Letters to the Editor

Project must be stopped I recently wrote about the new developmental proposal at Ace Hardware store in Los Gatos. Now they want to construct the Cafe Dio building, a four-story, 30 residential unit-building, with underground parking, where Los Gatos family physicians used to be. I used...

The recent article on Sahr Fania by Drew Penner (Los Gatan, Nov. 2-8) was wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing the story of a Los Gatan who does not fill the profile that is often told about “important” people in other Los Gatos publications. Please...

(Executive Editor Dan Pulcrano’s obituary for businessman Ed Stahl, which ran in last week’s newspaper, sparks outpouring of remembrances) I am a cousin of Ed Stahl, living in Virginia, where he had numerous cousins. We all loved Ed—his cheerful smile, his booming voice and his lifelong...

A family member dying and passing the family home onto their child or grandchild should not be a taxable event. Prop. 19 allows property to be reassessed to market value when it passes from parents to children, resulting in a massive property tax increase...

I’d love to see more coverage on the local LGHS girls tennis team. This has been a dramatic season for them with a group of highly competitive (and highly ranked) players vying for the CCS championship. A great team where it sounds like the team came...

I am writing today to urge our community and elected officials to support reauthorizing the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).  Currently, DACA has not accepted new eligible applicants since October 2020. According to the U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services website (2022), DACA is a...

Journalists seek to deliver, and society craves, fast information due to the evolution of the internet, social media and the 24-hour news cycle. But at what cost?  The Los Gatan's front-page article on the events of the Oct. 5 Town Council meeting was published in...

The recent Los Gatan article describing a scary chapter in Los Gatos history by Alan Feinberg jumped from the horrific 1960s plan to raise the Almond Grove District to the creation of the Almond Grove Historic District in 2008. Unfortunately, this entirely omitted the several...

You should bike short distances instead of driving because it is more environmentally friendly, is more cost effective, and is a great way to get some exercise.  Cars emit approximately three billion metric tons of carbon dioxide a year worldwide. Biking instead of driving will...

Recent commentary about the renovation at La Rinconada Country Club has raised understandable questions—and, unfortunately, some misconceptions—about what is actually taking place on our grounds. As stewards of a property with nearly a century of history and deep roots in the Los Gatos community, we...