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Property values continue rise, despite pandemic woes
Monte Sereno’s property values grew at a rate higher than the county’s average in 2020, according to the 2021-22 Assessor’s Annual Report released by Santa Clara County Tax Assessor Larry Stone’s office on Dec. 13.
The city assessment roll grew by 5.63% to $2,565,909,567, the...
Chance meeting in Los Gatos led to new brew ‘The Wave’
It was a match made in heaven.
The Promised Land Brewery in Gilroy developed a new craft beer called “The Wave,” after “Krazy” George Henderson, the man who invented the act that has become popular in stadiums across the country.
Owner and brewer Brian Schwab said...
A coffee house dream reimagined
Carol Wang, the CEO and face of the entrepreneurial team behind Gardenia Los Gatos—a new café, bar and restaurant that will soon debut at the site that most recently was the Palms—long dreamed of having her own coffee house.
“I love coffee house culture and...
Pizza My Heart owner attends State of the Union
Los Gatos resident and Capitola business owner Chuck Hammers was invited by Rep. Jimmy Panetta to the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7 to attend the State of the Union Address by President Joe Biden.
Hammers is the owner of Pizza My Heart in Capitola Village,...
Local doctor earns national humanitarian award from health system
I met Dr. Mohammad Subeh in the Good Samaritan Hospital lobby, just after he returned from the HCA Healthcare Inc. headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, where he’d traveled to receive the Frist Humanitarian Award. This award was created in 1971 and named after HCA’s co-founder...
Candidates make their case for County Assessor
Two candidates seeking to become Santa Clara County’s next tax assessor emphasized their contrasting backgrounds and visions for modernizing the office during a Meet the Candidate forum Sept. 8 at the Morgan Hill Grange.
But Saratoga resident and tech executive Rishi Kumar, another of the...
Veterans Foundation hosts ‘Mission: Impossible’ premiere in Los Gatos
On the evening of July 19, local resident Grant Atwell was out taking photos at Jazz on the Plazz, and wasn’t at the “Mission: Impossible Dead Reckoning Part 1” premiere at the Los Gatos Theatre, in which his daughter stars alongside Tom Cruise.
That’s because...
Grapes yield a bountiful harvest this year amidst big changes for the wine industry
The wine industry is experiencing a glut of grapes and bulk wine. Vineyards are being pulled out in the Central Valley and in parts of Europe. Many vines will not even be picked this year, making a field day for the birds. Vineyards here...
Youth Pitch-In for Service Club Clean-Up of Oak Meadow Park
About 45 children participated in the Kiwanis One Day Trail Cleanup & BBQ at Oak Meadow Park.
Volunteers came from around the area to take part in the initiative, which was held Oct. 23.
The event, a partnership with the Campbell Kiwanis Club, was held to...
Summit League sets date for Day in the Garden; LGHS Hall of Famers announced; new Vitality Bowls owner (Local Scene)
Summit League announces fundraising event with guest speakers
The Summit League will host its biennial fundraising event, “A Day in the Garden with Friends,” at the Villa Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga on June 1.
Guest speaker and award-winning journalist Maria Shriver will be featured in...
