LOS GATOS 12U ALL STARS AIM FOR DISTRICT 12 VICTORY
A semifinal matchup looms on Thursday
Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
It wasn’t an artistic masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but at this point in the season, style points don’t count for much.
That’s why the Los Gatos Little League 12-and-under All Star team felt satisfaction after pulling away for a 10-4 win over Cambrian Park in the final pool game on July 3 at Baggerly Field. The victory gave Los Gatos a perfect 3-0 mark in south pool play, earning it the No. 1 seed. It will play the North No. 2 seed—most likely Quito/Saratoga—on July 9 in the semifinals.
Los Gatos led 3-2 entering the bottom of the fourth inning before pulling away against Cambrian Park. In the pivotal home half of the fourth, Los Gatos received run-scoring doubles from Kaden Khalipa and Luke Fischer. Barrett Laubach scored the other run on a wild pitch. In fact, Los Gatos scored five of its 10 runs directly off of a Cambrian Park error or wild pitch.
Oftentimes, it’s the team that makes the fewest mistakes that ends up winning, a message Los Gatos has taken to heart.
“That’s what we keep telling the kids, that if we make less mistakes, we’ll come out on top,” Los Gatos manager Russ Laubach said. “If we put pressure on the other team, then they’ll probably make more mistakes. Our message is, don’t try too hard, don’t try to hit the ball so far, don’t do too much. Just do your job and do the little things. Those little things will stack up
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FOR GOOD OR FOR ILL, AI IPOS ARE CHANGING THE HOUSING MARKET
Some realtors see opportunity, others point to worrying signs
Obadiah Casperson, Contributor Local realtors say they’re already seeing the housing market heat up as multiple artificial intelligence startups race to join the stock market.
Anticipation for initial public offerings from companies based in the area, such as OpenAI and Anthropic, has hit a fever pitch, and employees with stock options are already on the hunt for luxury homes in Bay Area locales like Los Gatos.
For some Silicon Valley real estate professionals, the influx of revenue for tech workers suggests we’re on the cusp of a boom, like during recent bull markets, at least at the higher end of things. However, others, who are more cautious, say the breaking AI IPO wave comes with broader uncertainties about the overall impact of the technology on America’s economic landscape. But for now, plenty of questions still linger, such as: When
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LOS GATOS ROWING CLUB WINS 4 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Local contingent had most crews in 2026
USRowing Youth Finals
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The Los Gatos Rowing Club (LGRC) delivered one of the strongest performances in club history at the 2026 USRowing Youth National Championships in Sarasota, Florida, capturing four national titles, winning multiple additional medals and placing more crews in championship finals than any other club in the country. Competing against the nation's top
youth rowing programs, LGRC advanced 11 crews to the finals, the highest number of championship-final appearances among all participating clubs.
LGRC crews won four national championships:
• Men's Youth Second Varsity Quad (2V 4x): Cameron Degraff, Kealan Chiu, Matthieu Boillet, and Matthew Willey
• Women's Youth Second Varsity Quad (2V 4x): Julia Valencia, Sophia Juarez, Libby Forrest and Lucy Wright.
• Men's Youth Four (4-): Aleksander Shetler, Nico Della Ratta, Emmett King and Dominik Bera.
The club also earned two silver medals and one bronze medal:
• Men's Youth Four with Coxswain (4+): Silver Medal.
• Men's U16 Eight (8+): Silver Medal.
• Women's U17 Quad (4x): Bronze Medal.
The results capped a remarkable season for LGRC. Earlier this year, the club finished second overall at the USRowing Southwest Junior Regional Championships while winning the Men's Team
Points Trophy and qualifying 20 boats for the national championships.
The 2026 USRowing Youth National Championships were held June 11–14 at Nathan Benderson Park in Sarasota, Florida, bringing together the nation's top high school rowing athletes who earned qualification through regional championship regattas.
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BLEACHED Cameron Degraff, Kealan Chiu, Matthieu Boillet and Matthew Willey took first place in the Men's Youth Second Varsity Quad. Sean Riordan
RAISE IT ALOFT Julia Valencia, Sophia Juarez, Libby Forrest and Lucy Wright.
THE JAZZ SOPHISTICATES DANCE ORCHESTRA AT JAZZ ON THE PLAZZ TODAY
Heidi “sweetheart of swing”
Evelyn will sing songs from a bygone era
Dinah Cotton, Contributor
Get ready to move and groove. Put on your Gatsby look and those high heel sneakers. The Jazz Sophisticates Dance Orchestra opens up this year's Jazz on the Plazz series at Town Plaza Park. Can you East Coast swing dance? Are you a swinger?
This is a dance orchestra—and dance here is used as a verb, as in, “Dance!”
Evelyn and the Jazz Sophisticates Dance Orchestra transports us back to “Jazz Age” elegance and energy. The Jazz Age was a cultural period here in the USA, spanning from 1918—the end of WWI—to 1929 when the stock market crashed.
It was a time of economic prosperity, hedonistic social behavior, flapper culture and the huge popularity of jazz music.
Evelyn and the Jazz Orchestra blend hot jazz rhythms (and feelings of joyful dancing) to live music. In a time when dancers drank bootleg liquor from teacups and you needed a password to get into a speakeasy, jazz prevailed.
Backed by a 14-piece orchestra, Evelyn will fi ll the air with her lush and warm voice. The solid backing of the Jazz Sophisticates supports her melodious tones. The overall feeling projects the bygone era's rejection of American morals.
A “flapper” was a stylish, rebellious young woman in the Roaring ‘20s. The hair was bobbed, and knee length (think mini-skirt) drop-waist dresses were in vogue. Heavy makeup was worn. And it came with scandalous behavior: smoking, drinking and dancing The Charleston.
This vintage arrangement brings this pre-depression era to life—capturing both the vitality of the dance floor and the era’s refined atmosphere. Drawing from popular tunes and classic Hollywood film-era influences, Evelyn and the Jazz Sophisticates perform a distinctive take on early jazz traditions. Both nostalgic and transportive, Evelyn and the orchestra will set the tone for the summer of 2026. Classy elevated outdoor eight evenings of jazzy music.
If you are a dancer, you will not be able to sit still. If you are not a dancer, sit back and enjoy listening to this take on 1920s music. It’s happening Wednesday, July 8, at 6pm in Town Plaza Park. Be there.
Practicing those swing steps is easy: rock, step, triple step, triple step. Repeat. Or, East Coast swing: 1, 2, 3 and 4-5. The leader begins stepping off on the left foot. Or you might step on that leader's right foot? Have some fun.
Call to reserve a front row seat for the best stage views (510-360-1206). Get a subscription for all eight shows this season—or purchase individually. These seats are assigned seating and include the hospitality lounge area. jazzontheplazz.com
Or bring a picnic-your lawn chairs and sit in the newly replanted grass that surrounds the reserved seating areas. Dance
under the majestic redwood trees in quaint downtown Los Gatos.
