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October 18, 2024

Local leaders stand with mayor following protester diatribe

conservative protester diatribe
After a judge partially granted a restraining order against mayor Marico Sayoc's husband, she faced a barrage of verbal attacks outside her own home.

Jake Ripp’s perseverance pays off

When Jake Ripp was attending a half-dozen football camps and doing solo workouts in front of college coaches this past summer, he didn’t have to look far for advice.  His mom, Katy, played college and professional volleyball and knew everything her son was going through....

Shea Elmore, Sophie Tau on a good run

Los Gatos High cross country standouts Shea Elmore and Sophie Tau can be in the middle of a hard workout when they suddenly start busting out in laughter. In a sport as difficult as running—where one has to continually push their physical limits—keeping things...

Remembering Merry Prankster Lee Quarnstrom

RIP Lee Quarnstrom
As a reporter, Lee Quarnstrom worked for numerous publications around the U.S., including the Associated Press, the Register-Pajaronian and The Mercury News. He was also editor of Hustler magazine and a bookseller in Greenwich Village, and traveled with Ken Kesey’s peripatetic Merry Pranksters on...

First Buyer at North 40 is Relishing Her Triumphant Return to Los Gatos

Mary at Home
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...

Town of Los Gatos Moves Back to Virtual-Only Council After Fractious In-Person Meetings

Waiting for Council to Start
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...

Firefighters Burst into Campbell Home, Fearing Victim Could Be Trapped Inside

County firefighters scoured a single-family home in Campbell today with flames engulfing one of the rooms, as they followed up on a report someone might be stuck inside. Luckily, it turned out the house was empty, and the Santa Clara County Fire Department was able...

Children’s parade is a ‘no’ in 2021

Los Gatos Children’s Christmas/Holidays Parade
The 2021 Los Gatos Children’s Christmas/Holidays Parade will not be held this year due to Covid-19 but the traditional Holiday Tree Lighting is going ahead, along with a holiday Promenade.   The first parade was held in 1956. It’s always been a “rain or shine” event—but...

Local Scene: Los Gatos History Project, White Cane Days fundraiser

los gatos history project new museum los gatos NUMU uncovering untold stories
Object’s from town’s history on display Los Gatos History Project: Uncovering Untold Stories will be on view in NUMU’s History Hall beginning Oct. 15, with a preview event on Oct. 14. The Los Gatos History Project team, led by guest curator Allison Railo, have been developing...

Voting open for school district’s Measure B

ballot box election vote-by-mail
Voting has begun in the Nov. 2 Los Gatos Union School District Measure B Special Election, with ballots being mailed out to active registered voters this past week. Measure B is a parcel tax that will require a two-thirds vote to pass. The expiring $290...

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