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The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara is celebrating Juror Appreciation Week, which happens from May 11–15. This annual observance is meant to recognize the essential role jurors play in the justice system. Each year, tens of thousands of Santa Clara County residents...

April 26 A subject reportedly walked in and took a rental bike at the Toll House Hotel on South Santa Cruz Avenue at 12:12am. A subject was reportedly taking plums from the caller’s tree, and when asked to stop, the subject told the caller he was...

What do you do when you are growing too much of something everyone used to want, and now, suddenly, consumers want something else? Santa Clara Valley once boasted 100k acres of prune plums, apricots, peaches and cherries, post WWII. By 1960, those orchards were...

Andrea Swan bought The Old Adobe Hair Shop just over 31 years ago after working as a hairdresser at the salon for eight years. March 1, 1995 was Swan's official purchase date for the salon and barbershop. She says that despite being located in...

In connection with the start of Wildfire Awareness Month, Pacific Gas and Electric Company announced its Continuous Monitoring Center, which it's calling a "first-of-its-kind centralized hub" to "detect risk early, prevent wildfires and strengthen reliability for customers." The CMC in San Ramon uses "advanced machine...

If you visit San Francisco's Union Square to shop in 2026, you may be surprised by the mass vacancy in that retail district. From the nine-story mall on Market Street that once housed Bloomingdale's and Nordstrom, to North Face and Williams Sonoma, about half of...

If you happen to be 105 through 109 years old, you are what is called a semi-supercentenarian. The spirited and engaging Ruth Fiore joined that club on Saturday afternoon, celebrating the 1-oh-5 mark with an afternoon celebration at the Terraces of Los Gatos main building. Originally...

Los Gatos Planning Commission voted unanimously April 22 to restrict the number of vehicles coming to the Farley Road mosque to just 180 during early mornings and late hours, except on Ramadan nights. This motion emerged after two earlier votes died by ties, as neighbors...

Winegrower Dave Moulton, of Burrell School Vineyards, was clearly concerned. He was experiencing the earliest bud break, flowering and fruit set in his chardonnay and pinot noir vines he’s seen in all his years of growing grapes. “Our roses gave us a clue that mildew...

April 19 Officers conducted a cite-and-release arrest for a woman who refused to leave Safeway after being asked on North Santa Cruz Avenue at 7:15am. A reckless vehicle was reportedly driving at 60 miles per hour and cutting off other vehicles at Winchester Boulevard and Highway...