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ALMOST 3 YEARS AFTER SARATOGA HOME BURNED, INSURANCE SAGA STILL UNRESOLVED
Flag football team denied by Menlo School
$150,000 advance finally approved after Los Gatan starts investigating
Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
Facing the same opponent for the second year in a row in the Central Coast Section Open Division championship game, the Los Gatos High School girls flag football team felt confident it would get the result it desired: a victory. It didn’t happen. For just the second time all season, the Wildcats met their match in a 19-13 home loss to Menlo School on Nov. 7. A year ago, the Knights beat Los Gatos in the title contest, 27-13. Wildcats coach Dave Claveran’s message to his team afterwards was simple: a loss in the championship game doesn’t validate who they are and the effort they put forth throughout the season. “We stuck with how we finished the game,” Claveran said. “Most teams down 19-0 give up; they did not. That just shows what kind of players they are, the heart they have.
Tyler Brunner, Contributor
Jiin Song and her family lost their home in a December 2023 electrical fire that caused substantial damage to their Saratoga property. Almost three years later, they’re still waiting for the rebuild to be finished so they can move back to the Saratoga Oaks community. “We want to go back home,” she told the Los Gatan. The Song family is living in a single family house in San Jose for now. It’s not the home they saw themselves in as they raised their children past their teenage years. Instead, the family has found themselves completely upended by an accidental fire. The Songs never thought they’d be waiting three years to move back into their home. Song said she was grateful for the community response after the fire. From the elementary and middle school their children attended, to friends and even strangers who let them live with them. The Songs moved four times in the first four months after the fire. Then, they found a two-bedroom guest house in Saratoga. It was nowhere near the size of the one that burned down. “We decided to go ahead and make that our temporary home,” Song said. But it turned out the reduced size wasn’t that ➝ Insurance saga, 6
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Exhibit highlight Native American Heritage Month, tribal activism Staff Report
Arriving just in time for Native American Heritage Month, NUMU’s latest dual-exhibit showcase, “Reawakening: Muwekma Ohlone Culture and Connection in Pursuit of Recognition,” puts a spotlight on one particularly vibrant Bay Area First Nation’s recent activism. The Muwekma Ohlone Tribe—whose petition for federal recognition was denied in 2002 after the US Bureau of Indian Affairs found a lack of “evidence since 1927 of substantially continuous
external identification of the petitioning group as a continuation of the historical ‘Verona Band’ or Pleasanton rancheria”—went on a 90-day “Trail of Truth” horseback journey to Washington, DC in 2024 to push for a congressional override. “They traveled with sacred horses gifted to them by the Lakota Nation, and were supported by several tribal nations across the US that welcomed them on their land and reinforced their message to the US Bureau of Indian Affairs,” NUMU’s website reads. “Two companion exhibitions developed in partnership with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, San José State University Dept. of Anthropology and New Museum Los
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‘TRAIL OF TRUTH’ In 2024, the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe went on a horseback pilgrimage to Washington, DC to push for federal recognition. Gatos highlight Muwekma Ohlone cultural practices, land stewardship and their ongoing efforts to restore their federal recognition.” “Muwekma Ohlone Culture and Connection in Pursuit of Recognition” will be on view in the Mike & Alyce Parsons
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Despite it being a very busy Diwali weekend, the Abhinaya Dance Company's had 300+ people attend the “Kolam: At the Threshold,” premiere on Nov. 7 at 4 pm at Mexican Heritage Plaza in San Jose. “The show was very well received, with comments like ‘the concept was very relatable,’ and ‘incredibly beautiful and creative,’ ‘made me cry,’ ‘I love the visual representation of Kolam... traditions that we're used to seeing and also the struggles (of the) next generation in the US, trying to keep up traditions,’” a spokesperson for the group said in an email. Abhinaya Dance Company, will be performing Kolam (choreographed by Monte Sereno native Rasika Kumar) again on May 2 at Dance Mission, as part of the
San Francisco International Arts Festival in 2027. The piece integrates Bharatanatyam movement, Carnatic music, spoken text and spatial design inspired by geometric structures.
CORRECTIONS The midterm election happened on Nov. 3, not Oct. 30, as was stated on last week’s front page, due to a typographical error. On P8 of that edition, the picture was of a community meeting in Loma Prieta, not Council Chambers. We regret the errors.
ARTISTIC PERSPECTIVE Emily Lombardi of Los Gatos set up an easel and paints at the corner of Los Gatos Boulevard and Los Gatos Almaden Road to capture the town’s beauty on Tuesday morning.
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TANGLE OF INSURANCE PROVIDERS, UNPERMITTED WINE CELLAR SLOWS REBUILD
Insurance saga, from page 1
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much of a problem, “because we didn’t have much with us. Because everything was burnt.” The Song’s house fire moderately damaged two neighboring townhomes. Those neighbors are back in their houses after repairs were made, which Song said took nine months. One of the affected neighbors, who was in her 80s, decided to visit family around the country during that period, she noted. The Songs stayed put in Saratoga and continued to wait. They stayed in the guest house for 18 months. But the owner decided to sell it. This meant the Songs had to move a fifth time. The San Jose home the Songs are in now was move number six. They still refer to it as their temporary home. It’s a change from the home that burned down. It’s a big downsize and doesn’t feel like “home.” But after two years, “my husband and I were done with living in the living room,” Song said. “We all needed a room.” Song and her husband Young-Joon Lee have been documenting the timeline of events. They feel the HOA and insurance companies have been unresponsive to their multiple inquiries. WKFC and the California FAIR Plan (which initially denied the Songs’ claim, saying they hadn’t reached their deductible) both have pieces of the insurance risk. Part of the problem is the HOA is responsible for insuring all townhomes on the Saratoga Oaks’ lot in the case of damages such as fires. This means the Songs are not named on the policy. When the Songs reach out to the insurance company through Sedgwick, a third-party claims administrator, they receive answers they view as inadequate. The Los Gatan made multiple attempts to reach a Sedgwick representative who we were directed to contact by both Song and the HOA’s legal team. As for the HOA, it’s frustrated too, according to its attorney Ronald Cook, of Cook Law Group, in Los Gatos. “We’re in the same boat as them,” Cook said. “We don’t get any better answers than they do.” For the Songs, it’s not easy to keep waiting. “We’d like our home to be rebuilt,” Song said as she became audibly emotional over the phone. “My two kids were in middle school. My older one is going to go to college next year. I really want to spend some time before my son goes off to college.” The Songs have been able to maintain some aspects of their former lives. They have kept their children in the same school system. They continue to pay $700 a month in HOA fees on top of mortgage payments, Song added. It’s unclear if there is any end in sight for the Songs as they approach a third Christmas elsewhere.
DISPLACED The Song family has been out of their Saratoga home for almost three years as they try to finalize paperwork and access insurance money to rebuild.
DAMAGED ABODE Shortly after the Los Gatan began investigating, the Songs' insurance agreed to an initial $150,000 advance, though they still have no idea how much money they'll ultimately receive. “We’re just waiting,” Song said. “We’ve been so patient.” Meanwhile, the Saratoga Oaks’ HOA continues to press to get the townhome rebuilt. “The Homeowner’s Association (has) done everything we can to get the insurance company moving on this thing,” said Cook. According to Song, a geotechnical review and an insurance payout still stand in the way of getting their townhome re-
built. The Songs said they would be willing to pay for the geotechnical review out of pocket if that would get the ball rolling on rebuilding. It’s needed to legalize an unpermitted addition to the basement with a wine cellar the Songs say was constructed by a previous owner. The HOA’s attorney expressed empathy with the homeowners. “The HOA owns it, and they want to see it rebuilt,” Cook said. “So we have a unity of interest in wanting
it to be fixed. And we have a unity of interest against WKFC to make sure we get enough money to make it get fixed.” The Los Gatan first reached out to Sedgwick account consultant Katie Clark on Thursday. Multiple attempts to reach Clark on Friday were also unsuccessful. Instead, she sent an email Friday to the HOA’s lawyer confirming they would now be willing to advance $150,000 for construction, though the overall budget is yet to be approved.
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POLICE BLOTTER OCT. 25 •
A driver reported she was followed by two men at Bicknell Road at 8:27am.
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A driver reportedly hit two vehicles and a stop sign at Kennedy and Top Of The Hill roads at 10:13am.
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A warrant arrest was issued after a caller reported a subject they believed was living in a barn on Los Gatos Boulevard at 11:17am.
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A caller reported their vehicle was getting vandalised at 6:04pm.
A vehicle reportedly swerved and was braking erratically at Los Gatos Saratoga Road and Northbound on Highway 17 at 5:16pm.
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A caller reportedly smashed a window at Downing Center Barber Shop on Union Avenue and ran away at 7:35pm.
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A brand new e-bike was reported stolen at The Club at Los Gatos on East Main Street at 8:47pm.
Someone was reportedly beaten up on the Creek Trail at 10:45pm.
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A patient who was sliced on the head with a knife and hit with a bat on his chest reported that he was assaulted but did not give info to the caller about where and why the assault occurred at El Camino Hospital on Pollard Road at 9:53pm.
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A large object was reported in the middle of the roadway on Blossom Hill Road and Los Gatos Boulevard at 10:26am.
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A man was cited and released after a caller reported they were sleeping in a vehicle at 9:03am.
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A caller’s license plate was reportedly stolen on Los Gatos Boulevard at 1:41pm.
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A caller reportedly was told by other trail walkers on the Creek Trail that someone had a machete and was using it to “whack” the weeds at 1:46pm. A man was cited and released after charging at the caller, trying to force open the doors at Detox Med Spa on Los Gatos Boulevard at 3:37pm.
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A man was cited and released after reportedly looking at houses on a hill with binoculars at Blossom Valley Drive and Pinehurst Avenue at 1:58pm.
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A caller reported their 85-year-old neighbor texted them that there was a man in their backyard at 7:59pm.
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A caller reported an approximately 100-person party with underage drinking on Harwood Drive at 9:15pm.
A driver was reportedly following the caller for approximately 18 miles at Tait Avenue and West Main Street at 4:12pm.
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A reckless vehicle was reported swerving and almost causing accidents Northbound on Highway 17 and West Main Street at 5:26pm.
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A caller reported a man struck the side of their vehicle and scratched it at Oleander Avenue and Azalea Way at 10:26am.
A driver reportedly hit the caller’s vehicle and left a note, but stopped responding to the caller at Van Meter School on Los Gatos Boulevard at 12:43pm.
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A juvenile reportedly declined medical attention after being involved in a vehicle accident at Civic Center on East Main Street at 8:30am.
Four juveniles were reportedly yelling profanities at passersby at Mullen Avenue and Edelen Avenue at 6:37pm.
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A man was arrested on a misdemeanor charge after his ex-girlfriend reported that he was inside her apartment after she came home from work, and possibly came in through a window at 9:51pm.
Three credit cards were reportedly missing from a residence on Meadowbrook Drive, and all were used at 10:17am.
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A man was reportedly in the middle of the road and scratching himself at Union Avenue and Los Gatos Almaden Road at 8am.
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A caller reportedly received a package on Glen Ridge Avenue and believes it contained narcotics after finding a white substance at 5:13pm.
Someone reportedly tried to steal a battery on Los Gatos Boulevard at 9:10am. A caller reported a driver becoming verbally aggressive after being involved in a vehicle accident at 6:21pm.
Someone reportedly sustained a head injury after being involved in a vehicle accident at Winchester Boulevard and Albright Way at 11:36am.
A man in a wheelchair reportedly peed on the caller’s couch on Los Gatos-Almaden Road at 2:38pm.
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A caller reported a possible intoxicated driver on Golf Links Drive at 3:05pm.
A caller reported her boyfriend choked her on Edelen Avenue at 6:18pm.
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A caller reported someone trying to enter their residence on Surmont Drive through the cameras at 4:58pm.
An e bike worth approximately $2,200 was reported stolen from Los Gatos High School at 11:22am.
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A vehicle’s rear window was reportedly smashed at Toll House Hotel on South Santa Cruz Avenue at 8:14am.
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Medication was reportedly stolen from the caller’s mail on Creekside Village Drive at 11:45pm.
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Customers at Andale Taqueria on North Santa Cruz Avenue reportedly ate a whole meal and refused to pay at 6:37pm.
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A suspicious vehicle reportedly involved in an accident at Short and Old Blossom Hill Roads was leaking unknown fluid and had yellow caution tape around it at 1:34pm.
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A wooden chair was reportedly dumped in front of the caller’s residence on Benedict Lane at 4:43pm.
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A man reportedly waved a pocking knife at the caller, telling her to go back to her own country and threatening to beat her up at Barnes and Noble on North Santa Cruz Avenue. This incident reportedly was related to the Pokémon card release on Nov. 6, and was reported Nov. 7 at 8:52pm.
