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LOS GATOS AND ITS NEIGHBORS GET $7 MILLION FOR WILDFIRE DEFENSE As extreme weather increases, cities plot course with state funds

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POLICE CHIEF DIDN’T QUIT, HE WAS FIRED —OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION Town hopes to calm dissent in police ranks

Drew Penner, Reporter

The way to thrive in a new climate-change reality beset by power-downs, out-of-control flames and continuous rebuilding is by working together. That was the message that resounded loud and clear from local, state and federal leaders as they descended on Los Gatos’ Civic Center Lawn Sept. 18 to reveal $7 million in funding toward wildfire-mitigation efforts. “The West Valley cities partner in a real significant way,” said 28th District Assemblymember Evan Low. “As we continue to combat wildfires in our region and throughout the state, we need to prioritize this regional approach and make sure that we look after one another as neighbors.” The funding from Sacramento will go toward creating a wildland fire specialist program, as the Santa Clara County Fire Department fortifies “defensible space” around the region. It’s earmarked for an emergency operation center and to help first responders modernize equipment. There’s money for joint-training exercises, for

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Tuesday’s Town Council meeting started a few minutes late, after police escorted a woman out who claimed a medical exemption and refused to wear a mask. But it was relatively peaceful otherwise, especially compared to the last meeting. That regularly scheduled affair on Sept. 7 was halted temporarily after outcry over police staffing challenges became unruly. Personal attacks against elected officials and their family members continued during the ➝ Police, 6

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SUPERVISOR’S GREETING Mike Wasserman shows a wooden inscription inside his home at 68 Broadway which translates from French as “Welcome.” Wasserman and his wife Kim are selling their historic home after owning it since 1984. For the full story, turn to page 8.

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BOOSTING SUPPLY Bellaterra at North 40, the largest housing development currently under construction in Los Gatos, will consist of 253 single- and multiple-family homes once complete.

GENERAL PLAN: LOS GATOS LOOKS TO THE FUTURE Community considers General Plan, under new state rules Drew Penner, Reporter

Lack of awareness about Los Gatos’ draft General Plan process, and the large increase of proposed housing it contains were the two biggest themes from public comments shared during a virtual study session held Sept. 20. At the special joint meeting of Council and the Planning Commission, Mayor Marico Sayoc said it will be important for officials to bring locals up to speed on how new affordability laws passed in Sacramento will affect what the Town is allowed to do. “There is no possible way we can submit a General Plan with no growth,” she said. “Oftentimes, I know I just jump in without providing that regional context.” During the meeting, staff outlined how the community went from 2,303 proposed housing units over the next 20 years to the 3,738 currently under consideration. Multiple speakers referenced this in the context of recently-

passed SB 9 and SB 10, which are meant to spur the production of housing and tackle California’s critical housing shortages that have caused rents and real estate prices to skyrocket. Planning Commissioner Kathryn Janoff said it’s been a “long haul” to get to this point so far. “There was a lot of robust discussion,” she said. “This wasn’t a slamdunk.” According to Janoff, the General Plan is supposed to be an overview, and isn’t meant to specify exact details of future construction. “We had to stay at a pretty high level,” she said. “We wanted to make sure, though, that the general framework was consistent within itself.” Several public commenters said they had been unaware of the General Plan rework underway until recently. Councilmember Matthew Hudes asked staff how many residents had engaged with the process so far. Staff replied that 337 subscribers had signed up to receive notifications about it. “At least how it’s drafted now, this will fundamentally change the town

in a lot of ways,” Hudes said, noting that just planning for residential units doesn’t necessarily mean they will be affordable. “This is not the time to be building in larger numbers if there’s not the need to.” Local officials described how the General Plan went through a rework after the Black Lives Matter movement kicked into high gear in 2020 following the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. “It inspired the General Plan Advisory Committee,” said Planning Commissioner Melanie Hanssen. “It made a big impact on everyone.” Staff and elected officials noted that during Sacramento’s 2023-2031 Regional Housing Needs Assessment cycle, Los Gatos is required to plan for 1,993 units of housing. California is trying to increase its supply of housing, as well as the mix of housing types available, to make living here more affordable for everyone. The next General Plan community meeting is set for Oct. 6. For information, visit LosGatos2040.com

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FUNDS TO ADD FIREFIGHTERS, UNDERGROUND UTILITIES Wildfire, from page 1 Drew Penner/Los Gatan

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FUNDS TO FIGHT FIRES Government officials gathered on the Los Gatos’ Civic Center Lawn Sept. 18 for a $7 million wildfire-mitigation check presentation from Sacramento.

building retrofits, and for one-time business-resiliency programs, to assist with emergency planning. “You know, there's a mentality with our small cities—and I come from Campbell, so I also feel it, too—that we're not San Jose, we're not San Francisco, we might not be Los Angeles or San Diego, so we're just going to ask for a little bit,” Low said, describing how the Silicon Valley municipalities were timid, at first, with their wildfire-funding ask. “Our collective response was ‘No, we need more.’ And so, as a result, the initial request was almost tripled.” Santa Clara County Fire Department Chief Brian Glass said fostering a collaborative approach to fighting fires is crucial. “The Santa Clara County Fire Department prides itself on a regional service delivery model,” he said. “This is a partnership where we collaborate, recognize cost savings, share resources, and have mutually-beneficial partnerships.”

