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Letters: How to deal with serious anti-Americanism?; Nestldown owners praised; Los Gatan reporting makes a difference
How would travel advice apply in more serious anti-Americanism situations?
(In response to last week’s Guest View article by etiquette expert Pamela Eyring)
How would she handle an incident involving a 9th grader being physically attacked in broad daylight in a public location while on a...
Letter: State shouldn’t profit on grieving children
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...
Letters arrived about an old Town building and police cooperation
Old Fire House could be saved for local veterans groups
We (American Legion, Post 809 of San Jose) recommend you to look more into future possibilities for the old Fire House. We are aware that it was built in 1926, so it could be declared...
Los Gatos Community Alliance decries Planning Commission appointment process (+ letters from a veteran and an anti-dating violence nonprofit)
Community Alliance: Appointment process was politically driven
Leadership requires vision, competence, and integrity—qualities seemingly lacking in former mayor Maria Ristow and Vice Mayor Rob Moore. Their actions during the Planning Commission appointment process show a troubling pattern of prioritizing politics over the community’s needs.
The Planning...
LETTER: Thank you for the successful film festival
A heartfelt thank you to Los Gatan reporter Drew Penner, who attended our first KCAT Summer Media Film Festival on Aug. 14! Drew, we are grateful for the front page picture of two of our leaders, Noah Hirsch and Owen Fugit, plus your feature...
Letter: The power and purpose of peaceful protest
In times of division and frustration, it’s essential to remember that peaceful protest is one of the most powerful tools we have to create change. The right to gather, speak and demand accountability is at the very heart of democracy. Throughout history—whether in the...
Letter-writer thinks political profile smacked of bias
Candidate profile one-sided
About Dinah Cotton’s article “An afternoon meeting with a prospective Congressman”
Just read your Evan Low article.
Very one sided considering the activities Low took to keep a recount from happening.
His main contributor appears to be PG&E; his packing of the democrats’ vote to...
Parents proud of football-playing graduate son
We would like to give a shout out to our son (Franklin D. White III) who graduates from Los Gatos High School this Friday. As a transfer student from Saratoga High School his sophomore year, his journey through Los Gatos High has been filled...
Letter to the Editor: A plea to disrespectful dog owners
Hello, fellow Los Gatos residents and visitors,
We have a wonderful town.
But dog owners who do not pick up their dog’s droppings (poop), please do not leave it on our sidewalks.
Unhealthy, unkind, just wrong.
So many of you do pick up after their pets...
Letters about a development proposal + pickleball player-homeowner tensions
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...















