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Mayor’s Message: Celebrate Los Gatos at Spring Into Green this weekend
Los Gatos has always been a special place. Since our founding in 1887, this town has had a gift for bringing people together, and...
San Jose Water’s concept for turning recycled water into a thirst-quenching...
San Jose Water today announced a new project to purify recycled water into high-quality drinking water.
The proof-of-concept demonstration will test direct potable reuse, or...
Scrappy the Cat is the town’s new unofficial monument
Scrappy the Los Gatos trash-gato is Lauren Surrette's newest artwork, and it’s creating quite a stir. She started with a turkey for Thanksgiving, and...
Artificial tree industry no match for local farmers
The mountains of Los Gatos have housed several Christmas Tree Farms for decades. It can be tricky to keep the business afloat when sales...
Ma’alot Farms gears up for busy season
On a quiet hillside above town, Ma’alot Farms is steadily transforming raw land into one of Los Gatos’ most community-minded food sources. And while...
Arbor Day and Spring into Green put spotlight on the environment
“April showers bring May flowers” —A proverb meaning unpleasant things can ultimately lead to a positive outcome.
One very nice thing about living in “these...
The rubbish rules have changed
“One man’s rubbish may be another man’s treasure.” —Hector Urquhart
West Valley Recycles (WVR) has an outreach team to help us learn to recycle correctly.
Forget...
A day at the Los Gatos Farmers’ Market
From colorful bouquets to ripe stone fruits to fresh-baked bread, the Los Gatos Farmers’ Market has been showcasing some stunningly delicious offerings this summer....
Community, not theory, should be at the heart of Town’s planning
Urban planning thrives on informed decision-making. However, the increasing influence of game theory—a branch of mathematics that studies strategic interactions—can be a recipe for...
So, what does it take to be a park ranger?
Just three miles south—or 11 minutes away—from downtown Los Gatos, we have Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, nearly 1,500 acres of unbridled nature....
