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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...
Downtown dining scene evolving with European flair
The once-popular Le Boulanger has been sitting empty at the corner of Main Street and Montebello Way for nearly three years, but sometime this summer the black window coverings will come down and a new restaurant, the Parkside, will open for business.
Right next door,...
Colorado Avalanche video coach brings Stanley Cup to parents’ backyard for celebration (GALLERY)
Brett Heimlich’s road to winning the Stanley Cup began years ago in Los Gatos.
He’d recently graduated from high school and was casting around for a policing or audio/visual job, when he went to a family barbecue at the home of a friend his mom...
Robert Hawn, attorney and spouse of Los Gatos’ town manager, dies at 63
There’s been a flood of tributes this week to Robert V. Hawn, who passed away this month at the age of 63. A highly regarded business attorney, who played in a jazz band and volunteered his time to preserve the valley’s greenbelt, he was...
‘Brilliant’ businessman who developed swaths of Silicon Valley dies
Condominium and apartment developer John N. Brezzo, who built wide swaths of the Silicon Valley and founded the First Community Housing affordable housing corporation, died on Dec. 4. He was 79.
He is survived by his children Susan, 53, Steven, 52, Pietro, 44, and Marley,...
Coroner classifies Los Gatos woman’s death as a ‘homicide’
The death of 46-year-old Jennifer Cobb—who was found with her 50-year-old husband in a Los Gatos home, Feb. 15—has been classified as a “homicide” by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.
Her partner, Cornelius Bangma, died by suicide, the coroner determined.
Both died...
Iconic collector Gracie Garcia dies at 82
Gracie Garcia, a lifelong collector, world traveler and longtime manager of the Main Street Exchange in Los Gatos in the 1980s, died on Feb. 10 following a stroke she suffered in December. She was 82.
Tika Burns, one of Garcia’s four children, said her mother...
Tenants hopeful as San Francisco company buys El Gato Village
It’s the place to go if you want to get lingonberry Swedish pancakes, peek at the jarred reptile on your way to a $20 beard trim, or send out some packages all in one trip.
And now, El Gato Village—the 15710 Los Gatos Blvd. space...
Gun shots from ‘negligent discharge’; downed wires; trespassing (Police Blotter, Aug. 24-Sept. 6)
Sunday, Aug. 24
At 10:27pm, gun shots were heard at Vasona Oaks on University Avenue. No injuries occurred, as the shots were a result of a negligent discharge occurring from the upstairs neighbor.
Monday, Aug. 25
Three vehicle accidents occurred throughout the day, one of which involved...
Fewer students could lead to changes at high schools
A new report says declining enrollments at local elementary and middle schools may mean changes are coming to Los Gatos and Saratoga high schools.
The 2021-22 Demographics & Enrollment Projections Report by the consulting firm SchoolWorks was discussed by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School...
