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September 21, 2026

Ready for some vegetable-based entertainment this Father’s Day?

Who’s ready for a day at the races? The legendary Annual Zucchini Car Races are making a comeback. They’re scheduled to return to the Los Gatos Farmers’ Market Sunday, June 21.  Landing on Father’s Day, this will be a fun way to bond with...

Beyond technology and innovation

Olga Enciso Smith
Silicon Valley is not just the epicenter of high technology and global innovation; it is a unique cultural mosaic that has inspired generations of entrepreneurs and visionaries. Here, diversity is not a slogan—it is the essence that has allowed revolutionary ideas to be born...

Court ruling provides a cautionary tale to our town

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
I am an attorney, but I am not a First Amendment free speech attorney. However, as the saying goes, I know enough to be dangerous. Moreover, I am usually pretty good at issue spotting, even in areas outside of my area of legal expertise....

The worry wart surfaces

Jeffrey Blum
Most conscientious attorneys are worry warts/party poopers. We’re paid to consider all potential scenarios. Thus, it came as no shock to me that I reacted first with pleasant surprise and then with concern when I heard that the State of California had awarded LGS...

LETTER: Boy Scout concerned about housing developments in Los Gatos

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I'm a freshman at Los Gatos High School, and, as part of a Boy Scouts project for Troop 339, I've decided to contact you about a subject of concern: the ongoing housing developments in Los Gatos. Many of Los Gatos’ citizens feel these developments are...

Introverts and social anxiety: what’s the difference?

woman looking depressed
Being an introvert and social anxiety are often confused, but they’re not the same. An introvert is a personality trait. Social anxiety is a mental health condition. An introvert might resist going to a party because they get drained from loud music and too much...

Blum: It’s time for a funny column

silly monkey in road
I aim for humor in my Los Gatan columns. The kind that elicits a chuckle, maybe a snort, not the kind that has readers questioning my grip on reality (though, fair point, the jury is deliberating on that one). Of course, I also try...

Alliance: Leaders need to do better job on housing plan

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I mentioned in the article, “Group says Town needs to add more sites to housing list” (Los Gatan, Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 2023), that I thought the leadership, two mayors and the Town Manager have failed us for the past two years. They had to...

Why does it take so long to build?

North 40 construction
A much-discussed course of action to bring housing affordability to our area is to create more housing. And if we are to build more housing, why does it take so long?  While serving on the San Jose City Council’s Ad-Hoc Committee on Building & Planning,...

Blum: When Grown Men Cry

Jeffrey Blum
Crying doesn’t mean something’s wrong. Sometimes it means everything is gloriously right.

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