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December 15, 2025

The pickleball paddle get a ‘groovy’ accessory

Groovy Grips inventor
Andrew Klein moved to Los Gatos last fall with his wife and new baby. He’s hoping to make a mark on the community. And he’s hoping his startup will provide the perfect way to get a “grip” on that plan. He founded Groovy Grips in February...

Los Gatos-Saratoga named top school system in California (Q&A with Sup. Mike Grove)

Los Gatos-Saratoga school district
The education world's been abuzz in recent days over the release of rankings from Niche, a marking company that grades K-12 schools. And in the 2022 Best School Districts in California list, at the very top was Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District.  The...

Opinion: Vote No on Measure A—it’s time to tighten our belt

Rishi Kumar
This November, Santa Clara County voters will decide on Measure A—a countywide 5/8 sales tax hike beginning April 2026. It would raise the base rate from 9.125%, with even higher rates in San José, Milpitas and Campbell. A regressive sales tax hits struggling families hardest...

Town takes over iconic downtown movie theater

downtown los gatos theatre
The Los Gatos Theatre has been shuttered since the pandemic began but plans are now underway for it to reopen as a town-owned facility. The Goetz family, which bought the theater in 2011, has donated the iconic moviehouse to Los Gatos. The donation was unanimously...

Jesuit who worked in Los Gatos charged with child sex crimes

A powerful Jesuit who worked as Provincial Assistant for Social Ministries and then Provincial Assistant for International Ministries in Los Gatos has been accused by San Luis Obispo County prosecutors of child sex crimes dating back to the 1990s. On June 12, Ted Gabrielli, 61,...

Remembering Ed Bersano and the Villa Felice

mary and ed bersano villa felice
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...

New Campbell tech company emerges from the shadows after 2 years

Raja Koduri
Campbell-based Oxmiq Labs Inc. last week announced its all-new GPU software and IP startup to the world, after two years of keeping mum about developments. The company is the brainchild of Los Gatos resident Raja Koduri, one of the top players in the highly-competitive global...

Op-Ed: Tamien Nation deserves to be recognized as historical Los Gatos tribe

surf fishing
On Aug. 10, 2022, the Los Gatan published an article by Drew Penner on the Town’s efforts to acknowledge the first people of Los Gatos. We were dismayed by the comments anthropologist Alan Leventhal made regarding the Tamien Nation, which were repeated by Muwekma...

Environmental cleanup at Saratoga dry cleaner site results in massive improvement

Hillview Cleaners closed
In October 2004, when inspectors tested the water in front of the Hillview Cleaners dry cleaner in downtown Saratoga, they discovered serious contamination. They found the groundwater coursing with 5,400 µg/L (micrograms per liter) of PCE, a key component in degreasing and scouring fabric for...

Former teacher sentenced for sex crimes

Joseph Brian Hour
A man who sexually abused students while teaching in the Los Gatos Union School District has been sentenced to 35 years behind bars. Joseph Brian Houg, a long-time teacher at Blossom Hill Elementary School, received no probation time Nov. 29, but will face parole of...

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