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The mountains of Los Gatos have housed several Christmas Tree Farms for decades. It can be tricky to keep the business afloat when sales are concentrated around one month each year, particularly given the rise in popularity of artificial trees. So, how have these...

Early this morning, around 12:30am, one person died when a Tesla Model 3 drove down the right embankment of northbound Highway 17 just before Lark Avenue and slammed into a tree, according to authorities. "The Tesla caught fire and became fully-engulfed with the driver inside,"...

The developer behind the 119-unit, 13-story “Capri Fruitstand” proposal for 14288 Capri Dr.—which includes 24 units of affordable housing—has renewed its legal claim that the Town of Los Gatos has been taking illegal steps to block residential development in this corner of Silicon Valley. In...

In a special meeting of the Town Council, Dec. 9, the reins of power were handed over from former mayor Matthew Hudes to Rob Moore, who, at 27, is the youngest Los Gatos mayor ever. (Brent Ventura was also 27 when he assumed the...

A 49-year-old San Jose man was killed Sunday morning in a solo-vehicle crash on State Route 17 south of Vine Hill Road, according to the California Highway Patrol. CHP officers responded to the crash at about 10:39 a.m. on Dec. 14. Authorities said the man...

After years of avoiding the issue, Los Gatos is moving forward with a policy that could allow a rainbow flag to fly above Town Hall within months. High school students and members of the LGBT+ community faced off with senior citizens and religious adherents Tuesday...

Teri Hope founded Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co. in 1982. When asked about what the last four decades have meant to her, she replies that it’s been an incredibly rewarding journey. On top of being a business owner in town, she raised a family...

Heated pilates studios have taken off across the Bay Area, yet Astral Studio—which opened in Los Gatos in November—has taken a slightly different approach. Owner Stephanie Bean, whose business is located on North Santa Cruz Avenue right next to Manresa Bread, is offering an unheated...

The driver who crashed a speeding Volvo into a popular Los Gatos coffee shop on Thanksgiving night has passed away, multiple sources have confirmed to the Los Gatan. Karl Klemmer, 90, died on Sunday. Klemmer, a resident of the Terraces of Los Gatos senior living community,...

Paramount Skydance’s surprise hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, announced Monday, has put Los Gatos-based Netflix’ blockbuster bid to acquire the Hollywood behemoth in doubt, according to the AP, Reuters and the Los Angeles Times. Its path to becoming Hollywood’s next dominant studio is...