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COUNCIL OK’S 1ST PROJECT TO FALL UNDER CA’S ‘BUILDER’S REMEDY’ RULE

Split Council decision paves the way for 30 condos, including 6 affordable units

D rew P enner , Editor

At the May 27 Council meeting, Los Gatos approved the first by-right residential project that invoked the “Builder’s Remedy” tool meant to chastise the municipality for not handing in a compliant Housing Element on time.

While the four-story condo building with commercial space on the ground floor won praise across the board for its attention to design (quite the feat in the architecturally-fastidious locale), a significant rift opened up between those who thought the Los Gatos High School-adjacent setup was a great way to promote pedestrian and cycling lifestyles, and those who fear the new residents will increase congestion and make an already dangerous intersection worse.

“We have the opportunity to have housing in an area that would be very desirable for people to live in,” said Councilmember Maria Ristow, who voted to approve, noting that

Ridwell and Waste Connections are locked in a battle for supplementary collection rights

Startups are constantly thinking of new ways to solve old problems, and recycling is an area ripe for reinvention.

That’s the picture painted by Ridwell, a waste-diversion company based in Seattle, Washington.

This supplementary recycling “B Corp” wants to give Silicon Valley consumers another method of keeping junk out of landfill. But, despite plenty of interest, it’s become frozen in a sort of

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Parents proud of football-playing graduate son

We would like to give a shout out to our son (Franklin D. White III) who graduates from Los Gatos High School this Friday. As a transfer student from Saratoga High School his sophomore year, his journey through Los Gatos High has been filled with incredible highs and disappointing lows.

As a junior defensive tackle on a legendary football program, his team won the CCS Championship in a decisive win over Wilcox. With wins over Riordan, St. Ignatius and El Cerrito, they were headed to the CIF State Championship game against Central Valley Christian. In a well-fought game, Los Gatos came back from a large deficit to lose 45-42. Like life, this team faced adversity with decorum and grace. Although we were disappointed in the outcome, we could not be more proud of a group of young men, coaches and assistants that made this adventure possible.

Franklin's senior year included even more exciting emotions during his last season at Los Gatos High School. Losing a tough game to Wilcox on our home field and losing home field advantage during the football playoffs, our football team traveled to Serra for the first round of the playoffs.

A true David versus Goliath story, Los Gatos prevailed 14-7 in another hard-fought game. Nobody (outside the Los Gatos community) picked Los Gatos to win in a hostile environment. After defeating the perennial powerhouse De La Salle, Serra was considered one of the top football programs in the state.

Los Gatos’—and Franklin's— reward was a battle with Archbishop Riordan. With three offensive lineman weighing over 330/350/370 pounds, Los Gatos found itself in a familiar position (underdog). The Riordan offensive line was considered one of the best in the country. For comparison, Trent Williams, the 49ers’ perennial All-Pro tackle is listed at ONLY 320 pounds.

Riordan scored on their first offensive drive with relative ease,

while our offense struggled to find their groove. Playing from behind, our offense started to click. Even better, our defense forced several turnovers that ended critical drives near the goal line. When the game ended on a Riordan incomplete pass to the end zone, pure joy and relief were felt throughout the Los Gatos supporters. Riordan was left in disbelief that they could lose to a team of "skinny ballers" from the South Bay.

For their reward of beating Serra and Riordan, Los Gatos faced St. Francis in the CCS championship. Although these two teams met in the 2013 CCS Championship Game (Los Gatos prevailing 32-14), Los Gatos had never faced this level of competition in the playoffs.

St. Francis had a very good offensive line, with one of the top running backs in Northern California. This game was a nail biter with St. Francis up 14-7 going into the 4th quarter. St. Francis prevailed 28-7.

As the gap between the public and private football programs continues to widen in the Bay Area, Los Gatos is one of the few programs that can still compete without recruiting top players.

Although these past two football seasons ended in defeat, we could not be prouder of all these football players, coaches (led by Coach Krail), assistants and parent volunteers who sacrifice so much to make Los Gatos Football a true Friday night phenomenon. I know that Franklin enjoyed this crazy ride with his "band of brothers" that he will cherish forever.

With shout outs to Coach Krail, Coach Clark, Coach Purcell, Coach Gus (our spiritual leader), Coach Orvick, Coach McGurk, Coach Farwell (our resident Yoda), Coach Perrotti (our All-American AD), Mr. Perry (our stats guy), Mrs. Lucy Wedemeyer (our North Star and moral compass), Jacob (our amazing trainer) and all the amazing parent volunteers, teachers and staff, words cannot express our level of gratitude for all you do. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

With warmest regards, Frank and Lucinda White Parents of Franklin III

TRAVEL ADVISORS WINDS DOWN

Ed Stahl ends beloved agency’s office hours

D an P ulcrano , Executive Editor

In the last six decades, many things have changed in Los Gatos, and throughout it all, businessman Ed Stahl has been a community anchor. The Brooklyn-born Stahl moved to California following a stint in the US Army to work as a regional manager for Shell Oil, building gas stations, including California's last wooden one. He established Travel Advisors of Los Gatos in 1961.

