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As the sunlight poured into the Santa Clara County Superior Court room, May 30, illuminating the three-panel abstract ocean scene on an austere wooden wall, Judge Evette Pennypacker was on her game, despite reduced access to digital paperwork over the Memorial Day Weekend, due...

The Los Gatos woman who is accused of holding alcohol-fueled parties for teens remained in jail over the holidays, as a variety of cases against her go unresolved. And in recent filings in the divorce case brought by her husband, Robert Amaral, the former chief...

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...

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...

The Town Council on May 17 unanimously voted to approve a sole-sourced $104,605 contract with software company TruePoint Solutions DigEplan (LCT Software) to provide services to the Community Development Department over the next five years. According to staff the funds are already available in its...

No one was displaced when a fire tore through a garage on Stetson Road in Los Gatos on Jan. 23. According to Cal Fire, firefighters were dispatched around 2:40am to the fire. When Engine 1791 from Burrell Cal Fire Station 47 arrived, they found a fire...

A man was arrested for being a minor in possession of alcohol, another for driving with a suspended license, and another for possessing a controlled substance, among other incidents, in the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno region during the Dec. 17-23 period.

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...

While the primary race for second-place in the 16th Congressional District has been nothing short of riveting—with Assemblymember Evan Low and Supervisor Joe Simitian separated by a single vote at times—less attention has been paid to the top vote-getter, 53-year-old Sam Liccardo, who grew...

A vegetation fire that broke out in the 16500 block of Matilija Drive in Los Gatos this morning was quickly brought under control. There are no reports of injuries or damage to structures. Just after 10am, the Santa Clara County Fire Department announced on Twitter it...