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LGUSD facilities bond measure passes
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...
Town won’t weigh in on use of local resources to support Trump 2.0 policies
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...
Locals say they want the Town to prioritize policing
One of the best things about living within a democracy is that it is for the people and by the people. And that includes the freedom to assemble.
On April 30, a meeting—called by Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation president Jonathan Knowles—was held at Los...
No Raining on this Parade
The 2024 Annual Town of Los Gatos Children’s Christmas/Holiday Parade, held Saturday, now marches off into the history books. It did not disappoint.
Both the Friday night tree lighting, as well as the parade were complete successes. The Lions Club outdid themselves with their military...
Sage Cobb reflects on term as Youth Poet Laureate
Los Gatos High School Junior Sage Cobb is the current 2025 Santa Clara County Youth Poet Laureate. Los Gatos, May 20, 2025: As their term as the 2025 Santa Clara County Youth Poet Laureate draws to a close this June, Los Gatos High School...
Lions fascinated by undersea mapping expert’s talk
The day after he received word he’d won another valuable grant from the US Navy to help America up its undersea exploration game—and a few days after meeting with Meta officials in London about their plan to lay $10 billion worth of fiber optic...
Los Gatos begins slashing services to reduce deficit
Town staff came into the May 20 Council meeting proposing nearly a million dollars in operations cuts, as local officials fear the Donald Trump Administration could cut key funding programs—and some revenue-generating ideas (such as pot dispensaries) weren’t approved in recent years.
But even with...
Commissioners say behavior policy draft is half-baked
Los Gatos commissioners are sounding the alarm that a new code of conduct, if approved as-is, would stifle freedom of speech and could lead to public meeting law violations.
While Town staff defended the pair of policies—one for Council members and one for commissioners—saying there...
Fiber internet switched-on for rural residents
On Friday, at a midday ceremony in the Summit Store’s parking lot, in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, community members joined with telecom and government officials to celebrate the completion of the first phase of Surfnet Communications’ rural internet expansion.
Mark Morgenthaler, Surfnet’s...
School measures maintain approvals as more votes trickle 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 66.19% of the vote on Tuesday.
There were 10,033 votes cast from the Yes side, compared...
