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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...

Even though the mountaintops are covered in snow, officials warn that fire season has begun in Santa Clara County. Every year, beginning in March, property owners throughout the county must comply with regulations designed to prevent the spread of wildfires that threaten people, property and...

The motorcyclist who died in a collision with a car on Watsonville Road near Morgan Hill on the afternoon of Nov. 22 has been identified by the County of Santa Clara Medical Examiner/Coroner. Ramesh Sastry, a 68-year-old Los Gatos resident, was driving a Harley-Davidson east on Uvas...

In February 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution, which installed Islamic leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leading many Persians to migrate outside of their homeland. The largest subculture of Persians outside of Iran is in Los Angeles, but the Bay Area...

On Sunday, firefighters with Cal Fire CZU, Santa Clara County Fire Department and the Scotts Valley Fire Department joined Loma Prieta Company 36 volunteers to respond to a structure fire on Old Santa Cruz Highway. “They successfully contained the fire to a single detached building,”...

Update 11:25 am, Oct. 25, 2022: Boil water advisory lifted, San Jose Water officials said Monday. Update 5:22pm, Oct. 21, 2022: Area under boil-water advisory. Utility officials said Monday evening they had lifted a boil water advisory for Los Gatos residents affected by a service outage...

The bittersweet tributes poured in during the only item on the regular agenda at Council, Sept. 3: final professional goodbyes to Los Gatos Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, who spent a decade at the helm of the Silicon Valley community. But perhaps none were more poignant...

Feb. 4 A caller said someone stole his gym bag, sunglasses and other miscellaneous items from his unlocked vehicle along Fairview Avenue around 12:30am. A 37-year-old man was arrested for unlawful possession of paraphernalia and violating the terms of his Post Release Community Supervision order. LGMSPD received...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of May 29-June 4, 2022. May 29 • A window was reported shattered on Shannon Road. • Someone smashed the windows of vehicles parked on Ferris Avenue, Kingston Hill Way and Green Hill Way. •...

The Los Gatos Lodge housing proposal emerged from Planning Commission last week, with a rare unanimous vote of support in its first kick at the can. It will now move on to Town Council. During the Feb. 12 meeting, Planning Manager Sean Mullin explained the...