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vol . 4, no. 22 : January 29-Febuary 4, 2025 : losgatan.com
letters to the editor p4 : boys basketball p12 : ny times crossword puzzle p13 : railroad history p14 Dinah Cotton / Los Gatan
COMMUNITY GRANDFATHER IN REDWOOD ESTATES SELLS HIS PIZZERIA Ralph DiTullio, owner of Nonno’s for 30 years, reaches into the oven one last time Faizi Samadani, Contributor
Crestled in a microcosm to Los Gatos known as Redwood Estates, you find a charming little town with a post office, a bodega, and what the area has known for the last 30 years as Nonno’s. Whether it was with the intention of escaping the fast paced hustle and bustle of the Silicon Valley, or because you needed a quick stop along your summer traffic along Highway 17, the pizzeria that stood on this mountainside, right under a giant oak tree, served as a pillar of community and belonging for the last three decades. The curator of that experience was a 73-year-old man by the name of Ralph DiTullio. “Nonno’s came from my wife’s grandfather, as he was known as Nonno,” DiTullio says. “But it was an homage to my grandfather because he taught me how to cook and garden, my two favorite things.” Right as DiTullio begins his ➝ Nonno's, 8
OPEN FLAME Centonove head chef Marco Garcia demonstrates his mesquite roasting technique. To read about Silicon Valley Pizza Week, organized by the Weeklys Media Group, of which the Los Gatan is a part, turn to P6.
LOBBYING FIRM MARKS 2 DECADES IN BUSINESS Former SJ Council member says she’s thrilled to join Canyon Snow Drew Penner, Editor
The Los Gatos lobbying firm that proudly touts its “environmental, social, and governance”
credentials on its website—that’s Canyon Snow, which recently announced it was adding a former San Jose City Council member to its roster—says it’s not worried about the scorched-earth anti-woke policies President Donald Trump is rolling out. After all, says co-founder Jennifer Johnson, it’s not like
the new executive orders are coming out of left field. “We’ve seen the writing on the wall for a long time,” she says, adding this doesn’t make things any less uncertain for players in the industry. “It’s absolutely the question that is top of mind for ➝ Canyon, 10
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