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*Last Updated: Oct. 16, 2026 at 3:42pm. At around 9am today, one of Congressman Jimmy Panetta's staffers at his Santa Cruz office, on the third floor of a modernist concrete box near the San Lorenzo River, opened an envelope postmarked from Texas, sending a white...

The Monte Sereno Youth Commission is helping residents prepare for wildfires, earthquakes, power outages and other disasters by launching an ambitious initiative to build and distribute emergency “go bags” to every household in Monte Sereno. Led by Youth Commission Vice Chair Stella Zeidler and Secretary...

Oct. 4 Personal care products worth $3,364.97 were stolen Sept. 30 from Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue and reported at 11:24am. Oct. 5 A caller reportedly accidentally hit a man in the roadway after he walked in front of her car and sustained no injuries at...

“This was a fairly light harvest in many varieties, especially pinot noir and syrah, but the quality has been overall incredibly good,” viticulturist Prudy Foxx tells us. “The clusters are smaller, as are the berries, and the flavors are quite concentrated.” Marty Mathis of Kathryn...

Kitty corner from the gourmet butcher on a tree-lined Los Gatos avenue, I ascended to a sufficiently opulent second-floor office past a unique display of circular lights affixed to the wall. I was greeted warmly and offered bottled water. Then, Shannon Hunt-Scott introduced herself and...

Authorities have now released the identities of the two older individuals who died in an early morning fire in Monte Sereno on Wednesday. The County of Santa Clara Office of The Medical Examiner told the Los Gatan earlier today that Nancy and David Breuer, both...

The spectacular grounds of the Lexington Hills Estate in Los Gatos, adjacent to the Lexington Reservoir, provided jaw-dropping views and a graciously appointed setting for the 3rd annual Star Chefs competition, held on Sunday, Sept. 20.  This third annual food and beverage pairing event, presented...

The Santa Clara County Fire Department released its findings about the fatal early morning house fire in Monte Sereno yesterday that killed a married couple, both approximately 80 years old, who were found in their bed upstairs. The fire officials said they were unable to...

By Sasha Ryu, Contributor On Oct. 1, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Board of Trustees held a regular meeting and voted 4-0 to join a lawsuit against Instructure over a recent data breach of its learning management system, Canvas. Both of the District’s...

Sept. 27 A repeat offender was arrested on a misdemeanor after a caller reported them about to steal items from Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 10:21pm. A caller reported a suspicious person reportedly trying to hitch-hike on Blossom Hill road at 10:53pm. Sept. 28 A mailbox...