Opinion

(Re: July 29 article, “69-year-old man claims LGS Rec rescinded job offer because of his age”) We are surprised and disappointed that this article was published on the front page of our  community newspaper, especially because Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education and  Recreation (LGS Recreation) remains...

It strikes me that the major reason for allowing cannabis dispensaries in Los Gatos would be to generate more revenue. Assuming for argument’s sake that this is correct, there are options for generating revenue other than from allowing cannabis dispensaries in town. I often...

‘Elderly bones’ given quite the scare by leaflet Not much frightens these elderly bones including differing opinions, but the five-page flyer quietly left on my porch scares the living hell out of me! Walking among us is the author of this hateful document, labeled “SILICON VALLEY...

After decades spent as a divorce attorney, I’ve realized that most people view the end of a marriage like a disaster movie: there should be a massive explosion, a dramatic betrayal, or a 1989 Loma Prieta-magnitude earthquake leveling everything. But in my experience, the...

(Response to “Following impassioned pleas from high schoolers, Los Gatos agrees to raise Progress Pride Flag,” published on LosGatan.com on Feb. 19.) Thank you Council members for your dedicated service and hard work. Supporting marginalized groups and inclusion is a good thing. These groups have...

The Los Gatos Community Alliance applauds the work Grosvenor has done in reimagining their development plans for Phase 2 of the North 40. We recognize how far the proposal has come from its original concept—just 200 units with 40 affordable and a hotel. The current...

Daniel Roberts, KPCR station manager Los Gatos has perfected the art of looking untroubled: tree-lined streets, handsome storefronts, a downtown polished to within an inch of its life. But politics has never had much respect for appearances, and lately the cracks have become harder to...

I have observed close up the devastation financial hardships can cause residents. And I’ve seen just how quickly it can happen. A medical emergency or unplanned expense can easily spiral into not being able to pay one’s rent or utilities. This is especially difficult...

Since the 1950s, our Los Gatos neighborhood has been a semi-rural enclave of single-family homes nestled among dark, quiet streets defined by the sound of cicadas. That changed in 2018, when the West Valley Muslim Association moved into the former Jehovah’s Witness church on...

I’m still reading the biography of Mark Twain by Ron Chernow. The book is more than 1,000 pages long, so cut me some slack. My last column channeled Twain’s propensity to write fake news stories when he was a journalist. Prior to picking up Chernow’s...