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Global real estate brokerage The Agency announced seasoned real estate professional Jeff Barnett has joined the firm as managing director, tapped to lead the brokerage’s expansion into the Los Gatos market as it continues to grow its network of offices throughout Northern California.  The new...

The Los Gatos Concert Association has been bringing world-class entertainers to town for 75 years but that legacy is in danger as the association seeks to rebuild its pre-Covid audience. The nonprofit organization was established in 1947 as the Los Gatos Community Concert Association but...

The parade of residents who spoke at Planning Commission on April 30—cheering the developer for setting aside 16 units for people with mental disabilities—partially masked the reality that 14 affordable units had been erased from their North 40 designs since Grosvenor Americas submitted its...

Kimberly Kay, 47, says ever since she jumped into the dramatic arts while a student at Alta Vista Elementary School in Los Gatos, theater has been a constant in her life. The Campbell resident is now gearing up to play Susan in South Bay Musical...

Los Gatos resident and Capitola business owner Chuck Hammers was invited by Rep. Jimmy Panetta to the U.S. Capitol on Feb. 7 to attend the State of the Union Address by President Joe Biden. Hammers is the owner of Pizza My Heart in Capitola Village,...

Los Gatos announced today it would hold its future public meetings online and not in-person, after things got out of hand at two of the last three Council dates. Writing on social news platform Next Door, Holly Zappala, a Town management analyst, said community members...

The bodies of elite gymnasts take a beating, and Reese Drotar has the battle scars to prove it.  The recent Los Gatos High graduate and Level 10 gymnast has had four major surgeries in the last four years, three on her knee and the most...

The only comment by a member of the public, about a proposed 2% raise for Los Gatos’ top administrative employee and its head attorney position, was a single sentence from a speaker who stated, “I would support the amendment.” And when the dual pay hikes—by...

A dominating 13-1 win in the District 12 championship game capped an amazing tournament run for the Los Gatos Little League 11U All Star team.  Los Gatos, which beat Union on June 25 at Branham Hills Little League Field, advances to the Section 5 Tournament...

In February 1979, the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the Iranian Revolution, which installed Islamic leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, leading many Persians to migrate outside of their homeland. The largest subculture of Persians outside of Iran is in Los Angeles, but the Bay Area...