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COMMISSION AGREES TO MODIFY ITS HOUSING DENSITIES
Foundation event at golf course puts focus on public safety
Consensus built around desire for ‘missing middle’ homes
Drew Penner, Reporter
The La Rinconada Country Club was the site of a dress-up meet-and-greet with Los Gatos’ new top cop, who recently marked 100 days in the role. The public safety-focused gathering was put on April 28 by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation. Attendees were given a glimpse of what’s been going on behind-the-scenes, as Chief Jamie Field announced a renewed commitment to “community policing,” through the roll-out of several programs to build relationships with local residents. ➝ Initiatives, 4
Drew Penner, Reporter
Despite clear divisions in planning commissioner thinking over the critical question of future housing in town, on Monday they ultimately managed to agree—in a unanimous 7-0 vote—on how to reduce development targets. In addition to removing 313 units of potential residential development from the office and service commercial zones, they decided to recommend Council shave low density residential down to 10 units per acre and whittle medium density residential to either 20 or 22 units per acre (depending on whichever brings the total to 500 parcels). At their previous meeting, April 27, an earlier attempt to come together on this sticky point failed 3-3, since Commissioner Reza Tevana was absent. Commissioners Emily Thomas and Kylie Clark took up pro-housing positions and challenged fears tied to creating new opportunities for develop➝ Housing, 8
LOCAL POLICE LAUNCHING NEW COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
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TOP COP Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department Chief Jamie Field, shown here during an April 28 event put on by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Foundation, said her first 100 days flew by. She announced a series of initiatives to emphasize a commitment to “community policing.”
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PROMOTED Then-Corporal Harold Hoyt holds Kenzo, who is related by blood to two therapy dogs being welcomed into service with the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department. Hoyt officially became a sergeant on April 28. The $75-$125 event included an appearance by Kenzo, the personal dog of one of the police officers that’s related by blood to two emotional support canines the department is training. They also got a look at a virtual reality system purchased by the foundation. According to Field, the department has already started using this video game-style device, which helped prepare officers to deescalate a mental health crisis earlier in the week. “They took the time,” she said. “They came up with a plan.” Field described the situation as an all-day incident where the suspect put on multiple layers of clothing. That meant there was a risk Tasers may not have worked and it could have been difficult to grab onto the individual. Officers were earlier put through a similar imaginary scenario on the VR device to build confidence and knowledge, she added. “Get those reps in before they occur,” she said, adding the person who was facing the mental health crisis is now facing criminal charges. “Some of that is a result of the virtual reality system.” Field also touted the department’s
“Coffee with a Cop” and “Walk with a Cop” initiatives that have been launched to increase trust with locals. And she shared that Gary and J.J. are names of the dogs soon to be on the front lines—not to sniff out drugs, but as part of a “Therapy Canine” program. The goal, she said, is to promote wellness in the department and to assist in responding to calls where people are going through trauma. The department will run its first Community Police Academy in the fall for Los Gatos and Monte Sereno residents, Field added, noting LGMSPD continues to support Special Olympians. Dignitaries such as Monte Sereno Mayor Pro-Tempore Bryan Mekechuk and Los Gatos Mayor Rob Rennie attended. Field also announced she had just upped Corporal Harold Hoyt to sergeant. He got the call the prior afternoon, he told the Los Gatan. “I need you to meet me in 30 minutes,” Hoyt, who previously worked for the San Jose Police Department, recalled Field saying. His colleague, Acting Capt. Derek
Moye, said Hoyt is deserving of the promotion, which takes effect May 1. “He’s worked hard,” Moye said, adding Hoyt is relentless in following up on leads. “He doesn’t stop until it gets solved.” Moye says he’s supportive of Field’s emphasis on community policing, and notes part of how this is playing out at LGMSPD is through laying the groundwork with fresh recruits. “We have a lot of new officers,” he said, adding Field is leading her team in a direction they’ve already been heading. “We’ve been doing community policing for awhile.” Photographer Natalie Ladd said she enjoyed the chance to mingle at the social. “It was really nice,” she said. “I saw a lot of people that I know…like, good people.” In an interview with the Los Gatan, Field said she can scarcely believe she’s already been running the department for more than 100 days. “It went by very quickly,” she said, adding she’s been busy building the capacity of the force. “I’m very passionate and committed to the department.”
