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Looking beyond STEM
Last year, only a handful of students got As in my Advanced Placement (AP) Language and Composition class at Prospect High School.
I noticed many of my classmates complaining about these results, commenting that they felt like English isn’t supposed to be so tough.
But why?...
Council, Planning Commission get crash course on new CEQA landscape at study session
This past Wednesday, the Los Gatos Town Council and Planning Commission held a joint special session to discuss the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA (pronounced SEE-qua), as it pertains to developments planned for the community.
David J. Powers and Associates, an Oakland-based private environmental...
Local DNC delegates react to Biden dropping out of White House race
In an April 11 interview, Los Gatos Town Councilmember Rob Moore—who was seeking a delegate spot on the guest list at the Democratic National Convention—said unless something “drastic” shifted, he expected President Joe Biden to continue seeking reelection.
Since then, there were several key developments:...
Newsom signs election-reform bills written by Pellerin
Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed a slew of elections-related bills into law that will allow disabled voters to vote curbside, permit mail-in ballots to be processed like in-person votes and treat double-voting as a misdemeanor, among other changes.
Five of the bills were authored by...
Local Scene: Los Gatos History Project, White Cane Days fundraiser
Object’s from town’s history on display
Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories will be on view in NUMU’s History Hall beginning Oct. 15, with a preview event on Oct. 14.
The Los Gatos History Project team, led by guest curator Allison Railo, have been developing...
New owner of The Cats sees opportunity with private rental model
Standing as one of the last enduring “roadhouses” in America, the red barn-like structure on the side of Highway 17 has been recognized as “The Cats” since 1967.
Initially established in 1896, this place is no stranger to change, seeing as it’s been occupied by...
Mountains offer testing ground for new wildfire prevention philosophy
While meeting in the scorching heat at Trinity Bible Church in Felton on a recent Friday afternoon, a group was awaiting a tour of Fall Creek where they’d receive a history lesson about the complex interplay between tan oaks, Douglas fir and coast redwoods...
Dinah Cotton’s Luxury Gift Guide
Does anyone go to the malls anymore?
Then again, not all is as it appears online.
So, why not get your luxury fix here in town?
Luxurious has many meanings: extremely comfortable, elegant, enjoyable—and especially in a way that involves great expense.
Let’s take a stroll along Santa...
Mercado held to answer for ‘terrorist threats’
A 45-year-old man accused of menacing Los Gatos Dog & Cat Hospital employees and threatening to commit a school shooting must face a single criminal count—plus an enhancement—Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Leila Sayar ruled on April 19.
At the conclusion of Jose Mercado’s...
Los Gatos High girls basketball team goes to the ‘Belle’ early and often
It was a Super Sunday in more ways than one for the Los Gatos High girls basketball team. On Feb. 13—the day of the Super Bowl—the Wildcats had a key game of their own against arch-nemesis Palo Alto High in the final league game...
