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One of nine children, Timmy Murabito looks to stand out with on-mat success
When high school wrestlers hit a growth spurt during the season, it usually takes them a while to adjust to competing in heavier weight classes.
For Timmy Murabito, who has gained 10 pounds in the last two months, the sudden weight gain has done little...
Powerhouse Los Gatos High girls lacrosse team still perfect on the season
Boasting a No. 12 state and No. 38 national ranking, the powerhouse Los Gatos High girls lacrosse team looks to be on a collision course to play St. Ignatius or Sacred Heart Prep—two of the top 10 teams in the nation—in the semifinals of...
Court rejects LGSUHSD’s attempts to have sex-abuse-reporting law deemed unconstitutional
According to a civil action brought in January under a landmark #metoo-era child-sex-abuse reporting law, AB 218, Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District employee Willie Harmatz pressured students not to cooperate with police investigating Los Gatos High School track coach Chioke “Chee” Robinson.
In a...
Police arrest 15 catalytic converter theft suspects in South Bay
Investigators arrested more than a dozen people suspected of being involved in catalytic converter thefts from vehicles in cities throughout the Bay Area, according to San Jose Police.
The arrest of 15 suspects over several weeks was the culmination of a six-month investigation into the...
New Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department chief is first woman to hold the role
This week, when the Town of Los Gatos appointed Jamie Field chief of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, it represented a milestone. The community has never had a woman leading the force before.
In an interview with the Los Gatan, Field said she was...
Los Gatos schools settle one sex abuse case, face trial in another
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District has agreed to pay a former student athlete $3.485 million for sexual abuse that she said she endured for more than three years, in a settlement announced this week.
Beginning in 1999, the plaintiff in the case,...
The ‘Wild’ case of a woman placed at-risk due to sketchy Santa Clara County paperwork
The office of Harry Ryan was the place Jack London penned his seminal novel “the Call of the Wild,” about a dog that’s taken from the Santa Clara Valley to the Klondike, where he befriends wolves and leads a sled team.
Ryan, who met London...
Historic house reopening to the public
After Josephine Grant McCreery bought out her siblings’ interest in a property in the Mt. Hamilton foothills, she lived in its main house until she died in 1972.
When she died, according to her will, Save the Redwoods League got half of the ranch, with...
Los Gatos High on the fast track – and field
Brandon Vance has lofty goals as the coach of the Los Gatos High track and field team.
“I don’t like to set my sights just on CCS,” he said. “My big thing is the state championships is where the kids have to go in order...
Where to celebrate the New Year in Los Gatos and the South Bay
New Year’s Eve falls on a Saturday in 2022, providing an extra day to recover before the work week begins. Clubs and venues around Los Gatos and the South Bay have planned accordingly. All events are on Dec. 31, unless otherwise noted.
The focus is...