Los Gatos was a bucolic suburb of fewer than 10,000 residents in an agricultural area that more than tripled its population over subsequent decades. Leisure air travel was still in its infancy. Travel agents hand-wrote airline tickets on multi-layer stock that transferred information in red pigment to the copies below.

Stahl raised a family and traveled to, by his count, 137 countries. He made multiple trips to Greenland and the Taj Mahal. He visited Antarctica four times, where he bonded with penguins. The Haida Gwaii islands, off British Columbia, are one of his favorite destinations.

Stahl considers himself the "luckiest person in the world." In 2022, he became the Guinness World Record record holder for oldest person to

visit the North Pole, a month shy of his 91st birthday.

Stahl's generosity is legendary, and a list of civic projects he supported would take volumes to recount. He joined the Los Gatos Rotary Club in 1966 and worked with fellow Rotarians to build a carousel at Oak Meadow Park. In 1982 he was a founding investor in the original Los Gatos Weekly, after the established newspaper declined under outof-state ownership. He helped found the Bank of Los Gatos.

Brick-and-mortar travel agencies were prosperous businesses for many years, found in every city and town in the 1970s and 1980s. That all changed in the late 1990s as the Internet opened travel databases to the public for direct booking. Travel Advisors became a specialist in the cruise industry, helping Los Gatans plan their adventures on the high seas. By the 2010s, the number of U.S. travel agencies had dropped by more than half from their 1990s peak, though Travel Advisors of Los Gatos persevered, supported by loyal customers and a dedicated staff. Last month, its team of advisors transitioned to All Cruise Travel, and the office ended scheduled hours (an office manager follows up on current bookings).

Stahl, now 94, still stops by the office to chat with people who drop in to visit.

“He's never going to retire," his longtime girlfriend MarLyn Rasmussen, a former Council member and Town clerk, says.

"I may be forced into it," Stahl interjects.

CORRECTION

Due to incorrect information in the initial press release sent out (and later updated) by the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District, last week’s article about the Youth Poet Laureate used the wrong pronouns for Sage Cobb.

It should’ve read “they,” “them” and “their” throughout.

We regret the error.

ERA ENDS Ed Stahl, 94, with longtime girlfriend MarLyn Rasmussen. He recently ended office hours for his North Santa Cruz Avenue travel agency.

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BUILDING WON PRAISE FOR ITS LOOKS

First Builders, from page 1

Los Gatos is still required to build about 2,000 more units in the next few years. “This is a small drop in the bucket. This is 30 units.”

The "Builder's Remedy” is a State measure that prevents jurisdictions without a substantially compliant housing element from rejecting some housing projects, even if they don’t fall in line with its General Plan or zoning rules.

While the 155-unit Los Gatos Lodge redevelopment originally invoked the Builder’s Remedy, by the time it was approved March 4, the developer opted to use other methods to secure entitlements.

After the 3-2 vote (with Councilmember Mary Badame and Mayor Matthew Hudes opposed) the Los Gatan asked a developer’s representative how they felt about being the first successful Builder’s Remedy applicant, but he declined to comment.

The 143-151 E. Main St. project is known as the “Cafe Dio - Proposal 2,” after the Verve Coffee-serving business (tied-in with onetime Michelin Guide-honored Greek restaurant, Dio Deka, across the street) on the eastern side of the one-story structure with terra cotta roofing.

Six of the multifamily-style homes are to be developed as lower-income units. This is the number the developer had to include to hit a 20% threshold (the method they used to qualify for Builder’s Remedy).

A traffic study was completed even though it wasn’t required (because the site had been deemed able to handle a certain amount vehicular flow related to office use, and the new homes wouldn’t change things that much). consultant (Hexagon) determined the new project will reduce traffic at particular times of day (compared to if offices here saw full use).

The Or, as staff reported, “the proposed project would generate approximately 17 new average daily trips, but fewer trips than the existing land use (Small Office Building) during the AM and PM peak hours…The trip generation study…shows that there would be one new ‘out’ trip in the AM peak hours, but that the rest of the trips would be less, resulting in no increase in overall peak hour trips.”

The Planning Commission took two meeting dates to recommend the de-

velopment (in a 4-2 vote), so, the drama was heightened because there was still the ability to force the developer to make changes (provided Council could tie the demand to previously-agreed-upon rules that are objective in nature and not subjective).

See, under Builder’s Remedy, the Town has to deal with the project in no more than five hearings—otherwise it gets approved automatically.

So, there was a push from some quarters to find a reason to—if not necessarily deny the project outright—find a reason to force a tweak that could shift it slightly more towards their liking. Residents brought up factors such as wildfire evacuation routes, and the fact the area already gets locked into LA-style gridlock due to student pickup and drop-off traffic and because of Santa Cruz-bound beach traffic.

But, due to Hexagon’s assertion that traffic wasn’t going to be made that much more terrible, even if all the units are occupied, these couldn’t be deployed to force the developer to go back to the drawing board.

However, Mayor Hudes was able to confirm setbacks can be considered an objective standard for the purpose of ensuring health and safety.

And, while the building design actually increased setbacks in some areas, the footprint was over the line elsewhere. On March 11, Jim Lyon, a Johnson Avenue resident, emailed the Town in hopes it could somehow make the developer build three stories instead of four—and push it back further from the street.

