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July 31, 2025

Have you met Dashi, the (aspiring) Chamber of Commerce ambassador?

Dashi
Spring is a time filled with renewal and optimism as we look forward to getting together to enjoy sunshine and longer days. With the arrival of warmer weather, you are sure to find me out and about with my labradoodle (and aspiring Chamber of...

Housing developer tries to back out of union-hiring rule

Quito Village
From the parking lot, there's nothing to suggest that Quito Village is the California housing policy equivalent of a unicorn, or that the seemingly low-key project is sitting at the center of one of this year's biggest political fights. Peek through one of the gates...

$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...

Travel Advisors winds down after 64 years

Ed Stahl
In the last six decades, many things have changed in Los Gatos, and throughout it all, businessman Ed Stahl has been a community anchor. The Brooklyn-born Stahl moved to California following a stint in the US Army to work as a regional manager for...

5 years in, A-listers can’t help but fall for Flor de Maria

Mariah Carey with Flor shoes on
Los Gatos fancy footwear designer Flor de Maria Rivera continues to add to the list of celebrities who’ve rocked items from her eponymous line on key runways and at massive social engagements. And we’re talking la crème de la crème: Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj, Camila...

Merchants extend hours for ‘GOLD’ series

playing with balloons
The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce's ongoing summer evening series made a big splash last week during one of those 100+ degree Fahrenheit days we’ve been having. Many Los Gatans brought themselves and their children out of the air conditioning and into downtown to see...

Charlie Palmer sees huge potential in area’s food and wine scene

Charlie Palmer Group
For many, the name Charlie Palmer is immediately associated with his eponymous steak houses—and his Michelin star gem Aureole—in Manhattan. But, it’s also synonymous with Sonoma Wine Country and Dry Creek Kitchen, a pioneering restaurant that helped establish Healdsburg’s status as an international culinary destination. His...

Wine industry grapples with the US-Canada tariff battle

misty vines
As tariffs against goods from Canada, Mexico and China were announced Sunday and Republicans hit national political television shows to slam our neighbor to the north, local winemakers braced for impact. But John Clerides, the owner of Marquis Wine Cellars—a Vancouver importer of Californian wines...

Sampling the latest from Testarossa’s vines

winery slide presentation
Winemaker Bill Brosseau has learned to read the barrels like a fortune teller reads tea leaves. The Testarossa Winery vineyard manager routinely tastes through every barrel in the cellar, learning their personalities. Each one can impart something significant to a wine, and for the last...

Driving the extra mile to feel at home

Peacock Farms
When the first bouts of Covid-19 hit the news, people went into a frenzy, leading to one of the greatest social isolations in modern history. As the first year ended, many were asking, Will we be able to have the holiday traditions and connect...
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