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Los Gatos’ population increased modestly over the past decade, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released recently. Los Gatos’ population—as of 2020—was estimated at 33,529, nearly two percent more than the 2010 population of 29,413, according to the data, which came out Aug. 12. The data...

Manager Brian Chiala couldn’t have asked for a better group of players or assistant coaches to work with on this year’s Los Gatos Little League 9U All Star team.  The affable Chiala has coached all age divisions from Little League to Pony to the high...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of June 19-24, 2022. June 19 • A neighbor reported that a group of juveniles were having a party on Carlton Avenue at 12:13am. • A woman was arrested for driving under the influence...

Monte Sereno Councilmember Rowena Turner, who was convicted of illegal voting in October following reports that she voted in California and Oregon in past elections, claims her fellow councilmembers are trying to force her out of office. An Oregon judge fined Turner, her husband and...

No one was displaced when a fire tore through a garage on Stetson Road in Los Gatos on Jan. 23. According to Cal Fire, firefighters were dispatched around 2:40am to the fire. When Engine 1791 from Burrell Cal Fire Station 47 arrived, they found a fire...

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...

Aug. 9 Three male juveniles were reportedly throwing rocks and cussing at passersby at Los Gatos High School on High School Court at 7:46pm. A juvenile on a mountain bike was riding on the sidewalk recklessly on Los Gatos Boulevard at 8:30pm. Two juveniles were reportedly ding-dong...

A man was arrested for disorderly conduct and battery on a peace officer, two people stole packages from a porch on Christmas Eve, and the holiday season, once again, wasn't free from cases of people driving under the influence of alcohol.

Jeff Alzina has come full circle.  After 25 years living in Southern California, the all-time winningest coach in AVP history returned home to Santa Cruz in February 2019 to become the head coach of the Santa Clara University beach volleyball program.  Then, just three months ago,...

The jury is still out, but Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith decided she didn’t want to wait for a verdict that could have forced her removal from office, announcing Oct. 31 she was resigning immediately. “This letter is to notify you of my retirement...