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The recent Grand Opening of the Tesla dealership and service center in Los Gatos sparked questions—including from former mayor Sandy Decker—about just how much of the company’s sales revenue would remain in the community. So, the Los Gatan reached out to Town’s financial planners to...

Kaleb Charters, the 18-year-old accused of dropping three people off in the Pleasure Point neighborhood of Santa Cruz, in 2019, to rob and kidnap tech executive and cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre, then driving up to the marijuana farm in Los Gatos where he'd worked...

More and more these days, we Americans are losing our sense of connection and community.  In 2023, former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy reported an epidemic of loneliness and isolation. This year, the American Psychological Association warned of a crisis of disconnection in the...

In the arty Right Bank of Bordeaux area of France—a land dotted with castles—there’s a tiny wine region known as Pomerol. On an eastern plateau, you’ll find the exclusive 28.5-acre Petrus vineyard with its blue clay soils and low yields. Grapes bottled there in...

The Los Gatos High School field hockey team ended the season the way it started: with a dominant victory.  The No. 2 seed Wildcats extended their ongoing Central Coast Section record with an 18th playoff championship, rolling to a 3-0 win over No. 4 seed...

As I was on a morning walk with my German shepherd, as people were waking up to the latest edition of the Los Gatan newspaper around 9am on Wednesday this week, I spotted a young coyote wandering around the neighborhood. It stood out due to...

Though it’s already been open for a few months now, Saturday marked the official celebration of the Tesla dealership’s arrival in Los Gatos. It drew enthusiasts from across the Silicon Valley region and even one of the few Roadsters in operation in the world—just...

Sunday, Nov. 2 At 10:38am, a stolen vehicle was reported on Milbrae Lane.  Two noise disturbances were reported in the early afternoon and in the late evening. One involved a vehicle blasting loud music, and the second involved a transient subject screaming outside of the Forbes...

Harvest 2025 in the Santa Cruz Mountains was a lengthy and stressful one, punctuated by bouts of rain, followed by Indian summer warmth, then more sprinkles, or full-on downpours. Now, it’s pretty much a wrap, with some of the last fruit coming in on...

There’s something deeply unsettling about driving through the gates of La Rinconada Country Club these days. Where there was once a canopy of oaks and the hum of nature, there are now piles of downed logs—a haunting reminder of what’s been lost in the...