LOCAL HOSPITAL PUTS FOCUS ON THE VULNERABLE EARLY DAYS OF LIFE
Good Sam’s neonatal team just recently completed annual training program
Dinah Cotton, Contributor
On Aug. 12, Good Sam Hospital announced the completion of the annual training for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Transport Team. This rigorous, hands-on course, which featured mock scenarios, was attended by 31 people (including nine who are new to the crew). This team is made up of neonatal nurse practitioners, registered nurses and respiratory therapists.
Operated in partnership with Royal Ambulance, the emergency transport vehicle is now stationed at Good Sam. It is kept in a state of “stand by” readiness. This vehicle ensures safe, seamless transport for the hospital’s tiniest and most fragile patients, the neonatal newborns. This transport equipment includes incubator, ventilation and respirator support, monitors, IV and medication equipment and, of course, the transport team.
“When our neonatal transport team is activated, we’re immediately bringing a higher level of care to that baby—no matter where they are,” said Jesse Francomano, clinical nurse coordinator, from Sunrise Children’s Hospital in Las Vegas. Francomano led the training.
If you have ever been around a newborn needing neonatal critical care, you’ll understand how important this ambulance and the training of those who
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HOW SOCIAL MEDIA HAS CHANGED THE GAME
SFUS prof, ex-NBA player, LGHS grads Steiner and Ludeman discuss the issue
Jayden Borgna, Contributor
Back in the day, if you wanted to get exposure as a student athlete, you had to focus on attending camps and reaching to play in higher leagues.
But now, with the advent of social media—and the ability to craft your own platform at your fingertips—the game has changed.
Sean Green, 55-year-old expro basketball player, was a Division 1 standout at North Carolina State and Iona University, who was drafted into the NBA by the Indiana Pacers. He spent four years in the league, go -
ing on to join the Philadelphia 76ers and the Utah Jazz. Then, he played in Europe for eight years. The Los Gatan asked him to reflect on his personal experience dealing with the media as he was coming up.
“There was no social media whatsoever,” he said. “To get the exposure you wanted, you had to
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NICO WAGNER’S BRAVE NEW WORLD: LIFE IN THE BIG LEAGUES
Ex-West Valley College pitcher drafted by Atlanta
Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
It’s been over a month since Nico Wagner had the moment that every kid who grows up playing baseball wants to experience—his name being called in the Major League Baseball Draft.
On July 14, the Atlanta Braves selected Wagner in the 16th round (no. 487 overall), making the 19-year-old the first player selected directly out of West Valley College since 2009. Surrounded by family members, teammates and friends at his parents’ Lake Tahoe home, Wagner won’t soon forget when his name was announced.
“I got to watch it live so it was a pretty surreal moment,” Wagner said in a phone interview with the Los Gatan. “One of the best moments of my life. My mom was bawling her eyes out, and same with my aunt and a few of my friends, too. They were all crying and everyone was so excited. Just an amazing moment and very emotional.”
Wagner is currently in North Port, Fla., home of the Braves’ Florida Complex League (FCL) rookie-level affiliate team. After getting drafted, Wagner
signed a contract with the Braves on July 23 and was assigned to FCL the very next day. He was activated on Aug. 4 and has been training in North Port for the last couple of weeks.
“It has been a crazy few weeks, pretty unreal,” he said. “It’s amazing out here, I love it. The facility is amazing, so many resources, and a lot of very knowledgeable coaches and trainers. It’s got all the cool bells and whistles.”
A 6-foot-5, 225-pound right-hander, Wagner attracted pro scouts with his size and a mid-to-upper 90 mph fastball that has tremendous movement. Additionally, Wagner’s three-fourths quarter low arm slot delivery makes it difficult for batters to see the ball coming out of his hand.
“My pitches move a lot left and right,” he said. “I’ve got a lot of horizontal movement on my fastball and sinker. And then I have a lot of sweep action going glove side on my slider, so that’s something that stands out for me. The low arm slot and the east-west movement with the velocity all helped me.”
Technological advances such as Trackman—which utilizes 3D Doppler radar to track the location and movement of pitches and batted balls—has been a game-chang-
er for prospects and scouts alike.
“It’s a new game, a new age,” Wagner said. “With Trackman and all the other data they’ve come out with, you’re getting everything tracked from mechanics to spin rate to velocity to how much a pitch moves. And the coaches and scouts see everything.”
Wagner is a South Lake Tahoe High School graduate who spent one season at the University of Nevada-Reno in 2024 before transferring to West Valley for the 2025 season. In his lone season with the Vikings, Wagner was flat-out dominant, going 9-2 with a 2.17 ERA in 18 games, including 15 starts.
He averaged nearly a strikeout per inning, finishing with 94 strikeouts in 95.1 innings for a team that advanced to the State Final Four for the second consecutive year. It was a 180-degree turnaround from his freshman year at Nevada, which saw Wagner struggle with a 0-2 record and 9.61 ERA.
“I think the main issue was (a lack of) confidence in my game,” he said. “In high school I was really confident, and then freshman year at Nevada was kind of a wake-up call, an eye-opener. It was like, ‘OK, I’m not as good as I thought.’
So, from there it was having a constant self-belief of working hard on my craft which gave me confidence in my game.”
That didn’t happen overnight. In the first week of the 2024 fall ball season at West Valley, Wagner had the velocity but didn’t have the command on his pitches. Moreover, Wagner dealt with health issues and other setbacks, Vikings coach Bobby Hill said.
