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January 16, 2026

First-to-be-approved Builder’s Remedy project features 30 condos, including 6 affordable units

builder's remedy project
At the May 27 Council meeting, Los Gatos approved the first by-right residential project that invoked the “Builder’s Remedy” tool meant to chastise the municipality for not handing in a compliant Housing Element on time. While the four-story condo building with commercial space on 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...

Town’s efforts to acknowledge earliest residents fraught with challenges

Lillian Camarena during a ceremony
Earlier this year while tweaking the history section of the Draft General Plan, Los Gatos planning commissioners suggested zooming-out from the previous version, which only told the story of settler expansion, to also share the history of the original inhabitants. What may have seemed, to...

Los Gatos High cross country teams ready for another good run

A year ago, the Los Gatos High girls cross country team exceeded all expectations by winning the Central Coast Section Division I championship.  This season, the Wildcats’ challenge to repeat as section champions will be tougher as they’ve been placed in Division II, meaning they...

Los Gatos High field hockey juggernaut on the verge of winning another outright league championship

It wasn’t but a New York minute when Los Gatos High field hockey coach Henry Reyes started looking at the video to dissect his team’s play in their 2-0 loss to visiting St. Francis on Oct. 18.  “It was a tough one, it hurts, like...

Having a mental health crisis? Try dialing 9-8-8

mental health crisis illustration
People experiencing mental health-related distress can now call 988, the new three-digit dialing code, to access the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. On July 16, the 988 dialing code began routing people in crisis to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline services. The shortened number may make...

Assault with a deadly weapon; man arrested for possessing controlled substance after bathing with a hose (Police Blotter, Nov. 12-18)

Tarmo's police cruiser pic from the holidays
Nov. 12 • A woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in the Municipal Lot 2 at 2:59am. • Grand theft was reported on N. Santa Cruz Avenue. • A man was reportedly “acting weird” in a store on N. Santa Cruz Avenue at...

Town Manager gets 3% raise; Town Attorney gets 1.5% bump

Los Gatos municipal building sunset
Two of the Town’s top brass—the Town Manager and Town Attorney—secured raises during the Dec. 6 regularly scheduled Council meeting. Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, got a 3% ($8,033 base salary) increase, bringing her pay up to $275,783 a year—as well as “a one-time pandemic-related bonus”...

Comeback ’Cats: Los Gatos girls basketball team’s furious rally earns CIF NorCal win

Three days after winning the program’s first Central Coast Section championship in 40 years, the Los Gatos High girls basketball team delivered an encore performance worthy of a standing ovation.  Which, incidentally, is what they received being they were on their home court Tuesday. As...

Youth reported for spraying a fence on Worcester Loop with ketchup; mountain bike stolen (Police Blotter, March 19-25)

ketchup vs Worcestershire
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...
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