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March 7, 2026

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...

Is your plate full this almost-fall? Well, how about a side of fun—or chili?

Mary and Daniel
Monday was Labor Day, and you know what that means—BBQ time. And helping to organize that annual Chili Cook-off was Town of Los Gatos Parks Commissioner Matt Ober, with the help of Jethro Bledsoe. Bledsoe told me he’s just one of the guys that helps pull...

Crab crackin’ brings in big bucks for Rotary’s charity

organizer smiles
Suzanne Boxer-Gassman looked out over the line of people snaking all the way across the Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church auditorium, Saturday evening in Saratoga, and was pleased with the turnout to the event she’d helped organize. After two decades of fundraising, the Rotary Club of...

Support senior housing in Los Gatos

On April 5, the Los Gatos Town Council will consider whether to approve the Los Gatos Meadows rebuild, which would bring 174 units of senior housing online. As a 24-year Town resident who lives near the site, I believe that the project is essential...

Multicultural Moment

mother and daughter
PORTABLE SHADE - Los Gatos residents Laura Zhang and her daughter Ruya Song enjoy some relaxation during the Scotts Valley Multicultural Fair, Saturday. It featured booths where people of all ages could learn about different cultures. Children participated in a global fashion show, food trucks sold a...

Community in line for millions of dollars, including for Spooky Knoll Trail Project, education resources, Saratoga path

Saratoga Musician
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...

Local broadcaster Pirate Cat Radio expands to Portland

Daniel Roberts climbs a radio tower
Los Gatos-based Pirate Cat Radio (KPCR-LP) has now added a third location to its growing network of low-power FM stations. Its latest frequency is KVBE-LP 91.1 FM in Portland, Ore. Like with its Los Gatos coverage area, the new signal is concentrated in a suburban region...

Question of the Week: How dependent are you on your cellphone?

Question of the Week collage
We wanted to find out about the technology habits of Los Gatans, so Dinah Cotton hit the streets to investigate... Robert Lloyd, 66, with his bird Elvis (on Main Street) "When I am with someone, I try not to use it at all." Vida Eliasieh, 49, visual artist (at...

Los Gatos chocolate brand teams up with San Diego tea purveyors

on a pedestal
Chocolatier Michiko Marron-Kibbey, the owner of Los Gatos shop Deux Cranes, says she's enjoyed following how San Diego-based Amy Troung and Lani Gobaleza have operated their brand PARU Tea over the years. And now, for the month of October, Marron-Kibbey is rolling out a collab...

The senator’s villa becomes an amazing arts venue

setting the tables at VIlla Montalvo
This past Friday evening Villa Montalvo was the site for A Benefit with Ballads & Bubbles, the annual fundraiser of the Peninsula Volunteers, Inc. (PVI). Los Gatan along with Embarcadero Media were media sponsors. I was invited and attended; it was an evening to...

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