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December 24, 2025

Local Scene: Local dancers to perform; property tax exemption available

spring dance festival
Local dancers to perform in San Jose More than 60 dance organizations from across the Greater Bay Area will gather April 23-24 at Eastridge Center Mall, 2200 Eastridge Loop in San Jose, for the Spring Dance Festival. Dance companies, from young children to professional companies and...

DISCOVER LOST GATOS: The Historic Hofstra Block

Hofstra block
The iconic La Cañada building on the corner of West Main Street and North Santa Cruz Avenue, with its circular bay window and signature “witches hat” turret, has been a prominent feature of our historic downtown business district almost since the day it was...

What’s DART? The Disaster Aid Response Team, of course!

Dart vehicles in the field
The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Disaster Aid Response Team (DART) is an organization of citizen volunteers founded in 1982. As part of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department’s Bureau of Support Services, these volunteers utilize their training to assist in various emergency and service responses...

Discover LOST Gatos: Remembering the railroad era pt. 2

railroad line through the mountains
Part 1 of this series told the story of aspiring railroad barons James “Slippery Jim” Fair and Alfred “Hog” Davis, who founded the South Pacific Coast Railroad (SPCRR) in 1876 to create an extensive rail network throughout the Bay Area and beyond. After the...

Library receives $87K check

The Friends of Los Gatos Library presented the Los Gatos Library with a ceremonial check donation for $87,300 on Aug. 1 for the fiscal year 2022-2023. This donation allows the library to run many of its community programs. The Friends of Los Gatos Library is a...

(VIDEO) 20th Anniversary of 9/11 ceremony honored Todd Beamer, Mark Bingham + first responders

doves at 9/11 20th anniversary
"Extraordinary acts on behalf of ordinary people," reads the plaque at the 9/11 Memorial in Los Gatos that commemorates the actions of hometown heroes Todd Beamer and Mark Bingham. They were two of the people responsible for helping bring down Flight 93 in the...

​​Mild weather inhibits summer growth

yarrow
The weather this year has been a cold hot mess! Both the worst frost since 1990 and the worst storms since 1982 occurred in one winter. Then, cold wintry weather lingered into spring to inhibit spring bloom. Now, cool and mild weather of spring...

LG Lions deliver scholarships totaling $11,000

Lions Club scholarships
The Los Gatos Lions Club awarded a total of 10 scholarships totaling $11,000 to graduating Los Gatos High School seniors at their “Awards Night” on the school campus, May 19.  The club hosted the recipients at their regular luncheon meeting on Wednesday, May 21. The most...

Horticulture: Vines are aggressive social climbers

Vines
Regardless of how appealing many of them are in home gardens and landscapes, vines are flagrantly exploitative. They rely on shrubbery, trees or anything they can climb on for support. As they reach the tops of their supports, they extend their foliar canopies above....

Residents get crash-course on what to do during an earthquake

Arn Andrews debrief
Local residents went through a dry-run of how to react to a natural disaster, Saturday, when they were hit with a 7.2 magnitude “earthquake.” The imaginary calamity was organized by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Community Emergency Response Team. The participants were dealing with a faux-quake...

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