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Former teacher sentenced for sex crimes
A man who sexually abused students while teaching in the Los Gatos Union School District has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars.
Joseph Brian Houg, a long-time teacher at Blossom Hill Elementary School, received no probation time Nov. 29, but will face parole of...
Environmental cleanup at Saratoga dry cleaner site results in massive improvement
In October 2004, when inspectors tested the water in front of the Hillview Cleaners dry cleaner in downtown Saratoga, they discovered serious contamination.
They found the groundwater coursing with 5,400 µg/L (micrograms per liter) of PCE, a key component in degreasing and scouring fabric for...
Los Gatos Mayor’s Spouse Flies off the Handle Outside Council After Son Faces Harassment
After multiple speakers personalized their comments with references to Mayor Marico Sayoc’s son during public comments at the Oct. 5 regularly scheduled Town Council meeting, some attendees became disruptive. The mayor ordered a short break.
As a group of coronavirus-restriction questioners and Conservative-leaning citizens filtered...
Developers: Los Gatos is ‘flouting’ State law
Two developers trying to build a significant amount of housing in Los Gatos have fired back at the Town in court, accusing it of illegally blocking the development of homes—including affordable units.
This comes after the Town took to Santa Clara County Superior Court seeking...
Amid strident disagreement, Los Gatos votes to move forward with Pride Flag plan
After years of avoiding the issue, Los Gatos is moving forward with a policy that could allow a rainbow flag to fly above Town Hall within months.
High school students and members of the LGBT+ community faced off with senior citizens and religious adherents Tuesday...
Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Chief Peter Decena Resigns
Updated Sept. 6, at 11:17 a.m.
After three-and-a-half years as chief of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, Peter Decena has resigned. The town announced his two-week notice in a press release sent out after 5pm on Friday, Sept. 3.
“Los Gatos-Monte Sereno (LGMS) Police Chief...
Report: Los Gatos is the 26th most expensive place in California
Even though Los Gatos residents’ household expenses are 88.4% higher than the American average, the bills only account for 27% of income, according to a new report from doxoinsights.
The average household in Los Gatos pays $3,856 a month on bills—or $46,270 out of $168,829...
Los Gatos brothers collecting used video games to send to Kenya
Two local teens have a unique summer video game “quest” to tell classmates at Los Gatos High School about, this year. What Ethan Schneider, 16, and his brother Andrew, 14, can share isn’t about a Call of Duty: Warzone mission or a League of...
Computer retailing pioneer Don Wolf dies at 92
Computer retailing pioneer Don Wolf died May 30 at the age of 92, after recovering from a bout of Covid-19 earlier in the month, family members announced.
Wolf opened Idea Computer on N. Santa Cruz Ave. in downtown Los Gatos in 1982. It shortly thereafter...
Police, sheriff say they didn’t help deputy hunting woman seeking an abortion
To track down a woman who allegedly performed a self-administered abortion, authorities in Johnson County, TX conducted a search early last month, accessing data across more than 80,000 Flock Safety automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras nationwide; but data from Los Gatos and Saratoga...
