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February 19, 2026

El Camino Health opens Los Gatos mental health clinic

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Blended with the soft guitar plucks wafting through the large courtyard of the low-rise Los Gatos building near the border with Campbell, there was plenty of optimism Saturday morning, as El Camino Health unveiled its new intensive outpatient clinic. As Mayor Mary Badame joined health...

County outpacing state in new Covid booster uptake

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Santa Clara County is outpacing the state in uptake of the omicron-specific Covid-19 booster vaccine across all eligible age groups, the county's top health official said. Roughly one-third of county residents ages 65 and up have received the updated booster compared to just 24.3 percent...

Report: Hospitals maintained safety standards despite pandemic challenges

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Despite hospital-acquired infections shooting up as much as 60% nationally during the pandemic, local facilities have managed to maintain safety standards, according to a consumer watchdog organization. Good Samaritan Hospital of San Jose jumped from years of getting a “C” grade, to joining El Camino’s...

Launch of SPENGA fitness studio in Los Gatos puts spotlight on healthy living

Tin Tin Wisniewski says she’s hooked on working out at the new SPENGA fitness studio on Los Gatos Boulevard.
Cheers rang out from a group of young women at the sparkling fitness studio in northern Los Gatos, May 25. One of them, 36-year-old Cibele Menezes, had just received word from the SPENGA head office in Chicago they’d officially certified her to teach at their...

After 11th-hour tweaks, contentious senior living project nearly wins over Council

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Despite the Planning Commission’s 7-0 push for the denial of Covia Communities’ Los Gatos Meadows senior living project, the developer’s initial reluctance to heed calls to include affordable units and Town staff’s own recommendation that Council reject the proposal, elected officials nearly approved it,...

Congressional Medicaid cuts imperil Santa Clara County healthcare budget

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County Executive James Williams confirmed that the Valley Healthcare system is projecting a larger deficit for 2026-27 as cuts take hold.

County reports first death due to ‘tranq’ animal tranquilizer

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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...

Los Gatos high schooler leads research drive to solve liver mystery

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When Julia Ernsting, now 16, was in fifth grade, she was stressed out with more than just the daily grind of homework and tests. That's because she was frequently traveling up the peninsula to San Francisco to check on an immediate family member who had...

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...

New center aims to bolster mental health services

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A former detox facility adjacent to the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center campus has been transformed into a residential treatment center for people with serious mental illnesses.  The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Behavioral Health Services Department and operating partner Momentum for Health celebrated...

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