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Rolling Hills Middle School 7th-graders and Louise Van Meter Elementary 5th-graders have completed an in-depth water monitoring educational course that highlighted what life as a professional H20 monitor would be like. As part of the Poseidon Education’s Stormwater Quality Leadership Program, the kids took samples,...

In a stroke of genius, Los Gatos High School boys tennis coach Justin Stenger decided to schedule Robert Louis Stevenson School of Pebble Beach as an add-on for the final regular-season match of the 2025 season.  Unbeknownst to Stenger, the decision ignited a series of...

The West Valley Muslim Association recently concluded a series of Eid celebrations, with an event in Cupertino. Eid al-Adha, one of the top two events on the Islamic calendar, brought together members of the Muslim community from across the South Bay for a day...

In 1947, Jim Kooper started “University Ave. Barbershop,” which stayed in the family for three generations. After most recent owner Clint Farris closed it down, Alper Yavuz purchased the business. He’d stumbled upon it, on Craigslist, and was instantly drawn to the spot. Yavuz...

Vicky Wagner, 71, retired communicator, was the sole peaceful protester at Plaza Park when Dinah Cotton passed by on Saturday. Wagner had just returned from a river cruise that went through Germany, witnessing evidence from the World War II era, including the Holocaust. “We went...

A 43-year-old Los Gatos mother of three, Anna Lindstrom, has teamed up with famed bike-maker Ben Serotta as she launches her new company, Kielo Cycling, Inc., aiming to make high-tech bikes accessible to more people. This comes as a recent report from market research firm...

Reporter and photojournalist Dinah Cotton pitched the idea for this week of a visual celebration of fathers in the community. So, we sent her out into the field to see if she came across any interesting Father's Day-style moments, given that the annual date on...

After the diplomas had been handed out, the fun began. Los Gatos High School graduating seniors were ushered into a wonderland of music, games and colorful lights—a last hurrah with those you’ve spent the past four years with. Everyone will now be heading along a different...

Dorene Kastelman, 68, a member of local “Run for Their Lives” groups, which advocates for the safe release of Jewish hostages in Gaza, appealed to Council, via comment period, for solidarity. Several members of the organization’s Boulder chapter were hospitalized during a march, when a...

Since “The Project” was kicked off by Los Gatos Thrives in 2023, studies, workshops and surveys have demonstrated a strong desire for a new community center in Los Gatos. And now, two conceptual renderings have been unveiled for the multigenerational community center. The Los Gatos Community...