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The battle lines are drawn: It's Low v. Liccardo. When the dust cleared after a contentious nearly three week recount, state Assemblymember Evan Low had five more votes than Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian. One additional vote from San Mateo County on May 1 added...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Feb. 6-12, 2022. Feb. 6 • A drunk, “mumbling” man reportedly walked into a store on N. Santa Cruz Avenue a couple of times at 1:26am. • A man smoking on a campus...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Jan. 15-21. Jan. 15 • A man was arrested for being in possession of more than an ounce of marijuana on the first block of N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 2:08am. • A...

On June 30, the Supreme Court announced its final opinions on two major cases: it ruled in favor of a web designer who refused to create websites for LGBTQ+ couples and struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan.     The decision arrived a day...

Even though the mountaintops are covered in snow, officials warn that fire season has begun in Santa Clara County. Every year, beginning in March, property owners throughout the county must comply with regulations designed to prevent the spread of wildfires that threaten people, property and...

The office of Harry Ryan was the place Jack London penned his seminal novel “the Call of the Wild,” about a dog that’s taken from the Santa Clara Valley to the Klondike, where he befriends wolves and leads a sled team. Ryan, who met London...

Tomorrow around 7pm, the puck will drop on the San Jose Sharks' regular season, as they face-off against the Vegas Golden Knights at home. But earlier this week, the local NHL franchise was making news for a different reason—drawing fans' attention to the fact they...

Protests erupted across the United States on Saturday following President Donald Trump’s military attacks on Venezuela late Friday. Demonstrations were held throughout the Monterey Bay region, including in Santa Cruz, Salinas and Monterey. Organized by Indivisible Pajaro Valley, protesters waved signs reading “No Blood for...

A 42-year-old Los Gatos man has been arrested for sexual assault in San Jose. On June 10, around 4:15pm, San Jose Police Department patrol officers responded to a report of a sexual assault in the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue. Upon arrival, officers determined a victim...

The wheels of town government came to a grinding halt Sept. 7 as an unruly audience that included anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers, police union representatives and public safety advocates shut down a Los Gatos Town Council meeting.  The descent into chaos is part of a pattern of...