Girls basketball, soccer teams deliver outstanding results
Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
After back-to-back record-breaking performances in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League and Central Coast Section Northern Regional Finals, respectively, the Los Gatos High School wrestling team delivered an encore in the CCS Masters Finals Feb. 22 at Independence High.
In finishing as the runner-up to national powerhouse Gilroy High, the Wildcats broke program records for points (232.5), CCS finalists (six) and California Interscholastic Federation State Championships qualifiers (nine). The CIF State Championships run Feb. 27-March 1 at Mechanics Bank Arena in Bakersfield.
The fleet of Los Gatos wrestlers who will be making the trip down south include Trajan Pannell, Luke Schoch, Antonio Rodriguez, Michael Terrell, Joseph Pavlov-Ramirez, Wesley Hayden, Lucas Pannell, Stuart Cornelius and Dylan Pile. They will be joined by junior Kaja McCullough, who won the CCS girls 130-pound title by pinfall
SAM LICCARDO READIES ANTICORRUPTION LEGISLATION
A Who’s Who of SV political landscape turned out for the big swearing-in ceremony
Drew Penner, Editor
On Saturday, Sam Liccardo, the 16th Congressional District representative, went for a hike in Los Gatos with his wife; on Sunday he was sworn in by predecessor Anna Eshoo (with the help of emcee Lissa Kreisler, the partner of Los Gatan columnist Jeffrey Blum) in Mountain View.
Now, the fresh face on Capitol Hill is readying anti-corruption legislation to be announced this week.
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DINAH’S EVENT LOG: IT’S ALMOST MARCH
How do we keep the beauty and charm of Los Gatos?
Dinah Cotton, Contributor
We have our own special quaint smalltown appeal and attraction—that’s why we love living here. We are located on the fringe of Silicon Valley, and we offer an escape from its pressure-cooker feel. We are around 20 miles from the Pacific Ocean, and have the sophistication and culture of San Francisco, which is just 50 or so miles to the north. This prime location really adds to the charm of what we all call our Town of Los Gatos or “LG.”
MAINTAIN AND ACCEPT WELL THOUGHT-OUT PROGRESS
Maintaining our quaint atmosphere and accepting development is our challenge. We are a community that shows up and participates, and now we must educate ourselves on the many proposed “Builders Remedies” that have been submitted to our Town.
A COLD HAS A REMEDY TO GET BACK TO BEING WELL
Any remedies to our housing shortage should not take away from our existing well-preserved Victorian architectural charm. “Remedies” should only add to our existing attractiveness, not “cure” it. Remedies are known to cure and not to change.
WHAT ARE THE GATANS DOING ABOUT IT?
Our location, the existing buildings— all of this—adds to the allure of Los Gatos. But, most of all, it is the people of Los Gatos who make it so great. It seems that a lot of Gatans will be keeping their eye on any “remedies” coming our way.
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MONDAY MORNING MONTHLY
MOVIE at CineLux Los Gatos Theatre, 43 N Santa Cruz Ave. March 3, 9:45am. This month’s movie is the 1942 black and white classic “Casablanca,” winner of three academy
tendance is at the sole discretion of the Police Department. communitypdacadema@losgatos.gov (Paperwork can be found at losgatosca.gov: Click here to access a fillable application)
POLICE OFFICERS BALL Testarossa Winery, 300 College Ave., March 8, 6:30pm. Plan for a glamorous evening with old and new friends, a seated gourmet dinner, wines and elegant clothes black tie optional. LGMSPoliceFoundation.org
CAFÉ AT LOS GATOS ISLAMIC CENTER March 8, 10-11:15am, 16769 Farley Rd. Drop by for a coffee.
CINQUEST “LUMINATE” Based in Silicon Valley. Film and creativity festival, March 11-23. Cinequest.org
CAMPO DI BOCCE St Patrick’s Day celebration with Chris Benson and Johnny Hannegan hosting March 17, 11am-9pm, 565 University Ave. with CB Hannegan’s grill on wheels, with a pig on the spit and shepherd’s pie. This event will be a fundraiser for Los Gatos Music in the Park and the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation.
awards. $10 includes: movie, coffee and a pastry, the primary purpose of MMMM is to provide community socialization for older adults. losgatosthrives.org
MARCH 4 MARDI GRAS Sometimes known as Fat Tuesday, this day ends the New Orleans Carnival season, and is the day before Ash Wednesday. Restaurant Chez Philippe is planning festivities.