Up next Wednesday: Pacific Mambo Orchestra (Latin big band)
Do you mambo? You have a week to learn, or sit back and groove to the enticing rhythmic Latin beats.
We have some fabulous dancers in Los Gatos. They do not hold back when
the music flows through the redwoods during Jazz on the Plazz. Who puts this on? This event is a fundraiser for Los Gatos Music & Arts, a nonprofit organization that provides opportunities for the Silicon Valley community to enjoy and appreciate a variety of fine arts through live performances, exhibitions and educational programs.
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REALTORS: IPOS SPELL PROMISE, BUT HINT AT AI DANGERS
Housing, from page 1
will the full impact of these firms “going public” hit home? And—beyond those buying up estates in this evolving tech climate thanks to vesting shares—who will ultimately benefit?
It’s already begun
Recent IPOs have reminded shareholders about the fortunes that can be minted out of technology. And now, with the current batch of AI companies hitting the public markets, employee equity could pour billions into the Silicon Valley economy.
For example, when OpenAI allowed current and former employees to cash out as much as $30 million each in shares in October, that alone generated $6.6 billion, The Motley Fool reported, citing the The Wall Street Journal.
The market’s already been stimulated by the SpaceX IPO. SpaceX was added to the Nasdaq-100 Tuesday—less than a month after going public.
After a bit of a bumpy ride, its stock was up 2.83% heading into the week. And with a valuation of more than $2 trillion, this will surely spark ambitions amongst other founders to explore public offerings. Anthropic could be listed as early as the fall, creating a new group of house hunters positioning themselves for incoming wealth.
According to Los Gatos Realtor Matt Cossell, this new wealth being created in Silicon Valley could be the basis for a “big boom.”
He thinks prices for luxury housing may, in turn, spike, suggesting now is “the time to buy.”
Cossell says money flowing into the region for real estate could have a “huge trickle down effect.” He connects current conversations about AI to tech trends he’s seen in 23 years in the real estate world.
“There’s going to be a lot of millionaires that get made overnight and we’ve already seen that,” Cossell said, in reference to demand from those working for AI companies.
Of the agents interviewed, there is little disagreement that the market for buying luxury homes is hot. Proclaimed fixer-uppers are getting multiple cash offers in a manner of days rather than weeks. New competition for homes in the $5 million range with the 2026 growth rate estimated at 2-6%. This could be a market where high-end buyers care less for the cost and more for “just wanting a home search process to be over,” according to Cossell.
Worrying trends
Not all realtors, however, have the same optimism. Bay Area Realtor Eli Beydor expressed that the outcomes of the IPOs will come down to the confidence and
reputation of AI itself. A broader question comes up: will AI stimulate the job market, or possibly take jobs away?
“A lot of people are uncertain with layoffs, you know, with AI being sometimes positive, sometimes a negative,” Beydor told the Los Gatan in a phone call. “If people aren’t getting promotions and raises—and they’re not hiring all the time, new people—then it’s probably going to end up continuing the way it is on the small downward trend, just slowly over time.”
Darcey Arena, reflecting on her 33 years as a broker, expects future AI IPOs to reshape the housing market, just as with earlier tech IPO waves.
“The IPOs have definitely changed our market. They really escalated housing prices–and very fast,” said Arena. “The
higher-end market–above $5 million–will probably benefit the most from more AI IPOs.”
Longtime residents, or those who do not come from IPO money, may have a “difficult” time buying a home, she adds.
And buyers will still have to deal with an inventory problem in the region.
“There’s just very few homes for sale, very few family homes being built,” Beydor said.
Arena shared a similar sentiment, explaining that a hot market is “still not enough to keep up with the housing demand that we have in the Bay Area.”
San Francisco, however, fueled by the fire of tech and AI, has been undergoing a resurgence, despite that limited supply.
This optimism is not limited to the city—as tech investment dollars have had
benefits for places across Silicon Valley, like Los Gatos.
AI IPOs are far from the only thing shifting the market. Beyond creating wealth, Arena said the tools themselves are changing how buyers search for a new place to call home.
“Buyers are more educated, they ask better questions, and there are more resources for them,” Arena said.
So, while realtors are predicting home prices will climb—with a higher-end surge—this will still depend on a variety of factors.
Whether the Average Joe will see benefits—or just luxury buyers—will depend on how damaging AI’s effects ultimately prove to be to employment prospects and how shallow the pool of available homes becomes.
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REAL ESTATE
How to Manage Contractors at Your Home
Do your homework and ‘have a clear vision’
By Janis Mara
One of the most challenging aspects of a home improvement or maintenance project can be dealing with a contractor—especially for a woman. Bay Area real estate experts shared tips on how women can command respect from contractors.
Getting referrals, being choosy when interviewing contractors, doing your research and clearly conveying what you want are always important, but especially for women clients.
“If you are working with a designer or have a relationship with someone in the business, for example a Realtor, get referrals from those people because there’s a working relationship there,” said Amanda Jones, a Bay Area real estate agent with Compass.
She noted that single women are one of the fastest-growing segments of homebuyers, accounting for about 20 percent of all homebuyers and nearly 24 percent
of first-time buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Don’t let the contractor give you a snow job, she said.
“Go to the California Contractors State License Board website and check to see if the contractor is licensed,” Jones said. The site is at CSLB.Ca.gov .
Jones said it is important to have a conversation about how the contractor will communicate with you regarding the job.
“How often can you expect them to be on the job site?” she said. “You want to go with a contractor who is local, so they can inspect the job often.”
Also, “You have to have a vision before the contractor shows up,” Jones said. “Have a very clear scope of work. Change orders can be expensive and can delay a job.”
Along those lines, Bay Area contractor Martin Bocanegra encouraged women to “be decisive. Share what you want. In the end, you are the one who is going to be living in the house with the final outcome.
“You are the one who makes the final decisions,” he said.
Rebecca Auerbach, a Bay Area homeowner, landlady and accomplished do-ityourselfer, has successfully worked with contractors for more than 15 years.
“Have a general understanding of the technical aspects of the work you want done,” Auerbach said, because a contractor may be dismissive otherwise.
Find out what the best practices are for the job, and take note of technical terms to help better understand what the contractor may be saying. That said, never hesitate to ask if the contractor uses an unfamiliar term.
Also, try to get an idea of what a reasonable price might be in your area for the project. Try to find a high-low range to avoid being gouged.
“Most people have no idea how much it costs to do a bathroom,” Jones noted.
For research purposes, Auerbach recommends websites such as the U.S. Department of Energy and HomeAdvisor.com.
All three agreed that research is important. However, above all, Jones said, “You will get a vibe on someone. Trust your instinct.”
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FOURTH OF JULY 2026 AT OAK MEADOW PARK
The town comes together for sesquicentennial bash
Dinah Cotton, Contributor
On a beautiful Saturday—that looked straight out of a Pixar or Disney movie—Town residents gathered together at Oak Meadow Park to celebrate America’s 250th birthday.
