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Outside of the football season, Mark Krail’s busiest time of the year comes in December and January—the two months leading up to the Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game.  The veteran Los Gatos High School football coach—along with the rest of the staff that organizes the...

The Los Gatos High School Hall of Fame Committee has announced its 2026 inductee class. They include Dan Dolen (Class of 1970), Bill Berk (1990), Ben Winkelman (2000), Brian Brogan (2005), Danny Sullivan (2006), Sarah Safir Smith 2008), Cady Chessin (2013) and Greta Wagner...

Recently I was invited—OK I invited myself—over to the home studio of husband-and-wife artists Susan Jaekel and Rich Guidice. Their home is of 1920s vintage and located just off Santa Cruz Avenue. They have a shared studio on the remodeled second floor. I was not...

The Purple Onion Cafe, which will celebrate its 20th year this spring, began as a catering business in Campbell in 2004, before opening in April 2006 in Los Gatos. Business partners Steve Angelo and Lisa Kilkenny met at a restaurant in 1995 called A...

Santa Cruz has terminated its contract with Flock Safety, the automated license plate reader operator that the Town of Los Gatos uses, over data privacy concerns. On Jan. 13, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-1 to exit their deal, after it was discovered the...

At least one person was detained in Watsonville on Sunday morning by armed men who appeared to be U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to community members who posted video on social media. The video shows an unidentified man being handcuffed by a person...

After 24 years of dressing the “who’s who” of Los Gatos, and other Bay Area locales, Leslie Robidoux is closing her brick-and-mortar storefront.   Last week, I dropped by Bettina's of Los Gatos for a quick chat with its creator and owner Robidoux. At press time...

About a year ago, the Town of Los Gatos hired Chris Todd as its “emergency manager”—a new role for the community that’s situated along the Santa Cruz Mountains. The hope is to implement safety measures, in order to save lives, property and wildlife in...

At a time when it’s easy to feel discouraged by the state of the world, our local community is where I find the most hope. For those I haven’t yet met, my name is Rob Moore, and I have the immense privilege of serving as...

The CineLux Theater at 43 N. Santa Cruz Ave. will host comedian Mark Lundholm Jan. 17, from 11am-1pm, for a live comedy fundraiser in support of a nonprofit created to boost mental health and preserve traditional practices of Indigenous people. Admission is just $40. A...