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LONGTIME RESTAURANT CLOSES AS NEW SPOT OPENS FOR BUSINESS

Consultant to study feasibility of dispensaries Judy Peterson, Reporter

Flights moves to San Jose; Telefèric Barcelona opens downtown

The Los Gatos Town Council voted 4-1 late in the night on Jan. 18 to pay a consultant up to $50,000 to study the feasibility of allowing retail cannabis sales in Los Gatos. The consultant’s work would focus on community outreach and evaluating how much retail cannabis sales could bring to the town. The consultant would also look at allowing delivery services to set up business in Los Gatos. Councilmember Mary Badame opposed the motion to hire a consultant. “Recently, this council held a public hearing to strengthen ordinances relating to sub-

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Few sectors of the economy have seen as much volatility during the pandemic than the restaurant industry. And in recent weeks Los Gatos has seen its fair share of upheaval. But according to wine salesman Sebastian Balest of Benicia-based Winebow, who’s been making the rounds to local watering holes, at this stage Los Gatos is seeing more reopenings than closings. “I do think there’s a lot of enthusiasm for people to go out,” he said. “But that’s tempered by fears.” While Santa Clara County has been averaging around 5,000 cases of coronavirus a day, several eatery owners have been embarking on new phases in their business life. Despite the public health uncertainty, for Basque Country cuisine-based Telefèric Barcelona, it was time to expand to Los Gatos, says Elizabeth Reviriego, ➝ Flights, 12

TOWN COUNCIL CONSIDERS CANNABIS SALES

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MONTE SERENO COUNCILMEMBER’S INTEGRITY QUESTIONED AFTER VOTING DEBACLE Rowena Turner convicted of illegal voting in October Drew Penner, Reporter

Monte Sereno Councilmember Rowena Turner, who was convicted of illegal voting in October following reports that she voted in California and Oregon in past elections, claims her fellow councilmembers are trying to force her out of office. An Oregon judge fined Turner, her husband and their son for violating the state’s election laws. On Oct. 6, 2020, Monte Sereno Councilmember Bryan Mekechuk wrote to the director of elections in Oregon, claiming Turner voted in both California and Oregon in the 2018 election. He accused her of a Class C felony. He claimed Ahval Edward Turner, Rowena Turner and Sean Edward Turner all voted twice, based on information from the Oregon State Elections Division and the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. “Further, based on the same sources of information, the three individuals noted above are currently registered to vote in the Nov. 3, 2020 general election in both California and Oregon,” he said. “I respectfully request that you investigate this matter.” That afternoon, Bob Roberts, investigations and legal specialist with the Oregon Secretary of State’s Elections Division, wrote back to Mekechuk to let him know he was out of luck. “Thank you for your email regarding alleged voter fraud,” he said, referring to the Class C felony the Silicon Valley resident claimed occurred. “Because it does not appear that you are registered to vote in Oregon, we cannot accept your complaint.” The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office said it was looking into allegations of whether Rowena Turner violated election laws, just days after a San Jose Inside article revealed Turner voted twice in at least seven elections. Public records from the Oregon Secretary of State and Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters showed that Turner was registered to vote in both Monte Sereno, Calif., and Grants Pass, Ore. At the time Council decided not to take any action against her.

Turner is a Filipino immigrant who moved to Monte Sereno in 1986. She studied math at the SFSU and got a master’s degree in education from SJSU, before going on to work in marketing and certifications for HP, Intel Corp. and Tandem Computers. Later, she taught computer science to young offenders. Turner pled no contest to a Class A misdemeanor, “Voting When Not Entitled to Vote.” On Jan. 25, a spokesperson for Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum confirmed to the Los Gatan that Rowena and Ahval Turner are married, and that Sean is their adult son. “The Turners own a home in California, as well as a vacation home in Josephine County,” said Communications Director Kristina Edmunson. “In 2018, they submitted ballots in both states, which led to their prosecution in Oregon for Voting When Not Entitled to Vote. All three received violation treatment, which is standard for first-time prosecutions with no prior criminal history.” In an interview with the Los Gatan, Turner said her lawyer informed her after the fact that, had she voted in, say, Nevada and Arizona, it wouldn’t have been a problem. “My attorneys told me that such laws have been overturned in other states as unconstitutional,” she said. “But, the Oregon statute has not been challenged. I believe I did nothing wrong.” Fighting it in court up there would have been too much of a hassle, she added. “I have never voted twice in any election,” she claimed. “Voting in an election in California on both local and national issues, and voting in an election in Oregon only on local issues pertaining to my residency there is not voting twice— they are not the same election.” Josephine County and Oregon Attorney General’s Office reps both declined to confirm or refute whether or not what Turner suggested is true—that the Monte Sereno elected official never voted on non-local issues in any of the elections she was alleged to have double voted: 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2018 general elections—and in the 2020 and 2016 primaries.

