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A vegetation fire grew to devour just over a quarter-acre of grass, oak and shrubs in unincorporated Santa Clara County on Saturday afternoon. Around 3:40pm, a passerby spotted smoke rising above Weaver Road and reported it to the Santa Clara County Fire Department, which initially...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department. Jan. 23 • A musician was reportedly disturbing people with their music at Town Plaza Park on S. Santa Cruz Avenue at 11:34am. • A man was reported for approaching a home on More Avenue at 1:05pm,...

Police Blotter for the week of Jan. 16-22, 2022. Jan. 16 • A portable pitching mound was stolen from a field on Blossom Hill Road. Jan. 17 • A business was vandalized on the 300 block of Village Lane. • A man was arrested for being in possession of...

After Joe Sordi moved with his parents to Los Gatos from Washington D.C. at age 7, one of the first things the family did was install a pool. Now, 50 years later, they’ve demolished it and plopped a small house—often referred to as a carriage...

The defense for the woman accused of throwing parties for teens in her Los Gatos mansion was dealt a huge blow during a bail hearing Feb. 3, not only because she was denied bail, but also due to the judge tipping his hand about...

Camposano earns Lehigh University Dean's List honors Max Camposano from Los Gatos achieved Dean's List status at Lehigh University in the Fall 2021 semester. Dean’s List is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of...

The Los Gatos High wrestling team is well on its way to a third consecutive undefeated Santa Clara Valley League De Anza Division regular-season championship.  After the Wildcats’ final dual meet against Lynbrook High on Feb. 8, they’ll turn their focus to the league tournament...

For the first time in a long time, Helm Gym was rocking.  Playing in front of a raucous home crowd for the first time in recent memory, the Los Gatos High boys and girls basketball teams won’t soon forget their Jan. 28 doubleheader. The boys...

Councilmember Matthew Hudes didn’t quite get the version of a temporary Senate Bill 9 ordinance he would’ve liked to have seen—so he was the single “no” vote against the one passed by Council Tuesday night. He said it didn’t go far enough to ensure...

Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police are investigating a pair of January assaults along walking paths in the St. Joseph's Hill Open Space Preserve that appear to involve the same suspect.  On Jan. 13 at about 6:15pm, two people were threatened and assaulted by a man with...