THE TERRACES OF LG OPEN HOUSE March 6, 3-5pm . Recently remodeled. Drop by, have a nibble, take a look.
THE LGMSPD 3RD ANNUAL COMMUNITY POLICE ACADEMY March 6, 6-9pm, an eight-week course, at the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department Operations Building, 15800 Los Gatos Blvd. An informative program has been designed to increase civilians' understanding of policing. Graduation will take place April 24. Eligibility for at-
KIWANIS CLUB OF LOS GATOS open house March 27, 5:30-8pm Neverland Clubhouse at the Los Gatos Youth Park across from the LGHS tennis courts at 1 New York Ave. Are you looking for a fun way to help out your community? This just might be your answer. Light appetizers and beverages will be served. Recent Kiwanis Club donations: $5,000 to LA fire victims-CNH Children’s Fund Disaster Relief, Live Oak Senior Nutrition & Services Center $5,000.
STRING ART Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co 101 W. Main St. through May. Local artist John Eichinger displays optical illusions in straight-line mandalas.
WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOPS presented by Santa Clara County Fire Department. Learn how to reduce wildfire risk and better prepare your: self, home, family and your neighborhood. The two-hour presentation is offered free at Redwood Estates Pavilion Los Gatos on April 22, 6-8pm, April22WildfirePreparedness.eventbrite.com and the Saratoga Senior Center, May 3, 10am–noon, May3WildfirePreparedness. eventbrite.com.
LG ART AND WINE FESTIVAL FIESTA DE ARTES 2025 Sept. 2021, 10am-6pm, LG Civic Center Lawn, 110 E. Main St. There will be live music and dancing.
COLOR BLEND Savoring this hint of spring. And, like usual, there’s plenty to do around town.
WHAT’S DART? THE DISASTER AID RESPONSE TEAM, OF COURSE!
For if a disaster hits—or you need a Band-Aid
Dinah Cotton, Contributor
The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Disaster Aid Response Team (DART) is an organization of citizen volunteers founded in 1982. As part of the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department’s Bureau of Support Services, these volunteers utilize their training to assist in various emergency and service responses to the Town of Los Gatos and City of Monte Sereno. DART supports community events and provides callout support for traffic control, lost person searches and evidence searches.
Karen Trolan, a longtime DART member, said, “We provide first aid. If you need help, look for someone in a DART uniform.” Be it a Band-Aid or the need to call an ambulance, DART is there to help.
WHAT DOES DART DO?
First aid/CPR, traffic control, search techniques (lost person and evidence), field skills (land navigation and survival), advanced emergency medical treatment and care, technical rope rescue, ham radio operators, bike and ATV, disaster assistance, wilderness survival and emergency radio communications are some of the things these volunteers get up to. And DART is constantly training and looking at new techniques, such as using drones.
You may have seen them in uniform at Jazz on the Plazz or other community events. And you will hope to see them if we have any natural disasters.
WHEN DISASTERS HIT
After the Loma Prieta Earthquake, DART volunteers facilitated the Emergency Operations Center and augmented the police department during the Lexington Fire. They also provided logistical and security assistance to the firefighters.
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DART has supported the LGMSPD in evidence searches. The DART Dive Teamhas assisted in search and recovery missions. For more info: lgmsdart.org
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MAIN ST ANNEX HAIR SALON CELEBRATING 5 YEARS IN BUSINESS
Owners Teresa Hughes and Jasmine Ashtiani on surviving Covid
Faizi Samadani, Contributor
Covid-19 halted life-as-usual for the world and left a lot of failed companies in its wake. Some faltered with the introduction of regulations that allowed only “essential” businesses to remain open; for others it was not securing grant funding. In the business community, there was a sense of collective trauma.
Despite the challenges, Main Street Annex Salon, on East Main Street in downtown Los Gatos, made it out to the other side.
Teresa Hughes and Jasmine Astiani signed their lease in the late months of 2019. These two new co-owners to a long business were blissfully unaware of what lay around the corner.
