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August 30, 2026

Rob Moore is the youngest mayor ever to take charge of Los Gatos (but just barely)

Rob Moore beaming
In a special meeting of the Town Council, Dec. 9, the reins of power were handed over from former mayor Matthew Hudes to Rob Moore, who, at 27, is the youngest Los Gatos mayor ever. (Brent Ventura was also 27 when he assumed the...

Tau, Stefanopoulos lead Los Gatos cross country teams to SCVAL De Anza Division titles

Led by standouts Aydon Stefanopoulos and Sophie Tau, the Los Gatos High boys and girls cross country teams won Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division championships at Crystal Springs in Belmont on Nov. 1.  The boys had a low score of 37 points...

Mountain residents protest PG&E power outages

Power and Service
About 30 Santa Cruz Mountain residents made their way to downtown San Jose on Sept. 9 and bunched up on the concrete steps of the Pacific Gas & Electric office at 111 Almaden Blvd. They held signs that read “UN PLUG PGE / NOT US”...

Los Gatos sues pair of developers, seeking clarity around housing rules (doc included)

Council meeting
On Friday, the Town of Los Gatos filed a lawsuit against two developers in Santa Clara County Superior Court, seeking clarification on State housing rules about deadlines for streamlined projects. The 19-page action against Arya Properties, LLC and Boulevard Properties, LLC seeks “declaratory relief” around...

Gas line break shuts Main Street, forces LG High School evacuation

gas line problem
For the second time in four months, Los Gatos High School was evacuated on Monday due to a gas leak at an adjacent construction site. A police cruiser parked at Jackson and Main Streets near the high school, blocking the thoroughfare shortly after the gas...

Veterans Memorial organization gears up for Sept. 11 remembrance

ringing the bell
The Flame of Liberty Memorial, located upon the Los Gatos Civic Center lawn (110 East Main St.) will once again be the site of somber remembrance for the tragic lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001. But in honor of Los Gatos High School alumni Mark...

Congresswoman leans on power company

Eshoo and Gibbons at art booth
On Sept. 20, Congress member Anna Eshoo took up the cause of local residents frustrated by frequent power outages, demanding answers about why PG&E’s grid has been so undependable. In a letter to the utility’s CEO Patricia Poppe, Eshoo said Santa Cruz Mountains residents are...

Shelter-in-place issued for Towne Terrace neighborhood

LGMSPD SUV
This morning police issued a shelter-in-place order for the Towne Terrace neighborhood. Around 11am, the Los-Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department posted on Instagram about police activity in conjunction with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. "Shelter in place and avoid traffic in the University Ave corridor,"...

Commission caps mosque attendance at 180 cars, except on Ramadan nights

mosque on a side street
Los Gatos Planning Commission voted unanimously April 22 to restrict the number of vehicles coming to the Farley Road mosque to just 180 during early mornings and late hours, except on Ramadan nights. This motion emerged after two earlier votes died by ties, as neighbors...

Bill that addresses meeting disruptions awaits governor’s decision

Robert Schultz Orders Sheehan Out
A bill that legislators say will address “disruptions” in public meetings statewide is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Senate Bill 1100 was introduced by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) and Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) shortly after local officials, such as Los Gatos...
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