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Wildfire threatening 5 homes contained
A vegetation fire threatening several homes in the 18500 block of Montevina Road above Los Gatos didn't end up consuming any structures or injuring anybody this afternoon, authorities said.
The blaze sparked around noon and as Santa Clara County Fire Department and Cal Fire crews...
Architects win delay in already-overdue Objective Standards process
Los Gatos is months behind on creating design rules for new condominiums and apartments, but the process hit another snag, Aug. 24, after local architects asked for extra time to give input.
Representing that group was Bess Wiersema, the owner of Studio3 Design, who decried...
Departing town attorney lauded for ‘fair-minded’ approach
The news that the Town's senior legal mind was moving on was announced early Monday.
And while Town Attorney Rob Schultz still plans to stay in his position until Dec. 30, residents and business leaders recollected on his "fair-minded" and accessible approach to handling local...
Request for transients be ‘moved along’ from Alberto Way spot; gasoline siphoned; business’ window smashed (Police Blotter, Jan. 21-27)
Jan. 21
• A woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and resisting an officer on University Avenue and Boyer Lane at 1:02am.
• A man was arrested for being in possession of unlawful paraphernalia on the 600 block of N. Santa Cruz...
Los Gatos boys basketball impressive in winning own tournament
Scotty Brennan corralled the rebound and ran down the left sideline to the half-court line when the buzzer sounded, and the celebration was on for the Los Gatos High boys basketball team.
Locked in a riveting, white-knuckle, back and forth contest with Christopher High in...
Local tech investor named in offshore tax haven leak
I was at the tippy-top of Montara Mountain on a clear day last month near telecommunications equipment—Mavericks to the south, Pacifica to the north—when a call beamed in to my cellphone. It was Roshan Gudapati, the Silicon Valley investor—perhaps best known for co-founding Chiplogic...
Cortese introduces bill to tackle youth fentanyl crisis
State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) recently introduced legislation to prevent opioid and fentanyl overdoses and death among California’s youth.
Senate Bill (SB) 10, should it be approved and signed into law, would expand statewide prevention and education efforts to combat the skyrocketing overdoses and...
Councilmember Hudes decries ‘self-flagellating’ language in Housing Element, opposes sending to State
While multiple Housing Element Advisory Board members took issue with some of the more progressive language in the latest draft of the Housing Element, Sept. 28, everyone but Councilmember Matthew Hudes ended up voting to make no changes to the document before submitting the...
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...
Los Gatos Town Attorney Resigns
This article has been updated.
Los Gatos Town Attorney Robert Schultz announced his resignation on Nov. 8.
Schultz, who graduated in 1986 from Southwestern University School of Law and was admitted to the State Bar in 1987, was hired by the Los Gatos Town Council in...