But they first met while working at another Los Gatos salon, back in 2006.
“I’ve been working in Los Gatos for 18 years, then I began as a part-time renter at the Annex as an independent contractor for 10 years,” Hughes said.
“One day, the owner was working here at this location and opened the conversation of selling the salon. So, me and my partner Jasmine decided we wanted to go through with it.”
Born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, Hughes came to America when she was 14 years old and couldn’t speak much English.
“I went to West Valley College, and shortly after then arrived at beauty school, always having a passion for hair,” she said. “I wanted to make people feel and look better. I had a guy who went through a divorce and couldn’t understand why his wife couldn’t work things out—after trying to get her back for many years. She moved on. Something about coming to a hair salon and talking about this makes me think that
maybe it’s time to move on, too. Is it time for me to move on?”
Hughes paints a picture of how the significance of a salon moment can go far beyond the scope of just fine-tuning looks.
“People tell us beautiful things, but also the most scary things,” she added.
Both Hughes and Ashtiana went to community college, then beauty school.
“Hair was always something that I was really interested in since the time I was really young,” Ashtiani said, adding she began at Main St Annex in 2012. “We both rented our chairs there and then the opportunity (to buy) came about in late 2019. The salon owner approached us, and we decided to put our heads together.”
Then, Covid hit. And everything changed. Haircare was not deemed essential service.
“We never thought about closing the business,” Ashtiani said. “We had the mindset of doing whatever it was to make it happen and work again: dividers, spacing, signage—and all that.”
Hughes recalls how odd it was to being in sync over the 2019 holidays, then having to shut down for eight months.
“Suddenly we weren't allowed to legally work,” she said.
That’s when the salon's clients began to step up. One held a fundraiser, another developed a curbside pickup system. At times, Hughes and Ashtiani would make home delivery runs.
Giving up was not an option for the pair. And even though their landlord was understanding, the rent ultimately had to be paid.
“We looked like dentists at points because we had to wear shields when cutting people's hair with only two people allowed within a 2,000-square-foot establishment,” Hughes said. Five years on, hindsight is 2020 (no pun intended). Hughes says that keeping people inspired—and creating—is the goal.
“As shown by our customer loyalty in our first year of launching, beauty and haircare is essential,” she said. “We love our clients. And just to make them feel better by a haircut or color, it helped them get through everything that was going on in the world with Covid.”
They cut through the pandemic with scissors and resilience. And now, the owners know their customers will be there to help them face the obstacles that emerge on their path in the future.
DYNAMIC DUO Business owners Teresa Hughes and Jasmine Ashtiani share their recollections about surviving the Covid-19 pandemic with the help of their loyal customers.
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OUR NEWEST OPEN SPACE PRESERVE HAS A RICH AND VARIED PAST
The story of Alma College and Bear Creek Redwoods
Alan Feinberg, Contributor
Untouched for millennia, the hills above Los Gatos underwent a rapid transformation in the mid-19th century. Timber had become the new gold for fortune seekers, and loggers were attracted to the area by the seemingly endless groves of massive redwoods.
Sawmills popped up along the creeks to process the logs for shipment.
One of the most powerful was owned by James Howe, who built a small dam to control the flow of water on the creek adjacent to what is now Bear Creek Road.
As depletion of the forests in the 1880s led to the declining need for sawmills, wealthy miner Stillman Knowles acquired the land around Howe’s mill, which he removed to build a 15-room rural retreat and trout farm in the lake created by Howes’ dam. James L. Flood, heir to his father’s massive silver fortune, purchased the property in 1894 and built a 40-room mansion which he called Alma Dale after the nearby town. Described as “wild and reckless,” Flood and his wife, Rose, a teenage runaway and burlesque star, reportedly held lavish, days-long parties to entertain their wealthy friends.
In 1905, the Floods sold their property to Dr. Harry Tevis, a wealthy bachelor from San Francisco. Less than a year later, the main house was damaged beyond repair in the great San Francisco earthquake. Undaunted, Tevis built a new redwood home in the style of a Swiss chalet, and surrounded his estate with lavish gardens, fountains, stables, a Roman Plunge swimming pool and a large combination library/clubhouse which he used for entertaining.
