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Los Gatos approves process to raise density at North 40 site
The Los Gatos Town Council voted to support increasing—to 40 units-per-acre—the number of homes the developer of the North 40 mixed-use project can build, during a milestone General Plan debate, Monday.
But the elected officials opted not to require a floor of 30 units-per-acre, as...
Los Gatos schools settle one sex abuse case, face trial in another
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District has agreed to pay a former student athlete $3.485 million for sexual abuse that she said she endured for more than three years, in a settlement announced this week.
Beginning in 1999, the plaintiff in the case,...
Housing developer tries to back out of union-hiring rule
From the parking lot, there's nothing to suggest that Quito Village is the California housing policy equivalent of a unicorn, or that the seemingly low-key project is sitting at the center of one of this year's biggest political fights.
Peek through one of the gates...
Environmental prosecutor shares details of illegal medical waste probe
Last week, as the country’s attention was transfixed on the manhunt for the person who gunned down a health insurance executive—which resulted in an outpouring of personal stories about patients being mistreated by the nation’s medical care system—the Santa Clara County DA’s Office held...
Finding peace at Freedom Reigns Equine Sanctuary
Along a Highway 101 frontage road near San Juan Bautista there’s a discrete wrought iron sign proclaiming, “FREEDOM REIGNS.'' You may have driven by many times and never noticed it, or the keypad located just below to the left. We slowed down to enter...
PG&E admits recent service ‘unacceptable’
Last week, as Shasta County prosecutors were preparing manslaughter charges against PG&E Corp. in response to a 2020 wildfire, the company was putting together a PR offensive related to dozens of outages in the Los Gatos and Santa Cruz areas.
During a Thursday evening webinar,...
James Ong’s Californian dreams come true
Designed with Japanese aesthetics, Iwasawa Oriental Art is an immersive experience. Taking center stage, a tatami mat is set with tea ceremony utensils. Curated antiques, some several centuries old, are displayed throughout in glass cabinets.
One wall features an impressive collection of abstract paintings by...
Author of psych-thriller to sign books at Beyond Text
On Dec. 7, at 2pm, Beyond Text Bookstore in Los Gatos will host a book signing with Ellen Kirschman, author of the newly released Call Me Carmela.
This psychological thriller follows police therapist Dot Meyerhoff as she helps a young woman uncover her roots, while...
Mental health app encourages mindfulness
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have a reputation of reinventing the tried and true, from how we communicate and socialize, to how we consume entertainment. And now founder and CEO Nima Yazdani wants to reintroduce meditation to a new generation with his meditation app called myMentalPal,...
Heritage Theatre announces new season
Tickets are now on sale for Heritage Theatre’s 2022-2023 season, which opens Nov. 6.
Blues-rock band Big Head Todd and the Monsters kicks off the season. The Colorado quartet—Todd Park Mohr (vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica), Brian Nevin (drums, percussion), Rob Squires (bass, vocals), and...


















