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As Assistant Town Manager Arn Andrews arrived at the grand re-opening for the Los Gatos Theatre, Thursday, it marked the end for the long and careful journey of bringing one of the community’s most valued cultural assets back to life. But it also served to...

Nov. 28 • Two unknown suspects stole an electric bicycle from a driveway on College Avenue at 7:32am. • A van was spotted driving on the grass near town hall on E. Main Street at 5:13pm. A caller reported that the driver then got out of...

Three people were injured in a Los Gatos crash on southbound Highway 17 next to Vasona Lake last night, authorities said. After a caller alerted them of the situation by dialing 911, crews from Santa Clara County Fire, California Highway Patrol, Santa Clara County EMS,...

An approved Swenson Builders memory care and assisted living facility, planned for Los Gatos, survived a challenge that featured two mayoral voices from neighboring Monte Sereno, during the Sept. 19 Town Council meeting. Former mayor and recent State Assembly candidate Liz Lawler and current mayor...

When the Los Gatan reached Marico Sayoc on Aug. 16, she was thrilled to talk about how many Town staff had just begun working in-person again—that very day. The next step, she explained, was for the municipal office building to open its doors for drop-in...

On Nov. 7, Town Council members debated the merits of rezoning areas where homebuilding is meant to occur. The meeting kicked off with an item that took 40 minutes, even though it had already been debated and approved at a prior meeting (it needed to...

The Los Gatos Town Council approved moving $3.77 million to the General Fund Appropriated Reserve for use in capital projects, at a regularly scheduled meeting May 17. It also agreed to take $2.2 million of Covid-19 relief (American Rescue Plan Act) funding for the same...

Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department "blotter" for the week of Dec. 12 - 18. Dec. 12 • A caller reported they were hit with a stick by a store employee for over-paying for a product on the 200 block of East Main Street at 11:08pm. Dec. 13 •...

Two Council candidates—Mayor Rob Rennie and Rob Moore—boycotted a forum hosted Sept. 13 by the Los Gatos Community Alliance, an organization which has been helping others on the ballot. A third, Planning Commissioner Reza Tavana, told organizers he was too busy to attend. “I always hesitate...

Police to get three new SUVs Council has authorized $125,037 to replace three police cruisers that are nearly four years old and have an average of 60,000 miles on their odometers. The money to purchase the vehicles from Folsom Lake Ford, voted on during the regularly...