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September 9, 2025

Town settles on sites to target for residential development

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Los Gatos submitted its draft Housing Element plan, which sets out how the Town plans to grow the number of residential units in the community, to State officials Oct. 14. While the Housing Element approach to urban planning has been with California for decades, only...

Food donations increase after implementation of new law

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A new state law allowed Santa Clara County businesses to donate almost 5 million pounds of food during the first half of 2022, according to a press release from the county.  SB 1383 took effect this year. It requires grocery stores and other businesses to...

Town, CineLux reach agreement to reopen Los Gatos Theatre

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The Los Gatos Theatre has been shuttered since the pandemic but now plans are moving ahead for the locally owned CineLux chain to reopen the theater. Although a reopening date has not been set, CineLux owner Paul Gunsky expects to be showing flicks and selling...

Los Gatos mom developing high-tech bikes for custom cycling market

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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...

Reintroducing California’s ‘oldest barbershop’

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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...

$33,000 boost secured by new Chamber of Commerce team

Last year, the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce fought a pitched battle to win a top-up in funding out of remaining Covid-relief dollars, from $55,000 to $88,000. This time around, Council was eager to show its support of new Executive Director Jennifer Lin, agreeing to...

New bookshop inviting readers ‘Beyond Text’

Bookstore owner in her shop
This Saturday’s Grand Opening for Los Gatos’ new bookstore, a project of 38-year-old Los Gatos resident Tanya (Tatiana) Sedneva and her family, is set for May 4, from 11 am-2 pm, and will feature music and a scavenger hunt. Its name—Beyond Text—emphasizes how spending time...

Gardenia’s glorious opening

Carol Wang and daughter
Los Gatos luminaries came out to welcome Gardenia into existence on Friday evening. For Carol Wang, the creator of the North Santa Cruz Avenue restaurant, it was the realization of months of hard work—not to mention a dream she’d had for a long time. Wang’s daughter...

Los Gatos Giving Serious Cash to Owners Moving Towards Semi-Permanent Parklets

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Los Gatos has extended the date businesses can operate temporary outdoor areas in front of their property to the end of January next year, as it transitions to a new, semi-permanent "parklet" regime. At its regularly scheduled meeting Aug. 17, Council voted to funnel $680,000...

A fairytale land is closer than you might think

little girl at the enchanted cabin
Once upon a time in a land, not so far away from the enchanting town of Los Gatos, an apple and stone fruit tree farm lay neglected and dormant. Nearby these orchards in the redwood glen, the trees were resting and waiting. All of...
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