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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,...
Town shares holiday hours; renter input sought for housing plan; LG gets first-aid training center (local scene)
LOCAL SCENE for the week of Dec. 14-20, 2022.
Town offices closing for holidays
Town of Los Gatos administrative offices will be closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2.
The library will also be closed Dec. 23-26 and Dec. 30-Jan. 2.
Renter input sought for Housing Element update
The Town of Los...
County fights opioid crisis with ‘cutting-edge’ approach
As Santa Clara County grapples with growing numbers of deaths from overdoses of fentanyl and other opioids, the Behavioral Health Services Department is deploying a comprehensive set of initiatives to prevent overdose deaths in local communities, says a press release from the county.
A key...
Tapping the Los Gatos Farmers’ Market for culinary creations (includes 2 recipes)
Every Sunday, I head to the Los Gatos Farmers’ Market to pick out produce for the week. It’s a big part of how I plan the meals for the residents at Watermark at Almaden, the senior retirement community where I’m the executive chef.
I grew...
Here’s how to remove a liver tumor without a scalpel
On Sept. 8, Good Samaritan Hospital “Good Sam” emailed this reporter a press release that proclaimed, “Good Samaritan Hospital (Good Sam) becomes the first hospital in the South Bay to perform a histotripsy procedure—a groundbreaking, non-invasive treatment that destroys liver tumors using sound waves...
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...
To ease back-to-school blues, therapy dogs pay visit to high school
Emotional support dogs from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department and the nonprofit Canine Companions joined high schoolers for lunch on Los Gatos High School’s front lawn, Aug. 24.
Organizer Esha Bagora, a junior at the school, said the idea was to provide stress relief...
Having a mental health crisis? Try dialing 9-8-8
People experiencing mental health-related distress can now call 988, the new three-digit dialing code, to access the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
On July 16, the 988 dialing code began routing people in crisis to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline services. The shortened number may make...
Los Gatos company Venova Medical secures $30 million
This week, a Los Gatos medical start-up announced it had secured new funding to develop technology involved in the filtering of blood, to improve care for people with chronic kidney and end-stage renal diseases.
Venova Medical, Inc. was co-founded by Erik van der Burg 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...
