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The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department recently released new data showing a 19% increase in new tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses in the county in 2023, compared to the previous year.  This follows a 6% increase in new TB diagnoses in the county for 2022,...

As some of those in attendance at the Los Gatos High School auditorium began to speak, one could hear the trembling and defiance in their voices. Each related a somewhat different concern, during the town hall hosted Thursday by area congressmen Jimmy Panetta and Sam...

Poetry contest now open Poets of all ages are encouraged to enter the Los Gatos Poetry Contest hosted by Los Gatos Poet Laureate Jen Siraganian.  Individuals who live, work or attend school in Los Gatos are eligible to submit one entry. First, second and third place...

Toni Kent, the owner of Los Gatos Farms, reignited her summer camp for kids ages 3-12 on June 15, after being on hiatus for the last six years. The 30 acres that make up Kent's estate have served primarily as a horse stable for...

Last year, the California Journalism Preservation Act (CJPA), legislation that recognized the important role played by the state’s local news outlets, passed the California Assembly by 55-6. It also cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Appropriations Committee, but never came to a...

Vice Mayor Maria Ristow became mayor, and Councilmember Mary Badame vice mayor, during the Dec. 13 Council meeting, while Rob Moore was sworn in for the first time and Rob Rennie started his next term. The evening also marked an end to Marico Sayoc’s tenure...

Cheers rang out from a group of young women at the sparkling fitness studio in northern Los Gatos, May 25. One of them, 36-year-old Cibele Menezes, had just received word from the SPENGA head office in Chicago they’d officially certified her to teach at their...

Once finals end and college students are freed from attending class and studying, often, another challenge awaits: the summer job. Here’s how a few local postsecondary pupils are making it work.  Starting a business from scratch is never easy. Getting started, spreading the word and...

From its opening possession in the Central Coast Section Division I championship game on Nov. 28 at San Jose City College, it became clear: the Serra High School football team wasn’t going to put the ball in the air.  On their first possession, the Padres...

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...