He expanded the estate to 1,100
acres, installed an extensive irrigation system, and hired 43 full-time gardeners to tend to his large experimental farm and flower gardens. When his permanent staff reached nearly 100 workers, Tevis built a small village
with servants quarters and stables for his herd of prized horses.
After Tevis passed away in 1931, the property was purchased by the Jesuit Order and adapted for use as Alma College. It was the first Jesuit school of
theology on the West Coast, and was intended to supplement the nearby Sacred Heart Novitiate seminary. The Jesuits built a dormitory, classrooms, shrines and covered walkways, converted the former Tevis clubhouse into
1916 LOCOMOBILE Owned by James Tevis. At 10 times the price of a Ford Model T, it was the most expensive automobile of the era.
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their chapel, and used the main house as a faculty residence. Over the years, the Jesuits expanded the college with three additional dormitories and used buildings in the village to house their rare book collection.
cided to sell Alma College in 1989, they unwittingly launched a lengthy and complex saga involving a diverse cast of characters, including Hong Kong Metro Realty, local developer Pete Denevi, Arlie Land and Cattle Company of Cottage Grove Oregon, Big Creek Lumber, various environmental groups, numerous lawyers, and the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.
Christened Bear Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve, the 1,400-acre expanse of forests, meadows and woodlands that might have been lost to development will be maintained in its natural state for generations to come.
In 1969, they relocated Alma College to be near the Graduate Theological Union at UC Berkeley and rented the property to a series of private boarding schools.
When the Jesuit Order finally de -
When the dust finally settled 10 years later, ambitious development proposals for a golf course, country club and 50 luxury homes were all rejected and Peninsula Open Space Trust and Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District emerged as the property owners.
Alan Feinberg is a local historian and founder of the LOST Gatos Project www. lostgatos.com. His mission is to generate enthusiasm among Los Gatos residents for remembering and preserving our town’s unique character and historic treasures before they’re lost forever. For more Los Gatos history, download the free mobile app Discover LOST Gatos and take a self-guided walking tour through our historic downtown.
MAIN GATE Redwood logs frame the entrance to Alma College on Bear Creek Road.
Note the large cross on top.
SPORTS
IMPRESSIVE CATS
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over Ava Mendoza, avenging a loss to the Terra Nova athlete in the CCS Northern Regional final on Feb. 15.
The Los Gatos boys team has never looked this promising. The Fab Four freshmen sensations of Schnoch, Hayden, Pannell and Terrell is a testament to coach Greg Varela’s goal to get athletes in town to wrestle competitively at an early age. Schoch (120 pounds) and Hayden (144) were both dominant in winning their respective weight classes.
In the 132-pound final, Terrell lost to Gilroy’s Moses Mendoza, who is ranked in the top 15 nationally and a favorite to win the CIF State title. Trajan Pannell earned his way in by finishing fourth at 113 pounds (the top four in each weight class advanced to State).
The Wildcats’ two spectacular college commits—junior Rodriguez and senior Dylan Pile—met their match in their respective weight classes. Rodriguez, who recently committed to Arizona State University, lost to Gilroy’s Isaiah Cortez by a 7-2 decision at 126 pounds.
Nonetheless, Rodriguez will be making his third State appearance in as many tries.
Pile, a Stanford University-signee, lost to Gilroy’s Tyler Eise 7-1 in the 175-pound championship contest. Pavlov-Ramirez fell to Gilroy’s Elijah Cortez in the 138-pound final, while fellow junior Lucas Pannell won the third-place match at 157 pounds by a 7-2 decision.
Senior Stuart Cornelius earned a State berth by taking fourth at 165 pounds. Juniors Ojas Shastri and Nicholas Studley finished fifth at 190 and 285 pounds, respectively, helping Los Gatos earn valuable points in the Masters Finals team standings.
The Wildcats’ record-setting run
“After-school sports play a vital role in shaping students’ character, resilience and teamwork, and outstanding coaches like Coach Quilici-Giles make all the difference,” Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District Acting Superintendent Heath Rocha said in a press release. “This multi-state recognition is a testament to her dedication, leadership and ability to inspire student-athletes both on and off the court. We are incredibly proud of Coach Quilici Giles for this well deserved honor and grateful for the positive impact she is making in her school community.”
