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Back on Jan. 13, 2022, when Covia Communities’ Los Gatos Meadows senior living community redevelopment proposal came before Planning Commission, it faced unanimous opposition. Since then, the company merged with Glendale-based Front Porch Communities and Services—which agreed to pay a $1.125 million settlement over asbestos...

On Oct. 17, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation hosted an awards luncheon for the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center. I spoke to Det. Sgt. Harold Hoyt (Ret.) on today’s policing and policies. Without hesitation he brought up the...

On Friday, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District celebrated the opening of four additional miles of trail at the 1,400-acre Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve—which adds on to the six miles previously opened to the public. This 10-mile trail winds through grasslands, oak woodlands,...

Upon the release of the initial Santa Clara County voting data tonight, the Los Gatos Union School District bond measure was at 66.59% (6,333 votes). It would generate $163 million in bonds to upgrade school classrooms, safety and security systems, and heating and electrical...

Construction on the new 8,200-square-foot Redwood Fire Station began July 2021, and last week the community got the first glimpse of this gleaming facility. For the past 45 years, this station consisted of 2,020 square feet of prefabricated, modular living quarters—with the apparatus bay 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 65.76% of the vote by Friday. There were 8,028 votes cast from the Yes side, compared...

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...

Though the regularly scheduled Nov. 19 Council meeting lasted for more than three hours—after a special study session—it was an item that wasn’t on the agenda that defined the evening. An attempt by Councilmember Rob Moore to prevent the Town from using resources to deport...