It wasn’t until Wagner had a lengthy conversation with Vikings’ pitching coach Darold Brown in December when things started to crystallize.
“He’s a very old school coach and I was big on new school baseball, but we had a heart to heart about what works for both of us,” Wagner said. “What we want to keep in my routine, what I want to substitute in, what he thinks I can improve on. We came up with a really great program and routine of what I could keep throughout the year, and it really improved my game.”
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SOCIAL MEDIA COMES WITH PLUSES AND MINUSES FOR STUDENT ATHLETES
Social Media, from page 1
be a good player who played for AAU programs and five star summer camps. All the college coaches would go to the camps.”
Without social media, you had to work harder to attract attention, since you had less opportunities to show-out in person, he explained.
Lisa Mitchell, the 48-year-old women’s soccer coach at Los Gatos High School, played Division 1 soccer at Santa Clara University.
“When I was getting exposure, I played club soccer,” she recalled. “College coaches reached out to both my high school and club coaches. And then, the coach came to a game in person. Social media did not even exist. There was Myspace, but that was it.”
While older generations had to find ways to break through into the traditional media channels, today’s crop of young athletes is living in a completely different reality. “I first started using Instagram and Snapchat in 6th or 7th grade, and downloaded TikTok in 2020,” said Nicole Steiner, a Los Gatos High School Class of 2025 graduate who excelled in three different sports. “I deleted TikTok over a year ago, and now use Snapchat and Instagram, mainly.” The volleyball, basketball and track athlete ultimately committed to a Division 1 program—Cal State Fullerton—to play basketball.
Matt Ludeman, also a Los Gatos High School class of 2025 grad, committed to play Division 1 baseball at the University of Pacific. Ludeman also played on the football team all four years at Los Gatos High School. “I started using social media around 12 or 13 years old,” he said. “The main platforms I use now are Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and X. I use it now to really check in on news and sports.”
Ashley Larson, a Broadcast Journalism and Sports professor at San Francisco State University said, traditionally, media was all about one-way communication. Essentially, the industry would create content to send to consumers. “The audience had no way to talk back,” she said. “Social media made it so that we have two-way communication. One can create content, and anyone can reply or interact with it.” This was a game-changer for up-andcoming star athletes, who could now communicate back and forth with the targeted audience, which allowed more opportunities for these youth, both in athletics and academics, she added.
That’s something that Steiner knows first-hand. “I used Instagram as my volleyball account for a while,” she said, describing how expanding your digital footprint can lead to getting noticed by the decision-makers that matter. “After switching my focus from volleyball to basketball, I started to post my basketball highlights and send them to coaches. That
is how the Fullerton coach found me. The coach then talked to my coach and saw me play in person.”
Something similar happened with Ludeman. “I used X to put out highlights for baseball, which is how the University of Pacific found my baseball coach,” he said. “The coach came to one of my games and talked to me afterwards.” This is another good example of how creating a reliable social media profile as an athlete can help get you recruited and recognized more than in the past.
Larson, the media prof, says, in the past, it could be more difficult to get coaches to come out to your games. “With the use of social media, it has made it easier for athletes to build their own brand and platform, allowing these younger athletes to better connect with colleges and recruitment options,” she said, noting students have been given the power to highlight their best moments for the world.
However, Larson also points out that, along with the rise of social media, comes a new set of gender norms and stereotypes—especially on the sports media side of things. But, on the other hand, she adds, “Social media gives the opportunity to challenge stereotypes surrounding men, and female representation in sports,” she said. “This allows women to use strength, talent and skill to challenge gender norms, while males have the power to be more emotionally vulnerable and break the stereotype that men always need to be tough.”
When considering how content is different for different genders on social media, Ludeman says he’s noticed some significant differences. “I think the biggest standout between male and female content is that females get more comments than males,” he said.
Green, the former NBA player, agrees.
“I think women are definitely more sexualized and commented on than men when talking about athletics,” he said.
For her part, Steiner points to a slightly different aspect. “I think that guys' social media pages get more views,” she said. “They get a lot more engagement and effort into their social media than females.”
Larson says it’s not just perception that young athletes of different genders can have vastly different experiences with social media. “We still are seeing female athletes being sexualized, and double standards being present—the idea that women need to look ‘glam’ and post lifestyle content, versus men who can post their athletics with no issue,” she said. “When posting these types of things, women get a lot of sexualized comments in comparison to men who get constant support.”
Despite these negatives, says Larson, you can’t deny the positives that have come along with the new media channels
spawned in Silicon Valley. “Social media has really amplified the visibility of female athletes, giving them more opportunity for exposure and viewership, she said,
adding this allows them to “bypass the traditional media that may not have covered them, and go straight to representing themselves in their sport.”
ON THE COURT Nicole Steiner goes skyward to block an opponent during a high school basketball game.
2025 JCC MACCABI GAMES HAUL
Arizona competition saw 1,200 participants from around the USA participate
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Local Jewish teen athletes recently returned from the 2025 JCC Maccabi Games in Tucson, Arizona with medals, memories and a renewed sense of pride with Jewish teens from around the country.
The JCC Maccabi Games are an Olympic-style sporting event, and the world’s largest annual gathering of Jewish teens. This year, Team San Jose competed alongside over 1,200 participants from around the nation.