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Just had to tell them the kind of effort they put forth, and it was a reminder to themselves how resilient they are, how powerful they are.” A slow start cost the Wildcats (17-2), who trailed 19-0 midway through the third quarter before rallying late. They actually had an opportunity to put together a game-winning drive starting at their own 25-yard line with 40 seconds remaining. However, Menlo’s playmaking defense intercepted a Helena Younan pass with 26 seconds left, sealing the outcome. Claveran said Younan was one of the many Los Gatos players who displayed plenty of grit throughout. After lighting up St. Francis and Carlmont in the first two playoff contests, Younan and the offense found things increasingly more difficult against the Menlo defense. “Menlo is a great team,” Claveran said. “They came up and played us really tight. We adjusted and I think that showed in the second half.” Younan, who was on the run for most of the contest, had a 3-yard touchdown pass to Paige Purcell and a 4-yard TD pass to freshman Hailey Arata, both of which came on back-to-back drives in the fourth quarter. The latter score came with 3:51 to go, and the Los Gatos defense got the stop the team so desperately needed on Menlo’s ensuing drive. Freshman Quinn Peake delivered a flag pull on third down, forcing a Menlo punt. On the ensuing punt return, Los Gatos was on the receiving end of misfortune as an inadvertent whistle prevented a potentially long gain past midfield. Instead, Los Gatos started on its own 25-yard line. “I thought the execution was there,” Claveran said. “It’s just a championship game mentality. You’ve got to do it from start to finish to win these types of games, and I think our girls showed it—the clock just ran out.” Younan completed 18-of-35 passes for 192 yards. Riese had six receptions for 100 yards, and Taylor Payne had a team-high seven flag pulls. Kendall Feichtmeir had four flag pulls and was a difference-maker all season. Claveran was proud of the team’s execution in the second half, and noted how special it was
ELUSIVE Wildcats senior Sophie Riese attempts to avoid a flag-pull during their 19-13 loss to Menlo School in the CCS Open Division championship game on Nov. 7.
to see the players exiting the field, arms wrapped around each other. “It hurts not because any coach cares to win, but you want it for your kids so much and to see how much they care right now to me is so much a win,” he said. Ever since flag football became sanctioned by the CCS in 2024, the Wildcats have proven to be one of the elite programs. In three years of competition, Los Gatos has gone 63-10 with two league titles and two CCS Open Division championship game appearances. Although
the team will graduate some top-notch seniors, they have plenty in the cupboard to keep things rolling. “We’re set up for success,” Claveran said. “We have great talent; four starters that are freshmen. Obviously we’re going to lose some irreplaceable players—Sophie and Kendall—and there’s some other great seniors. But I think the program is set up (to make another title run). I think we can ride this wave for sure. First, we’re going to take a moment to celebrate and memorialize everything
they put into it this year and we’ll start off in the spring and get going again.”
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The Wildcats (9-1) received the No. 5 seed in the Open/Division I bracket and play at No. 4 seed Sacred Heart Cathedral (5-5) on Nov. 14 at 1pm. Los Gatos is coming off a 41-14 win over Wilcox, clinching the outright PAL Bay Division championship. Meanwhile, the Fightin’ Irish finished in a tie for fourth place in the vaunted West Catholic Athletic League.
FORWARD MOTION Colette Von Klemperer takes the ball down field.
DISAPPOINTING FIELD HOCKEY FINALE The Wildcats end season with 13-1 league record Jonathan Natividad, Contributor
The Los Gatos Wildcats field hockey team entered the CCS Division I playoffs with a 16-2 overall record and earned the fifth seed. LGHS travelled down to Gilroy on Nov. 7 to square off against the
fourth-seeded Christopher Cougars, a rematch of last year’s quarterfinal. Los Gatos struggled early to keep up with the pace of Christopher and allowed a goal at the start of the third quarter. The ‘Cats were unable to generate many scoring chances to tie the game as the Cougar defense prevailed and ultimately fell by a score of 1-0 to conclude its season.
SENIOR Francesca Tolich looks to make a play.
RECENT GAME The Cats field hockey team celebrated its 9 seniors to conclude the regular season.
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PHOTO Credit: Jonathan Natividad ELUSIVE Wildcats senior Sophie Riese
attempts to avoid a flag-pull during their 19-13 loss to Menlo School in the CCS Open Division championship game on Nov. 7. PHOTO2 Credit: Jonathan Natividad ON THE MOVE Los Gatos junior quarterback Helena Younan looks to pass captions downfield during their CCS Open Division Credit: Photos by Jonathan Natividad championship game against Menlo School Photo 3300: on Nov. 7. VS XTOPHER Junior Lizzie Moorehouse (END) maintains possession. NOTES: “it was two really good teams Photo 3157: going at it, honestly game is more closer CO-CAPTAIN Stella Musser makes a pass to 7-7, but they made the big plays in the down field first half just like we did in the second Photo 3141: half, IMPRESSIVE The Cats ended the season both teams have looked downright with a record of 16-3, and a 13-1 league impressive in reaching the final. Helena record. Younan was dynamic yet again for the Photo 1714: ‘’Cats in their 27-13 semifinal win over RECENT GAME The Cats field hockey Carlmont on Wednesday, completing team celebrated its 9 seniors to conclude the 30-of-42 passes for 313 yards and four regular season. touchdowns to no interceptions. Paige Photo 0219: Purcell, who was one of eight receivers SENIOR Francesca Tolich looks to make a to catch a pass, had 11 receptions for 131 play. yards. Los Gatos was also superb defenPhoto 3482: sively. Sophie Riese and Taylor Payne had FORWARD MOTION Colette Von interceptions, while Kendall and Paige Klemperer takes the ball down field.
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I AM AN ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON WHO TORE HER ACL Courtesy of Dr. Pamela Mehta
Let me tell you why I didn't have surgery Dr. Pamela Mehta, Contributor
As an orthopedic surgeon, I spend most of my day helping people decide how best to treat their injuries. So, when I tore my own anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), I found myself facing a decision I regularly discuss with my patients. Fifteen years ago, during an awkward turn on the ski slope, I felt my knee pop and had the wind knocked out of me. I immediately knew that I’d torn my ACL, even though I still managed to ski down the rest of the slope. That night, my knee blew up like a grapefruit and felt very unstable. The ACL is one of the main ligaments that stabilizes your knee, especially when you twist, pivot, or change direction. We see ACL tears in everyone, from teenage soccer players to weekend skiers and competitive pickleball players. Without an ACL, you’re at risk of your knee giving way, and an increased risk of meniscus tears and arthritis. But despite being a surgeon myself, I chose not to have it reconstructed surgically. People are usually pretty surprised by that when I tell them, but it’s a great example of how I approach treatment for joint and bone conditions in my patients. As a busy orthopedic surgeon (and now mom of three), I have to think about what recovery would mean for my family, work, and life. I wanted to make a decision that made sense for both my knee and my lifestyle. I also don’t happen to play many sports that require lateral movement. At the time, I loved Pilates, running, spin classes, and activities less affected by the lack of an ACL. For me, strengthening the muscles around my knee and working on stability through physical therapy was the right approach. But in medicine, everything is a compromise, and few treatments have only pros with no cons. I managed to avoid a year of post-op rehab, but my knee “gave way” a few times when I was pregnant, and I need to be careful during sports that involve quick changes in direction, like skiing, where I wear a brace. Now, I have a much better appreciation for the kinds of difficult decisions that patients have to make. I perform knee and ACL surgery regularly, and get the chance to offer my experiences to help patients choose. Every situation is different, and I tailor my treatment plans accordingly. I often explain to patients that two people with exactly the same injury on an MRI might need completely different treatments. A teenager hoping to
ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON Dr. Pamela Mehta, MD, explains why she chose rehab over surgery for her own torn ACL, and how to make the right choice for recovery. play college soccer needs a knee that can withstand constant twisting and turning, while someone in their sixties who enjoys hiking, cycling, or playing doubles pickleball casually might be better off with injections, bracing, and physical therapy, at least at first. Age alone doesn't determine the treatment either; I have patients in their seventies who are more active than people half their age, and I want to understand what they enjoy doing before recommending anything. The same philosophy applies to the many other joint and tendon problems I treat. Whether you come in with shoulder pain, knee arthritis, or a persistent sports injury, I always want to understand your lifestyle and needs so I can meet you where you’re at.
We're also seeing growing interest in regenerative treatments such as platelet-rich plasma (PRP). I explain PRP to my patients by comparing it to garden fertilizer: you don't put fertilizer on a plant and expect it to grow overnight. Rather, you're trying to create an environment that supports growth. PRP works on a similar principle, using components of the blood involved in the body's healing response. For some patients with knee arthritis or certain tendon problems, PRP is another option. Having experienced a knee injury myself, I appreciate how frustrating it is when something you enjoy suddenly becomes difficult or impossible. For one person, that might mean missing a soccer season; for another, it might mean
no longer being able to play pickleball with friends, walk the dog comfortably, or keep up with the grandchildren. Fifteen years later, I still ski every winter on the knee I decided not to have reconstructed; rehab was the right choice for me. If you ever find yourself in my shoes, I encourage you to work with your surgeon to choose the right treatment plan for the life you’re trying to get back to. Dr. Pamela Mehta, MD, is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon and the founder of Resilience Orthopedics, caring for Los Gatos patients for over a decade. Dr. Mehta specializes in shoulder and knee conditions, sports injuries and regenerative medicine. She shares educational content online as @dr.pamelamehta and hosts The Resilience Factor podcast.
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MAHJONG HOMECOMING: HEIRLOOM TILES AND A NEW TABLE IN LOS GATOS Naseeb Dugal
Naseeb Dugal carries her grandmother’s tiles halfway around the world and saves a seat for you to join the game Naseeb Dugal, Contributor
COLORFUL Life has a way of coming full circle, one tile at a time, writes Naseeb Dugal. beautifully—some never do. And when a wall falls, you build it again. 3. Connection takes four. For a few hours, the phones go face down and nobody reaches for them. In an age of distraction, as Pico Iyer wrote in The Art of Stillness, nothing can feel so luxurious as paying attention. Maybe that’s why the rest of the country has caught on. For generations, mahjong was learned at home, social but private. Now it’s everywhere. Julia Roberts told Stephen Colbert she plays once a week with her girlfriends to “create order out of chaos.” Kara Swisher calls it “the pickleball of 2026, but you don’t hurt your knees.” The Wall Street Journal ran a piece titled “America Is Hooked on Mahjong. I Tried to Find Out Why.” The tiles have moved into members’ clubs, ski chalets and even weddings. And the design houses have noticed. Hermès makes a set in laser-engraved mahogany, and Rimowa will sell you one in a $4,625 aluminum attaché. Closer to home, Los Altos’ own Jon M. Chu, whose family owns Chef Chu’s, put the game center stage in Crazy Rich Asians. Everyone, it seems, wants in. Mahjong may have gone a little hoity-toity, and maybe, just maybe, we’re here for it. Like any kingdom worth fighting over, mahjong has its factions. Online, Facebook groups thousands strong mark their territory over who gets to teach and
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We landed at SFO after a 16-hour flight from Dubai, 12 time zones away, ready to build a home in Los Gatos. Our suitcases stayed behind somewhere. One bag made it onto the carousel: the one carrying my mahjong set. I took it as a sign. The set was my grandmother’s. She married into the family of a decorated British Army general in India, an OBE, and moved in a circle of chiffon saris and pearls for long afternoons of canasta, rummy and mahjong—with lemon tarts and chicken puffs. When my mother was expecting my brother in Singapore, my grandmother came to help. Over those few months she taught me to play. I belonged in her world. Years later, visiting us in Dubai, she pressed into my hands the hand-carved set my father had brought her from Hong Kong in the 1980s. Picture rummy with elevated etiquette and a little poker. You watch the discards, keep a straight face and hope the tile you need is still out there. What stays with me is the touch of it, and the small world it holds: bamboos and characters, plum blossom and chrysanthemum, the four winds and the turning seasons, all cupped in your hand. Then the clickety-clack of the tiles, and the shuffle—which players call twittering the sparrows—filling the room until it blends into the hum of nature outside and nobody is anywhere else. Dubai showed me what a table can do. I played there for eight years, in a city full of people from somewhere else, and watched it turn expat acquaintances into friends. So when we arrived here, I wanted that table. Through the Mahjong Social Club, I started hosting gatherings to learn, play and mingle. It’s hard to stay a stranger for long when you’re sharing a wall of tiles. In a valley that lives on screens, an evening of tiles is tactile, analog and social all at once. It is cerebral enough for people who solve problems all day. And it’s social enough that the problems stay outside the table. Mahjong keeps teaching me three things: 1. Love is noticing. You sit down with the same people week after week and learn how they hold their tiles and what they discard when they’re nervous. The game rewards the player who notices the other three, and I don't think that's only true of mahjong. 2. Life is the draw. You don’t choose your tiles; you choose what to make of them. Some hands come together
VOYAGES Dugal notes that her grandmother’s tiles have traveled from Hong Kong to Dubai to Los Gatos. how. It’s like Game of Thrones, but with tiles. Happily, the Bay Area has kindred spirits who’d rather share the table than guard it, like Dinna Davis of Marin Mahjong and Vivienne Fagrell of Pink Dragon Mahjong. The more tables, the better for all of us. So I added another table, this one with dinner. I now co-host a mahjong supper club. The tiles go down, the plates come out. And the conversation runs long after the last hand. Same game, a different home. My grandmother’s tiles have traveled
from Hong Kong to Dubai to Los Gatos, and they have no intention of slowing down. These days, they come out for winery afternoons overlooking the Saratoga hills, country clubs, fundraisers, candlelit dinners and spaces full of tables, all chatter, clatter and clinking glasses. Consider this your invitation. Linger; the table is set. Naseeb Dugal is the founder of The Mahjong Social Club themahjongsocial.club
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LOCAL NEWS Courtesy of Jeff Suzuki
CAMPAIGN'S END Jeff Suzuki, in white, flanked by supporters on Election Night at his parents’ house.
