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Health officer urges residents to get new Covid booster
Santa Clara County's top health official urged residents Monday to get an updated Covid-19 booster vaccine if they are eligible to do so as the holiday season approaches.
According to Health Officer and Public Health Director Dr. Sara Cody, just 11 percent of Santa Clara...
El Camino Health holding health clinic for men in LG
This Saturday, El Camino Health is hosting a free Men’s Health Fair—a community event where attendees can connect directly with leading medical experts, gain valuable insights into men’s health issues, and enjoy a morning focused on proactive wellness.
For over 15 years, El Camino Health’s...
Los Gatos Planning Commission slams proposal for town’s tallest building
Los Gatos Planning Commissioners voted not to support a developer’s proposal to rebuild the Los Gatos Meadows seniors complex at 110 Wood Road as exclusive residences for the most affluent.
At their regularly-scheduled Jan. 13 meeting, they unanimously gave the thumbs-down to a project that...
After 11th-hour tweaks, contentious senior living project nearly wins over Council
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,...
El Camino funds programs to address growing trend of diabetes
According to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there could be as many as 220,000 people under age 20 with Type 2 diabetes by 2060, an increase of nearly 700%. To address this trend within local communities, the El...
El Camino Health building inpatient rehab facility in Sunnyvale
On April 22, El Camino Health broke ground on the El Camino Health Rehabilitation Hospital, an inpatient rehabilitation center in Sunnyvale, CA. Officials with the health system said it will offer a “safe and therapeutic environment” for individuals facing serious challenges.
“The El Camino Health...
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...
High schooler seeks volunteers for West Valley mental health organization
Niku Sedarat, who is just starting her senior year of high school at De Anza College, has been building a mental health organization called Unité over the past year that’s helping West Valley youth who are going through tough times.
While the 17-year-old knows she...
Good Samaritan Hospital sells off Los Gatos cancer unit
OneOncology, a physician-led national platform supporting independent oncology practices, and its Monterey-based partner, Pacific Cancer Care, announced July 1 they’d inked a deal to acquire the radiation oncology clinic in Los Gatos from Good Samaritan Hospital.
The parties anticipate that Pacific Cancer Care will begin...
Meet the doctors taking over the community radiology clinic in Los Gatos
The frequent flow of planes dropping low over Central Coast shrubbery toward a Monterey Regional Airport runway, over brown mid-rise office-outpost rectangles that house the Pacific Cancer Care, recalls the constant stream of Silicon Valley air traffic descending into the San Jose Mineta International...
