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It was another week where a variety of reports were made to local police... Dec. 26 • An RV was burglarized on Winchester Circle. Dec. 27 • Someone threw a rock through a window of a business on the 900 block of University Avenue. • A vehicle was burglarized...

Just as the world was shutting down with the arrival of SARS-CoV-2, a Brazilian doctor named Carlos R. Degrandi Oliveira, penned an article in a peer-reviewed journal that sounded the alarm about a little-discussed at-risk group—anesthesiologists.  On top of day-to-day dangers, such as ionizing radiation,...

This week, when the Town of Los Gatos appointed Jamie Field chief of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, it represented a milestone. The community has never had a woman leading the force before. In an interview with the Los Gatan, Field said she was...

Here we have a week of reports received by local police... Dec. 19 • A woman was arrested for being in possession of burglary tools and unlawful paraphernalia on Benedict Lane and Chirco Drive at 1:43am. • A guest at a hotel on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road reportedly...

Jeffrey Scott, the husband of Los Gatos’ former mayor and current Councilmember Marico Sayoc, made an appearance in Santa Clara County Superior Court Jan. 4, as he tries to quash a restraining order filed against him by a woman he yelled at outside Council...

When high school wrestlers hit a growth spurt during the season, it usually takes them a while to adjust to competing in heavier weight classes. For Timmy Murabito, who has gained 10 pounds in the last two months, the sudden weight gain has done little...

Update meeting set on Shannon Road project On Jan. 15 at 10am, a community meeting is scheduled to provide design updates for the Shannon Road Pedestrian & Bikeway Improvement Project. This will be an in-person meeting and will be held on site at the driveway of...

Like all of his peers in the previous 2020-2021 school year, Darrius Leto spent his junior year at Los Gatos High relegated to remote learning.  Knowing nothing was going to change, Leto decided to look into attending a soccer academy overseas which would allow him...

The Town of Los Gatos has named its new top public safety official, a 20-year veteran cop who's been on the local force since 2009. Jamie Field started at the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department as a rank-and-file officer, rising to the rank of Captain...

Now in its sixth season as a program, the Los Gatos Wildcats ice hockey team remains one of the best and most consistent in the area even amid a pandemic.  The sport took a major hit worldwide in youth club participation levels at the onset...