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Having a mental health crisis? Try dialing 9-8-8
People experiencing mental health-related distress can now call 988, the new three-digit dialing code, to access the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.
On July 16, the 988 dialing code began routing people in crisis to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline services. The shortened number may make...
First Omicron case reported in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County has received its first report of a case of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, county officials said.
The case was reported Dec. 9 involving someone who was fully vaccinated but had not received a booster. The person had recently returned from traveling...
Los Gatos introduces $56.1M budget
In order to avoid dipping into its retirement account to balance the budget, the Los Gatos Town Council resorted to an “accounting gimmick” where they changed their assumptions about how quickly HR can fill empty positions at Town Hall.
The 2023-24 portion of the five-year...
Decor stolen from Vasona Ave yard; “flying trampoline” damages infrastructure on Belblossom Dr (Police Blotter, March 12-18)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of March 12-18, 2023.
March 12
• Someone stole decor items from a front yard on Vasona Avenue.
• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on the 15100 block...
Credit cards stolen from vehicle on Broadway; teen shot with airsoft gun (Police Blotter, June 25-July 1)
From the files of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department for the week of June 25-July 1.
June 25
• A caller reported dogs barking for an hour on Kennedy Road.
• Petty theft was reported at a business on Los Gatos Boulevard.
• A vehicle was reportedly...
Los Gatos man dies in PCH crash
A 62-year-old man from Los Gatos died after the 2008 Victory Vision motorcycle he was driving collided with a 2003 Toyota Tundra on Pacific Coast Highway at Dimeo Lane, Saturday afternoon.
California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene just after 2pm.
The initial investigation determined...
New center aims to bolster mental health services
A former detox facility adjacent to the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center campus has been transformed into a residential treatment center for people with serious mental illnesses.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, Behavioral Health Services Department and operating partner Momentum for Health celebrated...
3rd Annual Jolly10k Fun Run set for July 20
July 24 will mark three years since Leslie Gentry’s 22-year-old son, Jolly Jones, died while detoxing from fentanyl.
Gentry was living in San Jose and working in Los Gatos at the time, so she decided to hold an awareness hike here in town, exactly a...
Local doctor earns national humanitarian award from health system
I met Dr. Mohammad Subeh in the Good Samaritan Hospital lobby, just after he returned from the HCA Healthcare Inc. headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee, where he’d traveled to receive the Frist Humanitarian Award. This award was created in 1971 and named after HCA’s co-founder...
Cortese introduces bill to tackle youth fentanyl crisis
State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) recently introduced legislation to prevent opioid and fentanyl overdoses and death among California’s youth.
Senate Bill (SB) 10, should it be approved and signed into law, would expand statewide prevention and education efforts to combat the skyrocketing overdoses and...
