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Los Gatos High School Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony ready for triumphant return
A Hall of Fame induction ceremony tends to be a significant event for various reasons, but this year’s version of the Los Gatos High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony has the added layer that it will be the first one since 2019.
The rescheduled...
County seeks sales tax increase
Santa Clara County supervisors voted unanimously Thursday to ask voters to approve new sales taxes that will place half the county in the double-digits.
The sales tax increase will be on the Nov. 4 ballot. Thursday was the last day for items to be added...
Barnes & Noble looking forward to early-October store opening
As you approach the Grays Lane corner along North Santa Cruz Avenue in downtown Los Gatos, you might just catch an inquisitive soul peeking into the storefront with the covered-over windows.
And last week, we caught up with a Barnes & Noble executive to find...
First Buyer at North 40 is Relishing Her Triumphant Return to Los Gatos
She used to live just up the road, but was forced to leave Los Gatos by circumstance. But now, Mary McLean, 55, has returned triumphantly.
She played a guessing game with this reporter, during the recent Chamber of Commerce Wine Walk.
The rhetorical question: “Who was...
Los Gatos girls basketball team aim for league and section titles
For the Los Gatos High girls basketball team, the future is now. The Wildcats have height, athleticism and youth on their side, which should make for an exciting season.
Coach Sara Quilici Giles is in her fourth season with the team, but she said this...
Los Gatos girls soccer aim to coalesce and put together another winning season
A 6-0 loss to a powerhouse St. Francis side on Dec. 4 showed the Los Gatos High girls soccer team is still learning to mesh with each other on the field and figuring things out. However, the Wildcats are confident the talent on the...
Bike and pedestrian infrastructure celebrated in Los Gatos with opening of Hwy 9 bridge
On an overcast spring day—20 years after planning began—a new prefabricated pedestrian, bicycle and ADA-compliant bridge was dedicated at Highway 9.
It links Highway 9 to the Los Gatos Creek Trailhead, and is located beside an existing bridge.
At this brief dedication were the visionaries who...
Sheriff Laurie Smith announces immediate retirement
The jury is still out, but Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith decided she didn’t want to wait for a verdict that could have forced her removal from office, announcing Oct. 31 she was resigning immediately.
“This letter is to notify you of my retirement...
Los Gatos man on probation for insider trading now faces decades in prison
After being scooped up by the FBI recently during a federal court hearing in the Northern District of California, Mounir Gad, 35, had just made bail ($50,000—cash) and was on his way back to Los Gatos. He’d been ordered to live, once again, with...
Sahr’s Passages: How did a man from a prominent Sierra Leonean family end up homeless in Los Gatos?
He has much in common with other residents of Los Gatos: He’s a veteran who grew up in a family with mining interests overseas. He’ll buy you a cold drink on a hot day. When he’s offered a free beer at the bar he...