“For more than a year, I have been harassed by a group of current Council Members,” she said. “They see me as an obstacle to plans they have for our City.” But former Monte Sereno Mayor Burton Craig said it was actually Turner who started the drama that’s currently plaguing Council. Turner led the successful charge to get Curtis Rogers kicked off his mayoral post, Craig said. “She made a lot of unfounded accusations against him,” he told the Los Gatan. “I think it was a really dark part of Monte Sereno’s history.” Craig has argued for measures that would alleviate California’s housing crunch, while Turner has opposed Sacramento’s efforts to increase the housing stock and was supported by the Santa Clara County Republican Party. Craig added that he was not involved in bringing Rowena’s voting violation to the attention of the press. Asked if he thought Turner should be removed from Council, now that she’s been convicted of violating election rules, he said he isn’t sure. But he says he’s definitely appalled. “I wouldn’t think a government official would do this,” he said, imagining how he might communicate his reaction to Turner. “You sat down and said, ‘I feel like this is OK for me to do, and you went ahead and did it.’” At the Jan. 18 Council meeting Ahval Turner railed against the efforts to smear their name after the election integrity slap on the wrist, during public comment period. “We are as much a part of that community as we are of our Monte Sereno community. And we have voted in local elections there for as long as we have owned a home,” he said. “I can’t let this go. I don’t have time now to go into details. But I expect to come back again and I will talk in detail about who did this and why.” Several other commenters spoke on the matter—one imploring Council to “stop the steal”—in support of Turner and against Mekechuk. Mayor Javed Ellahie said he hadn’t planned on agendizing the issue. “I wasn’t going to put it on, but it sounds like there’s a lot of interest in this matter,” he said. “Maybe we need to do that.”

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In the Winter 2022 issue of BOMB Magazine, Joe Fyfe argues that abstract art emerged out of the desire to tap into more direct approaches to creation. “The process became the subject matter,” he wrote. “There was seen to be a therapeutic value in the equation of physicality and spirituality.” On her journey to abstraction, Luz Donahue, 32, went from literal doodles, to pet portraiture, to playful images of animals eating things they normally wouldn’t—and beyond—to the mind-meld territory of opaque backgrounds, mixed-media, swooping lines and meaningful smudges. “Abstract painting looks like it could be easy—LOL,” she says, sitting in her Felton studio on Sunday as the afternoon light streams past watercolor utensils, bronzing her tea. You have to submit yourself to the arduous process, she says, to facilitate a joint experience with the viewer. That’s the beauty of the genre. “Your perception of what you’re looking at is based on your personal connection to the shapes and colors,” she says. “They’re creating it with me.” She’s been gearing up for her first-ever museum exhibit, In The Artist’s Studio: Featuring Luz Donahue, which opens Feb. 4 at New Museum Los Gatos and runs until June 26. In her kitchen, shoulder-high canvasses lean against the wall. In the living room, six framed works relax on their backs, only slightly askew. In her studio, she pauses to reflect on the effort that went into the exhibit. “I think the worst thing is when we create situations…where a group of people feel like a particular type of art is not for them,” she opined, recalling the hustle-and-bustle of Non-Fungible Token commerce she witnessed during the trip she took with her partner to view this year’s Art Basel offerings in Miami. “My partner and I went just to see how it was.” The art world showed up in force. It was instructive. “There’s this establishment that’s about creating value,” she says, point-

ing to the interplay between art as investment and art as experience. “I don’t think that they’re necessarily opposing forces or anything.” The way Donahue imbues her work with a sense of poignant authenticity is, in a word, transparency. “There is a shift that happens when you understand how something works,” she says. “You can see yourself in it.” “This is my box of old stuff,” Donahue says, as she flips through a healthy archival stack, reminiscing. They aren’t all idyllic memories. She was born in Costa Rica and her mom taught her how to paint with watercolors at an early age. When she was 10, her mom married an American and moved the family to Bakersfield in 1999. Donahue struggled to acquire English language skills, and with the brand-new cultural landscape, pictures were a refuge. “Ever since I’ve been a little kid, it’s been my safe space to go,” she says. “It’s been a really big part of my life for a long time.” She peers down into the past, at the first truly abstract work she ever brought to life. It shows long, flowing lines that could represent the hair of a woman, or perhaps seaweed swaying in an ocean of reds, yellows and blues. “I think I felt very trapped in a way that was very specific to my femininity,” she says, remembering the contours of the Conservative evangelical society from the perspective of a kid painting in the garage. “It’s abstracted, but it’s also very literal.” She returns to those colors, often, she remarks. While attending Richland Junior High School in Shafter, a teacher took her to art galleries and opened a door to the possibility of a career as an artist. She began working in pen, ink and watercolors, and started to get really good at portraits. Donahue would travel to pet expos to paint pictures of people’s beloved animals for money. She appreciated getting to witness the eccentricities of this subculture, but the technique she relied on— crosshatch shading created through seemingly infinite tiny strokes—led to an arm injury. She had to find a new approach to art. From then on, she vowed to be more careful with her body.

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EMBRACING THE ABSTRACT Artist Luz Donahue is shown in her Felton studio on Sunday afternoon, just days before her show at New Museum Los Gatos. For recent œuvres, for example, she might put blue markings on five works in a sitting, then add black dots to 60 different pieces of paper, later. She tries to tap into inspiration when it comes, never pushing herself to overexertion. She moved with her partner to a cute place in Felton eight years ago. And that’s become a key ingredient, too.

