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Would an Attorney Committee help or hurt Los Gatos?
Like many municipalities, the Town of Los Gatos constantly wrestles with how to manage a complex, high-stakes legal landscape without draining public coffers.
As State...
Blum’s View: Confessions of a town ‘sugar daddy’…Inside East Los Gatos
If you open tourist brochures for Los Gatos, you are likely to see the historic Town Plaza, a Victorian porch in the Almond Grove...
Why Los Gatos needs a housing task force
For decades, development in Los Gatos was a collaborative, if sometimes slow, process of checks and balances. But as we move into the spring...
The North 40 Shell Game: a $250M betrayal
The Los Gatos Town Council’s 3-2 approval of North 40 Phase 2 represents more than a new direction for the town; it puts a...
Our firefighters are facing a silent threat: PFAS
Gearing up every morning for a job built on danger just comes with being a firefighter. Yet for thousands who hold this job in...
Opinion: Vote No on Measure A—it’s time to tighten our belt
This November, Santa Clara County voters will decide on Measure A—a countywide 5/8 sales tax hike beginning April 2026. It would raise the base...
Shrinking commission would hurt senior services
*Editor's note: After press time, this issue was debated by the Town Council, which voted 3-2 to retain 7-person makeup of the commission (with...
Red tape and senior services
The Community Health and Senior Services Commission (CHSSC) has spent years building programs and resources to help residents thrive. As someone who serves on...
Do Governor Moonbeam’s words apply to the current Los Gatos housing...
Back in the 1970s, then–California Governor Jerry Brown earned the nickname “Governor Moonbeam” for his forward-thinking and unconventional ideas. Among them was a now-famous...
Opinion: Gadflies, free speech and the future of civic dialogue here...
While serving on the Palo Alto Human Relations Commission, I became familiar with many regulars who engaged with local government. One man stood out...