“I recognize these requests may be overridden by the State Builder's Remedy Law,” he wrote in this digital letter to Town planner Ryan Safty. “Thank you for your thorough review of the project on behalf of the Town. The developer has created an architecturally attractive design with commendable style and detail.”

Cathleen Bannon, a parent of two LGHS students, told the Town, March 3 in an email, she believes the proposed building would “create madness” in the already congested neighborhood.

“This building would unnecessarily cause chaos,” she said. “Again, too big in the most congested area of town.” (She conceded, “…yes the building does look like the town, but the

size & placement is too much”.)

Just weeks ago, another upscale California municipality fighting residential development, the City of La Cañada Flintridge, abandoned its appeal of a decision that stated it had incorrectly determined a project didn’t quality under Builder’s Remedy (—but only after it was told to put up a $14 million bond to move forward).

The case, California Housing Defense Fund v. City of La Cañada Flintridge, was included in the Agenda Packet, so Los Gatos Council members would be aware of the latest precedent (i.e. just how futile taking one of these expensive legal battles has proven for municipalities in Los Gatos’ position).

Reuben, Junius & Rose, LLP Partner, Thomas P. Tunny wrote in a blog post that that La Cañada Flintridge (which has a $42 million budget) “likely will have to pay the petitioners’ attorney’s fees, and the developer may recover millions in losses incurred due to the appeal. Local jurisdictions seeking to continue old strategies of baselessly denying housing projects will have to think twice going forward about the potential costs.”

Hudes’ language against the Cafe Dio condos got stronger throughout the hearing.

“I can’t think of another Builder’s Remedy project that would have as much of an adverse impact,” he said, as the body prepared to vote. “I think

it’s dangerous. And I think without addressing the sightline, we have a hazardous and dangerous situation that will result in serious issues over there.”

Councilmember Rob Rennie said he hadn’t heard a valid reason to deny the project, or require revisions.

“I’m not buying into the site distance thing,” he said, noting that those making a left turn onto East Main Street (presumably the most dangerous scenario) won’t have their view obstructed from westbound traffic—because that’s where the school lawn is. “The traffic is not getting worse than the existing allowed uses.”

Hudes reopened the public hearing to allow the developer to respond to a question from Vice Mayor Rob Moore about the implications of holding the line on setbacks.

The developer said if forced to set the building back further from the road, they’d have no choice but to build additional stories—the last thing most Los Gatos residents want.

Ristow made the motion to approve, which was seconded by Moore.

After the hearing, Badame told the Los Gatan she thought the approval was premature.

“We’re allowed five meetings for Builder’s Remedy projects,” she said, referencing the Town’s objective standards. “I had hoped for a continuance to allow for refinement of the project.”

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WASTE AUTHORITY HEARD RIDWELL'S PITCH

Recycling Battle, from page 1

purgatory in the West Valley market.

As society becomes more aware of the impact of consumption, companies like Ridwell offer a glimpse into what the sustainability paradigm of the future could look like.

However, the current recycling hauler, Waste Connections—through its subsidiary West Valley Collection and Recycling (aka West Valley Recycles)—says, not so fast.

That’s because it has the exclusive collection license for nearly all materials in Campbell, Saratoga, Monte Sereno and Los Gatos (which operates under a Joint Powers Authority to deal with waste and recycling).

And West Valley Recycles claims to want to be in charge of diverting hard-to-recycle items, now that Ridwell is pushing to expand service in the Bay Area.

Earlier this year, the nonprofit California Communities Against Toxics filed a lawsuit against Waste Connections for allegedly failing to warn Californians they were being exposed to benzene—which causes cancer, birth defects and other problems—related to the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Southern California.

Ridwell was founded in 2018. It recycles things that can’t go in regular curbside bins, under a subscription model.

The company already operates in nearly 50 communities in the region, and its officials say they have 800

households on their wait list, just in this corner of the Bay Area.

Ridwell says Waste Connections has been blocking them from helping these local consumers.

“The contract between a city and a garbage hauler is called a franchise agreement,” Ridwell spokesperson Emily Newcomer said, arguing in an interview that “how they define recyclable materials and solid waste doesn’t overlap with…the items that Ridwell would pick up.”

Multiple requests for comment from Waste Connections elicited only this statement:

“West Valley Collection and Recycling (WVC&R) is the contracted organics, recycle, and garbage collection service provider for the West Valley Solid Waste Management Authority (WVSWMA). The WVSWMA is a group of municipalities (Los Gatos, Campbell, Monte Sereno, and Saratoga) which have joined together to manage a single contract for these services. We have presented to the WVSWMA and are currently discussing options for collecting and recycling various items not allowed in the current curbside program and look forward to partnering in implementing the services that best fits the needs of these communities. Thank you.”

At the Nov. 5 meeting, both Ridwell and Waste Connections made their pitches.

Waste Connections won’t collect.

“I am looking for a service like Ridwell, because I am frustrated with recycling in our country and the extreme amount of plastic we waste,” she said. “I wish the manufacturers were responsible for recycling their products. But they aren’t, so I am trying to do what I can.”

Then-Los Gatos mayor Mary Badame said she was open to allowing Ridwell to operate in the West Valley.

