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December 3, 2025

My Disneyland-themed vision for LGS Rec’s facility

Disneyland castle
First, the disclaimer. While I am the chairperson of the Community Health and Senior Services Commission (CHSSC), I write this article on my own behalf. Second, hopefully, my colleagues on CHSSC and the Los Gatos Town Council will not decide to oust me or demote...

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

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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...

New firefighters look forward to a life of service

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On Feb. 4, around the corner from weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin’s Sunnyvale campus, as contractors put the finishing touches on a blocky beige dual-hotel complex nearby, and directly across from Chinese search engine Baidu’s Silicon Valley HQ, a group of 13 firefighters were about...

Foundation says Police Officers Ball was its most successful yet

Police Chief Jamie Field and Police Foundation President Jonathan Knowles
On Saturday evening, the Los Gatos Monte Sereno Police Foundation held the 6th Annual Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Officers Ball and Auction. This event was held at the opulent digs of Testarossa Winery. The Don Olivet Jazz Quartet kept the mood relaxed the entire evening....

Ecstatic dance company back in-person with Los Gatos events

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A boutique Bay Area "ecstatic dance" company is emerging from the pandemic with a series of in-person events in Los Gatos and the surrounding region. ALIXIR DANCE, an Oakland-based wellness brand focused on using free-form movement to build community, has set Tuesday nights at 7:30pm—beginning...

There’s a lot to know about toxic plants in home gardens

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Oleander that inhabits freeway medians is poisonous enough to be hazardous. Two tons of Buick cruising at 65 miles per hour past such oleander has more potential to be hazardous. The risk associated with toxic plants within freeway medians is as limited as their...

Discover LOST Gatos: The Los Gatos Hotel and Soda Works story

Los Gatos Hotel black and white photograph
It seems that hardly a month goes by without the launch of a new restaurant in our historic downtown. The latest addition to the dining scene is Dar Restaurant and Bar, located in the little house that formerly housed 11 College Avenue and Nick’s...

Local Scene: ArtNow exhibit; town recruiting for boards

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Student art to be on display New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) will host the 11th annual ArtNow juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition from March 25 to May 22.  The exhibition and educational program gives high school students, from Palo Alto to Gilroy, the...

LG Art Association presents juried show; senior living home offering gourmet dining for residents with neurological + physical challenges (local scene)

The Watermark at The Almaden
NUMU holds juried art competition The Los Gatos Art Association (LGAA) presents the juried fine art show: Greater Bay Area Open at New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU). For this exhibition, LGAA invited artists to interpret the theme “Potentiality / Actuality” in their own way. Attracting both...

Time to turn your mind to your “warm season vegetable” plans

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Warm season vegetables, or summer vegetables, can occupy a garden systematically. A few lingering cool season vegetables may continue production for a while. Warm season vegetable plants can replace them as they finish. Several warm season vegetable plants should start as early as possible....

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