🌱 Patch AM: What’s behind this week’s string of thefts and incidents in Los Gatos?

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In today's newsletter:

• What's behind this week's string of thefts and incidents in Los Gatos?
• How did a Silicon Valley tech worker become a Thai Michelin‑star chef?

Also on today's calendar: Handwriting the Constitution (8/20) and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do evil hens lay? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 90 and low of 59 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 87, low: 57.
• Friday: Sun and areas of high clouds, with a high of 83 and low of 56 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Drunk woman dines and dashes Wine Cellar in Los Gatos (eastbaytimes.com) — Recent Los Gatos police logs detail a range of incidents, from thefts at local stores on North Santa Cruz Avenue and Blossom Hill Road to a dine‑and‑dash at the Wine Cellar on University Avenue. Reports also include a bike theft on Los Gatos Boulevard, a fence‑crashing hit‑and‑run on Los Gatos‑Saratoga Road, and several cite‑and‑release arrests.
   

• Bay Area culinary star shares the secrets of making authentic Thai food (fresnobee.com) — Bay Area chef and author Pim Techamuanvivit, once closely tied to Los Gatos through her relationship with Manresa's David Kinch, is releasing a new cookbook focused on authentic Thai cooking. She traces her path from Silicon Valley tech worker and influential food blogger to Michelin‑starred restaurateur, sharing detailed techniques, family recipes, and encouragement for home cooks to tackle real Thai flavors confidently.
   

📸 Around Los Gatos

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Gatos

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday August 20
• Talk of the Town: The Cats Estate →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  11:00 am

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Other local events

Thursday August 20
• LOCAL Networking for Women in Silicon Valley →
  Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce Larkspur Landing Campbell 550 W. Hamilton Ave Campbell, CA 95008
  10:00 am
• Talk of the Town: The Cats Estate, Charles E.S. Wood, and Sara Bard Field →
  Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce NUMU | 106 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA, 95030
  11:00 am
• Handwriting the Constitution (8/20) →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  12:15 pm
• Back To School Night
  Louise Van Meter Elementary School Los Gatos, CA 95032
  5:00 pm
• Back to School Night Minimum Day
  Daves Avenue Elementary School Los Gatos, CA 95030
  6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
• How to Begin/Build a Personal Art Collection →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  1:00 pm
Thursday August 27
• Live Figure Drawing →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  12:00 pm
Saturday August 29
• Summer Sizzle West Cliff Outdoor Market →
  Santa Cruz Lighthouse Parking Lot 301 W Cliff Dr, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060
  10:00 am
Sunday August 30
• Girl Scouts Brownie Art and Design Badge →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  10:00 am
Thursday September 3
• Monthly Craft: Paper Owls →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  10:00 am
Sunday September 6
• Free First Sunday (September 2026) →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  10:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• New Breast Surgery Preserves What Matters Most: Your Quality of Life —ECH Comms Read on Patch

• LGS Recreation (Los Gatos-Saratoga Community Education & Recreation) posted a job opening for Senior Recreation Leader in Los Gatos. Apply here.
• Whole Foods posted a job opening for Sanitation Team Member (Cleaner, Housekeeping, Custodial) - Full Time in Los Gatos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Gatos here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Hard-Hitting Pastor, 47, Suits Up for Local College Football Team (churchleaders.com)
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Saratoga

• How Summer Stakes Season Defines the Horse Racing Calendar (theoaklandpress.com)
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• ZZ Top Drummer Frank Beard Passes & Tributes Pour In (entertainmentnow.com)

Ok Los Gatos! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Deviled eggs (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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