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Congregation Shir Hadash member Debbie Coutant is one of the people who’s been working to set up a sanctuary at the synagogue that can be used by an individual who is in danger of being deported. Although they will be sleeping on a futon in the synagogue’s library, they’ll be safe at the synagogue as long as they stay inside, Coutant said. - George Sakkestad — Bay Area News Group

Synagogue sets up refugee sanctuary

LOS GATOS >> The sanctuary building at Congregation Shir Hadash in Los Gatos serves many purposes; it’s where weekly services and special events such as bar mitzvahs are held. Now,...
100-year-old Los Gatos resident Emil Hopner worked for IBM for decades and was part of the group that invented RAM. - George Sakkestad — Bay Area News Group

Meet the 100-year-old who eluded Nazis

LOS GATOS >> When longtime Los Gatos resident Emil Hopner was born 100 years ago on Dec. 29, 1917, there were no cellphones, televisions or video games, and World War...
Meteorologist Jan Null is photographed at his home in Saratoga. Null runs Golden Gate Weather Services from home. - Gary Reyes — Bay Area News Group

Meet the ‘CSI’ weather forecaster

Forensic meteorologist Jan Null knows all about El Niño.Null, who founded the Saratoga-based Golden Gate Weather Services consulting firm after retiring from a 24-year career with the National Weather Service,...