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The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors recently voted to augment funding for mobile dental services for veterans as part of the upcoming Fiscal Year 2024-25 Budget.  This action was brought forward by County Supervisor Joe Simitian and co-authored by County Supervisor Otto Lee, and...

Nine people were arrested, and 18 victims were recovered during a law enforcement operation targeting a Colombian-based sex trafficking operation operating in the South Bay.  The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office announced Nov. 7 that Operation Phoenix resulted in charges ranging from human trafficking,...

On Nov. 7, Town Council members debated the merits of rezoning areas where homebuilding is meant to occur. The meeting kicked off with an item that took 40 minutes, even though it had already been debated and approved at a prior meeting (it needed to...

A 62-year-old man from Los Gatos died after the 2008 Victory Vision motorcycle he was driving collided with a 2003 Toyota Tundra on Pacific Coast Highway at Dimeo Lane, Saturday afternoon. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene just after 2pm. The initial investigation determined...

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...

As part of the Sanborn and Upper Stevens Creek Forest Health Plan, adopted in August 2023 by the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Santa Clara County Parks is closing a few hiking trails. The closures are necessary, officials say, in order to put vital...

Los Gatos High School Social Studies Teacher David Homa is partnering with Stanford University’s Human Virtual Reality Design Lab on the use of virtual reality (VR) in schools.  On a team with a Stanford University professor and two graduate students, Homa is collaborating with global...

Oct. 22 • A caller reported a group of children for “being loud” in a backyard on Vineland Avenue at 12:33am. • A woman was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on highways 9 and 17 at 2:37am. • A man was arrested for being...

A tractor-trailer pulls onto the shoulder at the foot of the Santa Cruz Mountains near Morgan Hill, at dusk on Oct. 12, across from a fresh deer carcass where insects and amphibians sing their evening songs. The driver, carrying something akin to a lunar crawler...

Oct. 15 • A vehicle was reported stolen on Oak Rim Court. • A bathroom was reportedly vandalized at Vasona Park. • A man was arrested for contempt of court on High School Court at 4:19pm. Oct. 16 • A man and a woman were arrested for being in...