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Councilmember stonewalls efforts to workshop Code of Conduct
During last week’s hour-long Policy Committee meeting to address issues with Los Gatos’ rules for Council members and commissioners, Councilmember Matthew Hudes refused to allow Councilmember Rob Moore to have a hand in improving guidelines his partner was recently found to have violated.
And Hudes...
Nine LGHS greats to be honored in 2023 Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Nine new inductees will be honored in the Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame 2023 Induction Ceremony at La Rinconada Country Club on May 6.
The Los Gatos Hall of Fame Committee works in conjunction with the high school to assemble each year’s...
Youth reported for spraying a fence on Worcester Loop with ketchup; mountain bike stolen (Police Blotter, March 19-25)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 19-25.
March 19
• A mountain bike was reported stolen from a home on Winchester Circle.
March 20
• Vehicles were burglarized on Massol Avenue and Bachman Avenue.
• A man was reportedly standing...
Anxiety over regional economy continues
Two weeks after it collapsed in the face of a run on its deposits, former tech-lending giant Silicon Valley Bank—and the health of big and small technology companies—was in the national headlines once again.
Late in the night on Sunday, March 26, the Federal Deposit...
Planning Commission discusses diversity plan
In August 2021, Councilmember Mary Badame, who is now Vice Mayor, made a motion to put $104,000 into justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI) consulting work.
It was seconded by Councilmember Matthew Hudes and approved unanimously, splitting the pot between two vendors—with American Leadership Forum...
Concealed carry permits skyrocket
Business has been booming for Ziyad “Zip” Showket, a firearms instructor in liberal Marin County—thanks to six justices on the nation’s highest court.
For two decades across four Bay Area counties, Showket has been schooling retired law enforcement officers, mall cops and the rare civilian...
Person found dead after police respond to firearm discharge
A person was found dead inside a Los Gatos home early Sunday morning after police responded to a firearm discharge during a domestic incident on the 600 block of West Parr Avenue.
After de-escalation tactics weren’t fruitful just after 1am, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police...
Decor stolen from Vasona Ave yard; “flying trampoline” damages infrastructure on Belblossom Dr (Police Blotter, March 12-18)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 12-18, 2023.
March 12
• Someone stole decor items from a front yard on Vasona Avenue.
• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on the 15100 block...
Los Gatos shoe designer says creations are meant to inspire women
Flor de Maria Rivera, a Los Gatos shoe designer, has been staying in Carmel-by-the-Sea in recent days, spending time with family.
The power outages she’s been dealing with there have reminded her of growing up in South America.
“I feel like I’m back in Peru,” she...
Coroner classifies Los Gatos woman’s death as a ‘homicide’
The death of 46-year-old Jennifer Cobb—who was found with her 50-year-old husband in a Los Gatos home, Feb. 15—has been classified as a “homicide” by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.
Her partner, Cornelius Bangma, died by suicide, the coroner determined.
Both died...
