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Julia Anderson lives a sweet life. Under the banner of Blue Canary Sweets, the former restaurant owner, culinary professional, pastry chef and chocolatier, gets to create chocolates for a living, without the stress of a brick-and-mortar operation.  You might remember Anderson from her time as...

The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan funding bill today that features $10,995,144 for local priorities across a variety of areas, such as affordable housing, homelessness response, coastal resilience and infrastructure improvements around Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, according to a release from Congressman...

A Gilroy woman has been sentenced to serve a year in jail for committing elder fraud—embezzling more than $100,000 from her employer, a century-old family-owned winery, authorities said Thursday. Stacey Greenlee, 62, worked as an administrative assistant for Guglielmo Winery’s elderly owner from October 2022...

Donald Trump has picked up at least $1m in Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery bonds. A disclosure form released by the White House on Friday indicated that Trump made two Netflix purchases and two WBD purchases, each amounting to at least $502,000, the Guardian reported. Trump...

The Purple Onion Cafe, which will celebrate its 20th year this spring, began as a catering business in Campbell in 2004, before opening in April 2006 in Los Gatos. Business partners Steve Angelo and Lisa Kilkenny met at a restaurant in 1995 called A...

Santa Cruz has terminated its contract with Flock Safety, the automated license plate reader operator that the Town of Los Gatos uses, over data privacy concerns. On Jan. 13, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6-1 to exit their deal, after it was discovered the...

At least one person was detained in Watsonville on Sunday morning by armed men who appeared to be U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, according to community members who posted video on social media. The video shows an unidentified man being handcuffed by a person...

After 24 years of dressing the “who’s who” of Los Gatos, and other Bay Area locales, Leslie Robidoux is closing her brick-and-mortar storefront.   Last week, I dropped by Bettina's of Los Gatos for a quick chat with its creator and owner Robidoux. At press time...

About a year ago, the Town of Los Gatos hired Chris Todd as its “emergency manager”—a new role for the community that’s situated along the Santa Cruz Mountains. The hope is to implement safety measures, in order to save lives, property and wildlife in...

Unlike the days where Shannon O’Connor refused to show up to her various court appearances, now that her trial is underway, she’s been on her best behavior. On Jan. 8, the incarcerated defendant—who’s accused of hosting dangerous parties for teens, furnishing them with alcohol and...