Letters to the Editor

Simitian’s gratitude Thank you for the opportunity to serve in public office for more than 40 years at five different levels: as a local school board member, city council member and mayor, county supervisor, state assemblymember and state senator. At the end of next month, by...

Why aren’t veterans a priority? I recently attended the Los Gatos Town’s strategic planning meeting, and noticed a conflict. Under the goal of Fiscal Stability, “Sell or Lease Certain Town Properties” is listed; yet under the goal of Civic Engagement, “Community Engagement” is listed. As the Town...

(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...

No development at Ace Hardware site My family and I have been living in Los Gatos for over 35 years now.  The housing development is out of control! (And overdevelopment in general.) It’s bad enough with the construction of the North 40. And traffic is horrendous, especially...

There are serious problems with ALPR systems Santa Cruz recently demonstrated why automated license plate reader (ALPR) systems deserve far more scrutiny than they often receive. On January 13, the Santa Cruz City Council voted 6–1 to terminate its contract with Flock Safety after discovering...

On Saturday, vandals participating in the “No Kings” protests graffitied the Loma Brewing alleyway. As a community, we shouldn’t stand for our town to be treated this way by outsiders. I value the beauty and safety of this town, and will do everything I can...

Produce army seeks recruits We are FruitShare.org, an organization founded and run by high school students, dedicated to reducing fruit waste and combating food insecurity in our community. Our mission is to collect and pick surplus fruit from homeowners' backyards and donate it to local...

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...

(In response to “Los Gatos man must face trial on charges of murder, false imprisonment”) Thank you, Drew, for your diligent reporting and for keeping this case in the public eye. May Dawn (Yingying Yu) rest in peace, and may justice be done. Shannon —via LosGatan.com Article sends reader...

Eden Housing is not the same as the Santa Clara County Housing Authority (Responding to “Los Gatos approves 450-unit North 40 Phase 2, including 77 affordable units,” published Jan. 14 on LosGatan.com) Los Gatos residents are being asked to accept a public narrative about “low-income housing”...