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COUNTY BOOSTING WILDFIRE PREVENTION EFFORTS Staff Report
The County of Santa Clara and the county’s Fire District are ramping up wildfire prevention efforts, just as the region heads into another fire season plagued with severe drought conditions. With the 2020 megafires—the Santa Clara (SCU) and Santa Cruz (CZU) lightning complex fires—still fresh in mind, firefighters and emergency officials have been working over the past year to create new wildfire prevention strategies. Fire officials on May 3 presented a comprehensive plan to the County Board of Supervisors, which unanimously greenlighted the new efforts. “There’s an obvious need for urgency as we continue to experience larger and more damaging wildfires each year. Unfortunately, fire season is no longer a season. It seems almost constant,” Supervisor Joe Simitian said. “We have to keep looking for opportunities to improve fire prevention year-round, and to give local communities the help they need to keep their homes, businesses and families safe.” The new initiatives include: • A pilot Community Wildfire Program with the addition of a specialist who will conduct inspections for res-
idents living in high fire hazard areas and provide guidance on creating defensible spaces around properties; • A new fuels reduction crew to support existing (or establish new) community programs to bolster evacuation routes, create defensible space around critical infrastructure, and create fuel breaks around communities; • Community education webinars for wildfire preparedness; and • The use of an online data tool to run training simulations and to alert the public of evacuations with real-time information. The new efforts will be funded, in part, by state grant money requested by the county and local jurisdiction partners after the SCU and CZU lightning complex fires two years ago. Of the $7 million awarded to the Town of Los Gatos for the West Valley cities, the county’s Fire District will receive $2 million. Additional funding from other grants is also pending. “We are lucky to live in a natural landscape surrounded by scenic mountains, but that also means we must contend with an ever-changing wildfire environment,” said Mike Mathiesen, the county’s Battalion Chief of Pre-Fire Management and Wildfire Resilience. “This program is a phased approach that focuses on
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BEING PREPARED A Santa Clara County firefighter works to improve a fuel break as part of wildfire prevention efforts in western Santa Clara County.
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Laurie Smith denies all misconduct charges Barry Holtzclaw, Reporter
The case of “The People of California v Laurie Smith” is headed to trial. No date has been set, but the Santa Clara County sheriff, who said in March she won’t seek re-election to a seventh term, will stand trial this year on misconduct charges. A conviction on the civil grand jury complaints won’t land Smith in her own jail, but could result in her early departure from office.
Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith
The corruption trial is not a criminal case, but follows a similar structure as a criminal proceeding. The case against the sheriff will proceed because San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nancy Fineman, in a ruling filed April 28, rejected Smith’s
collaboration with local, state and federal agencies to develop critical preventative measures, so we’re better set up for the increasing risk of catastrophic fires in our area.”
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requests that misconduct charges be dismissed. At an arraignment via Zoom, Los Gatos attorney Allen Ruby made an unsuccessful case for dismissal, and the sheriff, in a brief statement, denied all charges against her. Because of potential conflicts, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office, represented by Brian Bringardner and Gabriel Markoff, is handling the case, which also is the reason it will be tried in San Mateo County. In overruling Smith’s objections, Fineman affirmed that an accusation for “willful or corrupt misconduct in office” can be issued. Citing previous California court cases, Fineman wrote, “Misconduct in office is broad enough to include any malfeasance, misfeasance or nonfeasance in office. It is not necessary that the misconduct be a crime in order for the misconduct to be the basis of an accusation.”