MOORE MAINTAINS LEAD, FOLLOWED BY SUZUKI AND STUMP Jeff Suzuki: My team knocked on over 9,000 doors Drew Penner, Editor
Jeff Suzuki, the 28-year-old Transportation and Complete Streets Commissioner and founder of the Los Gatos Anti-Racism Coalition, says his team knocked on 9,000+ doors during his campaign for one of three available Town Council seats. The sweat equity paid off, as he’d turned that into 3,514 votes cast for him by last Wednesday, putting him below Mayor Rob Moore, also 28-year-of-age, who at the time had 4,466 votes—that’s 23.86% of the counted ballots—and above Rob Stump, the wildfire preparedness booster and Planning Commissioner, who was at 3,353 and 17.91% of the vote, according to Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters data. “My feet are blistered; my car has a flat tire—I’m not even exaggerating,” Suzuki said in a phone call the day after the election. “There was a turning point, I would say maybe three weeks ago—or about a month ago—where practically everyone in my team knew that we were in a winning position and we just needed to continue that momentum.” Suzuki said his anti-automated-license-plate-readers and pro-affordable-housing messages were really resonating with Los Gatans. Fittingly, he held his election night party at his parents’ house. He recently attended his Los Gatos
High School reunion, where he got a lot of great feedback on his platform. “Many of my friends said, I like the fact that you’re running on this, because I can’t afford to live here,” he said. “People who work in this community should be able to afford to live here.” In fact, his policy positions were so popular, he noticed other candidates adopting them as Election Day neared— particularly his critical view of Flock Safety and his YIMBY approach to development, he said. At the time, Suzuki was 373 votes ahead of Incumbent Mary Badame at 16.78%—just 212 votes behind Stump, and a job extension). Steve Raspe was at 13.15% and 2,461 votes. Heidi Owens brought in 1,778 votes, putting her at 9.5% the morning after the Midterms. As of Tuesday morning, the leaderboard remained the same, though Moore had increased his lead to 24.37% of the vote, followed by Suzuki at 19.4%, Stump at 17.19%, Badame at 16.03%, Raspe at 13.28% and Owens at 9.72%. Moore said he was grateful for the supporters who showed up to vote for him. “It makes me very proud of what we’ve been able to do over the last four years,” he said. “I absolutely love serving the Los Gatos community.” The issues Moore says he heard about most while door-knocking were housing and traffic.
“If Jeff Suzuki ends up being victorious—which I am optimistic that he will—I think we’re going to be able to make a lot of progress on transit and transportation,” he said, recalling how Suzuki was his campaign treasurer during his successful run for Council four years ago. He thanked supporters in a Facebook post on election day. “I also want to thank the many residents I’ve met during this campaign, whether at the Farmers’ Market or at your front door. I truly appreciated the chance to talk with you about the community we all love,” he said. “When we hear the phrase ‘the charm and character of Los Gatos,’ we often think of the town’s architecture. But it goes far beyond that. The people of Los Gatos are a big part of the charm and character of this town: neighbors being neighbors. If I have the honor of serving you on the Town Council, thank you. If not, thank you for being my neighbor.” The Los Gatan did not get a response to interview requests from the Stump campaign. Badame declined to comment. An email to Raspe on Tuesday was not immediately returned. Owens offered her congratulations to the winners of the election in an interview. “We have two very progressive young people on Council and a new very conservative long-time community member,” she said by email. “I anticipate the Council
will be divided 2/3 on many votes moving forward. Councilwoman Maria Ristow will become the deciding swing vote I expect. After attending the Council meetings for the past several months, I have come to appreciate her thoughtful, intelligent deliberations. Her seat carries more power now than ever before. The Town is lucky to have such an astute, thoughtful leader in her role. I don't think the voices on the extremes of liberal and conservative new Council members represent the majority. I think Maria Ristow's voice represents the middle majority, based on everything I have seen.” Measure N, the Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District bond proposal, had achieved 53% (6,825 votes) in support in Santa Clara County, last Wednesday. However, it needed 55% to pass. Plus, it was being dragged down further by the Los Gatos residents in Santa Cruz County, who’d voted 50.9% against the measure (792 voted Yes, 821 voted No). By Tuesday morning, Santa Clara County voters’ support had risen to 54.14% (11,548 votes). Santa Cruz County voters’ support dropped further, to 49.51% (1,274). Craig Gleason won for Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District Ward 1 director, 68.43% (21,523 votes) to Tina Mari To’s 31.52% (9,913 votes) as of press time.
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Making your home safe: Easier than you think A few simple changes can reduce the risks of injury By Janis Mara
Your home is your castle, but it also can be dangerous. Homes account for more than half of all preventable injury-related deaths in the U.S. Fortunately, the operative word is “preventable.” While it’s unnerving to know that 50 to 57 percent of all injury-causing accidents happen in the home, many if not most hazards can be neutralized easily and inexpensively, according to the National Safety Council. You can probably polish off some of the most effective preventions in a day or so. For example, the Centers for Disease Control recommends removing all loose throw rugs. That’s because in 2024, out of the 107,800 preventable deaths in U.S. homes, 30 percent, or 32,500, were
caused by falls, according to the council. Throw rugs are a leading cause of falls. If you’re too attached to the rugs to do that, the CDC recommends securing them to the floor using double-sided rug tape or non-slip backing. “Repair any torn or loose carpeting on stairs and floors,” the CDC says. Also high on the list, and absolutely free: “Clear all clutter, shoes, books, and blankets from walking paths.” More tips: Make sure you have good lighting, with nightlights along the path to the bathroom. Install handrails on both sides of your stairs, and put non-slip rubber mats or non-skid strips in the bathtub. While all that can be accomplished by do-it-yourselfers, some homeowners may want a professional to install their bathroom grab bars. These tips aren’t just for seniors; while seniors are most apt to suffer injury or death from a fall, accidents happen at any age.
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Falls are actually the Number Two hazard. Poisoning is Number One with 54 percent of deaths. However, 96 percent of those deaths were caused by opioids, a whole other issue. Choking and fires are the next highest risk factors, both at 3 percent. Keeping children and pets away from the stove and never leaving the kitchen when cooking are Red Cross recommendations, as are installing smoke alarms (compulsory in California) and getting a fire extinguisher. To help prevent choking, focus on safe eating habits, proper food preparation and keeping small items away from young children. Rather than thinking of these tasks as an onerous duty, remember that once you’re done, you can return to the inhome pastimes that most delight you. For example, 41 to 53 percent of U.S. adults enjoy preparing meals, trying new recipes and baking, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. A kitchen fire would surely spoil the fun. For the 66 percent to 74 percent who enjoy frolicking with a pet, neither you nor your animal companion will be as likely to slip on a throw rug. Knowing you’re engaging in all these activities as safely as possible can help you enjoy them without worrying.
In Santa Clara County, the median home is worth $1.5M, according to the Zillow Home Value Index. Over the three months ending September 2026, Santa Clara home prices were down 0.73 percent compared to the same period last year, selling for a median price of $1.6M, according to data from Redfin. On average, homes in Santa Clara sell after 20 days on the market, compared to 15 days last year. There were 195 homes sold in September this year, up from 181 last year. 50 Old Orchard Rd, Los Gatos, 95033 $791,000, 3 beds, 3 baths, 3,201 sq ft; sold: Oct. 30, 2026 19111 Vineyard Ln, Saratoga, 95070 $765,000, 2 beds, 2 baths, 1,088 sq ft; sold: Oct. 30, 2026 17852 Andrews St, Monte Sereno, 95030 $3.37M, 3 beds, 3 baths, 2,608 sq ft; sold: Oct. 30, 2026 16293 Gellatt Ct, Los Gatos, 95032 $1.07M, 2 beds, 2 baths, 1,151 sq ft; sold: Oct. 30, 2026 244 San Mateo Ave, Los Gatos, 95030 $3.1M, 4 beds, 3 baths, 2,040 sq ft; sold: Oct. 29, 2026 147 Belglen Ln, Los Gatos, 95032 $2.8M, 3 beds, 2 baths, 2,240 sq ft; sold: Oct. 29, 2026 19060 Laurel Dr, Los Gatos, 95033 $915,000, 2 beds, 3 baths, 1,066 sq ft; sold: Oct. 29, 2026 18548 Paseo Tierra, Saratoga, 95070 $4.24M, 4 beds, 4 baths, 2,963 sq ft; sold: Oct. 28, 2026 16057 Shannon Rd, Los Gatos, 95032 $3.5M, 6 beds, 6 baths, 3,480 sq ft; sold: Oct. 27, 2026 1857 Los Encantos Ct, Campbell, 95008 $1.45M, 3 beds, 3 baths, 1,953 sq ft; sold: Oct. 26, 2026
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NEW BOOK BY LGHS GRAD OFFERS A HOPEFUL VISION FOR RENEWING DEMOCRACY Submitted
“The Bipartisan Path Forward” by Quinn James Cunniff Staff Report
LOS GATOS HIGH GRAD Cunniff hopes readers become “informed, inspired and equipped to take meaningful action at the ballot box” with the help of his new book.
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Quinn James Cunniff has announced a groundbreaking nonfiction book, “The Bipartisan Path Forward: How Strategic Voting Can Heal America’s Political Divide,” a timely and innovative guide that empowers everyday Americans to play a decisive role in revitalizing democracy. Set for release on Oct. 20, this insightful, deeply researched political science work offers a practical solution to government dysfunction and partisan gridlock: strategic split-ticket voting. Drawing on a decade of data analytics expertise as a licensed CPA, USC graduate, and Magna Cum Laude honoree, Cunniff scrutinizes the forces that have paralyzed American governance. Using 178 independent data sources, he dissects historical voting patterns and shifting political incentives to identify the root causes of today’s legislative stagnation. Through accessible language and actionable recommendations, “The Bipartisan Path Forward” outlines how even minor adjustments in voting behavior can restore bipartisan collaboration in Washington, ensure accountability, and create a more effective federal government. At the heart of the book is a bold and optimistic argument: that our democracy’s future lies in voter-led strategic reform. Cunniff emphasizes the power of split-ticket voting, a method that leverages nuanced ballot choices to balance power across party lines. This easy-to-implement framework has the potential to reverse polarization, encourage meaningful collaboration, and build trust in institutions already plagued by disillusionment. Cunniff ’s strongest message may resonate most with readers feeling powerless in today’s divisive climate. His groundbreaking research reveals that in recent decades, only a one-percent swing in election outcomes has been enough to shift the balance of power in America’s federal government. “The Bipartisan Path Forward” makes the compelling case that it only takes small but deliberate actions by voters—not sweeping institutional changes—to create extraordinary political outcomes. “In a time of deep division, I wanted to provide a blueprint for Americans who feel disenchanted and disconnected from the political system,” Cunniff said in a release. “This book shows how we can restore function to a gridlocked government with practical, nonpartisan solutions. It’s about empowering people to use their votes as a tool for change.” Through expert analysis, historical case studies, and strategic advice, the book of-
Cunniff scrutinizes the forces that have paralyzed American governance.
fers more than a critique of modern politics; it provides readers a practical path toward a more functional and inclusive democracy. Readers will walk away informed, inspired, and equipped to take meaningful action at the ballot box. Combining the rigor of a trained analyst with the perspective of a concerned citizen, Cunniff delivers not just a political analysis, but a call to civic engagement that feels both original and necessary. The Bipartisan Path Forward is available for pre-order through major retailers, including Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The paperback retails for $19.95, and the ebook retails for $9.99. Review copies and interviews with the author are available upon request.
