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County’s $250K grant to go toward improvements benefiting seniors
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently approved a one-time grant for the Town of Los Gatos to help upgrade senior-serving facilities. The funds, part of the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget, will be used for ADA-related improvements to the Los Gatos Adult Recreation...
Man reported to police for asking to clean homeowner’s gutters; Amazon package stolen on Winchester Boulevard (Police Blotter, Jan. 29-Feb 4)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department covering the week of Jan. 29-Feb. 4.
Jan. 29
• A man was reportedly going door-to-door on Mary Way asking the homeowners if they wanted their gutters cleaned at 10:35am.
• A man was arrested for threatening...
Council shows support for admins with pay raise
The only comment by a member of the public, about a proposed 2% raise for Los Gatos’ top administrative employee and its head attorney position, was a single sentence from a speaker who stated, “I would support the amendment.”
And when the dual pay hikes—by...
A man’s been stealing 1 beer out of a 6-pack every day from a downtown store for months (Police Blotter, Oct. 15-21)
Oct. 15
• A vehicle was reported stolen on Oak Rim Court.
• A bathroom was reportedly vandalized at Vasona Park.
• A man was arrested for contempt of court on High School Court at 4:19pm.
Oct. 16
• A man and a woman were arrested for being in...
Just like old times as Los Gatos hoops teams play in front of raucous home crowd
For the first time in a long time, Helm Gym was rocking.
Playing in front of a raucous home crowd for the first time in recent memory, the Los Gatos High boys and girls basketball teams won’t soon forget their Jan. 28 doubleheader. The boys...
General Plan: Council narrowly rejects proposal that might violate housing rules
The hard-won consensus achieved by the Planning Commission about what housing should be built in Los Gatos was shattered by multiple stones as Council took up the General Plan Monday.
It included a broadside by Mayor Rob Rennie, who proposed introducing an entirely new zoning...
Decision on 220 Belgatos Rd. development delayed as environmental review continues
Since a Planning Commission item about a controversial development at 220 Belgatos Road was headed for tabling Wednesday evening, as an environmental review continues, Chair Steve Raspe asked staff for background into two laws that could affect the outcome: the Naylor Act and the...
Neighbor reported to police for refusing to move road cones; senior injured (Police Blotter, Sept. 10-16)
Sept. 10
• A woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on Los Gatos Boulevard and Stacia Street at 12:50am.
• A caller said their neighbor reportedly refused to remove road cones from the street on Caldwell Avenue.
• A person reportedly broke their...
Santa Clara County rescinds vaccination order for workers in high risk settings
Workers at Santa Clara County health care and long-term care facilities, homeless shelters and prisons will no longer be required to get vaccinated against Covid-19 after the county's health officer on Sept. 12 rescinded a health order mandating that they do so.
Vaccination or frequent...
Utility regulator turns up heat on PG&E following months of blackouts
A California energy regulator has become so vexed with troubled power provider Pacific Gas & Electric following months of planned and unplanned outages that it’s started to crack down.
In a Nov. 1 letter to Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors Chair Bruce McPherson, California...
