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April 16, 2026

County: ‘Urgent need’ for dog adoptions

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Santa Clara County officials say there is an “urgent need” for fostering and adopting dogs. The county's Animal Services Center in San Martin is over capacity, and officials there have announced that the public can help by adopting and fostering dogs. Lisa Jenkins, program manager of...

Q&A: Researchers probe labor standards for restaurant industry employees

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Earlier this month, a representative for a UC Berkeley research project set up a booth in Town Plaza Park in hopes of connecting with locals in a key sector of the Los Gatos economy—food service. In partnership with the County of Santa Clara, contractor Ming...

The Pastaria is debuting lunch service

The Pastaria's oven
Rejoice, Los Gatos: The Pastaria is now open for lunch, serving from noon to 3pm Tuesdays through Saturdays. Established in 1995 by Donna Novi, the pasta-focused eatery moved to the former Opa! space at the west end of North Santa Cruz Avenue in mid-December of...

16th District recount explodes into controversy

San Mateo County building
Any thoughts that a “machine recount” of more than 190,000 ballots cast in two counties for the 16th Congressional District would be a mundane exercise were dashed over the weekend. The process has devolved into controversy involving political action committees, campaign surrogates, the Federal Election...

San Jose man charged with dealing fentanyl-laced pills to Los Gatos High School students who overdosed

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A San Jose man has been charged with selling pills containing fentanyl to Los Gatos High School students that caused them to overdose, authorities say. According to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office, 23-year-old Simon Armendariz was known around the campus—and across the community—as...

Los Gatos residents die in solo traffic collision in Santa Clara

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Two Los Gatos residents—a 44-year old woman and her 12-year-old daughter—died when their vehicle crashed along the San Tomas Expressway in Santa Clara, June 14. Santa Clara Police Department officers responded to a report of a solo vehicle collision, just after 2pm, near Forbes Avenue. Upon...

Vandalism, juvenile disturbances, stolen vehicles (Police Blotter, Aug. 3-9)

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Sunday, Aug. 3 Two stolen vehicles were reported across the day. At 3:16am, a vehicle was stolen from a resident on Rushmore Lane. The reporting person heard the vehicle speeding away and called in roughly ten minutes later. No details were provided on the make and...

Capybara appearance at Automobuild excites Los Gatos community 

capybara at the toy store
Although rodents are typically disdained, Automobuild welcomed the largest rodent species alive with open arms—the capybara. This past Sunday, the toy store played host to a 2-year old capybara named Tater Tot.  “We wanted to kick off the holiday season with an educational event about capybaras,”...

‘Micro food hall’ opens in Los Gatos

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Local Kitchens, described as a “micro food hall” that brings “several of the Bay Area’s best local restaurants under one roof and closer to home,” celebrated the grand opening of its newest location in Los Gatos at Lester Square, 681 Blossom Hill Road. Customers...

Man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder following violent assault on VTA platform

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Santa Clara County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested a 23-year-old man in connection with a violent assault at a Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail station that left another man with life-threatening injuries, authorities said. According to the Sheriff's Office, Brandon Fryshaw was taken into custody hours after...

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