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Monte Sereno Councilmember’s integrity questioned after voting debacle
Monte Sereno Councilmember Rowena Turner, who was convicted of illegal voting in October following reports that she voted in California and Oregon in past elections, claims her fellow councilmembers are trying to force her out of office.
An Oregon judge fined Turner, her husband and...
Field of Dreams: Niko Tsakiris signs with the San Jose Earthquakes
Surrounded by family and friends to celebrate the announcing of his contract signing with the San Jose Earthquakes on Jan. 13 at PayPal Park, Niko Tsakiris couldn’t help but get emotional.
After all, a dream had been realized. But in typical Tsakiris fashion, the precocious...
Local tech investor named in offshore tax haven leak
I was at the tippy-top of Montara Mountain on a clear day last month near telecommunications equipment—Mavericks to the south, Pacifica to the north—when a call beamed in to my cellphone. It was Roshan Gudapati, the Silicon Valley investor—perhaps best known for co-founding Chiplogic...
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...
Mail stolen; 2 barrels of batteries + lithium waste dumped along Los Gatos Boulevard (Police Blotter, Jan. 2-8)
Below we have a week's worth of complaint-files from the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department...
Jan. 2
• A man was arrested for being in possession of unlawful paraphernalia on Los Gatos Boulevard and Roberts Road at 12:46pm.
Jan. 3
• A man was arrested for vehicle theft...
Tearful testimony at bail hearing for woman accused of throwing parties for teens
A group of teenagers who say they were victimized by Los Gatos resident Shannon O’Connor, who’s accused of throwing parties for minors and permitting sexual abuse to take place at her home, filed into the Santa Clara County Superior Courtroom alongside parents on Jan....
Los Gatos girls basketball team continues to roll even after long Covid layoff
It’s not often when Los Gatos High girls basketball coach Sara Quilici’s game plan for her team is simply about effort.
Then again, these were no ordinary circumstances. Playing for the first time in 15 days after 10 of the 12 players on the roster...
Officials say Omicron surge could be cresting
Santa Clara County officials said Jan. 14 that the region's Omicron surge may be cresting and called on private health care providers to increase their Covid-19 testing capacity.
The county is currently seeing its highest infection rates since the pandemic began, according to Health Officer...
A man carrying a guitar and a sack knocked on Daves Avenue door, asked to come in and play music (Police Blotter, Dec. 26-Jan. 1)
It was another week where a variety of reports were made to local police...
Dec. 26
• An RV was burglarized on Winchester Circle.
Dec. 27
• Someone threw a rock through a window of a business on the 900 block of University Avenue.
• A vehicle was burglarized...
Doctor says Valley Physicians Group helped her survive pandemic
Just as the world was shutting down with the arrival of SARS-CoV-2, a Brazilian doctor named Carlos R. Degrandi Oliveira, penned an article in a peer-reviewed journal that sounded the alarm about a little-discussed at-risk group—anesthesiologists.
On top of day-to-day dangers, such as ionizing radiation,...
