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From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of July 16-22. July 16 • A man was arrested for disorderly conduct on the 200 block of N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 9:04pm. July 17 • A woman was arrested for petty theft on...

The mother of a missing 17-year-old girl confirmed on social media Sunday that human remains found near Castle Rock Park were her daughter's.  Nola Schneider, the mother of Katherine “Katie” Schneider, said her daughter died in a car accident. The girl was reported missing on July...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Sept. 11-16. Sept. 11 • A caller reported loud music coming from a house on Ridgecrest Avenue at 12:11am. • Someone threw a rock through a vehicle’s window on Pinehurst Avenue. • A porta-potty...

The recent Grand Opening of the Tesla dealership and service center in Los Gatos sparked questions—including from former mayor Sandy Decker—about just how much of the company’s sales revenue would remain in the community. So, the Los Gatan reached out to Town’s financial planners to...

More than a million ballots are in the mail. The first votes will be counted in less than a week. The Santa Clara County Assessor’s runoff off election is jogging into the homestretch toward Election Day: Dec. 30. December 30? That's right. An election cycle...

If looks could kill then Los Gatos High senior Lily Van Putten would’ve burned a hole through one of the players on the Castilleja girls water polo team in their Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division match on Sept. 27.  Van Putten had...

From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of Aug. 28-Sept. 3, 2022. Aug. 28 • A caller reported they were awoken by “loud talking” on More Avenue at 2:03am, and wanted police to ask them to “tone it down.” • An...

Last week, as Shasta County prosecutors were preparing manslaughter charges against PG&E Corp. in response to a 2020 wildfire, the company was putting together a PR offensive related to dozens of outages in the Los Gatos and Santa Cruz areas. During a Thursday evening webinar,...

The Los Gatos Town Council introduced an ordinance Nov. 1 that would guide the development of lot-split housing, a type of project that’s been mandated by Sacramento in a bid to solve the affordability crisis. The permanent plan to address Senate Bill 9 would replace...

Kimberly Kay, 47, says ever since she jumped into the dramatic arts while a student at Alta Vista Elementary School in Los Gatos, theater has been a constant in her life. The Campbell resident is now gearing up to play Susan in South Bay Musical...