GRAPHICAL The book jacket design highlights the potential for an easing of differences in the political realm.
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GOVERNOR APPOINTS THOMAS SPRANKLING TO THE SANTA CLARA COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT BENCH Staff Report
The Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara has announced the appointment of Thomas Sprankling to serve as a Judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court. Governor Gavin Newsom announced Mr. Sprankling’s appointment on November 4, 2026. He fills the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Thomas E. Kuhnle. Sprankling has been a Partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr since 2022. He previously served as Counsel from 2019 to 2021, Senior Associate from 2016 to 2018, and Associate from 2013 to 2015. He also served as a Law Clerk at the United States Supreme Court from 2016 to 2017 and to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 2012 to 2013. Mr. Sprankling earned his Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School. “The Court welcomes Hon. Thomas Sprankling to the Bench,” said Presiding Judge Julie A. Emede in a release. “His diverse legal experience and dedication to the rule of law will greatly benefit our Court and the community we serve. We are delighted to welcome him as a colleague.” The court congratulated Thomas Sprankling on his appointment through its official media channels.
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MAYOR'S MESSAGE
Lon Allan, Monte Sereno mayor
Unlike all-too-many elected officials in Washington, D.C., I knew that when my term as mayor of Monte Sereno ended this December, that I should not seek another term in public office. Why did I come to this conclusion? Easy—I’m 83 years old! And even though I believe that I am a youthful 83, 83 is still 83. To my credit, I was honest enough to admit that, given the high calibre of my fellow Council members, the City would continue to function very well after I stepped down. And it needs to function very well because there are still several major issues that still need to be addressed (that I mentioned in my Los Gatan article last July): effective evacuation planning for when (and it is when, not if ) there is a major wildfire in this area and the passing of a parcel tax to cover the current cost of police services as the existing tax, adopted more than 40 years ago back in 1983, now only covers 13% of that cost.
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I HAVE MADE MY DECISION: IT'S TIME TO RETIRE What will I be doing in retirement? After 35 years as a corporate lawyer (who incorporated Atari and Chuck E Cheese among others) and many years in local government (I served my first term as mayor back in 2016, and also have served on the Civil Grand Jury, the Juvenile Justice Commission and the County Board of Parole Commissioners), my major goal is to spend more time with my wife, Mary. And we have certainly been blessed— we will celebrate 59 years of marriage in January.
“Why did I come to this conclusion? Easy—I’m 83” Lon Allan, Monte Sereno mayor PATIO LIFE Lon Allan with his wife Mary at Double D’s Sports Grille this past summer.
LICCARDO SEES OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIPARTISANSHIP, HACKING RISKS TO FINANCIAL SYSTEM Dan Pulcr ano, Executive Editor
Democrat Sam Liccardo, whose district includes the Los Gatos area, won a second term in Congress on Nov. 3, with 77% of the vote. The former San Jose mayor returned on Saturday to a Washington, DC very different from the one he left, and as part of the majority party, sees opportunities for progress. He believes it will take bipartisanship, however, and says he spends time on the other side of the aisle, talking to Republicans. The congressman took time on Sunday to speak with the Los Gatan, in between his DC meetings. He says centrist Democrats have a majority in the House and that victories by the party’s socialist and progressive candidates were disproportionately covered by the media. He says Rep. Hakeem Jeffries has the votes to become Speaker of the House. He believes that addressing affordability issues
are more important to voters than another round of corruption investigations and presidential impeachment actions, though he expected a vote to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to proceed. Liccardo thinks that the new Congress might be better positioned to tackle social media safety. “Calls for legislation on this have been coming for about a quarter century. And we’ve seen no significant progress,” he said. With “the change in leadership in both houses, (there’s) greater commitment to getting something done early. We have to get this done in 2027, because by 2028, we’ll be in the middle of a presidential election.” Liccardo addressed the impact of large election campaign expenditures and the effect it’s having on elections. “If you look at the polling, there’s a bipartisan supermajority of Americans who say, ‘there’s too damn much money in politics.’” The Citizens United Supreme Court ruling that equated campaign spending with First Amendment free speech protections was a turning point that ended spending limits. “We may have that op-
portunity, with enough Republicans feeling the populist heat, to actually move forward on a constitutional amendment. … It’s an idea that I’m conjuring around with two colleagues.” As a member of the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology and Artificial Intelligence, Liccardo has a front row seat to the discussions surrounding Silicon Valley’s transformative technologies. Asked about the recent multi-billion dollar cryptocurrency heist attributed to state actors, Liccardo discussed proposed legislative actions to protect the financial system. “There’s a number of different bills. The largest on the House side is called the Frontier Act, and that’s led by Lori Trahan and Jay Obernolte. And I’ve been talking to them for a while about it,” he said. “Cyberhacking alone from AI is going to have hugely disruptive impacts in our financial system and our economy. And as that drumbeat gets louder, I pray that we’ll be able to get Congress and the President to move – before it becomes catastrophic,” Liccardo said.
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Congressman reelected to second term
RE-ELECTED Sam Liccardo, pictured in a 2024 photo.
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PUBLIC NOTICES Town of Los Gatos
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WHEREAS, local municipalities have not been afforded the opportunity to evaluate issues surrounding detention or custodial detention facilities and custodial processing facilities and provide input, resulting in some local jurisdictions turning to litigation after development activity was already underway; and WHEREAS, the Town’s existing zoning regulations do not expressly address potential impacts of detention and custodial facilities, especially those constructed on an accelerated timeline; and
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AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ESTABLISHING A TEMPORARY MORATORIUM ON THE FILING, ACCEPTANCE, PROCESSING, OR APPROVAL OF APPLICATIONS FOR, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OR OPERATION OF, DETENTION OR CUSTODIAL DETENTION FACILITIES AND CUSTODIAL PROCESSING FACILITIES PENDING STUDY OF APPROPRIATE ZONING AND LAND USE REGULATIONS PANTONE 1355 CVC
WHEREAS, the Department of Homeland Security “Immigration Control Enforcement (‘ICE’) Detention Reengineering Initiative” directive dated February 13, 2026, outlined the acquisition and development of eight large-scale detention centers, sixteen processing sites, and the acquisition of ten turnkey facilities; and WHEREAS, ICE has publicly stated that detention centers in California are “crucial to ICE’s detention network on the West Coast,” and ICE has recently acquired two detention facilities in California, the Otay Mesa and California City facilities, demonstrating an active and ongoing federal effort to expand detention and processing capacity in the State; and WHEREAS, the directive stated that ICE intended to have all facilities active by November 30, 2026; and WHEREAS, in January of 2025, the United States General Services Administration entered into a twenty-year lease with a private landowner for an approximately 25-acre former agricultural research site in unincorporated Santa Clara County for development and operation by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations Division as an immigration enforcement and detainee holding facility; and WHEREAS, on June 24, 2026, Santa Clara County and the State of California filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction seeking to enjoin the Department of Homeland Security from constructing a detention or custodial detention facility outside of Gilroy that could hold up to 150 detainees, citing significant environmental impacts, improper zoning, and failure to cooperate with state and local governments; and WHEREAS, in its Opposition to the Motion, the U.S. Government included a declaration from the Acting Deputy Field Office Director for the ICE San Francisco Field Office, stating that the County property was selected because of its central location within the San Francisco Field Office’s area of responsibility, approximately one and a half to two hours from four other Enforcement and Removal Operations offices, which would allow those offices to assist one another and reduce travel time; and WHEREAS, on September 11, 2026, the United States District Court for the Northern District of California recently issued a preliminary injunction halting construction while the litigation proceeds, which may increase pressure on federal agencies and their contractors to identify additional or alternative sites elsewhere in the region; and WHEREAS, it is possible that ICE may pursue alternative sites within Santa Clara County based upon a stated desire for sites that are within one and half to two hours driving distance of other facilities in California; and WHEREAS, many other local jurisdictions within Santa Clara County have adopted, or will be adopting, interim urgency ordinances prohibiting detention facilities and custodial detention facilities; and WHEREAS, a local jurisdiction without an interim urgency ordinance in place is more likely to be considered as a potential site for detention facilities and custodial detention facilities; and WHEREAS, there are large vacant parcels currently on the market in the Town as well as vacant buildings that would be candidates for conversion to use as detention facilities and custodial detention facilities; and WHEREAS, detention or custodial detention facilities and custodial processing facilities can impose substantial and distinct impacts on local jurisdictions, including water supply and wastewater capacity, vehicle trips and traffic generated by staff, detainee transport, and visitors, and the potential need for local traffic management, emergency response, crowd management, or other municipal services during demonstrations, public gatherings, or facility-related incidents; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Los Gatos needs time to analyze and determine how best to revise its Zoning Code and accompanying regulations to address the potential establishment or operation of detention or custodial detention facilities and custodial processing facilities; and WHEREAS, an application could be submitted and asserted to fall within a permitted land use classification before the Town completes its study; and WHEREAS, the processing or approval of such an application could establish or authorize a use without standards addressing its security, emergency response, circulation, intake, release, transfer, infrastructure, access, and land use compatibility characteristics; and WHEREAS, approval of an application for a detention or custodial detention facility prior to study and the adoption of regulations would impact security, emergency response, circulation, infrastructure, and land use compatibility in the Town; WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1367 was recently signed into law and prohibits local agencies from approving either a new land use in a manner that authorizes construction of a detention facility or a change of use that permits use of an existing building as a detention facility; and WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1367 does not take effect until January 1, 2027; and WHEREAS, the fact that Senate Bill 1367 does not take effect until January 1, 2027, makes it more likely that ICE will seek new sites prior to that date; and WHEREAS, the Town Council directs staff to study contemplated amendments to the Town’s zoning regulations addressing detention or custodial detention facilities and custodial processing facilities, including possible definitions, use classifications, locational standards, development and operational standards, discretionary review requirements, or a Townwide prohibition, and intends that this study be completed within a reasonable time; and WHEREAS, Government Code Section 65858 authorizes a local jurisdiction, by a 4/5 vote, to adopt a 45-day interim urgency ordinance prohibiting uses that may conflict with a zoning proposal the Town is studying or intends to study within a reasonable time; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos as follows: SECTION I. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into the Town Council’s findings. SECTION II. Purpose and Authority. In the interest of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the Town of Los Gatos, it is the purpose and intent of this urgency interim Ordinance to place a temporary moratorium on the filing, acceptance, processing, and approval of any application or entitlement for the establishment, expansion, or change of use of a custodial processing facility or detention or custodial detention facility on private property, and on public property to the extent permitted by federal and state law, Townwide, while the Town studies potential amendments to General Plan and Zoning Code. The Town Council has the authority to adopt this Ordinance pursuant to 1) California Government Code Section 65858 as an urgency measure prohibiting any use that may be in conflict with potential amendments to its General Plan and Zoning Code and 2) its police power pursuant to Article XI, Section 7, of the California Constitution. SECTION III. Findings. Pursuant to Government Code Section 65858, the Town Council hereby finds and determines that there is a current threat to the public health, safety, and welfare of the Town of Los Gatos that warrants the establishment of this temporary moratorium and that without a moratorium prohibiting use of private property, and public property to the extent permitted by law, as a detention or custodial detention facility or custodial processing facility while these issues and concerns are being examined and appropriate regulations are being developed, there remains a current and immediate threat. These findings are based on the recitals set forth above. SECTION IV. Definitions. For the purposes of this Ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed thereto:
