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Los Gatos mom developing high-tech bikes for custom cycling market
A 43-year-old Los Gatos mother of three, Anna Lindstrom, has teamed up with famed bike-maker Ben Serotta as she launches her new company, Kielo Cycling, Inc., aiming to make high-tech bikes accessible to more people.
This comes as a recent report from market research firm...
Council directs staff to prioritize restroom plan
Los Gatos is one step closer to having a permanent public potty downtown.
On Sept. 17, at their regularly scheduled meeting, Council voted to put the project on the list of prioritized capital builds, and directed staff to begin design work.
“I’m really glad to see...
Spotlight placed on law enforcement excellence
On Oct. 17, the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation hosted an awards luncheon for the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department at the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center.
I spoke to Det. Sgt. Harold Hoyt (Ret.) on today’s policing and policies. Without hesitation he brought up the...
Good Sam CEO hopes update to facilities will boost care quality
I had the good fortune of sitting next to Patrick Rohan, the CEO of Good Samaritan Hospital, at the Police Foundation fundraiser.
As a former Good Samaritan League volunteer I was very interested in learning about what’s going on there these days.
Rohan assured me there...
Owners of Nestldown—a hidden world in the redwoods that hosts weddings and other events—looking forward to the next chapter
The engulfing redwoods that surround Los Gatos are a bit of an enigma. You can’t help but wonder what lies beyond the greenery.
And not too far out of town, there’s a unique venue on 180 acres, known as Nestldown, that’s played upon this sense...
Sampling the latest from Testarossa’s vines
Winemaker Bill Brosseau has learned to read the barrels like a fortune teller reads tea leaves.
The Testarossa Winery vineyard manager routinely tastes through every barrel in the cellar, learning their personalities. Each one can impart something significant to a wine, and for the last...
UPDATED: Unhoused man booked for drug and weapon offenses following Council lockdown Tuesday night
You might have thought that passing the budget (approved unanimously)—or perhaps the signing-off on new housing units—would've proved the most intense part of the June 3 Los Gatos Council meeting.
However, a little after 9pm, during an intermission, Councilmember Rob Rennie made a comment in...
Letters on residential development, a Board of Education candidate + opera
It’s Developers Who Should Reflect on their Impact
I was ready to get the "fixins" out for a batch of s’mores after reading your contributor's piece "Transformative Mediation: A Tool for Balanced Growth” (Los Gatan Sept. 18).
That is, until I reached the conclusion where it...
State’s 2 biggest school districts botched AI deals
With all the hubris of a startup founder, Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, took to the stage in March to launch Ed the chatbot. He told parents and students it had “the potential to personalize the educational journey at a...
Charlie Palmer sees huge potential in area’s food and wine scene
For many, the name Charlie Palmer is immediately associated with his eponymous steak houses—and his Michelin star gem Aureole—in Manhattan.
But, it’s also synonymous with Sonoma Wine Country and Dry Creek Kitchen, a pioneering restaurant that helped establish Healdsburg’s status as an international culinary destination.
His...