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Grafting to grapple with a grape glut
What do you do when you are growing too much of something everyone used to want, and now, suddenly, consumers want something else? Santa Clara Valley once boasted 100k acres of prune plums, apricots, peaches and cherries, post WWII. By 1960, those orchards were...
Letters: Farley Road Neighbors respond to mosque permit approval article; upskirt investigation article criticized; Mother’s Day idea
Clarifying Farley Road Neighbors’ views on mosque site
We're writing to clarify several points regarding your recent article that said the Farley Road neighborhood argued for a church instead of housing in connection with the sale of the former Jehovah’s Witness property in Los Gatos.
First,...
The Old Adobe stays resilient as economy fluctuates
Andrea Swan bought The Old Adobe Hair Shop just over 31 years ago after working as a hairdresser at the salon for eight years. March 1, 1995 was Swan's official purchase date for the salon and barbershop. She says that despite being located in...
Los Gatan Andrew Lan to perform viola solo in New Ballet’s world premiere
New Ballet is holding the world premiere restaging by Artistic Director Dalia Rawson of the classical story ballet Giselle, May 16 and 17 at the Hammer Theatre Center.
“I am excited to offer a fresh interpretation of Giselle that is rooted in the ballet’s original...
PG&E says ‘Continuous Monitoring Center’ will boost electric grid security
In connection with the start of Wildfire Awareness Month, Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced its Continuous Monitoring Center, which it's calling a "first-of-its-kind centralized hub" to "detect risk early, prevent wildfires and strengthen reliability for customers."
The CMC in San Ramon uses "advanced machine...
Memorial Day Ceremony will take place at the Flame of Liberty
On Memorial Day, May 25, the Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation of Los Gatos will be one of the organizations helping to put on a free ceremony to honor veterans at the Flame of Liberty Memorial, at the Civic Center, located at 110 East...
Jeweler Fiat Lux chooses N. Santa Cruz Ave instead of a mall for its latest storefront
If you visit San Francisco's Union Square to shop in 2026, you may be surprised by the mass vacancy in that retail district.
From the nine-story mall on Market Street that once housed Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom, to North Face and Williams Sonoma, about half of...
The Wildcats’ Zach Otoupal and Leighton Ozawa win Ed Howell Award as three-sport standouts
May is just around the corner, which means league championship races for the spring sports teams will be decided and the Central Coast Section playoffs are on the horizon. Several of the Los Gatos High School sports teams are primed for postseason competition and...
Commission caps mosque attendance at 180 cars, except on Ramadan nights
Los Gatos Planning Commission voted unanimously April 22 to restrict the number of vehicles coming to the Farley Road mosque to just 180 during early mornings and late hours, except on Ramadan nights.
This motion emerged after two earlier votes died by ties, as neighbors...
Subject reportedly seen with a sheathed machete at Safeway on North Santa Cruz Avenue (Police Blotter, April 19-25)
April 19
Officers conducted a cite-and-release arrest for a woman who refused to leave Safeway after being asked on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 7:15am.
A reckless vehicle was reportedly driving at 60 miles per hour and cutting off other vehicles at Winchester Boulevard and Highway...
