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Censure of Clark reversed after ACLU threat
In the exact same motion where the Town Council voted to reverse their discipline of Planning Commissioner Kylie Clark—after the Town’s own attorney said she agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California’s argument that the Town violated her free speech rights—it...
Prosecutors say Los Gatos mother tried to establish drug ring in jail
Over the past few months, Shannon O’Connor, the woman charged with manipulating teens into attending her drunken parties, came up with a scheme to smuggle drugs into the jail she’s stuck in, as her cases wind their way through Santa Clara County Superior Court,...
County suffered $15.4M in road damage during storms
Santa Clara County suffered an estimated $15.4 million in damage to local roadways during the winter storms that doused the West Coast in the first three months of the year, according to county officials.
The initial storms during the end of December 2022 and throughout...
Report: Los Gatos is the 26th most expensive place in California
Even though Los Gatos residents’ household expenses are 88.4% higher than the American average, the bills only account for 27% of income, according to a new report from doxoinsights.
The average household in Los Gatos pays $3,856 a month on bills—or $46,270 out of $168,829...
In split decision, Council agrees to transfer $844K for Shannon Road redesign
Mayor Maria Ristow helped push through funding for a bike and pedestrian project on a 1,400-foot residential section of Shannon Road that connects with Los Gatos Boulevard, despite several neighbors asking Council to scale it back.
She did so, during the April 18 Council meeting,...
O’Connor considering pleading to all charges
As Shannon O’Connor, the Los Gatos mom charged with throwing illegal parties for teens and facilitating sexual assault, sat in Department 39 of the Santa Clara County Hall of Justice talking to her lawyer, Monday, it wasn’t for the start of the two-week preliminary...
County reports first death due to ‘tranq’ animal tranquilizer
Authorities on Monday confirmed the first death in Santa Clara County attributed to a dangerous animal tranquilizer that is increasingly mixed with opioids such as fentanyl and heroin.
A 36-year-old man who was found unresponsive in San Jose and died in late February tested positive...
Massive snowpack good news for drought, but flood concerns grow
A recent statewide snowpack measurement from the California Department of Water Resources is another indication that the tremendously wet winter might have been too much of a good thing.
The agency’s readings from 130 snow sensors placed throughout the Sierra Nevada show the snowpack’s snow-water...
San Jose police union official accused of smuggling fentanyl into U.S.
The executive director of the San Jose police officers’ union has been charged with buying and distributing fentanyl for more than eight years, according to a complaint filed by the U.S. Attorney in U.S. District Court in San Jose.
Joanne Marian Segovia, 64, was charged...
Builders prepare Old Town’s soon-to-be Salt & Straw interior as founder digs into the “Vault”
As ice creamery Salt & Straw prepares its Los Gatos launch, the company is rolling out a new slate of flavors from co-founder Tyler Malek harkening back to its earliest days.
The new menu items, which it's calling “the Vault Series,” will be released ahead...