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Council OKs $78.8M ops budget, pulls $1.3M from reserves
On June 2, Los Gatos approved a $78.8 million operating budget and a $6.5 million capital improvement program for fiscal 2026-27.
That brings the total budget to $85.3 million in expenditures, against $84 million in revenues ($77.6 million for operating and $6.5 million for capital)....
La Rinconada Country Club embarks on landscaping reinvention
Over the century La Rinconada Country Club has been a part of the community, it’s continued to evolve. Now, club officials say it's time to bring it back to its original look while making improvements golfers can enjoy for years to come.
“The project will...
Rare snowfall hits region
A rare snowfall has dusted the Greater Bay Area and the National Weather Service is predicting more on its way over the weekend.
The agency posted a photo on Twitter today of the Santa Cruz Harbor that showed snow even landing nearby boats at sea...
$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...
One told she looked like an “Italian model,” another says writing censored: sex abuse fight challenges in Silicon Valley
“Survivor rights are human rights!” “Rapists do not belong at prom!” “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Gender violence has got to go!”
These were just some of the chants about 70-80 students and others belted out as they walked along N. Santa Cruz Avenue just after...
137th Annual Blessing of the Grapes at Testarossa
On Oct. 9, Testarossa staff, supporters and many Novitiate alumni and their caregivers gathered around a bin of La Rinconada pinot noir clusters for the 137th Blessing of the Grapes held at the historic Novitiate property in Los Gatos.
You know it better as Testarossa...
From a ‘Best of LG’ boutique to vaporizers and bongs?
Since the departure of women’s clothing boutique Jackie ‘O from what is considered prime retail space along North Santa Cruz Avenue, town residents, shop owners, Council members and the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce have been wondering what might replace it.
The three-years-running Best of...
Los Gatos’ Summer Street Party Series Deemed a Gigantic Success
For seven Thursdays this summer, music wafted through the generally sleepy streets of Los Gatos, thanks to money from President Joe Biden's American Rescue Plan Act, with the number of revelers growing each week.
As Catherine Somers, the executive director of the Los Gatos Chamber...
Liccardo joins anti-wildfire launch in Los Gatos
In the preface to his book “California: A Fire Survey,” Stephen J. Pyne notes that the “California fire scene” has long shaped the broader American agenda.
“For the national narrative the important fact is that what happened in California did not stay in California,” he...
Housing, offices, retail planned for North 40’s Phase II
Though the developer behind Phase 2 of the North 40 development outlined sweeping changes to prior plans—and outlined a slew of new residential options, including high-density—during last Thursday evening’s Democracy Tent community meeting, it was quite a civil affair.
The tone of the meeting was...
