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A Hall of Fame induction ceremony tends to be a significant event for various reasons, but this year’s version of the Los Gatos High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony has the added layer that it will be the first one since 2019.  The rescheduled...

Though Council members acknowledged there were still months-worth of improvements ahead to get a final version prepared, in a special meeting held Monday, they voted to deem the current Draft Housing Element good enough to send over to the California Department of Housing and...

Virtually every high school basketball team that advances far in the playoffs or wins championships have one thing in common: they stay busy during the summer league season.  Los Gatos boys coach Nick Ward made sure to put the team in a position to succeed...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of May 22-28. May 22 • A purse was reported stolen from a store on N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 2:30pm. • Two suspects reportedly stole $1,800 from a business on the 14100 block...

Nov. 26 • A man reportedly bit an employee at a business on N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 1:35am. He was arrested for battery and disorderly conduct. Nov. 27 • A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on the 400 block of...

The Los Gatos Planning Commission gave the thumbs-up to the demolition of an Olive Street cottage to make way for a larger house that needed their blessing due to multiple exceptions to Town rules. While this plan was approved unanimously, at the regularly-scheduled Feb. 9...

A 62-year-old Los Gatos man has been charged with a hate crime in Santa Clara County Superior Court for allegedly hitting and yelling at an Asian American woman. On Oct. 5, around 11:45am, Richard Hanford encountered Berlina Moeharjo as she walked her dog down the...

As Council members discussed the emerging General Plan and Housing Element documents, during a special session Dec. 7, they appeared hyper-aware they were dealing with one of the most sensitive subjects for many locals. Officials looked at how the Town might alter its plans now...

Listening to Los Gatos’ elected officials talk about the most recent Housing Element rejection from the Department of Housing and Community Development, one might think the homes ministry had pulled a bait-and-switch. “‘What? That’s not what you told us we needed to do,’” Councilmember Rob...

During its regularly scheduled meeting, Dec. 6, Mayor Rob Rennie asked Town Manager Laurel Prevetti for an update on the process to officially acknowledge Los Gatos’ earliest residents. But her response—while delighting some First Nations advocates—left one group in particular feeling a little left out. “We...