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November 9, 2026

Council debates Chamber contract, weighs economic vitality plan

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At the June 16 Town Council meeting, Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Officer Jennifer Lin requested $108,000 in funding for the 2026-2027 fiscal year. The Chamber manages the Town’s visitor services and destination marketing, and its events bring in non-residents who support local...

Suspicious ice cream truck reportedly driving along Palmer Drive and Hooke Lane late at night (Police Blotter, June 14-20)

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June 14 A subject was reported drunk in public at Carry Nations on North Santa Cruz Avenue and refused to leave at 1:44am. A caller reported that their vehicle’s window was smashed, and their guitar and amplifier, worth approximately $1,225, were stolen at Aventino Apartments on...

178 Twin Oaks Dr. subdivision moves on to Council

Jim Foley speaks to Planning Commission
The Los Gatos Planning Commission voted 4-1 to recommend approval of the 178 Twin Oaks Dr. 12-lot subdivision, June 1, despite environmental concerns. This recommendation will now go to the Town Council with a new list of amendments relating largely to ecological and maintenance...

University Ave home TP’d; grocery thefts; airbags deploy in Tesla dealership crash (Police Blotter, June 7-13)

LGMSPD SUV
June 7 Someone reportedly punched the lock of the caller’s vehicle and ransacked it on Los Gatos Almaden Road at 3:26pm. Two men reportedly stole four cases of beer from Safeway on Pollard Road at 3:37pm. A vehicle was reportedly running stop signs and speeding on Almendra...

Council on American-Islamic Relations calls out Town for ‘chilling overreach’ in restricting mosque’s worship

mosque on a side street
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization urged the Los Gatos Town Council, Tuesday, to grant the West Valley Muslim Association’s (WVMA) appeal challenging 19 of the 33 new...

2 golf carts reportedly missing from LGHS (Police Blotter, May 24-30)

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May 24 A subject reportedly was discharged from El Camino Hospital on Pollard Road and refused to leave at 5:53am. A caller reportedly lost their driver’s license on South Creek Trail at 12:52pm. Two juveniles were reportedly taking paving stones and “slamming” them on the ground at...

Los Gatos launches app for reporting non-emergency issues

MyLosGatos311
The Town of Los Gatos announced today it had launched MyLosGatos311, a mobile app that allows residents to report non-emergency issues such as code-compliance violations and requests for facility updates—directly from their phones. Los Gatos isn’t the first municipality to implement this service request platform...

Should LGMSPD take over policing duties in Saratoga?

Pickleball noise raised as a concern as speakers prepare to protest ICE
The May 19 Town Council meeting marked the sixth date where Los Gatos Anti-Racism Coalition representatives and Los Gatos residents silently protested and called out Councilmembers for failing to agendize a resolution brought forward by the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission in March that...

Ceremony in Los Gatos honored those who served our country

Simone Lundquist
Under sunny skies and with a breezy afternoon that hints of summer, Memorial Day was commemorated May 25, at the Los Gatos Civic Center lawn in front of the Flame of Liberty sculpture.  Folks began arriving around 11am. Chairs were set up inside a large...

Planning Commission passes a mosque CUP with additional restrictions

Planning Commission
A few weeks back, Planning Commission unanimously supported a CUP modification for the West Valley Muslim Association’s Farley Road mosque—concerning a proposed extension of hours for prayer and formalizing other regulations. Both the Islamic organization and a neighborhood group found things to dislike in...

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