Its eight athletes competed with heart, showed outstanding sportsmanship, remarkable ruach (spirit) and brought home multiple medals—including in 17U Boys Soccer (Bronze), 17U Girls Soccer (Bronze) and 17U Flag Football (Silver).
Two Team San Jose athletes, Ethan Mutchnik (Star Reporter) and Hannah
Sherman (17U Girls Soccer), were honored with the esteemed Midot Medal, the highest recognition a JCC Maccabi participant can receive.
Only about 4% of the 1,200 athletes receive a Midot medal, yet 25% of the local delegation earned this incredible honor, reserved for those who embody the core Jewish values and spirit of the Games.
The JCC Maccabi experience is rooted in six guiding Midot (values): Tikkun Olam (repairing the world), Kavod (respect), Rina (joy), Ga’ava (pride), Lev Tov (a generous heart) and Amiut Yehudit (Jewish peoplehood), which shape the deeper meaning and mission behind the competition.
More than just an athletic competition, the JCC Maccabi Games are a celebration of Jewish identity, teamwork and community. The idea is to unite Jewish teens through sport, and offer a powerful way to create meaningful connections for both teens and their families. APJCC Los Gatos has been a proud supporter—and delegation leader—for more than 20 years.
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HIGHEST HONOR Ethan Mutchnik with his Midot Medal, the highest honor for a JCC Maccabi participant.
FLAG FOOTBALL 17U squad after winning the silver medal. Team San Jose athletes: Dylan L and Gil K.
NEW MOMS ASSISTED WITH NEW APPROACH TO AGE-OLD
SoCal concept “New Mom School” has just opened its first Bay Area location
Faizi Samadani, Contributor
It takes a village to raise a child—especially right here in the fast-paced climate of Silicon Valley. Riya Dhaliwal became acutely aware of this when she left her tech career in 2022 and transitioned into motherhood. Dhaliwal recognized that the drive to achieve in the work world can be met with compromise. Her response? Creating New Mom School in Los Gatos.
A modern approach to an age-old problem
New Mom School was originally founded in Newport, down in Southern California, as a postnatal education and support program.
Dhaliwal’s location here is the first one in NorCal.
They rely on evidence-based education and match moms with one another based on babies’ birth months, with different cohorts for the whole first year of postpartum.
Each week, there’s a new developmentally-appropriate topic scheduled. They bring in experts, such as OBGYNs, pediatricians and psychiatrists. They opened on Aug. 12, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by mayor Matthew Hudes. They’ve already taken on four separate groups of 14 mothers and their babies. They’ve already had more than 100 clients register.
Alexandra Spritz founded New Mom School over 12 years ago when she recognized the need for postpartum services. They now have more than 30 locations across the US.
“Moms have on average 12-15 appointments throughout their prenatal care,” Dhaliwal said. “And when it comes to postpartum, there’s really only about one.” She explains the work of New Mom School is tailored towards providing care not just for babies, but their mothers as well.
“Eighty-five percent of postpartum moms experience postpartum distress, and one out of seven develop postpartum depression,” Dhaliwal said, adding more than half of that goes untreated.
There are four core programs that New Mom School offers: For newborns (0-3 months), second time mom (0-3 months), infant (3-6 months), and rising toddler (6-12 months). They meet each week for a total of eight weeks. Dhaliwal herself is a mother of two—aged three and eight months.
Dhaliwal says that New Mom School helps curate a sense of community by building a village, which she believes has been lost in motherhood.
“Especially in this area, we’re in the heart of Silicon Valley, and a lot of people
NEW BEGINNINGS
move here for work so there are a lot of transplants with a high immigration population,” she said. “They don’t have that village built in, and we’re helping create that community and village for them.”
Dhaliwal spent 15 years in health tech before transitioning into the maternal health space when she was navigating her own care.
Working in the industry for so long, she says when she became a mom for the first time, in 2022, she was shocked by the lack of resources that were available.
Prior to opening New Mom School, Dhaliwal ran her own doula operation.
The support service helped pregnant and post-partum women navigate their care in California.
Part of a doula’s job is to help people navigate birth and postpartum issues, and to help expecting moms prepare for motherhood.
A modern business, an ancient need
Historically, children were not just raised by parents but by a community, with the surrounding village to assist with childrearing.
New Mom School wants to model this by implementing a business model where new moms begin with a community—via a class of 14 moms and their babies.
One thing Dhaliwal noticed as she went through her pregnancy was
that hospitals typically offered virtual lactation groups.
In contrast to this industry standard, Dhaliwal offers free breast feeding support groups every Tuesday at 1pm, where she brings in an in-house lactation consultant.
“For me, it was more about community support,” she said. “I moved to the Bay Area for work where I found my now-husband, and I was really looking for other people that had kids the same age.”
This realization was sparked by the struggles that followed her first birth.
“I had an identity crisis,” Dhaliwal said. “Nobody talks about that, especially for career-driven women that now want to start a family as well. I
New Mom School owner Riya Dhaliwal stands in the center of her recently-opened business, where groups of 14 meet each week.
craved a vetted health plan, plus the community, is what I craved. And those are the aspects that we combine here”.
Many expecting moms prepare for birth, but they may not prepare for postpartum.
And they don’t always have people supporting them with information about what’s next—until they are in it.
“We talk about the hard things—like identity and attachment issues—because many moms don’t have the immediate joy and we address that,” she said. “We don’t give anecdotal advice; we bring in experts to talk about it and facilitate the one-on-one introduction.”
