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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)....
Blast of a send-off at the elaborate alcohol-and-drug-free “Grad Night” (+ LGHS graduation GALLERY)
On Friday—and well into Saturday morning—Los Gatos High School graduates got to spend one last night together at the no-alcohol, no-drugs extravaganza known as Grad Night, before heading their separate ways.
While there may have been fewer decorations this year, there were more activities. These...
Someone reportedly stole $13,000+ check from mailbox on Alexander Avenue (Police Blotter, May 31-June 6)
May 31
A suspicious man was reportedly walking along the tracks at Winchester Boulevard and Smith Ranch Court, trying to open electrical boxes at 5:21am.
Miscellaneous items were reportedly taken from vehicles in the neighborhood over the last two days on Las Astas Drive at 8:47am.
Someone...
Local shops adapt to stay alive in Los Gatos
There is no single formula for how local companies can succeed amidst economic uncertainty, but many Los Gatos business owners point to a common theme that keeps their doors open: the niche, whether of business format, or product category.
Online shopping continues to reshape consumer...
Council on American-Islamic Relations calls out Town for ‘chilling overreach’ in restricting mosque’s worship
The San Francisco Bay Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SFBA), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization urged the Los Gatos Town Council, Tuesday, to grant the West Valley Muslim Association’s (WVMA) appeal challenging 19 of the 33 new...
Los Gatos-Saratoga and Campbell auxiliary educators earn county-wide recognition
The Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) announced the Santa Clara County 2026 Classified School Employees of the Year at the Santa Clara County Board of Education meeting June 3.
Honorees were selected for each of the nine service categories: clerical and administrative, custodial...
Hilton and Becerra in comfortable lead as primary count more than half done
This update was posted to SanJoseInside at 7:30pm, June 3.
Republican Steve Hilton led in the first count of California votes for governor Tuesday, lost and regained the top position about an hour later, then continued to widen his slim lead nearly 24 hours after...
Volunteers spring into action for Grad Night
The Los Gatos High School Class of 2026 will head back to campus after graduation ceremonies—without their caps and gowns—for a memorable grad night.
Doors to the gym open at 10pm. And the party will continue until 4:30am. Students are not allowed to leave without...
NoScrubs: Early Instacart hire hopes to enlist local laundries
“There’s Instacart for groceries, DoorDash for food. Where is the laundry solution that is as fast as doing it yourself or better?” asks Matt O’Connor, co-founder and CEO of Texas-based NoScrubs, an upstart seeking to disrupt the clothes-cleaning business.
Having recently launched across Silicon Valley,...
Soil health and vineyard maintenance
Anyone who grows anything knows working with nutrient-deficient soil is like trying to start a truck with a dead battery.
As with the atmosphere above (the air we breathe), the earth beneath our feet has a huge impact on what—and whether—we can grow crops that...
