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January 14, 2026

McKenzie Powell brings indefatigable work ethic to Los Gatos High girls soccer

The Los Gatos High girls soccer team got an early indication that things would be different from last year when it beat perennial Central Coast Section power Mountain View in their season-opener on Nov. 29. Since then, the Wildcats have done nothing to prove...

Impactful Youth (photos)

outdoors
The Youth Citizen of the Year ceremony was held Saturday morning at the Scout huts, behind Los Gatos High School. Mayor Mary Badame presented to Bradley Hager, Grace Murray, Olivia Bermholz (absent) and Johann Jacob. Boy Scout Troop 539 provided the opening flag ceremony. (Photos courtesy of...

Home of the Week: Mediterranean estate with fine touches

KENNEDY ROAD home exterior
Eighty-year-old olive trees border the front yard of this single-story Mediterranean estate near downtown. Located at 16699 Kennedy Road in Los Gatos, the 3,398-square-foot home built in 2013 includes four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Inside, the home features six-inch-wide plank walnut floors throughout, as well as...

Boat dock being demolished to build a disabled-accessible self-launching one at Vasona Park

Vasona Park plan
This week's "local scene" items touch on updates for boating enthusiasts, an LGHS alumni fundraiser and info about an environmental gathering. Boat dock project underway at Vasona Lake The construction of a new boat dock at Vasona Lake County Park in Los Gatos is slated to...

County Board of Education welcomes new trustees

pupils
On Dec. 18, the Santa Clara County Board of Education welcomed two new trustees and elected its 2025 president and vice president. Trustee Maimona Afzal Berta, elected to the board in 2022, was named president for a second time, and Trustee ​Victoria Chon was...

Surgery robot stars in Los Gatos Chamber event

Good Sam robot
Doctors from Good Samaritan Hospital showed off a precision robot made by Sunnyvale-based Intuitive Surgical called “the da Vinci Xi” at a networking mixer hosted by the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, Feb. 15. For the evening presentation at Best Western Inn of Los Gatos,...

A fairytale land is closer than you might think

little girl at the enchanted cabin
Once upon a time in a land, not so far away from the enchanting town of Los Gatos, an apple and stone fruit tree farm lay neglected and dormant. Nearby these orchards in the redwood glen, the trees were resting and waiting. All of...

Chez Philippe celebrates 3 years on Bastille Day

Man and woman sitting at a table
Restaurateur Philippe Leroy has a track record of opening French restaurants all over the world, from Palo Alto to Japan, but Los Gatos has brought in a unique traffic that he says he has yet to experience in his history of his culinary craft. Husband...

Purchase adds more acreage to open space preserve

sierra azul open space preserve
The largest preserve in the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District just got a little bigger, with the purchase of 42 acres in the Mount Umunhum area of the Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve, district officials said Feb. 9. The property, purchased for $168,000, is located...

Los Gatos High School flag football team ready to make history in CCS playoffs

girls flag football team
Ever since the Central Coast Section sanctioned play for girls flag football beginning in the fall 2024 season, Los Gatos High School has established itself as one of the top-tier programs.  In the recently completed regular-season, the Wildcats finished 20-5, including a perfect 10-0 to...

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