Battalion Chief Mike Matheson noted the amount of land scorched by wildfires has tripled since 1980. “The vast majority of that increase has been here in the West,” he said. “And climate change has already more than doubled the occurrence of extreme wind events and wildfire weather events.” That’s why it’s so important to take a proactive approach, he added. “Investments towards prevention and resilience are proven to offset the costs of recovery and suppression,” he said. “I look forward to making the West Valley communities wildfire-resilient.” Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, who represents the 18th District, thanked Low for inviting her to the event, which was held during the Kiwanis’ Fiesta de Artes. She talked up the wildfire-related line items in President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending plan. “I'm sure everyone here remembers that for several days during last year’s

wildfires, scientists said that our communities were breathing the dirtiest air in the world,” she said. “So, my legislation will help us prepare for future wildfire smoke and protect the health of residents.” Earlier in the month, the first home game of the Los Gatos High School’s varsity football calendar was called off due to smoke from the Caldor Fire, which destroyed more than 1,000 structures and injured five people in the South Lake Tahoe area. The legislation includes $600 million for a federal firefighter pay bump, as well as converting 1,000 or more seasonal firefighting jobs to year-round positions; there’s $3.3 billion for wildfire risk-reduction efforts, such as reducing hazardous fuels, controlled burns and community defense grants; and $5 billion would be directed toward burying power lines so they don’t spark forest fires. “The threat of wildfires is likely to persist because of climate change,” she said. “It causes fires to occur more

frequently, and we need to be ready.” Low told the Los Gatan that his generation is eager to make sure action is taken on climate change and wildfire issues. “I'm a millennial,” he said. “And I feel like every single year you’re seeing the news, and it’s like, ‘Record heat!,’ ‘Record wildfire!’ This is like déjà vu—every single year. So, let’s follow science. We know that we need to take significant action on this. It’s important that we’re doing our own part here in Los Gatos, and in the region.” The mayors of Campbell and Los Gatos looked ahead to what this wildfire-prevention partnership will look like in practice. “We realize what happens in Campbell will affect Los Gatos and vice-versa,” said Los Gatos Mayor Marico Sayoc, adding the pair of Silicon Valley cities partner on grant-writing and share resources for their Community Emergency Response Teams and Disaster Aid Response Teams. “You can’t tell where the border is between our cities, can you?” Mayor Liz Gibbons chimed in, adding, “There’s going to be, in Los Gatos specifically, a defensible-space wildland fire specialist pilot program that’s just really going to make a difference between Los Gatos and Monte Sereno and Saratoga.” The geography of the West Silicon Valley makes planning ahead an imperative, she added. “All our communities are built into the hills, into the forest,” Gibbons said. “We want to be sure to have those protected.”

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public comment period this week, but some of the biggest accusations were being floated behind the scenes. According to Los Gatos Police Officers’ Association President Bryan Paul, now-former Police Chief Peter Decena didn’t quit, but was fired. “He was fired, and they allowed him to resign in-lieu,” he said. “The Town Manager is basically running the police department into the gutter.” The Los Gatan spoke with Town Manager Laurel Prevetti on Sept. 17, more than a week after the Sept. 7 Council chaos, as she and Mayor Marico Sayoc were getting ready to clear the air with Paul. Citing confidentiality laws, Prevetti declined to comment on his claim that police dispatchers were offered no raise during Town Employee Association negotiations that broke down earlier this year, despite the municipality emerging from the darkest pandemic days in relatively decent financial health. “We’ve had really good labor relations over the years,” she said. “I’m hopeful we’ll be able to find an agreement between all of the parties.” Council just approved a 7% raise for temporary dispatchers, since it has only three of eight full-time positions filled, bringing this pay scale in line with regular employees. The POA is calling the lack of dispatchers a “public crisis” and is demanding a 9% raise, which it says is what it would take to make their compensation match other nearby jurisdictions—something required by the TEA’s 2018-2021 Memorandum of Understanding. Prevetti says the Town’s working hard to staff up, and says it isn’t her office that’s responsible for hiring, but the heads of each department. “We’re moving on several fronts simultaneously,” she said. “Our goal is to retain our wonderful staff.” The Town Employees Union, which, besides dispatchers, represents librarians, planners, office assistants and others, has been without a contract since June 30. According to Prevetti, the only thing on the table during this round of negotiations is pay, including bonuses, while additional aspects are to be opened up in the 2022 round.

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ENFORCING THE RULE A police officer asks a woman claiming a medical exemption to mask-wearing to leave prior to the start of the Los Gatos Town Council meeting on Sept. 21. She departed the chambers without incident. The POA entered negotiations with the Town this summer, and their contract expires at the end of the month. Paul says dispatchers have had to go to the restroom while wearing their headset because there’s no one to cover for them. He was happy to meet with Prevetti, but says he was disappointed by what he interpreted as a lack of transparency. “One of the first things that they said was they wanted open lines of communication so that we wouldn’t have to go to the Council meetings anymore,” he said. “To me, that’s amazing, because, don’t you want the public to hear openly about what’s going on, especially when there’s a public crisis?” On Monday, a 14-year veteran of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, Sgt. David Nylander, handed in his two weeks’ notice, according to Paul. “He’s not retiring,” Paul said. “He’s resigning his position.” This follows on the heels of Officer Tyler Barnes completing his final day

