🌱 Patch AM: How one Burning Man couple fell in love with Los Gatos

Good morning Los Gatos! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• How one Burning Man couple fell in love with Los Gatos
• What a new $4M Highway 17 project means south of town

Also on today's calendar: An Afternoon of Flute and Harp and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What day of the year is trucker's day? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 84 and low of 57 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 56.
• Sunday: Mostly cloudy and not as warm, with a high of 75 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Burning Love: From the desert to the Santa Cruz Mountains (losgatan.com) — A Los Gatos-bound couple is turning their Sept. 25 Nestldown wedding into a full tour of town favorites, from Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company to Testarossa Winery and Loma Brewing. Their fantasy-inspired celebration under the Harvest Moon highlights how deeply they've woven local redwoods, businesses, and community into their love story.
   

• Press Release: State Coastal Conservancy Awards $94 Million for Coastal Access, Conservation, and Climate Resilience – California State Coastal Conservancy (ca.gov) — Los Gatos-area residents will see a major benefit from a new $4 million grant to build a Highway 17 wildlife undercrossing and Bay Area Ridge Trail overcrossing just south of town. The State Coastal Conservancy's broader $94 million package also funds Coyote Valley land protection and wildfire resilience projects that support regional ecosystems and future recreation.
   

📸 Around Los Gatos

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Gatos

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday September 20
• An Afternoon of Flute and Harp →
  First Congregational Church of San Jose, 1980 Hamilton Ave, San Jose
  3:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Circus Vargas Presents "Masquerade!" in San Jose! →
  Westfield Oakridge, 925 Blossom Hill Rd, San Jose
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 3
• Namiwalks Silicon Valley →
  History Park San Jose, 635 Phelan Ave, San Jose
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday September 19
• WINE CLUB MEMBER APPRECIATION PARTY - Enoteca La Storia →
  416 North Santa Cruz Avenue, Los Gatos
• [VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY] Museum Photoshoot Day →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  11:00 am
Sunday September 20
• Impressionist Seascape Oil Painting Workshop →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
Thursday September 24
• Live Figure Drawing →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  12:00 pm
Saturday September 26
• Groovin' in the Garden, a 70s Flashback Fundraiser →
  Ainsley House, 300 Grant St, Campbell
  6:00 pm
Sunday September 27
• Exhibition Closing: New Additions 2026 →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  10:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Monthly Craft: Paper Slip Pumpkins and Marigold Tissue Garlands →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  10:00 am
Sunday October 4
• Free First Sunday (October 2026) →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  10:00 am
• Girl Scouts Junior Art and Design Badge →
  New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU), 106 E Main St, Los Gatos
  1:00 pm

📣 Los Gatos Shout Outs!

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Seeing more yellowjackets lately? —West Valley Stormwater Authority Read on Patch

• TheKey posted a job opening for Hiring Monday-Sunday Caregiver - LOS Gatos in Los Gatos. Apply here.
• HumanGood Senior Living Communities posted a job opening for Activity Coordinator - Memory Support (FT) in Los Gatos. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Gatos here.

🗞 Nearby News

Campbell

• Bay Area Apartment Demand Draws More Investor Capital (credaily.com)
• Microsoft, Marvell and Utimaco to Deliver Industry-first Secure, Cloud-scale Payments Solution (barchart.com)

Saratoga

• Matcha shop expands Bay Area footprint with new shop — and they're hiring (mercurynews.com)
• Horrific Motorcycle Crash on Saratoga and Latimer Avenue (sweetlaw.com)
• Sale closed in Saratoga: $4.9 million for a single-family home (mercurynews.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: 10-4, good buddy! (Thank you Jean H. for sending it in!)
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