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February 27, 2026

The Gift of Vitality: Channeling Robert Louis Stevenson for the Los Gatos Blood Drive

blood drive
In Los Gatos, history and community often intertwine. This March, that connection takes on a life-saving dimension. On March 21, the Rotary Club of Los Gatos is partnering with the Stanford Blood Center to host a community blood drive at St. Luke’s Church downtown....

Beyond technology and innovation

Olga Enciso Smith
Silicon Valley is not just the epicenter of high technology and global innovation; it is a unique cultural mosaic that has inspired generations of entrepreneurs and visionaries. Here, diversity is not a slogan—it is the essence that has allowed revolutionary ideas to be born...

Jurors mull Shannon O’Connor’s guilt, as arguments close

bike upside down outside the Silicon Valley courthouse
Over the past week in Santa Clara County Superior Court, jurors at the Shannon O’Connor trial listened to closing arguments about the Los Gatos mother who’s accused of hosting parties for local teens and encouraging them to hook up with one another for her...

Ramadan in LG: Muslims begin month of fasts

Samina Chaudhry
It was less than a week before the start of Ramadan, and Samina Chaudhry, a Saratoga resident who owns a gas station on the West Side of Santa Cruz, was carrying boxes of American dates through the tranquility of the one-story building that’s home...

We have to swallow the bitter pill of preparation

colonoscopy
Life, like a medical procedure, rarely goes exactly according to the script we write for ourselves. I recently found myself sitting in a recovery room, waiting for the news that I had crossed the finish line of my final colonoscopy. At nearly 75, I...

Local resident becomes CEO of Star One Credit Union

Between fielding calls from her daughter’s school and planning the next wave of technological innovations for the financial institution she runs, Minal Gupta, who lives just outside downtown Saratoga, recently took the time to speak with the Los Gatan about her new role. After seven...

Emergency access easement granted to SummerHill by LGSUHSD

Easement Map
During a Feb. 12 public hearing at the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District board meeting, a resolution granting an easement to SummerHill Homes and the Santa Clara County Fire Department—for emergency access over a portion of the Los Gatos High School campus—was approved...

Los Gatos Vice Mayor joined local families to highlight situation in Iran

Maria Ristow speaks at Iran event
On Saturday, Feb. 7, the steps of the Los Gatos Library became a site of mourning and resilience as residents from across Los Gatos and surrounding area gathered to acknowledge the escalating humanitarian crisis in Iran. Los Gatos Vice Mayor Maria Ristow attended the gathering,...

Los Gatos is the perfect place to fall in love

El Camino Health nurses celebrating Valentine's Day
Unless you made your reservation many days in advance, dropping in for dinner at the many world-class restaurants here in Los Gatos was almost impossible on Valentine’s Day.  The smell of coffee roasting, the fresh air that travels over from Santa Cruz and the amazing...

Following impassioned pleas from high schoolers, Los Gatos agrees to raise Progress Pride Flag

high school student in a white shirt and short hair speaks
The Town of Los Gatos will raise a Progress Pride Flag during the month of June this year, after Council approved a Flag Policy update and a Pride Flag resolution, following heartfelt public comments from a contingent of local high schoolers on Tuesday night. Unlike...

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