last week, before moving out of state. Prevetti says Los Gatos’ police department is “probably the premier law enforcement entity in the entire United States” with officers rarely having to resort to serious force to fight crime. The department brought in body and car cameras more than a decade ago. Sarah Tada, the communications and records manager for the dispatch center, has stepped up to the plate to help cover staffing gaps, Prevetti said, adding the Town has reached out to Sunnyvale, Campbell and Los Altos to see if they have employees who want to work part-time in Los Gatos as dispatchers. “When we need help, we often call our colleagues in those other cities and say, ‘Do you want some extra hours?’” she explained, noting training does take time. “They need to learn our information technology systems.” Prevetti says it’s not uncommon for police association officials to make comments in public while salary negotiations are underway. Paul says he’d like to see the dis-

patchers get that 9% raise, of course, but claims that, for officers, it isn’t about the money. “I think the first solution is to apologize,” he said. “I have yet to hear them take ownership of this.” Vice Mayor Rob Rennie said he was disappointed Paul’s appearance at Council was curtailed after dissent bubbled over. “I think there's some people that are coming that just want to make a scene, and then there's others that want to send a message, and we want to hear the message,” he said. “I'm actually hoping that the POA president will come back, and we can listen to what he has to say and be able to ask questions without all the disruption.” Rennie told the Los Gatan he was curious about whether Paul believes the 7% raise for temporary dispatchers will make a difference: “I wanted to ask him, ‘Well, is that going to help?,’ ‘What else should we be doing?’” Paul did not speak at the Sept. 21 Council meeting.

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HISTORIC PROPERTY Mike Wasserman rings the doorbell at his home on 68 Broadway, which is on the market for $5.9 million.

The Wassermans are selling historic home From bachelor pad to the largest residential lot downtown Erik Chalhoub, Managing Editor

Mike Wasserman, the former Los Gatos mayor and current county supervisor, is moving—but not that far. Only six inches, in fact. Wasserman, who along with his wife Kim have owned and lived at 68 Broadway near downtown since 1984, is moving to a new home currently under

construction on an adjoining property. The six inches, he points out, is the width of the fence separating the lots. As such, 68 Broadway, and the included 72 Broadway, are on the market for $5.9 million. At a combined square footage of 17,772, Wasserman said the property is the largest amount of residential land available close to downtown Los Gatos. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for a young family to have a large lot, a beautiful home and a great location,” he said.

The homes are steeped in history. The 1,180-square-foot Victorian house at 72 Broadway was built around 1888, and purchased by the Crall family in 1908. The home features many modern touches throughout, including what is likely Wasserman’s favorite: the former brick fireplace chimney has been converted to a closet constructed out of cedar. 68 Broadway was built by Henry C. Crall after he returned from serving in World War II as a soldier. Inspired by the Normandy-style residences he saw

while in France, Crall designed the home himself, using mostly scavenged materials, such as bricks from the Guadalupe mine. The home was built based on a matter of necessity for the young man. Wasserman said Crall’s mother wouldn’t let him smoke or drink in “her” Victorian home, so he set about building his own bachelor pad. In the years that followed, Crall expanded the home, building an octagonal tower and adding more wings to the property.

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PLENTY OF MEMORIES Mike Wasserman reminisces on his family’s time at 68 Broadway through a photo book. Erik Chalhoub/Los Gatan

ARCHITECTURE High ceilings and wooden beams are a hallmark of the home’s design.

Wasserman admits he’s “emotionally attached” to the property, and rightfully so. Wasserman said once their children grew up and moved on, he and Kim were left with a large home all to themselves, and started thinking about downsizing. So, about five years ago, they began further renovating and upgrading the home, including a new roof, adding a mechanical pergola on the back porch, as well as giving the homes new paint inside. “It’s perfect right now,” he said. The property behind 68 Broadway, where the Wassermans’ new single-story home is currently being constructed, went up for sale a couple of years ago. The Wassermans purchased it, and Mike said they saw that as a sign that the time was right to move on.

Wasserman admits he’s “emotionally attached” to the property, and rightfully so. His children have grown up in the home (pointing to the numerous nooks and crannies they used to play hide-and-seek in), the family rebuilt sections of the home after the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake, and Wasserman has made countless renovations to both homes that he is proud to show off to any visitor. “I’m sad to leave, but it’s the smart thing for me and my wife to do at this time,” he said. 68 and 72 Broadway are being sold by Compass. For information, visit bit.ly/3EAzfKV

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When the Wassermans purchased both homes in 1984, they soon after expanded the right side of 68 Broadway, which, among other things, added an internal walkway to the laundry room. Wasserman credits that addition as reinforcing the home and saving most of it during the 1989 earthquake. The original “bachelor pad” section of the home, to the left of the tower, was built on a mudsill foundation, which was damaged after the earthquake. As a result, everything on that end of the home was replaced and rebuilt with a concrete foundation. The majority of the brick wall surrounding the property was also damaged, so the Wassermans used those bricks to create a patio and walkways around the home. Each home also consists of additional basement storage space that is not included in the total square footage. Wasserman said only two families have owned the property in the last 130 years, and each of those families have remarkable similarities. The property was home to a Los Gatos Town Council member while owned by the Crall family, who also operated a retail store in town. Wasserman, meanwhile, served as a council member as well as mayor for Los Gatos, and owned a baseball card shop in the town.

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FAST ’CATS The Los Gatos High girls cross country team were all smiles after winning the De La Salle Invite on Sept. 18. The Wildcats also won the Ed Sias Invite race on Sept. 11.

