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New firefighters look forward to a life of service
On Feb. 4, around the corner from weapons manufacturer Lockheed Martin’s Sunnyvale campus, as contractors put the finishing touches on a blocky beige dual-hotel complex nearby, and directly across from Chinese search engine Baidu’s Silicon Valley HQ, a group of 13 firefighters were about...
Los Gatos schools settle one sex abuse case, face trial in another
The Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District has agreed to pay a former student athlete $3.485 million for sexual abuse that she said she endured for more than three years, in a settlement announced this week.
Beginning in 1999, the plaintiff in the case,...
No one injured in Saratoga vehicle fire
Yesterday, a little before noon, Santa Clara County Fire Department firefighters from its Saratoga station responded to a vehicle fire along Fruitvale Avenue, in Saratoga.
"Firefighters arrived as West Valley Community Police were working to extinguish the flames with three fire extinguishers they had available,"...
Controversy erupts over firing of teacher
The Loma Prieta Joint Union School District is defending its decision to fire teacher David Kissner, who is suing the district for wrongful termination, harassment and civil rights violations, among other things.
The lawsuit was filed Feb. 16 in U.S. District Court by Los Angeles-based...
New Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department chief is first woman to hold the role
This week, when the Town of Los Gatos appointed Jamie Field chief of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, it represented a milestone. The community has never had a woman leading the force before.
In an interview with the Los Gatan, Field said she was...
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...
Historic house reopening to the public
After Josephine Grant McCreery bought out her siblings’ interest in a property in the Mt. Hamilton foothills, she lived in its main house until she died in 1972.
When she died, according to her will, Save the Redwoods League got half of the ranch, with...
Los Gatos makes new attempt to fortify itself against multi-family housing
California’s Department of Housing and Community Development seemed on the verge of approving Los Gatos’ residential plan, its Housing Element (now more than a year overdue), when the backpedaling began.
On Feb. 6, Council voted to introduce a new measure to defend single-family and moderate-density...
Monterey Bay restaurant chain expands with downtown Los Gatos location
What does that word “ambrosia” mean to you? If you are of a certain vintage, you can’t help but think of a gelatinous pineapple, mandarin orange and Cool Whip creation—served upside down—that your grandma made on holidays. A special treat.
Today in Los Gatos, it...
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...