Ridwell representatives promised to comply with all applicable regulations.

“I want to take a moment really just to note here that we have reviewed the franchise contract in some detail,” a rep said. “The exclusivity—we do not see the language to support that it covers things that couldn’t be done. And that’s what we’re talking about on the hard-to-recycle side—the items that are not on that recycle list under the franchise.”

In an exclusive interview, Ridwell’s CEO, Ryan Metzger, shared his passion for diverting items from landfills with the Los Gatan

Ridwell highlighted the Bay Area partners they already work with—Fry’s Metals, Call2Recycle, NationalRecycle.com, Evergreen IT Solutions and Goodwill, among others.

“Before we go and transact and give a nonprofit something, we will have 20 conversations with them…a year in advance, because these nonprofits don’t have the manpower to deal with excess goods,” a Ridwell rep said. “One in five partners make it through our vetting process.”

Waste Connections said they were looking at offering a “+” service tier, but noted it could be dependent on getting plastics manufacturers to contribute money.

Afterwards, Ridwell’s legal team followed up in hopes of sorting things out by the May board meeting.

However, here we are—seven months later—with no resolution in sight.

A WVSWMA official told the Los Gatan, Monday, they’re still waiting for legal advice before moving forward.

Ridwell is not unique in offering optional recycling. A Campbell-based service, called “Tiny Tots,” collects diapers. And a WVSWMA member noted during the November public hearing that Taco Bell has never been dinged for the supplementary recycling they offer.

One prospective West Valley customer, Doranne Hardt, says she’d be happy to pay extra to have Ridwell come and grab the sorts of things

“The future is one where there is less waste,” he said, noting they’ve grown to a 250-employee-strong company that operates in eight metro areas.

He recalled how, back in the day, he’d go on pickup routes with his son, Owen, to gather things like batteries and light bulbs. Then, they’d research who might want the items.

Eventually, more people joined them.

“Our first pickup as Ridwell was in the fall of 2018,” he said. “The future of Ridwell is millions of people saying no to landfills—really proving that small things can add up. We crossed 30 million pounds (of recycled or diverted material) recently.”

Covid hit shortly after Ridwell launched. They realized—given that they were going to people’s doors each day—that they could partner with food banks to use their network for a different purpose.

Most recently, after expanding to the LA area in December 2023, Ridwell organized an exchange drive in the wake of the LA fires.

“Traditional recycling services go in one place, which is called an MRF (material recovery facility)— which is just in one spot,” Metzger said. “They take all that mixed recycling and dump it into a MRF. Then, there are a few machines that try to separate (the different materials).”

He adds that Ridwell works with a large variety of organizations to deal with even tiny items like bread tags and plastic bottle caps.

DIVERSION Ridwell CEO Ryan Metzger told the Los Gatan the company is in the business of giving new life to materials traditional recyclers won’t touch.

EMBRACING THE BEAUTY THAT’S ALL AROUND US FOR A RESET

A stay-cay is a great way to enjoy your summer vacay days

D inah c otton , Contributor

A vacation sounds almost as good as fried chicken, ice cream or watermelon. With school wrapping up and summer officially just a few weeks away, are you going anywhere? If you have small children or do not want the hassle of heading out on a far-flung adventure, a staycation could be the ideal solution for your holiday.

A “staycation” means stay-ing at home for your designated vacation-“vacay” time. It might be a weekend, or even a week, of staying local— and away from the rat race. Maybe even camping out in the backyard or even discovering more about the town that you live in.

A stay-at-home “vacation” is not exactly a new idea. If you would like to forget the messiness of securing tickets, making reservations, getting on a plane, train or (into an) automobile, just stay home. Fetch the camping equipment and pitch a tent in the yard, or head out to some nearby attractions.

We have so many parks in our small town. Surrounding us we have Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Preserves’s recreational assets at St. Joseph’s Hill, Sierra Azul Heintz Open Space Preserve and Santa Rosa Open Space, with Belgatos Park inside.

The Town’s Parks and Public Works Department has put together a “Bike, Parks and Trails Map and Guide.” In the brochure, you’ll find all sorts of answers to your staycation-activity questions. There may be a park in-oraround town that you have not visited. When, for example, was the last time you drove (or biked) up to Castle Rock State Park, which features stunning vistas of the Santa Cruz County side of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The crown jewel of the Los Gatos-area parks system is the 152-acre Vasona Lake County Park, which is right next to Oak Meadow Park. It features boating, picnicking, fishing, space for children to play, gentle paths for walking or bike-riding—or you can just sit and watch the world go by. Vasona has something for everyone.

Other staycation ideas:

• Join a wine club

• Become a spa rat (or junkie?)

• Take up a new hobby (does shopping count?)

• Try cooking food from different countries

• Garden (try growing a new plant species, perhaps an orchid?)

• Go cell phone / electronics free. (Can you do it for even an hour?)

• Rent / buy an electric bike. (Very good to have one during gridlock. But make sure you brush up on

the Los Gatos Youth Commission’s suggested rules for e-bikes at losgatosca.gov/2811/Electric-Bikes)

During your staycation , perhaps you will meet an “older person.” Take the time to engage in conservation. You might learn some fascinating information about our town.

