Los Gatos News

In the San Francisco Bay Area, thanks to one man, some extraordinary music recordings were made that are invaluable cultural treasures.

Los Gatos High School students from teacher Sharon Smith's speech and debate program participated in the annual Richard D. King Youth Speech Contest at the Rotary Club of Los Gatos on Feb.

A flash mob singing the melody of Harry Dixon Loes ' famous children's song This Little Light of Mine surprised the about 800 people who braved a drizzly and cold Saturday morning to witness the grand opening of the new Los Gatos Public Library.

When the new Los Gatos library opened this morning, hundreds of residents streamed in with "oohs" and "aahs," marveling all the while at the new 30,000 square foot building.

Hundreds then surged forward as the doors of the new Los Gatos Library opened to the public for the first time Saturday, a moment that captured the enduring importance of repositories of treasured information to community life, even in the Age of the App.

Looking for that special gift to pay homage to your honey? Here are five ideas to cut costs, and create a memorable gift that can't be fully store-bought. Bring a Restaurant Home: A If you want to avoid the crowds lingering at restaurants on Feb.

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - Mark Goldman was a relative newcomer to yoga when he found himself teetering in standing lotus pose with an instructor barking over him like a drill sergeant.

Bupkis. That's what Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen on Friday called the evidence defense lawyers are looking for on Mountain Charley's Saloon security tapes as they try to overturn the murder conviction of Paul Garcia.

A former Los Gatos lawyer who ran two investment funds has been sentenced in federal court in San Francisco to seven years in prison for defrauding investors of $1.1 million.

We've Got Your Back announces the availability of a new line of ergonomic seating from Varier, the Norwegian manufacturer who designed the original Kneeling Chair.

Fremont senior Samer El Nounou will be one of nine returning league champions looking to repeat last year's success on Feb.

E.M. Forster once said that if he had the choice between betraying his friend or betraying his country, he hoped he would have the guts to betray his country.

He's the kind of chef who will take a sail kayak a couple of miles out into the Pacific Ocean, fill a couple of five-gallon containers with seawater, bring the kayak back to his headquarters on the northern coast of California, and let the water simmer and sit for three days until the liquid evaporates and he gets "a wet slush of salt," as he told ... (more)

Topster is out with its Top 5 Coffee Houses' list for Los Gatos. Surprisingly, international chain coffeehouse Starbucks didn't make it on the list, but super popular independentA Great Bear Coffee and Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company did, earning first and second place, respectively.

El beso de amor! The most romantic expression of love ... and where to do it with your partner is the most pressing question as Valentine's Day approaches Feb.

Last week I asked readers to let me know about people in our community who work hard to make this a... Williams began her real estate career in 1978 in the Saratoga and Los Gatos, Calif., area.

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The California Office of Traffic Safety has awarded the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department a new $103,000-plus grant to begin implementing a year-long program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on local roadways, officials announced last week.

The Los Gatos Union School District is facing a projected $1.3 million budget deficit during the 2012-13 school year, trustees, parents and teachers learned Tuesday evening during a a crowded board meeting at district headquarters.

Los Gatos Rabbi Moshe Trager is a full-time mohel, pronounced moyel, and rabbi. His practice is based on the Torah or the Bible, which says that on the eighth day of life, a Jewish boy should have a "bris" or ritual circumcision.