Business

The County department that’s been threatening a Santa Cruz Mountains resident with thousands of dollars in fines and possible civil or criminal prosecution has been dealing with serious backlog problems, according to a 2019 memo obtained by the Los Gatan. Sidney French, 69, who lives...

The developer behind the first project in Los Gatos to fall under the SB330 law designed to streamline housing production statewide says it’s adding 26 homes to its mixed-use project at 405 Alberto Way after Los Gatos introduced a new overlay zone. Randy Lamb, a...

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...

At least 16 Los Gatos businesses have been hit with disability access accusations by prolific lawsuit-filer Scott Johnson, a paraplegic who claims they’re in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), local officials said. This comes just days after the New York Times released...

Inside the building with the curved façade along South Main Street, assistant instructor Bruce G. Nardone looks out over the “no-gi” jiu-jitsu class, where a couple of students are practicing various techniques. Leading the Jan. 25 session, Sean Whitmore indicates fulcrum points on the body...

Few sectors of the economy have seen as much volatility during the pandemic than the restaurant industry. And in recent weeks Los Gatos has seen its fair share of upheaval. But according to wine salesman Sebastian Balest of Benicia-based Winebow, who’s been making the rounds...

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...

The Highway 17 trek back and forth “over the hill” between Los Gatos and Santa Cruz—with its rush-hour chaos and treacherous turns on rainy days—is a route many are all too familiar with. At the summit lies a reddish structure that has been seen by...

Downtown Los Gatos was flooded Saturday with green and red, different incarnations of Santa and Mrs. Claus strutting their stuff, young dancers and singers, and an abundance of cheer and goodwill. It was all part of the Holiday Promenade, which took cues from the successful...

The downtown Los Gatos retail scene has some new additions that suggest the brick and mortar retail sector is making a comeback. The newly opened Design by Mish, 143A E. Main St., employs a strategy that owner Mish Chadwick says is popular in her native...