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February 3, 2026

An artist’s remedy: John Robert Peck starts painting The Three Charities

Close-up of art-in-progress
The car crashing into the roasting portion of Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co. was quite the shock. At the time, the Christmas decorations were up, the holiday merchandise was out, and—luckily, it being Thanksgiving—the shop was empty. (No staff; no coffee drinkers; the roaster...

2 murder counts for Boulder Creek man ID’d by victim before he was shot

outside the courthouse
On Monday, 36 days after police say Boulder Creek resident James David Collier, 66, shot and killed two men—then left their bodies in the back of a truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains—he had his first day in court. That is, he was scheduled to...

Local Scene: Shannon Road update; cannabis discussion

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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...

What does Earth Day mean to you?

On almost the most beautiful spring day, so far, Los Gatos celebrated Spring into Green at Park Plaza this past Sunday. In addition to the smiles and sharing of information about what we can do to save our planet from further degradation by the human...

Despite title game loss, Los Gatos High School football team can be plenty proud of its season

The Los Gatos High School football team was looking to become just the second public school in Central Coast Section history to beat three West Catholic Athletic League teams and win a playoff championship.  It wasn’t meant to be.  After a pair of riveting wins over...

The lost petroleum wells of Los Gatos

oil industry history
Have you ever wondered how the infamous U-shaped stretch of Highway 17 known as Big Moody Curve got its name? There isn’t much to say about early settler D. B. Moody, who owned the property. But what happened there is one of the most...

Utilitarian garden features are now aesthetic

horticulture orange flowers
Gardening is fun. Furthermore, gardens are pretty. Some gardens also produce fruits and vegetables. Not very long ago, production of fruits and vegetables was more of a priority for more gardens. Some big gardens generated firewood and a bit of forage for livestock. Contemporary...

Voting open for school district’s Measure B

ballot box election vote-by-mail
Voting has begun in the Nov. 2 Los Gatos Union School District Measure B Special Election, with ballots being mailed out to active registered voters this past week. Measure B is a parcel tax that will require a two-thirds vote to pass. The expiring $290...

California State Parks reveals recovery plans for Big Basin

California State Parks has released its recovery plan for Big Basin Redwoods State Park, the oldest one in California. Nearly five years on from the CZU Lightning Complex Fire, which torched over 90% of the park and destroyed more than 900 homes in the area,...

Updated: 16th District results show former SJ mayor Liccardo and Sup. Simitian in top slots

collecting ballots
Electoral candidates across the region worked to get out the vote during Super Tuesday, as the political landscape narrowed dramatically. And in early results, Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and former San Jose mayor Sam Liccardo had risen to the top of the 16th...

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