Business

After months of community meetings, formal and informal studies, and tens of thousands of dollars invested, Council chose to walk away from paving the way for cannabis sales within Los Gatos’ borders, Tuesday. It made the decision at its regularly-scheduled meeting on the recommendation of...

The idea of opening up Los Gatos to cannabis establishments seemed to strike a chord with commissioners young and old at the Oct. 27 Planning Commission meeting. Canceling the prohibition on such commercial operations could be an important economic puzzle piece, Commissioner Melanie Hanssen commented,...

While in many cases, it’s one esteemed restaurant or another that initially attracts visitors to town, and yet, the shops they go on to frequent afterwards—or on the way—also play an important role in fostering that unique downtown atmosphere people love so much. But now,...

Los Gatos now has a top-tier provisioner for those who love live-fire grilling. Carnico opened in the plaza across from Safeway in downtown, in the very spot that used to be Rose Cleaners. The shop is now filled with striking Mibrasa grills and ovens,...

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have a reputation of reinventing the tried and true, from how we communicate and socialize, to how we consume entertainment. And now founder and CEO Nima Yazdani wants to reintroduce meditation to a new generation with his meditation app called myMentalPal,...

Back in the late ‘90s when Kim Malek worked at Yahoo! in Mountain View, she learned to surf in Santa Cruz—one of her fondest memories—and hung out amid Los Gatos’ cute shops. Now, after launching one of the West Coast’s most in-demand ice cream chains,...

The Los Gatos Town Council voted to support increasing—to 40 units-per-acre—the number of homes the developer of the North 40 mixed-use project can build, during a milestone General Plan debate, Monday. But the elected officials opted not to require a floor of 30 units-per-acre, as...

It’s time to bid adieu to Steamer’s Grillhouse, just named by the readers of the Los Gatan as Best Seafood Restaurant in Los Gatos for 2024, as well as the number two restaurant in town overall. After 45 years, the Matulich family is closing...

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...

It’s the place to go if you want to get lingonberry Swedish pancakes, peek at the jarred reptile on your way to a $20 beard trim, or send out some packages all in one trip. And now, El Gato Village—the 15710 Los Gatos Blvd. space...