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A week after primary elections were held to decide which two candidates would face off over who will represent the 28th District in the State Assembly, Los Gatos Mayor Rob Rennie finds himself on the outside looking in. So far, he’s in third place with...

The Los Gatos man accused of murdering his wife and dumping her body in the Santa Cruz Mountains pleaded not guilty to the two felony counts he’s charged with—as well as all additional allegations—on Nov. 1, in Santa Clara County Superior Court. He’s charged with...

This morning police issued a shelter-in-place order for the Towne Terrace neighborhood. Around 11am, the Los-Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department posted on Instagram about police activity in conjunction with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. "Shelter in place and avoid traffic in the University Ave corridor,"...

Since a Planning Commission item about a controversial development at 220 Belgatos Road was headed for tabling Wednesday evening, as an environmental review continues, Chair Steve Raspe asked staff for background into two laws that could affect the outcome: the Naylor Act and the...

Health officials across nine Bay Area jurisdictions announced their criteria Thursday to eventually lift the region's requirement to wear a mask indoors regardless of vaccination status. The health officers in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara and Sonoma counties and...

It was a whirlwind 12 months of store-openings, community-building, future-envisioning and infrastructure development, but as they say, all good things must come to an end. And so tonight—with her characteristic beaming smile plastered on her face—Mayor Maria Ristow handed the baton to Mary Badame, who...

Pharmacy and discount grocery store Rite Aid is closing its Los Gatos Boulevard location. A spokesperson for the corporation told the Los Gatan the last day it will be open to the public will be May 4. “A decision to close a store is one we...

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently approved a County effort to support the Town of Los Gatos in its efforts to increase services for older adults.  The $125,000 grant from the County, proposed by Supervisor Joe Simitian, will be used for older adult...

Frozen fruit products including cherries and blueberries sold at six major retailers have been voluntarily recalled for possible Listeria contamination, the Food and Drug Administration shared on its website June 21. The products, sold at Walmart, Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Target and Aldi stores, were...

On Sunday evening, a group of approximately 1,500 people showed up on the lawn in front of Town Hall, to protest the recent massacre of Iran. In recent weeks, there’s been a total internet blackout, during which thousands of people were killed. The US-based Human...