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March 1, 2026

Los Gatos girls lacrosse team advances; boys squad sees season end

Survive and advance. It’s one of the most timeless adages in sports, because it often rings true from the youth to the pro game. For the Los Gatos High boys and girls lacrosse teams, one was able to survive and advance and the other...

Los Gatos Approves Pilot-Project to Keep Children Having a Mental Health Crisis From Ending Up in Police Custody

Los Gatos elected officials gave their support to a pilot project that seeks to keep kids experiencing mental health crises from being taken into police custody unnecessarily. On Oct. 19, as part of its consent agenda, Council voted unanimously to contract with Silicon Valley Ambulance...

Town shares holiday hours; renter input sought for housing plan; LG gets first-aid training center (local scene)

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LOCAL SCENE for the week of Dec. 14-20, 2022. Town offices closing for holidays Town of Los Gatos administrative offices will be closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2.  The library will also be closed Dec. 23-26 and Dec. 30-Jan. 2. Renter input sought for Housing Element update The Town of Los...

Eggs thrown at vehicle; backyard prowler reported; ice cream truck driver nearly hits woman (Police Blotter, April 10-16)

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From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of April 10-16. April 10 • A man was arrested for hit and run and driving under the influence of alcohol on University Avenue and Blossom Hill Road at 3:43am. • A vehicle was...

Los Gatos High wrestling team peaking with CCS Finals on the horizon

In dominating the Santa Clara Valley De Anza Division dual meet season and league finals, the Los Gatos High wrestling team has set itself up for a potentially special performance in the upcoming Central Coast Section Championships.  The Wildcats won the league finals by a...

Los Gatos man charged with hate crime scheduled to be arraigned Nov. 16

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A 62-year-old Los Gatos man has been charged with a hate crime in Santa Clara County Superior Court for allegedly hitting and yelling at an Asian American woman. On Oct. 5, around 11:45am, Richard Hanford encountered a woman as she walked her dog down the...

UPDATED: Unhoused man booked for drug and weapon offenses following Council lockdown Tuesday night

Council lockdown
You might have thought that passing the budget (approved unanimously)—or perhaps the signing-off on new housing units—would've proved the most intense part of the June 3 Los Gatos Council meeting. However, a little after 9pm, during an intermission, Councilmember Rob Rennie made a comment in...

Town won’t weigh in on use of local resources to support Trump 2.0 policies

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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...

Sextant Strategies & Research won’t comment on 16th Congressional District poll that omitted previous runner-up

Saratoga resident Rishi Kumar
On Monday, 16th Congressional District candidate Evan Low announced he’d added the endorsement of U.S. Senator Laphonza Butler to a tally that already includes former Los Gatos mayors Marcia Jensen, Marico Sayoc and Rob Rennie. This demonstrated serious momentum, especially considering opponent Joe Simitian previously...

Sam Liccardo, sworn in ceremonially in Silicon Valley, readies anti-corruption legislation

Sam Liccardo ceremonial swearing-in
On Saturday, Sam Liccardo, the 16th Congressional District representative, went for a hike in Los Gatos with his wife; on Sunday he was sworn in by predecessor Anna Eshoo (with the help of emcee Lissa Kreisler, the partner of Los Gatan columnist Jeffrey Blum)...
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