FAST WILDCATS ROUND UP VICTORIES Los Gatos girls cross country team off and running

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Emanuel Lee, Reporter

For the Los Gatos High cross country program, the future is now. In freshman sensation Shea Elmore, the Wildcats have an uber talented individual who won a key early season race on Sept. 11. Elmore’s victory came in the Ed Sias Invitational, where she covered two miles in 12 minutes, 1 second. But Elmore wasn’t the only Los Gatos athlete who shined. The Wildcats had their top six runners all place in the top 25. Junior Sophie Tau took second in 12:18, senior Fiona Herron placed eighth in 12:44.2, freshman Tatum Pyle finished ninth in 12:51.8, sophomore Kate Herron was 16th in 13:23.6,

and sophomore Abigail Zolla took 25th in 13:38.7. The squad followed that up with an impressive victory in the De La Salle Invite on Sept. 18, compiling a low score of 91 to outdistance second-place Campolindo by 26 spots. Even though the spotlight often goes to the fastest runners in a sport like cross country—and deservedly so— each of the five scoring runners in a race are vital to a team’s success. Led by coach Paul Lawryk, Los Gatos stresses teamwork and cohesion. Yes, results matter, but in the end Lawryk wants everyone in the large program—the combined roster of the boys and girls frosh-soph, junior varsity and varsity teams go 85 deep—to leave having enjoyed their experience. “My philosophy as a coach is to build a program that appeals to runners of all degrees of talents,” said Lawryk, a

retired tech executive who formerly worked at Oracle, IBM and Adobe. “We try to take ones that are eager and build them up, and the ones that want to stay in shape and help them as well.” Lawryk expects the girls team to compete for a top five finish in the Central Coast Section Championships in October. Freshman Sarina Salzer-Swartz is the third freshman in the Wildcats’ varsity lineup, which blends tremendous talent with experience. At the Ed Sias Invite, Elmore and Tau were running with the lead pack before dropping them at the one-mile mark. “Sophie and Shea, they’re both quiet assassins,” Lawryk said. “They don’t need to be inspired to run and compete.” Lawryk said the boys team is a work in progress, but he’s been happy with their effort and can-do attitudes. Mi-

cah Hoang, Rahul Jones and Keaton Wong are usually running together and Noah Hale gives the team a solid fourth runner. “We just need a No. 5 runner to be as consistent as our No. 4,” Lawryk said. Conner Blum and Will Jenkins round out the top seven, with Jack Fan being the team’s wild card. Lawryk said Fan is the team’s best runner but is recovering from an injury. “Our hope is by the time we get to the league championships he’ll be ready to run,” Lawryk said. Whether it’s the girls team that is going to compete for league and section titles or the boys squad that is equally passionate about the sport, Lawryk said his runners have a similar mindset. “You can’t be good at this if you’re not willing to endure some pain,” he said.

LOS GATOS’ FIELD HOCKEY DYNASTY Emanuel Lee, Reporter

those things, then there is a high probability that the end objective to eventually put some scores on the board could happen,” Reyes said. Los Gatos works a lot on its stickhandling skills, which usually trans-

lates to dominating the time of possession. “We focus a lot on holding control of the ball and making sure we hold it to where we can dictate what’s happening in the flow of play,” Reyes said.

In the world of high school sports, Los Gatos’ field hockey run equates to everlasting success. Robert Eliason

Henry Reyes took over the Los Gatos High field hockey program in 1990. Thirty-one years later, he’s still stalking the sidelines, his raspy voice as distinguishable as ever. The 16-time Central Coast Section champion Wildcats are geared up for another run at title glory. Nothing lasts forever, but in the world of high school sports, Los Gatos’ field hockey run equates to everlasting success. In beating Saratoga 9-0 on Sept. 16, the Wildcats made a solid team look downright mediocre. That’s hard to do, but not when you’re Los Gatos, which possesses depth at every position. Natasha Evenden had a game-high four goals, Carys Grespan had two, and Jiwoo Hong, Rosalie Brockmann and Rachel Henricksen had one score each. Evenden has one of the most potent shots in the section, and even her misses create opportunities for scores because the opposing goalie can’t control the rebound, leaving ample opportunities for Los Gatos players to score from close range. “Natasha was on fire,” Reyes said. “She is a second-year captain and even last year as a junior showed the aptitude to lead and perform. She’s doing that again and also distributing the ball well. We had a number of scorers today and a lot of people contributing to what was an effective team effort today.” Los Gatos dominated the possession to the point that Saratoga was limited to one shot on goal. Because of that, Wildcats goalie Katya Vrijen was the loneliest player on the field, yet she thrives in competitive contests. “She’s an amazing goalie and I can’t say enough about her,” Reyes said. “Sometimes during a game we don’t get a chance to see everything she does, but she trains against one of the best offensive teams in the section—if not the state—everyday, so she’s ready for the task.” Reyes credited defender Madi McDonough for controlling the back and helping the team transition from defense to offense. “She spearheaded the defense which was very stingy,” Reyes said. “She com-

manded the girls in the back and her skill and distribution to the attack was instrumental in the second half. That was something we had to have happen, is the defense to touch the ball more, transition and present the ball to the attack a little more with control, and we got that.” Los Gatos opened the season with a 8-0 win over Willow Glen, another strong team. The fact that the Wildcats have pummeled two solid teams bode well as they focus on the process. “If each player achieves the small objectives and if we have a collectively large number of people achieving

TEXTBOOK FORM Madi McDonough unleashes a shot during practice on Sept. 20. McDonough has spearheaded a defense that has posted two shutouts in the Wildcats’ first two matches.

