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Dormant pruning exploits winter dormancy
Bare root season begins as the year ends for a simple reason. That is when deciduous plants are dormant. They are unaware of the otherwise distressful process of relocation. This is also why winter is the season for dormant pruning. Such pruning would be...
Taste of Los Gatos, Art & Wine Fest on tap for September
Autumn is rapidly approaching, but summer celebrations aren’t over yet. Next month, make room on your calendar for two celebrations of Los Gatos culinary culture and history. Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce will present the brand-new Taste of Los Gatos event in partnership with...
West Nile virus death reported
Santa Clara County health officials today reported the first death attributed to West Nile virus, a mosquito-borne illness.
The death this month of an immunocompromised adult at a local hospital “after experiencing West Nile virus symptoms” is the second reported human case of the potentially...
We’re moving from chips to charm
Santa Clara County has been carrying around the nickname Silicon Valley for half a century. However, the nickname is as one-dimensional as a microchip. The phrase summons images of hoodie-clad coders, driverless cars, and tech CEOs who think kombucha is a food group. Silicon...
Young artists featured at NUMU exhibit; LG author releases debut novel (local scene)
Young artists accepted to NUMU exhibit
On Feb. 16, 2024, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced six Los Gatos High School students and four Saratoga High School students have been accepted to New Museum Los Gatos’ (NUMU) ArtNow exhibition, an annual juried program....
‘Cats roundup: Lonergan takes 7th at State, track and field athletes headed to CCS Finals and baseball-softball teams start playoffs Saturday
Ewan Lonergan led the Los Gatos High swimming team with a seventh-place showing in the boys 100-yard breaststroke in the CIF State Championships May 11-13 at the Clovis Olympic Swim Complex on the campus of Clovis West High.
The junior standout swam the race in...
FDA expands booster eligibility to ages 12-15
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration amended its emergency use authorization of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, allowing children ages 12-15 to get a booster vaccine dose.
The FDA opened booster vaccine eligibility to everyone age 16 and up in November, arguing that an additional dose...
25 Years of Lavender and Horses
Motorists who navigate Highway 17’s curves will pass by a handmade sign offering lavender for sale. But there’s much more to be found here.
Storybook ending denied, but Los Gatos High football team makes history in memorable season
The Los Gatos High football team was on the cusp of bringing home the program’s first-ever CIF State Championship Bowl Game title.
However, the Wildcats came up just short following a 45-42 loss to Central Valley Christian of Visalia in the Division 2-A championship game...
PHOTO: ‘Real Forrest Gump’ visits Los Gatos
Members of the Los Gatos Veterans and Support Foundation are shown April 19 at the veterans’ memorial with Sgt. Sammy Davis, a Vietnam hero who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor by President Lyndon Johnson.
In 1967, Davis’ unit came under heavy fire...


















