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Town agrees to put $50K extra into disability plan
The Town Council has agreed to top-up a consultant with an additional $50,000 to help with the development of a comprehensive disability infrastructure plan. This involves a $35,150 budget transfer from the Curb, Gutter & Sidewalk Maintenance project to cover a financial anomaly.
Question of the Week: What Does St. Paddy’s Day Mean to You?
The Town's Plaza Park proved to be the perfect place, this past Sunday, to connect with locals and visitors about the meaning of a very green date on the calendar.
Bernadette Duggan, 84, retired
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"A very special time to get together with whomever we can."
Vi Dayal,...
Los Gatos High softball in position to clinch outright SCVAL De Anza Division championship
With just over a week left in the regular season, the Los Gatos High softball team is in the pole position to win another outright Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division championship.
The Wildcats, who have clinched at least a share of the...
Council gives Town Manager Laurel Prevetti fond farewell
The bittersweet tributes poured in during the only item on the regular agenda at Council, Sept. 3: final professional goodbyes to Los Gatos Town Manager Laurel Prevetti, who spent a decade at the helm of the Silicon Valley community.
But perhaps none were more poignant...
Sold-out Spring Wine Walk featured more than 30 local producers (photo)
Bill and Doris Cooper of Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards in Saratoga pour wine for attendees of the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s Spring Wine Walk on April 22.
The sold-out event featured more than 32 wineries stationed at various businesses throughout downtown.
Credit: Arnold Breit
Debaters awarded for rhetorical skills
Students from Los Gatos and Saratoga High Schools’ Speech and Debate Teams have been quite convincing, making their points successfully against students from other public—and private—schools. These efforts have led to placements in top tournaments and invitations to national competitions.
At the California High School...
Los Gatos High boys soccer team off to solid start in what it hopes will be a league championship, CCS playoff season
The Los Gatos High boys soccer team finished one point behind Fremont High for the league championship last season, which cost the Wildcats a Central Coast Section playoff berth.
Even though the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League El Camino Division is competitive and features some...
Testarossa’s 2021 vintage is winemaker Bill Brosseau’s 25th harvest
When Bill Brosseau graduated from UC Davis, he moved down to the Novitiate in Los Gatos, the home of Testarossa Winery. Just two years later he replaced founding winemaker Ed Kurtzman, becoming the force behind the juggernaut success of the brand named for proprietor...
Criminal justice, healthcare and more among new laws for ’23
With a flurry of new laws ready to take effect, the Los Gatan took a look at a handful of the more notable ones, which take on several aspects of criminal justice, health services and firearms.
WALKING A FINE LINE
Before Assembly Bill 2147 was signed...
Court ruling provides a cautionary tale to our town
I am an attorney, but I am not a First Amendment free speech attorney. However, as the saying goes, I know enough to be dangerous. Moreover, I am usually pretty good at issue spotting, even in areas outside of my area of legal expertise....