“We have the magical mix of mountain and ocean that does remind me of Costa Rica,” she says. “It’s just really good for my wellbeing. It does end up showing up in all of the work that I do.” In The Artist’s Studio: Featuring Luz Donahue opens Feb. 4 at New Museum Los Gatos, 106 E. Main St., and runs through June 26. For information, visit bit.ly/3fUopV6.

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stance abuse by our teens and social hosts. Cannabis use impairs judgement and that’s medical science. Why would we want to add cannabis to the mix?” Badame asked. Vice Mayor Maria Ristow argued that “cannabis can be abused, of course, and so can alcohol and so can a lot of other things. I think if we don’t continue getting information and vetting this out we’re just basically (losing) an opportunity to provide local retail to residents who want to shop in town and we’re losing an opportunity to collect sales tax.” Currently, people who buy cannabis products pay a 15 percent excise tax, plus the local sales tax and any special taxes that are levied by municipalities. For example, San Jose levies a 10 percent tax on purchases, in addition to the city’s 9.375 percent sales tax, for a total tax of 33.375 percent. The main concerns about bringing cannabis sales to town include crime, buffer zones from schools, parks and daycare centers, traffic and parking. Interim Town Attorney Rob Schultz presented the results of a survey conducted last fall that showed 563 of the 948 respondents opposed cannabis sales in town; 353 favored it and 32 had no opinion. One respondent wrote, “Cannabis is readily available all over. There is no need to cater to users in the small town of Los Gatos. At all.” A respondent who favored cannabis sales wrote, “Many elderly friends of mine in LG have to drive to San Jose to get this product for Parkinson’s, sleep problems and general relief.” All opinions were counted, even though some respondents live in Campbell, San Jose and Saratoga. “I grew up in LG and live in Campbell now. Parents live in LG and I still consider myself a part of the LG community,” a respondent wrote. That definition could apply to Mark and Brie Matulich, who grew up in Los Gatos. They now live in Campbell and founded San Jose’s Airfield Supply in 2010 as a medical dispensary. Airfield is now one of the state’s largest retail dispensaries and hopes to open a retail store in Los Gatos if the council decides to move forward. “We have 2,024 customers who are Los Gatos residents,” said Airfield’s

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TOWN NEEDS THE FULL PICTURE ON DISPENSARIES By Jeffrey P. Blum

REVENUE POSSIBILITIES Airfield Supply’s chief marketing officer Chris Lane told residents attending a Jan. 13 community meeting he thinks Airfield could contribute at least $300,000 to town coffers if the company is allowed to open a cannabis dispensary in town. Currently, Airfield has more than 2,000 Los Gatos customers.

The main concerns about bringing cannabis sales to town include crime, buffer zones from schools, parks and daycare centers, traffic and parking.

chief marketing officer Chris Lane. “We believe Los Gatos deserves a premium shopping experience, even though people are willing to come to us.” Lane’s comments came at a Jan. 13 community meeting sponsored by the Democracy Tent. Lane told the group that Airfield doesn’t release revenue figures, but said the average customer spends $84 per visit; Los Gatos residents spend an estimated $1.2 million annually. “If Los Gatos had a 5 percent tax of its own, we feel very confident that we could contribute $300,000 to Los Gatos in (annual) revenues and I think that’s low,” Lane said. “It would be double that if you pull in Campbell.” If the town council ultimately decides to allow cannabis sales, voters would decide if it should be taxed and by how much. The consultant’s report is expected by June.

The Los Gatos Town Council’s decision to allot town funds for consultants to determine the economics of allowing cannabis dispensaries in Los Gatos may create an unstoppable momentum for allowing the dispensaries. If so, this could be a path the town ultimately regrets taking. Los Gatos previously rejected the idea of allowing cannabis dispensaries. Presumably, this is because these dispensaries do not align with our family-oriented goals and image. However, this is speculation on my part. I do not know the reasons for the prior rejection. This information should be provided to the community. It would be helpful for the community to have a link to sample proposed regulations governing cannabis dispensary operations. Visually, this could make an impact on all of us concerning the gravity of the decision we need to make about whether to allow dispensaries in town. Allowing cannabis dispensaries will require the implementation of dozens of new laws and regulations that someone will have to enforce. My research into other communities who have allowed dispensaries turned up numerous civil and criminal penalties that needed to be put on the books and enforced. Enforcing such new laws and regulations may require the hiring of additional staff. Similarly, additional accounting and monitoring work by our town administrative staff will arise if dispensaries are allowed. For example, someone will need to do the due diligence work of assuring the dispensaries are paying the taxes they are supposed to. The dispensaries may place an additional burden on our police in the form of more traffic stops to determine whether someone is driving under the influence. The police may also have to respond to more traffic accidents. There are health consequences to having cannabis dispensaries in town. ➝ Guest View, 13

POLICE BLOTTER

• A portable pitching mound was stolen from a field on Blossom Hill Road.

JAN. 17

• A business was vandalized on the 300 block of Village Lane.

• An unknown suspect smashed a window of a vehicle parked on College Avenue and stole a backpack from inside.

JAN. 20

• Tools were reported stolen on Calle Marguerita.

• A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on the 1500 block of More Avenue at 10:06am.