Oak Meadow Park was established and opened to the public in 1958. As you begin digging into its history, you can’t help but come across fascinating tidbits. This includes the investigation and rediscovery of a 300-pound brass locomotive bell that had been rung each July 4 at 11am— right up to the early 1990s.
Opening the ceremony
After welcoming the crowd, with Vice Mayor Maria Ristow at his side, Mayor Rob Moore unveiled the highly polished and recently rediscovered Liberty Bell of Los Gatos. This bell had been rung since 1972. A retired colonel and WWI veteran would do the honors. Where has this 300-pound bell been? This mystery was solved by Jeff Des Jarlais’ investigation.
After the children's parade, the Town of Los Gatos Liberty Bell would be rung again.
“Today is truly special,” Mayor Moore said in his opening speech. “We are not only celebrating the Fourth, but also the 250th birthday of the United States—and California’s 175th. In thousands of towns across this country, people are doing exactly this: coming together to celebrate two-and-one-half centuries of the bold idea of American democracy.”
Presenting the colors
Boy Scout Troop 2 of Los Gatos (the oldest in Santa Clara County, est. April 2018) presented the colors. Old Glory ascended into a windless summer sky.
After the flag was raised, the crowd was asked to stand. Hats off, the crowd became silent and hands were placed over hearts. We began in unison: “I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
At the bandstand
The San Jose Wind Symphony played “The Star-Spangled Banner,” a 33-yearold tradition. Our national anthem was written by Francis Scott Key, in 1814. Its lyrics highlight themes of patriotism and the resilience of the American Flag with
a plea for peace and divine protection.
Mayor Moore then headed over to a highly decorated waiting golf cart. Leading the children's parade with Jessica Ertell at the wheel, they took off at a good clip around the meadow.
The young ones on their bicycles squealed with excitement on their decorated bicycles and scooters, keeping up with the mayor. It was now time to ring the bell.
Let freedom ring
Jeff Des Jarlais, dressed in his military service uniform, along with his eight year old daughter Sydney, rang the Los Gatos Liberty Bell 13 times, for the 13 original colonies.
This honor was bestowed upon him as he began unraveling the location of where this missing 300 pound
bell had been since the 1990s.
When asked about his military service he mentioned, “Army regulations state that dress uniforms can be worn at ‘occasions of ceremony.”
Before donning the uniform, Des Jarlais consulted with Maj. Gen. Kent Hillhouse (retired), the outgoing president of the Los Gatos Veterans Memorial and Support Foundation.
Would this be proper?
The distinguished military official assured him that it would be. Hillhouse was also in attendance for the bell-ringing
Des Jarlais was a Military Intelligence Corps officer and combat veteran (including receiving an Iraq Campaign Medal.)
Updated history of the bell
Des Jarlais has put together a well researched and thought-out history of the Los Gatos Liberty Bell at losgatoslibertybell.kamalio.com,
Where had this heavy bell been?
Here is a portion of what you’ll read on this website:
After moving to Los Gatos, California as an adult, I developed a passion for exploring our rich local history. While researching Oak Meadow Park, I came across old newspaper articles detailing the ‘Los Gatos Liberty Bell’—a historic bell that was supposed to be permanently mounted in the park. Having never seen it there, my curiosity was piqued…Local newspaper digital archives run through 1990, where the bell is last mentioned being rung in the Town Plaza alongside the town's much larger,
BACK IN ACTION Jeff Des Jarlais with daughter Sydney age 8. They rang in America's 250 years of freedom. The bell was rung 13 times, corresponding to the number of original colonies.
WITH THE OTHER BIRD MAN Rob White (L) and Kat Battaglia enjoying the celebration at Oak Meadow Park. You may recognize Rob as the caretaker of “Shakespeare,” one of two colorful parrots that are famous around town.
Photos by Dinah Cotton / Los Gatan
historic antique fire bell. (The fire bell was displayed in the Town Plaza from 1987 to 2002 and now resides at the Los Gatos Veterans Memorial). Exactly when the Liberty Bell faded from public view and stepped out of the annual Fourth of July traditions remains unclear to me.
The story of the Los Gatos Liberty Bell begins with an act of Congress. On June 26, 1963, with President John F. Kennedy in office, Congress passed Concurrent Resolution No. 25, declaring that the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence should be observed each July 4th by the ringing of bells throughout the United States…The bell rang each Independence Day at 11 a.m. for many years, joining communities across the nation in marking the holiday.
Longtime Los Gatos residents may well remember the tradition fondly. By 1967 the bell was stored throughout the year by the parks department for safekeeping, and by 1971, it was stored at the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad (BJWRR) in Oak Meadow Park when not in use for Fourth of July events.”
Mystery solved.
Mayor Moore acknowledged: Boy Scout Troop 2, the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, Daughters of the American Revolution, the Kiwanis and the Rotary Clubs of Los Gatos, DART and CERT. He also thanked the Diversity Equity and Inclusion Commission (DEI), Gordon Yamate (for spearheading the Handwriting the Constitution art project), The Complete Streets and Transportation Commission (for hosting the bike valet), and the Community Health and Senior Services Commission. This was a team effort.
Mayor Moore also thanked the San Jose Wind Symphony for their 33 years of playing at this event. Going on, he also lauded Town of Los Gatos staff Monica Renn and Jessica Ertell, and the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department.
WHICH PIECE NEXT? Lawn chess was one of several activities locals and visitors could participate in during the patriotic event on Saturday.
Chief Jamie Field and Captain Rebecca Albin were present in full uniform. Parks and Public Works employees helped ensure that this event ran smoothly. “Many hands make light work.”
I thank you mayor and the feeling of your short time in office reminded me of someone who is getting forgotten. Remember if you can: John F. Kennedy, our 35th President (the youngest person elected to this office), said in his inaugural speech, in 1961, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country.”
Des Jarlais exemplifies this feeling as well, letting freedom continue to ring, as he sounded the Los Gatos Liberty Bell, alongside his daughter.
GUEST VIEW
Independence Day reflections
An immigrants view: democracy means inclusion
Olga Enciso Smith, Contributor
On Memorial Day weekend in 2003, after attending a convention, my husband Carman L. Smith and I toured our nation’s Capital. My last visit was in 1962 a brief one at the White House graciously hosted by then President John Kennedy for young Red Cross volunteers from around the world. I was one of them, a high schooler from Lima, Peru. Though brief the visit was most memorable and life impacting. We visited the historical sites as foreign guests… This time in 2003 visiting the historical monuments, I felt the overwhelming
presence of our history's heroes. I had yet another assurance of my deep love for this, my new country, that is now my home. “The first time I had this realization was immediately after the 9/11 attacks...along with the experience that this national tragedy brought all of us together.” I wrote this on the Smithsonian Museum's survey titled “How my life changed during the Sept. 11, 2001 terror.” This visit was also a confirmation to embrace diversity in our communities as I joyfully experienced in our nation's capital. Fifty years ago, the only diversity I noticed was black and brown: brown was usually just me when I arrived in Detroit to go to college just after high school from Peru. I experienced the stares and
the curiosity in people's eyes and in their lips through their questions.
