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Council puts Covid cash toward public restroom study, community garden, eliminating termites
In May, the Los Gatos Town Council decided it was going to use $2.9 million of the money Washington gave it to make it through the pandemic toward various capital projects.
And on Tuesday, Los Gatos’ elected officials (minus Vice Mayor Maria Ristow, who was...
County blocked homeowner’s attempt to access CZU insurance money before two-year deadline
The Santa Clara County Department of Planning and Development has been preventing a homeowner in the Lexington Hills area of Los Gatos from accessing public documents needed to fix damage caused by the storm that sparked the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire.
A Department of...
Los Gatos girls volleyball looks to produce another memorable season
In the 2021 season, the Los Gatos High girls volleyball team had what has become the norm for the program: a league championship and deep playoff run.
Expect more of the same this season, Wildcats coach Brynja Thompson said, but with an added bonus.
“People can...
Town’s efforts to acknowledge earliest residents fraught with challenges
Earlier this year while tweaking the history section of the Draft General Plan, Los Gatos planning commissioners suggested zooming-out from the previous version, which only told the story of settler expansion, to also share the history of the original inhabitants.
What may have seemed, to...
Local Scene: Police academy; road work underway
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...
Los Gatos High football puts in the work to achieve sustained success
The football games that are won in the fall are often decided by the work that was done in the spring and summer.
That’s why Mark Krail feels refreshed and confident entering his 10th season as the Los Gatos High coach. As the idiom goes,...
Having a mental health crisis? Try dialing 9-8-8
People experiencing mental health-related distress can now call 988, the new three-digit dialing code, to access the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
On July 16, the 988 dialing code began routing people in crisis to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline services. The shortened number may make...
Armed suspects arrested on suspicion of organized retail theft on Los Gatos Blvd. (Police Blotter, July 24-30)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of (July 24-30).
July 24
• A woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on Blossom Hill Road and Union Avenue at 1:02am.
• A vehicle was burglarized on the 100...
Los Gatos approves four-condo development
After a “public hearing” that didn’t attract any public commenters, Planning Commission approved a four-condo development that staff had initially recommended against, July 27. It almost didn’t even happen, as 10 minutes into the meeting the applicant hadn’t shown up to the Zoom meeting—so...
Was this the last Promenade ever? (photos)
Raul Caballero, 49, from San Jose was enjoying the Funky Latin Orchestra’s horns, drums and energetic vocal stylings in the early evening, July 28.
The last of 2022’s Promenades was underway, after the seventh was canceled because the money to pay for it dried up.
“I’ve...
