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August 4, 2026

County outpacing state in new Covid booster uptake

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Santa Clara County is outpacing the state in uptake of the omicron-specific Covid-19 booster vaccine across all eligible age groups, the county's top health official said. Roughly one-third of county residents ages 65 and up have received the updated booster compared to just 24.3 percent...

Los Gatos High School flag football team ends inaugural season with share of league title

By any metric, the inaugural season for the Los Gatos High School girls flag football team was a rousing success. The Wildcats went 24-2 overall and 8-1 in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League, sharing the championship with Milpitas and Santa Clara. Los Gatos...

Tenants will have more time to respond to eviction notices

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Tenants in California will now have twice as much time to respond to eviction notices and potentially avoid losing their homes under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last month. The new law comes amid a statewide housing crisis, and after a...

New Italian eatery earns early accolade with write-up in prestigious Michelin guide

ASA restaurant team
It’s the Friday afternoon before Valentine’s Day when Asa Los Gatos proprietor Andrew Welch gets a surprise phone call. “I think we might have an oyster problem,” he reveals to business partner Sara Scroggins, after some unwelcome news. “The storms really hit the farms we...

Los Gatos adopts objective design standards for multi-family homes

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Town Council agreed on a set of design rules that will govern multi-family homebuilding in the community, during its Nov. 15 meeting. The so-called “objective standards” may not be exactly to the liking of every Council member, but at least having them in place will...

How do you feel about self-driving cars?

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Editor—Following last week’s op-ed about the autonomous vehicle expansion down the peninsula towards Los Gatos, we figured it was high time to send reporter Dinah Cotton out to get a sense of what locals think about sharing their roads with robots… Just about everyone I...

Q&A: Mayor discusses town issues in wide-ranging interview

Mayor Matthew Hudes
Los Gatos has seen its fair share of change over the decades, due, in part, to its small-town desirability during a period when wealth poured into Silicon Valley. But even with the abundance of new money, in a rapidly-shifting economy local officials have their work...

The Low vs. Joe seesaw

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Of the more than 180,000 votes cast in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties for candidates for the 16th Congressional District, about 1% were mailed ballots that were missing signatures. Those ballots now hold the key to the final outcome of the 16th District race. Two...

Lights! Camera! Community!

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Attention, movie buffs, social butterflies and champions of connection! Clear your calendars for May 6, beginning at 10 am, because the Los Gatos Foundation for Older Adults to Thrive is throwing a blockbuster event at the historic Cinelux Los Gatos Theatre. The Los Gatos Foundation...

CAUTION: This article contains warnings!

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On a recent car trip, I drove across a set of railroad tracks and noticed a large white sign in bold black letters: “Do Not Stop on Railroad Tracks.” Of course, the sign has a serious purpose. Sadly, there are people in crisis who have...

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