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A fairytale land is closer than you might think
Once upon a time in a land, not so far away from the enchanting town of Los Gatos, an apple and stone fruit tree farm lay neglected and dormant. Nearby these orchards in the redwood glen, the trees were resting and waiting. All of...
Police blotter, Sept. 26-Oct. 2, 2021
Sept. 26
• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on Blossom Hill Road and Leigh Avenue at midnight.
Sept. 28
• A woman was arrested for forgery and receiving known stolen property on Lark Avenue and Los Gatos Boulevard.
• An unknown suspect...
California talks next steps after conserving 631K acres in one year
California Natural Resources Secretary Wade Crowfoot on June 21 shared California's progress on the 30X30 plan, a goal to protect 30% of the state's land and coastal waters by 2030.
California has preserved nearly 1,000 square miles of land and sea in the first year...
Supervisor tours Los Gatos’ transitional kindergarten ‘hub’
Transitional kindergarten teacher Kajsa Byrne had the children in her Lexington Elementary class gathered around a circular table, engrossed in a literacy assignment.
They scarcely noticed some of the region’s most powerful educational figures enter the room.
Michael Stock, a science, technology, engineering, art and math...
From the editor’s desk: A global design powerhouse stakes new claim in Los Gatos
Just the other day, I’d driven across the Golden Gate Bridge for an evening—and maybe more—away.
There I was sitting at a quaint little Marin County bar, after having ordered wine and ceviche.
I’d been carting around the prior weekend’s T Magazine, from the New York...
Trump buys $1 million in Netflix, Warner Bros. bonds
Donald Trump has picked up at least $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery bonds.
A disclosure form released by the White House on Friday indicated that Trump made two Netflix purchases and two WBD purchases, each amounting to at least $502,000, the Guardian reported.
Trump...
Campbell leaders discuss changes to parklets
The Campbell City Council met on Sept. 20 to discuss a proposed semi-permanent parklet system that would replace the temporary system currently in place, but decided to hold off on taking action on the proposal until at least next month.
Parklets have been a popular...
Mental health app encourages mindfulness
Silicon Valley entrepreneurs have a reputation of reinventing the tried and true, from how we communicate and socialize, to how we consume entertainment. And now founder and CEO Nima Yazdani wants to reintroduce meditation to a new generation with his meditation app called myMentalPal,...
Los Gatos stays the course with push-back against State on housing
Multiple Council members raised concerns at their regularly-scheduled Feb. 20 meeting that the sprawling motion presented by the Vice Mayor at the prior meeting to protect vast swaths of the community from small multifamily housing was sent off to the Department of Housing and...
Council puts Covid cash toward public restroom study, community garden, eliminating termites
In May, the Los Gatos Town Council decided it was going to use $2.9 million of the money Washington gave it to make it through the pandemic toward various capital projects.
And on Tuesday, Los Gatos’ elected officials (minus Vice Mayor Maria Ristow, who was...


