Dhaliwal says she has her eye on other locations around Silicon Valley (the next being Palo Alto in early 2026).
TRAINING TO TRANSPORT NEWBORNS
Neonatal, from page 1
staff it is. During the birth of a child we all hope things will go smoothly. Yet many things can go wrong. The cry of a newborn is one of the most exciting sounds on earth, especially to the new parents.
Neonatal care refers to the first 28 days of life. If you’ve ever delivered a preemie, you’ll know how critical this expert care is—such as if a baby needs to be moved to another hospital.
This neonatal transport vehicle is staffed by a team that’s dedicated to professionalism in delicate and time-sensitive situations. This critical care is administered within the walls of this ambulance. It is up to the care team if the parent is allowed to ride in the ambulance with their child. A preemie or critically ill baby may be transported from a small hospital to a larger one that can provide Level III or IV care. A baby, born at Good Sam may need transport to Stanford Children’s Hospital (a Level IV).
specially equipped ambulance. Now, the transport of babies that need this critical care is made much easier. This dedicated, well-trained team that rides in the ambulance will ensure newborns that need this specialized care receive it in any transport situation. If you are lucky enough to be living in our Los Gatos area, you have this ambulance close by.
At the hospital
When a newborn arrives at Good Sam, the NICU staff takes over. Good Sam has a Level III NICU that provides complex interventions to keep them alive. However, during the time the child is in the ambulance, it receives what may be considered lifesaving care.
Topics that are covered in the classes are: transition to motherhood, soothing your fussy baby, postpartum anxiety accompanied with a mental health therapist, the back-to-work transition, the postpartum body, and relationship dynamics after the baby.
As the South Bay acts as Dhaliwal’s territory, she says that opening in town first was due to how she sees Los Gatos as a health care hub. Dhaliwal is proud of her team. She notes that, outside of the flagship location in Newport, Los Gatos has the highest registration for opening. This reflects the demand in the area, she adds. “I want this to be a centralized hub and resource for new parents,” she said. “We are looking at workshops outside of our core curriculum .”
The NICU is the intensive care unit for newborns. When a child is born too fragile or sick to go to the regular nursery, they go to the NICU. Many factors can contribute to a newborn needing this sort of care. It may be the child was born with low birth weight; or there may have been complications during delivery. The NICU staff all work closely with parents and the family to develop a treatment plan for the newborn. This provides the neonatal baby a chance to grow and to recover—and begin to develop fully.
Those born before 37 weeks of pregnancy, with a low birth rate of less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces, who are sick or unstable, or born with birth defects can all be helped by Good Samaritan’s
At the hospital, the neonatal unit is staffed around-the-clock by a multidisciplinary team. This team includes neonatologists, neonatal nurses practitioners, respiratory therapists, registered nurses, case managers, dietitians, social workers and location consultants.
Bonnie Dutton, assistant chief nursing officer of women’s and children’s services at Good Sam, states, “Our neonatal transport team is truly exceptional. This training reflects our commitment to ensuring every newborn, no matter where their journey begins, receives the highest quality care, backed by expertise, compassion and teamwork.”
From Good Sam’s Aug. 12 press release: “With enhanced capabilities, seamless coordination and an unwavering focus on patient safety, Good Samaritan Hospital’s Neonatal Transport Team is among the most trained across Northern California, ready to respond when seconds count the most.”
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PREPAREDNESS Emily Margolati, a registered nurse, tends to equipment that is used onboard the specialized ambulance that’s designed to transport delicate newborns to and from the Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Good Samaritan Hospital.
COMMISSION APPROVES GOLF COURSE PLAN, REMOVAL OF 287 TREES
173 to be replanted; some unhappy over 150 redwoods now slated to be ripped out
Drew Penner, Editor
It was standing room only last Wednesday at Planning Commission as residents wearing green stickers filed into the pews at the Civic Center in support of a physical reshaping of La Rinconada Country Club’s property.
Others came to share frustrations with the plan to remove 287 trees (including 150 redwoods) but only replant 173.
The applicant explained that, following in the footsteps of courses across the country, they wanted to move towards Bermuda grass that requires less watering—though for it to thrive, they need to allow more light to hit the fairways, roughs and greens.
A MoveOn.org petition against the landscaping proposal gathered more than 100 signatures, including people from Hawaii and Colorado (and Lisa Sieber, the creator, signed it twice).
Commissioner Steve Raspe said the removal of some trees seemed a fair price to pay for the environmental and safety benefits of the project.
Chair Emily Thomas, who holds a master’s degree in ecosystem services, said the Mountain View school where she teaches recently went through a redevelopment.
“We really missed a huge opportunity,” she said, noting there were tree removals proposed in that case, too. “Our replacement trees, we planted a lot of non-native plants. And, although a lot of them are drought-tolerant, it was not the best that could have been done. So, as an environmentalist, I typically don’t love golf courses. I’m not gonna lie about that— because of the environmental impact. So, when I saw this on our agenda, I just originally was like, Ugh. I’m going to really have to put my Planning Commissioner hat on and just try to do a really great job of sticking to what we’re supposed to
be making our decisions about up here. Then, when I read the application I was just really excited that something like this was happening in Los Gatos. Because, making these types of decisions—it’s not always black and white. And it is really difficult sometimes.”
