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They may not have packed a room the way they did in pre-Covid-19 times—when around 1,000 people turned up for the community’s Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service—but the around 125-strong in-person crowd was augmented by additional attendees participating remotely.  Jeffrey Hall, the senior pastor at Los...

Academy provides public with inside look at police department The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department is presenting its first Community Police Academy. This is an opportunity for the public to participate in a 10-week program designed to provide an inside look at local law enforcement.   During academy...

Sept. 6 A vehicle accident with no injuries reportedly left a wheel bent backwards at West Main Street and Victory Lane at 1:01am. A woman went to the emergency room and reported that her significant other fractured her nose on East Main Street at 3:44am. Approximately $1,332...

Come one, come all: old Americans, new Americans, prospective Americans. This is our Independence Day. A day to be proud. It’s a day to celebrate our country, which was “born” on July 4. The San Jose Wind Symphony is marking its 31st year entertaining Los Gatans. And...

The newest leader on Monte Sereno City Council is the husband of a recent Los Gatan cover star. In September, KCAT TV Executive Director Melissa Toren appeared on our P1, as she helped kick-off the Oktoberfest party she was instrumental in organizing in Los...

Plant-Based Advocates of Los Gatos held its first fundraiser on June 26, exceeding expectations by raising more than $700 for the nonprofit’s programs. The bake sale was conceived of and organized by Jackie Parsons, a local student and member of the nonprofit. Parsons was inspired...

Joel Fumia vividly remembers going to his two older sisters’ Los Gatos High soccer matches and the program competing for league and section championships. Now, the 33-year-old looks to lead the Wildcats to a return to glory as the new head coach of the...

Investigators arrested more than a dozen people suspected of being involved in catalytic converter thefts from vehicles in cities throughout the Bay Area, according to San Jose Police.  The arrest of 15 suspects over several weeks was the culmination of a six-month investigation into the...

April 12 A vehicle was reportedly stolen at Bay Tree Apartments on Massol Avenue at 12:05pm. Three teens on bikes reportedly attempted to hit the caller and her husband while they were on a walk at Vasona Park on Garden Hill Drive at 12:42pm. Ten juveniles were...

Monte Sereno voted to appoint Kirsten Powell, Scotts Valley’s top legal official, as its new City Attorney on June 6. The City Council voted unanimously (with Councilmember Burton Craig absent) to engage Logan & Powell, LLP, as part of passing its consent calendar, which is...