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June 20, 2026

Becoming mindful of recycling in Silicon Valley

recycing bin for organics
Edward Hume, a Pulitzer Prize winner, wrote that the average American throws out three times more trash now than in 1960: “Rethinking waste as our arch-villain isn’t just a word game – it’s the secret sauce that turns anxiety and inertia into hope and...

Children lead environmental project in Plaza Park

camp clean-up
A few months back, neighbors Maggie Contro, an 8-year-old third-grader at Daves Avenue Elementary, and Arlo Britz, a 7-year-old boy a grade below, were sweeping her home’s porch, when they realized they were doing something worth scaling. Contro had been wanting to start some kind...

Sheriff candidate charged with perjury

Sheriff candidate
A 48-year-old Cupertino woman who ran for the position of Santa Clara County sheriff in the June 7 primary election has been charged with perjury for allegedly saying she had the law enforcement experience required to qualify for the job, prosecutors said. Anh Colton, who...

Santa Clara County rescinds vaccination order for workers in high risk settings

Workers at Santa Clara County health care and long-term care facilities, homeless shelters and prisons will no longer be required to get vaccinated against Covid-19 after the county's health officer on Sept. 12 rescinded a health order mandating that they do so. Vaccination or frequent...

178 Twin Oaks Dr. subdivision moves on to Council

Jim Foley speaks to Planning Commission
The Los Gatos Planning Commission voted 4-1 to recommend approval of the 178 Twin Oaks Dr. 12-lot subdivision, June 1, despite environmental concerns. This recommendation will now go to the Town Council with a new list of amendments relating largely to ecological and maintenance...

Los Gatos sues pair of developers, seeking clarity around housing rules (doc included)

Council meeting
On Friday, the Town of Los Gatos filed a lawsuit against two developers in Santa Clara County Superior Court, seeking clarification on State housing rules about deadlines for streamlined projects. The 19-page action against Arya Properties, LLC and Boulevard Properties, LLC seeks “declaratory relief” around...

New estate with boutique winery set in picturesque location is a labor of love

infinity pool
Redwoods and wineries are two of the elements that stand out in people’s minds when they think of the Los Gatos foothills. And now, in establishing Lexington Hills Estate and Winery, Alexa Ingram-Cauchi will get to help shape that sense of charm. Located in Lexington...

Los Gatan officially designated ‘Newspaper of General Circulation’

As the sunlight poured into the Santa Clara County Superior Court room, May 30, illuminating the three-panel abstract ocean scene on an austere wooden wall, Judge Evette Pennypacker was on her game, despite reduced access to digital paperwork over the Memorial Day Weekend, due...

Los Gatos’ country station selling to K-LOVE owner for $3M

filling out contest entries
It traces its roots to North Santa Cruz Avenue. Its second studio was on Royce Street. And even after moving its air room to San Jose, Los Gatos has remained 95.3 KRTY’s home, as far as the Federal Communications Commission is concerned. The independently-owned station...

How will public transit agencies spend $5 billion?

transit names
In June, the Legislature and governor agreed to a $5 billion lifeline in the budget as transit agencies' ridership slowly recovered from the Covid shutdowns. You might also recall that the deal took some convincing due to the state's overall budget deficit, and reports...

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