She said she was glad to see there were a lot of oak trees among the species to be replanted.
“Although I do love coastal redwoods— and actually, my favorite ecotone is where the redwoods and the oaks meet—that is not this location in Los Gatos,” she said.
The applicant noted that the property
originally was a chaparral landscape; the redwoods were only planted in the 1960s and ’70s. It also pointed out that more than 100 trees have fallen on the course in the past few years.
“I do think we’ve got an organization that’s going to follow through with what their commitments are,” Commissioner Rob Stump said.
Vice Chair Kendra Burch made the motion to approve the grading permit and tree removal plan. It was approved unanimously—and included a condition requiring the applicant to replant native species.
ANNUAL ‘TASTE’ OF OUR TOWN IS AROUND THE CORNER
Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for another wine-fueled street festival
Faizi Samadani, Contributor
One of the incentives of living, or visiting, a small town is getting to experience unique community events. Each year, Los Gatos hosts “Taste of Los Gatos,” where it closes off the main downtown strip of North Santa Cruz Avenue for several blocks, for people to walk through freely and enjoy themselves to wine offered in retail locations. This attraction helps build brand recognition for local businesses, made possible by the Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile, companies have the chance to sponsor the event to show solidarity and support for the community where they’re based.
Chamber supporting local commerce
Taking place on Sept. 6, from noon until 5pm, the Chamber of Commerce will host
its annual Taste of Los Gatos with participating sponsors. These names include Good Samaritan Hospital, Netflix, El Camino Health, Christie’s International Real Estate, Roxy Realty, Sysco, De Mattei Construction, Lynx Community Events, West Valley College, VKG Real Estate Group, Star One Credit Union, Porsche Service Center of Los Gatos, Seniors Helping Seniors and PG&E.
The ability for the Chamber to draw in such big names to help put on the event is a testament to the town’s perseverance in helping businesses. During this special day they get to show their support for the economic health of Los Gatos. With a list of 28 participating restaurants, ranging from Breaking Dawn/First Born to Chez Philippe, people will be able to reap the benefits of being connected to a place with such amazing commercial dining experiences. The infrastructure of the event acts as a perfect marriage of two worlds: attendees getting a moment of relaxation, paired with businesses being able to show themselves off a bit.
Eleven local wineries are taking part
in the event, ranging from the historic Testarossa Winery to Muns Vineyard, as well as Gali Vineyards. It promises to be the perfect venue for the participants to show off their expertise. In addition to wine tasting and shopping, there will be live music at the main stage at the intersection of Bean Street and North Santa Cruz Avenue. Musicians on the bill include Sam Marshall, Phil and Rob, Identity Problem and Chain of Fools. Though there is no fee to come to the event that takes over several blocks, in order to participate in special features, the Chamber sells wristbands in two categories: one for $95, which allows access to food and drink; and a cheaper option for $75, for just food. Craft beer can be purchased independently at the Tap Truck, while there will be a family fun zone with carnival games as well as the 30 foot tall outdoor rock climbing wall that was bought into the event last year as well.
A word from Oren’s Hummus
It's always validating when local officials
pull-together an event to help Los Gatos businesses, in an effort to encourage the community to flourish.
Co-owner of restaurant Chez Philippe, Deena Leroy, says Taste of Los Gatos is a great opportunity to come together as a community and showcase what our town has to offer.
“It’s a celebration of our town’s identity” she said, noting there will be various types of international cuisines—from local farm-to-table choices, in addition to more traditional retail options.
Businessowners say the event helps them to strengthen their brand recognition and build bonds with customers
At the head of North Santa Cruz Avenue is Oren’s Hummus, where manager Dante Lonardo tells people coming to the Taste of Los Gatos to “Please come stop by our booth; we plan to explain the cuisine that we offer such as freshly marinated skewers, handmade falafels, and smoked eggplants and sides!”
He says they are offering a house-made Sangria Sababa which uses wine imported from Israel.
for a discussion about the future of a local golf course.
Drew Penner / Los Gatan
last Wednesday.
CLAIRDEE SINGS HER HEART OUT AT PLAZA PARK
Endless Summer fundraiser for CASSY this Friday
Dinah Cotton, Contributor
Last Wednesday evening, Clairdee expressed cool jazz with her vibrant and caring voice to the attendees at Jazz on the Plazz.
Sharing her adherence to traditional jazz, her emotionally nuanced, velvety voice drew us in to a place where we could “love one another” and dance under the evening skies.
Her back up of super talented and supportive musicians held their own as they filled the downtown streets with superb jazzy notes.
Hold it. Do not put away that lawn chair or your dancing shoes just yet. This Friday, Aug. 22 you can attend the Endless Summer event, 5-8:30pm—also at Los Gatos Town Plaza.
That’s because there will be a fundraiser for Counseling & Support Services for Youth (CASSY).
You’ll be able to see the Summit Sisters and the HitMen. Also available: food, beer and wine.
The LG Morning Rotary Club will be there working on the good cause. Be there or be square.
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PLEASANT EVENING Clairdee helped local music fans experience jazz magic
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PLEASANT EVENING Clairdee helped local music fans experience jazz magic last Wednesday. Credit: Dinah Cotton / Los Gatan
FULL HOUSE Chair Emily Thomas speaks during last week’s Planning Commission meeting. The body attracted one of its largest-ever crowds for a discussion about the future of a local golf course.