This time, this visit was different. A few short blocks from the grand Omni hotel we walked to the Adams Morgan retail and residential neighborhood. I was amazed at the diversity of retail: West African, Ethiopian, Caribbean, Salvadorian, Italian, American diners, Irish Pubs, used bookstores, clothing boutiques, Salvadorian banks, framing shops, etc. All of these were mom/pop businesses.
In conclusion, I felt in our nation’s capital the awesome history of our country by the long-ago fathers and mothers of democracy. I also felt vibrancy and inclusion. I was extremely encouraged
to see that inclusion and democracy in the Adams Morgan district, full of diverse merchants experiencing the American dream through the nurturing of entrepreneurship by the visionary city leaders. I urge everyone, especially the recent immigrants to our amazing country to visit our nation’s capital and experience the history of how freedom from England was ultimately attained and how through the centuries courageous men and women forged the nation we enjoy have/are today and how now we continue to forge the future, together working in the present for a better nation and a better world for all our children. Happy 4th of July.
Olga Enciso Smith is the founder of MPGA/ Machu Picchu Gallery of the Americas and co-founder of the Ikiam Foundation for Amazonian Rainforest Conservation.
POWERFUL SYMBOL Boy Scout Troop 2 was in charge of raising the flag during the Town’s sesquicentennial program.
Photos by Dinah Cotton / Los Gatan
JUNE 28
• A bike was reported stolen at Tamarack Apartments on University Avenue. The theft occurred June 27, but was reported on June 28 at 2:32pm.
• A caller reported loud music playing for hours on Castlewood Drive at 7:58pm.
• A caller reported that four men attempted to steal their neighbor’s vehicle on Pinehearst Avenue at 10:51pm.
JUNE 29
• A driver reportedly ran their vehicle into a tree at Sebastian and Almond Blossom courts, resulting in a misdemeanor arrest, at 12:08am.
• A caller’s neighbor was reportedly banging on her walls and floorboards on Towne Ter at 12:52am.
• Two subjects reportedly broke windows at Almond Blossom Lane Begonia Drive at 6:14am.
• Someone reportedly broke the caller’s vehicle window and stole their credit cards and ID on Belblossom Way at 8:50am.
• Someone reportedly stole the caller’s phone from their vehicle after they left the window down at 7-11 on East Main Street at 11:47am.
• A driver reportedly ran their vehicle into a building at Los Gatos Parkside on West Main Street at 10:44pm.
JUNE 30
• A vehicle accident with no injuries were reported at Wimbledon Drive and Winchester Boulevard, and the two drivers did not exchange information at 2:44pm.
• A man was reported going through items he reportedly hid under his shirt in a bush at Los Gatos-Almaden Road and Camino Del Cerro at 3:23pm.
• Two men reportedly approached the caller’s resident and said they worked for Verizon, asking for her phone number, name and if her husband was at home on Blanchard Drive at 6:32pm.
JULY 1
• A tree was reportedly blocking the roadway on Crescent Drive at 2:20pm.
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JULY 2
• Subjects reportedly cut or pried open the padlock to the porta potty at Town Plaza Park on South Santa Cruz Ave, the fourth time the vandalism has occurred, at 3:34pm.
• A homeless man was arrested on a misdemeanor after they were causing disturbance inside a residence on Union Avenue at 4:45pm.
• Subjects reportedly stole $1,000 worth of alcohol from Safeway on Union Avenue at 4:43pm.
• Eight baby ducks and an adult duck were reportedly walking in the middle of the roadway at Winchester Blvd and East Vineland Ave at 7:56pm.
• Juveniles in a vehicle reportedly shot the caller in the eye with an orbeez gun while the caller was riding his bike on North Santa Cruz Avenue. The battery occurred two hours prior to the call at 8:32pm.
JULY 3
• A caller reported that around eight shots fired from a BB gun from a
vehicle passing him and his wife at Vasona Park on Garden Hill Drive hit him in the leg and chest, and his wife in the leg at 8:46am.
• A man wearing American flag overalls was reportedly soliciting stating that he was selling solar panels on Cherrystone Drive at 1:30pm.
• A caller on an ebike reported that a vehicle behind her almost hit her, and the male, elderly driver proceeded to scream and spit on her back at Great Gas on Los Gatos Boulevard at 1:32pm.
• Credit cards and debit cards were reportedly stolen from an unlocked vehicle at Vasona Park on Garden Hill Drive at 7:17pm.
JULY 4
• A vehicle was reportedly broken into overnight after the passenger side window was smashed, door handle was damaged and items from the middle console were taken at Los Gatos Commons on Alberto Way at 9:46am.
• A driver's side window was reportedly smashed overnight when an unknown number of items were taken on Oak Rim Way at 11:40am.
• A rear driver’s side window was reportedly smashed, and subjects left a plastic dome-shaped item on the top of the car at Valley Oaks Apartments on Oak Rim Way at 12:03pm.
• A rear license plate was reportedly replaced with an unknown plate on Sund Avenue at 6:31pm.
• A caller reported their neighbor’s passenger side window was smashed at Live Oak Apartments on Blossom Hill Road at 7:47pm.
• A vehicle and bicyclist reportedly collided at Los Gatos Saratoga Road and Alberto Way, and the bicyclist was conscious but had a possible head injury at 10:19pm.
• A naked man running around the area of the gateway bathrooms at Vasona Lake County Park on Garden Hill Drive was arrested on a felony charge at 11:32am.
These reports are compiled from publicly available information released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department. Prepared by Anika Kapasi.
AMERICA’S BIRTHDAY Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department Chief Jamie Field (left) with Capt. Rebecca Albin at the Town of Los Gatos Fourth of July celebration at Oak Meadow Park. Read about the event on P10.
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WHO IS STEVE HILTON?
Here’s how he has rebranded himself multiple times
Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters
It was 2008 and the British Conservative Party was ascendant after a decade of losses. Steve Hilton, a top adviser to future Prime Minister David Cameron, was a source of great curiosity for the British press; he eschewed suits, rode a bike to work, sometimes went shoeless and avoided reporters. He was also at the center of the party’s turnaround, widely credited with refreshing its image from stale and imperious to socially tolerant, environment-minded and diversity-conscious.
While he was on a temporary stint in Silicon Valley, the British press couldn’t help noticing a similarity between Cameron and Hilton and the Golden State’s then-governor, moderate Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger.
“The mixture of free-market economics, social liberalism, high-technology growth and environmental awareness makes California instantly attractive” to the Conservative Party’s “modernizers,” a commentator wrote in The Guardian.
That was the last time a Republican was governor of California. Eighteen years later, Hilton is trying to pick up Schwarzenegger’s mantle in a dramatically different moment for California and American politics.
After finishing second in last month’s top-two primary, he faces long odds in the November general election against Democratic former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra. Democrats have dominated the state since Schwarzenegger left office; a Republican hasn’t won a statewide seat since before Cameron became prime minister. And though anti-tax sentiments still run deep, so too does hatred of President Donald Trump, who has endorsed Hilton.