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Sculptor Sawyer Rose uses art to depict the work inequalities that women face in her exhibit, “Carrying Stones,” on display at New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) through Jan. 23, 2022. Upon installation in May, Rose premiered two new sculptures and two more were added in late August. The artwork in this show portrays the personal work stories of a diverse group of women and are accompanied by the data that tells a bigger story. The women profiled are a mix of ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, occupations, and socio-economic statuses. "The women in my sculptures are strong and resilient in spite of their financial, physical, and emotional burdens," Rose said. "It's an honor to tell their stories." Rose’s large-scale sculptures and photography are built using work data collected from female identifying workers from all walks of life and from across the U.S. Participants record their work hours, paid and unpaid. Then, Rose translates each subject’s hours into a data visualization sculpture that helps viewers understand the vast number of hours each woman logs at her paid job and at her unpaid home or volunteer jobs. “Sawyer’s exhibition is a milestone moment for our museum and we hope to foster community conversations,” said Ami Davis, NUMU’s executive director. “Her sculptures draw you in with their dramatic presence, and hold you with their poignant messages about women’s work.” Born and raised in North Carolina and a graduate of Williams College in Massachusetts, Rose currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area. NUMU is located at 106 E. Main St. in the Los Gatos Civic Center Plaza. ➝ numulosgatos.org/exhibitions-2/ carrying-stones

SIP WINE DOWNTOWN Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s Wine Walk returns to downtown on Oct. 2 from 1-4pm. Attendees can sip tastings from more than two dozen local wineries,

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CARRYING STONES Sawyer Rose is exhibiting her work at New Museum Los Gatos through Jan. 23. as well as try food samples from local establishments. Must be 21 or older to participate. Admission is $50 per person. ➝ it.ly/3jhsc1k

LOS GATANS NAMED TO SNHU PRESIDENT’S LIST A pair of students from Los Gatos have been named to the summer 2021 President's List at Southern New Hampshire University.

Joseph Di Gangi and Kenneth Hannan were among the students honored. Full-time students who have earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.700 and above are named to the President's List.

MCKENNA FALARSKI NAMED TO DEAN'S LIST Mckenna Falarski of Los Gatos is among the nearly 1,100 cadets and students recognized for their

academic achievements during the spring 2021 semester at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina. The dean's list is a recognition given to those who are registered for 12 or more semester hours and whose grade point average is 3.20 or higher, with no grade of I (Incomplete) and no grade below C for work in a semester. The Citadel offers a military college education.

Asian population now dominant in Santa Clara County Barry Holtzclaw, Reporter

Los Gatos’ population increased modestly over the past decade, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released Aug. 12. According to the data, Los Gatos’ population as of 2020 was estimated at 33,529, nearly two percent more than the 2010 population of 29,413. The data also showed that the percentage of white residents — in both Santa Clara County, in California and across the U.S.— declined for the first time in history. The numbers released by the Census Bureau also revealed continuing increases in the population of U.S. metro areas compared to a decade ago, as the bureau also released detailed databases of the 2020 numbers so governments across the country can begin redistricting efforts. The numbers— the basis of new boundaries for local, state and federal electoral districts beginning in

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2022— arrived several months behind schedule, and will be published in easier-to-understand versions Sept. 30. In Santa Clara County, people who identify as Asian are now the largest racial group or ethnic group for the first time, representing 38.9% of the county’s 2020 population of 1,936,239, according to census numbers. The county’s Asian population grew by more than one-third, by nearly 190,000, over the 2010 census numbers. Santa Clara County’s Hispanic or Latino population grew, but at a slower pace, by just over 8,000 people, in the last decade. This group represents 25.2% of the 2020 population count for the county. The 2020 Census reported about 71,000 additional white residents over 2010, while the county proportion of the population of this group fell to 28.7%. The new U.S. Census data also showed significant increases nationally among people who identify as multi-racial, with Hispanic and Asian populations driving much of the nation's population growth between 2010 and 2020. Santa Clara County was one of the fastest growing counties in California in the past decade, growing to 1,936,259, an 8.7% increase, the fifth-fastest-growing among the state’s top 10 counties in population.

Senior nutrition center reopens for in-person lunches and activities Judy Peterson

Social offerings allow residents to stay active

Although the Live Oak Senior Nutrition & Service Center doors were closed during the pandemic, employees and volunteers were busier than ever, with 90 or so lunches picked up or delivered to seniors every weekday. The nutrition center at 111 Church St. re-opened Aug. 5. Tai Chi classes are offered on Thursdays, Fridays are game days and lunch is served Monday-Friday. “We’re now serving 50-60 people each weekday,” Executive Director Kathy Mlinarich said. “Some people eat here at the center and some take it to go. We also still deliver twice a week to 30 seniors in the W. Parr Avenue neighborhood.” Seniors who are still leery of catching Covid-19 continue to stand six feet away when volunteers make a “knock and drop,” Mlinarich said. “Some W. Parr people are unable to leave—they’re still scared,” she said. “There’s a lot of depression. On Valentine’s Day we put together special holiday bags and afterward one lady called to say she was ready to give up—she’d just returned from her son’s funeral when she saw a little stuffed animal peeking out of the goodie bag and that restored her will to live.” Bill Halversen, 96, has been socializing at the senior center for three years. “I still came during the pandemic and ate outside,” Halversen said. “The food is pretty doggone good and I like eating here with the rest of the guys and gals. I live alone, so the big problem for us is how do you get away? You get home, close the door behind you and everything is quiet. It’s lonely, so you have to do something.” Halversen sometimes hitches a ride to the center with a buddy or takes an ACCESS bus. ACCESS is a doorto-door paratransit service offered by the Valley Transportation Authority that’s available to people who can’t independently navigate regular bus or light rail service. Recently, Halversen joined the Tai Chi class, which he says is “difficult.”

