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Commissioners recommend allowing lower-income builds in more areas
Planning Commission voted April 9 to recommend a General Plan amendment to allow 100% affordable housing projects in mixed-use commercial and restricted highway commercial zones.
Commissioner Susan Burnett was the lone vote against. She said Los Gatos has been going further than it has to,...
Office-to-residential shift snagged by improper noticing
The residential development dream of one applicant was paused recently when an office-to-single-family zone change for 14331 Capri Dr. was paused due to improper noticing.
And so, on Wednesday night, the Planning Commission voted—once again—to OK the project.
The land is currently zoned Office but was...
Los Gatos man dies in PCH crash
A 62-year-old man from Los Gatos died after the 2008 Victory Vision motorcycle he was driving collided with a 2003 Toyota Tundra on Pacific Coast Highway at Dimeo Lane, Saturday afternoon.
California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene just after 2pm.
The initial investigation determined...
Los Gatos High swimmers and divers shine in CCS Championships
Los Gatos High senior Zoe Frangieh didn’t have the opportunity to compete in the Central Coast Section Swimming Championships in her sophomore and junior years due to Covid.
Back at the Santa Clara International Swim Center—the annual site of the Championships—for the first time since...
Councilmember’s husband and conservative activist both appear in court
Jeffrey Scott, the husband of Los Gatos’ former mayor and current Councilmember Marico Sayoc, made an appearance in Santa Clara County Superior Court Jan. 4, as he tries to quash a restraining order filed against him by a woman he yelled at outside Council...
Town: Drones were deployed to take photos of vehicles from above for parking study—but not recently
“Los Gatos is watching your car. Drones are circling downtown right now.”
That’s how San Jose-based Kip “Your Real Estate Dude” Barnard kicked-off a June 27 Instagram reel that’s racked up almost 2,000 likes since it was posted.
But is it true? We reached out to...
Suspect who skipped court date caught; man reported for wrapping rope around a fence on Miles Ave (Police Blotter, Jan 15-21)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Jan. 15-21.
Jan. 15
• A man was arrested for being in possession of more than an ounce of marijuana on the first block of N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 2:08am.
• A...
Man bites employee of downtown business; drive-by rubber-bullet shooting (Police Blotter, Nov. 26-Dec. 2)
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...
Customer steals $10 from downtown business, uses it buy beer from the bar (Police Blotter, June 27-July 2)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of June 27-July 2, 2022.
June 27
• A man was arrested after he was found passed out under a tree on Howes Drive with a bottle of vodka next to him at...
School measures maintain approvals as more votes trickle in
Los Gatos residents’ support for the $163 million “Measure CC” bond to upgrade classrooms and other facilities at Los Gatos Union School District—which needed 55% to pass—was confirmed at 66.19% of the vote on Tuesday.
There were 10,033 votes cast from the Yes side, compared...