It could help Hilton that he cuts an unlikely figure for a MAGA man. A professional advertiser, Hilton spent the first half of his career softening the public images of the Conservatives, of multinational corporations accused of causing various social ills and of capitalism itself, in contrast to the bombastic politics of today. His beliefs, documented in decades of British press coverage and his own books, don’t line up neatly on the political spectrum.
But they also make him hard to pin down. Over the years he’s praised several policy ideas that contradict the deregulatory campaign he’s run today and in the past. In London, he was known as a fount of eccentric ideas who also pushed to slash welfare, loosen labor laws, cut government employment, privatize government services and even floated reduc-
ing maternity leave. In 2015, from Silicon Valley, he wrote a book endorsing a higher national living wage in the U.K., generous family leave policies and forcing factory farms to pay for the environmental and health costs of their operations.
“He’s quite difficult to put in a box,” said Giles Gibbons, a friend and former business partner at a firm the pair founded in the late 1990s to advise brands on social responsibility. “He challenges the orthodoxy and the process of doing things. He’s a contrarian, in many ways.”
Hilton chafes at central authorities and regulation, saying his purest belief is in small-time entrepreneurs and his favorite word is “hustle.” In the book More Human, he describes himself as anti-establishment, pro-immigration and “perhaps Bernie Sanders meets John Kasich meets Rand Paul.” A populist, he campaigned for Brexit and wrote about the ills of centralized institutions from big banks to monopolies to standardized testing.
Turning to Trump
Now, in his latest rebrand, Hilton has taken on a different tone. After moving to Silicon Valley permanently in 2012 and running a political tech startup, he landed a Fox News show, “The Next Revolution,” in 2017. Over six years on the network, he aligned himself closely with the Trump circle, calling for an audit into the 2020 election that President Joe Biden won, promoting the conspiracy theory that Dr. Anthony Fauci was responsible for the pandemic and railing against American colleges for spreading “the woke mind virus.”
He also occasionally criticized key conservative figures and in 2019 endorsed “asset reparations” in the form of business and home loans for African Americans to make up for the generational economic harm of racist policies, a position anathema to Republicans.
On the campaign trail now, he’s gregarious with reporters. He has ditched the ultracasual dress of his younger years — “You’ve got to be respectful of the office, so I’ve stepped up sartorially,” he explained — and the talk of corporate social responsibility — “I don’t think it’s the priority” — in favor of a campaign more aligned with a conventional American Republican in 2026.
He sports a “save girls’ sports” bracelet and has a “family first” agenda to promote adoption, prenatal care and “marriage and family formation” and discourage abortion. He’s promising steep tax cuts and business deregulation. He has vowed to overturn many of the state’s greenhouse gas reduction rules that he calls a product of the “climate agenda” — more than a decade after he advised Cameron in the so-called “greenest government ever.”
But he denies being inconsistent.
“I’m not an ideologue, I’m very pragmatic in my approach,” he said. “I don’t like being told what to do myself, and I don’t want to tell anyone else what to do with their life either, and I think that’s a very Californian attitude.”
A branding expert
The son of Hungarian immigrants to the United Kingdom who grew up working class, Hilton got his start in politics straight out of Oxford University.
He worked for the Conservatives and their advertising firm, M&C Saatchi, on political messaging, and worked on a controversial 1996 ad depicting Labour Party leader Tony Blair with “demon eyes,” which advertising regulators banned.
There he met Gibbons when they both worked on an antiracism campaign for a government agency. During focus groups, Gibbons said, they learned if they slapped a Nike logo on the campaign, the message was better received — and it improved Nike’s likability.
Convinced of the power of brands to do good, the pair founded the consulting firm Good Business, which helped corporations improve their images and their bottom lines through charity and PSAs on global health and environmentalism. Their clients included Nike, McDonald’s and Coca-Cola. The firm’s thinking ran counter to the traditional business mindset of focusing on profits, addressed rising anti-globalization
sentiments and helped usher in a trend of corporate social responsibility.
“Capitalism is a force for good, but it can become even better,” Hilton wrote in a 2001 Guardian column. “It’s time for Conservatives to wake up and smell the fair-trade coffee.”
He brought that free market centrism back to politics a few years later, eventually leaving the firm (which Gibbons still runs) to advise Cameron as he ascended to Conservative Party leadership. Hilton was godfather to Cameron’s son; the pair were among a cadre of young, posh conservatives intent on revamping the party’s “nasty” image for the 21st century. Under Hilton’s strategy, there was less focus on restricting immigration and privatizing parts of the National Health Service, a greater embrace of civil unions for gay couples and an emphasis on helping the poor and standing up to big business. Cameron appeared frequently in web videos and emphasized fighting climate change. In one famous stunt, Hilton took Cameron to the Arctic Circle in Norway for a photoshoot with huskies and a melting glacier. He updated the Conservative Party logo, from a torch to a tree, and came up with the slogan “vote blue, go green.” There was talk of the responsibility companies bore for society.
Similarly, Hilton credits much of his own success this year to his messaging: promising simple (and ambitious) goals like $3 a-gallon gas and affordable starter
REPUBLICAN Gubernatorial candidate Steve Hilton on election night in Huntington Beach, June 2.
Jules Hotz / CalMatters
homes. But for all his expertise in branding, he said he hasn’t thought about whether California Republicans should change their approach to appeal to more voters. Only a quarter of California’s registered voters are Republican, and party leaders have failed to disassociate the party from the president, last year suffering a major defeat on gerrymandering that could strip the party of several seats in Congress.
Hilton characterized his work to modernize the Conservative Party in the U.K. less as an appeal to the center and more as an effort to shift the party from one associated with elites to one for ordinary citizens and the working class. In that vein, he said, he still calls himself an environmentalist, with a California policy proposal that calls for planting trees and preserving wetlands, but opposes California’s greenhouse gas reduction rules because he says they are mandates that increase costs for consumers.
If anything, he said, California itself needs rebranding as a friendlier place to do business. That’s why he hasn’t talked about corporate responsibility lately, he said, and instead has promised to loosen regulations across the board, characterizing the current state of business in California as “life or death.”
“We’ve just got to really focus on the fundamental economic conditions before we start worrying about all of that,” he said. “We need to restore the appeal of Brand California.”
One stance he has retained from his days with Cameron is the classically conservative focus on the family, though in a move of Hilton unorthodoxy, he’s kept his own family absent from the “grueling process” of the campaign.
It’s a marked contrast from Becerra, whose wife and adult daughters introduced him onstage the night of the primary election. The next day, Hilton told a reporter it was “old-fashioned” to ask whether his wife, prominent tech executive Rachel Whetstone, would be more involved in the race.
‘Positive populism’
At the heart of Hilton’s political philosophies is a populist devotion to decentralizing power.
He was the brain behind Cameron’s banner ‘Big Society’ policy to put decision-making power about schools, police, social services and other government services in the hands of local residents, nonprofits and often, the private sector.
