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What do a stolen corpse, a house that's bigger on the inside than on the outside, and a book with 21 sealed chapters have in common? They're all part of this November's Beyond Text Bookstore reading recommendations. I picked a few books that prove...

I've loved reading for as long as I can remember. It was my escape hatch—bad day, weird week, whatever, I could pick up a book and just leave for a while. I think a lot of people who grew up as readers know that...

New Museum Los Gatos is charting new museum territory. The current show, “Community Ignition Partnership and Artmaking in the Disability Arts Community,” is up and will run to March 21, 2027. It is an exciting show with a different slant on art and the...

Santa Clara County property tax receipts continue to grow, and demand for homes in exclusive communities like Monte Sereno and Los Altos Hills lead the charge, according to the annual report released this week by Assessor Neysa Fligor. “Changes of ownership for residential properties continue...

*Last Updated: Oct. 16, 2026 at 3:42pm. At around 9am today, one of Congressman Jimmy Panetta's staffers at his Santa Cruz office, on the third floor of a modernist concrete box near the San Lorenzo River, opened an envelope postmarked from Texas, sending a white...

The physical and mental demands of competing in cross country is rivaled by few other sports. That’s why Los Gatos coaches Geoff Elmore and Ibet Allan stress the importance of having fun and building upon workouts to keep their athletes fresh for the duration...

Last Saturday evening at La Rinconada Country Club, the “Metamorphosis” fashion show offered up an enthralling spectacle in support of Pacific Clinics. Professional models, along with locals and clients of the organization delivered an exceptional gathering of fun and fundraising, alongside a delicious dinner. Why...

When I first got involved in local government, a woman who was like a grandmother to me began sharing old newspaper clippings. She grew up in Los Gatos and lived here into her 90s, long enough to watch orchards become neighborhoods. One clipping covered a...

The Monte Sereno Youth Commission is helping residents prepare for wildfires, earthquakes, power outages and other disasters by launching an ambitious initiative to build and distribute emergency “go bags” to every household in Monte Sereno. Led by Youth Commission Vice Chair Stella Zeidler and Secretary...

Weeklys Media Group is now the owner of another newspaper—one that some Los Gatos residents may already be familiar with—the Los Altos Town Crier. The transaction was announced by Los Gatan Executive Editor Dan Pulcrano on Friday. “The Town Crier has a strong heritage and fits...