1. “Covered Use” means any detention or custodial detention facility or custodial processing facility, whether proposed as a principal, accessory, temporary, intermittent, or component use, regardless of its formal designation or characterization. 2. “Custodial processing facility” means any building, structure, portion of a building or structure, property, or land used or intended to be used primarily for one or more of the following activities: a. Receiving, admitting, booking, registering, fingerprinting, photographing, searching, screening, interviewing, evaluating, or classifying persons who are in custody or are being taken into custody; b. Determining the detention, release, transfer, placement, transportation, removal, or custodial status of persons; c. Temporarily holding, staging, assembling, or maintaining custody of persons before or after transport, transfer, release, adjudication, or placement; or d. Coordinating, directing, dispatching, or administering custodial intake, detention, confinement, transportation, transfer, or release operations from the premises. A custodial processing facility includes a facility that conducts the described activities even if persons are held only temporarily, the facility does not provide overnight accommodations, or the operator characterizes the facility as an office, administrative office, field office, intake center, processing center, reporting center, transfer center, transportation center, or other similar use. 3. “Detention or custodial detention facility” means any building, structure, portion of a building or structure, property, or land used or intended to be used to confine, detain, hold, house, maintain custody of, or otherwise restrict the freedom of movement of one or more persons under governmental authority or pursuant to a contract or other arrangement with a governmental entity, whether on a temporary, short-term, overnight, or longer-term basis. A detention or custodial detention facility includes, but is not limited to, a jail, prison, detention center, detention facility, holding facility, confinement facility, correctional facility, civil detention facility, immigration detention facility, juvenile detention facility, temporary holding facility, or other substantially similar use, regardless of the name or terminology used to describe the facility. 4. “Operator” means any public agency, private person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, nonprofit organization, contractor, subcontractor, or other entity that owns, leases, manages, controls, staffs, funds, contracts for, or operates a detention or custodial detention facility or custodial processing facility. 5. “Person in custody” means a person whose freedom of movement is restrained under actual or asserted governmental authority, including a person who is detained, confined, arrested, transported under restraint, required to remain at a facility, or not free to leave the facility without authorization. 6. “Private property” means real property within the Town that is not owned by a governmental agency, including real property that is owned by a private person or entity and leased, licensed, or otherwise made available to a governmental agency. 7. “Public property” means real property within the Town that is owned by a governmental agency, including the Town, the County of Santa Clara, the State of California, the United States, and any of their respective agencies, districts, or instrumentalities. SECTION V. Temporary Moratorium. During the effective period of this interim urgency ordinance and with regard to land uses subject to the Town’s zoning authority: 1. No application, request, or other submittal for a covered use shall be filed with or accepted by the Town. 2. The Town shall not process, deem complete, review, act upon, approve, conditionally approve, or issue any building permit, certificate of occupancy, business license, administrative approval, similar use determination, or other permit, approval, license, or land use entitlement for a covered use. 3. No person or entity shall establish, commence, locate, convert property to, or expand a covered use within the Town. 4. No covered use shall be treated as a governmental office, professional office, administrative office, public or quasi-public use, institutional use, emergency facility, transportation use, or other broader use classification for purposes of avoiding this moratorium. SECTION VI. Application to Public Property. To the fullest extent permitted by federal and state law, the moratorium imposed by Section V shall apply equally to any application for a covered use on public property. This Ordinance is a generally applicable land use regulation and does not purport to regulate, and shall not be construed as regulating or discriminating against, the United States,
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legals@losgatan.com the State of California, or any of their agencies in the performance of governmental functions. Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed to apply to any such agency, or to any property owned or occupied by any such agency to the extent such application is preempted or prohibited by the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution, the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity, or the laws of the State of California; in all other respects this Ordinance shall apply to the fullest extent permitted by law. SECTION VII. Limited Exclusions. This interim urgency ordinance does not apply to: (1) temporary restraint or custody by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, the Santa Clara Couty Sheriff’s Office, or the California Highway Patrol, incidental to an arrest, investigation, emergency response, transportation, or transfer; (2) a licensed hospital, medical facility, residential care facility, or behavioral health facility that temporarily limits a patient’s movement as authorized by law and incidental to care; (3) ordinary supervision by a school, childcare facility, or residential care facility; (4) a judicial or administrative hearing location without a detention or custodial detention facility, holding intake, or custodial processing component; (5) a general governmental, legal, social service, or professional office that does not conduct custodial detention, holding intake, transfer, staging or processing; or (6) transportation through the Town when no person is received, detained, held, processed, staged, transferred, or released at a location within the Town. SECTION VIII. Study of Zoning and Land Use Regulations. Town staff is directed to study and develop options for an appropriate zoning and land use response to covered uses, which may include definitions, use classifications, locational standards, development and operational standards, discretionary review requirements, or a Townwide prohibition. Any permanent regulation shall be considered separately in accordance with applicable notice, hearing, and environmental review requirements. No language in this interim urgency ordinance commits the Town Council to adopt a particular permanent regulation. SECTION IX. Severability. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction holds any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase in this Ordinance unconstitutional, preempted, or otherwise invalid, the invalid portion shall be severed from this Ordinance and shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The Town hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase in this Ordinance irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases in this Ordinance might be declared unconstitutional, preempted, or otherwise invalid. SECTION X. CEQA. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3), this urgency ordinance is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) because it can be seen with certainty that the temporary moratorium, which preserves the status quo, temporarily restricts development of covered facilities, and has no possibility of causing a significant effect on the environment. SECTION XI. Term and Effective Date. This interim urgency ordinance shall take effect immediately upon adoption pursuant to Government Code Section 65858(a) and Government Code Section 36937(b) and shall remain in effect for 45 days from the date of adoption, unless repealed or extended by the Town Council in accordance with Government Code Section 65858. SECTION XII. Ordinance not codified. This Ordinance shall not be codified in the Los Gatos Town Code. SECTION XIII. Publication. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36933, as soon as is reasonably practicable, but in no event after the fifteenth day after its adoption, the Town Clerk shall publish the Ordinance in the Town’s official newspaper. This Ordinance was adopted at a special meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos on the 2nd day of November, 2026, by the following vote: COUNCIL MEMBERS: AYES: Maria Ristow, Rob Rennie, Matthew Hudes, Mayor Rob Moore NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Mary Badame (Pub LGN 11/11)
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PUBLIC NOTICES Summary of Proceedings
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Otto Lee, District 3, President Sylvia Arenas, District 1, Vice President Betty Dương, District 2 Susan Ellenberg, District 4 Margaret Abe-Koga, District 5
James R. Williams County Executive Tony LoPresti County Counsel Curtis Boone Clerk of the Board
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS November 3, 2026 9:30 AM Regular Meeting
12. Receive report relating to the implementation of the 2016 Affordable Housing Bond. (Office of Supportive Housing) (ID# 130214) Vice President Arenas requested that Administration include in the next quarterly Agricultural Worker Housing Work Plan report to the Housing, Land Use, Environment, and Transportation Committee information relating to the utilization of the homeownership programs and Joe Serna, Jr., Farmworker Housing Grant, including eligibility categories and opportunities to expand utilization in South County.
Supervisor Duong requested that Administration report to the Board on date uncertain relating to an analysis of the changing landscape with a newly elected Governor; potential effects of the passage of Proposition 1, authorizing bonds for housing affordability programs; other local efforts to launch housing initiatives that may intersect with County efforts; and, changes to the housing pipeline due to the conclusion of 2016 Measure A Affordable Housing Bond funding, new State leadership, and the adoption of the County model by other jurisdictions.
Telephone (408) 299-5001 SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SPECIAL DISTRICTS THE FIRE DISTRICTS FINANCING AUTHORITY PUBLIC AUTHORITY OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL DISTRICT SANITATION DISTRICT NO. 2-3 COUNTY LIGHTING SERVICE AREA
Supervisor Duong requested that Administration provide the Supervisorial District Offices the slide deck presented during the SV@Home Common Ground Housing Summit held on October 16, 2026. 12 RESULT: Received
Opening 1. Roll Call. President Lee called the meeting to order at 9:30 a.m. A quorum was present. Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Sylvia Arenas Vice President Present Betty Duong Supervisor Present Otto Lee President Present Susan Ellenberg Supervisor Present Margaret Abe-Koga Supervisor Present 2. Pledge of Allegiance. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 3. Invocation by Col. Raymond V. Watts, USA (Ret.), President of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. (Lee) (ID# 130917) The Invocation was received.
13. Under advisement from August 30, 2022 (Item No. 10): Receive quarterly report from Administration relating to mental health and substance use as a public health crisis. (Office of the County Executive) (ID# 127167) Vice President Arenas requested that Administration provide an off-agenda report to the Board on date uncertain relating to the need and utilization of treatment beds for withdrawal management of substance use patients. Vice President Arenas requested that Administration report to the Board on date uncertain relating to the utilization rate of the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team by lower income households. Supervisor Abe-Koga requested that Administration include in future reports to the Board information relating to youth mental health services, including any reduction of out-of-area placements with the opening of the Behavioral Health Pavilion and strategies to lower the number of youth suicides. 13 RESULT: Received Summary of Proceedings
Ceremonial Presentations 4. Announce Adjournments in Memoriam. (See Item No. 19)
November 3, 2026
Vice President Arenas requested that Administration provide an off-agenda report to the Board on date uncertain relating to demographics of households served by the homeownership programs.
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a. Adjourn in honor and memory of Nancy Howe. (Ellenberg) (ID# 130972) b. Adjourn in honor and memory of Dolores Huerta. (Lee) 5. Commendations and Proclamations. (See Item No. 45)
14. Under advisement from April 14, 2026 (Item No. 16): Receive report from the4 of 16 Page Office of the Sheriff relating to use-of-force demographics in the community and in custody and strategies to address racial disparities. (ID# 130892)
6. Public Comment. (See Item No. 18) Six individuals addressed the Board. 7. Approve Consent Calendar and changes to the Board of Supervisors Agenda. Eight individuals addressed the Board. Item No. 8 was continued to November 17, 2026. Item No. 16 was held to November 17, 2026. Item No. 14 was held to January 26, 2027. A correction was noted to Item No. 29. 7 RESULT: Approved as Amended Time Certain - Land Use - To Be Heard No Earlier Than 10:00 a.m.
Continued to November 17, 2026 at the request of Administration. 8 RESULT: Continued
President Lee recessed the meeting at 1:19 p.m. 15 RESULT: Received
Possible action:
16. Held from October 6, 2026 (Item No. 16): Receive report from the Office of the County Executive and the Office of the County Counsel relating to adoption of a Generative Artificial Intelligence Policy.
17. Consider items previously removed from the Consent Calendar. No items were removed from the Consent Calendar.
Consent Calendar - Items will be considered under Item No. 7. Items removed from the Consent Calendar will be considered at the end of the regular agenda. 20. Minutes Approval:
a. Approve minutes of the October 19, 2026 Regular Meeting prior to Closed Page 5 of 16 Session. 20.a RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Vice President SECONDER: Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor AYES: Arenas, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga
e. Approve the 2027 Budget Priorities. President Lee reconvened the meeting at 1:41 p.m. with Vice President Arenas and Supervisors Ellenberg and Abe-Koga present. Taken out of order after Item No. 15. At the request of Vice President Arenas, the Board directed Administration to collaborate with the County Welfare Directors Association to identify shared policies and priorities relating to child welfare programs and services; and, address areas of concern specific to the needs of the children and youth consistent with priorities established by the Board. Supervisor Duong took her seat at 1:58 p.m. 9 RESULT: RECEIVED [4 TO 0] MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Vice President SECONDER: Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor AYES: Arenas, Lee, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga ABSTAIN: Duong Board of Supervisors and Board Appointees 10. Receive report from County Executive, including updates relating to State and Federal budget developments. Taken out of order after Item No. 7. James R. Williams, County Executive, provided information relating to the November 3, 2026 General Election, the open enrollment period for County employee benefits beginning November 16, 2026, and the opening of the Behavioral Health Pavilion for services on November 3, 2026. 10 RESULT: Received 11. Receive report from County Counsel relating to legal issues and Closed Session meeting of November 2, 2026. Tony LoPresti, County Counsel, stated that at the November 2, 2026 Closed Session meeting by unanimous vote with all members present, the Board authorized the County to initiate litigation in one matter. Mr. LoPresti further stated that the name of the action, defendants, and substance of the litigation shall be disclosed, once litigation is formally commenced, to any person upon inquiry. 11 RESULT: Received
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b. Approve minutes of the October 20, 2026 Regular Meeting. 20.b RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Vice President SECONDER: Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor AYES: Arenas, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga
Next: 11/17/2026 9:30 AM
26. Adoption of Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27.27, an Ordinance amending Santa Clara County Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27 relating to compensation of employees deleting one IT Manager position and adding one Healthcare Facilities Systems Manager position in Santa Clara Valley Healthcare and amending the Salary Schedule to retitle the Telecommunications/Facilities Manager – SCVHHS classification to Healthcare Facilities Systems Manager, and increase the salary of the Healthcare Facilities Systems Manager classification by 20 percent. (ID# 130759) • Introduce and preliminarily adopt on November 3, 2026. • Adopt (Final) on November 17, 2026.
26 RESULT: ADOPTED (PRELIM.) [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Vice President SECONDER: Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor AYES: Arenas, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga
Next: 11/17/2026 9:30 AM
Board of Supervisors 27. Consider recommendations relating to the Human Trafficking Commission. Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara (Duong) Resolution # BOS-2026-119 (ID# 130903) November 3, 2026 Possible action: Page 7 of 16
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a. Adopt Resolution extending the term of the Human Trafficking Commission.
