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Los Gatos High girls water polo team ruling the pool
Los Gatos High girls water polo coach Don Appleton knows it’s not every year a person in his position inherits a team free of drama and egos.
That’s why he’s been effusive in his praise for the players as they’ve been a joy to coach...
‘You dumb young people think you can get away with everything’ (Police Blotter, Aug. 27-Sept. 2)
Aug. 27
• A woman was arrested for trespassing on N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 6:12am.
• Someone stole a vehicle’s catalytic converter on Cypress Way.
• A man was reportedly following a woman on S. Santa Cruz Avenue and W. Main Street at 9:38pm, saying, “You...
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...
Los Gatos’ rainfall roughly average in 2021
Fueled by two wetter-than-normal months, Los Gatos’ rainfall total in the 2021 calendar year was more than double that in 2020.
But even with an atmospheric river soaking the region in the year’s final weeks, and with the town at its 30-year average, the region...
Los Gatos High swimmers and divers shine in CCS Championships
Los Gatos High senior Zoe Frangieh didn’t have the opportunity to compete in the Central Coast Section Swimming Championships in her sophomore and junior years due to Covid.
Back at the Santa Clara International Swim Center—the annual site of the Championships—for the first time since...
Bay Area health officers announce new indoor mask criteria
Health officials across nine Bay Area jurisdictions announced their criteria Thursday to eventually lift the region's requirement to wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status.
The health officers in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties and...
School measures maintain approvals as more votes trickle in
Los Gatos residents’ support for the $163 million “Measure CC” bond to upgrade classrooms and other facilities at Los Gatos Union School District—which needed 55% to pass—was confirmed at 66.19% of the vote on Tuesday.
There were 10,033 votes cast from the Yes side, compared...
Police told of 6-hr pool party on Longmeadow Dr.; man reported for playing piano ‘with a lot of trash around him’ (Police Blotter, July 17-23)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of July 17-23.
July 17
• A caller reported a loud party had been going on for more than four hours on Daves Avenue at 12:44am.
• A man was reportedly standing on Highway...
Man bites employee of downtown business; drive-by rubber-bullet shooting (Police Blotter, Nov. 26-Dec. 2)
Nov. 26
• A man reportedly bit an employee at a business on N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 1:35am. He was arrested for battery and disorderly conduct.
Nov. 27
• A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on the 400 block of...
Power out for 21,000 on Christmas Eve as fire ignites at PG&E’s Saratoga substation
Around 21,000 customers were without power in North Santa Clara County after a Pacific Gas and Electric substation in Saratoga caught fire and belched black smoke into the air on Christmas Eve.
PG&E learned about the emergency at its facility at 12975 Glen Brae Dr....
