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April 26, 2026

Jill Hunter’s beautification work inspires impact beyond the world of flowers

Jill Hunter
As you approach former Saratoga mayor Jill Hunter’s front door, you can’t help but notice her blooming backyard garden basking in the sun. Step inside, and her keen eye for plants is obvious. They are the center of attention. What else would you expect from someone...

Fixing traffic snarls at Sanborn County Park; KCAT’s summer media program accepting applications; property taxes due (local scene)

Sanborn County Park
Supervisors’ decision aims to improve traffic flow at park trailhead To improve traffic flow for area residents and visitors at Sanborn County Park, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a set of resolutions restricting parking on Black Road, an unincorporated County road...

Goats @ work

Erik Chalhoub's photo of goats among grasses
These goats chomp away on brush that towers over them on the hillside behind the Los Gatos Library on Sunday. The library recently received a grant from the California State Library, allowing it the opportunity to design programming and educational opportunities focused on sustainability and...

Libraries hosting series on mental health services

Cupertino Library
The Santa Clara County Library District (SCCLD) is partnering with the County of Santa Clara Health System, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Santa Clara County, and Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal) to educate local residents on mental health care through a series of...

A Lunar New Year celebration is scheduled for Jan. 29 in Saratoga (calendar)

Smiling Asian woman with the red lantern for Chinese new year
For more events, visit the dynamic calendar at losgatan.com/events-calendar Lunar New Year The Chinese celebration of Lunar New Year includes lion dance, Tai Chi, Chinese dance, Chinese costume show, children's costume parade, and Shaolin. The event will be held Jan. 29 from 11am to 3pm at...

Horticulture: Soil saturation distresses roots

sweet flag water saturation horticulture
Saturation of the soil should be a rare problem within the local chaparral climates. Water is a limited resource. That is why plants that are not native or endemic to other chaparral or desert climates rely on supplemental irrigation. Many exotic species would not...

Girl scouts retire flags; high school district gets 6-figure nutrition grant; College of Adaptive Arts hosting fundraiser (local scene)

girl scouts flag raising
School district awarded for serving healthy meals The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District was awarded $180,018 through a state and federal grant that recognizes the district’s Food Service department for the nutritional quality of the school meals, practices in the cafeteria, and student and...

Locals protest against Russia-linked comedian

fans pass protesters
When Campbell resident Yulia Shuvkashvili, 32, heard about the April 8 protest in Los Angeles against Nurlan Saburov, a Kazakhstani comedian with ties to a TV channel run by Russian government-owned Gazprom, she figured she’d stage a Bay Area reprise. So on Monday night, along...

3rd Annual Hitchcock Film Fest endears despite hiccup

Hitchcock Festival lobby
Merrylou White, a 70-year-old resident of the Santa Cruz neighborhood of Pleasure Point, had purchased a pass for all three days of this year’s Scotts Valley Alfred Hitchcock Film Festival, held this past weekend. She’s someone who grew up in Los Gatos, attending Los Gatos...

Dinah’s Event Log: Wooden pumpkins, Fall Wine Walk, Coup de Thai ribbon-cutting

jack o'lantern
Fall is in full force. So, please watch for ghosts and goblins in the crosswalks. It is getting dark earlier, and if you are out and about in our quaint town, please wear light colors—and maybe a blinker—at night. For sure, if you are...

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