Credit: Drew Penner / Los Gatan
Channeling Twain pt. 2: Voyaging beyond the 101
My exciting journey to Milpitas, Los Baños, Salinas and Gilroy
Jeffrey Blum, Contributor
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 tome, I didn’t know that Twain was a purveyor of tall tales. I also didn’t know he traveled around the world.
Twain was a terrible businessman, so he toured to give talks and thereby earn money to pay off his debts. Furthermore, his travels provided him with rich material to write about.
So, with that, I’m ready to channel Twain again; this time as a fellow traveler.
CHAPTER I — In which I embark upon a grand tour
When Mr. Mark Twain toured the world, he crossed oceans and continents, braved strange climates, and sampled exotic foods in foreign countries. His speeches, sprinkled with jokes, stories and sarcastic attacks on orthodoxy, were extraordinarily popular.
I, too, have set out to follow his path. However, mine is across 101. My itinerary: Milpitas, Los Baños, Salinas and Gilroy. Armed with a pen, a notebook and a thirst for exploring, I ventured forth.
CHAPTER II — Milpitas, site of the Great Mall jewel
Twain wrote glowingly about Paris, where the boulevards are broad and the coffee is strong. Milpitas has boulevards broad enough for three lanes of traffic and numerous abandoned shopping carts strewn by the side of the road. The Great Mall rises like a modern cathedral, drawing pilgrims from every imaginable place to worship at the altar of discounted sneakers.
I roamed these halls and took sustenance at the food court, sampling the regional delicacy, consisting of Orange Julius. I observed the native custom of finding a table only after carrying your tray in slow circles for twenty minutes.
CHAPTER III — Los Baños, baths without the baths
The name Los Baños, means “the baths.” However, there are no Roman marble baths. Moreover, I failed to encounter any noble senators debating policy, although I did speak to a waitress who called me “Hon,” before I uttered a word. She spoke
glowingly about the virtues of the daily specials. To her intense disappointment I ordered a veggie burger and salad. Check out the Burger Den!
While exiting Los Baños, I was impressed by the cleanliness of the Chevron station restroom where I paused. My all-electric car doesn’t come with a toilet.
CHAPTER IV — Salinas, the other Man of Letters
Twain roamed Florence and Vienna, socializing with the literary elite. I roamed Salinas, home of John Steinbeck, navigating around high school field trips. The National Steinbeck Center offers exhibits on the man’s life and works, and (thankfully) air conditioning.
Standing before a replica of The Grapes of Wrath truck, I felt a kinship with Steinbeck. We both have driven Highway 101, though he did it with a deeper plot. I honored him by eating a large burrito. I guess I blew that one. Steinbeck would have expected me to eat fish instead.
CHAPTER V — Gilroy, Kingdom of Garlic
In Twain’s era, men traveled to the Orient for spices; I traveled to Gilroy for the garlic, which greets the visitor well before the city limits. Here, the Garlic Festival celebrates
the bulb. Garlic ice cream, garlic jelly, garlic wine. Twain would no doubt wonder what has become of humans.
The best part of visiting Gilroy is that I am now safe—for who knows how long— from trespassing vampires. The clothes I wore during my visit, however, have yet to recover.
CHAPTER VI — Reflections upon
returning
Twain said travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness. I can report it is equally fatal to one’s stomach (perhaps I should have gotten the daily special at the Burger Den). And, if you travel to Gilroy, deadly to any hope your breath won’t register as a controlled substance.
I return from my journey wiser, having learned that every town offers curiosities at which to marvel, food to remember and at least one restroom worthy of a bronze plaque.
And so, my odyssey ends. I have not crossed oceans, but I have crossed the Bay Area at rush hour. I am here, against all odds and traffic, to tell the tale.
Twain emerged from his journeys a celebrated Man of Letters; I return from my journey a man with suspicious, garlic-smelling stains on my car’s passenger seat.
SALAD COUNTRY The Model T Ford display at the National Steinbeck Center, in Salinas, pictured on July 17, 2024—one of the stops on Blum’s summer tour.
Santa Clara County’s Events Calendar
POLICE BLOTTER
BLUE SKIES While temperatures have hovered in the 70s and 80s for much of the past month, Los Gatos is slated to have 90-100-degree heat over the next few days, according to AccuWeather.com.
SUNDAY, AUG. 10
• A trespass was reported at 10:38am at the Starbucks on Los Gatos Boulevard. The subject in question was asked to leave and refused.
• At 11:55am, two reckless vehicles were reported on East Main Street and College Avenue. Both vehicles were electric bikes driven by two students from Los Gatos High School.
MONDAY, AUG. 11
• Two municipal code violations were reported across the day.
• At 2:49pm, a solicitor selling pesticide was reported on Kennedy Court. The subject appeared disoriented and the reporting person saw him looking in neighbors’ windows.
• Later in the evening, at 7:51pm, two subjects were reported at Clearview Drive and La Rinconada Drive. Both were walking a white dog and going door to door soliciting. The reporting person approached the subjects and informed them that they were not allowed to be doing this.
TUESDAY, AUG. 12
• An incident of petty theft was reported at the Safeway on Union Avenue. Although the theft occurred on Monday, Aug. 11, it was reported at 9:50am. The known suspect entered the store property and stole approximately $600 worth of deodorant products.
