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December 24, 2025

Gun shots from ‘negligent discharge’; downed wires; trespassing (Police Blotter, Aug. 24-Sept. 6)

police SUV
Sunday, Aug. 24 At 10:27pm, gun shots were heard at Vasona Oaks on University Avenue. No injuries occurred, as the shots were a result of a negligent discharge occurring from the upstairs neighbor. Monday, Aug. 25 Three vehicle accidents occurred throughout the day, one of which involved...

Jiu-jitsu business moves into former Ferrari storefront

jiu-jitsu coach
Inside the building with the curved façade along South Main Street, assistant instructor Bruce G. Nardone looks out over the “no-gi” jiu-jitsu class, where a couple of students are practicing various techniques. Leading the Jan. 25 session, Sean Whitmore indicates fulcrum points on the body...

Barnes & Noble’s Los Gatos plans distress local shops

Vidi Vici Gallery
Owning a bookstore was a lifelong dream for Tanya Sedneva. And on Saturday, Beyond Text Bookstore will celebrate its one-year anniversary, with snacks, live music and other activities. “I can’t believe it’s been one year already, though at times it feels like it’s been just a...

Former Los Gatos Priest Pleads Not Guilty to Sex Crimes in SLO

After a fourth alleged victim was identified by the San Luis Obispo Attorney General’s Office, 61-year-old Ted Gabrielli, arrested last month in Los Osos by San Luis Obispo detectives, now faces additional charges of child molestation for a total of 26. And at a July...

Downtown dining scene evolving with European flair

outdoor dining downtown los gatos
The once-popular Le Boulanger has been sitting empty at the corner of Main Street and Montebello Way for nearly three years, but sometime this summer the black window coverings will come down and a new restaurant, the Parkside, will open for business. Right next door,...

Coroner classifies Los Gatos woman’s death as a ‘homicide’

Coroner's composite
The death of 46-year-old Jennifer Cobb—who was found with her 50-year-old husband in a Los Gatos home, Feb. 15—has been classified as a “homicide” by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner. Her partner, Cornelius Bangma, died by suicide, the coroner determined. Both died...

‘Brilliant’ businessman who developed swaths of Silicon Valley dies

Condominium and apartment developer John N. Brezzo, who built wide swaths of the Silicon Valley and founded the First Community Housing affordable housing corporation, died on Dec. 4. He was 79. He is survived by his children Susan, 53, Steven, 52, Pietro, 44, and Marley,...

Colorado Avalanche video coach brings Stanley Cup to parents’ backyard for celebration (GALLERY)

3 people hold Stanley Cup
Brett Heimlich’s road to winning the Stanley Cup began years ago in Los Gatos. He’d recently graduated from high school and was casting around for a policing or audio/visual job, when he went to a family barbecue at the home of a friend his mom...

Nailbiter harvest in the Santa Cruz Mountains

Dave House of House Family Vineyards
Harvest 2025 in the Santa Cruz Mountains was a lengthy and stressful one, punctuated by bouts of rain, followed by Indian summer warmth, then more sprinkles, or full-on downpours. Now, it’s pretty much a wrap, with some of the last fruit coming in on...

Firefighters extinguish commercial blaze in Campbell at dawn

Sunrise fire response
On Monday, Oct. 6, at 7:02am, Santa Clara County 9-1-1 Communications received a citizen report of smoke coming from the bottom of a commercial roll-up garage door at a building on the 1330 block of Dell Avenue in Campbell. Firefighters along with the Campbell Police Department...

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