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January 22, 2026

Gridlock and Ghosts: Tales from the serpentine route to the sea

traffic jam - old photograph
—This is the second in a two part series. Last month, I explored what traveling “over the hill” was like in the second half of the 19th century, when stagecoach passengers faced long, bone-rattling, and often dangerous trips along dusty or muddy dirt roads. Change came...

Fads influence contemporary garden design

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Landscape design and gardening trends change like every other sort of fashion. Several fads of the past were quite practical and justifiable. Many were not. Whether justifiable or not, many merely became old fashioned. Some evolved into a more contemporary style. Others were not...

Cool season color returns seasonally

pansies and violas
Cool season vegetables are the first clue. Now that they are seasonal, cool season color is also seasonal. Both comply with similar schedules. Their cool season centers around winter, including portions of spring and autumn. Some prefer to start early. Some prefer a later...

A Pirate Cat Radio story…

Daniel and his radio transmitter
Pirate Cat Radio, at the 92.9 FM frequency, is the “work in progress” of Los Gatos resident Daniel Roberts. KPCR was switched on in 2020 and relocated here this past December, as first reported by the Los Gatan. For Pirate Cat Radio founder Roberts,...

Easter season volunteer drive collects donations for new mothers

Donna Hecky Dorothy Smith
An interfaith group collected $600 in gift cards, along with a range of baby items to donate to new mothers in the lead-up to Easter. A Los Gatos Catholic congregation, St. Mary of The Immaculate Conception, has been organizing the drive since 2003, and has...

Local muralist creates visual history of Los Gatos

cougar on mural
When San Jose-based artist Tomas Wisper Talamantes learned that New Museum (NUMU) wanted him to paint a mural about Los Gatos inside the museum, he had a lot of questions. The first one was where, exactly, this museum was. “It’s not small, but it’s hidden,”...

‘Tis the season for scams

Jeffrey Blum
I started my holiday season by getting hacked. The hacking was a product of my foolishness rather than a case of my supposed diminishing faculties due to my age (71 1/2) getting the better of me. Something was fishy (no pun intended) in the...

Local Scene: Students recognized at colleges nationwide

Camposano earns Lehigh University Dean's List honors Max Camposano from Los Gatos achieved Dean's List status at Lehigh University in the Fall 2021 semester. Dean’s List is awarded to students who earned a scholastic average of 3.6 or better while carrying at least 12 hours of...

New York Times bestselling author Bonnie Garmus to appear at Los Gatos Library (calendar)

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From a "Chemistry" writer, to a dazzling holiday display to an art exhibit, there's plenty on tap in this week's calendar... Online author talk The Los Gatos Library will host an online author talk with Bonnie Garmus on Nov. 10 at 11am. Garmus will discuss her...

Local Scene: New urgent care clinic opens; virtual cannabis workshop set

action urgent care clinic blossom hill road
Action Urgent Care opens new clinics Action Urgent Care opened two new clinics to its expanding network of clinics throughout the Bay Area.  The new clinics are located at 640 Blossom Hill Road, Suite A in Los Gatos, and at 1038 E Brokaw Road #30 in...

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