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Blum: Student absences have exploded
The familiar hum of a well-oiled machine is a comforting sound. It suggests efficiency, precision, and a harmonious system. This is an analogy I provided to Town Council at a council meeting on Aug. 6, as I, along with Chair Eleanor Yick, presented the...
DA declines to charge Stanford student journalist for reporting on pro-Palestinian protest
The Santa Clara County District Attorney has declined to formally charge Stanford University student journalist Dilan Gohill for covering on a pro-Palestinian protest last year, after he faced allegations of committing multiple felonies.
The student, who was reporting for the Stanford Daily, a student-run newspaper,...
Local Scene: Nightly closures scheduled on Highway 9
Nightly closures scheduled on Highway 9
On Dec. 4, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will perform full nightly closures of Highway 9 Big Basin Road at Sanborn Road for the Saratoga Creek Bridge Rehabilitation project in Saratoga.
The overnight closures are needed so that crews...
Los Gatos boys basketball poised for three-peat
Through the first half-plus of round-robin play in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League De Anza Division season, the Los Gatos High boys basketball team has stamped itself as the favorite to win the title.
Despite suffering their first league loss to Mountain View on...
Faith and festivities: West Valley Muslim Association concludes Eid celebrations
The West Valley Muslim Association recently concluded a series of Eid celebrations, with an event in Cupertino. Eid al-Adha, one of the top two events on the Islamic calendar, brought together members of the Muslim community from across the South Bay for a day...
Dinah’s Log: Rotary morning with the assessor; TherapyWorks ribbon-cutting; Kiss & Make Up hits quarter-century mark
On Oct. 2, at 7:15am sharp, Lotus Mahon led the Los Gatos Morning Rotary Club in the Pledge of Allegiance, after which some business matters were discussed and a $15,000 check was awarded to Counseling and Support Services for Youth. This year’s “Endless Summer”...
Memories on Film (GALLERY)
(Photos by Jonathan Natividad)
In addition to the stunning digital shots sports photographer Jonathan Natividad has collected throughout the year, he’s also taken time here and there to snap some key moments on old school film.
“I’ve been using a disposable film camera, mainly Fujifilm and...
California may gut two CalWORKS programs helping thousands of families
Joy Perrin had been living in a van with her two children for several months when she walked into a welfare office in 2018. She had left an abusive partner and had failed her first semester at Laney College in Oakland.
A social worker told...
The impressive start to a sizzling season
Traffic was impossible, but at least the downtowners could walk.
The music fans appeared in Town Plaza Park Saturday to take in bluegrass and Americana tunes, not to leave out zydeco.
Those who arrived prior to the noon start time staked their picnic blankets and chairs...
Wildcats posting fast times on the track
As the laps ticked off in the girls 3200 meter race in the star-studded Dublin Distance Fiesta on March 21, Shea Elmore knew she was on pace for a fast time.
She just didn’t know how fast.
The Los Gatos High School senior finished fourth in...


















