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LGMSPD release of license plate search records heavily redacted
The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department has taken a more secretive approach to responding to a California Public Records Act request submitted by the Los Gatan, when compared to how the County law enforcement agency handled the same ask.
Meanwhile, at Council last week, the...
Los Gatos author Mary Pacifico Curtis releases memoir
Moonseed is a plant native to midwestern North America, a twirling vine that produces grape-like fruit that is toxic to humans. But the Native Americans were able to repurpose the plant for medicinal uses.
How something deadly can transform into a healing property was the...
Man reported for trying to climb onto a Bruce Ave roof; large parties on Glen Ridge Ave and Oka Rd (Police Blotter, Dec. 31-Jan. 6)
A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance and unlawful paraphernalia, driving with a suspended license, disorderly conduct, burglarizing a vehicle, and more crimes that were reported in Los Gatos-Monte Sereno, during as 2023 rolled into 2024.
Los Gatos’ country station selling to K-LOVE owner for $3M
It traces its roots to North Santa Cruz Avenue. Its second studio was on Royce Street.
And even after moving its air room to San Jose, Los Gatos has remained 95.3 KRTY’s home, as far as the Federal Communications Commission is concerned. The independently-owned station...
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...
Lions fascinated by undersea mapping expert’s talk
The day after he received word he’d won another valuable grant from the US Navy to help America up its undersea exploration game—and a few days after meeting with Meta officials in London about their plan to lay $10 billion worth of fiber optic...
Local Scene: Poetry contest, Youth Commission seeking applicants
Poetry contest now open
Poets of all ages are encouraged to enter the Los Gatos Poetry Contest hosted by Los Gatos Poet Laureate Jen Siraganian.
Individuals who live, work or attend school in Los Gatos are eligible to submit one entry. First, second and third place...
Newsom outlines plan for state budget deficit
California is in a budget hole, its depth measured not in feet, but in dollars.
How deep? A projected $38 billion deficit, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom, who said Jan. 10 he will declare a fiscal emergency when necessary and unveiled his initial plan to...
Residents get crash-course on what to do during an earthquake
Local residents went through a dry-run of how to react to a natural disaster, Saturday, when they were hit with a 7.2 magnitude “earthquake.” The imaginary calamity was organized by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Community Emergency Response Team.
The participants were dealing with a faux-quake...
Man arrested for indecent exposure; illegal dirt biking; caller worried about door-to-door salesman with “false front teeth” (Police Blotter, Jan. 31 – Feb. 5)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Jan. 31-Feb. 5, 2022.
Jan. 31
• No injuries were reported after a vehicle overturned on Montclair Road in the early morning hours.
• A woman was arrested for obstructing a peace officer...
