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January 31, 2026

Santa Clara County program aims to prevent massive wildfires

Moe Kumre weed abatement program santa clara county
Even though the mountaintops are covered in snow, officials warn that fire season has begun in Santa Clara County. Every year, beginning in March, property owners throughout the county must comply with regulations designed to prevent the spread of wildfires that threaten people, property and...

Sister of local realtor escapes Ukraine, gets stuck in Tijuana

Elena Kramerova with her dog
The sister of a long-time Los Gatos resident made it out of Kyiv, Ukraine, on the last train to Lviv, but is now stuck in Tijuana, Mexico. Laura Kramer Rahmil, the former vice chair of the Town’s Community Health and Senior Services Commission, said in...

After discipline decision, First Amendment advocate sets sights on Los Gatos

Kylie Clark
The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California says Los Gatos’ censure of a Planning Commissioner—who wrote to the California Department of Housing and Community Development in November about a housing-related referendum that upended plans to increase residential density in town, then was chastised...

Scoop shop opens in Old Town (photo)

Salt & Straw trio
Big wigs from gourmet ice cream chain Salt & Straw gathered in Los Gatos for the launch of their latest location in Old Town, last week. After an official ribbon-cutting June 1, the storefront opened to the public on June 2. You can now grab icy...

Los Gatos looks to the future…

Lack of awareness about Los Gatos’ draft General Plan process, and the large increase of proposed housing it contains were the two biggest themes from public comments shared during a virtual study session held Sept. 20. At the special joint meeting of Council and the...

Comeback ’Cats: Los Gatos girls basketball team’s furious rally earns CIF NorCal win

Three days after winning the program’s first Central Coast Section championship in 40 years, the Los Gatos High girls basketball team delivered an encore performance worthy of a standing ovation.  Which, incidentally, is what they received being they were on their home court Tuesday. As...

Los Gatos boys soccer look to play physical and rise to the top of the El Camino

A last-place finish in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza Division last year sent the Los Gatos High boys soccer team to compete in the league’s lower El Camino Division this season.  However, the Wildcats intend for their stay in the El Camino...

Taylor Swift concerts brought cultural earthquake to Silicon Valley

Taylor Swift
Silicon Valley has played host to many tectonic cultural forces over the decades—from the introduction of the personal computer to the way search engines and social media companies altered how humans navigate through the world.  In a way, these technological advances allowed old and young...

Censure of Clark reversed after ACLU threat

Kylie Clark booths with Rob Moore at Los Gatos Promenade event
In the exact same motion where the Town Council voted to reverse their discipline of Planning Commissioner Kylie Clark—after the Town’s own attorney said she agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California’s argument that the Town violated her free speech rights—it...

CCS roundup: Los Gatos football impressive in 28-14 win over Riordan

After being knocked out in the opening round of the playoffs by a West Catholic Athletic League team in each of the previous two years, the Los Gatos High football team wasn’t about to be denied again. The No. 4 seed Wildcats (9-2) earned an...

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