• A resident of Boyer Lane reported that a neighbor’s garbage can hit their vehicle. The caller reported they have a “history of altercations” with the neighbor.

• A man reportedly threw a propane canister in the roadway on the southbound Highway 85 offramp on Los Gatos Boulevard at 5:30pm.

JAN. 21

• A vehicle was stolen on the 15500 block of Los Gatos Boulevard. • A motorcycle was stolen on the 15400 block of Los Gatos Boulevard.

JAN. 18

• A man was arrested for vandalism on the 300 block of University Avenue at 7:15am. • A jewelry box was reported stolen from a home on Cherrystone Drive. • Two people in black hoodies were reportedly spotted looking into car windows on Ferris Avenue at 10:16pm.

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• A caller reported that a woman was attempting to start a vehicle on Rose Court at 9:20am, but the alarm was going off “repeatedly.”

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• A vehicle was reported stolen on Castlewood Drive. • A package was stolen from a porch on Mitchell Avenue. • A man was arrested for being in possession of unlawful paraphernalia on Pollard Road and York Avenue at 10:08am. • A man was taking pictures of a vehicle parked on Roberts Road and University Avenue at 3:32pm. When approached, he said it was “his right to take photos.”

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• A man was outside a store on the 400 block of N. Santa Cruz Avenue “yelling and swearing at people” at 8:34pm.

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• A stolen vehicle was recovered on Summerwood Drive. • A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on the 15700 block of Winchester Boulevard at 9am.

• A man was reportedly “yelling and acting erratic” near the fountain on E. Main Street at 5:09pm.

• A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on the 700 block of University Avenue at 11:56am.

• A man reportedly defecated on a driveway on Los Gatos Boulevard at 7pm and walked away on the street “with his pants down.”

• A man was arrested for injuring a cohabitant on the 100 block of Creekside Village at 6:36pm.

• A man took cushions from outdoor patio chairs and laid down on them in front of a business on Los Gatos Boulevard.

Information is compiled from public records released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department.

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TSAKIRIS FINDS HIS FIELD OF DREAMS San Jose Earthquakes

Los Gatos student signs with SJ Earthquakes

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Surrounded by family and friends to celebrate the announcing of his contract signing with the San Jose Earthquakes on Jan. 13 at PayPal Park, Niko Tsakiris couldn’t help but get emotional. After all, a dream had been realized. But in typical Tsakiris fashion, the precocious 16-year-old midfielder had another thought that partly explains why he was in this position in the first place. “When we went in for pictures on Media Day, that was kind of like when it was, ‘Wow, it’s done.’ But it was just the beginning,” he said. Just the beginning. That’s the focus Tsakiris—a sophomore connected to Los Gatos High—has as he begins his professional career. The Quakes signed Tsakiris to a Homegrown Contract through 2025 with a club option for 2026. He became the fifth youngest player in club history and previously played for De Anza Force Soccer Club, IMG Academy and the Quakes Academy. Tsakiris became the 10th player from the Quakes Academy to sign with the big club. He’s scheduled to be with the Quakes’ first and second teams in Santa Barbara for the next week of training camp before the club returns to San Jose on Feb. 4. The club will play a couple of friendlies before opening the season against the New York Red Bulls at home on Feb. 26. The 5-foot-9, 155-pound Tsakiris has entered training camp with an insatiable appetite to learn and develop. “Being the youngest in the group, for me it’s about learning and growing as much as I can as a player,” he said. “And if the opportunity comes (to make the opening day roster), what an unbelievable experience it would be. I know everyday you’re competing for your spot, and it would be a dream come true for sure. Right now I’m taking things in from the players around me, the guys from my position and getting their

FIELD OF DREAMS Niko Tsakiris and his dad Shaun share an emotional moment at PayPal Park during Niko’s contract signing with the Earthquakes on Jan. 13.

Even now as a pro, this is still my job and it’s more serious, but you still have to enjoy it everyday. Niko Tsakiris thoughts and learning to become a pro and grow in that way.” Tsakiris had reached a critical point in his soccer journey. In the first couple of months of the school year, he was training with the Quakes first team every morning, which affected his school work. “Obviously, some teachers didn’t like that too much and they didn’t fully understand what was going on and where I was at,” he said. With his grades dropping precipitously, Tsakiris told the Quakes at the end of October that he would have to focus on school unless the team could sign him. Shortly thereafter, the team started engaging with Tsakiris and his agent and the two sides reached an agreement at the end of November be-

fore making things official on Jan. 13. “Training every morning at PayPal, it was nuts,” he said. “I still didn’t have my license so my mom, dad and grandparents took turns driving me every morning to training. It was a crazy time for sure.” Tsakiris is the No. 2-rated player in the Northern California and Hawaii Region for the class of 2024, as well as the ninth best midfielder, according to TopDrawSoccer. “Niko is an incredibly promising young player that we integrated into First Team training sessions throughout the 2021 season in preparation for this opportunity,” Earthquakes General Manager Chris Leitch said in a press release. “We’ve always been impressed by his soccer intelligence and technical

