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Anti-tax-hike side accuses County Sheriff of wrongdoing in Measure A fight
Just days before the polls were set to close in the Measure A general purpose sale tax-hike campaign which supporters say will be used for health care, the “No” side upped the drama, accusing the “Yes” contingent—as well as Santa Clara County Sheriff Robert...
Ducks cause noise disturbance; suspicious person reported at St. Luke’s; mountain bike stolen (Police Blotter, Oct. 19-25)
Sunday, Oct. 19
A flock of ducks were once again the subject of a noise disturbance. At 5:50pm, continuous quacking on Reservoir Road occurred despite previous written warnings.
Four juvenile disturbances were reported throughout the day, all of which involved electric bicycles.
Monday, Oct. 20
At 11:31am, a...
Mountain fire injury
On Sunday, firefighters with Cal Fire CZU, Santa Clara County Fire Department and the Scotts Valley Fire Department joined Loma Prieta Company 36 volunteers to respond to a structure fire on Old Santa Cruz Highway.
“They successfully contained the fire to a single detached building,”...
Council, Planning Commission get crash course on new CEQA landscape at study session
This past Wednesday, the Los Gatos Town Council and Planning Commission held a joint special session to discuss the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA (pronounced SEE-qua), as it pertains to developments planned for the community.
David J. Powers and Associates, an Oakland-based private environmental...
SummerHill buys Los Gatos Lodge for ‘Solana’ development
On Sept. 1, the Los Gatos Lodge permanently closed its doors after being in business since 1958. The 8.8-acre lot, once a popular “garden motel,” sold for $78 million dollars to SummerHill Homes. Escrow closed on Oct. 15 for the sale by property owner...
LGHS grad hopes his new book ‘How First-Generation Students Navigate Higher Education…’ will spark a renaissance in college supports
If you look at recent data, you’ll find the majority of undergraduate college students who are the first generation in their family to reach these higher-academic halls, says Fisher Middle School alum and Los Gatos High School (Class of ‘94) graduate Matt Daily.
He’s now...
HCA Healthcare breaks ground on $1.3 billion expansion at Good Samaritan Hospital
Today was the big day. HCA Healthcare Inc. officially broke-ground on its $1.3-billion, 715,144-square-foot expansion at Good Samaritan Hospital, located on the border of San Jose and Los Gatos.
In an interview with the Los Gatan, Good Sam’s CEO, Patrick Rohan, described it as a...
Cinnamon says Big Beautiful Bill soured solar-sales situation
In The Big Score, veteran journalist Michael S. Malone notes that a key, but secretive, aspect of the early success of Apple Computer, Inc. (which became a $4 trillion company yesterday, temporarily) was the workforce of Filipino women and housewives stuffing circuit boards in...
UPDATED: Authorities release name of Scotts Valley man found dead in van submerged in the Pacific Ocean at the Santa Cruz Wharf
A 65-year-old Scotts Valley man was pulled from a van that broke through guardrails along the Santa Cruz Wharf and plunged into 30-foot-deep ocean water Sunday morning. The driver, identified as William Westerman, was pronounced dead at the hospital, and a dog found by...
Jewelry stolen, vandalism and public intoxication (Police Blotter, Oct. 12-18)
Sunday, Oct. 12
An ongoing parking violation has been occurring at the intersection of Victory Lane and West Main Street. A gold Honda Accord has been occupying two spots, instead of one.
At 4:14pm, an individual was reported for public intoxication at the Walgreens on North...
