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November 14, 2025

After legal threat, Los Gatos compromises with gun lobby

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Town Attorney Gabrielle Whelan said Sept. 5 in her closed session report that the Town Council had met in private to discuss a legal threat from the gun lobby, which asked Los Gatos to delay enforcing its new concealed carry ordinance on public transit,...

Councilmember’s husband and conservative activist both appear in court

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Jeffrey Scott, the husband of Los Gatos’ former mayor and current Councilmember Marico Sayoc, made an appearance in Santa Clara County Superior Court Jan. 4, as he tries to quash a restraining order filed against him by a woman he yelled at outside Council...

Child sex crimes case put on hold for Los Gatos baker

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The criminal case against a man who ran an artisianal bakery in Los Gatos and is accused of several child sex offenses has been paused as the court decides if he’s mentally fit to stand trial. Ali Asghar Shemirani has been charged with three felonies...

Judge rules former mayor’s husband not a threat

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A woman who tried to get a permanent restraining order against the husband of a current Los Gatos Council member lost her legal bid April 22. And despite testimony from multiple people claiming they heard Jeffrey Scott, who is married to former mayor Marico Sayoc,...

Town pursues ex-staffer in court over computer stolen from Westin Ka’anapali hotel room in Maui

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The Town of Los Gatos’ former top engineer WooJae Kim is appealing an order to repay money for a town-issued laptop he reported stolen while in Hawaii. Kim left his post in Los Gatos in December 2022 and became Public Works Director/City Engineer in Los...

Sheriff Laurie Smith announces immediate retirement

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The jury is still out, but Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith decided she didn’t want to wait for a verdict that could have forced her removal from office, announcing Oct. 31 she was resigning immediately. “This letter is to notify you of my retirement...

O’Connor considering pleading to all charges

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As Shannon O’Connor, the Los Gatos mom charged with throwing illegal parties for teens and facilitating sexual assault, sat in Department 39 of the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice talking to her lawyer, Monday, it wasn’t for the start of the two-week preliminary...

Los Gatos schools settle one sex abuse case, face trial in another

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The Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District has agreed to pay a former student athlete $3.485 million for sexual abuse that she said she endured for more than three years, in a settlement announced this week. Beginning in 1999, the plaintiff in the case,...

Los Gatos woman’s lawsuit against Gilroy Garlic Festival dismissed

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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...

HGTV star from Los Gatos sentenced to 4 years jail for multi-million dollar scams

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A former HGTV star was sentenced today to four years in jail and ordered to pay back close to $10 million for committing real estate and financial fraud against 11 victims.  Los Gatos resident Charles “Todd” Hill, the 58-year-old star of “Flip It to Win...

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