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Mikaela Hall, an 18-year-old Leigh High School Senior who lives in San Jose, was so nervous their hands were shaking. This morning, the nonbinary student was supposed to be learning about America's governmental system in a course offered on the West Valley College campus. Instead, they...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Feb. 27-March 4. Police recover multiple stolen vehicles in one night Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police officers were busy the night of March 2. The first incident began with reports of a stolen vehicle...

The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California says Los Gatos’ censure of a Planning Commissioner—who wrote to the California Department of Housing and Community Development in November about a housing-related referendum that upended plans to increase residential density in town, then was chastised...

At the Feb. 21 Council meeting, elected officials discussed how to spend $1.645 million in pandemic relief provided by the Biden Administration that’s still leftover. The big winners were public access broadcaster KCAT, which will receive a one-time infusion of $100,000, Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation...

The National Weather Service issued another cold weather advisory for the Los Gatos area on Tuesday, as rain and snow continued to pummel Bay Area communities. But it can be surprisingly challenging to evaluate snow levels in areas like the Santa Cruz Mountains, according to...

Even though the mountaintops are covered in snow, officials warn that fire season has begun in Santa Clara County. Every year, beginning in March, property owners throughout the county must comply with regulations designed to prevent the spread of wildfires that threaten people, property and...

After Planning Commissioner Kylie Clark—who works on housing issues for the Silicon Valley nonprofit West Valley Community Services—watched density rules suggested by the Town body she sits on get refined by Council, only to be swept aside entirely by a late-breaking referendum drive funded...

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority sent a representative to Los Gatos Council’s regularly-scheduled Feb. 7 meeting to explain why it’s modifying weekend service to the only route that passes through town. The #27 travels from Campbell, through town and then heads to South San...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department covering the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4. Jan. 29 • A man was reportedly going door-to-door on Mary Way asking the homeowners if they wanted their gutters cleaned at 10:35am. • A man was arrested for threatening...

The news rippled out across the Bay Area—and beyond—when lauded restaurateur David Kinch announced he would be moving on from his Michelin-starred restaurant Manresa in Los Gatos. But now, one of the developers behind the North 40 mixed-use project in Los Gatos says he’s thrilled...