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April 4, 2026

Red tape and senior services

Jeffrey Blum
The Community Health and Senior Services Commission (CHSSC) has spent years building programs and resources to help residents thrive. As someone who serves on the commission, I’ve witnessed the positive impact of this work. Yet this year, new rules have made progress harder to...

Leaders: Thousands at risk of losing benefits

Council meeting photo
After a pledge of allegiance led by Boy Scouts Troop 2 , Council immediately jumped into discussing federal funding cuts to Santa Clara County residents as a result of HR1, colloquially known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” Sept. 16. The law was signed into...

Jazzy nonprofit closes-out season with a bang

Brubeck Brothers Quartet performs at GALA
What happens after Jazz on the Plazz (JoP) ends? You attend a “GALA” and wait for next summer, of course. The producers of JoP, Los Gatos Music & Arts, held their annual GALA and sponsor recognition this Saturday. This year’s event was held at the...

KION shutters news department without warning

tv color bars
KION TV abruptly shut down its news department yesterday after 56 years on the air Managing Editor & Anchor Jeanette Bent said the news team had just wrapped up their morning editorial meeting, Tuesday, when corporate executives gave them the news. “We’ve been cleaning out our...

Chance meeting in Los Gatos led to new brew ‘The Wave’

The Wave beer launch
It was a match made in heaven. The Promised Land Brewery in Gilroy developed a new craft beer called “The Wave,” after “Krazy” George Henderson, the man who invented the act that has become popular in stadiums across the country. Owner and brewer Brian Schwab said...

This week’s cover shot: Oktoberfest

Oktoberfest ceremony
KCAT TV & Radio turned the Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn into a Bavarian village last Saturday for their Oktoberfest fundraiser. This included live music, traditional food, dancing and games. All proceeds go to support KCAT’s year-round media programs that "uplift, educate, and connect our...

We’re moving from chips to charm

manzanita tree in Los Gatos
Santa Clara County has been carrying around the nickname Silicon Valley for half a century. However, the nickname is as one-dimensional as a microchip. The phrase summons images of hoodie-clad coders, driverless cars, and tech CEOs who think kombucha is a food group. Silicon...

Los Gatos High School boys water polo team looking at a potentially historic season

The Los Gatos High School boys water polo team is in the midst of the greatest run in program history. Two years ago, the Wildcats won their first-ever Central Coast Section Open Division playoff match. A year ago, they captured the Santa Clara...

Heritage Pub and Chop House ready to open its doors

restaurant team
The iconic La Cañada Building is one of the most recognizable spots in town, squarely located in the Los Gatos Historic Commercial District. And now, a new name is emerging for the second story of the building: Heritage Pub and Chop House. Owners Walker and...

Wallet stolen while distracted by chunky vs. creamy peanut butter question (Police Blotter, Sept. 7-13)

LGMSPD SUV
Sunday, Sept. 7 Three vehicle accidents were reported throughout Sunday, although none requiring medical attention.  A customer’s wallet was stolen at the Whole Foods on Los Gatos Boulevard at 12:41pm, after being distracted by another customer inquiring the difference between chunky and creamy peanut butter.  Monday, Sept....

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