Are second homes considered vacays or stay-cays? Local events producer and coffee supplier Teri Hope says, “The condo at Tahoe is my oasis. Even (when I’m) not there, I know it is there—with a different vibe than my beloved Los Gatos.” So, somewhere in between.

Unfortunately, the fountain at Town Plaza Park is still out-of-service. “The required repair includes upgrades and replacement of portions of the water treatment system,” Assistant Town Manager Katy Nomura told the Los Gatan this week, referencing public health and safety concerns. “The fountain cannot operate without that system functioning.”

But you could go “over the hill” to see what is happening at the Boardwalk in Santa Cruz: watch the waves adorned with surfers, walk in the sand, and eat cotton candy or a corn dog.

GARDEN BLISS Vanda orchids along San Benito Avenue.

DRY The fountain at Town Plaza Park was still out-of-service this week.

GETTING AROUND If walking or a bike is not your speed, why not get a pink motorcycle?

STREAMING Los Gatos Creek makes a pleasant bubbling sound as it flows through Oak Meadow and Vasona Lake County parks.

Photos by Dinah Cotton/Los Gatan

LIVES

Brandon Durham

December 22, 2003 – January 14, 2025

Celebration of life: SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM

The Church in the Forest 3152 Forest Lake Road Pebble Beach, CA 93953

Reception immediately to follow on the chapel deck.

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Please note in the link: The character after Z is a lower case “L” not the numeral one.

BILLY JONES WILDCAT RAILROAD STEAM

ENGINE #2 TURNS 120 YEARS OLD

Bunt cake and a mayoral visit for fun festivities at Oak Meadow Park

D inah c otton , Contributor Engine #2 was hot and smoky, as the engineer opened the cast iron door carefully.

To kick-off this, its 120th birthday celebration—held Sunday at Oak Meadow Park—a small bunt cake was placed directly into its firebox.

“Woo-hoo!” belched its steam whistle in satisfaction.

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On board for the one mile ride was Mayor Matthew Hudes alongside engineer Michael West, as Council members Mary Badame and Maria Ristow sat on bench-style open air seats. Others on the short voyage included dignitaries and volunteers connected with the train operation.

“Wildcat,” the Los Gatos High mascot, was at the station greeting those in line waiting to get on board. Black and orange pom-poms were handed out. Just before the birthday train left the station the San Jose Sharks mascot showed up. “S.J. Sharkie” is a huge fan of train rides and was greeted with cheers from the crowd.

The excitement of both “Wildcat” and “Sharkie” being there—and the uniqueness of this scaled-down

train—added to the excitement of the children and adults in attendance.

Scrap heap to second life

In 1939, Billy Jones, a Southern Pacific Railroad worker, was on a layover in San Francisco. He noticed this small steam engine in the scrap pile. His thinking was fueled by his love of trains, so he took her home. He laid track, and, Presto!, in 1941 he had a backyard scale steam train—Engine #2 that is—up and running. His backyard train began running in 1941, and it ran for 27 years. Loving his community, he opened up his personal train for neighbors to ride. Jones' love of scaled trains led him to become a personal friend of Walt Disney, also a small-scale train lover. He did accept donations and they went right back into the cost of operating his train. He did this up until his passing in 1968.

The Wildcat Railroad’s opening day was held in 1970. It has now operated here for 55 years. Thousands of children and adults have taken this enjoyable route. Quite a breezy treat on a hot day. After 27 years, the community had become involved in operating the train. A non-profit was formed to keep it on the track.

And today it is still running the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad trains from Oak Meadow Park Station.

THE WAVE Mayor Matthew Hudes (right), alongside engineer Michael West, during Engine #2’s 120th birthday celebration.

SPORTS

WITH CAIN AND KOHLI, WILDCATS’ FUTURE HAS ARRIVED

LGHS track and field program thrives

e manuel l ee , Sports Editor

The future has arrived for the Los Gatos High School girls track and field program.

With freshman Isabella Cain and sophomore Madison Kohli leading the charge, the Wildcats are poised to run fast times and set school records. Cain and Kohli were part of the 4x100- and 4x400-meter relay teams that earned berths in the CIF State Championships May 30-31 in Clovis.

The 4x400 squad of Cain, Kohli, Kaylee Cross and Elise Greenstreet won the Central Coast Section Championship before finishing a respectable 13th out of 32 teams at State. They ran a personal-record (PR) and school record time of 3 minutes, 51.74 seconds to win the CCS title and followed that up with a 3:51.83 at State.

Meanwhile, the 4x100 team of Cain, Kohli, Bridget Moore and Emma Arbitaylo placed third at CCS in a PR of 47.81 seconds, but leveled off a bit at State with a mark of 48.92 seconds. Kohli took third in the 400-meter run at CCS in a PR of 55.35 seconds—lowering the mark on her own school record—before posting a time of 55.91 seconds to place 18th out of 30 runners at State.

Nicole Steiner capped one of the most decorated careers in LGHS history. The three-sport standout finished as the CCS runner-up in the shot put before taking 10th place at State. Steiner, who starred all four years in basketball and volleyball and three years in track and field, threw the shot put 41 feet, 1 inch at CCS, good enough for second place.

