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The Highway 17 trek back and forth “over the hill” between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz—with its rush-hour chaos and treacherous turns on rainy days—is a route many are all too familiar with. At the summit lies a reddish structure that has been seen by...

Winter is bare root season, which is the best time for installation of deciduous fruit trees. It is also the best time for dormant pruning of deciduous fruit trees. Evergreen fruit trees do not get much attention. Installation and any pruning of evergreen fruit...

Henry Reyes took over the Los Gatos High field hockey program in 1990. Thirty-one years later, he’s still stalking the sidelines, his raspy voice as distinguishable as ever. The 16-time Central Coast Section champion Wildcats are geared up for another run at title glory. Nothing...

With colder weather arriving, swimwear brands can face a chilly business climate. But West Main Street retailer Palapa Lounge Beachwear has proven resilient, staying open consistently for almost 17 years. Owner Karen Jensen, has survived the highs and lows of temperature-shifts, a global pandemic and rent...

Few prep sports teams in the Bay Area—if any—have to travel farther for away league games than the Los Gatos High boys lacrosse squad.  Due to a variety of factors, the Wildcats play in the Pacific Coast Athletic League’s upper Gabilan Division, which includes Salinas...

The Santa Clara Valley Water District Board of Directors today censured Director Rebecca Eisenberg for a pattern of abusive conduct toward water district employees, including racist and sexist comments. Following an often tense four-and-a-half hour public hearing, the board also stripped Eisenberg of all internal...

Council Chambers were brimming as residents turned out Tuesday night for the ceremonial handoff of mayor and vice mayor duties. And as Rob Rennie, who’s been vice mayor for the past year, took the gavel from now-former mayor Marico Sayoc, he commended her for her...

A tree is a woody perennial plant with a single tall trunk and branches. Banana trees and tree ferns lack both branches and wood. Arboriform yuccas develop branches but are not woody. Palm trees are no better. Some develop a few trunks but without...

Sunday, Oct. 19 A flock of ducks were once again the subject of a noise disturbance. At 5:50pm, continuous quacking on Reservoir Road occurred despite previous written warnings.  Four juvenile disturbances were reported throughout the day, all of which involved electric bicycles.  Monday, Oct. 20 At 11:31am, a...

Council got its first chance to go over changes the Town is considering making to its traffic-related development fee structure, last week, and members were quite surprised at some of the details. The Traffic Impact Policy was introduced in 1991 and the current version is...