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Anna G. Eshoo, Los Gatos' voice in the House of Representatives, said yesterday the community is in line for millions of dollars for local projects, after they made the cut as part of $21.4 million in federal funds that could be headed to the...

With the recent burning of Waymo self-driving vehicles and imposition of a curfew in LA during anti-Homeland Security enforcement protests, the County's top law enforcement officer today sent out a press release affirming the right of Americans to protest peacefully. “As Sheriff of Santa...

In the introduction to her book “Cult Heels: Exceptional talent in shoe design,” fashion journalist Ursula Carranza lays out the case for her focus on footwear. “In the past decade alone, shoes—be they pumps, sandals, or sneakers—have become the central player in a woman’s wardrobe,”...

In late March, I made a stop at Lexington Reservoir to see if the lupin flower meadow I saw last year had bloomed again. I didn’t find the white flowers, but I stumbled upon a dead catfish next to the water. As I walked to...

Today we are "putting to bed" (as they say in the news biz) our second issue of the Los Gatan newspaper. That means you'll start seeing the second-ever edition of our community newspaper on stands tomorrow. So, what better time to remember how much fun...

On the morning of Nov. 9, employees of Xactly Corp., a Software-as-a-Service business based in San Jose, strode into Discovery Shop Los Gatos with purpose. The group of cloud-software company workers had arrived on East Main Street in Los Gatos for a unique but important...

Back in February, Gitta Ungvari delivered the mid-year budget report—letting elected officials know how reclassifying Netflix to an e-commerce platform affected the Town's bottom line and pitching Council on a quarter-million-dollars in extra spending. "The Town must operate within its legally adopted budget," she said,...

You may have recently devoured his 2022 San Jose Jazz Summerfest round-up, enjoyed learning about the "ambient and dissonant sounds" of the "Industrial Triangle," or the Hidden History of Lincoln Avenue, but now fans of writer Gary Singh—a columnist for sister publication Metro Silicon...

The morning of Dec. 30 was like an uplifting reggae song—as mysterious fog swept through the branches of the Santa Cruz Mountains, burning off in their upper reaches. We were still in that midpoint between Christmas and New Year's, where things seem quiet and peaceful...

Barbara Hinman, 82, just moved to Los Gatos to live with her daughter Karen Shields. Along with hundreds of others, they took to the blocked-off North Santa Cruz Avenue last night to soak up the first in a series of Thursday Promenades. “The music down there...