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The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department has taken a more secretive approach to responding to a California Public Records Act request submitted by the Los Gatan, when compared to how the County law enforcement agency handled the same ask. Meanwhile, at Council last week, the...

After more than a decade of coaching youth soccer and a lifetime spent immersed in sports, Lisa Nunes Mitchell is stepping into a new chapter as the head coach of the Los Gatos High School girls soccer team. A Los Gatos alumna herself, Mitchell brings...

A 69-year-old San Jose man has raised age discrimination concerns with state and federal authorities after a “building attendant” job offer he’d received from Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education and Recreation (LGS Recreation) was yanked. On Friday, Paul Taylor—who says he’d made it through two rounds...

On Saturday night, Rotary Club of Los Gatos generated more than $100,000 in revenue from its annual Crab Fest fundraiser, including a record $30,000 for its Fund the Need initiative, which will send the families of burn victims to Camp Campbell outside Boulder Creek. During...

Dear Editor, I read with interest the article in the Los Gatan about the May 21 Town Council meeting.  One of the top concerns of those polled about a possible new tax was “traffic congestion,” so the Council proposed to direct revenue from the new tax...

Today is the last day for eligible residents in California to register to vote for the Nov. 5 Presidential General Election, which is just 15 days away. California residents who have not yet registered can do so online through the Secretary of State's website, registertovote.ca.gov. If you...

We live in a society that often views aging through a lens of decline. From advertisements promising to “reverse the aging process” to assumptions that older adults are disengaged or deteriorating, the cultural script is clear—and frequently wrong. But a growing body of research...

Every year, in honor of International Women's Day, Kim Richman with Compass hosts a party of female clients, business owners, community leaders and more. This year's event took place March 8 in the backyard of Richman’s Los Gatos home.  The theme for this year’s International...

If you turned northbound on Highway 17 from Lark Avenue earlier this month, you were directed toward a fictional city. As you prepared to merge with the traffic heading away from Santa Cruz, the Highway Gothic sans-serif on a green background proclaimed that “Campell”...

On Friday, at a midday ceremony in the Summit Store’s parking lot, in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, community members joined with telecom and government officials to celebrate the completion of the first phase of Surfnet Communications’ rural internet expansion. Mark Morgenthaler, Surfnet’s...