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Los Gatos Approves Pilot-Project to Keep Children Having a Mental Health Crisis From Ending Up in Police Custody
Los Gatos elected officials gave their support to a pilot project that seeks to keep kids experiencing mental health crises from being taken into police custody unnecessarily.
On Oct. 19, as part of its consent agenda, Council voted unanimously to contract with Silicon Valley Ambulance...
Youth Pitch-In for Service Club Clean-Up of Oak Meadow Park
About 45 children participated in the Kiwanis One Day Trail Cleanup & BBQ at Oak Meadow Park.
Volunteers came from around the area to take part in the initiative, which was held Oct. 23.
The event, a partnership with the Campbell Kiwanis Club, was held to...
Town Seeks Calmer, Safer, More Bike-Friendly Shannon Road
Los Gatos is moving ahead with roadway improvements for Shannon Road. Residents questioned the merits of some proposals.
Drill to help locals prepare for a disaster
On Nov. 3, the group will hold a drive-thru drill from 10am-noon at Los Gatos Calvary Church, 16330 Los Gatos Blvd. The scenario this time will involve teams dispensing clean water to the community, as if something terrible had just occurred in the area.
Article inspires generational transfer of musical instrument
When Virginia Primon was a shy teenager in the 1950s, playing accordion was something that got her onto a community float, to serenade people along the streets of San Jose during a community parade.
After going to college to become a teacher, she just didn’t...
Los Gatos passes no-picketing ordinance
Tuesday night’s once-again all-digital Council meeting was a parade of residents, elected officials and non-governmental organization representatives expressing solidarity with Mayor Marico Sayoc’s family—in the face of recent disruptive attendee behavior—and speaking in support of public decorum.
A staffer from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s office invoked...
Woman accused of throwing alcohol-fueled parties for teens extradited to Santa Clara County
The woman who threw alcohol-fueled parties for teens at her Los Gatos mansion, where sex was encouraged, arrived back in Santa Clara County yesterday after being extradited from Idaho, authorities said. Shannon O’Connor is scheduled to be arraigned today at 1:30pm.
On Oct. 9 police...
Local leaders stand with mayor following protester diatribe
After a judge partially granted a restraining order against mayor Marico Sayoc's husband, she faced a barrage of verbal attacks outside her own home.
Jake Ripp’s perseverance pays off
When Jake Ripp was attending a half-dozen football camps and doing solo workouts in front of college coaches this past summer, he didn’t have to look far for advice.
His mom, Katy, played college and professional volleyball and knew everything her son was going through....
Shea Elmore, Sophie Tau on a good run
Los Gatos High cross country standouts Shea Elmore and Sophie Tau can be in the middle of a hard workout when they suddenly start busting out in laughter. In a sport as difficult as running—where one has to continually push their physical limits—keeping things...