skill as an attacking player and have a development plan in place to help him reach his potential in San Jose. I’d like to thank his parents Shaun and Nyssa for their support throughout this process.” Shaun has coached different age group U.S. boys national teams and has proven instrumental in Niko’s development. Even though Shaun knows the finer technical aspects of the game, Niko said the most important thing his dad taught him was to continually have a strong love for the game, because it’s that passion that will carry him through on even the most difficult days. “I started playing at 3 years old and always enjoyed it,” Niko said. “I just loved playing and being with the ball, and my dad had a big influence on that. His big thing is to enjoy every part of it. Even now as a pro, this is still my job and it’s more serious, but you still have to enjoy it everyday. He always said to be a good dude, work hard and good things will happen to those who work. And to love every part of the sport, on and off the field. My mom and siblings have also been a great influence on me, just giving me that stability and keeping my feet on the ground.” Tsakiris said the first year of Covid in 2020 was one of his most productive years from a physical maturation standpoint. In that time, Tsakiris got bigger and stronger. “I would say that Covid year 2020 was huge for me,” he said. “I was always on the smaller side and during that time I let my body rest a ton while training as much as I could. That time for me was pretty big in terms of growing and developing a little more physically. People have told me you’re getting taller and you’re getting stronger. I’ve heard that more and more in the last year and a half.” An indefatigable work ethic fueled by his love for soccer has brought Tsakiris to his present situation. “Hard work is fun for me,” he said. “I love this game so much that it’s a ‘let’s go type of thing.’ When you love it, it’s not that hard to keep showing up and keep putting in the work.”

Four Wildcats selected to play in all star contest Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor

For just the second time in its illustrious history, the 47th annual Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game will be played at Los Gatos High School. This year’s game—arguably the most well known and prestigious of the many prep football all star games in the Bay Area—is on Feb. 5 with a 6pm kickoff time. Once again, the game involves players from 46 high schools in Santa Clara County that are split up into two teams, the North and South. Wedemeyer was 64 years old when he died in June 2010 after a long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). He was survived by his wife, Lucy, their two children, Carri and Kale, and seven grandchildren. Lucy, a longtime Los Gatos resident and local real estate agent, continues

to play a prominent role in the AllStar Game festivities and said since the 2021 game was canceled due to Covid, there’s a little extra anticipation and excitement surrounding this year’s game. “The whole thing is to encourage this younger generation to understand what sacrifice, determination and commitment is,” Lucy said. “And Charlie was all of those things.” And then some. When Charlie was diagnosed with ALS at age 30, he was given one to three years to live. Instead, he lived 34 years with the disease and in that time led the Wildcats to a 78-18-1 record and seven league championships. Charlie and Lucy were high school sweethearts at Punahou School in Hawaii and got married while they were in college at Michigan State. They were the subjects of a made-forTV movie in the 1980s, and Charlie’s memory and impact continues to resonate today because of what transpired after his ALS diagnosis. David Rogers

PLAYMAKER Los Gatos High senior Yuma Raux-Moriwaki is one of four Wildcats who will play in the Charlie Wedemeyer All-Star Football Game on Feb. 5 at Los Gatos High.

Despite losing the ability to walk or speak and being confined to a wheelchair within several years of his diagnosis, Charlie talked to his players through Lucy, using a language of blinks, eyebrow raises and cheek twitches, per Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times. They later traveled the world doing speaking engagements, with Lucy reading Charlie’s lips to share their heartwarming and inspirational story. This past weekend, Lucy was in Hawaii as Charlie was inducted into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame in Honolulu. The festivities included a Polynesian High School Football AllStar Game. “It was amazing, surreal and just extraordinary,” she said. “It was fun because so many people knew my husband or had seen the movie or heard about him through football. I’m in awe of everything they accomplished in how they ran everything and honored Charlie. It was a first-class endeavor.” Even though Charlie was a football star in Hawaii and at Michigan State, where he was chosen to play in the East-West Shrine Classic and Hula Bowl, Lucy said Charlie’s induction into the Polynesian Football Hall of Fame was based off his impact as a coach and inspiring countless student-athletes in life lessons. “He was honored for his coaching career and endeavor in life to keep going and not quit in the face of horrible adversity,” Lucy said. “That was the story they wanted the kids to hear.” Los Gatos High has four of its players in the all star game: Yuma Raux-Moriwaki, Quinn Merritt, Wil Dal Porto and Nathan Yore. Mountain View High’s Shelly Smith is the coach of the North and Pioneer’s Eric Perry the coach of the South team. Raux-Moriwaki, who had a standout senior season at receiver and returning punts, couldn’t be more thrilled to be able to suit up one last time with some of his teammates and childhood friends from other schools as well. He played at Cupertino High in his freshman and sophomore seasons before transferring to Los Gatos before his junior year. “It’s very special because I'm able to play with my old teammates from Cupertino,” he said. “To be selected this

