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On Tuesday in Los Gatos' Town Plaza Park, the annual National Night Out event was held. The best attraction—in addition to the therapy dog, batting game, mini motorcycles, ice cream, coffee and SWAT officer—was the dunk tank. Yep, attendees stood in line to throw...

As code enforcement pursues an investigation into Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s horse stable in Los Gatos, there’s a party that’s remained out of the loop—the public. However, the County says the probe’s been hidden because of a “technical problem,” not subterfuge. At press time,...

On Aug. 11, the Los Gatos Town Council is holding a Special Meeting to determine the fate of one of its last remaining rural hillsides—one that has been held as Resource Conservation Space since 1975. A luxury home development is being proposed for the...

The City of Scotts Valley announced today that City Manager Mali LaGoe has submitted her resignation after more than four and a half years leading the municipality. She will remain in her role through September.  LaGoe helped the City make significant progress on the Town Center project, replacing...

Melissa Mancini is a nurse, midwife and board-certified lactation consultant in the midst of a construction blitz. That’s because she’s getting ready to open her brand new business More than Motherhood this fall. Located on the corner of N. Santa Cruz and Ashler avenues in the...

July 26 Someone reportedly burglarized a residence on Vasona Court, stealing a scooter and backpack at 12:02am. Someone reported a bicyclist “down” at Blossom Hill Road and Linda Avenue after a vehicle accident at 11:32am. A man was reportedly driving a golf cart on Vista Del Monte...

On July 30, around 170 people gathered at Testarossa’s shaded patio a few minutes from downtown Los Gatos as part of an event meant to shine a light on Santa Cruz Mountain wines. David Dockendorf, assistant winemaker at Martin Ranch in Gilroy, was coolly handling...

During a walk along North Santa Cruz Avenue, it is easy to take for granted the stack of newspapers sitting in Los Gatos Roasting Company and in other local coffee houses. In a town like ours, where debate over housing developments, Town Council budgets...

Living in our midst we have some very interesting folks. One of these is Rudy Rucker, living quietly, painting away, in his outdoor studio in the Santa Cruz Mountain foothills. His studio consists of a plastic chair, a table, brushes and paints in a...

(Re: July 29 article, “69-year-old man claims LGS Rec rescinded job offer because of his age”) We are surprised and disappointed that this article was published on the front page of our  community newspaper, especially because Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education and  Recreation (LGS Recreation) remains...