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March 16, 2026

The long-lost Interurban Railroad (Discover LOST Gatos)

Trolley promo
For this week's Discover LOST Gatos installment, contributor Alan Feinberg digs into the history of public transit... For as long as I can remember, people have been wondering when (or if) the VTA might extend light rail service to Los Gatos. Imagine how convenient it...

Los Gatos High junior Aydon Stefanopoulos the top-finishing CCS boys runner in prestigious Woodbridge Classic

Aydon Stefanopoulos might’ve not gotten the time he wanted in the Woodbridge Classic—one of the largest and most prestigious high school cross country invitationals in the country—but it doesn’t mean the Los Gatos High junior had a terribly disappointing race.  Far from it. Stefanopoulos entered...

New Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department chief is first woman to hold the role

Police Chief Jamie Field and quote
This week, when the Town of Los Gatos appointed Jamie Field chief of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, it represented a milestone. The community has never had a woman leading the force before. In an interview with the Los Gatan, Field said she was...

Los Gatos High wrestling team dominates SCVAL Finals

It’s been a storybook season for the Los Gatos High wrestling team, which set program and league records in winning the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Finals on Feb. 4 at Mountain View High.  The Wildcats had champions in 11 of the 14 weight classes...

Podcast: Breaking down CCS baseball, softball playoffs | Cover 3 Sports

In this week’s episode of the Cover 3 Sports podcast, sports editors Emanuel Lee and Juan Reyes will get you caught up with updates in the Central Coast Section with a new edition of News and Notes. Then, they’ll jump into some CCS softball with...

Fallout of Russian invasion for local Ukrainian community continues

Ilya at home
Members of Los Gatos’ extended community have been sharing their stories with the Los Gatan of how the Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the lives of their friends and relatives in jeopardy. The tutor of a local schoolboy was considering a daring trip...

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...

Former Bear Creek Stables manager charged with animal cruelty

horse closeup
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged Chaparral Ranch, the former manager of Bear Creek Stables in Los Gatos, with criminally failing to care for a horse that died from malnutrition and heat stroke last year. Honey the horse was found unable to...

Fossil Farm to play at LGS Rec’s summer picnic for seniors

senior picnic
When four-piece rock band Fossil Farm steps up, next week, to play at the Civic Center Lawn for Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education and Recreation (LGS Rec)’s Annual Senior Summer Picnic, it will mark their triumphant return to Cat Town. The group, which plays music from...

Making the seniors road map work

senior reads map
Around spring 1970, I took my first cross country road trip with my college friend, Cliff, who later became a doctor and then the surgeon general of New Jersey. We began our journey at our college, Rutgers University. We sang Bob Dylan songs and...

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