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Tzachi Rechter has been named Head of School of Los Gatos’ Yavneh Day School. The board of trustees announced the news Aug. 12. He will succeed Cindy Schlesinger, the school’s previous leader, and Sarah Munson, who’s been serving as Interim Head of School. “Over the course of...

A 6-0 loss to a powerhouse St. Francis side on Dec. 4 showed the Los Gatos High girls soccer team is still learning to mesh with each other on the field and figuring things out. However, the Wildcats are confident the talent on the...

On June 30, Los Gatos adopted a General Plan that takes strides toward making the community a more welcoming place for people of all backgrounds, while restricting the number of homes that will be allowed to sprout in some areas. The document, which will guide...

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...

Confident yet humble, the Los Gatos High girls cross country team might not realize just how good of a team they are. After winning the ultra-competitive Division I race in the Central Coast Section Championships at Crystal Springs in Belmont on Nov. 13, the...

The criminal case against a man who ran an artisianal bakery in Los Gatos and is accused of several child sex offenses has been paused as the court decides if he’s mentally fit to stand trial. Ali Asghar Shemirani has been charged with three felonies...

Los Gatos Council has approved a 155-unit multi-family residential development for the site of the Los Gatos Lodge hotel tonight at their regularly-scheduled meeting. After an official for San Ramon-based SummerHill Homes, LLC boasted it had received unanimous support for the project at Planning Commission,...

Though the developer behind Phase 2 of the North 40 development outlined sweeping changes to prior plans—and outlined a slew of new residential options, including high-density—during last Thursday evening’s Democracy Tent community meeting, it was quite a civil affair. The tone of the meeting was...

I was at the tippy-top of Montara Mountain on a clear day last month near telecommunications equipment—Mavericks to the south, Pacifica to the north—when a call beamed in to my cellphone. It was Roshan Gudapati, the Silicon Valley investor—perhaps best known for co-founding Chiplogic...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 2022. Aug. 28 • A caller reported they were awoken by “loud talking” on More Avenue at 2:03am, and wanted police to ask them to “tone it down.” • An...