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December 16, 2025

Gail Pellerin among top 4 stock investors in California Legislature

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The total stock portfolio of the Legislature was worth as much as $112 million last year but experts say the public should know more about a politician’s total wealth. Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D-28th District) and three other legislators led all of their colleagues in reporting...

Author tackles chess and gender bias

Zhao with May the Best Player Win
Before Kyla Zhao became a talented adult fiction author in Silicon Valley, she was a young chess player in Singapore. Starting at age six, she played throughout her childhood before leaving the chess world after middle school. In her newly released novel May the...

Students picked for ‘ArtNow’ exhibit

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The Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District announced last week three Los Gatos High School students and six Saratoga High School students have been accepted to an annual juried Santa Clara County high school art exhibition. The educational program, titled “ArtNow,” is presented by...

Taste of Los Gatos, Art & Wine Fest on tap for September

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Autumn is rapidly approaching, but summer celebrations aren’t over yet. Next month, make room on your calendar for two celebrations of Los Gatos culinary culture and history. Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce will present the brand-new Taste of Los Gatos event in partnership with...

Home & School Club president appointed to high school district board

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As of today, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District has a new trustee. Shawn Mortensen was described by a District spokesperson as "a dedicated Los Gatos High School parent" who is currently serving as the president of the school’s Home & School Club. He...

How the Palms swayed its way through the pandemic

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While Tuesday is frequently a day off for restaurant industry workers, April 5 was actually quite a hectic one for Tony Loeffler, general manager of the Palms restaurant. The day’s schedule included deep cleaning in the kitchen, and manifesting an Easter buffet brunch—among myriad other...

COMING SOON: Town on verge of handing theater keys to CineLux

Interior of the Los Gatos Theater (main area)
Paul Gunsky navigates his way around the boxes stacked up next to the concession booth inside Los Gatos’ classic theater building. The CineLux CEO—who jokingly refers to his title as “head popcorn popper”—has been crossing the t’s and dotting the i’s as his company edges...

Local leaders stand with mayor following protester diatribe

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After a judge partially granted a restraining order against mayor Marico Sayoc's husband, she faced a barrage of verbal attacks outside her own home.

Decor stolen from Vasona Ave yard; “flying trampoline” damages infrastructure on Belblossom Dr (Police Blotter, March 12-18)

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From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 12-18, 2023. March 12 • Someone stole decor items from a front yard on Vasona Avenue. • A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on the 15100 block...

Youth Theatre company brings classics to life

Los Gatos Youth Theatre All Shook Up performance
This July, Los Gatos Youth Theatre (LGYT) is bringing “Sound of Music” and “Freaky Friday” back to life. The 13-year-old non-profit is fast approaching its summer performances with Artistic Director Heather Stokes at the helm.  LGYT’s Encore group started rehearsing for “Freaky Friday,” a Disney...

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