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Los Gatos announced today it would hold its future public meetings online and not in-person, after things got out of hand at two of the last three Council dates. Writing on social news platform Next Door, Holly Zappala, a Town management analyst, said community members...

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...

The 2021 Los Gatos Children’s Christmas/Holidays Parade will not be held this year due to Covid-19 but the traditional Holiday Tree Lighting is going ahead, along with a holiday Promenade.   The first parade was held in 1956. It’s always been a “rain or shine” event—but...

Object’s from town’s history on display Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories will be on view in NUMU’s History Hall beginning Oct. 15, with a preview event on Oct. 14. The Los Gatos History Project team, led by guest curator Allison Railo, have been developing...

Voting has begun in the Nov. 2 Los Gatos Union School District Measure B Special Election, with ballots being mailed out to active registered voters this past week. Measure B is a parcel tax that will require a two-thirds vote to pass. The expiring $290...

Los Gatos High girls water polo coach Don Appleton knows it’s not every year a person in his position inherits a team free of drama and egos.  That’s why he’s been effusive in his praise for the players as they’ve been a joy to coach...

A Los Gatos woman threw drunken parties for teenagers where she encouraged sex acts, sometimes non-consensual, and sometimes while she watched, according to charges filed by the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office on Oct. 12. Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said 47-year-old...

A 1-0 loss to Mitty High on Oct. 6 did little to dampen the spirits of the Los Gatos High field hockey team. After all, the Wildcats will see the Monarchs again at least one other time in the regular season and quite possibly...

Though the developer behind Phase 2 of the North 40 development outlined sweeping changes to prior plans—and outlined a slew of new residential options, including high-density—during last Thursday evening’s Democracy Tent community meeting, it was quite a civil affair. The tone of the meeting was...

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...