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It is not everyday that you meet a person who is the epitome of the phrase, “the salt of the earth.” Joe Mannina is one such individual. He embodies the traditional values of Los Gatos. He’s a person who is: inspiring, hard working, driven,...

Diabetes, one of the most common health conditions worldwide, is rapidly increasing in prevalence among young people. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reveals that an estimated one in three teenagers have pre-diabetes, a condition in which blood sugar levels are...

Monte Sereno was incorporated as a general law city 69 years ago and my wife Mary and I have been privileged to make it our home for 47 of these 69 years. Our family grew up here and our daughter is a graduate of...

How much do you trust the liquid that comes out of your tap? According to the San Jose Water Quality Report for 2025, Los Gatos’ water clears the regulatory bar. But just because it meets drinking standards doesn’t mean it’s without contaminants.  The annual report...

July 12 A caller reported a man who let his dogs off the leash to play in the water at Creek Trail at 1:20pm. A driver was reportedly swerving on and off the road at Los Gatos Saratoga Road and University Avenue at 8:29pm. Men were reportedly...

Santa Clara County is growing older—and losing children faster—than nearly anywhere else in California. The county’s population has not fully recovered from its pandemic-era losses, remaining 0.9% below its 2020 count as of July 2025, according to the newest U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Older adults...

Tana Duncan began her catering company, Salt & Stone, in 2017, and has been serving hungry mouths from Napa to Big Sur ever since. She’s no newcomer to working in the food and beverage industry. Twenty-two years ago, Duncan started working as a short-order...

Los Gatos resident and Assistant Winemaker at Testarossa, Katie Abelson, has called Los Gatos home since she was 8 years old. She’d lived in Switzerland and Belgium prior until her engineer father moved the family to the Bay Area town she has grown fonder...

July 5 Juveniles were reportedly using a speaker to blast loud music and talk in a car at Harwood Road and Harwood Court at 1:29am. Someone reportedly stole a couple of bottles of champagne from Whole Foods on Los Gatos Boulevard at 10:27am. A driver reportedly ran...

“Los Gatos is watching your car. Drones are circling downtown right now.” That’s how San Jose-based Kip “Your Real Estate Dude” Barnard kicked-off a June 27 Instagram reel that’s racked up almost 2,000 likes since it was posted. But is it true? We reached out to...