She did even better in the State Preliminaries with a mark of 42-1, which gave her the seventh best qualifying

mark heading into the finals. However, Steiner was limited to a throw of 38-9 ¼ and finished in 10th place. Aydon Stefanopoulos was the only athlete to qualify for State from the LGHS boys team.

The senior standout covered the 1600 meters in 4:06.68—just 6/100ths of a second off his PR—resulting in a fourth-place finish.

Baseball

In the Central Coast Section Division I playoffs, limiting mistakes and capitalizing on opportunities are key to advancing.

The No. 3 seed Wildcats simply didn’t execute well enough in either area in a 4-2 loss to No. 2 seed Valley Christian in the semifinals at Excite Ballpark on May 28.

However, the news wasn’t all bad for Los Gatos. By virtue of reaching the Division I semifinals, the Wild -

cats earned an automatic CIF NorCal berth. They received the No. 7 seed in Division I and play at No. 2 seed Franklin of Elk Grove on June 3.

Even though the Wildcats enter the contest as underdogs—Franklin boasts a No. 13 state ranking and Los Gatos was No. 65 according to Max Preps— it isn’t beyond the realm of possibility for Los Gatos to pull off the upset.

With the 1-2 pitching punch of Ethan Williams and Matt Ludeman, along with leadoff hitter Beau Musser, the Wildcats are a threat to topple anyone remaining in the NorCal field. Williams led the team to a 3-0 win over Bellarmine in the Division I opener, tossing a complete-game, four-hitter.

Ludeman started and pitched 4 ⅔ innings against Valley Christian, allowing four runs—but zero earned—while striking out 10. Los Gatos collected just five hits, struck out 11 times and ran

A CUT ABOVE The Wildcats’ Emma Arbitaylo, Kayley Cross, Elise Greenstreet, Nicole Steiner, Aydon Stefanopoulos, Bridget Moore, Maddie Kohli and Isabella Cain competed in the CIF State Track and Field Championships May 30-31 in Clovis.

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themselves out of potential run-scoring opportunities, none more important than in the top of the sixth inning. In the top of the sixth the Wildcats trailed 4-0 but rallied, scoring a run on Will Temple’s flare single. Jayden Thomas was at the plate when Valley Chrsitian uncorked a wild pitch, allowing Brayden Smith to score to make it 4-2. Temple advanced to second on the play and then to third on a groundout. However, moments later Temple was out at home plate after trying to score on a wild pitch, ending the Wildcats’ best opportunity to stage a comeback.

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FANTASTIC 4 The LGHS girls 4x400 meter relay team of Elise Greenstreet (top), Kayley Cross, Maddie Kohli and Isabella Cain lowered their own school record in the CCS Championships on May 23, winning the race in a PR of 3:51.74.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE GROWS AT PROSPECT HIGH SCHOOL

But do the anti-cheating features work as advertised?

r iya m inglani , Contributor

Cheating and plagiarism aren’t exactly new challenges for educators to have to contend with.

But, with AI machines like ChatGPT and Gemini making academic misconduct easier—while also showing promise as an important educational tool—many high schools are racing to develop new policies to deal with the quick adoption of the technology.

“We’re definitely playing catch-up,” said Spencer Swart, an AP Government teacher at Prospect High School, which is part of the Campbell Union High School District. “(AI) is definitely something we talk about in our meetings. Now, how do we work with it? That’s a good question.”

According to Swart, the District doesn’t yet have an official policy to address AI. Instead, individual departments at Prospect have adopted their own. Prospect also has a contract with Turninit, a plagiarism detection tool that claims to be able to identify AI usage accurately.

Swart notes that there hasn't been

much change in their cheating and plagiarism policy since the release of programs like ChatGPT.

To detect plagiarism, Turnitin gives each paper a percentage score, estimating the likelihood that a student’s work was created by AI. The software also highlights phrases or sentences that could’ve been lifted directly from another person’s work.

Yet, this software is not always reliable.

Samantha Ko, a senior at Prospect, describes a moment when she says she was falsely accused of using AI.

During her junior year, Ko submitted an essay, via Turnitin, for her English class. Afterwards, her teacher pulled her aside and told her the AI score produced by Turnitin was very high.

However, Ko maintains she didn’t turn to the powerful technology for the assignment.

“I was so confused, because I never used AI in that assignment,” Ko said. “It definitely made me more cautious."

Swart notes that it would be easy for schools to decide to tell students to avoid AI completely. But he also understands why students choose to use it.

Swart says that school is about “products and process.” Products are the essays, presentations or tests that students create or perform. But there's

year-long contract with “Magic School,” an AI software that helps teachers generate discussion or quiz questions. Swart says he hasn’t used the software, but he did start using other AI programs just this year. He says he uses them to upload his learning material and asks AI to see if he’s hitting all the major points along. He also uses it for grading the practice essays he writes.

Swart estimates around 25% of teachers at Prospect use AI in their teaching materials regularly.

Along with teachers, many students at Prospect use AI as a learning tool— Ko being one of them

“For the AP Physics (AP exam) I didn’t want to go through all the whole textbook and all the slides.” Ko said.

“So, I gave ChatGPT the textbook name and linked-in all my slides. It was able to quickly summarize everything.”

