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Los Gatos Approves $60,000 for Homeless Services

Los Gatos Council last night approved $60,000 for homeless services next year—$10,000 more than staff had requested—citing the effectiveness of the pilot year’s efforts.

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Town Manager Laurel Prevetti Plans June Departure

The Town of Los Gatos announced today that Town Manager Laurel Prevetti will step down in four months, at the end of June 2024. She was named to the position more than eight years ago, in 2015, after serving as …

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Town Council Shuts-Down Request for Another Nonresident on New DEI Commission

Last night, all but one Los Gatos Town Councilmembers voted against allowing another person who doesn't live in the community to serve on a body meant to make life in town more multicultural and open to people of all backgrounds.

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Town officials getting frustrated as State continues to push them on housing

Rural home with gate in Los Gatos. (Drew Penner / Los Gatan)
Listening to Los Gatos’ elected officials talk about the most recent Housing Element rejection from the Department of Housing and Community Development, one might think the homes ministry …

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‘I thought you were building the Taj Mahal,’ says neighbor to Vinodha and Rajeev Bala during fence dispute hearing

Planning Commission stepped-in to mediate a neighbor dispute about a fence, Dec. 13. (Town of Los Gatos)

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Los Gatos agrees to $800K body-cam, Taser deal with Axon Enterprises

Mobile phone with product website of American weapon producer Axon Enterprise on screen with business logo. (Shutterstock)
With no members of the public offering any comment on the item, the Los Gatos Town Council agreed to a $800,000 deal for …

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Moore proposes exploring tax targeting Netflix and similar businesses

Councilmember Rob Moore tried to steer a discussion about taxing residents towards asking large businesses to pay more in taxes. Photo: Drew Penner/Los Gatan
On Christmas Eve, Los Gatos-based Netflix was once again thrust into the national political spotlight as …

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Group springs to life to support build-out of senior services

The doldrums of the pandemic, as millions of older adults were killed by the coronavirus across the country, were a wake-up call to local leaders who watched seniors too-often suffering in isolation. And now, as the novel coronavirus fades from …

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