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VOL . 5 , NO. 14 : DECEMBER 3-9, 2025 : LOSGATAN.COM
STEAM KIDS P4 : HOLIDAY EVENTS P6 : GIFT GUIDE P14 :
GUEST VIEW: FIREFIGHTERS + PFAS P16 Faizi Samadani / Los Gatan
LOS GATOS DRIVER, 90, INJURED AS CAR SMASHES INTO LOS GATOS COFFEE ROASTING CO. ON THANKSGIVING Normally the cafe hosts a bluegrass jam session on Thursday nights Faizi Samadani, Contributor
On Thanksgiving night, a car crashed through the front of Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co. in Los Gatos along West Main Street at University Avenue. The driver was sent to hospital for medical attention in serious but stable condition. No one else was injured. The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department received the call at 9:02pm, and by 10:30pm, a couple dozen people—some in blankets and parkas due to the cool temperatures—had assembled around caution tape as a Bob’s Towing driver worked to extract the black Volvo from the damaged structure. “I’m completely traumatized, but I’m thankful no one was in the building at the time,” said Teri Hope, LGCRC’s founder and co-owner. “I got a call from the police department about five minutes after it happened. It took me two minutes to get here. I’ve been an owner for 44 years and I was absolutely floored. I could have never imagined something like this happening. I understand it was a senior man.” The condition of the man was unknown at the time to Hope, who added the driver was transported to Valley Medical Center. “I am heartbroken and I am devastated. I hope the person ➝ Crash, 10
MAIN STREET ACCIDENT On Thanksgiving Day, a vehicle smashed through the front of Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co.
WILDCATS DEFEATED BY SERRA IN D1 TITLE GAME Los Gatos HS displayed tremendous growth, resilience in 2025 Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
From its opening possession in the Central Coast Section Division I championship game on Nov. 28 at San Jose City College,
it became clear: the Serra High School football team wasn’t going to put the ball in the air. On their first possession, the Padres ran the ball. On their second possession, they ran the ball. By their third possession, everyone in the stadium knew exactly what was coming—and Los Gatos still couldn’t stop it.
Power dive. Counter. Wedge. Sweep. Same alignment, same backfield action, same punishing physicality. Again. And again. And again. The Padres ran the ball on 58 of their 59 plays, accumulating 348 yards while possessing the ball for nearly 35 minutes ➝ Football, 12
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