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The Butter Paddle is expanding its collection of American-made brands
The Butter Paddle, a nonprofit gift store in Los Gatos, has announced it is expanding its collection of local artisans and American-made brands on offer. The organization behind the shop says this is part of a thoughtful response to changing retail costs.
Among the newest...
James Ong’s Californian dreams come true
Designed with Japanese aesthetics, Iwasawa Oriental Art is an immersive experience. Taking center stage, a tatami mat is set with tea ceremony utensils. Curated antiques, some several centuries old, are displayed throughout in glass cabinets.
One wall features an impressive collection of abstract paintings by...
3 men steal 8 batteries from O’Reilly Auto Parts on Los Gatos Blvd. (Police Blotter, March 29-April 4)
March 29
Someone reportedly stole a rear license plate on Cherryston Drive. The theft occurred after 6:00pm on March 28, but was reported on March 29 at 9:30am.
Someone reportedly walked into the caller’s garage and stole an e-bike on Winterbrook Road at 6:03pm.
A subject reportedly...
Los Gatos High School softball team slides into spring break with a 14-1 record
When a softball team spots an opponent three runs in the first inning—as was the case when Los Gatos High School fell behind 3-0 against Wilcox in a SCVAL De Anza Division game April 3—it’s usually a cause for concern.
Not so for the Wildcats,...
The civic union breakdown
After decades spent as a divorce attorney, I’ve realized that most people view the end of a marriage like a disaster movie: there should be a massive explosion, a dramatic betrayal, or a 1989 Loma Prieta-magnitude earthquake leveling everything. But in my experience, the...
PG&E tasks copters with ‘routine safety inspections’ of gas infrastructure
Over the next few weeks, PG&E will be flying helicopters overhead to conduct what its calling "routine safety inspections" along the company's gas transmission pipelines in the Central Coast and the South Bay regions.
That will include, portions of Monterey, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara...
Residents urged Town to keep current mosque site zoned for worship
Last week, when Planning Commission held a second hearing for the West Valley Muslim Association’s efforts to extend their mosque’s hours of operation to better align with official prayer times, neighbors brought up noise and traffic concerns, and urged the decision-makers to claim the...
Jami Cassady (1950-2026) helped steward the legacy of father Neal, who was immortalized by the Grateful Dead, Jack Kerouac, Tom Wolfe
Los Gatos has a deep literary legacy stretching from Jack London and Ambrose Bierce to John Steinbeck. The thread took an even more curious twist when, in the early 1950s, Southern Pacific brakeman Neal Cassady bought a home in then-unincorporated Monte Sereno with money...
Caller gave $128,000 worth of gold coins and bars to subjects claiming to be the FBI at Plazoleta (Police Blotter, March 22-28)
March 22
A man with an axe reportedly hanging out of his pants was arrested at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 12:22am.
A package was reportedly stolen from a mailbox at Mira Loma Apartments on Avery Lane at 6:48am.
A caller reported motorcyclists rolling through...
4.6 magnitude earthquake reverberates from Boulder Creek and Brookdale out through the Silicon Valley
The 4.6 magnitude earthquake that hit the San Lorenzo Valley, early Thursday morning, a little under a mile southeast of Boulder Creek, brought 24-year-old Ben Lomond resident Sherlyn Alvarez’s mind back to the disastrous 2017 earthquake in Mexico City, where she used to live....
