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Neighborhood ‘evacuated’ during wildfire drill
As wildfires burn through California, residents across the state are urged to have a “go bag” packed and ready to grab since precious minutes can make the difference between living and dying.
That’s why members of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Community Response Team, CERT, were...
‘Cats roundup: Girls volleyball sees memorable season end; water polo teams make history and football team prepares for showdown with Mitty
It wouldn’t be a Los Gatos High girls volleyball match if it didn’t involve an extended set.
The No. 6 seed Wildcats won another marathon set but ultimately lost the match and saw its season end against No. 3 seed Menlo-Atherton High in a Central...
Vaccination rates are so high, Covid-19-prevention clinic will offer flu shot, too
By the time the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District held its first meeting since classes returned, Aug. 24, it’d already dealt with two coronavirus cases—a teacher and a student—one in Saratoga, and one in Los Gatos.
While demonstrating the publicly-available “dashboard” for trustees, Brian...
Cops receive calls of naked man on the creek trail in broad daylight (Police Blotter, Feb. 13-19)
Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Blotter for the week of Feb. 13-19, 2022.
Feb. 13
• A caller reported a family having a barbecue along a creekside on Hicks and Shannon roads at 12:40pm.
• A vehicle was burglarized on Adrian Place.
• A woman was arrested for inflicting...
Town brings metaphorical “personal touch” back to civic life with counter-service restart
When the Los Gatan reached Marico Sayoc on Aug. 16, she was thrilled to talk about how many Town staff had just begun working in-person again—that very day.
The next step, she explained, was for the municipal office building to open its doors for drop-in...
Range anxiety: Help is on the way with expansion of EV charging network
It doesn’t require a keen eye to notice the hundreds of ChargePoint, Electrify America and Tesla Supercharger electric vehicle charging ports (typically) glowing along major intersections in Santa Clara County.
Los Gatos has nine EV charging stations downtown. The PlugShare website, which tracks charging stations...
Town re-ups with TruePoint on Community Development software subscriptions
The Town Council on May 17 unanimously voted to approve a sole-sourced $104,605 contract with software company TruePoint Solutions DigEplan (LCT Software) to provide services to the Community Development Department over the next five years.
According to staff the funds are already available in its...
Vista Fire burns 2 acres
Updated June 27, 2022 at 5:22pm: 90% containment.
A fire burning along Highway 17 was 90% contained at 5:20pm after burning two acres Monday, authorities said.
Cal Fire learned of the blaze near the summit—on the Santa Cruz County side in the Alta Vista Lane area—at...
McKenzie Powell brings indefatigable work ethic to Los Gatos High girls soccer
The Los Gatos High girls soccer team got an early indication that things would be different from last year when it beat perennial Central Coast Section power Mountain View in their season-opener on Nov. 29. Since then, the Wildcats have done nothing to prove...
O’Connor considering pleading to all charges
As Shannon O’Connor, the Los Gatos mom charged with throwing illegal parties for teens and facilitating sexual assault, sat in Department 39 of the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice talking to her lawyer, Monday, it wasn’t for the start of the two-week preliminary...
