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Barbara Hinman, 82, just moved to Los Gatos to live with her daughter Karen Shields. Along with hundreds of others, they took to the blocked-off North Santa Cruz Avenue last night to soak up the first in a series of Thursday Promenades. “The music down there...

Academy provides public with inside look at police department The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department is presenting its first Community Police Academy. This is an opportunity for the public to participate in a 10-week program designed to provide an inside look at local law enforcement.   During academy...

On a cold morning in April, a cargo van overflowing with about 2,500 pounds of humanitarian aid crossed the Polish border into Ukraine. The two-person team operating the van consisted of a “navigator” and a driver. Ian Russell, a formerly homeless UK man who has set...

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,...

First question—what to wear? This year, the 5th Annual Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Foundation Police Officers Ball was held in the historic and beautiful Cask Room at Testarossa Winery, located in the hills overlooking Los Gatos. Here Los Gatos bravest and finest moved and grooved...

Housing Element update meeting scheduled The Town of Los Gatos is starting to update the 2023–2031 Housing Element of the General Plan, and the public is invited to participate. The Town’s Housing Element is a strategic plan for housing the Town’s present and future residents.  A virtual...

With the Tree Lighting Ceremony and the annual Children's Christmas/Holidays Parade in the record books, the December events season is now in full-swing. There’s still plenty to look forward to, what with trolley rides, Santa in Old Town and eating, drinking and shopping in...

As a resident of Los Gatos, I’ve come to appreciate the town’s unique blend of charm, tranquility and a certain...let’s say, pleasantness. It’s a place where everyone seems to be on their best behavior, a land of smiling faces and polite conversations. But as I’ve...

Saratoga resident and Momentum for Health Board Chair Kathryn Williams graciously opened her home and redwood-ringed yard to welcome guests for the eighth annual Star Chefs Fundraiser on a perfect end-of-September afternoon. “Mental health is a critically important cause, and Momentum (for Health) has been...

Dominika Dvorzhak, a San Jose-based author and linguist, has released The One and Only, a rhyming children’s book illustrated by Vivien Sárkány that shines a light on the emotional world of only-children. Unlike the many picture books that focus on sibling dynamics or preparing for...