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No injuries in Highway 17 bus fire with 32 students on board (updated)
*Last updated at 2:05pm, May 16, 2025
The Highway 17 section between Idylwild Road and Redwood Estates known as Moody Curve (because it passes over Moody Gulch) was the site of an unexpected field trip stop this morning.
According to authorities, a southbound bus carrying 32...
Locals say they want the Town to prioritize policing
One of the best things about living within a democracy is that it is for the people and by the people. And that includes the freedom to assemble.
On April 30, a meeting—called by Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation president Jonathan Knowles—was held at Los...
Grosvenor eliminates 14 more affordable units from North 40 Phase 2
The parade of residents who spoke at Planning Commission on April 30—cheering the developer for setting aside 16 units for people with mental disabilities—partially masked the reality that 14 affordable units had been erased from their North 40 designs since Grosvenor Americas submitted its...
Planning Commission recommends 55-unit ‘Los Gatos Green’ development
As the Los Gatos Green project arrived for a hearing at Planning Commission April 23, it began to test Los Gatos’ ability to wheel-and-deal its way towards less development, in an environment where it doesn’t hold many cards.
City Ventures has proposed 55 multifamily units,...
Bike and pedestrian infrastructure celebrated in Los Gatos with opening of Hwy 9 bridge
On an overcast spring day—20 years after planning began—a new prefabricated pedestrian, bicycle and ADA-compliant bridge was dedicated at Highway 9.
It links Highway 9 to the Los Gatos Creek Trailhead, and is located beside an existing bridge.
At this brief dedication were the visionaries who...
Local Catholics mourn death of Pope Francis
Just hours after Pope Francis died Monday, at age 88, it just so happened to be time for the monthly gathering of the St. Mary’s Seniors women’s group at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, in Los Gatos.
Shortly after noon, the ladies...
Fiber internet switched-on for rural residents
On Friday, at a midday ceremony in the Summit Store’s parking lot, in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, community members joined with telecom and government officials to celebrate the completion of the first phase of Surfnet Communications’ rural internet expansion.
Mark Morgenthaler, Surfnet’s...
LGHS auditorium packed for congressional town hall
As some of those in attendance at the Los Gatos High School auditorium began to speak, one could hear the trembling and defiance in their voices.
Each related a somewhat different concern, during the town hall hosted Thursday by area congressmen Jimmy Panetta and Sam...
Commissioners recommend allowing lower-income builds in more areas
Planning Commission voted April 9 to recommend a General Plan amendment to allow 100% affordable housing projects in mixed-use commercial and restricted highway commercial zones.
Commissioner Susan Burnett was the lone vote against. She said Los Gatos has been going further than it has to,...
Los Gatos cancels Screen on the Green, drops Harvest Fest idea
As the threat of cuts to millions of dollars in federal government funding looms over the Town of Los Gatos, Council cancelled plans for a new Harvest Festival this fall, during its regularly scheduled meeting April 1.
The Town had been considering getting rid of...
