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Burn ban lifted; students honored at Biola University; booster shots available
Local students honored at Biola University
Three Los Gatos residents were named to Biola University's Dean's List for academic excellence.
The students are:
• Alyssa Kwong, majoring in Business Administration
• Anna Gustafson, majoring in Intercultural Studies
• Jotham Ho, majoring in Biological Science
They joined approximately 1,700 students who...
How should you respond when someone asks ‘the question’?
“Where are you from?”
It’s a common question, and one that can be quite loaded for people of diverse ethnicities.
On its face, it’s a plain question based on curiosity, filled with nostalgia, or awe.
But it could also carry covert racism and hatred, carrying the connotation...
Community, not theory, should be at the heart of Town’s planning
Urban planning thrives on informed decision-making. However, the increasing influence of game theory—a branch of mathematics that studies strategic interactions—can be a recipe for disaster in the messy world of governance. While game theory offers insights in some areas, relying largely on its models...
HCA Healthcare breaks ground on $1.3 billion expansion at Good Samaritan Hospital
Today was the big day. HCA Healthcare Inc. officially broke-ground on its $1.3-billion, 715,144-square-foot expansion at Good Samaritan Hospital, located on the border of San Jose and Los Gatos.
In an interview with the Los Gatan, Good Sam’s CEO, Patrick Rohan, described it as a...
Monte Sereno’s latest mayor recalls helping with the Los Gatos founding of Atari
Lon Allan, 82, remembers the scrappy 1970s in Silicon Valley, when his client, future Video Game Hall of Famer Nolan Bushnell, hadn’t co-founded Atari yet.
“He was the founder, I was his lawyer,” recalled Allan, the new mayor of Monte Sereno, during a recent interview...
Led by Antonio Rodriguez, Los Gatos High School wrestling team takes foes to the mat
Few things excite Greg Varela more than the Central Coast Section’s wrestling ascension.
The Los Gatos High School wrestling coach is absolutely stoked that the CCS will now be sending the top four placers in each weight class from its Masters Finals to the CIF...
Pandemic-era startups flourish in Los Gatos
You can’t control what you can’t identify. Four years ago, Los Gatos entrepreneur Tarun Thakur used this insight to build Veza, a cybersecurity company that maps access to a company's knowledge and tools, so businesses can keep track of who’s allowed to do what....
Coroner identifies 76-year-old scooterist killed in Cambrian Park traffic collision
The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner has identified the man who was killed in a Cambrian Park traffic collision this week as a 76-year-old San Jose resdient.
Yongde Wo was killed around 4:20am Monday when his motorized scooter collided with a vehicle,...
Online marketplace connects residents to free services, items
A Los Gatos mother-son duo have created an online marketplace they hope will encourage residents to give to people in need.
The Giving Porch, founded by Los Gatos High School senior Arjun Seshadri and his mother Sruba, is designed to promote giving among businesses and...
Councilmember Hudes decries ‘self-flagellating’ language in Housing Element, opposes sending to State
While multiple Housing Element Advisory Board members took issue with some of the more progressive language in the latest draft of the Housing Element, Sept. 28, everyone but Councilmember Matthew Hudes ended up voting to make no changes to the document before submitting the...
