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Solar panel damaged; sales agent seemed “high;” man with stuffed monkey giving middle-finger salute (Police Blotter, March 20-26)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 20-26.
March 20
• A vehicle was reported stolen on Grays Lane.
• Grand theft was reported at a home on Carlton Avenue.
• A man was arrested for being in possession of...
Neighbors in the College Hill area take part in fire evacuation drill
On Saturday, April 2, the Town of Los Gatos held a fire evacuation drill for residents in the College Hill neighborhood. The drill was conducted by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department along with volunteers from the Community Emergency Response Team, Disaster Aid Response...
Locals protest against Russia-linked comedian
When Campbell resident Yulia Shuvkashvili, 32, heard about the April 8 protest in Los Angeles against Nurlan Saburov, a Kazakhstani comedian with ties to a TV channel run by Russian government-owned Gazprom, she figured she’d stage a Bay Area reprise.
So on Monday night, along...
Los Gatos High baseball team to host Vs. Cancer Game series
The Los Gatos High baseball team is scheduled to play 27 games during the 2022 regular season, but none will be more important than its home contests in the last week of April.
And not for the usual obvious reason that Santa Clara Valley League...
Shannon O’Connor loses bail appeal
The woman accused of luring Los Gatos teens to wild parties and facilitating sexual assaults, appeared in court Monday for a hearing, just days after losing a bail appeal.
And while Shannon O’Connor didn’t enter a plea, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office says...
After 11th-hour tweaks, contentious senior living project nearly wins over Council
Despite the Planning Commission’s 7-0 push for the denial of Covia Communities’ Los Gatos Meadows senior living project, the developer’s initial reluctance to heed calls to include affordable units and Town staff’s own recommendation that Council reject the proposal, elected officials nearly approved it,...
How the Palms swayed its way through the pandemic
While Tuesday is frequently a day off for restaurant industry workers, April 5 was actually quite a hectic one for Tony Loeffler, general manager of the Palms restaurant.
The day’s schedule included deep cleaning in the kitchen, and manifesting an Easter buffet brunch—among myriad other...
Downtown dining scene evolving with European flair
The once-popular Le Boulanger has been sitting empty at the corner of Main Street and Montebello Way for nearly three years, but sometime this summer the black window coverings will come down and a new restaurant, the Parkside, will open for business.
Right next door,...
Lighting for Literacy celebrates 10 years
The Los Gatos Morning Rotary (LGMR) paid tribute to the 10-year history of Lighting for Literacy (LFL) on March 23 at its 7:30am meeting.
Rotarians, members of the United Methodist Church, LFL volunteers and co-founder Doug McNeil’s family attended.
A decade ago, McNeil and Jess Salem...
Council gets update on military-grade weaponry in police arsenal
When Capt. Derek Moye went over the military-style equipment the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department has in its arsenal, during the regularly scheduled Council meeting Tuesday, he emphasized none of it actually came from the Defense Department.
This stood out to Councilmember Marico Sayoc, who...