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   November 19, 2003     Los Gatos, California Since 1881
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After working with the Peace Corps in an El Salvadorian village, Kollette and Jason Stith decided to embark on their own project to help the farmers. The result is an international coffee company that has become a big hit with local businesses, including the Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company and the Great Bear Coffee Company.
Residents start out in the Peace Corps, end up in coffee business
By Mandy Major
Move over Juan Valdez, there's a new team in town. After more than two years in Central America, Kollette and Jason Stith are back in the U.S. and living in Los Gatos, where the pair aim to make their mark on the coffee scene with their very own Zona Alta Coffee.  More
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Teacher salaries 55 percent Alcohol permits
Union School District is being described lately by teachers as a distressed "family" that's falling apart while creating a record low in teacher morale.  More The big buzz of the Los Gatos­Saratoga Joint Union High School District board meeting on Nov. 4 was a picture projected on an overhead of the district superintendent's recent Halloween costume.  More Less than one month after the Los Gatos Town Council ordered a review of businesses that serve liquor, it's allowing a Thai restaurant to serve alcohol and the planning commission has recommended the council permit the Tapestry restaurant to offer full liquor service.  More
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David Baxter Diabetes program SVACA membership
It was only 10 a.m. in Monte Sereno, but for Mayor David Baxter, it felt like 2 a.m.  More When Stan Antonio walked into TempusClinic five months ago, he had no idea he had diabetes.  More If the town of Los Gatos were to bow out of the Silicon Valley Animal Control Authority now, it's likely that the city of Saratoga would follow suit.  More
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Residents start out in the Peace Corps, end up in coffee business
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State of the union has the district's teachers, parents angry

Baxter to wrap up his year as the mayor

State's '55 percent' initiative worthy of support, says Ranii

Two local restaurants get approval to serve alcohol

Clinic's diabetes program a 'lifesaver,' says Antonio

Local communities consider their SVACA membership

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