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By Renee Young As a naturopathic doctor—since 2002, and in Los Gatos since 2004—I have always operated outside traditional insurance models, avoiding chaining my practice to a "sick care" system that treats preventive wellness as unnecessary. I love medicine, and I deeply care for my...

Small towns run on delicate, unwritten contracts. In a close-knit community like Los Gatos the person sitting across from you at a civic luncheon might also coach your grandchild’s soccer team, run a shop on North Santa Cruz Avenue or volunteer alongside you. And...

We hear it constantly. Talk to someone. Tell a counselor. Text a friend. Don’t bottle it up. It’s on posters in school hallways and in every assembly about mental health. But here’s what I kept noticing: The availability of someone to talk to was rarely...

There is something fitting about spending my year of “lasts” grappling with so many “firsts.” My fellow seniors and I have already started counting down: our last-first day, our last spirit rally and many more lasts to come. Yet, surprisingly, my final year in...

After more than a decade of matched, monochrome interiors, decorating across the country is turning in another direction. Rooms are becoming layered again: mixed wood tones, inherited furniture beside newer pieces, patterned textiles, natural materials and objects collected over time. In Los Gatos and Saratoga,...

Last month, I had a front-row seat to the bravery of our first responders. I joined the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department (LGMSPD) for what was to be a routine evening ride-along. The officer I was riding with said we were going to do some...

By Jeffrey P. Blum, Contributor When you walk down North Santa Cruz Avenue, it is easy to feel insulated from the harsher realities of Silicon Valley. But every so often, the contrast hits close to home. You might see an unhoused neighbor pushing a shopping...

Like many municipalities, the Town of Los Gatos constantly wrestles with how to manage a complex, high-stakes legal landscape without draining public coffers. As State mandates on housing tighten, and land-use and California Environmental Quality Act issues become more prevalent, the cost of legal counsel...

Seniors make up roughly 14% to 15% of Santa Clara County's current population, but a massive demographic shift is underway. Projections show older adults aged 60+ will account for over 25% of the county's total population by 2030 and could reach 30% by 2060. Roughly...

If you open tourist brochures for Los Gatos, you are likely to see the historic Town Plaza, a Victorian porch in the Almond Grove district, or a parade of shoppers on North Santa Cruz Avenue. It is a highly cultivated, frozen image. However, while downtown...