Employee Services Agency 21. Approve revised job specification for the classification of Patient Business Services Clerk. (ID# 130556) 21 RESULT: Approved 22. Adoption of Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27.23, an Ordinance amending Santa Clara County Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27 relating to compensation of employees deleting one Patient Business Services Clerk position in Behavioral Health Services Department, two half-time Patient Business Services Clerk positions and 108 Patient Business Services Clerk positions in Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, and adding one Patient Business Services Clerk or Office Specialist III position in Behavioral Health Services Department, two half-time Patient Business Services Clerk or Office Specialist III positions and 108 Patient Business Services Clerk or Office Specialist III positions in Santa Clara Valley Healthcare. (ID# 130558) • Introduce and preliminarily adopt on November 3, 2026. • Adopt (Final) on November 17, 2026.
22 RESULT: ADOPTED (PRELIM.) [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Vice President SECONDER: Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor AYES: Arenas, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga
29. Consider recommendations relating to sponsorship of Friends of the Vet Center, Inc. (Ellenberg) (ID# 130951) Possible action:
b. Approve County sponsorship of Friends of the Vet Center, Inc., in the amount of $500 from the Supervisorial District Four allocation in the Office of the Clerk of the Board Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, to support the Stand Down event.
b. Approve County sponsorship of Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley in the amount of $1,000 from the Supervisorial District Four allocation in the Office of the Clerk of the Board Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, to support the annual Laughter is Good Medicine Gala. 30 RESULT: Approved 31. Consider recommendations relating to sponsorship of Silicon Valley Youth Climate Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara Action. (Abe-Koga) (ID# 130815) November 3, 2026
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Possible action: 8 of 16 a. Approve waiver of Board of Supervisor's Policy 3.68.4.2 which requiresPage approval of sponsorship at least 30 days before the event or activity. b. Approve County sponsorship of Silicon Valley Youth Climate Action in the amount of $500 from the Supervisorial District Five allocation in the Office of the Clerk of the Board Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, to support the Youth for Earth Hackathon. 31 RESULT: Approved 32. Announce travel for elected officials as follows: a. Neysa Fligor, Assessor, will travel to Groveland, Tuolumne County to attend the 2026 California Assessors' Association Annual Conference on November 16 through 19, 2026. (ID# 130292) 32.a RESULT: Received 33. Pursuant to Government Code Section 53232.3(d), no member of the Board of Supervisors attended a meeting, as defined in Government Code Section 54952.2(a), at the expense of the County of Santa Clara for period October 15, 2026 through October 28, 2026. 33 RESULT: Received County Executive 34. Adoption of Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27.28, an Ordinance amending Santa Clara County Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27 relating to compensation of employees deleting one Senior IT Security Analyst position and adding one Senior Cyber Security Specialist position in the Office of the County Executive. (ID# 130785) • Introduce and preliminarily adopt on November 3, 2026.
Next: 11/17/2026 9:30 AM
23. Approve job specification and amend classification plan to add the classification of Charge Capture Coordinator. (ID# 130571) 23 RESULT: Approved 24. Adoption of Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27.24, an Ordinance amending Santa Clara County Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27 relating to compensation of employees deleting five Health Information Coordinator positions, one Health Services Page 6 of 16
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• Adopt (Final) on November 17, 2026.
a. Approve waiver of Board of Supervisor's Policy 3.68.4.2 which requires approval of sponsorship at least 30 days before the event or activity.
November 3, 2026
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• Introduce and preliminarily adopt on November 3, 2026.
25 RESULT: ADOPTED (PRELIM.) [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Vice President SECONDER: Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor AYES: Arenas, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga
Possible action:
All requests to speak were addressed during Item No. 6. 19. Adjourn. (See Item No. 4)
b. Approve the 2027 Legislative Priorities. d. Approve the 2027 Legislative Bill Ideas.
25. Adoption of Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27.26, an Ordinance amending Santa Clara County Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27 relating to compensation of employees deleting one Work Center Manager position and adding one Assistant Manager, Building Operations position in Santa Clara Valley Healthcare. (ID# 130779)
30. Consider recommendations relating to sponsorship of Indian Health Center of Santa Clara Valley. (Ellenberg) (ID# 130954)
Closing 18. Continued Public Comment. (See Item No. 6)
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Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara c. Approve the proposed edits to the 2027 Legislative Policies Document. November 3, 2026
Next: 11/17/2026 9:30 AM
Corrected to reflect approval of County sponsorship of Friends of the Vet Center, Inc., in the amount of $1,000 from the Supervisorial District Four and Supervisorial District Five allocations in the Office of the Clerk of the Board Fiscal Year 2026-2027 budget, to support the Stand Down event. 29 RESULT: Approved as Amended
a. Receive monthly legislative report. Summary of Proceedings
• Adopt (Final) on November 17, 2026.
a. Approve waiver of Board of Supervisor's Policy 3.68.4.2 which requires approval of sponsorship at least 30 days before the event or activity.
President Lee adjourned the meeting at 1:59 p.m.
9. Consider recommendations from the Office of Intergovernmental Relations relating to legislative advocacy. (ID# 130847)
• Introduce and preliminarily adopt on November 3, 2026.
24 RESULT: ADOPTED (PRELIM.) [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Vice President SECONDER: Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor AYES: Arenas, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga
28. Adopt Resolution declaring safe and affordable housing for foster youth transitioning out of care a County priority. (Lee) Resolution # BOS-2026-120 (ID# 130719) 28 RESULT: Adopted
Taken out of order after Item No. 9.
Time Certain - To Be Heard No Earlier Than 1:00 p.m.
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15. Receive report from the Office of the County Executive relating to planning for the Fiscal Year 2027-2028 budget. (ID# 130566)
Held to November 17, 2026 at the request of Administration. 16 RESULT: Held Next: 11/17/2026 9:30 AM
8. Continued from September 15, 2026 (Item No. 12): Public hearing to consider appeal of the December 18, 2025, decision of the Planning Commission to uphold the Zoning Administrator’s decision to deny a concurrent land use application, consisting of Design Review and Grading Approval. Appellant: Jeff and Melissa Waters. Applicant: Cove Britton. Owner: The Waters Family Trust. Property Address/Location: 0 Peacock Court, Cupertino, Assessor's Parcel No. 351-42-004. Zoning: HS-d1. Supervisorial District: Five. File No.: PLN20-124-APL3. (LA)
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Representative position, and one Senior Health Services Representative position, adding seven Charge Capture Coordinator positions in Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, and amending the Salary Schedule to add the classification of Charge Capture Coordinator. (ID# 130573)
b. Approve amended bylaws for the Human Trafficking Commission. 27 RESULT: Approved
At the request of Vice President Arenas, the Board directed Administration to include in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2027-2028 Recommended Budget an articulation of geographic equity impacts to the extent relevant and feasible; and, to schedule a priority setting process for the Board prior to the release of the FY 2027-2028 Recommended Budget.
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Held to January 26, 2027 at the request of Supervisor Ellenberg. 14 RESULT: Held Next: 1/26/2027 9:30 AM
One individual addressed the Board.
No Commendations or Proclamations were presented.
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34 RESULT: ADOPTED (PRELIM.) [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Vice President SECONDER: Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor AYES: Arenas, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga
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35. Receive monthly status report relating to information requests and referrals to Administration. (ID# 130893) 35 RESULT: Received 36. Receive report relating to anticipated solicitations. (ID# 130849) 36 RESULT: Received Page 9 of 16
Martial Cottle Park Foundation towards the expansion and continued improvement of Martial Cottle Park. Summary of Proceedings
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c. Adopt Commendation for the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce for being a vital advocate for the local business community, promoting economic growth, entrepreneurship, and a thriving business environment on the occasion of their 13th Annual Legislative Summit. (Arenas) (ID# 130978) 45.c RESULT: Adopted
d. Adopt Commendation for Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department on the occasion of the grand opening of Phase I of the Historic Ranch Construction Project and Perimeter Trail at Martial Cottle Park. (Arenas) (ID# 130968) 45.d RESULT: Adopted
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Office of Supportive Housing 37. Receive report relating to the County loan portfolio with First Community Housing and potential preservation opportunities for affordable housing. (ID# 130132) 37 RESULT: Received Procurement Department 38. Consider recommendations relating to laundry and linen services. (ID# 130657) Possible action: a. Approve Agreement No. CW2267521 with Core Linen Services, Inc., relating to providing laundry and linen services in an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 for period November 3, 2026 through November 2, 2031, that has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form and legality. b. Approve delegation of authority to the County Executive, or designee, to negotiate, execute, amend, or terminate Agreement No. CW2268133 with Mission Linen Supply relating to providing laundry and linen services in an amount not to exceed $2,000,000 and a contract term that begins no earlier than January 1, 2027 and ends no later than five years from the date of execution, following approval by County Counsel as to form and legality, and approval by the Office of the County Executive. Delegation of authority shall expire on January 1, 2032. 38 RESULT: Approved 39. Approve First Amendment to Agreement No. CW2260010 with Washington State Correctional Industries relating to providing packaged meals and meal components, increasing the maximum contract amount by $11,800,000 from $4,500,000 to $16,300,000, and extending the agreement for a 24-month period through November 6, 2030, that has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form and legality. (LA) (ID# 130817) 39 RESULT: Approved 40. Approve Agreement No. CW2268154 with Walker Telecomm relating to providing Wi-Fi access point replacement services in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for period November 3, 2026 through November 2, 2027, that has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form and legality. (ID# 130848) 40 RESULT: Approved County Library 41. Consider recommendations relating to the Santa Clara County Laureate. (ID# BoardPoet of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara November 3, 2026 130772)
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Possible action: a. Receive report relating to the appointment of the County Poet Laureate. Page 10 of 16 b. Appoint Devi S. Lasker to the honorary post of the Santa Clara County Poet Laureate for period January 1, 2027 through December 31, 2028. 41 RESULT: Approved Clerk of the Board 42. Held from October 20, 2026 (Item No. 54): Approve proposed Board of Supervisors' 2027 schedule of meetings, for final adoption on January 12, 2027. (ID# 130896) 42 RESULT: Approved Boards and Commissions 43. Receive announcement of appointments and reappointments by individual Board members to various Boards and Commissions: a. Supervisor Arenas: (ID# 130973) i. Reappoints Marc Rauser to the Planning Commission, seat number 1. 43.a RESULT: Received Office of the District Attorney 44. Receive report from Office of the District Attorney relating to Fiscal Year 20252026 activities of the Real Estate Fraud Unit. (ID# 130809) 44 RESULT: Received Commendations and Proclamations 45. Commendations and Proclamations. (See Item No. 5) a. Adopt Commendation for Bay Area Community Health for their outstanding commitment to advancing health equity, expanding access to high-quality healthcare services, and improving the lives of individuals and families. (Arenas) (ID# 130967) 45.a RESULT: Adopted b. Adopt Commendation for the Division of Equity and Social Justice for its leadership in convening stakeholders, elevating community voices, and advancing health equity throughout the County on the occasion of the Second Annual Latino Health Summit. (Arenas) (ID# 130970) Summary of Proceedings Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara 45.b RESULT: Adopted November 3, 2026 c. Adopt Commendation for the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce for being a vital Page 11 of 16 advocate for the local business community, promoting economic growth, entrepreneurship, and a thriving business environment on the occasion of their 13th Annual Legislative Summit. (Arenas) (ID# 130978) 45.c RESULT: Adopted d. Adopt Commendation for Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation Department on the occasion of the grand opening of Phase I of the Historic Ranch Construction Project and Perimeter Trail at Martial Cottle Park. (Arenas) (ID# 130968) 45.d RESULT: Adopted e. Adopt Commendation for Master Ta Anh Dung recognizing his decades of traditional Vietnamese martial arts mastery, community mentorship, and stewardship of Vietnamese culture and heritage in Santa Clara County. (Arenas) (ID# 130984) 45.e RESULT: Adopted
