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A 1-0 loss to Mitty High on Oct. 6 did little to dampen the spirits of the Los Gatos High field hockey team. After all, the Wildcats will see the Monarchs again at least one other time in the regular season and quite possibly...

After months of community meetings, formal and informal studies, and tens of thousands of dollars invested, Council chose to walk away from paving the way for cannabis sales within Los Gatos’ borders, Tuesday. It made the decision at its regularly-scheduled meeting on the recommendation of...

The Town Council on May 17 unanimously voted to approve a sole-sourced $104,605 contract with software company TruePoint Solutions DigEplan (LCT Software) to provide services to the Community Development Department over the next five years. According to staff the funds are already available in its...

For seven Thursdays this summer, music wafted through the generally sleepy streets of Los Gatos, thanks to money from President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan Act, with the number of revelers growing each week. As Catherine Somers, the executive director of the Los Gatos Chamber...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of June 11-17, 2023. June 11 • A caller reported they couldn’t concentrate because “very loud music” was playing from a complex on Camino Del Sol at 12:23pm. June 12 • A person who moved...

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...

Nearly 200 people gathered at Jewish Silicon Valley's Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, Sunday evening, for an interfaith service. The Interfaith Unity Passover Seder was sponsored by the Interfaith Clergy Association of Los Gatos. The event—which commemorates the biblical story where the Angel of Death “passes over”...

Two developers trying to build a significant amount of housing in Los Gatos have fired back at the Town in court, accusing it of illegally blocking the development of homes—including affordable units. This comes after the Town took to Santa Clara County Superior Court seeking...

It came with a price tag Councilmember Matthew Hudes at first said looked “out of balance,” but in the end the flooring rework slated for the Adult Recreation Center was approved unanimously. At the Sept. 21 town council meeting, Hudes pulled the item from the...

Los Gatos resident Eric Drew is grieving, because one of his best friends just died. When Rotarian Bob Long was claimed by Covid-19 Aug. 27, he said, Los Gatos lost a key resident. “He was a pillar of the community,” he said of Long, who was...