The pitch was that doing so would spur innovation and improve service delivery: One example Gibbons cited was an expansion of state-funded schools operated independently by local organizations, akin to American charter schools. Critics called the Big Society a backdoor way to cut social services spending and offload state responsibilities to charities and profit-seekers.
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and then the outcome is looking good in our favor.”
Slick-fielding shortstop Daiden Christian made a spectacular play to end the game, backhanding a ball deep in the hole and in one continuous motion throwing the ball to first base for the out.
Los Gatos cruised to victories in its first two games, outscoring Branham Hills and San Jose American by a combined margin of 22-2. However, Los Gatos had to dig deeper to top Cambrian Park. Laubach said the final score was a bit misleading.
“It felt like a 3-2 game,” he said. “This was definitely more of a grind, which was great. We kind of needed it. You want the
team to battle and that’s what they had to do. They stayed at it, kept their heads in the game and eventually we got ahead.”
Parsa Schmidt started and allowed two runs and six hits over four innings, striking out eight. Dean Drew tossed the final two innings to close things out.
“Parsa pitched great, but he definitely had to grind through some things,” Laubach said. “We were able to play great defense and had great baserunning, which always helps.”
Barrett Laubach ripped a double leading off the bottom of the first, and later reached on a walk. Christian reached on a pair of walks, and Schmidt reached base in
all three of his plate appearances, getting hit by a pitch twice and drawing a walk. Los Gatos started practicing on June 1, but Russ Laubach and his staff have coached most of the players since they were 8 years old—and some since T-ball.
“They’re a really fun group of kids,” he said. “They’re all really good friends and have a fun time, but when it’s time to turn it on and focus, they do. They listen to us well, practice hard and they don’t get too up or too down. They’ve really come together as a team, and they all do their job and battle.”
Besides the players already mentioned, the LGLL 12U roster includes Andy Gwynn, Chase Bratten, Eli Spiler, Jake Munro, Leo
Fan, Liam McDonald, and assistant coaches Justin Christian and Brad Bratten.
Note: The LGLL Intermediate (13U) All Star team won the Section 5 Tournament on July 7, defeating Sunnyvale 5-3 to cap an undefeated run. Los Gatos opened up the tournament with a 6-0 victory over Sunnyvale followed by a 19-7 win over Santa Cruz to put itself in the championship round. Sunnyvale then won two elimination contests to earn a rematch with Los Gatos, but needed to beat Los Gatos twice to take the title. Instead, Los Gatos closed things out with another vintage performance. Los Gatos moves on to the NorCal Tournament in Marysville on Saturday.
GETTING
DONE Dean Drew delivers a pitch during the Los Gatos Little League All Star 12-and-under team’s 12-1 win over San Jose American at Baggerly Field on June 30.
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To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of (specify all names by which the decedent was known): Lester Daniel Robuck. A Petition for Probate has been filed by Allen Siewert, in the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. The petition for probate requests that: Allen Siewert be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A hearing on the petition will be held in this court as follows: Date: 7/17/2026. Time: 9:01 AM. Dept: 7. Address of the court: Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, California, 95113. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for petitioner: Peter Borenstein, P.O. Box 885, Culver City, CA 90232. (213) 362-8740. (Pub LGN 6/24, 7/1, 7/8)
Fictitious Business Name Statements
File Number: FBN727296. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. SOUTH BAY MEDIA GROUP 1474 Owen Sound Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. This business is conducted by: An Individual, Daniel Vik, 1474 Owen Sound Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 06/01/2026 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. /s/ Daniel Vik /s/. (Pub LGN: 06/17, 06/24, 07/01, 07/08/2026)
File Number: FBN727296. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. SOUTH BAY MEDIA GROUP, 1474 Owen Sound Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. This business is conducted by: An Individual, Daniel Vik, 1474 Owen Sound Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 06/01/2026 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. /s/ Daniel Vik /s/. (Pub LGN: 06/17, 06/24, 07/01, 07/08/2026)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #727479
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: House Of Homes Realty, 443 Zaton Avenue, San Jose, CA 95117,
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Marian B Reyes. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 06/05/2026. /s/ Marian B Reyes. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 06/05/2026. (pub Metro 06/17, 06/24, 07/01, 07/08/2026)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #727700
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Box Massage, 2. Box Ayurveda, 3. Flaming Cups, 3880 S. Bascom Ave Ste 109, San Jose, CA, 95124, Box Acupuncture And Traditional Chinese Medicine Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Aaron Lee. Owner. #4041798. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 06/12/2026. (pub LG 06/17, 06/24, 07/01, 07/08/2026)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #727353
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Insure My Life, 1874 Drew Ave, Mountain View, CA, 94043, Dean Louis Grant. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Dean Louis Grant. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 06/02/2026. (pub LG 06/17, 06/24, 07/01, 07/08/2026)
File Number: FBN727710. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. VESNA ELECTROLYSIS, 1090 Lincoln Avenue Suite 9D, San Jose, CA 95125.This business is conducted by: An Individual, SOFIA KOVALEVA, 352 Bryant Str, Mountain View, CA 94041. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 06/12/2026 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. /s/ Sofia Kovaleva /s/. (Pub LGN: 06/17, 06/24, 07/01, 07/08/2026)
File Number: FBN727792 . The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. SILICON VALLEY SPEAKS, 1608 W. Campbell Ave, Campbell, CA 95008. This business is conducted by: An Individual, DORIS ANNE PICKERING, 61 Hunt Way, Campbell, CA 95008. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2014 and 06/16/2026 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. /s/ Doris Anne Pickering /s/. (Pub LGN: 06/24, 07/01, 07/08, 07/15/2026)
File Number: FBN727883. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. White Oaks Pediatric Dentistry, 14507 S Bascom Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, Mai Dinh DDS, Inc., 14507 S Bascom Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2025 and 06/18/2026 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. Mai Dinh DDS, Inc., Article/Reg # 6476307, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Anh Mai Dinh /s/ Owner. (Pub LGN: 06/24, 07/01, 07/08, 07/15/2026)
File Number: FBN727403. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. CONCRETE POLISHING SYSTEMS (CPS), 705 Nuttman St, Santa Clara, CA 95054. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, BURDICK PAINTING, INC., 705 Nuttman St, Santa Clara, CA 95054. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 06/04/2026 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. BURDICK PAINTING, INC, Article/Reg # 833778, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Gina Ramdoss /s/ Chief Financial Officer (Pub LGN: 06/24, 07/01, 07/08, 07/15/2026)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #727733
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Transfer Pump Choice, 956 Schiele Ave., San Jose, CA 95126, Lianzhe Zeng. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 06/12/2026. /s/Lianzhe Zheng. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 06/12/2026. (pub LG 07/01, 07/08, 07/15, 07/22/2026)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #727171
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Hydreaux Dynamics, 2. Eaux, 2570 N. First Street Suite 200-100A, San Jose, CA, 95131, Project4 LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was