year is one of the things I’ve looked forward to since the season ended. I’m very thankful to Los Gatos coach (Mark) Krail for nominating me.” Krail told Raux-Moriwaki at the team’s end of the season meeting when everyone is required to turn in their equipment. “Coach called me out and told me to come to his room and I was wondering if I did anything wrong,” Raux-Moriwaki said. “Then he told me to keep my gear a little longer because I got selected to play in the game. It was a pleasant surprise. Quite honestly, I was thinking, ‘Oh man, did I do something unacceptable in the locker room or did I leave some gear on the floor, and was I going to get yelled at?’ It was really nice when I found out the real reason he wanted to see me.” In addition to his Los Gatos teammates and former teammates at Cupertino, Raux-Moriwaki is friends with Santa Clara High linebacker Michael Rios. The two previously played together in a 7-on-7 passing league tournament and also flag football during middle school. “I couldn’t ask for anything more to be in this game with some guys I’ve played with and grew up with,” said Raux-Moriwaki, who has a cumulative 4.4 GPA. “I’m also looking forward to getting to know a lot of guys from other teams. I want to enjoy this last experience because it’s probably going to be the last football game of my life.” Lucy loves the fact that more people will learn about Charlie’s story because of this game, especially the players. “It’s wonderful to see these young kids showcased in a game like this,” Lucy said. “I’m most impressed with the coaches, the volunteers and the people that really want to make a difference in these kids’ lives and have them hear Charlie’s story. That against the odds, he kept going and no matter what happens, no matter how hard things are, there is never a reason to quit. That’s what Charlie did—he kept going.” Additional game info and ticket purchases can be found on www. santaclaraallstar.com. All proceeds from the game go to Coaches Against Cancer and ALS Golden West Foundation.

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LOCAL SCENE The Town of Los Gatos is again partnering with Santa Clara County to offer Covid-19 testing. Testing will be offered on Jan. 28 from 9:30am-4pm inside of Adult Rec Center at 208 E Main St. To make an appointment, visit scl.fulgentgenetics.com/appointment.

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SCOTT DOWNS SHOWCASING ARTWORK

Work by retired Los Gatos High School teacher Scott Downs is being shown in an exhibit at the Gilroy Center for the Arts, 7341 Monterey St. in Gilroy. A closing reception is scheduled for Jan. 30 from 2-5pm. Downs now resides in Gilroy after living in Los Gatos for more than 50 years. He graduated from San Diego State University with a degree in Fine Arts, having chosen an emphasis in painting and printmaking. Most of his career was spent as a high school art teacher in San Diego and Saratoga High School, and 23 years as the Art Department Chair at Los Gatos High School. During that time and continuing to the present, Downs has judged numerous art shows and served as a guest instructor at several schools. Since his retirement in 2013, he has been able to devote full-time to his art. His subject matter is primarily landscape, seascape, still life and the human figure.

ARMSTRONG NAMED TO WHEATON COLLEGE DEAN’S LIST Wheaton College student Rebecca Armstrong of Los Gatos was named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2021 semester. To earn Dean’s List honors at Wheaton, an undergraduate student must carry 12 or more credit hours and achieve a 3.5 grade point average or higher on the 4.0 scale. Wheaton College is a Christian liberal arts college in Wheaton, Ill.

Flights, from page 1 the company’s marketing manager “We’re lucky enough to have survived,” she said, explaining the family restaurant chain has benefitted from understanding customers around the Bay Area. “This is all thanks to the kindness of our customers, who have been coming and grabbing food to-go, and grabbing items from the market.” It officially opened its Los Gatos location at 50 University Ave. on Jan. 13, which the mayor attended. She says the pinchos and other tapas-style items they offer seem to be in demand because people are craving a sense of connection in socially-distanced times.

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RESTAURANT SCENE Flights on Saratoga-Los Gatos road has closed,

‘This is all thanks to the kindness of our customers, who have been coming and grabbing food togo, and grabbing items from the market.’ Elizabeth Reviriego, Telefèric Barcelona marketing manager

“It’s all meant to be shared and enjoyed in community,” she said. “You miss that.” The company is focused on providing an authentic Spanish dining experience, she said, adding she’s excited to be part of the Los Gatos launch, as she was aware of the Barcelona location back before she emigrated. “It reminds me of home,” she said. “This feeling that you’re in Europe—I only get it at Teleferic.” The menu includes Iberian oysters for $4 each, grilled salmon for $25,

but owner Alex Hult recently opened a new location in San Jose.

and a clam, octopus and squid ink dish for $44. “As an employee, what I can say is, I feel so welcome and taken care of, that I wouldn’t want to move,” Reviriego said. “It’s also very exciting.” In the era of the Great Resignation, this approach to taking care of your employees seems to be key for business owners. Balest notes that one Saratoga business he’s aware of was unable to hold one of its biggest money-making functions of the year because it couldn’t get enough workers for the event. “When you see places closing it’s due to staff shortages,” he said. “Things have changed.” The entire business model has shifted too, he adds, pointing to how around 70 percent of alcohol sales now go through grocery stores and wine shops now, instead of in-person in bars and lounges. Balest contends that restaurants haven’t been the huge vectors of infection some thought they would be, and he encourages people to take advantage of dining experiences, safely. “The restaurants are not petri dishes,” he said. “If you don’t support places like that, the people that work there aren’t going to have jobs. These places won’t be able to reopen because of staff shortages.” But, as it turns out, while the employment crunch did impact Flights’ Los Gatos operations, it wasn't the reason owner Alex Hult decided to close

