Shannon O’Connor, the Los Gatos “party mom,” was charged with 20 felony and 43 misdemeanor counts. Felony charges include endangering or injuring the health of a child and the misdemeanors include selling alcohol to minors; O’Connor was also alleged to have rented a cottage in Santa Cruz for her son’s birthday in early October 2020.
Andrew J. Campa
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Someone is torching trees in Los Angeles, prompting fear and an investigation
The Los Angeles Fire Department is investigation the torching of 26 trees throughout Northeast Los Angeles that began on March 1.
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Boy survives mountain lion attack in rural San Mateo County
A boy is recovering after being attacked by a mountain lion off Tunitas Creek Road in rural San Mateo County on Tuesday evening.
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Crude emails reveal nasty side of a California beach city’s crusade to halt growth
Bill Brand, the mayor of Redondo Beach, has amassed power on a slow-growth platform. Now, a series of emails involving him and supporters are heightening criticism about their tactics.
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Police, retailers struggle to respond to smash-and-grab ‘flash mob’ robberies
As smash-and-grab ‘flash mob’ robberies continue, police and retailers try to fight back.
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Teachers, scholars, mentors: Eight priests died of COVID-19 in Los Gatos Jesuit retirement home
They were teachers, scholars, mentors, ministers to the troubled. These men joined the priesthood in its heyday, before its ranks dropped precipitously.
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It turns out some Californians aren’t eager to shed their masks just yet
California fully reopened Tuesday, so residents who are fully vaccinated were able to go into many public places without masks, but many kept them on.
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California reopens to joy, tinged with sorrow over 63,000 dead
As of Tuesday, restrictions were lifted at most businesses, and Californians fully vaccinated for COVID-19 could go without masks in most settings.
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Many Californians keep masks on as economy reopens, saying better safe than sorry
Despite Tuesday’s massive reopening and the loosening of COVID-19 rules in California, many continue to wear masks in public.
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Masking up at a store? What Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Ralphs, CVS, Walgreens and other retailers say
Trader Joe’s, Walmart and Costco are among the first businesses to drop the mask requirement following updated CDC guidelines.