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started in the SCVAL Finals on Feb. 8. Incredibly, they won 12 of the 14 weight classes and scored 466 points to break their own league record set in the 2023 league finals. A week later, Los Gatos dominated the CCS Northern Regionals, winning every bracket from 113 pounds through 144.
Girls Basketball
The Wildcats completed a remarkable third consecutive undefeated season in the SCVAL De Anza Division, winning 11 of 12 league games by 10 points or more.
Los Gatos (16-8) earned the top seed in the CCS Division I playoff bracket and played host to No. 8 seed Branham on Feb. 25. The news has been equally positive off the court, as coach Sara Quilici Giles received the 2023-2024 CIF Girls Basketball Coach of the Year and the National Federation of State High School Associations Section 7 Coach of the Year awards.
The Wildcats won the SCVAL De Anza Division championship in runaway fashion, finishing with 30 points by virtue of its 9-0-3 league record. They easily outdistanced runner-up Homestead, which tallied 22 points. Even though Los Gatos saw its season come to an end in a 3-2 loss to a tough Leland squad in the CCS Division I playoff quarterfinals on Feb. 22, its future looks just as promising. Most of the key players are projected to return next season, including standout strikers Alex Munneke and Abby Nelson, who combined for 31 goals this season. Darcy Armstrong, Madison Kohli, Teagan Kaefer and Sam Gruetter also had strong seasons and will return next year.
Boys Soccer
Keegan Mctighe and Leon Sarashki certainly know how to show up for the big moments. Mctighe scored the Wildcats’ lone goal through regulation and overtime while goalkeeper Sarashki produced two spectacular saves in the penalty kick shootout to lift No. 8 seed Los Gatos to an “upset” win over No. 1 Aptos in a CCS Division III playoff quarterfinal on Feb. 24.
The Wildcats advanced on PKs, 5-4, setting up a third meeting with league rival Santa Clara in a CCS semifinal on Feb. 26. Los Gatos’ latest win conjured up memories from last year’s memorable playoff game with Menlo School—a match that saw Mctighe scored twice and Sarashki make a pair of spectacular saves in PKs to lift the team to victory.
CHAMPION Wildcats junior Kaja McCullough, seen here competing in a duel match against Mountain View High School, won the CCS Masters Regional title at 130 pounds, Feb. 22.
LIVES
Linda Jones Austin
Linda Jones Austin, born on Oct. 21, 1943 in Great Falls, MT passed away peacefully on Feb. 1, 2025, in Los Gatos—in the beauty of the Santa Cruz Mountains that she loved so much.
Linda’s life was marked by grace, beauty, elegance, love and kindness.
A classically trained ballerina, she was best known for her love of fashion, design and effervescence.
She will be missed by all those whose lives she touched—most profoundly by her beloved husband of 55 years, Manuel Austin, her cherished children, Quinn Sutton Austin, Catie Austin and Manuel “Mijo” Austin, eight adored grandchildren and one treasured great-granddaughter.
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LICCARDO’S VISION
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packed audience that included Los Gatos Mayor Matthew Hudes, Vice Mayor Rob Moore and Councilmember Maria Ristow, as well as a slew of technology executives and political leaders from around the region, Liccardo shared a hopeful message about preserving openness, but in a stern prosecutorial tone.
“The essence of what is unique about our region amounts to much more than just the sum of its parts,” he said. “Rather, what is unique about us is our extraordinary culture. Values animate that culture. Values that I’ll venture to summarize with a single word: openness. Innovative systems are fundamentally open, which enables rapid experimentation and learning.”
Liccardo first spoke the oath of office on Jan. 7, in Washington, D.C., with this weekend’s event held as a way to share the moment with his West Coast supporters.
“Our Valley culture succeeds by its openness—for people, for knowledge, to the world, to risk,” he said. “We embrace people with whatever identity they choose, whoever they choose to love and wherever they may come from in the world...I think we all agree we should enforce laws at borders, but we live in a region where 40% of our adults were born in a foreign country.”
“That’s right,” interjected a voice from the audience.
Liccardo said he believes it’s this spirit that allowed Silicon Valley to become such an influential global force.
