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Los Gatos residents die in solo traffic collision in Santa Clara
Two Los Gatos residents—a 44-year old woman and her 12-year-old daughter—died when their vehicle crashed along the San Tomas Expressway in Santa Clara, June 14.
Santa Clara Police Department officers responded to a report of a solo vehicle collision, just after 2pm, near Forbes Avenue.
Upon...
PG&E tasks copters with ‘routine safety inspections’ of gas infrastructure
Over the next few weeks, PG&E will be flying helicopters overhead to conduct what its calling "routine safety inspections" along the company's gas transmission pipelines in the Central Coast and the South Bay regions.
That will include, portions of Monterey, Santa Cruz and Santa Clara...
Town decides on new top lawyer
The Town of Los Gatos has selected its new legal leader.
Gabrielle Whelan, who's been working as Assistant City Attorney for the City of San Mateo, has been chosen to succeed Rob Schultz, Los Gatos' previous Town Attorney.
“On behalf of the Council, we are excited...
Man in black dances in the middle of the street, stopping afternoon traffic (Police Blotter, July 23-July 29)
July 23
• A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance and unlawful paraphernalia on Bascom Avenue at 12:18am.
• A suspect was arrested for trespassing on Belgatos Lane at 11:31am.
• A suspect was reportedly stealing rocks in front of a business...
Monte Sereno City Council gets pair of new faces
The newest leader on Monte Sereno City Council is the husband of a recent Los Gatan cover star. In September, KCAT TV Executive Director Melissa Toren appeared on our P1, as she helped kick-off the Oktoberfest party she was instrumental in organizing in Los...
Firefighters extinguish commercial blaze in Campbell at dawn
On Monday, Oct. 6, at 7:02am, Santa Clara County 9-1-1 Communications received a citizen report of smoke coming from the bottom of a commercial roll-up garage door at a building on the 1330 block of Dell Avenue in Campbell.
Firefighters along with the Campbell Police Department...
First Buyer at North 40 is Relishing Her Triumphant Return to Los Gatos
She used to live just up the road, but was forced to leave Los Gatos by circumstance. But now, Mary McLean, 55, has returned triumphantly.
She played a guessing game with this reporter, during the recent Chamber of Commerce Wine Walk.
The rhetorical question: “Who was...
Los Gatos businesses hit by a slew of ADA accessibility lawsuits
At least 16 Los Gatos businesses have been hit with disability access accusations by prolific lawsuit-filer Scott Johnson, a paraplegic who claims they’re in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), local officials said.
This comes just days after the New York Times released...
Cops Getting New Police Cruisers; pedestrian project comes in under budget; Town investments bringing smaller returns
Police to get three new SUVs
Council has authorized $125,037 to replace three police cruisers that are nearly four years old and have an average of 60,000 miles on their odometers.
The money to purchase the vehicles from Folsom Lake Ford, voted on during the regularly...
A new Bear Creek Road parking lot is now under construction
A 44-space parking lot—with room for an additional eight horse trailers—is being built by Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District on Bear Creek Road to increase access to hiking and equestrian trails. Joseph J. Albanese Inc. won the contract with a bid of $1,904,963. Construction...
