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September 4, 2025

LGMSPD blows key statutory freedom of information deadline

hospital and a camera
Automated license plate reader records obtained by the Los Gatan confirm the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office did not share data with Texas authorities searching in May for a woman who had an abortion. However, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department has now missed a...

Several residents implore Town to raise Pride Flag

Pride Flag advocates
After eleven people spoke at the June 17 Council meeting in support of Los Gatos raising the Pride Flag, Vice Mayor Rob Moore called for the Council to discuss a flag policy revision to allow the LGBT+ symbol to fly above the Civic Center...

Will nonprofit be the saving grace for historic stables?

horse closeup
Tucked away off the windy Bear Creek Road is a stable that’s been boarding horses for several decades. A century-old barn stands on the Bear Creek Stables lot. Goats have played there. Chickens have laid eggs. Ponies have pranced. But over the last few years, the...

Developers: Los Gatos is ‘flouting’ State law

two projects
Two developers trying to build a significant amount of housing in Los Gatos have fired back at the Town in court, accusing it of illegally blocking the development of homes—including affordable units. This comes after the Town took to Santa Clara County Superior Court seeking...

Teen software entrepreneur launched app to help students with their studies

Sulaiman Kaamil
At just 18, Sulaiman Kaamil is changing the way students access and share knowledge worldwide. The Gilroy-based founder of Selnotes Technologies launched the education startup while still in high school, and says it’s already grown to over 5,000 users across 70 countries. The idea was...

Tax assessor pops-up in Los Gatos after announcing retirement

Larry Stone at Jazz on the Plazz
Ever since he was elected in 1994, Santa Clara’s County Assessor Larry Stone has been getting booed when introduced at public events. This is how our outgoing assessor was greeted at last Wednesday evening’s Jazz on the Plazz. The boos began just after emcee...

Ed Stahl, Los Gatos icon, dies age 94

Ed Stahl smiles
A month ago, on June 1, I stopped by to see Ed Stahl at the invitation of his partner MarLyn Rasmussen, at an Almond Grove historical home patriotically decorated early in the runup to the 4th of July. He sat in a well-padded living room...

The pickleball paddle get a ‘groovy’ accessory

Groovy Grips inventor
Andrew Klein moved to Los Gatos last fall with his wife and new baby. He’s hoping to make a mark on the community. And he’s hoping his startup will provide the perfect way to get a “grip” on that plan. He founded Groovy Grips in February...

Police, sheriff say they didn’t help deputy hunting woman seeking an abortion

Anthony Luo's photo of a license plate reader
To track down a woman who allegedly performed a self-administered abortion, authorities in Johnson County, TX conducted a search early last month, accessing data across more than 80,000 Flock Safety automatic license plate reader (ALPR) cameras nationwide; but data from Los Gatos and Saratoga...

ICE has arrested 4 in Santa Clara County upon release from custody

jail
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has responded to concerns following a situation where federal immigration agents visited the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas. "Over the past several weeks, we have observed an increase in the presence of ICE agents at County facilities and the Superior Court," a...

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