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Good Samaritan named one of America’s 250 best hospitals
The large medical center at the northern gateway to Los Gatos recently did better than just getting a clean bill of health, in an industry survey. It was rated a top medical performer.
According to U.S. health-specialist tracker Healthgrades, Good Samaritan Hospital, the acute-care facility...
Los Gatos retailers join forces to help re-clothe victims of Los Angeles-area fires
On the second day of the Moss Landing battery fire to the south—as mask-clad shoppers along North Santa Cruz Avenue took in an especially colorful, if hazy, evening display—Raschel Archambeault, the assistant manager of East Kennedy, helped load about $60,000 in merchandise into my...
Liccardo says Paramount Skydance deal for WBD carries national security risks
The congressman who represents the district where Netflix is located, and who grew up just miles away, has slammed Paramount Skydance's hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (which Netflix wants to acquire), citing national security risks.
District 16 Representative Sam Liccardo, who grew up in...
Community rallies around teacher hit by truck while walking downtown Los Gatos
On Tuesday, February 27, local teacher Sarah Glover was walking in downtown Los Gatos when she was hit by a large pickup truck.
She was rushed to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center's Level 1 Trauma Center, where doctors and nurses treated her brain injury, multiple...
SCCOE focusing on connectivity for mountain schools
For school districts in the Santa Cruz Mountains, having reliable internet and power can be a challenge. Winter storms, downed power lines and rural locations have long disrupted connectivity, sometimes forcing schools to close, interrupting learning for students, and creating a barrier for community...
Monte Sereno City Council gets pair of new faces
The newest leader on Monte Sereno City Council is the husband of a recent Los Gatan cover star. In September, KCAT TV Executive Director Melissa Toren appeared on our P1, as she helped kick-off the Oktoberfest party she was instrumental in organizing in Los...
Police told of 6-hr pool party on Longmeadow Dr.; man reported for playing piano ‘with a lot of trash around him’ (Police Blotter, July 17-23)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of July 17-23.
July 17
• A caller reported a loud party had been going on for more than four hours on Daves Avenue at 12:44am.
• A man was reportedly standing on Highway...
Judge rejects sheriff’s pleas for dismissal
The case of “The People of California v Laurie Smith” is headed to trial.
No date has been set, but the Santa Clara County sheriff, who said in March she won’t seek re-election to a seventh term, will stand trial this year on misconduct charges.
A...
Veterans eye 4 Tait Avenue building
Wayne Heimsoth peered in the window of the terracotta roofed former home of the Los Gatos Art Museum on the corner of Tait Avenue and West Main Street.
In the midmorning sun last Thursday, he remarked on what appeared to be new carpet. The 77-year-old...
Chief lays out plan for retooling department
Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department Chief Jamie Field appeared before Council on Dec. 3 to go over the hundreds of pages prepared by a consultant tasked with helping the force prepare a roadmap for the years ahead, as Los Gatos expects thousands of new...
