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The developer behind the 119-unit, 13-story “Capri Fruitstand” proposal for 14288 Capri Dr.—which includes 24 units of affordable housing—has renewed its legal claim that the Town of Los Gatos has been taking illegal steps to block residential development in this corner of Silicon Valley. In...

It was oddly quiet in the Santa Clara County Superior courtroom Tuesday, as Jeffrey Scott, the husband of Councilmember Marico Sayoc, prepared for the start of the civil harassment trial against him, brought by frequent civic disruptor Cyndi Sheehan. That’s because neither Sheehan, nor any...

A Santa Clara County Superior Court jury today acquitted two men in the last case stemming from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office alleged bribery scandal over concealed gun permits. The jury couldn’t reach a verdict on a third defendant. Former Sheriff’s Capt. James Jensen...

Prominent tech investor Gideon Marks has accused Randy Lamb, the developer of a luxury housing project in Los Gatos, known as 405 Alberto Way, of defrauding him of nearly $800,000. Marks—a mentor at business incubators such as Google for Startups and Plug and Play, who...

This afternoon, Shannon O’Connor—the woman who psychologically abused teenagers and hosted dangerous parties featuring plenty of alcohol for youth during the pandemic (and came to be known as the “Party Mom,” even by the DA’s Office)—was sentenced to a prison term of more than...

California’s 6th District Court of Appeal heard arguments Oct. 13 about whether a Los Gatos woman charged with throwing alcohol-fuelled parties for teens should be released from jail. A Superior Court judge denied bail for Shannon O’Connor earlier this year, but the State Supreme Court...

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen is seeking to transfer the case of the Valley Fair Mall shooter from juvenile court to adult court. The District Attorney’s Office today formally charged a San Jose 17-year-old with attempted murder and assault with a semi-automatic firearm...

The Town of Los Gatos received a major reality-check on Thursday, when a judge made it clear that its more restrictive interpretation of a residential development rule doesn't quite stand up to what's required under California law. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Helen E....

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged Chaparral Ranch, the former manager of Bear Creek Stables in Los Gatos, with criminally failing to care for a horse that died from malnutrition and heat stroke last year. Honey the horse was found unable to...

A Santa Clara County Superior Court judge ruled Nov. 14 that a lawsuit brought forth by a Los Gatos woman who was injured during the 2019 Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting did not have enough evidence to go to trial. Judge Frederick S. Chung granted the...