“We don’t need to see the exhibits in this museum to know—just here within the Valley—the success we’ve seen, from luminaries ranging from Andy Grove (former Intel CEO) to Jerry Yang (former Yahoo! CEO) to Hock Tan (Broadcom CEO), to Jensen Huang (Nvidia CEO) and thousands and thousands more,” he said. “Of course, we never made it easy on any of them to get here.”
Liccardo emerged as the top vote-getter in a primary that resulted in a tie for second (which was overturned by a recount). Evan Low, who ended up placing second in the November contest, has now been accused by California’s campaign finance regulator of improperly accepting $113,000 in non-monetary campaign donations, among other violations, CalMatters reported.
A healthy contingent of Los Gatans
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queued in the lobby, ready to experience a milestone in the congressman’s D.C. honeymoon period.
That included Bill Rehbock, 58, of Coldwell Banker San Jose.
“We supported Sam when he ran for Congress,” the Los Gatos resident said. “We felt he was the best for the real estate business…and expanding housing.”
As people milled about in the meeting room, Kreisler explained why she supports Liccardo.
“I trust him to protect my granddaughters,” she said, adding, “I know he will be in the forefront.”
Assemblymember Gail Pellerin greeted Kreisler before heading on her way.
Saratoga Vice Mayor Chuck Page said he likes how Liccardo reaches out to people of different political stripes.
Los Gatos High School graduate Victoria Th úy Vi McDowell sang the national anthem—persevering with a powerful delivery despite some temporary mic fluttering.
Kreisler opened the event with a land acknowledgement that named the “Ohlone” and also the “Muwekma Ohlone” native groups.
After losing their bid in the courts for federal recognition, the Muwekma Ohlone have been lobbying politically for official status.
(The Muwekma Ohlone flag is displayed on part of the mid-century
structure which also houses the Los Gatos Town Council.)
Later, in an interview with the Los Gatan, Liccardo poured cold water on the idea he might be looking to go out of his way to advocate for recognition for the Indigenous organization.
“I’m happy to assist in providing whatever support might be helpful,” he said, referencing the established system.
“I’m not interested in going around the process to bestow recognition.”
Just as Blum dipped into the comedic well for his Los Gatan column last week, Kreisler peppered her introductory words with a little humor, for example remarking on Liccardo’s robust crowd.
“Do not look at the maximum capacity, because he’s already breaking the law,” she said, reminiscent of Blum admitting a “Grand Canyon-sized pothole on the Highway 17 north on-ramp” might drive him to crime. “Do you think the president will pardon him?”
Next, District Attorney Jeff Rosen took a shot at Donald Trump, too, adding he’s known Liccardo since they worked out of the same prosecution shop.
“He will not swear an oath to the president or a king,” Rosen said, “or even a president who thinks he’s a king.”
And he called up the next speaker, “local legend” Eshoo.
“This is a moment of great joy,” she said, as she prepared to administer the
oath. “The constitution is our soul.”
Liccardo said focusing on maintaining the rule of law is something that can unite the country.
“It’s a value we all share, whether we’re from the Bay Area or not,” he said, also pointing to what he sees as attempts to undermine federal authority and erode scientific freedom. “We need to fight, and we’re going to fight.”
Cheers from the crowd.
“We’ll need all hands on deck. We’ll need you,” he said.
In contrast with Trump’s attacks on the media, Liccardo referenced former NBC anchor Tom Brokaw in his remarks.
Colleen Wilcox, a former Santa Clara County superintendent of schools, liked what she heard.
“I think his speech covered every critical issue,” the Los Gatos resident said. “He’s the real thing.”
When asked what he thought about the fact that a Los Gatos resident was now in the House, representing the District, Mayor Hudes was bursting with positivity.
“It’s great to have someone who understands our community and really understands what the tech business is,” said Hudes, who has a biotechnology background.
To read the full story head to LosGatan.com.
AGENDA Sam Liccardo, the new 16th Congressional District representative, spoke to a packed crowd of technology industry officials, political leaders and other supporters at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View on Sunday afternoon.