formed in the state of California. /s/Serge Metral. Manager. #B20250233302. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/26/2026. (pub LG 07/01, 07/08, 07/15, 07/22/2026)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #727893
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Educational Pathways With Antoinette Battiste, 4106 Beebe Circle, San Jose, CA, 95135, Antoinette Battiste, Vernol Battiste. This business is being conducted by a Married Couple. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 09/01/2010. /s/ Antoinette R, Battiste. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 06/18/2026. (pub LG 07/01, 07/08, 07/15, 07/22/2026)
File Number: FBN727991 . The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. THERESE VOELKER PILATES AND PHYSICAL THERAPY, 16795 Lark Ave, 101, Los Gatos, CA 95032. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, TRELEA, INC, 5531 Begonia Dr, San Jose, CA 95124633. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/22/2026 and 06/23/2026 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. TRELEA, INC, Article/Reg # 2354506, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Andrew Voelker /s/ President. (Pub LGN: 07/01, 07/08, 07/15, 07/22/2026)
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File Number: FBN728096. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. SIDEKICK-US LLC, 2273 Cottle Ave, San Jose, CA 95125. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, SIDEKICK-US LLC, 2273 Cottle Ave, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 06/26/2026 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. SIDEKICK-US LLC, Article/Reg # B20260155889, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Rachel Loren Cucchiara /s/ Owner. (Pub LGN: 07/08, 07/15, 07/22, 07/29/2026)
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #727679
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AE Kustomz LLC, 818 Cristich Ln #1, Campbell, CA, 95008. 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 09/08/2011. /s/Arash Kermanshahani. Owner, 202120810835. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 06/12/2026. (pub LG 07/01, 07/08, 07/15, 07/22/2026)
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #728056
The following person(s) / registrant(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Slowth Mail, 137 w Rincon Ave, Campbell, CA 95008, Hendrika Johanna Patricia Muler. Filed in the Santa Clara County on 10/17/2023 under file No. 724574. This business was conducted by: An Individual. Filed on 06/24/2026. /s/ HJP Mulder. (pub dates: 07/08, 07/15, 07/22, 07/29/2026)
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File Number: FBN728184. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. INFINITY ENTERPRISES CONSULTING INNOVATIONS MA CD LLC, 2. INFINITY ENTERPRISES, 3. INFINITY PARTNERS, 4. INFINITY ADVISORY, 5. INFINITY CONSULTING, 6. INFINITY PR, 7. INFINITY AI, 8. INFINITY ENTERPRISES CONSULTING, 9. INFINITY MARKETING , 710 Lakeway Drive, Suite 200, Sunnyvale, CA 94085. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, INFINITY ENTERPRISES CONSULTING INNOVATIONS MA CD LLC, 505 Cypress Point Dr #135, Mountain View, CA 94043. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/19/2026 and 06/30/2026 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. INFINITY ENTERPRISES CONSULTING INNOVATIONS MA CD LLC, Article/Reg # 201618810057, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Michael Haydon /s/ CEO. (Pub LGN: 07/08, 07/15, 07/22, 07/29/2026)
File Number: FBN727242 . The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. SUMMIT BAY TRANSPORTATION, 5055 Dent Ave Apt 78, San Jose, CA 95118. This business is conducted by: An Individual, JORGE LUIS LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ, 5055 Dent Ave Apt 78, San Jose, CA 95118. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 05/28/2026 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. /s/ Jorge Luis Lopez Rodriguez /s/. (Pub LGN: 07/08, 07/15, 07/22, 07/29/2026)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #727362
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Jubo Prints, 3317 Cantamar Ct., San Jose, CA, 95135, Jason Nemedez. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 04/17/2018. /s/Jason Nemedez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 06/02/2026. (pub LG 07/08, 07/15, 07/22, 07/29/2026)
Note: If you filed your fictitious business name more than five years ago, you must file a renewal and re-publish to remain compliant.
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County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ Office NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 3, 2026 governing board elections will be held in the County of Santa Clara, specifically including the districts named below and the offices for which candidates may be nominated.
Pursuant to Education Code Section 5342 and Elections Code Section 10400, such elections may be either completely or partially consolidated.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT OFFICES
School district candidates must reside in the respective district for which they intend to run for office and are voted on at-large or by trustee area voters.
School District Governing Board Member General Qualifications: Any person, regardless of sex, who is 18 years of age or older, a citizen of the state, a resident of the school district, a registered voter, and who is not disqualified by the Constitution or laws of the state from holding a civil office, is eligible to be elected or appointed a member of a governing board of a school district without further qualifications. An employee of a school district may not be sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of that school district’s governing board unless and until he or she resigns as an employee. If the employee does not resign, the employment will automatically terminate upon being sworn into office. (Education Code § 35107)
County Board of Education Member General Qualifications: Any registered voter is eligible to be a member of the county board of education except the county superintendent of schools, any member of his or her staff, or any employee of a school district. Each member of the board shall be an elector of the trustee area which he or she represents and shall be elected by the electors of the trustee area. (Education Code §§ 1000, 1006(a))
Terms of Office: Full-Term (FT) - 4 Years Short Term (ST) - 2 Years
District Types: Trustee Area (TA) At-Large (AL)
District Name # of Seats TA or AL FT or ST Shared w/ County
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Alum Rock Union Three (3) TAs 1, 3 & 5 FT
Berryessa Union Three (3) AL FT
Cambrian Three (3) AL FT
Campbell Union Three (3) TAs 1, 4 & 5 FT
Cupertino Union Three (3) AL FT
Evergreen Three (3) AL FT
Franklin-McKinley Three (3) AL FT
Lakeside Joint Three (3) AL FT Santa Cruz
Loma Prieta Joint Union Three (3) AL FT Santa Cruz
Los Altos Three (3) AL FT
Los Gatos Union Three (3) AL FT
Luther Burbank Two (2) One (1) AL AL FT ST
Moreland One (1) Three (3) TA 1 TAs 2, 3 & 4 ST FT
Mountain View Whisman Two (2) AL FT
Mt Pleasant Three (3) AL FT
North County Joint Union Two (2) AL FT San Benito
Oak Grove Three (3) TAs 2, 3 & 5 FT
Orchard Three (3) AL FT
Saratoga Union Three (3) AL FT
Sunnyvale Three (3) TAs 1, 3 & 5 FT
Union Three (3) AL FT HIGH SCHOOLS
Campbell Union Three (3) TAs 1, 2 & 3 FT
East Side Union One (1) Two (2) TA 1 TAs 2 & 4 ST FT
Fremont Union Three (3) TAs 1, 3 & 4 FT
Los Gatos-Saratoga Union Three (3) TAs 2, 3 & 4 FT Santa Cruz (TAs 2 & 3 only)
Mountain View-Los Altos Union Three (3) TAs 1, 2 & 3 FT UNIFIED SCHOOLS
Gilroy Four (4) TAs 1, 3, 4 & 7 FT
Milpitas Three (3) AL FT
Morgan Hill Four (4) TAs 1, 2, 3 & 4 FT
Palo Alto Two (2) AL FT
Patterson Joint One (1) TA 2 FT Stanislaus
San José Two (2) TAs 2 & 4 FT
Santa Clara Four (4) TAs 1, 3, 4 & 6 FT COMMUNITY COLLEGES
Foothill-De Anza Two (2) TAs 2 & 4 FT
Gavilan Joint Two (2) TAs 1 & 3 FT
San José-Evergreen Three (3) TAs 2, 4 & 6 FT West Valley-Mission Three (3) TAs 3, 5 & 7 FT Santa Cruz (TAs 5 & 7 only) Yosemite One (1) TA 4 FT Merced, San Joaquin & Stanislaus
BOARDS OF EDUCATION
Santa Clara County Three (3) TAs 2, 6 & 7 FT Santa Cruz (TA 2 only) Stanislaus County One (1) TA 5 FT Stanislaus
SANTA CLARA COUNTY SPECIAL DISTRICT OFFICES
Special district candidates must reside in the respective district/ward for which they intend to run for office and are voted on at-large or by district/ward voters.