Ko notes she started using AI her sophomore year of high school and says that AI has been pretty helpful for her most of the time.

also the learning journey that happens along the way.

“Schools value the end product, right?” Swart said. “Since there is a perception that is all schools care about, students take the path of least resistance. I want to start emphasizing the process of learning.”

While Prospect departments are tackling how to address AI usage with students, teachers have also started to use AI in their classrooms.

Recently, the CUHSD acquired a

“But sometimes it can be wrong,” she said. “It can pull information that might not be the most accurate.”

When asked whether AI usage in education is good or bad, Swart said “I’m going to say a bad thing but there is good within it.”

Riya Minglani is a graduating senior at Prospect High School. For this article she used Otter.ai (a popular cloud-based transcription software that claims to leverage Artificial Intelligence) for notetaking, but did not otherwise use AI software to write this article.

STUDENT PERSPECTIVE Samantha Ko, a senior at Prospect, says she was falsely accused of using AI.

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Fictitious Business Name Statements

File Number: FBN715875. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: MO3 BARBERSHOP, 1884 Curtner Ave, San Jose, CA 95124. This business is conducted by: An Individual, VY ANH NHAT NGUYEN, 1884 Curtner Ave, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/01/2025 and 05/01/2025 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. /s/ Vy Anh Nhat Nguyen /s/. (Pub LGN: 05/14, 05/21, 05/28, 06/04/2025)

File Number: FBN715259. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. Bay Rag Company, 2. San Jose Wipers, 3. San Jose Rag Co, 4. San Jose Box Co, 5. Economy Industrial Wiping Rags, 6. Economy Wipers, 7. Economy Rag Company, 8. Huck and Terry. , 201 San Jose Ave, San Jose, CA 95125. County: Santa Clara. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, #C0802869 CA. San Jose Sterilized Wiping Rags, Incorporated, 201 San Jose Ave, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 06/28/1999 and 04/08/2025 is the file date. Refile, previous file #: 665059. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, 1st Floor, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ San Jose Sterilized Wiping Rags, Incorporated. Douglas Wise, CEO. (Pub LGN 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4)

File Number: FBN715342 . The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Tacos El Compa Food Truck , 1321 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose, CA 95118. County: Santa Clara. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, #6458670 CA. Ofrenda Mexican Cuisine Inc, 1321 Blossom Hill Road, San Jose, CA 95118. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 04/03/2025 and 04/10/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, 1st Floor, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Ofrenda Mexican Cuisine Inc. Hugo Armando Hernandez, President. (Pub LGN 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #716008

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Parenting Toolkit, 1580 Hollenbeck Ave., Apt 2, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087, Tanya Nicole Burrell. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 06/15/2020. /s/Tanya Nicole Burrell. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/06/2025. (pub Metro 05/14, 05/21, 05/28, 06/04/2025)

File Number: FBN716019. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. Lexington Hills Estate, 2. Lexington Hills Estate and Winery, 3. Lexington Hills Winery, 19802 Old Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos, CA 95033. County: Santa Clara. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, #202357017305. Lexington Hills LLC, 19802 Old Santa Cruz Hwy, Los Gatos, CA 95033. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/01/2025 and 05/06/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Nina Khamphilath, Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, 1st Floor, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Lexington Hills LLC. Alexa Ingram-Cauchi, Owner. (Pub LGN 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4)

File Number: FBN715975. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Raffi Real Estate , 214 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95030. County: Santa Clara. This business is conducted by: An Individual. Raffi Ruben Nalvarian, 214 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd, Los Gatos, CA 95030. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed

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above on 05/05/2025 and 05/05/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Corinne Vasquez, Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, 1st Floor, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Raffi Ruben Nalvarian. (Pub LGN 5/14, 5/21, 5/28, 6/4)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #715037

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Catered Corner, 15559 Union Ave, #128, Los Gatos, CA, 95032, Nayelli Mcchesney. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 3/28/2025. /s/Nayelli Mcchesney. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 03/28/2025. (pub LG 05/21, 05/28, 06/04, 06/11/2025)

File Number: FBN716145. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Hop & Vine , 1435 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126. County: Santa Clara. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, #200613310404 CA. Wine Affairs, LLC, 1435 The Alameda, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2025 and 05/09/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Elaine Fader, Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, 1st Floor, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Wine Affairs, LLC. Douglas Cookerly, Member/Partner. (Pub LGN 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #716214

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Aardvark Architecture, Inc., 65 Southpine Ct., 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 05/01/2020. /s/Sean Rinde. President. #5159833. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/13/2025. (pub LG 05/21, 05/28, 06/04, 06/11/2025)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #716108

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Chochloe Laboratories, 5655 Silver Creek Valley Rd #215, San Jose, CA, 95138, Brittney Dang. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 05/08/2025. /s/Brittney Dang. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/08/2025. (pub LG 05/21, 05/28, 06/04, 06/11/2025)

