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December 22, 2025

Silicon Valley trade mission promoted ties with historic Silk Road city

Lanzhou at night
In early July, Los Gatans Rosemary Coates and John Eichinger found themselves on a plane headed to the 30th Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair. This trip was organized by the Silicon Valley Division of the China-US Business Summit and led by Diana WeiPing Ding, its...

Local students complete rigorous water quality testing course

Poseidon
Rolling Hills Middle School 7th-graders and Louise Van Meter Elementary 5th-graders have completed an in-depth water monitoring educational course that highlighted what life as a professional H20 monitor would be like. As part of the Poseidon Education’s Stormwater Quality Leadership Program, the kids took samples,...

Lyndon Bailey makes his mark on rugby pitch

Similar to one of his bone-jarring hits on the gridiron and on the rugby pitch, Lyndon Bailey never saw it coming.  In early June, a couple of weeks after an impressive performance in the Boys Rugby High School Club National Championships, the 2024 Los Gatos...

Los Gatos High girls volleyball banks on tough schedule to help it improve into the CCS elite

The Los Gatos High girls volleyball team knows exactly what it needs to improve on going forward.  The Wildcats enter the week at 3-2 with their two losses coming to perennial NorCal powers Mitty and Lowell of San Francisco. They have additional non-league matches against...

‘Cats roundup: Los Gatos wrestlers shine in Doc B., basketball teams have early league showdown with Paly

The Doc Buchanan Invitational is widely considered one of the top-5 high school wrestling tournaments in the nation.  Athletes from across the country make their way to the Central Valley every January to compete in elite fields and see where they currently stack among the...

Town officials getting frustrated as State continues to push them on housing

rural home with gate
Listening to Los Gatos’ elected officials talk about the most recent Housing Element rejection from the Department of Housing and Community Development, one might think the homes ministry had pulled a bait-and-switch. “‘What? That’s not what you told us we needed to do,’” Councilmember Rob...

Campbell resident penning novel set in 1940’s SF Chinatown

Kyla Zhao
When the Los Gatan reached Campbell resident Kyla Zhao by phone, just weeks before the launch of her children’s novel about a girl who plays chess, she was in Seoul. The author and tech industry professional, who is originally from Singapore, said it was nice...

LETTER: Why Tai Chi?

Give yourself the gift of Tai Chi. While you are standing in line this holiday season, think how nice it would be to stand without your feet and back hurting. That is just one small benefit of regular tai chi practice. Your balance will...

SJ Water completes latest stage in push to preserve kangaroo rat territory

Kangaroo Rat
In Dec. 2022, Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District agreed to a $100,000+ deal with Nomad Ecology of Martinez, Calif., to study the population of the “critically imperiled Santa Cruz Kangaroo Rat,” which had just reappeared on the Santa Clara County side of the Santa...

Library receives $87K check

The Friends of Los Gatos Library presented the Los Gatos Library with a ceremonial check donation for $87,300 on Aug. 1 for the fiscal year 2022-2023. This donation allows the library to run many of its community programs. The Friends of Los Gatos Library is a...

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