A GOOD MEAL Live Oak Senior

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Judy Peterson, Reporter

The hot and cold lunches are provided through the Live Oak community program. “The county has a nutritionist who makes sure there’s the right amount of grains, protein and fruit,” Mlinarich said. “They’re very balanced.” She gave a shout-out to the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce, Boys Team Charity and local service clubs that pitched in during the pandemic. “The Chamber called and said, ‘People want to help the seniors,’ so we worked with them to establish Feed the Need, which fed seniors in Los Gatos and others in need,” Mlinarich said. The lunch menu includes a choice of a hot entrée, with vegetarian, sandwich and salad options also available. Lunch costs $3 but is free to those who are unable to pay. Monthly menus are online at lgumc. org. Hot entrees range from baked fish with lemon sauce to pasta with meat sauce and include milk, veggies and fruit. Live Oak’s Los Gatos program opened in 1974 and is a ministry of Los Gatos United Methodist Church.

Nutrition Center Executive Director Kathy Mlinarich (left) and volunteer Tammy Heyl are pictured here with examples of the lunches that are served on weekdays at the center. Options include hot lunches, sandwiches and salads.

Los Gatos Recreation’s Tai Chi program stopped during the pandemic, so seniors such as Micaela de Boer were thrilled when classes resumed in Los Gatos. “I took Tai Chi at the rec center for two years,” she said. “I started coming here two days ago on the advice of a friend.” Seniors can also take advantage of free blood pressure checks on Thursdays offered by San Jose State nursing students. “It’s a great opportunity for us to interact with seniors and practice our nursing skills,” Michael Chu said. “Sometimes they’ll tell us about their health problems, so we try to give them advice or point them to resources that can help them.”

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES Tai Chi classes are offered on Thursdays at the Live Oak senior center, while Fridays are game days.

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FEAR FOR A CAUSE Los Gatos youth had a blast making short films for the

YOUTH HORROR FILM FEST RAISES MONEY FOR CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL Movie-makers encouraged to submit flicks by Oct. 8 Drew Penner, Reporter

Local youth are reaching out to aspiring movie-makers across town as they launch the second-annual Scares for Cares Movie Event to raise money for Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. The idea is to help those going through a hard time by scaring people’s pants off through film. Los Gatos residents Nolan, 13, and Quinn Harr, 11, used to put on haunted houses to fundraise, but they had to innovate last year due to coronavirus restrictions. “I got onto my computer and I started saying to my friends, ‘Hey, do you want to help us make a movie for the Children’s Hospital?,’” Qunn said, recalling how they ended up starting a film festival. “I was in two of them. It was really exciting.” The deadline to submit movies for this year’s event is Oct. 8. Then, on Oct. 16, the movies will go live online, and viewers will vote on their favorite flick by making a donation—of any amount—on the website. Hospital officials confirmed that 100% of donations will go to support the Lucile Packard Children’s Fund. For the inaugural online festival, they set a goal of $2,000. “The kids raised over $7,000,” their mother Lani said. “It blew us all away.”

They’re hoping to hit $10,000 this time. Children are required to write and direct the short movies, although parents are allowed to help with some elements, such as filming or background acting. Creativity is encouraged. Last year’s entries displayed a wealth of spooky celluloid techniques. From the bouncing flashlight beam in “The Scare Witch Project,” the brooding melancholy of the detective storyline in “The Candy Thief,” the frenetic chase in “The Search,” and the memorable horror tropes of “The Crow,” the project proved a fun and engrossing activity for children helping children. Nolan has fond memories of the first film fest. “I was in ‘The Scare Witch Project,’ which was probably the biggest one,” he said, referring to the money it raised. “I was also kind of in ‘The Crow.’” (He played the crow.) Nolan says there seems to already be even more interest this year. Some of last year’s projects may look pretty slick, but Quinn says that should dissuade novice filmmakers from taking a stab at it. “We’ll support you in this process of making the movie,” she said. “You’re free to go for it. We’re always here to help you edit, and also film.” Because ultimately, she says, it’s about giving support to the children who have to go to the hospital. “Every movie counts,” she said, stressing that even the entries that don’t take the top prize make a difference. “So, that might get 20 or 30 dollars, and that’s OK, too.” For information, contact scaresforcares@gmail.com

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inaugural Scares for Cares festival in 2020.

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TELLING TALES Lungala Rubadiri (right) describes Ugandan folk stories inspired by his cousin’s paintings with Catalina Dassler and Vladimir Petrochenko during the Fiesta de Artes on Sept. 18.

