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Town creating calendar recognizing Native American Heritage Month
During its regularly scheduled meeting, Dec. 6, Mayor Rob Rennie asked Town Manager Laurel Prevetti for an update on the process to officially acknowledge Los Gatos’ earliest residents.
But her response—while delighting some First Nations advocates—left one group in particular feeling a little left out.
“We...
Horticulture: Vines are aggressive social climbers
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....
Taste of Campbell, Mystery Lovers Book Club and Brubeck Brothers Quartet upcoming (calendar)
Here are some events set for the coming days that you can consider adding to your weekly agenda...
Taste of Campbell
The fourth annual Taste of Campbell takes place July 30 from 3-6pm at the Campbell Community Center, 1 W. Campbell Ave. The event features food...
Libraries to host opioid prevention workshops; Los Gatos’ community grant program opens (local scene)
Opioid overdose prevention workshops scheduled at libraries
The Santa Clara County Library District and the County of Santa Clara’s Behavioral Health Services Department are joining forces to spread the word about the opioid crisis.
Workshops scheduled from July 8 through Sept. 9 will cover drug education,...
Local food delivery service continues expanding
Locale, a food delivery company with a focus on local restaurants and farms, continues its expansion throughout the Bay Area only a little more than a year since its inception.
Locale is the brainchild of Los Gatos natives and recent college graduates Chris Clark and...
‘No Kings’ demonstrator
Vicky Wagner, 71, retired communicator, was the sole peaceful protester at Plaza Park when Dinah Cotton passed by on Saturday. Wagner had just returned from a river cruise that went through Germany, witnessing evidence from the World War II era, including the Holocaust.
“We went...
Is this year’s ‘Jazz on the Plazz’ season really almost over already?
Last night, it was the Jazz Mafia. Next week (Aug. 13), Clairdee. And the week after, the big grand finale—Tony Lindsay and the Soul Soldiers.
That’s the line-up that remains on this year’s Jazz on the Plazz calendar.
The weekly Wednesday-evening series, produced by Los Gatos...
Citrus fruit ripens through winter
Winter is bare root season, which is the best time for installation of deciduous fruit trees. It is also the best time for dormant pruning of deciduous fruit trees. Evergreen fruit trees do not get much attention. Installation and any pruning of evergreen fruit...
First Buyer at North 40 is Relishing Her Triumphant Return to Los Gatos
She used to live just up the road, but was forced to leave Los Gatos by circumstance. But now, Mary McLean, 55, has returned triumphantly.
She played a guessing game with this reporter, during the recent Chamber of Commerce Wine Walk.
The rhetorical question: “Who was...
Hakone Estates gets Heritage Grant; nude hiking at Lupin Lodge; locals honored at universities
Grant awarded to Hakone Estate and Gardens
On June 7, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a County Historical Heritage Grant to Hakone Estate and Gardens in Saratoga. The grant will support the restoration of the 1932 Mon (Main Gate) roof originally...


