• At 2:11pm, a stolen vehicle was reported on North Santa Cruz Avenue and Andrews Street. The vehicle in question is a blue 2003 Mercedes four-door vehicle.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 13
• At 12:38am, petty theft was reported at the Best Western Inn on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road. The reporting person’s rental vehicle was left unlocked whilst they were checking in. An unknown amount of items were taken from the vehicle.
THURSDAY, AUG. 14
• At 1:02pm, an attempted theft was reported at the West Valley Muslim Association on Farley Road. The subject tried to steal cash from the association’s donation box, and was not successful.
• An incident of vandalism was reported on Union Avenue at 7:58pm. Multiple mailboxes were damaged and removed from their posts, no suspect was identified.
FRIDAY, AUG. 15
• Three vehicle accidents were reported throughout the day, two of which involved minor injuries.
SATURDAY, AUG. 16
• At 11:45am, an incident of grand theft was reported at Sunbelt Rentals on Los Gatos Boulevard. The amount stolen was not specified by the police bulletin.
• Four juvenile disturbances and two noise disturbances were reported across the day.
These reports are compiled from publicly available information released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department. *Prepared by Emma Solomon.
NICO WAGNER FOLLOWED THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PATH TO THE BRAVES
Wagner, from page 4
constantly working with coach D, and he just took off.”
Not surprisingly, Hill was ecstatic when Wagner got drafted.
“I'm excited for Nico,” Hill said. “It’s a great opportunity for him and I'm looking forward to seeing how he matures even more now as a professional athlete.”
Once Wagner decided to enter the transfer portal after his freshman year at Nevada, he decided he would go the community college route rather than transfer to another four-year school. Players who are at a four-year program must be 21 years of age or in their junior year to be draft-eligible.
“I bet on myself that I could get drafted (if things fell into place),” he said.
Wagner’s journey from Reno to Saratoga was a byproduct of the social media era. After Wagner announced on a couple of social media platforms that he had entered the transfer portal, Hill and associate head coach Kai Haake reached out to Wagner.
Wagner was already in talks with other community colleges when he made a visit to the West Valley campus.
“I met all the coaching staff, saw the facilities, and liked the place right off the bat,” Wagner said. “Just pure energy from the coaching staff, and kind of everything about it felt so right and stood out to me. It was definitely one of the best decisions of my life, going to West Valley.”
Hill was effusive in his praise for Wagner, who most likely would’ve wound up playing for Loyola Marymount University on scholarship had he not gotten drafted.
“Nico was a breath of fresh air,” Hill said. “The maturity he brought to us, especially with how young of a staff we had, was invaluable. I think all the younger guys look up to him now. They’re saying, ‘We want the Nico plan. We’re in.’ Not that they weren’t in before, but they want that Nico plan.”
CORRECTION
While the Aug. 13 print newspaper included the correct spelling of our newest writer Vicente Vera’s name twice, it was misspelled in one instance. We regret the error.
AdFictitious Business Name Statements
File Number: FBN718075. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: DAD’S MOUSTACHE , 1275 Lincoln Ave Ste 4A, San Jose, CA 95125300. This business is conducted by: An Individual, MELVIN PETRALIA, 1275
Lincoln Ave Ste 4A, San Jose, CA 95125300. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 07/21/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Nina Khamphilath /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Melvin Petralia /s/. (Pub LGN: 07/30, 08/06, 08/13, 08/20/2025)
File Number: FBN717950. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: HAPPY TOTS, 1050 Kiely Blvd #2451, Santa Clara, CA 95051. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, TRANSPARENT LADY LLC, 4546 El Camino Real B10 #734, Los Altos, CA 94022. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 07/15/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Patty Camarena /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Transparent Lady LLC, Article/Reg # B20250008182, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Barisere R Konne /s/ CEO. (Pub LGN: 07/30, 08/06, 08/13, 08/20/2025)
Credit: Submitted
#B202050181778. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/11/2025. (pub LG 08/06, 08/13, 08/20, 08/27/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #718321
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Davis Duc Nguyen Transportation, 1350 Oakland Rd., Spc #171, San Jose, CA, 95112, Duc The Nguyen. This business is being conducted by a Individual. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Duc The Nguyen. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/25/2025. (pub LG 08/06, 08/13, 08/20, 08/27/2025)
File Number: FBN718522 . The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: TRYCATCHVIBES LABS 3857 Via Salice, Campbell, CA 95008. This business is conducted by: An Individual, DZMITRY BACHKO, 3857 Via Salice, Campbell, CA 95008. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/04/2025 and 08/04/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Nina Khamphilath /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Dzmitry Bachko /s/. (Pub LGN: 08/13, 08/20, 08/27, 09/03/2025)
PEN TO PAPER Nico Wagner, accompanied by his mom Mary, signs his contract with the Atlanta Braves on July 23 at CoolToday Park in Venice, Fla. P4
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #718468
names listed above on 4/18/2005 and 08/01/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Mike Louie /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Melinda L. Beason /s/. (Pub LGN: 08/13, 08/20, 08/27, 09/03/2025)
File Number: FBN718743. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: LOS GATOS SMILES DENTAL CARE , 540 N. Santa Cruz Ave, Suite B1, Los Gatos, CA 95030. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, GATOS DENTAL EXCELLENCE PC, 2275 E. Dunne Ave, Unit A, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/09/2025 and 08/12/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Elaine Fader /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Gatos Dental Excellence PC, Article/ Reg #B20250067856, Above Entity was Formed in the State of California. /s/ Gurjinder Ghuman /s/ Secretary. (Pub LGN: 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10/2025)
Credit: Submitted
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #718007
ACE Nico Wagner parlayed his lone season with West Valley College to an MLB Draft selection and professional contract with the Atlanta Braves.