e. Adopt Commendation for Master Ta Anh Dung recognizing his decades of traditional Vietnamese martial arts mastery, community mentorship, and stewardship of Vietnamese culture and heritage in Santa Clara County. (Arenas) (ID# 130984) 45.e RESULT: Adopted
f. Adopt Commendation for the South County Youth Task Force for their dedication to uplifting local youth through meaningful programming on the occasion of the Friday Night Lights Closing Ceremony. (Arenas) (ID# 130969) 45.f RESULT: Adopted g. Adopt Commendation for Valley Health Foundation for its unwavering commitment to strengthening the County public healthcare system and improving the lives of residents on the occasion of the Seventh Annual Tribute to Heroes Gala. (Arenas) (ID# 130974) 45.g RESULT: Adopted h. Adopt Commendation for First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church as they celebrate their 162nd Anniversary on November 15, 2026 in Santa Clara County. (Duong) (ID# 130947) 45.h RESULT: Adopted i. Adopt Proclamation declaring November 11, 2026 as "Veterans Day" in Santa Clara County and recognizing the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America for organizing the 2026 San José Veterans Day Parade. (Lee) (ID# 130927) 45.i RESULT: Adopted j. Adopt Commendation for The Cost of Courage Foundation for its outstanding service, dedication, and commitment to enhancing the quality of life of veterans, active-duty service members, and their families. (Lee) (ID#Board 130921) of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara
b. Authorize President of the Board of Supervisors to forward letter of appreciation to the Martial Cottle Park Foundation. 47 RESULT: Approved 48. Accept Project as complete and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute Notice nove mbe r 11- 17, 2 0 2 6 : los gatan.com of Completion of Contract and Acceptance of Work on Contract No. 24-26, Cottle and Lester Historic Ranch Site Plan Implementation Phase I at Martial Cottle Park. Contractor - Azul Works, Inc. (ID# 130450) 48 RESULT: Approved Roads and Airports Department
legals@losgatan.com 49. Ratify Grant Application submitted by the Roads and Airports Department to California Department of Transportation relating to grant funding for the Highway Safety Improvement Program for a total amount up to $12,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. (ID# 130449) 49 RESULT: Ratified Facilities and Fleet Department 50. Consider recommendations relating to Professional Services Agreements (PSAs) for Energy Planning. (LA) (ID# 130255) Possible action: a. Approve PSA with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., relating to providing consulting services for facility and energy planning and related services in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for period November 3, 2026 through November 2, 2031, that has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form and legality. b. Approve PSA with Kilowatt Engineering, Inc., dba kW Engineering, Inc., relating to providing consulting services for facility and energy planning and related services in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for period November 3, 2026 through November 2, 2031, that has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form and legality. c. Authorize the County Executive, or designee, to be the Owner's Authorized Representative to negotiate, execute, amend, or terminate PSAs, and take any and all necessary or advisable actions relating to the PSAs, including issuance of Summary of Proceedings Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara Project Agreements for services during the terms of the PSAs, extension ofNovember the PSA 3, 2026 terms by up to six months, and increase of the maximum compensation limit Page 14by ofup 16 to $125,000, following approval by County Counsel as to form and legality, and approval by the Office of the County Executive. Delegation of authority shall expire on May 2, 2032. 50 RESULT: Approved
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k. Adopt Commendation for San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility for 70 years of environmental stewardship, innovation, and dedicated service to Santa Clara County. (Lee) (ID# 130928) 45.k RESULT: Adopted l. Adopt Commendation for Karl Deisseroth in recognition of him being awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. (Abe-Koga) (ID# 130852) 45.l RESULT: Adopted m. Adopt Commendation for Robert E. Hall in recognition of him being awarded the 2026 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. (Abe-Koga) (ID# 130851) 45.m RESULT: Adopted n. Adopt Proclamation declaring November 2026 as "In-Home Supportive Services Caregiver Month" in Santa Clara County. (Social Services Agency) (ID# 130695) 45.n RESULT: Adopted Parks and Recreation Department 46. Consider recommendations relating to California State Coastal Conservancy grant funds. Resolution # BOS-2026-121 (ID# 127684) Possible action: a. Ratify Grant Application submitted by the Parks and Recreation Department to the California State Coastal Conservancy relating to Fuel Reduction Initiatives in the amount of $2,000,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-2027 through FY 2028-2029. b. Adopt Resolution approving acceptance of grant funds from the California State Coastal Conservancy and delegating authority to the County Executive, or designee, to negotiate, execute, amend, or terminate grant agreements, and submit all documents necessary for the completion of the project with the California State Coastal Conservancy relating to Phase 2 of the Santa Teresa Grazing Plan project in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 and contract terms that begin no earlier than November 1, 2026 and end no later than March 31, 2029, following approval by County Counsel as to form and legality, and approval by the Office of the County Executive. Delegation of authority shall expire on June 30, 2029. 46 RESULT: Approved 47. Consider recommendations relating to a donation of $556,741 from the Martial Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara Cottle Park Foundation. Resolution # BOS-2026-122 (ID# 130525)
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Page 13 of 16 a. Adopt Resolution accepting and recognizing a donation of $556,741 from the Martial Cottle Park Foundation towards the expansion and continued improvement of Martial Cottle Park.
b. Authorize President of the Board of Supervisors to forward letter of appreciation to the Martial Cottle Park Foundation. 47 RESULT: Approved 48. Accept Project as complete and authorize the Clerk of the Board to execute Notice of Completion of Contract and Acceptance of Work on Contract No. 24-26, Cottle and Lester Historic Ranch Site Plan Implementation Phase I at Martial Cottle Park. Contractor - Azul Works, Inc. (ID# 130450) 48 RESULT: Approved Roads and Airports Department 49. Ratify Grant Application submitted by the Roads and Airports Department to California Department of Transportation relating to grant funding for the Highway Safety Improvement Program for a total amount up to $12,000,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. (ID# 130449) 49 RESULT: Ratified Facilities and Fleet Department 50. Consider recommendations relating to Professional Services Agreements (PSAs) for Energy Planning. (LA) (ID# 130255) Possible action:
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51. Consider recommendations relating to bids for construction of the County Sanitation District 2-3 Sanitation District Capital Improvement Project Structural Defect Repair Project - Phase 2. California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): Exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15301 of the CEQA Guidelines. (ID# 130536) Possible action: a. Award contract to C2R Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $1,027,844 which includes an allowance for Supplemental Work in accordance with the Contract Documents, and a construction time of 65 working days. b. Authorize the County Executive, or designee, to issue Change Orders against the allowance for Supplemental Work and to approve modifications to the construction time. c. Authorize the Director, Roads and Airports Department, or designee, to approve changes that the Director deems reasonable and necessary to the Board-approved construction documents with such approval to occur in advance of the construction authorized by such changes. d. Ratify Addendum to Bid Documents Nos. 1 and 2 which provided supplemental site specific information, and changed the bid opening to video conference. e. Approve Request for Appropriation Modification No. 50 - $215,000 increasing expenditure appropriations in the County Sanitation District 2-3 budget. (4/5 Vote) The Board of Supervisors, sitting as the Governing Board of Sanitation District No. 2-3, took the following action: 51 RESULT: Approved Final Adoption of Ordinances 52. Adoption of Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27.25, an Ordinance amending Santa Clara County Salary Ordinance No. NS-5.27 relating to compensation of employees adding Footnote 955 to delete two Attorney IV - District Attorney or Attorney III Summary of Proceedings Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara District Attorney or Attorney II - District Attorney or Attorney District Summary of Proceedings Board I of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara November 3, 2026 November 3, 2026 Attorney positions and four Criminal Investigator II or Criminal Investigator I or SummaryCriminalist of Proceedings of Supervisors, Countyexpire of Santa Clara II positions in of Attorney. Positions shall Criminalist positionspositions in the the Office Office of the the District District Attorney.Board Positions shall expire Investigator Assistant and adding four Criminalist III or Criminalist II3,or November 2026 at 11:59 p.m., on June 30, 2027. (ID# 130721) at 11:59 p.m., on June 30, 2027. (ID#of130721) Criminalist I positions in the Office the District Attorney. Positions shall expire •• Introduce adopt on 20, Page 15 of 16 Introduce and preliminarily adopt (ID# on October October 20, 2026. 2026. at 11:59 p.m.,and onpreliminarily June 30, 2027. 130721) •• Adopt (Final) on November 3, Adopt (Final) November adopt 3, 2026. 2026. Introduce and on preliminarily on October 20, 2026.
52 ADOPTED (FINAL) [UNANIMOUS] 52 RESULT: RESULT: ADOPTED (FINAL) [UNANIMOUS] • Adopt (Final) on November 3, 2026. MOVER: Sylvia Vice MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Arenas, Vice President President 52 RESULT: Susan ADOPTED (FINAL) [UNANIMOUS] SECONDER: Ellenberg, Supervisor SECONDER: Susan Ellenberg, Supervisor MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Vice President AYES: Arenas, Duong, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga Abe-Koga AYES: Arenas, SECONDER: Susan Ellenberg,Lee, Supervisor AYES: Arenas, Duong, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga Final Adoption of Ordinances -- Central Fire Final Adoption of Lee, Ordinances Central Fire Protection Protection District District
53. of Salary Ordinance CFPD-2027-1-O, an Final Adoption of Ordinances Central Fire Protection District of 53. Adoption Adoption of Master Master Salary Ordinance -No. No. CFPD-2027-1-O, an Ordinance Ordinance of the the Santa County Central Fire District, compensation and Santa Clara Clara County Salary CentralOrdinance Fire Protection Protection District, fixing fixing the the compensation and 53. Adoption of Master No. CFPD-2027-1-O, an Ordinance of the salary of the employees in the offices of the Santa Clara County Central Fire salary of the employees in the offices of the Santa Clara County Central Fire Santa ClaraDistrict Countyand Central Fire all Protection District, fixing the compensation and Protection repealing other Ordinances in conflict herewith, and Protection District and repealing all other Ordinances inCounty conflictCentral herewith, salary of the employees in the offices of the Santa Clara Fireand implementing a six percent general wage increase for employees represented by implementing a six and percent general for employees represented by the the Protection District repealing allwage otherincrease Ordinances in conflict herewith, and International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1165 General Membership Unit, International Association of Fire Fighters, Local 1165 General Membership Unit, implementing a six percentall general wage increase for employees represented by the Battalion Unit, unrepresented employees in Clara Battalion Chiefs Chiefs Unit, and andofallFire unrepresented employees in the the Santa Santa Clara County County International Association Fighters, Local 1165 General Membership Unit, Central Fire Protection District. (ID# Central Protection District. (ID# 130617) 130617)employees in the Santa Clara County BattalionFire Chiefs Unit, and all unrepresented •• Introduce preliminarily adopt October 20, Introduce and preliminarily adopt on on October 20, 2026. 2026. Central Fire and Protection District. (ID# 130617) •• Adopt (Final) on November 3, Adopt (Final) November adopt 3, 2026. 2026. Introduce and on preliminarily on October 20, 2026.