the location at the end of December. The award for Straw that Broke the Camel’s Back goes to prodigious disability lawsuit filer Scott Johnson, who launched his third civil action round against the restaurant owner last year. Hult says the lawyer fees this time alone are going to run above $10,000. That doesn’t include what he’ll have to pay Johnson, and to fix things on the property. While the Saratoga-Los Gatos Road site was Hult’s first Flights locale, the company is expanding rapidly, so maintaining the spot in the face of this new legal action didn’t make sense to him. “Los Gatos has just been kind of dragging along,” he said. “It wasn’t super busy and it wasn’t doing great, but it was kind of working.” However, they just opened a new location in San Jose at the Plex development, and they’re going to move into franchising the restaurant concept. And as far as Los Gatos goes, Hult isn’t going anywhere. He’s decided to revamp the N. Santa Cruz Avenue storefront which hosted the Immersive dinner theater and nightclub this fall and winter. Hult’s taking it back to the old school Mountain Charley’s vibe. And he says he won’t ever forget how the community supported Flights—not to mention the preceding eponymous concept. “It’s meant a lot,” he said. “It’s catapulted me to a restaurateur.”

PLATE OUT Hard cheeses and cubed fruit gelatins are a staple. CRUSTACEANS Lobster and shrimp showed up for a staff tasting the first week.

RETAIL Paella makings for those who dare to try it at home.

PAN TO TABLE The vegetarian paella incorporates artichokes and seaweed for what Executive Chef Oscar Cabezas calls “ the taste of the sea.”

Guest View, from page 8 It will be necessary to enlist health experts to analyze and inform us about the potential health risks or benefits of the products sold by the dispensaries. The potential adverse consequences to our youth in allowing dispensaries needs to be researched. We need data to assess the extent, if any, to which cannabis may serve as a gateway drug. I have heard conflicting opinions on this issue. The town council will need to analyze whether allowing cannabis dispensaries in our town aligns with our general plan. This will require town staff and others to spend substantial time in reviewing the general plan and analyzing numerous aspects of the plan, including public health, traffic, and law enforcement. Someone needs to determine whether other communities with demographics similar to those of our town, who have allowed dispensaries, regret their decision, and if so, why do they regret it. I remain on the fence about whether to support allowing cannabis dispensaries in our town. My indecisiveness stems from not having all the information needed to start intelligently considering this issue. On the one hand I am of the mind to take the “If it ain’t broke don’t fix it” approach. There’s a lot to be said for leaving our wonderful town as it is. On the other hand, there comes a time when it is appropriate to embrace the inevitable. To help resolve my uncertainty and that of others, more analysis needs to be done about dispensaries and their impact on communities. Parties to a divorce cannot have their case finished until they have made a complete disclosure to one another of all aspects of their financial situation. Another lesson learned from the divorce arena is that it is far better to investigate and analyze a case sooner rather than later. I realize we are in the early stages of considering the cannabis dispensary issue. However, like my divorce scenario illustrates, it behooves us to obtain a full picture of the pluses and minuses of allowing dispensaries as soon as possible, before we allow the momentum already established to gain more steam. Jeffrey P. Blum is a family law mediator who lives in Los Gatos.

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TOP CHEF Executive Chef Oscar Cabezas, who hails from Barcelona, heads the culinary team at Telefèric Barcelona.

CONSIDER IMPACT

TASTING HOUSE RIBBON CUTTING The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce will celebrate the opening of The Tasting House, 368 Village Lane, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Jan. 27 at 5pm. The Tasting House features wines paired with small plates of gourmet foods and cheeses. Their food experts have curated more than 50 premium wines from around the world all available by the glass. The wine list features more than 400 bottles.

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The Los Gatos Morning Rotary Club The Club meets every Wednesday morning 7:30-8:30am at Los Gatos Lodge, 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road. Program includes featured guest speakers. Los Gatos Lions Club The Los Gatos Lions Club meets every Wednesday. A breakfast meeting is held at Moore Buick, 15500 Los Gatos Blvd., at 8am and a noon meeting at Los Gatos Lodge, 50 Los GatosSaratoga Road, with a guest speaker. The club has been active since 1946.

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VIRTUAL WINEFEST & AUCTION The second Rotary Club of Los Gatos Virtual WineFest & Auction will be held Jan. 29 from 5-7pm. Enjoy a night in the comfort of your home nibbling on goodies and tasting four different premium Argentinian wines or non-alcoholic beverages from Rootstock Wine Bar. The virtual event will feature a live musical performance by Lavender Fields. All proceeds benefit Los Gatos Rotary Charities Foundation. This year’s “Raise the Paddle” proceeds will go to Los Gatos House of Hope, Peninsula Food Runners, and West Valley Community Services.

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For information and tickets, visit losgatosrotary.org/stories/ virtualwinefest-auction.

DIEGO FIGUEIREDO GUITAR RECITAL The Los Gatos Community Concert Association will welcome Brazilian-born jazz guitarist Diego Figueiredo in concert at the Los Gatos High School Theater on Jan. 30 from 2:304:30pm. Figueiredo fuses jazz, bossa nova and classical into his own style. Admission is $5 for students, $25 seniors and $30 adults. ➝ visit lgcca.org

BILINGUAL STORYTIME The Los Gatos Library will host a virtual bilingual English-Mandarin

Town Council The Los Gatos Town Council meets virtually on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7pm. ➝ losgatosca.gov/16/Town-Council Planning Commission The Los Gatos Planning Commission meets virtually on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7pm.

