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One of the most consequential residential developments for the future of Los Gatos is approaching another milestone. Steve Buster, the senior vp of development for Grosvenor Property Americas, tells the Los Gatan the company has submitted final documents for the mixed-use housing project and is...

Tenants in California will now have twice as much time to respond to eviction notices and potentially avoid losing their homes under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month. The new law comes amid a statewide housing crisis, and after a...

When Janneke Dirven wants to improve a certain technique or skill, all she has to do is look across her own pool.  The Ohio State University freshman artistic swimmer has three teammates–Ruby Remati, Scarlett Finn and Keana Hunter–who competed in this year’s Paris Olympic Games.  “It’s...

On Sept. 27, Eric W. Thornburg loaded up into a passenger van with his coworkers and headed out on a field trip into the Santa Cruz Mountains just above Lexington Reservoir. The Saratoga resident just happens to be the CEO of SJW Group, a utility...

With the 2024 boys water polo season recently passing the halfway point, Los Gatos High coach Davor Koret feels the same way about his team now as he did before the year started.  “I’m personally not worried where we land ,” he said. “I truly...

Dave Cortese, who most recently stopped by Los Gatos Council during the farewell for former Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, today turned his attention to the plight of those who do the food-production heavy-lifting. In a release, Cortese (D-Silicon Valley) commended the Cal Occupational Safety and Health Administration...

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...

Have you heard the saying, “There are two types of people in this world, the givers and the takers?” Givers, characterized by their willingness to support and help others, do so without expecting anything in return. Takers focus more on personal gain, sometimes at...

Los Gatos fancy footwear designer Flor de Maria Rivera continues to add to the list of celebrities who’ve rocked items from her eponymous line on key runways and at massive social engagements. And we’re talking la crème de la crème: Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Camila...

On Sept. 24, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Board of Trustees approved an 8% raise for Superintendent Bill W. Sanderson, jumping to a base salary of $308,448—$28,448 more than his initial annual rate of $280,000 in 2022. His new pay package was approved...