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Jack Kerouac left his light in Los Gatos
Jack Kerouac would stay at my parent's house whenever he was in town, San Francisco or Los Gatos. He would sit in what we would call “Jack’s chair” in the living room of our home in Monte Sereno. I would sit on the couch...
Paws-to-Share receives $17,400 therapy dog contract; 4-H’er places second nationally; election workers needed (local scene)
Therapy dog coming to Los Gatos High School
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Board of Trustees approved a contract on Sept. 26 with Paws-to-Share, an organization that will provide a therapy dog to the Los Gatos High School Wellness Center.
Fully funded through a...
As scooter-rental industry matures, Los Gatos warms to shared mobility
While town officials have thought about introducing electric scooters (and other) shared mobility devices, it never quite felt the time was right to embrace them.
But now, that’s changing—as an e-scooter company comes a-knocking.
“We did have outreach from one company, from Bird,” Matt Morley, Los...
Creating magic in the lives of children battling cancer
More than 390 volunteers made yarn wigs for children battling with cancer and other medical hair loss conditions, as part of the Magic Yarn Project event held Oct. 20-21 in Saratoga.
The yarn wigs are not only comfortable on tender bald heads, but allow these...
Tales of the Town: Sheriffs, Guns & Money
As a young journalist, I was once invited to a meeting with Sheriff Bob Winter at a Los Gatos insurance office. At one point, one of the attendees asked the folksy sheriff if there was anything he could do to help. I remember Winter...
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....
Hundreds lend their hands to fantastic faux hair
More than 320 volunteers took part in the first local workshop hosted by the Magic Yarn Project, which seeks to provide cool wigs for children dealing with cancer and other conditions.
From cotton candy colors to princess styles, the resulting creations were nothing short of...
Here’s how Los Gatos can keep its commissions active
During the past few years, I’ve served as a member of the Community Health and Senior Services Commission (CHSSC) in Los Gatos. For most of that time, our commission, which is supposed to have six adult members and one youth member, has had one...
Senior nutrition center reopens for in-person lunches and activities
Although the Live Oak Senior Nutrition & Service Center doors were closed during the pandemic, employees and volunteers were busier than ever, with 90 or so lunches picked up or delivered to seniors every weekday.
The nutrition center at 111 Church St. re-opened Aug. 5....
Paulistan Provenance
During a trip to São Paulo last year, my wife and I had the chance to dine at D.O.M., chef Alex Atala’s Michelin two-star restaurant. In 2012 it was ranked fourth by Restaurant magazine for its World's 50 Best Restaurants ranking.
David Kinch’s Manresa also...
