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Planning Commission approves memory-care and assisted-living facility
The Planning Commission recently agreed to support a memory-care and assisted-living facility proposal from Swenson Builders.
The 7-2 decision (commissioners Susan Burnett and Melanie Hanssen were opposed) came after company representative Jessie Bristow confirmed they’d be willing to drop the height by a foot on...
Los Gatos High boys water polo team enters CCS playoffs battle tested
A third-place finish in the ultra-competitive Santa Clara Valley League’s De Anza Division and berth into the Central Coast Section playoffs exceeded expectations for the Los Gatos High boys water polo team.
“If someone would’ve offered CCS at the beginning of the season, we would’ve...
Solar panel damaged; sales agent seemed “high;” man with stuffed monkey giving middle-finger salute (Police Blotter, March 20-26)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 20-26.
March 20
• A vehicle was reported stolen on Grays Lane.
• Grand theft was reported at a home on Carlton Avenue.
• A man was arrested for being in possession of...
Sex offender fails to update registration, cops say; man shooting video refuses to leave post office area (Police Blotter, April 17-23)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of April 17-23.
April 17
• Someone vandalized a retaining wall with graffiti on Escobar Avenue.
• A box of jewelry was reported stolen from a home on Cherrystone Drive.
• A man was arrested...
Los Gatos’ elementary school district to pay $5.1 million in child sex abuse case
Updated: 11:58 am, Oct. 21, 2022
Los Gatos' public elementary school system has agreed to pay a total of $5.1 million to two men who were sexually abused as children by Blossom Hill Elementary School teacher Joseph Brian Houg, the lawyers for the victims said...
Town Manager gets 3% raise; Town Attorney gets 1.5% bump
Two of the Town’s top brass—the Town Manager and Town Attorney—secured raises during the Dec. 6 regularly scheduled Council meeting.
Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, got a 3% ($8,033 base salary) increase, bringing her pay up to $275,783 a year—as well as “a one-time pandemic-related bonus”...
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...
Los Gatos-Campbell 14U South Pop Warner team has a season to remember
When the Los Gatos-Campbell Longhorns South 14U Pop Warner football team started the season 1-3, few thought they could turn around their season and finish with a winning record, let alone make a deep playoff run.
But head coach Saul Kennedy knew he had a...
Censure of Clark reversed after ACLU threat
In the exact same motion where the Town Council voted to reverse their discipline of Planning Commissioner Kylie Clark—after the Town’s own attorney said she agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California’s argument that the Town violated her free speech rights—it...
Los Gatos boys soccer team primed for league championship run
Frank Marotti Jr. had beads of sweat draped on his forehead on a frigid 45-degree night—and he wasn’t even playing.
To say the Los Gatos High boys soccer coach gets into the Wildcats’ games would be an understatement. The players seem to take after his...
