Featured

Your children could be some of a growing number of California kids having their writing graded by software instead of a teacher. California school districts are signing more contracts for artificial intelligence tools, from automated grading in San Diego to chatbots in central California, Los...

I had the good fortune of sitting next to Patrick Rohan, the CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital, at the Police Foundation fundraiser. As a former Good Samaritan League volunteer I was very interested in learning about what’s going on there these days. Rohan assured me there...

The Los Gatos High girls volleyball team advanced all the way to the CIF NorCal Division I regional semifinals this season, utilizing a deep roster filled with talent at every position. That included senior libero Emily Gouldrup and junior utility Hannah Slover. Gouldrup recently signed...

Just the other day, I’d driven across the Golden Gate Bridge for an evening—and maybe more—away. There I was sitting at a quaint little Marin County bar, after having ordered wine and ceviche. I’d been carting around the prior weekend’s T Magazine, from the New York...

The Town's Plaza Park proved to be the perfect place, this past Sunday, to connect with locals and visitors about the meaning of a very green date on the calendar. Bernadette Duggan, 84, retired Alamaden "A very special time to get together with whomever we can." Vi Dayal,...

The beginning of 1998 marked the end of a Los Gatos tradition, with the once-popular Villa Felice Restaurant closing its doors after one final New Year’s Eve party. That night, Ed Bersano sported a black tie and tux for the party, which he had emceed...

On the first day of summer, in perfect weather, the annual Farmers Market Zucchini Car Races were held. This year, the race day also fell on Father’s Day. The “fastest zucchini track in the world” was assembled on top of the children's fountain that...

Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) has recognized El Camino Health with a Supply Chains of Distinction Award for 2023. The health care organization is one of 25 medium health systems awarded for its supply chain work. "El Camino Health is honored to be recognized by GHX as...

​​On Aug. 21, the Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation assisted a local family in organizing a remembrance ceremony for a Los Gatos veteran who died on July 3. Dodi Brooks Gaines, 75, an Army veteran and Purple Heart recipient from wounds suffered in a mortar...

Did Blum’s comedic Los Gatan article fill a pothole? My recent Los Gatan piece, a brief foray into levity after a series of my more usual serious columns, featured a few lines about the “Grand Canyon-sized pothole” on the Highway 17 north on-ramp. I even mused,...