COMMUNITY CONCERT Guitarist Diego Figueiredo will perform at Los Gatos High School on Jan. 30.

Chinese storytime for Pre-K on Jan. 31 from 11-11:30am. ➝ losgatosca.libcal.com/ event/8679930

PUBLIC SPEAKING AND LEADERSHIP The Silver Tongued Cats Toastmasters Club will host a virtual meeting on improving communication and listening skills on Feb. 3 from 7:30-8:30am. For information, email contact@silvertonguedcats.com.

ONGOING Los Gatos Farmers Market The Los Gatos Certified Farmers’ Market offers seasonal fruits and vegetables from Santa Clara County yearround. More than 40 local farmers

and food producers sell their wares Sundays from 9am to 1pm at Town Park Plaza on Main Street and N. Santa Cruz Avenue. ➝ cafarmersmkts.com/ losgatosfarmers-market Campbell Farmers Market The Downtown Campbell Farmers Market is held Sundays, rain or shine, from 9am to 1pm. ➝ uvfm.org/campbell-sundays The Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos The club meets the first three Thursdays of the month at noon at Pedro's Restaurant, 316 N Santa Cruz Ave. First two Thursdays of the month feature guest speakers. Rotary Club of Los Gatos The Rotary Club of Los Gatos meets Tuesdays from noon to 1:30pm at Shir Hadash Synagogue, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane. ➝ losgatosrotary.org

➝ losgatosca.gov/189/ PlanningCommission Santa Clara County Supervisors The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meets virtually on Tuesdays at 9am. ➝ bit.ly/3oy2Zmq Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District The board meets every other Tuesday at 5pm. ➝ bit.ly/3DaJRi9 Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees The board meets monthly at either 6:30pm or 4pm. For a schedule, visit bit.ly/3oywlRA Other Town commissions The Town of Los Gatos has various committees that serve as advisory bodies for the Town Council. For information and a schedule of meetings, visit losgatosca.gov/12/ Boards-Commissions-Committees.

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HORTICULTURE Contributed

LATE BULBS NEED NO CHILL Tony Tomeo, Columnist

READY TO PLANT Gladiolus, now in season, are dormant corms.

Common gladioli and various lilies are spectacular in bloom, but not reliably perennial. Dahlia is a very rewarding and reasonably reliably perennial summer bulb. It is spectacularly variable in color, form and texture.

Highlight: gladiolus Although they will not bloom until summer or autumn, gladiolus are in season now. Their corms, which are like bulbs, are now available from nurseries, and are ready for planting. Unlike earlier spring bulbs, they need no chill, and should not generate new foliage until warmer spring weather. Corms prefer to be at least four inches deep, in sunny situations. The most popular and common gladiolus, Gladiolus X hortulanus, are hybrids of several species. They bloom more impressively than their simpler parents, but are not as reliably perennial. Most corms bloom for only a single season, although some within each group may bloom for a second season or more. Blooms can get heavy enough to need staking. Bloom can be bright or pastel hues of any color except true blue, perhaps combined with another related color. Individual florets are not large, but they share their floral stalks with several similar florets that bloom upward from the bottom. Long and pointed leaves stand upright, flaring only slightly to the left and right. The tallest gladiolus can get six feet high. Horticulturist Tony Tomeo can be contacted at tonytomeo.com.

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Spring bulbs are making a comeback from their unceremonious internments last autumn. Some of the earlier sorts are visibly extending foliage above the surface of the soil. A few narcissus, daffodil and crocus are already blooming! Now it is time to plant late bulbs, or summer bulbs, which start to grow through warm spring weather, and bloom for summer. Spring bulbs are generally the same as hardy bulbs of climates with cold winter weather. They are hardy to frost while dormant. Since chill is relatively mild locally, their hardiness is irrelevant. Conversely, some prefer more chill than they experience locally. Inadequate chill can compromise performance. Autumn planting maximizes their brief chill exposure. Late bulbs are completely different from spring bulbs. Not only do they not require chill to perform, but some dislike it. Many of the most popular late bulbs that can naturalize here succumb to frost elsewhere. Instead of early planting for chill, as spring bulbs prefer, late bulbs prefer late planting to avoid chill. Their foliage emerges after the last threat of frost. However, although they do not need or even appreciate chill, most popular late bulbs are resilient to the minor chill of local climates. Once established, they simply die back to the ground in response to the first frost of autumn. They maintain dormancy through winter to regenerate for spring. Some repeat this process for years, since the soil does not freeze. Not all late bulbs are actually bulbs. Most are corms, rhizomes, tubers, tuberous roots or other bulb-like perennials. Some, such as dahlia and canna, bloom through an extensive season. Some, such as lily and gladiolus, bloom only once. Planting in phases for a few weeks prolongs their bloom. Of course, they will synchronize for any subsequent bloom. Canna and common white calla are two of the most reliable late bulbs. Crocosmia is too reliable, and since it can be invasive, it is rarely available.

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