The of sitting as The• Board Board of Supervisors, Supervisors, sitting as the the Governing Governing Board Board of of the the Central Central Fire Fire Protection Protection Adopt (Final) on November 3, 2026. District, took the following action: District, took followingsitting action: the Governing Board of the Central Fire Protection The Board of the Supervisors, 53 RESULT: ADOPTED (FINAL) as [UNANIMOUS] 53 RESULT: ADOPTED (FINAL) [UNANIMOUS] District, took the followingVice action: MOVER: Sylvia MOVER: Sylvia Arenas, Arenas, Vice President President 53 RESULT: Susan ADOPTED (FINAL) [UNANIMOUS] SECONDER: Ellenberg, Supervisor SECONDER: Susan Supervisor MOVER: Sylvia Ellenberg, Arenas, Vice President AYES: Arenas, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, AYES: Arenas,Ellenberg, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga Abe-Koga SECONDER: Susan Supervisor AYES: Arenas, Duong, Lee, Ellenberg, Abe-Koga ATTEST: ATTEST: ATTEST: Curtis Curtis Boone, Boone, Clerk Clerk Board of of Supervisors Supervisors Board Curtis Boone, Clerk Board of Supervisors
a. Approve PSA with AECOM Technical Services, Inc., relating to providing consulting services for facility and energy planning and related services in an f. Adopt Commendation for the South County Youth Task Force for their dedication amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for period November 3, 2026 through November to uplifting local youth through meaningful programming on the occasion of the 2, 2031, that has been reviewed and approved by County Counsel as to form and Friday Night Lights Closing Ceremony. (Arenas) (ID# 130969) legality. LLC, 1507 June Ave, San Jose, CA 95122. The registrant File Number: FBN731043. The following person (persons) 45.f RESULT: Adopted b. Approve PSA with Kilowatt Engineering, Inc., dba kW Engineering, Inc., relating
commenced to transact business under the fictitious is (are) doing business as: 1. BILL’S BRUSH WORKS, INC, Fictitious Business to providing consulting services for facility and energy planning and related g. Adopt Commendation for Valley Health Foundation for its unwavering business name or names listed above oninNot Applicable and $5,000,000 373for S Genevieve Lane, San Jose, CA 95128. This business is services an amount not to exceed period November 3, 2026 Name Statements commitment to strengthening the County public healthcare system 09/08/2026 and improving is the file date. Statement filed with the County through November 2, 2031, that has been reviewed and approved by County conducted by: A Corporation, BILL’S BRUSH WORKS, INC,
filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Mike Louie 16 of /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, SanPage Jose, Page 16 CA of 16 1695134. /s/ Silia Laulea /s/. (Pub LGN: 10/21, 10/28,Page 11/04, 16 of11/11/2026) 16
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Counsel as to form legality. Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Fraulein Dominguez /s/ and Deputy, 373 S Genevieve Lane, San Jose, CA 95128. The registrant (Arenas) (ID# 130974) c. Authorize the PURE County AIR Executive, or designee, to be the Owner's Authorizedbusiness under the fictitious File Number: FBN730697. 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. commenced to transact 45.g RESULT: AdoptedThe following person (persons) Representative to negotiate, execute, amend, or terminate PSAs, and take any and is (are) doing business as: 1. BANAH BAY REMODELING, MECHANICAL LLC, Article/Reg # B20260369888, Above business name or names listed above on 11/04/2015 and all necessary or advisable actions relating to the PSAs, including issuance of h. Adopt Commendation for First Methodist they 2336 Kruse Dr., San Jose, CA 95131. ThisAfrican business is Episcopal Zion Church Entityaswas Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Alejandro Cortes 10/06/2026 isextension the file date. Statement filed with the County Project Agreements for services during the terms of the PSAs, of the PSA celebrate their 162nd Anniversary on November 15, 2026 in Santa Clara County. /s/ Owner. (Pub LGN: 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11/2026) conducted by: An Individual, Alejandro Cruz Aguilar, 2336 Clerk of Santa Clara: Page /s/ Fraulein (Duong) (ID# 130947) 14 of 16 Dominguez /s/ Deputy, Kruse Dr., San Jose, CA 95131. The registrant commenced 45.h RESULT: Adopted 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. BILL’S BRUSH to transact business under the fictitious business name or WORKS, INC, Article/Reg # C3423851, Above Entity was Filein Number: FBN730439. The following person (persons) i. Adopt Proclamation declaring November 11, 2026 as "Veterans Day" Santa names listed above Not and Applicable and is of the Military Officers Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Bill Sullivan /s/ Owner Claraon County recognizing the 09/25/2026 Silicon Valley Chapter is (are) doing business as: 1. JDLS Insurance Agency, 1650 the file date. Statement with the of Santa President. (Pub LGN: 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11/2026) Associationfiled of America for County organizingClerk the 2026 San José Veterans Zanker Day Parade. Rd Suite 230, San Jose, CA 95112. This business (Lee) (ID# Clara: /s/ Mike Louie /s/ 130927) Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, is conducted by: An Individual, Jorge De La Sierra, 1650 45.i RESULT: Adopted San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Alejandro Cruz Aguilar /s/. (Pub File Number: FBN730878. The following person (persons) Zanker Rd Suite 230, San Jose, CA 95112. The registrant LGN: 10/14, 10/21, 10/28, 11/04/2026) j. Adopt Commendation for The Cost of Courage Foundation for its outstanding is (are) doing business as: 1. LAULEA CARE, 133 Marcia Ct, commenced to transact business under the fictitious service, dedication, and commitment to enhancing the quality of life of veterans, Mountain View, CA 94040. This business is conducted by: business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and active-duty service members, and their families. (Lee) (ID# 130921) File Number: FBN730158. The following person (persons) An Individual, SILIA LAULEA, 133 Marcia Ct, Mountain View, 09/17/2026 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Page 12 of 16 is (are) doing business as: 1. PURE AIR MECH., 1507 June CA 94040. The registrant commenced to transact business Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Corinne Vasquez /s/ Deputy, 110 Ave, San Jose, CA 95122. This business is conducted by: under the fictitious business name or names listed above on West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Jorge De La A Limited Liability Company, PURE AIR MECHANICAL Sierra /s/. (Pub LGN: 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11/2026) 09/08/2026 and 09/30/2026 is the file date. Statement
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME. FBN731219, filed on 10/13/2026. The following person(s)/registrant(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): 1. MULBERRY PRINTS, 2. MULBERRY, 3. MULBERRY DESIGNS, 4. MULBERRY LABELS, 5. MULBERRY HOME, 2599 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303. Filed in Santa Clara county on 11/06/2024 under file No. FBN710938. Full Name of Registrant (s): 1.MULBERRY PRINTS LLC, 2599 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303. This business was conducted by: A Limited Liability Company. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Patty Camarena /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Jennifer Chien /s/ Owner. Dated: October 13, 2026. (Pub LGN: 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11/2026)
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File Number: FBN731237. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. SOUTH RANCH LANDSCAPING, 2150 Monterey Road, San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by: A General Partnership, JO’ANN O’CONNEL, TRUSTEE, 2150 Monterey Road, San Jose, CA 95112 & JAMES MELEHAN, TRUSTEE, 416 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050 & KEVIN WALTERS, TRUSTEE, 451 Los Gatos Blvd, Suite 107, Los Gatos, CA 95032 & LYNN VAUDAGNA, 13911 Ravenwood Dr., Saratoga, CA 95070 & JAMES VAUDAGNA, 1445 West San Carlos, San Jose, CA 95126 & ANN VAUDAGNA, 1445 West San Carlos, San Jose, CA 95126 & SUSAN VAUDAGNA, 1445 West San Carlos, San Jose, CA 95126. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2025 and 10/14/2026 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/ Jo’Ann O’Connell /s/. (Pub LGN: 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11/2026) File Number: FBN731238. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.JPP INVESTMENTS BASCOM, 2150 Monterey Road, San Jose, CA 95112. This business is conducted by: An Unincorporated Association Other Than A Partnership, JO’ANN O’CONNELL, TRUSTEE, 19360 Valle Vista Drive, Saratoga, CA 95070 & JAMES MELEHAN, TRUSTEE, 416 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050 & MAUREEN MELEHAN MACHADO, TRUSTEE, 416 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050 & MAUREEN MELEHAN MACHADO, 16411 Matilija Drive, Los Gatos, CA 95030 & JOHNATHAN MELEHAN, TRUSTEE, 416 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050 & JAMES MELEHAN, 256 Spreading Oaks Dr., Scotts Valle, CA 95066 & John Machado, TRUSTEE, 416 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050 & BRITTAIN MELEHAN, TRUSTEE, 416 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050 & CELESTE MELEHAN, TRUSTEE, 416 Martin Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95050. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 09/24/1996 and 10/14/2026 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/ Jo’Ann O’Connell /s/. (Pub LGN: 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11/2026) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #731254 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Moonlight And Magic Bookshop, 2363 Pruneridge Ave, Suite B, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Saralupe Duran. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Saralupe Duran. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/14/2026. (pub LG 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2026) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #731382 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Tammy Brows, 2118 El Camino Real STE 9, Santa Clara, CA 95050, Tai Im Ju. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Tai Im Ju. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/19/2026. (pub LG 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2026) File Number: FBN731453. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. MISS ELENA’S CRAFT ROOM, 4950 Cherry Ave, APT 96, San Jose, CA 95118. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, SOPHIA & R LLC, 4950 Cherry Ave, APT 96, San Jose, CA 95118. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 10/21/2026 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. SOPHIA & R LLC, Article/Reg # B20250262917, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ ELENA TROFIMOVA NAJERA /s/ Manager. (Pub LGN: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2026) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #730472 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Bite Me Burgers And Dogs, 1177 Branham Lane #404, San Jose, CA 95118, Dareyn M. Lanier. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Dareyn M. Lanier. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 09/18/2026. (pub LG 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11/2026) File Number: FBN731485. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. Wellness Psychiatry and TMS, 15251 National Ave, Ste 100, Los Gatos, CA 95032. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, San Jose Integrative Wellness Center Inc, 825 Pollard Rd, Ste 108, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 10/22/2026 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. San Jose Integrative Wellness Center Inc, Article/ Reg # 3610082, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Kathryn Lannin /s/ Secretary. (Pub LGN: 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18/2026)
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #731558 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Integral Studio, 3535 Ross Ave Suite 106, San Jose, CA 95124, Jorge Alejandro Orozco Gomez. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 10/27/2026. /s/Jorge Alejandro Orozco Gomez. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/27/2026. (pub Metro 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2026)
File Number: FBN731413. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. ACERIAN, 2. ACERIAN AEROSPACE, 3. ACERIAN DEFENSE, 4. ACERIAN SPACE, 124 Arroyo Grande Way, Los Gatos, CA 95032. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, ACERIAN LLC, 124 Arroyo Grande Way, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/12/2025 and 10/20/2026 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Mike Louie /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. ACERIAN LLC, Article/Reg # B20250420688, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Ian Land /s/ CEO. (Pub LGN: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2026) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #731325 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ReMotionFit, 739 Jorn Court, San Jose, CA 95123, Stephanie Rebagliati. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/ Stephanie Rebagliati. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/16/2026. (pub Metro 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2026) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #731622 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 1. Sirayna, 2. Maison Sirayna, 3555 Calvin Ave, San Jose, CA 95124, Studiocx LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Above entity was formed in the state of California. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Nesilhan Kilic. Managing Member. 202253619967. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/28/2026. (pub Metro 10/21, 10/28, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2026)
View, CA 94040. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, BRAIN TRAIN LEARNING CENTER LLC, 468 Pomo Ct, Fremont, CA 94539. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on Not Applicable and 10/28/2026 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. BRAIN TRAIN LEARNING CENTER LLC, Article/Reg # 201520910051, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Swathi Hosakere /s/ President. (Pub LGN: 11/11, 11/18, 11/25. 12/02/2026)
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11/02/2026 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/ Farrah S Masouris-Donald /s/. (Pub LGN: 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2026)
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File Number: FBN731548. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. Breaking Beyond, 1050 Wilsham Drive, San Jose, CA 95132. This business is conducted by: An Individual, Shailla Devi Chand, 1050 Wilsham Drive, San Jose, CA 95132. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 3/15/2026 and 10/26/2026 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Mike Louie /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Shailla Chand /s/. (Pub LGN: 11/11, 11/18, 11/25. 12/02/2026)
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FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #731819 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: JOEL NELSON PRODUCTIONS, 1157 SARATOGA AVE, SAN JOSE, CA 95117, NELSON PRODUCTIONS 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 11/12/2026. /s/MATTHEW RING. President. B20260296999. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/04/2026. (pub LG 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2026)
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File Number: FBN730872. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. SIDEKICK EVENTS CO., 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 09/30/2026 and 09/30/2026 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Mike Louie /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 Cucchiara /s/ Managing Member. (Pub LGN: 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2026)
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #731818 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: HEARING SOLUTIONS, AN AUDIOLOGY CORPORATION, 175 N JACKSON AVENUE, #204, SAN JOSE, CA 95116. 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 10/19/2026. /s/PATRICIA COOGAN. President. 4618771. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 11/04/2026. (pub LG 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/02/2026)
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File Number: FBN731731. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. HAIRBYFARRAH, 227 N Santa Cruz Ave, Los Gatos, CA 95030. This business is conducted by: An Individual, FARRAH S MASOURIS-DONALD, 35 Union Ave Apt 36 Campbell CA, Campell, CA 95008. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 01/01/2020 and
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #731539 The following person(s) / registrant(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): HMH Education Company, Derek Contreras Arjon, 3443 Annandale Place, San Jose, CA 95121. Filed in the Santa Clara County on 10/23/2026 under file No. 731494. This business was conducted by: An Individual. Filed on 10/26/2026. /s/Derek Contreras, Owner. (pub dates: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2026) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME #731540 The following person(s) / registrant(s) has / have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s): Tri-Anim Health Services, Derek Contreras Arjon, 3443 Annandale Place, San Jose, CA 95121. Filed in the Santa Clara County on 10/23/2026 under file No. 731493. This business was conducted by: An Individual. Filed on 10/26/2026. /s/Derek Contreras Arjon, Owner (pub dates: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2026) File Number: FBN731473. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. FFC Trading Company, 730 Kenneth Ave, Campbell, CA 95008. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, Fusion Finishing Company, 730 Kenneth Ave, Campbell, CA 95008. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 10/01/2026 and 10/22/2026 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. Fusion Finishing Company, Article/Reg # 6313083, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Michael Pham /s/ Owner. (Pub LGN: 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2026) FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #731604 The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Groomery LLc, 4480 Pearl Avenue, San Jose, CA 95136. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Above entity was formed in the state of Limited Liability Company. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 03/19/2019. /s/Dawn Steinbach, Owner. 201732610365. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 10/28/2026. (pub LG 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, 11/25/2026) File Number: FBN731611. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1. KUMON CENTRAL LOS ALTOS, 2. KUMON MATH AND READING CENTER OF LOS ALTOS - CENTRAL, 3. KUMON MATH AND READING CENTER OF CENTRAL LOS ALTOS, 1780 Miramonte Ave, Mountain
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