Festival pairs opportunity with wine Fiesta de Artes funds another year of Kiwanis scholarships

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Drew Penner, Reporter

After all the craft sales, beer sipping and classic rock dancing, organizers of the Fiesta de Artes festival announced that they had successfully funded another year of Turnaround Scholarships. And while sponsorships dipped from previous years, quick action by volunteers resulted in a big increase in on-site sales, which made up for the shortfall, according to Nancy Pearson, local Kiwanis chapter president. “It was exhausting, but it was totally worth it,” she said. “It’s so important to continue that program.” At this year’s two-day event, held Sept. 18-19 at the Civic Center lawn,

attendees sipped 50 cases of wine, up from 30 in 2019, the last time it was held in person. It was a scramble though, to make that happen. By Sunday morning the Kiwanis had sold 30 cases of Testarossa wine, but there were still plenty of thirsty revelers en route to the event, which featured musical acts such as the Joint Chiefs, Tsunami, RPM Band and First Call. So Pearson headed up College Avenue to wrangle some more. Around 11am, when she arrived, it was still closed. Luckily she found a man on site who could let her in. “We need more wine!” she said. “Follow me,” he replied. “I’ll find someone.” He took her to a manager who helped rustle up another 14 cases. It was the same story with the beverage containers.

Organizers ran out of an initial allotment of 1,200 glasses in relatively short order. So, it was off to Smart & Final to grab 500 more cups. Soon enough, those were gone, too. Luckily, Kiwanians were able to unearth a trove of unused glasses from 2015, kept in a club storage area. And when they exhausted the sparkling wine, Rootstock Wine Cellar was able to come through with additional bubbly. Former mayor Joseph Pirzynski, a Kiwanis member, explained the Fiesta’s significance to the organization. “This is how we make the money to provide for some of the services we give for youth support,” he said, adding they weren’t able to do it last year due to the pandemic. “It's our big event for the year.” Angele Price had her hands full all weekend as the volunteer coordinator.

“There’s probably at least 40 volunteers,” she said, explaining why she was happy to take on that responsibility. “It’s our main fundraiser for our Turnaround Scholarship award that Kiwanis provides to 10 students.” These are given to Los Gatos and Saratoga high school students who have faced struggles, but have worked hard to make it out the other side. Past recipients have battled cancer, or taken steps to move past experiences where they’d fallen in with the wrong crowd. The local Kiwanis club budgets $20,000 for the $1,500 awards. Last year, they were only able to give out five, due to Covid-19-related funding issues. Price says she even knows someone who was struggling with challenges in her home life, but ended up achieving big things in life, after getting the Turnaround Scholarship. “She went on to college and workssuccessfully at Tesla,” she said. “I would say that turned her life around.” During a speech at the event, 28th District Assemblymember Evan Low said he was excited he could experience the magic of Fiesta. “I served as treasurer for the Almaden Valley Kiwanis Club back in 2003,” he said from the stage. “It's good to be with family again.” San Jose resident Marilyn Chamberlin was celebrating her 75th birthday at the event Saturday. “It’s really nice,” she said, noting she was there for the arts and crafts, as well as the wine. “In fact, my brother’s here for his 50th high school reunion.” John Cunanan, 59, who also came from San Jose, was taking his 8-month-old dog Terra out for a walk through the event. “It’s well-needed,” he said. “It’s been too long.” Kiwanis president-elect Susan Monahan was pouring wine, even though she was still recovering from surgery. Catalina Dassler, 46, and Vladimir Petrochenko, 44, listened to Lungala Rubadiri explain the Ugandan folk stories he spun about his cousin’s paintings for sale at the Nzalamba Artworks booth. “It just feels a little more normal today,” Dassler said. Although the final tally has not been completed, organizers said they definitely raised at least $20,000 to find the scholarships, and may have even raised $30,000.

CONGRESS MEMBER LEANS ON POWER COMPANY On Sept. 20, Congress member Anna Eshoo took up the cause of local residents frustrated by frequent power outages, demanding answers about why PG&E’s grid has been so undependable. In a letter to the utility’s CEO Patricia Poppe, Eshoo said Santa Cruz Mountains residents are “rightly frustrated” about the region’s decreasing reliability of electrical service. “While I appreciate the utility’s long-overdue attention to wildfire prevention, safety need not necessarily come at the expense of reliability,” she said. “PG&E has failed to provide an adequate explanation to ratepayers whom the utility has left in the dark.” Eshoo has been pushing Joe Biden’s $4.7 trillion-worth of initiatives that would, in part, increase reliance on electricity companies, as America struggles to wean itself off climate change-causing fossil fuels. She was in Los Gatos Sept. 18 as officials announced $7 million in state funding for wildfire preparedness in Silicon Valley. Blackouts in mountain communities such as Felton, Boulder Creek, Ben Lomond, Montevina Road and Brookdale have followed on the heels of Public Safety Power Shutoffs and rolling blackouts, Eshoo wrote to the CEO, questioning the extent to which increased sensitivity of fault-sensing equipment really is to blame for the intermittent delivery of electrical current. “Unexpected and days-long outages are more than an inconvenience,” she said. “They pose their own health and safety risks, particularly for the elderly and those living in more isolated areas.” Eshoo inquired about where PG&E has recently installed new safety equipment, how many people in Santa Cruz County were affected, if the company has looked at other ways to reduce wildfire risk and about what it’s doing to improve outreach to customers.

