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As afternoon turned into evening, fire had devoured 75-80% of a large commercial building on the border of Los Gatos and Campbell, authorities said. The 50,000-square-foot vacant office on Dell Avenue at Knowles Drive started to burn around 10am this morning, and spread quickly, according...

Over two years ago, friends Nathan Gaudreau and Marcel Khorsand signed a lease to open their own Persian culture-inspired ice cream shop in the heart of Los Gatos. Sitting in the location that once housed Gymboree, the new shop, bakery and café arrives with...

On Oct. 22, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation (LGMSPF) hosted an afternoon of recognition and acknowledgement for our Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department (LGMSPD). The event was held at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center auditorium with Los Gatos Meats & Smoke House providing...

The California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) and California Science Test (CAST) standardized assessment test scores released this month show Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District (LGSUHSD) students are outperforming their peers at most other public schools across the state, academically. The District’s...

The Los Gatos woman who is accused of holding alcohol-fueled parties for teens remained in jail over the holidays, as a variety of cases against her go unresolved. And in recent filings in the divorce case brought by her husband, Robert Amaral, the former chief...

After a winter that included an atmospheric river natural disaster, Los Gatos High School’s Class of 2023 was dispatched into the wider world in a June 9 ceremony held outdoors in pleasant conditions. The event, broadcast live on public access station KCAT, gave student speakers...

Oct. 18 A caller reported two subjects in their front yard on Shannon Road at 2:19am. A caller reported a subject tampered with the pokemon machine at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 12:56pm. A door was reportedly broken into and there was graffiti on Tait...

The ACLU of Northern California is stepping up its pressure campaign against the Town of Los Gatos, threatening legal action if it doesn’t reverse a rebuke of a Planning Commissioner who complained to state officials about a referendum drive that quashed residential densification plans. It’s...

While in many cases, it’s one esteemed restaurant or another that initially attracts visitors to town, and yet, the shops they go on to frequent afterwards—or on the way—also play an important role in fostering that unique downtown atmosphere people love so much. But now,...

The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit that evaluates nearly 3,000 hospitals nationwide for its quality and safety, is facing intense scrutiny following a March 6 court ruling that labeled its methodology “deceptive” for penalizing non-participating hospitals.  Leapfrog publishes hospital safety report cards twice a year, grading...