briggs Court at 8:16am.  • A man was arrested on Los Gatos Boulevard for disorderly conduct and for a parole violation at 9:30am. • Grand theft was reported at a business on N. Santa...

Police estimated at least 600 people attended an Israel solidarity gathering at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos, Oct. 12, which included an overflow room. The event, organized by Jewish Silicon Valley, drew a variety of regional faith and political leaders in the...

The doldrums of the pandemic, as millions of older adults were killed by the coronavirus across the country, were a wake-up call to local leaders who watched seniors too-often suffering in isolation. And now, as the novel coronavirus fades from memory for many, efforts to...

While multiple Housing Element Advisory Board members took issue with some of the more progressive language in the latest draft of the Housing Element, Sept. 28, everyone but Councilmember Matthew Hudes ended up voting to make no changes to the document before submitting the...