ADVOCATING FOR RESIDENTS Congress member Anna Eshoo is shown in Los Gatos Sept. 18 as officials announced $7 million in funding for wildfire preparedness. Eshoo is questioning PG&E’s perceived unreliable power grid in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

‘Unexpected and days-long outages are more than an inconvenience. They pose their own health and safety risks, particularly for the elderly and those living in more isolated areas.’ Congress member Anna Eshoo

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“PG&E has an obligation to protect the safety of its ratepayers and to provide them with reliable electricity,” she said. “Exchanging the latter for the former is not an acceptable tradeoff in the long term.” Eshoo said the problems with PG&E underline how important it is to address climate change, since dry forests are more likely to ignite when old power equipment breaks down and sends sparks flying. “That's why the undergrounding of utilities is so important,” she said, touting the provisions in proposed Democratic legislation. “There's not one single silver bullet in this; you have to address it with a multiplicity of approaches—and the funding reflects that.” While she says she gets that PG&E would want to play it safe after being accused of causing multiple devastating wildfires in California, Eshoo says she’s still not really understanding why mountain residents have had to deal with as many power outages as they have. “My constituents in the Santa Cruz portion of the district are suffering under the continuing loss of electricity,” she said. “This is affecting their lives, and I don't have a clear answer for it.” In a recent press release, PG&E said its new public safety measures—including the upped sensitivity of equipment—have led to a 50% decrease in potential fire ignitions. “As California's wildfire risk continues to grow, PG&E is committed to implementing new safety measures to mitigate catastrophic wildfires,” said Marlene Santos, PG&E’s executive vice president and chief customer officer. “These updated settings have already significantly reduced wildfire risk for customers in high fire-threat areas.” Weeks after customers protested recent PG&E power outages Sept. 9 at its headquarters, the company announced it would hold a webinar Sept. 23 for Corralitos and Watsonville area customers from 12-1:30pm, and with Santa Clara County and San Lorenzo Valley customers on Sept. 23 from 5:30–7pm.

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Eshoo: PG&E must provide reliable electricity while focusing on safety

NEW HOMES Bellaterra at North 40 is currently under construction at Lark Avenue and Los Gatos Boulevard. The project will consist of 253 homes.

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A much-discussed course of action to bring housing affordability to our area is to create more housing. And if we are to build more housing, why does it take so long? While serving on the San Jose City Council’s Ad-Hoc Committee on Building & Planning, I learned firsthand how bureaucracy negatively impacts the timeline on housing production. Further slowing the timelines, builders are often slowed by a shortage in city staffing coupled with less experienced staff members left to untangle multi-jurisdictional requirements for building plan submissions. Even when the project falls within the legal jurisdiction of the City, projects are held up by demands from multiple departments that may not

be communicating as often as they should. Most developers of significant-sized projects I talked to agree that the process of getting building permits often takes more than one year, and in some cases requires highpriced consultants just to help move the project through all the legal hurdles. The pandemic has contributed to additional time delays as city staff have switched to remote working conditions, hindering inter-departmental coordination leading to even longer delays. I spoke to a very experienced San Jose developer, Michael Van Every, CEO of Republic Urban Properties. When questioned about the City of San Jose’s process, Van Every shared, “It has always been difficult to get final building permits from San Jose. With

city employees working remotely, it has nearly doubled the time to get administrative permits like final maps and building permits. Building and fire inspections are also an issue.” If you are trying to conduct business during this time, you need patience. Slowing down the process even further, in areas where one would assume dense buildings should be fast-tracked through the approval process, developers are running into all kinds of new hurdles because of the new Vehicle Miles Traveled legislation. Under State Senate Bill 743, which passed in 2018, projects are required to be reviewed under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) to evaluate the transportation impacts of new developments in terms of greenhouse gas emissions, rather than increased traffic congestion.

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While this may sound like a great way to tax housing developments that cause an increase in travel on our roads and highways, city planning departments and councils are left to define how to implement this law. The theory is that projects that are built further away from “downtown” job centers will pay a higher cost to mitigate their impact. However, in reality, even projects that sit directly on rail stations, are being assessed higher fees and requirements since they are not located “downtown.” These costs and delays make the projects unfeasible, delaying the development of housing until the economics can justify the costs. One such project that was working its way through the approval process is a 200-plus unit high-density housing project on an underutilized VTA parking lot on Blossom Hill Road, a project in my old district. Although the developer was approved by the VTA board, the project was met with changing fee structures, interdepartmental confusion and multi-jurisdictional requirements by the city, Caltrans, and Santa Clara County. Even with expensive consultants to clear the log jams, this project has yet to break ground after two years of untangling bureaucracy. In some cities such as Fairfield, lawmakers recognized that they needed to do something to streamline these hurdles in order to get developers to build in areas the city wanted developed. So they actually precleared environmental requirements, like CEQA, in areas where they wanted developers to build and streamlined their permitting process to reduce the time and complexity. As a result, a developer like Melanie Griswald, who conducts business in multiple cities, is able to go through the permitting process in half the time as compared to cities where CEQA pre-clearance is not available. If local cities are really serious about increasing housing supply, we need to environmentally pre-clear areas we want developed, reduce fees and create multi-jurisdictional review committees to help speed along the process of construction. Johnny Khamis is a former San Jose City Council member. He is currently running for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors District 1 seat.

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• Mobility Drills: These are movements that are specifically geared towards training your range of motion around joints. They involve actively moving, contracting and relaxing muscles through the joints range of motion.

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