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Wearing his trademark Stetson hat, George Shannon grabs a doughnut in the Billy Jones “Wildcat” Railroad workroom, jawing with the many volunteers who keep the Oak Meadow Park attraction safe for children. Shannon says he’s been a railroad volunteer for 20 years but people who...

At around 4:45am today, firefighters learned of a fire at a small fire station in the Santa Cruz Mountains—at the intersection of Empire Grade, Ice Cream Grade and Felton-Empire Road in Bonny Doon, authorities said. The response to the McDermott Fire Station, located at 7276...

It was standing room only last Wednesday at Planning Commission as residents wearing green stickers filed into the pews at the Civic Center in support of a physical reshaping of La Rinconada Country Club’s property. Others came to share frustrations with the plan to remove...

Planning Commission voted April 9 to recommend a General Plan amendment to allow 100% affordable housing projects in mixed-use commercial and restricted highway commercial zones. Commissioner Susan Burnett was the lone vote against. She said Los Gatos has been going further than it has to,...

Cries of “Union power!” rang out across Winchester Boulevard, July 20, in the 91-degree Fahrenheit heat, as the actors' strike arrived in Los Gatos, with Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) members picketing in front of Netflix’s corporate...

Los Gatos-based Netflix Inc. announced Thursday evening that it was walking away from efforts to acquire the legendary Hollywood studio Warner Bros. The publicly-traded streaming behemoth and movie producer is positioned to pocket a $2.8 billion termination fee—one of the largest breakup fees in...

Of the more than 180,000 votes cast in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties for candidates for the 16th Congressional District, about 1% were mailed ballots that were missing signatures. Those ballots now hold the key to the final outcome of the 16th District race. Two...

A 42-year-old Los Gatos man has been arrested for sexual assault in San Jose. On June 10, around 4:15pm, San Jose Police Department patrol officers responded to a report of a sexual assault in the 300 block of Lincoln Avenue. Upon arrival, officers determined a victim...

A bill that legislators say will address “disruptions” in public meetings statewide is now headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk. Senate Bill 1100 was introduced by Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) and Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) shortly after local officials, such as Los Gatos...

Oct. 22 • A caller reported a group of children for “being loud” in a backyard on Vineland Avenue at 12:33am. • A woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on highways 9 and 17 at 2:37am. • A man was arrested for being...