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A vegetation fire that broke out in the 16500 block of Matilija Drive in Los Gatos this morning was quickly brought under control. There are no reports of injuries or damage to structures. Just after 10am, the Santa Clara County Fire Department announced on Twitter it...

The Los Gatan has earned its first-ever California News Publishers Association award nomination, in the 2023 California Journalism Awards contest. Designer Hon Truong was recognized in the Print Inside Page Layout & Design category for work with this Los Gatos community title. He was also...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 19-25. March 19 • A mountain bike was reported stolen from a home on Winchester Circle. March 20 • Vehicles were burglarized on Massol Avenue and Bachman Avenue. • A man was reportedly standing...

Come one, come all: old Americans, new Americans, prospective Americans. This is our Independence Day. A day to be proud. It’s a day to celebrate our country, which was “born” on July 4. The San Jose Wind Symphony is marking its 31st year entertaining Los Gatans. And...

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...

On Nov. 3, the group will hold a drive-thru drill from 10am-noon at Los Gatos Calvary Church, 16330 Los Gatos Blvd. The scenario this time will involve teams dispensing clean water to the community, as if something terrible had just occurred in the area.

Community members got a sense of where the Town thinks residential development should sprout in the coming years, during an online meeting March 31. The digital forum gave residents an overview of how the “Housing Element” section of the General Plan will come together, and...

Nov. 5 • Two men were arrested for battery on W. La Chiquita Avenue at 10:57am. • A man reportedly shattered a business’ window with a rock on N. Santa Cruz Avenue. • Items were reported stolen from an unlocked vehicle on Belwood Lane. • A man was...

Town Council agreed on a set of design rules that will govern multi-family homebuilding in the community, during its Nov. 15 meeting. The so-called “objective standards” may not be exactly to the liking of every Council member, but at least having them in place will...

While several hundred votes were still being counted as of Thursday, Los Gatos Union School District Superintendent Paul Johnson said he believes the Measure B parcel tax would pass with 76% support. "It was really thrilling to have the community come out in support of...