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December 26, 2025

Local Scene: Ribbon cuttings, blood drive on Oct. 8, home prices drop

Ribbon cuttings celebrate local businesses The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce celebrated two establishments, one marking 25 years and another opening its second location, with ribbon cutting events on Sept. 25. The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, 39 East Main St., marked 25 years of raising...

Shelter-in-place issued for Towne Terrace neighborhood

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This morning police issued a shelter-in-place order for the Towne Terrace neighborhood. Around 11am, the Los-Gatos Monte Sereno Police Department posted on Instagram about police activity in conjunction with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. "Shelter in place and avoid traffic in the University Ave corridor,"...

Explosives, guns seized from San Jose home

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The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Gun Violence Task Force and sheriff’s deputies seized weapons and explosives after a Wednesday raid on a San Jose home. Christopher Paul Roberts, a 37-year-old resident of the 2200 block of Bailey Avenue, was arrested and charged with, explosive...

Highschoolers filing for nonprofit status for organization teaching at-risk youth practical skills

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Samay Sikri is the sort of West San Jose 17-year-old who likes to walk his labradoodle and is looking forward to the endless possibilities that come with the approaching end of high school. But, alongside friend Arnav Kodavati from Monte Sereno (who was still 16...

Campaign signs stolen; dirt bike “menace” (Police Blotter, Oct. 16-22)

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Police Blotter for the week of Oct. 16-22. Oct. 16 • Someone damaged a toilet on Miles Avenue. • Two juveniles were reportedly tagging street signs with graffiti on Hicks Road and Shannon Oaks Lane. Oct. 17 • A vehicle was burglarized on Blossom Hill Road. • Campaign signs were...

LGHS grad hopes his new book ‘How First-Generation Students Navigate Higher Education…’ will spark a renaissance in college supports

First-gen college students
If you look at recent data, you’ll find the majority of undergraduate college students who are the first generation in their family to reach these higher-academic halls, says Fisher Middle School alum and Los Gatos High School (Class of ‘94) graduate Matt Daily. He’s now...

A final reunion at Good Samaritan Hospital

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For 66 years, Jerry and Judie Butler of Saratoga built a life together, raising three children, sharing adventures and creating lasting memories. When health challenges separated them for several weeks, with Jerry, 86, hospitalized at Good Samaritan Hospital in San Jose and Judie, 83, receiving...

Los Gatos directs leftover pandemic cash

At the Feb. 21 Council meeting, elected officials discussed how to spend $1.645 million in pandemic relief provided by the Biden Administration that’s still leftover. The big winners were public access broadcaster KCAT, which will receive a one-time infusion of $100,000, Los Gatos Saratoga Recreation...

Educational institution celebrating a quarter-century in operation

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Stratford School’s Los Gatos campuses are kicking-off their Summer@Stratford summer camp programs this week. And officials tell the Los Gatan there’s still time to register your child at www.stratfordschools.com/summer. The educational institution is celebrating its 25th year in operation in the Bay Area. The Los Gatos Belgatos...

Supervisors push to bridge the gap with mobile dental services for veterans

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The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently voted to augment funding for mobile dental services for veterans as part of the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget.  This action was brought forward by County Supervisor Joe Simitian and co-authored by County Supervisor Otto Lee, and...

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