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A grinch visited Ace Hardware on Los Gatos Boulevard and stole Christmas decorations and plants (Police Blotter, Nov. 23-Dec. 6)
Sunday, Nov. 30
A traffic hazard was reported at 12:38am on East Main Street and Pleasant Street. A red Ford truck was blocking the roadway and appeared to have a flat tire.
At 4:42pm, a $50 package was stolen from a residence on Pollard Road.
Monday, Dec....
Los Gatos + neighbors get $7M for wildfire defense
The way to thrive in a new climate-change reality beset by power-downs, out-of-control flames and continuous rebuilding is by working together. That was the message that resounded loud and clear from local, state and federal leaders as they descended on Los Gatos’ Civic Center...
Sampling the latest from Testarossa’s vines
Winemaker Bill Brosseau has learned to read the barrels like a fortune teller reads tea leaves.
The Testarossa Winery vineyard manager routinely tastes through every barrel in the cellar, learning their personalities. Each one can impart something significant to a wine, and for the last...
Alliance Française Silicon Valley partners with Frenchery and Fabrique Délices for wine party
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Beaujolais Nouveau arrives in Los Gatos
The Alliance Française Silicon Valley (AFSV), in partnership with Frenchery and Fabrique Délices, announced a Beaujolais Nouveau celebration and fundraising event on Nov. 19 to support Silicon Valley's French cultural center.
Beaujolais Nouveau Day, or Wine Day, is an...
Mayor Rob Rennie thanks supporters in Assembly race concession message
Los Gatos' mayor, Rob Rennie, sent out 45,000 texts in recent weeks as he sought the District 28 seat in the State Assembly.
But last night, after trailing Monte Sereno councilmember Liz Lawler and former Santa Cruz County clerk Gail Pellerin for a week, he...
Town takes over iconic downtown movie theater
The Los Gatos Theatre has been shuttered since the pandemic began but plans are now underway for it to reopen as a town-owned facility.
The Goetz family, which bought the theater in 2011, has donated the iconic moviehouse to Los Gatos. The donation was unanimously...
County Board of Education welcomes new trustees
On Dec. 18, the Santa Clara County Board of Education welcomed two new trustees and elected its 2025 president and vice president. Trustee Maimona Afzal Berta, elected to the board in 2022, was named president for a second time, and Trustee Victoria Chon was...
Los Gatos Planning Commission approves exceptions for Olive Street ‘tear-down’
The Los Gatos Planning Commission gave the thumbs-up to the demolition of an Olive Street cottage to make way for a larger house that needed their blessing due to multiple exceptions to Town rules.
While this plan was approved unanimously, at the regularly-scheduled Feb. 9...
PG&E says ‘Continuous Monitoring Center’ will boost electric grid security
In connection with the start of Wildfire Awareness Month, Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced its Continuous Monitoring Center, which it's calling a "first-of-its-kind centralized hub" to "detect risk early, prevent wildfires and strengthen reliability for customers."
The CMC in San Ramon uses "advanced machine...
School board trustee Alex Shultz announces resignation
After serving half of his four-year term on the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District’s school board, trustee and former Los Gatos High science teacher Alex Shultz announced his resignation from the position, effective Jan. 24, at the board’s first meeting of the year.
During...
