Sarah Lai Stirland

Jun 6, 2024 | losgatan.com | Sarah Lai Stirland

You can’t control what you can’t identify. Four years ago, Los Gatos entrepreneur Tarun Takur used this insight to build Veza, a cybersecurity company that maps access to a company’s knowledge and tools, so businesses can keep track of who’s allowed to do what. The pandemic obscured the future. Thakur decided to go ahead and start his company anyway at his house near Blossom Hill Park. That’s still the company’s head office.

May 19, 2024 | metrosiliconvalley.com | Sarah Lai Stirland

British author Neil Gaiman once wrote: “What I say is, a town isn’t a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it’s got a bookstore, it knows it’s not foolin’ a soul.”This month, Los Gatos got itself a new bookstore with the grand opening of Beyond Text, a project of business owner Tanya Sedneva and her family. Its name emphasizes how spending time with a physical book can feel luxurious.

May 1, 2024 | losgatan.com | Sarah Lai Stirland

This Saturday’s Grand Opening for Los Gatos’ new bookstore, a project of 38-year-old Los Gatos resident Tanya (Tatiana) Sedneva and her family, is set for May 4, from 11 am-2 pm, and will feature music and a scavenger hunt. Its name—Beyond Text—emphasizes how spending time with a physical book can feel luxurious. “There can be more to books than just the text—such as illustrations,” Sedneva said in an afternoon chat, at the location.

Mar 27, 2024 | losgatan.com | Sarah Lai Stirland

Children consoling one another amidst loss. A ragged man offering cookies outside a field hospital. Words of comfort from a colleague, as he shed a tear for a mother’s grief. These memories are etched into the mind of Dr. Mohammad Subeh from his recent trip to Rafah, Gaza. It’s a city that experiences airstrikes as the United Nations calls for a ceasefire. Subeh recently returned after serving as a volunteer emergency room physician.