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April 30, 2026

Best of Los Gatos 2023: Home Improvement

Bess Wiersema
Did you just close escrow on a fixer-upper? Are you seeking to take your garden to the next level? Are the paint flecks on your exterior walls trying to tell you something? Are you freaking out about it? Perhaps one of the many names on...

Lyndon Heights: A lost landmark (Discover LOST Gatos)

historical photo of building
After five years of meetings, proposals, compromises, and design revisions, the Town Council has unanimously approved the new Los Gatos Meadows development. It’ll be situated on an 11 acre property that was the home of one of our earliest and most prominent citizens, John Weldon...

Historic house reopening to the public

Grant Ranch House
After Josephine Grant McCreery bought out her siblings’ interest in a property in the Mt. Hamilton foothills, she lived in its main house until she died in 1972. When she died, according to her will, Save the Redwoods League got half of the ranch, with...

Los Gatos boys golf team a hit on the links

Although the Los Gatos High boys golf team doesn’t have a player who will likely contend for a Central Coast Section individual championship, it has a lineup that goes eight deep with every player at those positions being of quality.  That type of depth is...

1,500 gather in solidarity with Iranian activists

Iran protest in Los Gatos
On Sunday evening, a group of approximately 1,500 people showed up on the lawn in front of Town Hall, to protest the recent massacre of Iran. In recent weeks, there’s been a total internet blackout, during which thousands of people were killed. The US-based Human...

LGHS grad a finalist for Football Hall of Fame

Jared Allen
Jared Allen, who graduated from Los Gatos High School, has been named a finalist for induction into the NFL Hall of Fame. Allen, who was born in Dallas, was raised on a ranch in Morgan Hill, where he attended Live Oak High School. Allen played...

Los Gatos High boys water polo team enters CCS playoffs battle tested

A third-place finish in the ultra-competitive Santa Clara Valley League’s De Anza Division and berth into the Central Coast Section playoffs exceeded expectations for the Los Gatos High boys water polo team.  “If someone would’ve offered CCS at the beginning of the season, we would’ve...

Los Gatos moves forward with paid-parking plan

Wayfinding and Parking Sign Design
In its effort to divert employees of downtown merchants away from parking spots on main streets to plentiful options nearby, Los Gatos has been considering rule updates. And that includes charging in some locations. When confronted with two wayfinding and parking sign concepts, March 15,...

Local broadcaster Pirate Cat Radio expands to Portland

Daniel Roberts climbs a radio tower
Los Gatos-based Pirate Cat Radio (KPCR-LP) has now added a third location to its growing network of low-power FM stations. Its latest frequency is KVBE-LP 91.1 FM in Portland, Ore. Like with its Los Gatos coverage area, the new signal is concentrated in a suburban region...

Candidates make their case for County Assessor

ballot box photo of woman
Two candidates seeking to become Santa Clara County’s next tax assessor emphasized their contrasting backgrounds and visions for modernizing the office during a Meet the Candidate forum Sept. 8 at the Morgan Hill Grange. But Saratoga resident and tech executive Rishi Kumar, another of the...

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