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The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan funding bill today that features $10,995,144 for local priorities across a variety of areas, such as affordable housing, homelessness response, coastal resilience and infrastructure improvements around Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, according to a release from Congressman...

Los Gatos High School Principal Kevin Buchanan felt helpless on the third day of the 2021 school year. It wasn't the typical first-week-back chaos. Instead, Buchanan was sitting on the ground, cradling the body of a student—watching their face turn white, their body clammy,...

On Sunday around noon, a 76-year-old man was found unresponsive at Bay Club Courtside, the upscale fitness center across from the Netflix campus. Witnesses told the Los Gatan it was a club member who called 911, and that the man was not moving when he...

Los Gatos High girls water polo coach Don Appleton knows it’s not every year a person in his position inherits a team free of drama and egos.  That’s why he’s been effusive in his praise for the players as they’ve been a joy to coach...

It’s time to bid adieu to Steamer’s Grillhouse, just named by the readers of the Los Gatan as Best Seafood Restaurant in Los Gatos for 2024, as well as the number two restaurant in town overall. After 45 years, the Matulich family is closing...

Santa Clara County property tax receipts continue to grow, and demand for homes in exclusive communities like Monte Sereno and Los Altos Hills lead the charge, according to the annual report released this week by Assessor Neysa Fligor. “Changes of ownership for residential properties continue...

Police said Tuesday they still had not located a suspect or a victim in a shooting at one of the main regional malls serving South Bay holiday shoppers. The San Jose Police Department received several calls about gunfire that occurred before 6pm at Westfield Oakridge,...

I've loved reading for as long as I can remember. It was my escape hatch—bad day, weird week, whatever, I could pick up a book and just leave for a while. I think a lot of people who grew up as readers know that...

Tai Bass and Kirby Nelson welcomed Nylashae into the world on Jan. 1, the first baby born in 2023 at El Camino Health’s Los Gatos hospital. Nylashae, born at 12:16am, is seven pounds, eight ounces, and 20 inches. The team at El Camino Health...

As Santa Clara County grapples with growing numbers of deaths from overdoses of fentanyl and other opioids, the Behavioral Health Services Department is deploying a comprehensive set of initiatives to prevent overdose deaths in local communities, says a press release from the county. A key...