Jump Head: NICO WAGNER FOLLOWED THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE PATH TO THE PROS
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ramon’s Commercial Tire INC., 1815 Stone Ave., CA, 95125. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/01/2025. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Ramon Mora. CEO. #51336961. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/17/2025. (pub LG 07/30, 08/06, 08/13, 08/20/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #718213
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Eileen Arts, 7052 Santa Teresa BLV., #1055, San Jose, CA, 95139, Eileen Yee Lim Wong Cervera. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Eileen Yee Lim Wong Cervera. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/24/2025. (pub LG 07/30, 08/06, 08/13, 08/20/2025)
File Number: FBN718027. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: PROFESSIONAL STUCCO PLASTERING , 2729 Chromite Dr Apt A, San Clara, CA 95051. This business is conducted by: An Individual, SALVADOR GUADALUPE ROMERO MANCILLA, 2729 Chromite Dr Apt A, San Clara, CA 95051. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/30/2025 and 07/17/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Salvador Guadalupe Romero Mancilla /s/. (Pub LGN: 07/30, 08/06, 08/13, 08/20/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #718241
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Mama’s Lien’s Kitchen, 5823 Marshwell Way, San Jose, CA, 95138, Kim Long Truong Nguyen. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Kim Long Truong Nguyen. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/24/2025. (pub Metro 08/06, 08/13, 08/20, 08/27/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #717886
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: I Grow Learning Academy LLC, 1063 Fewtrell Drive, Campbell, CA, 95008. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/15/2020. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Svetlana Umansky. Manager.
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Math Camps International, 2. Talent Search International, 823 Ames Avenue, Palo Alto, CA, 94303, American University Partners, LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 02/02/2021. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Hyongbum Kim. Member #202103610609. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 07/31/2025. (pub LG 08/13, 08/20, 08/27, 09/03/2025)
File Number: FBN718595. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: LOS GATOS HAIR BAR , 114 Rotce St Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95124. This business is conducted by: An Individual, RENEE KEARNEY, 114 Royce St Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95124. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/06/2005 and 08/06/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Corinne Vasquez /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Renee Kearney /s/. (Pub LGN: 08/13, 08/20, 08/27, 09/03/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #718678
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Purple Lotus, 2. Blue Chip, 3. Astro, 4. Purple Lotus Patient Center, 5. The High Spot, 6. Bay Life, 7. Bodega, 8. Power Buds, 9. Purple Lotus Downtown San Jose, Dispensary, 10. Purple Lotus Santa Clara St., 11. Purple Lotus San Jose Cannabis Dispensary & Delivery. 752 Commercial Street, San Jose, CA, 95112, VMK, Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 12/15/2015. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Dan Georgatos. Chief Legal Officer and Director. #C3255329. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/08/2025. (pub LG 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #718564
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: California Vehicle Registration Services, 930 S. Bascom Ave, Suite 1016-B, San Jose, CA, 95128, Farzad Bigdeli Rad. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 08/04/2025. /s/Farzad Bigdeli Rad. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/05/2025. (pub LG 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10/2025)
File Number: FBN718479. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: GymKids USA , 1875 S. Bascom Ave. Suite 2400, Campbell, CA 95008. This business is conducted by: An Individual, Melinda Beason, 242 Wren Way, Campbell, CA 95008. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or
File Number: FBN718097. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: DREAMLUX DESIGN AND BUILD, 1058 Salerno Drive, Campbell, CA 95008. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, KIGA DEVELOPERS INC., 1058 Salerno Drive, Campbell, CA 95008. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07/10/2025 and 07/21/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Patty Camarena /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. KIGA Developers Inc., Article/Reg # B20250199178, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Kimberly Frost Arviv /s/ President. (Pub LGN: 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #718841
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ohay Consulting, 2819 Meadowfaire Dr., San Jose, CA, 95111, Francis Trinh. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 08/08/2025. /s/ Francis Trinh. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/14/2025. (pub LG 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #718810
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Acheter Pour Toi, 116 Via Collado, Los Gatos, CA, 95032, Allison Donohue. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Allison Donohue. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 08/14/2025. (pub LG 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10/2025)
File Number: FBN718657. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: MYOFASCIAL THERAPY CENTER , 201 E. Hamilton Ave, Campbell, CA 95008. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, DERYKE & ASSOCIATES PHYSICAL THERAPY, INC, 201 E. Hamilton Ave, Campbell, CA 95008. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/25/2001 and 08/07/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Patty Camarena /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Deryke & Associates Physical Therapy, Inc, Article/Reg # 2348751, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Sandy Deryke /s/ President. (Pub LGN: 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10/2025)
File Number: FBN718814. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: LIQUID SUNSHINE AIRBRUSH TANNING , 338 Village Lane, Suite A, Los Gatos, CA 95030. This business is conducted by: An Individual, LUCY AMIRKHANIAN, 19955 Oakmont Drive, Los Gatos, CA 950330000. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 08/14/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Mike Louie /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Lucy Amirkhanian /s/. (Pub LGN: 08/20, 08/27, 09/03, 09/10/2025)
