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Wildfire threatening 5 homes contained
A vegetation fire threatening several homes in the 18500 block of Montevina Road above Los Gatos didn't end up consuming any structures or injuring anybody this afternoon, authorities said.
The blaze sparked around noon and as Santa Clara County Fire Department and Cal Fire crews...
Summertime means Jazz on the Plazz, with Ren Geisick set to perform
At 6pm Wednesday, this week’s Jazz on the Plazz will swing into action with The San Jose Jazz High School All Stars, followed by Ren Geisick and her band at 6:30pm.
Geisick, who grew up in Los Gatos, says playing at Jazz on the Plazz...
POLICE BLOTTER (Nov. 16-23)
Sunday, Nov. 16
The week’s string of auto burglaries began on Sunday evening, with a break-in occurring at Double D’s on North Santa Cruz Avenue.
A witness saw two subjects breaking into the rear passenger window and drive off in an unknown colored SUV.
Monday, Nov. 17
At...
Santa Cruz Mountains couple remembers roommate killed by fallen trees
In the months Roy Windom IV spent living in the same Boulder Creek house as Robert Brainard III, the man who was killed when a tree fell on his bedroom Feb. 4, they never really made a big deal about their names including Roman...
Mental Health First Aid course prepares you to help in moments of crisis
Mental Health First Aid was created in the 2000s in Australia by Betty Kitchener and her husband Anthony Jorm with the USA chapter established in 2008. MHFA is designed to use the concept of first aid training in mental health and substance-influenced emergency situations.
This...
Los Gatos’ country station selling to K-LOVE owner for $3M
It traces its roots to North Santa Cruz Avenue. Its second studio was on Royce Street.
And even after moving its air room to San Jose, Los Gatos has remained 95.3 KRTY’s home, as far as the Federal Communications Commission is concerned. The independently-owned station...
Los Gatos Union School District picks new superintendent
The Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees announced at the May 14 board meeting in a unanimous vote that Dan Deguara will be appointed as the new Superintendent of Schools for LGUSD.
After an extensive search process that included receiving in-person and online...
Wallet stolen while distracted by chunky vs. creamy peanut butter question (Police Blotter, Sept. 7-13)
Sunday, Sept. 7
Three vehicle accidents were reported throughout Sunday, although none requiring medical attention.
A customer’s wallet was stolen at the Whole Foods on Los Gatos Boulevard at 12:41pm, after being distracted by another customer inquiring the difference between chunky and creamy peanut butter.
Monday, Sept....
Los Gatos’ Netflix announces $82.7 billion Warner Bros. acquisition
LOS GATOS — In what’s being described as the entertainment industry’s largest transaction ever, Los Gatos-based Netflix announced a $82.7 billion deal Friday morning to acquire Warner Bros. The transaction is almost ten times larger than Amazon’s 2022 purchase of MGM for $8.5 billion.
The bombshell...
Weekend fires quelled before they could damage structures, remote-control cows
On Sunday afternoon, inmate firefighters battled flames that spread to just over 2 acres alongside their counterparts with Santa Cruz County, Cal Fire, Central Fire, Santa Cruz City and Bonny Doon fire departments—with help from California Highway Patrol officers—just north of Davenport, which was...


















