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June 30, 2026

Longtime Los Gatos editor Dick Sparrer dies at 72

Dick Sparrer
Longtime Los Gatos journalist Dick Sparrer died Saturday, according to family members, after a long illness. He was 72. He worked in newspapers for 45 years before retiring at the end of 2016 after 15 years as the Los Gatos Weekly-Times’ editor.  “It seems like only...

Holiday Promenade Date Set; Sonic Addiction to Perform at Number 1 Broadway

The Playthings The Playthings will perform party hits at Number 1 Broadway, 102 South Santa Cruz Ave. #B (Upstairs), on Nov. 26. Doors open at 7pm, with music starting at 9pm. For information, visit number1broadway.com. Saratoga Holiday Wine Stroll The Holiday Wine Stroll, Tree Lighting & Historic...

We have to swallow the bitter pill of preparation

colonoscopy
Life, like a medical procedure, rarely goes exactly according to the script we write for ourselves. I recently found myself sitting in a recovery room, waiting for the news that I had crossed the finish line of my final colonoscopy. At nearly 75, I...

Perseid meteor shower viewers enjoyed the show

REI tent and people
On Aug. 12, Daniel Alpert, a software engineer at Afresh, headed towards Sausalito, with friends, snacks, tents and sleeping bags in tow. Their destination? Haypress Campground, near Mill Valley. Their mission? Taking in the Perseids light display in the skies above. “I had never seen...

Wildfire protection planning; National Night Out; Suburban Bliss to play Music in the Park (calendar)

National Night Out
For more events, visit the online calendar at losgatan.com/events-calendar Music in the Park Since 1988, Music in the Park has been a free public summer concert series held on Sunday afternoons, from 5-7pm on the Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn, 110 E Main St. This year’s...

Dave Eshelman’s 17-Piece Jazz Garden Ensemble bringing classic big band to town

Dave Eshelman's big band
On Nov. 16 at 2pm, big band music will resound at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center auditorium. Dave Eshelman and his 17-piece Jazz Garden Ensemble will take to this excellent stage to wow you with classic sounds. Prior to the Jazz Garden performing, the...

Missing ballots turn up at Sugarloaf Road

Sugarloaf road
A rural site about four miles past the Santa Cruz Mountains summit, away from Los Gatos, is now the focus of the highest-priority investigation by the body that investigates mail system misdeeds. That’s because this patch of ground along Sugarloaf Road, just north of Scotts...

Tearful testimony at bail hearing for woman accused of throwing parties for teens

Shannon O'Connor at bail hearing
A group of teenagers who say they were victimized by Los Gatos resident Shannon O’Connor, who’s accused of throwing parties for minors and permitting sexual abuse to take place at her home, filed into the Santa Clara County Superior Courtroom alongside parents on Jan....

Town Council shuts-down request for another nonresident on new DEI Commission

Los Gatos Town Council
Last night, all but one Los Gatos Town Councilmembers voted against allowing another person who doesn't live in the community to serve on a body meant to make life in town more multicultural and open to people of all backgrounds. And even Councilmember Rob Moore—the...

Local Scene: Poetry contest, Youth Commission seeking applicants

Town Council
Poetry contest now open Poets of all ages are encouraged to enter the Los Gatos Poetry Contest hosted by Los Gatos Poet Laureate Jen Siraganian.  Individuals who live, work or attend school in Los Gatos are eligible to submit one entry. First, second and third place...

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