File Number: FBN716160. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. Third Degree Communications, 2. TDC, 3. Third Degree Training, 4. Third Degree Investigative Training, 5. APL Group, 6. APLG , 1821 S. Bascom #334, Campbell, CA 95008. County: Santa Clara. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, #202461914068 CA. American Police Leadership Group, LLC, 1821 S. Bascom #334, Campbell, CA 95008. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/02/2025 and 05/12/2025 is the file date. Refile: Previous file #: FBN715971. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez, Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, 1st Floor, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ American Police Leadership Group, LLC. William Manion, Owner. (Pub LGN 5/21, 5/28, 6/4, 6/11)

File Number: FBN715469. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. QRICS STUDIO, 2. QRICS, 2108 N St Ste N, Sacramento, CA 95816. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, QRICS LLC, 2108 N St Ste N, Sacramento, CA 95816. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 04/16/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Nina Khamphilath /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. QRICS LLC, Article/Reg # 20250056097, Above Entity was Formed in the State of California. /s/ Minwoo Kim /s/ GEO. (Pub LGN: 05/28, 06/04, 06/11, 06/18/2025)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #716096

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Americare Silicon Valley Inc., 16165 Monterey Road, STE 202, Morgan Hill, CA, 95037, South Valley Senior Care Inc. 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 02/10/2020. /s/Steve Levy. Owner. #C4558141. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/08/2025. (pub LG 05/21, 05/28, 06/04, 06/11/2025)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #715975

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Raffi Real Estate, 214 Los Gatos-Saratoga Rd., Los Gatos, CA, 95030, Raffi Ruben Nalvarian. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 05/05/2025. /s/Raffi Ruben Nalvarian. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/05/2025. (pub LG 05/21, 05/28, 06/04, 06/11/2025)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #716346

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: An Organized Legacy LLC, 1346 The Alameda, Suite 7, PMB 372, San Jose, CA, 95126. 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 05/01/2025. /s/Michelle Kaelker-Boor. Owner. #B20250101174. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/16/2025. (pub LG 05/21, 05/28, 06/04, 06/11/2025)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #716173

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Evergreen Home Upgrades, 2071 Ringwood Ave., San Jose, CA, 95131, Nijah Investments Inc. 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 02/16/2024. /s/Derar Hawari. Owner. #3729271. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/12/2025. (pub LG 06/04, 06/11, 06/18, 06/25/2025)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #715951

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Rina Leang Bagels, 838 Blossom Hill Rd Suite 5, San Jose, CA, 95123, Rina Leang. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Rina Leang. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/02/2025. (pub LG 06/04, 06/11, 06/18, 06/25/2025)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #715886

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Spark by Hilton San Jose Airport, 2585 Seaboard Avenue, San Jose, CA, 95131, Chic Hospitality, 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 8/17/2011. /s/Roshni Patel. Managing Member. #BZ20250847617. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/01/2025. (pub LG 06/04, 06/11, 06/18, 06/25/2025)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #716286

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Lee’s Parts Supplies, 6469 Almaden Expy, Suite 80-445, San Jose, CA, 95120, Isael Marquez. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Isael Marquez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/15/2025. (pub LG 05/28, 06/04, 06/11, 06/18/2025)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #716663

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Grout Specialist, 4637 Fort Royal Place, San Jose, CA., 95136, Nga Tran. This business is being

conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 11/18/2019. /s/Nga Tran. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 05/27/2025. (pub LG 06/04, 06/11, 06/18, 06/25/2025)

F ile Number: FBN716765. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. EVERYDAY HEROES REAL ESTATE, 2. EVERYDAY HEROES REAL ESTATE TEAM 3. EVERYDAY HEROES REAL ESTATE GROUP, 16780 Lark Ave, Ste A, Los Gatos, CA 95032. This business is conducted by: An Individual, BEN DODGE, 1057 Cochrane Ste 160 #213, Morgan Hill, CA 95037. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 05/30/2025 and 05/30/2025 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ FDominguez /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Ben Dodge /s/. (Pub LGN: 06/04, 06/11, 06/18, 06/25/2025)

Name Changes

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME. Case No. 25CV465547. Notice of Petition of Maya Maxine Garcia. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. To all interested persons: Petitioner: Maya Maxine Garcia filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. Maya Maxine Garcia to Proposed name: Maya Maxine Teofan. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: August 5, 2025, Time: 8:45 AM, Room: Probate . The address of the court is: 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113, Downtown Superior Court. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Gatan 107 Dakota Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Date: May 12, 2025. /s/ Le Jacqueline Duong /s/, Judge of the Superior Court, Filed by /s/ D. Bueno /s/, Deputy Clerk. (Pub LGN: 06/04, 06/11, 06/18, 06/25/2025)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME. Case No. 25CV466560. Notice of Petition of Virginia Guadalupe Cervantes Fernandez. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. To all interested persons: Petitioner: Virginia Guadalupe Cervantes Fernandez filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: Present name: a. Virginia Guadalupe Cervantes Fernandez, b. Virginia Pankevitch to Proposed name: Victoria Cervantes. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing: Date: August 26, 2025, Time: 8:45 AM, Room: Probate . The address of the court is: 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113, Downtown Superior Court. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Gatan 107 Dakota Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95060. Date: May 27, 2025. /s/ Le Jacqueline Duong /s/, Judge of the Superior Court, Filed by /s/ D. Bueno /s/, Deputy Clerk. (Pub LGN: 06/04, 06/11, 06/18, 06/25/2025)