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Los Gatos raccoon rescue shows humane approach to uninvited animals
On Friday morning, Rebecca Dmytryk, CEO of Humane Wildlife Control, got sad news from Santa Cruz County officials.
A cougar had been reported dead in the Santa Cruz Mountains near a creek, and they wondered if she could look into it.
“I’m dealing with a dead...
School district asking voters to hike parcel tax
The Los Gatos Union School District’s parcel tax expires next June, so voters are being asked to renew—and increase—the existing parcel tax.
There will be two vote centers open in Los Gatos for the Nov. 2 election, with vote-by-mail ballots hitting mailboxes in early October.
The...
Educational institution celebrating a quarter-century in operation
Stratford School’s Los Gatos campuses are kicking-off their Summer@Stratford summer camp programs this week.
And officials tell the Los Gatan there’s still time to register your child at www.stratfordschools.com/summer.
The educational institution is celebrating its 25th year in operation in the Bay Area.
The Los Gatos Belgatos...
Softball league held opening day Saturday
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Girls Softball Association, a volunteer-based nonprofit softball league, held its opening day on Saturday.
The season, which goes until October, features participants from across the wider Los Gatos community.
SEASON BEGINS - Another year of hits, catches, bunts, wins, losses and ties has...
Valley Water promotes incentive programs as drought continues
Homeowners and commercial property owners who want to cut down on their outdoor water use and landscape maintenance should consider starting now or in the spring if they want to install drought-tolerant lawns, according to conservation experts.
Regardless of what time of year one is...
The Maids’ Quarters owner says she’s being forced out
The woman who’s owned The Maids’ Quarters linen shop in downtown Los Gatos for 40 years says she was “duped” by new business partners she was going to share her space with, and now must vacate the premises.
But the couple who plans to open...
Los Gatos boys, girls basketball teams ready to take on SCVAL De Anza Division foes
The Los Gatos High boys and girls basketball teams completed 2022 with wins in their respective tournaments. Now it’s on to league play.
The boys team earned an impressive 66-54 win over Mountain View in the third-place game of the Aptos/Santa Cruz Warriors Invitational on...
Elementary student Bradley Hall raises $500 for library in contest with ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid’ author
Mayor Mary Badame and Los Gatos Library Director Ryan Baker joined other local officials to thank fifth-grade Blossom Hill Elementary student Bradley Hall for raising hundreds of dollars for the library, Monday.
He attended a traveling trivia game show, in Santa Cruz, called "The No Brainer...
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...
In first meeting back in person, Council agrees to delay decision about housing-focused referendum
Los Gatos’ first in-person Council meeting in a year brought out a full house on Oct. 18, as members debated what to do about a referendum brought by a group concerned with an increasing pace of residential development.
While there was disagreement over how to...
