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Child sex crimes case put on hold for Los Gatos baker
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...
County healthcare patients to receive refunds
About 43,000 former patients of Santa Clara Valley Healthcare (SCVH) will soon receive notice of possible billing corrections and refunds as part of a settlement between Santa Clara County and some past patients of the public hospital system.
The county said in a news release...
Astral Studio debuts a new cool fitness option
Heated pilates studios have taken off across the Bay Area, yet Astral Studio—which opened in Los Gatos in November—has taken a slightly different approach.
Owner Stephanie Bean, whose business is located on North Santa Cruz Avenue right next to Manresa Bread, is offering an unheated...
Vietnam vet addresses the ‘elephant in the room’
When Clyde Horn got back from Vietnam, after fighting with the infantry during the Tet Offensive, he was a changed man.
But he couldn’t quite put his finger on what exactly was wrong.
“I didn’t know how to define it,” he told the Kiwanis Club of...
Los Gatos High principal recalls helpless moments cradling student overdosing on opioid
Los Gatos High School Principal Kevin Buchanan felt helpless on the third day of the 2021 school year. It wasn't the typical first-week-back chaos. Instead, Buchanan was sitting on the ground, cradling the body of a student—watching their face turn white, their body clammy,...
County to close mass Covid-19 vaccination, testing sites
Santa Clara County will close its mass Covid-19 vaccination and testing sites by the end of the month as they are no longer essential to the county’s pandemic response, officials said Feb. 1.
While county health officials emphasized that the pandemic is not over and...
County reports first death due to ‘tranq’ animal tranquilizer
Authorities on Monday confirmed the first death in Santa Clara County attributed to a dangerous animal tranquilizer that is increasingly mixed with opioids such as fentanyl and heroin.
A 36-year-old man who was found unresponsive in San Jose and died in late February tested positive...
Health officials urge people to get updated vaccine
Bay Area and statewide Covid-19 infections rates are up over the past couple of months and health officials are advising people to get the updated vaccines when they become available.
In California, 13.7% of people who took Covid tests reported positive results for the seven-day...
Anti-tax-hike side accuses County Sheriff of wrongdoing in Measure A fight
Just days before the polls were set to close in the Measure A general purpose sale tax-hike campaign which supporters say will be used for health care, the “No” side upped the drama, accusing the “Yes” contingent—as well as Santa Clara County Sheriff Robert...
Data shows tuberculosis cases on the rise in Santa Clara County
The County of Santa Clara Public Health Department recently released new data showing a 19% increase in new tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses in the county in 2023, compared to the previous year.
This follows a 6% increase in new TB diagnoses in the county for 2022,...


















