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August 3, 2026

Civic contributor Rob Moore announces bid for Council

Rob Moore at LGHS
Like clockwork, local resident Rob Moore shows up to Town meetings, business luncheons and civic commissions to share his experiences as a life-long Los Gatos resident and advocate for a suite of community improvements, from responsible development to bike-friendly streets. But today, the 23-year-old announced...

Los Gatos High wrestling team gears up for league, CCS finals

The Los Gatos High wrestling team is well on its way to a third consecutive undefeated Santa Clara Valley League De Anza Division regular-season championship.  After the Wildcats’ final dual meet against Lynbrook High on Feb. 8, they’ll turn their focus to the league tournament...

First-to-be-approved Builder’s Remedy project features 30 condos, including 6 affordable units

builder's remedy project
At the May 27 Council meeting, Los Gatos approved the first by-right residential project that invoked the “Builder’s Remedy” tool meant to chastise the municipality for not handing in a compliant Housing Element on time. While the four-story condo building with commercial space on the...

Planning Commission discusses diversity plan

In August 2021, Councilmember Mary Badame, who is now Vice Mayor, made a motion to put $104,000 into justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) consulting work. It was seconded by Councilmember Matthew Hudes and approved unanimously, splitting the pot between two vendors—with American Leadership Forum...

Hometown gal makes good

Katie Abelson at the bottling line
Los Gatos resident and Assistant Winemaker at Testarossa, Katie Abelson, has called Los Gatos home since she was 8 years old. She’d lived in Switzerland and Belgium prior until her engineer father moved the family to the Bay Area town she has grown fonder...

Artificial Intelligence use grows at Prospect High School

student headshot
Cheating and plagiarism aren’t exactly new challenges for educators to have to contend with. But, with AI machines like ChatGPT and Gemini making academic misconduct easier—while also showing promise as an important educational tool—many high schools are racing to develop new policies to deal with...

ADU plan galleries help ease process for cities, builders

Small structure in a surburban back yard
The Santa Clara County Planning Collaborative recently launched online galleries of pre-approved design plans for accessory dwelling units.

3 suspects charged in holiday mall shooting case

Oakridge Mall Shooting
Prosecutors say it was "sheer luck" that no shoppers were struck by the flying bullets that led to a lockdown of a popular South Bay shopping mall in the lead-up to Christmas. Three people have now been charged in connection with the Dec. 20 incident,...

The chanterelle just got enshrined in California law (+ other bills that made it over the finish line)

chantrelles
Every year, California’s legislators send a flurry of bills to the governor in hopes he or she will sign them. And that’s before the byzantine legislative process that leaves most proposed laws on Assembly and Senate curtting floors. In 2023, the lawmakers sent off 1,046...

Unresponsive man taken to hospital from Bay Club Courtside

first aid at the pool
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...

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