PUBLIC NOTICES
Town of Los Gatos
NOTICE AND SUMMARY OF AN ORDINANCE
TITLED: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS REPEALING AND REPLACING PLANNED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE 938 ESTABLISHING DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND ALLOWABLE USES FOR LOTS WITHIN THE PLANNED DEVELOPMENT OVERLAY ZONE FOR PROPERTY LOCATED AT 110 WOOD ROAD (APN 510-47-038)
Notice is hereby given that at its meeting of Tuesday, February 4, 2025, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos introduced the Ordinance titled above and adopted the Ordinance at a regular meeting on Tuesday, February 18, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: Maria Ristow, Rob Moore, Rob Rennie, Mary Badame, Mayor Matthew Hudes
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
The following is a summary of the Ordinance: An Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos Repealing and Replacing Planned Development Ordinance 938 Establishing Development Standards and Allowable Uses for Lots Within the Planned Development Overlay Zone for Property Located at 110 Wood Road (APN 510-47-038). The Ordinance would repeal Planned Development Ordinance 938 and replace it with an ordinance that would allow for the demolition of all existing buildings on the site; construction of a new full service senior living community with 185 independent living units and 24 supporting care units; removal of approximately 192 trees, including eight large protected trees; and site improvements requiring a Grading Permit subject to a future Architecture and Site application.
Please note that the above is a summary of the Ordinance. To obtain a full understanding of the Ordinance it should be read in its entirety. A copy of the full text of the Ordinance is available in the Town Clerk’s office at Los Gatos Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030.
Wendy Wood Los Gatos Town Clerk Published: 02/26/2025 (Pub LGN 2/26)
Fictitious Business Name Statements
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #712966
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Jolab, 1330 Copper Peak Ln., San Jose, CA, 95120, Oliver Po. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/22/2025. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Oliver Po. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 01/22/2025. (pub LG 02/05, 02,12, 02/19, 02/26/2025)
File Number: FBN713245. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: BARAJAS RUIZ 1250 Borregas Ave #124, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, BARAJAS RUIZ, 1250 Borregas Ave #124, Sunnyvale, CA 94089. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/13/2025 and 01/29/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Elaine Fader /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Barajas Ruiz /s/ Claudia S Ruiz Rodriguez /s/ Managing Office, Article/Reg # 202252612970, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. (Pub LGN: 02/12, 02/19, 02/26, 03/05/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #713064
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Neqromance, 76 Mariposa Ave., Los Gatos, CA, 95030, Cheryl Denise Stuermer. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/24/2025. /s/Cheryl Stuermer. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 01/124/2025. (pub LG 02/05, 02/12, 02/19, 02/26/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #713232
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Summit Behavioral Medicine, 900 E Hamilton Ave., Campbell, CA, 95008, Summit Behavioral Medicine Psychology P.C. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Above entity was formed in the state of California. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 02/15/2020. /s/Widyasita Sawyer. President. #4831459. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 01/28/2025. (pub LG 02/05, 02/12, 02/19/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #713065
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 2445 Fontaine Associates, 2245 Fontaine Road, San Jose, CA, 95121, Kenneth Cummins, Joseph Keenan. This business is being conducted by a General Partnership. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 4/21/2005. /s/Kenneth Cummins. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 01/24/2025. (pub LG 02/05, 02/12, 02/19, 02/26/2025)
File Number: FBN713358 . The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: KIDDIE ACADEMY OF CAMPBELL - SAN JOSE , 1522 S. Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, SILICON VALLEY EARLY EDUCATION LLC, 5175 Sunny Creek Dr, San Jose, CA 95135. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 01/31/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Patty Camarena /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. SILICON VALLEY EARLY EDUCATION LLC /s/ Richard Kowalczyk /s/ Managing Member. Article/Reg # 202463518018, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. (Pub LGN: 02/12, 02/19, 02/26, 03/05/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #712731
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Ghien Hu Tieu Nam Vang, 1818 Tully RD STE 110, San Jose, CA, 95122, Ton Dynasty LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Above entity was formed in the state of California. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/14/2025. /s/Thu Ton. Member. #202565218096. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 01/14/2025. (pub LG 02/12, 02/19, 02/26, 03/05/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #712730
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Quan Hue Restaurant, 1818 Tully Rd STE 116, San Jose, CA, 95122, Ton Dynasty LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Above entity was formed in the state of California. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/14/2025. /s/Dung Ton. Member. #202565218096. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 01/14/2025. (pub LG 02/12, 02/19, 02/26, 03/05/2025)
