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Town Seeks Calmer, Safer, More Bike-Friendly Shannon Road
Los Gatos is moving ahead with roadway improvements for Shannon Road. Residents questioned the merits of some proposals.
Drill to help locals prepare for a disaster
On Nov. 3, the group will hold a drive-thru drill from 10am-noon at Los Gatos Calvary Church, 16330 Los Gatos Blvd. The scenario this time will involve teams dispensing clean water to the community, as if something terrible had just occurred in the area.
Los Gatos field hockey team throttles Mitty
Whenever the Los Gatos High and Mitty High field hockey teams play, it has a feel of a Central Coast Section championship match. That’s because the two teams along with St. Francis have combined to win the last 15—yes, 15—CCS championships.
So when the Wildcats...
Mandatory water saving plan is in the works
The warnings have been coming for months: residents and businesses need to conserve water because Santa Clara County is in an “extreme and exceptional” drought.
It’s why residents have been asked to use 15 percent less water than they did in 2019 but that goal...
Local Scene: Recall election certified, Housing Element update begins
Recall election certified
The Sept. 14 California Gubernatorial Recall Election has been certified in Santa Clara County, Registrar of Voters Shannon Bushey announced Oct. 14.
The majority of voters within Los Gatos voted against the recall, according to county election data, with precincts reporting between 57-74...
Los Gatos passes no-picketing ordinance
Tuesday night’s once-again all-digital Council meeting was a parade of residents, elected officials and non-governmental organization representatives expressing solidarity with Mayor Marico Sayoc’s family—in the face of recent disruptive attendee behavior—and speaking in support of public decorum.
A staffer from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s office invoked...
Woman accused of throwing alcohol-fueled parties for teens extradited to Santa Clara County
The woman who threw alcohol-fueled parties for teens at her Los Gatos mansion, where sex was encouraged, arrived back in Santa Clara County yesterday after being extradited from Idaho, authorities said. Shannon O’Connor is scheduled to be arraigned today at 1:30pm.
On Oct. 9 police...
Local leaders stand with mayor following protester diatribe
After a judge partially granted a restraining order against mayor Marico Sayoc's husband, she faced a barrage of verbal attacks outside her own home.
Jake Ripp’s perseverance pays off
When Jake Ripp was attending a half-dozen football camps and doing solo workouts in front of college coaches this past summer, he didn’t have to look far for advice.
His mom, Katy, played college and professional volleyball and knew everything her son was going through....
Shea Elmore, Sophie Tau on a good run
Los Gatos High cross country standouts Shea Elmore and Sophie Tau can be in the middle of a hard workout when they suddenly start busting out in laughter. In a sport as difficult as running—where one has to continually push their physical limits—keeping things...