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In split decision, Council agrees to transfer $844K for Shannon Road redesign
Mayor Maria Ristow helped push through funding for a bike and pedestrian project on a 1,400-foot residential section of Shannon Road that connects with Los Gatos Boulevard, despite several neighbors asking Council to scale it back.
She did so, during the April 18 Council meeting,...
Council commits $25K toward helping homeless
In January, during one of the storm systems, an unhoused resident was found 15 feet up a tree, Ed Lozowicki, a charity worker with the St. Vincent de Paul St. Mary outreach program, told the Los Gatos Town Council on April 4.
“He was there...
Councilmember stonewalls efforts to workshop Code of Conduct
During last week’s hour-long Policy Committee meeting to address issues with Los Gatos’ rules for Council members and commissioners, Councilmember Matthew Hudes refused to allow Councilmember Rob Moore to have a hand in improving guidelines his partner was recently found to have violated.
And Hudes...
Nine LGHS greats to be honored in 2023 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Nine new inductees will be honored in the Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame 2023 Induction Ceremony at La Rinconada Country Club on May 6.
The Los Gatos Hall of Fame Committee works in conjunction with the high school to assemble each year’s...
Youth reported for spraying a fence on Worcester Loop with ketchup; mountain bike stolen (Police Blotter, March 19-25)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 19-25.
March 19
• A mountain bike was reported stolen from a home on Winchester Circle.
March 20
• Vehicles were burglarized on Massol Avenue and Bachman Avenue.
• A man was reportedly standing...
Planning Commission discusses diversity plan
In August 2021, Councilmember Mary Badame, who is now Vice Mayor, made a motion to put $104,000 into justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) consulting work.
It was seconded by Councilmember Matthew Hudes and approved unanimously, splitting the pot between two vendors—with American Leadership Forum...
Person found dead after police respond to firearm discharge
A person was found dead inside a Los Gatos home early Sunday morning after police responded to a firearm discharge during a domestic incident on the 600 block of West Parr Avenue.
After de-escalation tactics weren’t fruitful just after 1am, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police...
Decor stolen from Vasona Ave yard; “flying trampoline” damages infrastructure on Belblossom Dr (Police Blotter, March 12-18)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 12-18, 2023.
March 12
• Someone stole decor items from a front yard on Vasona Avenue.
• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on the 15100 block...
Coroner classifies Los Gatos woman’s death as a ‘homicide’
The death of 46-year-old Jennifer Cobb—who was found with her 50-year-old husband in a Los Gatos home, Feb. 15—has been classified as a “homicide” by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.
Her partner, Cornelius Bangma, died by suicide, the coroner determined.
Both died...
ACLU threatens legal action against Town
The ACLU of Northern California is stepping up its pressure campaign against the Town of Los Gatos, threatening legal action if it doesn’t reverse a rebuke of a Planning Commissioner who complained to state officials about a referendum drive that quashed residential densification plans.
It’s...
