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Council Chambers were brimming as residents turned out Tuesday night for the ceremonial handoff of mayor and vice mayor duties. And as Rob Rennie, who’s been vice mayor for the past year, took the gavel from now-former mayor Marico Sayoc, he commended her for her...

In the aftermath of the blaze at a 50,000-square-foot commercial property on Los Gatos’ northern border that burned nearly the entire weekend, dogs that hunt for human remains began sniffing their way through the debris. At multiple points, officials worried the canines may have uncovered...

The Los Gatos Theatre has been shuttered since the pandemic but now plans are moving ahead for the locally owned CineLux chain to reopen the theater. Although a reopening date has not been set, CineLux owner Paul Gunsky expects to be showing flicks and selling...

Downtown Los Gatos was flooded Saturday with green and red, different incarnations of Santa and Mrs. Claus strutting their stuff, young dancers and singers, and an abundance of cheer and goodwill. It was all part of the Holiday Promenade, which took cues from the successful...

Updated: Thursday, Feb. 6 at 11:14am Just after 7am Monday, the California Highway Patrol posted on Twitter about a traffic operation on Highway 17, north of Alma Bridge Road. "A truck hauling trash caught fire," a spokesperson for the agency's San Jose station wrote. "Currently, there...

With Covid-19 positivity rates surging nationwide due to the Omicron variant, it was only a matter of time before one or more of the Los Gatos High winter sports teams faced a situation in which they would lose games and practices due to Covid...

It’s truly a special time for Los Gatos Little League baseball, especially for the 12U All Star team.  It beat Aptos 4-3 to win the Section 5 Tournament on July 18 at Pajaro Valley Little League Field in Watsonville. Los Gatos advances to the NorCal/State...

It’s the place to go if you want to get lingonberry Swedish pancakes, peek at the jarred reptile on your way to a $20 beard trim, or send out some packages all in one trip. And now, El Gato Village—the 15710 Los Gatos Blvd. space...

It was a splendid summer-like afternoon along Los Gatos’ main corridor, Saturday, as hundreds of people poked their heads into cute shops, dabbed bits of bread in artisanal truffle oil and sampled wines from 33 purveyors from around the Bay Area—and beyond. And at the...

When voters approved Proposition 64, the 2016 initiative that legalized recreational marijuana sales in California, 62 percent of Los Gatos residents voted for the measure. But Prop. 64 allowed municipalities to prohibit dispensaries within their jurisdictions, so Los Gatos banned them. Today, there are 42 retail...