Special District Director/Commissioner General Qualifications: Candidates must be a resident and qualified elector of the district. Unless otherwise noted below, candidacy signature requirements are subject to Elections Code Section 8062(3); candidates must also obtain and file all required nomination forms with the Office of the Registrar of Voters located at 1555 Berger Drive, Building #2, San José, CA 95112. Specific eligibility requirements for certain special districts are also listed below, in alphabetical order of special district, including the location of where to file nomination documents.
* See additional special district director qualifications below.
Special District Director/Commissioner General Qualifications: Candidates must be a resident and qualified elector of the district. Unless otherwise noted below, candidacy signature requirements are subject to Elections Code Section 8062(3); candidates must also obtain and file all required nomination forms with the Office of the Registrar of Voters located at 1555 Berger Drive, Building #2, San José, CA 95112.
Specific eligibility requirements for certain special districts are also listed below, in alphabetical order of special district, including the location of where to file nomination documents.
* See additional special district director qualifications below.
Terms of Office: Full-Term (FT) - 4 Years Short Term (ST) - 2 Years
District Types: District (D) / Ward (W) At-Large (AL)
District Name # of Seats D, W or AL FT or ST Shared w/ County
SPECIAL DISTRICTS
Aldercroft Heights County Water Two (2) AL FT
Burbank Sanitary Three (3) AL FT
Cupertino Sanitary Two (2) AL FT
El Camino Healthcare Two (2) AL FT
Lion’s Gate Community Services * One (1) Two (2) AL AL FT ST
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Authority * Three (3) Ws 1, 2 and 5 FT San Mateo (W 5 only)
Purissima Hills Water Two (2) AL FT
Rancho Rinconada Recreation & Park Two (2) AL FT
San Martin County Water * Two (2) AL FT
Santa Clara Valley Water * Four (4) Ds 1, 4, 6 & 7 FT
Saratoga Fire Protection One (1) AL FT
Silver Creek Valley Country Club GHAD * Three (3) AL ST
South Santa Clara Valley Memorial * Two (2) AL FT
West Bay Sanitary Two (2) AL FT San Mateo
Additional Special District Director Qualifications:
Lion’s Gate Community Services District
A candidate for Lion’s Gate Community Services District must also be a property owner in the district. You must file a form stating that you are a property owner in the district. You may obtain an example form from the Office of the Registrar of Voters.
Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District
Candidates must obtain and file all required nomination forms with the district located at 5050 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA 94022. Candidates must meet the eligibility requirements. Candidates are also required to file a Nomination Petition with a minimum of 50 valid signatures of registered voters who live within the Ward in which the candidate is to be voted on.
San Martin County Water District
A candidate for the San Martin County Water District must be a resident of the district or a property owner in the district. If you are filing as a landowner, you must file a form stating that you are a property owner in the district. You may obtain an example form from the Office of the Registrar of Voters.
Santa Clara Valley Water District
A candidate for the Santa Clara Valley Water District must be a resident of the district and sub-district, a registered voter, and otherwise qualified to vote for the office. Candidates are required to file a Nomination Petition with a minimum of 20 valid signatures of registered voters who live within the sub-district in which the candidate is to be voted on.
Silver Creek Valley Country Club Geologic Hazard Abatement District (GHAD)
A candidate for the Silver Creek Valley Country Club Geologic Hazard Abatement District must also be a landowner or an agent of a landowner to be eligible for office. An agent of a landowner must provide the ROV with written authorization from the landowner designating the agent. You may obtain an example form for either a landowner or an agent of a landowner from the Office of the Registrar of Voters.
The Silver Creek Valley Country Club Geologic Hazard Abatement District Bylaws, Section 5, states: “Each director, or the entity on behalf of which he or she acts, shall own land within the GHAD and shall possess such other qualifications as imposed or required under the GHAD Law, the Election Law, and other applicable law. Directors are not required, however, to be residents of the district.”
South Santa Clara Valley Memorial District
A candidate for the South Santa Clara Valley Memorial District may be a veteran or non-veteran pursuant to Military & Veterans Code § 1197. The majority of the board members (i.e., a minimum of 3 members and up to all 5 members) must have veteran status, while up to 2 members may have non-veteran status. Candidates must be registered voters in the district and are voted on by District voters. Proof of veteran status can be satisfied by filing a copy of Discharge Certificate Form DD214 or providing inactive Veteran ID to the ROV at the time of filing nomination documents.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Declaration of Candidacy for eligible candidates desiring to file for elective office may be obtained from the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ Office, 1555 Berger Drive, Building #2, Candidate Services Division, 3rd Floor, San José, California, 95112. The Declaration of Candidacy will be available on July 13, 2026 and must be filed with the Registrar of Voters at the above noted address no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 7, 2026.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Declaration of Candidacy for eligible candidates desiring to file for the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District elective office may be obtained from the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, 5050 El Camino Real, Los Altos, CA, 94022-1530. The Declaration of Candidacy will be available on July 13, 2026 and must be filed with the Midpeninsula Regional Office Space District at the above noted address no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 7, 2026
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that appointment to each elective office will be made in the event there are no nominees or an insufficient number of nominees for each office and a petition for the election, signed by ten percent (10%) of the voters or 50 voters, whichever is the smaller number in the district, has not been filed no later than 5:00 p.m. on August 12, 2026
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that all active registered voters will automatically be mailed a Vote-by-Mail ballot package beginning on October 5, 2026; the Vote Centers for said election will be open starting on October 24, 2026, through November 3, 2026, for varying hours of operations. Please see our List of Vote Centers hours of operation posted on our website at https://www.sccvote.org/. The Vote Centers will be open on Election Day, November 3, 2026, from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. All ballots cast in said Election will be counted centrally at the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ Office, 1555 Berger Drive, Building #2, San José, California, 95112.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Elections Code Section 15101(b), as amended by AB 860, Vote-by-Mail ballots can be opened and processed for counting beginning on October 5, 2026, at the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ Office, 1555 Berger Drive, Building #2, San José, California, 95112.
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