File Number: FBN713295. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: TAKE IT
OUTDOORS LIFE AND WELLNESS, 162 Harrison Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, TAKE IT OUTDOORS LIFE AND WELLNESS LLC, 162 Harrison Avenue, Campbell, CA 95008. The registrant
commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2025 and 01/30/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. TAKE IT OUTDOORS LIFE AND WELLNESS LLC /s/ Elza Lee Hickinbotham Jr. /s/ Owner. Article/Reg # 202464612655, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. (Pub LGN: 02/12, 02/19, 02/26, 03/05/2025)
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #713148
The following person(s) / registrant(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Bedolla Salon, 74 A Race St., San Jose, CA, 95126, Bedolla Salon, Inc. Filed in the Santa Clara County on 03/11/2020. under file No. 664578. This business was conducted by: A Corporation. Filed on 01/27/2025. /s/Tamie Qua, CEO. (pub dates: (Metro 02/12, 02/19, 02/26, 03/05/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #713395
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: PMI Willow Glen, 4414 Stone Canyon Drive, San Jose, CA, 95136. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Above entity was formed in the state of California. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/ Nabeel William Khashan. President. #6454803 This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 02/03/2025. (pub LG 02/19, 02/26, 03/05, 03/12/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #712850
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Vietnamese-American Communities Charity Inc., 5779 Southpine Drive, San Jose, CA, 95138. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Above entity was formed in the state of California. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/01/2025. /s/Brandon Doan. President. #6497987. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 01/17/2025. (pub LG 02/19, 02/26, 03/05, 03/12/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #713758
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Massage By Me, 3199 S. Bascom Avenue, Campbell, CA, 95008, Pearl Pie Garret. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 02/14/2025. /s/Pearl P. Garret. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 02/14/2025. (pub LG 02/19, 02/26, 03/05, 03/12/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #713714
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Mochiholic.Milpitas, 1535 Landess Ave., #147, Milpitas, CA, 95035, GL USA, Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Fu Cheun Fung. Vice President. #C6460738. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 02/12/2025.(pub LG 02/26, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #713580
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Lulu And Lavender, 1574 Monteval Lane, San Jose, CA, 95120, Laura Gayle Taylor. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet
began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Laura Gayle Taylor. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 02/10/2025. (pub LG 02/26, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #713899
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Velvet Head Spa, 1961 Rivermark Prwy, Santa Clara, CA, 94054, Velvet Group Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/01/2025. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Phung Tran. Owner. #6567344. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 02/20/2025. (pub LG 02/26, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #713856
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Hayden Isaac’s Media, 136 Magneson Terrace, Los Gatos, CA, 95032, Hayden Taylor Isaacs. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 02/19/2025. /s/Hayden Isaacs. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 02/19/2025. (pub LG 02/26, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19/2025
File Number: FBN713828 . The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: C28 Folsom 14830 Los Gatos Blvd. Ste. 201, Los Gatos, CA 95032. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, Cilker 08 Folsom LLC, 14830 Los Gatos Blvd. Ste. 201, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2025 and 02/19/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Corinne Vasquez /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Cilker 08 Folsom, LLC, Article/Reg # 202565714484, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Keyston Smith /s/ President of Manager (Pub LGN: 02/26, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19/2025)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #713396
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Lunardi Moving Services And Storage LLC, 1670 S. 7th Street, San Jose, CA, 95112. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 01/01/2023. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Fabricio Lunardi. Owner. #202108310735. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 02/03/2025/2023. (pub LG 02/26, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19/2025
File Number: FBN713910. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. AA ADVISORY CA, 2. ATLAS BAKERY & MORE , 67 Fairview Plz Apt 5, Los Gatos, CA 95030. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, ATLAS ARYA LLC, 67 Fairview Plz Apt 5, Los Gatos, CA 95030. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/18/2024 and 02/21/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Corinne Vasquez /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Atlas Arya LLC, Article/Reg # 202464217372, Above Entity was Formed in the State of California. /s/ Mustafa Yanarkaya /s/ Managing Menmber. (Pub LGN: 02/26, 03/05, 03/12, 03/19/2025)
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