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Stolen vehicle recovered, $2.5K in medication taken from Safeway (Police Blotter, Aug. 17-23)
Sunday, Aug. 17
An incident of grand theft was reported at 7:42pm on Elm Wood Court. The reporting person had $4,000 in cash stowed away in his closet in order to pay contractors, and it was gone after the subject was at the property conducting...
Saratoga tech startup to pay $630K to feds
Technology startup eBibelot, based in Saratoga, and its CEO, Melody Fallah-Khair, have agreed to pay $630,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that claimed they violated the False Claims Act by improperly certifying compliance with the terms of a National Science Foundation grant that restricted...
Liccardo joins anti-wildfire launch in Los Gatos
In the preface to his book “California: A Fire Survey,” Stephen J. Pyne notes that the “California fire scene” has long shaped the broader American agenda.
“For the national narrative the important fact is that what happened in California did not stay in California,” he...
LGMSPD release of license plate search records heavily redacted
The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department has taken a more secretive approach to responding to a California Public Records Act request submitted by the Los Gatan, when compared to how the County law enforcement agency handled the same ask.
Meanwhile, at Council last week, the...
LGUSD: Attempted burglary suspect who hid by school cafeteria worker entrance arrested
A suspect was taken into custody this morning after trying to burglarize a home then hiding near a staff entrance to Raymond J. Fisher Middle School, according to Los Gatos Union School District officials.
"We want to inform you about a situation that occurred earlier...
Commission approves golf course plan, including removal of 287 trees
It was standing room only last Wednesday at Planning Commission as residents wearing green stickers filed into the pews at the Civic Center in support of a physical reshaping of La Rinconada Country Club’s property.
Others came to share frustrations with the plan to remove...
Trespassing; pesticide sales; deodorant heist; attempted theft at West Valley Muslim Association (Police Blotter, Aug. 10-16)
Sunday, Aug. 10
A trespass was reported at 10:38am at the Starbucks on Los Gatos Boulevard. The subject in question was asked to leave and refused.
At 11:55am, two reckless vehicles were reported on East Main Street and College Avenue. Both vehicles were electric bikes driven...
New moms assisted with fresh approach to age-old challenge
It takes a village to raise a child—especially right here in the fast-paced climate of Silicon Valley. Riya Dhaliwal became acutely aware of this when she left her tech career in 2022 and transitioned into motherhood. Dhaliwal recognized that the drive to achieve in...
Local hospital puts focus on the vulnerable early days of life
On Aug. 12, Good Samaritan Hospital announced the completion of the annual training for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Transport Team. This rigorous, hands-on course, which featured mock scenarios, was attended by 31 people (including nine who are new to the crew). This...
Former Bear Creek Stables manager charged with animal cruelty
The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office has charged Chaparral Ranch, the former manager of Bear Creek Stables in Los Gatos, with criminally failing to care for a horse that died from malnutrition and heat stroke last year.
Honey the horse was found unable to...
