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Residents celebrate Easter with egg hunting, church services + train rides
This weekend was brimming with Easter services, family gatherings, brunches and, of course, search parties for ovular objects.
Mother Nature cooperated with sunshine inviting people outdoors to enjoy the early festive date, which is determined by moon phase.
On a clear Saturday morning at a somewhat...
Women reported for selling roses; man with spray paint can ‘yelling about Satan and goat heads’ (Police Blotter, May 15-21)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of May 15-21.
May 15
• A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on the 1500 block of Pollard Road at 1:31am.
• A woman was arrested for driving...
Mayor’s Message: Why local involvement is the antidote to despair
At a time when it’s easy to feel discouraged by the state of the world, our local community is where I find the most hope.
For those I haven’t yet met, my name is Rob Moore, and I have the immense privilege of serving as...
Palm trees are specialized trees
A tree is a woody perennial plant with a single tall trunk and branches. Banana trees and tree ferns lack both branches and wood. Arboriform yuccas develop branches but are not woody. Palm trees are no better. Some develop a few trunks but without...
County Board of Education welcomes new trustees
On Dec. 18, the Santa Clara County Board of Education welcomed two new trustees and elected its 2025 president and vice president. Trustee Maimona Afzal Berta, elected to the board in 2022, was named president for a second time, and Trustee Victoria Chon was...
Local Scene: Water drill, Scares for Cares results
Scares for Cares raises nearly $15K
A youth-run spooky film festival shattered its $10,000 fundraising goal by raising $14,975 this year.
Created by brother-sister team Nolan and Quinn Harr, Scares for Cares encouraged youth to get creative and film hair-raising short films each October. Viewers voted...
Local Scene: New urgent care clinic opens; virtual cannabis workshop set
Action Urgent Care opens new clinics
Action Urgent Care opened two new clinics to its expanding network of clinics throughout the Bay Area.
The new clinics are located at 640 Blossom Hill Road, Suite A in Los Gatos, and at 1038 E Brokaw Road #30 in...
Local Scene: Shannon Road update; cannabis discussion
Update meeting set on Shannon Road project
On Jan. 15 at 10am, a community meeting is scheduled to provide design updates for the Shannon Road Pedestrian & Bikeway Improvement Project.
This will be an in-person meeting and will be held on site at the driveway of...
Monte Sereno promoted ADUs to meet State housing demands
Emily Kong and Edmund Lee have been living in Monte Sereno for more than 22 years.
They raised their daughter here and want to make sure she has the option to remain in the area; they also want to be able to look after Lee’s...
Sojourning to Luz Donahue’s inspired world of abstraction
In the Winter 2022 issue of BOMB Magazine, Joe Fyfe argues that abstract art emerged out of the desire to tap into more direct approaches to creation.
“The process became the subject matter,” he wrote. “There was seen to be a therapeutic value in the...
