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After months of community meetings, formal and informal studies, and tens of thousands of dollars invested, Council chose to walk away from paving the way for cannabis sales within Los Gatos’ borders, Tuesday. It made the decision at its regularly-scheduled meeting on the recommendation of...

County firefighters scoured a single-family home in Campbell today with flames engulfing one of the rooms, as they followed up on a report someone might be stuck inside. Luckily, it turned out the house was empty, and the Santa Clara County Fire Department was able...

Los Gatos fancy footwear designer Flor de Maria Rivera continues to add to the list of celebrities who’ve rocked items from her eponymous line on key runways and at massive social engagements. And we’re talking la crème de la crème: Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Camila...

The Santa Clara County District Attorney has declined to formally charge Stanford University student journalist Dilan Gohill for covering on a pro-Palestinian protest last year, after he faced allegations of committing multiple felonies. The student, who was reporting for the Stanford Daily, a student-run newspaper,...

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...

In the 2021 season, the Los Gatos High girls volleyball team had what has become the norm for the program: a league championship and deep playoff run.  Expect more of the same this season, Wildcats coach Brynja Thompson said, but with an added bonus.  “People can...

Sunday, Sept. 7 Three vehicle accidents were reported throughout Sunday, although none requiring medical attention.  A customer’s wallet was stolen at the Whole Foods on Los Gatos Boulevard at 12:41pm, after being distracted by another customer inquiring the difference between chunky and creamy peanut butter.  Monday, Sept....

Los Gatos resident Eric Drew is grieving, because one of his best friends just died. When Rotarian Bob Long was claimed by Covid-19 Aug. 27, he said, Los Gatos lost a key resident. “He was a pillar of the community,” he said of Long, who was...

Los Gatos has extended the date businesses can operate temporary outdoor areas in front of their property to the end of January next year, as it transitions to a new, semi-permanent "parklet" regime. At its regularly scheduled meeting Aug. 17, Council voted to funnel $680,000...

Senator Dave Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) and Assemblymember Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) introduced a bill Feb. 17 they say would update a law that governs public meetings. The Ralph M. Brown Act was originally enacted in 1953 to govern the conduct of public meetings for local...