Richard Matteson at his home on Wednesday, July 2, 2025, in Los Gatos, Calif. Matteson is accusing Santa Clara County of putting him in an unjust conservatorship that he does not want to be in. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

“Just give me my money back. Give me the responsibility back of taking care of my business.”
— Rick Matteson, 79, a Los Gatos retired engineer, on the Santa Clara County Public Guardian putting him in a temporary conservatorship out of concern he was being defrauded when he transferred a $2.5 million Morgan Hill property to a nonprofit he cofounded with two other people, which Matteson insists isn’t the case.
Originally published at Bay Area News Group