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New Grand Jury to be sworn-in Dec. 15
The Santa Clara County Superior Court will discharge the 2022 Civil Grand Jury and impanel 19 new Civil Grand Jury members on Dec. 15, Presiding Judge Theodore C. Zayner said today.
The Civil Grand Jury, an arm of the Santa Clara County Superior Court, investigates...
Local Scene: School break activities; mortgage lender opens branch
Recreational activities offered during break
LGS Recreation is offering various programs for children during the school break from Feb. 21-25.
Programs include robotics, dance, art, gymnastics, sports, LEGO building and more.
For information, visit bit.ly/3sClRAO.
National mortgage lender opens Campbell branch
Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, a national direct mortgage...
Drill to help locals prepare for a disaster
On Nov. 3, the group will hold a drive-thru drill from 10am-noon at Los Gatos Calvary Church, 16330 Los Gatos Blvd. The scenario this time will involve teams dispensing clean water to the community, as if something terrible had just occurred in the area.
Youth egg home on Avery Lane—again; credit card stolen from mailbox (Police Blotter, Oct. 30-Nov. 5)
Police Blotter for the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5. From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department.
Oct. 30
• A man was arrested for being in possession of unlawful paraphernalia on the 200 block of Los Gatos-Saratoga Road at 3:55am.
• A vehicle was...
BLAZING BATTERIES: Recycler fined $25k for Campbell garbage truck fires
A San Jose recycling company has been ordered by a Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge to pay $25,000 in civil penalties for causing dangerous fires to start in the back of garbage trucks in Campbell.
The company, iDiskk, LLC, its principal Yue Zou,...
3rd Tushar Atre killing verdict: 18-year-old driver convicted of felony murder
Kaleb Charters, the 18-year-old accused of dropping three people off in the Pleasure Point neighborhood of Santa Cruz, in 2019, to rob and kidnap tech executive and cannabis entrepreneur Tushar Atre, then driving up to the marijuana farm in Los Gatos where he'd worked...
Council shows support for admins with pay raise
The only comment by a member of the public, about a proposed 2% raise for Los Gatos’ top administrative employee and its head attorney position, was a single sentence from a speaker who stated, “I would support the amendment.”
And when the dual pay hikes—by...
Cops Getting New Police Cruisers; pedestrian project comes in under budget; Town investments bringing smaller returns
Police to get three new SUVs
Council has authorized $125,037 to replace three police cruisers that are nearly four years old and have an average of 60,000 miles on their odometers.
The money to purchase the vehicles from Folsom Lake Ford, voted on during the regularly...
Council commits $25K toward helping homeless
In January, during one of the storm systems, an unhoused resident was found 15 feet up a tree, Ed Lozowicki, a charity worker with the St. Vincent de Paul St. Mary outreach program, told the Los Gatos Town Council on April 4.
“He was there...
Meet your meat’s best friends
Los Gatos now has a top-tier provisioner for those who love live-fire grilling. Carnico opened in the plaza across from Safeway in downtown, in the very spot that used to be Rose Cleaners. The shop is now filled with striking Mibrasa grills and ovens,...
