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Question of the Week: How dependent are you on your cellphone?
We wanted to find out about the technology habits of Los Gatans, so Dinah Cotton hit the streets to investigate...
Robert Lloyd, 66, with his bird Elvis
(on Main Street)
"When I am with someone, I try not to use it at all."
Vida Eliasieh, 49, visual artist
(at...
Autumn foliar color appreciates chill
Indian Summer complicates autumn. It is an imposition of pleasant weather that delays inevitable chill. Gardening is a bit more enjoyable while the weather remains summery. However, late warmth confuses a few species that should decelerate growth for autumn. Deciduous species delay dormancy. This...
Los Gatos High School baseball team set sights on SCVAL De Anza Division three-peat
In the first practice following a 6-1, eight-inning loss to Serra High School on March 1, the Los Gatos High School baseball team impressed its coach, Mike Minkel.
“The Serra game we had five errors—four of those throwing errors,” he said. “So the first thing...
Pop Pop’s optimistic outlook for 2025
As my grandkids call me, “Pop Pop,” I find myself navigating the inevitable march of time. While recent health challenges, like hernia surgery and a persistent snoring problem (these are but a few of the conditions I am having to address), have forced me...
Female artists’ mixed-media show examines identity and heritage
Women are often considered the cultural torch bearers of society, representing and carrying forward the customs and stories of their families and communities. NUMU spotlights five such women in its new group show, “Made of Memory,” which opens Oct. 25. These female artists use...
Dinah’s Event Log: February’s hint of spring
We have a very active service club scene that I can hardly keep up with.
We also have a Community Emergency Response Team, known as “CERT,” and Disaster Aid Response Team, or “DART.”
We will be featuring these organizations in upcoming issues.
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California legislators drop plan to force Google and Meta to pay for news content from local media
California lawmakers are abandoning an ambitious proposal to force Google and Meta to pay news companies for using their content, opting instead for a deal in which Google has agreed to pay $172 million to support local media outlets and start an artificial intelligence...
Saratoga defeats Greenfield in CCS playoffs
On Saturday night, the Greenfield Lady Bruins volleyball team was beaten in three games (25-17, 25-19, 25-19) at home to Saratoga in the Central Coast Section Division III playoffs.
Greenfield (22-7) was seeded eighth in Division III and received the home game, and Saratoga (17-6)...
Commissioners recommend allowing lower-income builds in more areas
Planning Commission voted April 9 to recommend a General Plan amendment to allow 100% affordable housing projects in mixed-use commercial and restricted highway commercial zones.
Commissioner Susan Burnett was the lone vote against. She said Los Gatos has been going further than it has to,...
Advocates say California’s jail population will rise
According to Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, California doesn’t have a crisis in its jails, where record numbers of people have died even as the state’s jail population shrank.
“Saying people died in jails is a little bit of a misnomer,” said Barnes, who is...


















