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Town officials getting frustrated as State continues to push them on housing
Listening to Los Gatos’ elected officials talk about the most recent Housing Element rejection from the Department of Housing and Community Development, one might think the homes ministry had pulled a bait-and-switch.
“‘What? That’s not what you told us we needed to do,’” Councilmember Rob...
‘I thought you were building the Taj Mahal,’ says neighbor to Vinodha and Rajeev Bala during fence dispute hearing
Planning Commission granted an exception to allow a homeowner to keep part of an eight-foot fence that was installed to appease a neighbor
Moore proposes exploring tax targeting Netflix and similar businesses
On Christmas Eve, Los Gatos-based Netflix was once again thrust into the national political spotlight as Kevin Spacey (as “House of Cards” character Frank Underwood) reminded the world that, “Netflix exists because of me. I put them on the map and they tried to...
Student musicians continue success
The Los Gatos (LGHS) and Saratoga High School (SHS) Music Departments earned top marks once again in music competitions this season.
In addition to winning multiple competitions, student musicians have been selected to represent their school in regional, state and national competitions and performances, including...
Mary Badame named Mayor; Matthew Hudes to serve as Vice Mayor
It was a whirlwind 12 months of store-openings, community-building, future-envisioning and infrastructure development, but as they say, all good things must come to an end.
And so tonight—with her characteristic beaming smile plastered on her face—Mayor Maria Ristow handed the baton to Mary Badame, who...
Man bites employee of downtown business; drive-by rubber-bullet shooting (Police Blotter, Nov. 26-Dec. 2)
Nov. 26
• A man reportedly bit an employee at a business on N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 1:35am. He was arrested for battery and disorderly conduct.
Nov. 27
• A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on the 400 block of...
Who to choose to fill Eshoo’s shoes?
Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo told the Los Gatan, Monday, he hadn’t decided whether to join the race for retiring Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s 16th District seat, joining Supervisor Joe Simitian and former Saratoga Council member Rishi Kumar, but the way he talked about...
Los Gatos man killed in crash near Morgan Hill ID’d
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...
Assault with a deadly weapon; man arrested for possessing controlled substance after bathing with a hose (Police Blotter, Nov. 12-18)
Nov. 12
• A woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in the Municipal Lot 2 at 2:59am.
• Grand theft was reported on N. Santa Cruz Avenue.
• A man was reportedly “acting weird” in a store on N. Santa Cruz Avenue at...
Name of Los Gatos man who died in motorcycle crash released
Authorities have released the name of the man who was killed in a motorcycle crash last weekend while driving along Highway 1 north of Santa Cruz.
Christian Keller, 62, of Los Gatos, was heading southbound (towards the city) around 2pm Saturday when, for reasons that...