She also rejected Smith’s claim that the accusation that the sheriff handed out permits to carry weapons only to VIPs was “ambiguous. “The accusation alleges that the defendant had a policy of only providing certain categories of people with a permit,” Fineman wrote, saying this is sufficient to make the allegation of Smith’s “abuse of discretion.” Smith’s lawyer also argued that Smith is accountable for abuses in the system of gun permits. Fineman said this argument ignores a 1976 case Court of Appeals ruling that stated, “It is the duty of the sheriff to make such an investigation and determination, on an individual basis, on every application [for a permit].” In the April 28 ruling, Fineman also rejected Smith’s claim that her due process rights had been violated, and stated she had a duty to cooperate with investigations of her office.
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COMMISSION SPLIT ON PROPOSED NUMBER OF UNITS
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ers; Commissioner Steve Raspe joined Vice Chair Jeffrey Barnett in advocating for a massive reduction in the number of units to recommend Council allow to be built in several areas—particularly for single-family properties; meanwhile, Chair Melanie Hanssen and Commissioner Kathryn Janoff attempted to carve out a middle ground that would appease vocal homeowners worried about the effects of growth, while scanning for a path to consensus. But such consensus remained elusive. Janoff said commissioners should make recommendations in a “prudent” and “thoughtful” manner, and to take into consideration the hard work of the General Plan Advisory Committee. “I understand why the number in the current Draft General Plan is what it is,” she said, adding she’s also been listening to feedback from locals, but then corrected herself. “It’s more than feedback—it’s more like uproar.” It’s important to remember that the General Plan lasts for 20 years, she said, meaning it has to factor in three different Regional Housing Needs Assessment housing cycles. That’s the number of housing units the State asks each community to plan for. Under the Draft, staff sketched out projections for 2,763 units of new housing, 500 accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and 475 projects already in the pipeline—so 3,737 units over the next two decades. Los Gatos has been told it has to plan for 1,993 housing units in just the next eight years—much of it for lower-income people—as California struggles to catch up after years where wealthy communities, such as in Silicon Valley and Beverly Hills, didn’t do their part to make sure people could afford a roof over their head. Some groups, such as the Los Gatos Community Alliance, say even if Los Gatos plans for 3,737 units, there could be more development beyond that, as homeowners start to take advantage of new laws meant to spur housing production. They also argue the upcoming 1,993 RHNA figure (plus a 15% buffer, which brings the total to 2,292) is just a blip meant to take care of a temporary affordability crisis, and that Los Gatos can soon go back to a more familiar, much lower, requirement. Housing advocates say this is unlike-
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HOUSING NEEDS The State of California has told Los Gatos it must plan for 1,993 housing units in the next eight years. ly, considering how many communities across the state are either refusing or failing to meet their allotments. The Los Gatos Community Alliance has been urging elected officials to leave single family homeowners alone and concentrate affordable housing in areas already zoned for higher density. Barnett said he thinks Los Gatos should cut the number of homes it plans to build and reconsider things every five years. He pitched a 100% reduction (or, 279 units) in the number of increased housing to the low-density category, which commissioners noted is where the majority of opposition to the current plan has come from. He also suggested a 50% reduction in the increase to medium-density residential (a 165-unit drop), as well as having the increase in the central business district (which would total 67 fewer units there). He also said Los Gatos should reduce the number in community commercial and neighborhood commercial by 58. Janoff said she understands the argument for keeping rules for single family home properties as-is. “It seems to be popular among those who are most concerned,” she said, but added she’s worried reverting to the 2020 General Plan density for this cohort would prevent a range of intermediate housing options, called “missing middle housing” from taking root. “It’s
a very important concept.” Thomas said the Town should promote “missing middle” housing to encourage developers to build in this format, which allows local officials to review plans and hear from neighbors, as opposed to digging in its heels on the low-density zoning. This way, builders could be steered away from going the so-called SB 9 lot-split route—where developers could automatically secure approval and might result in a whack of ugly, density-capitalizing homes going up around town, she said. Hanssen said she’s uncomfortable reverting to current densities in any category and suggested spreading growth around, as opposed to concentrating housing in one area, will actually help with traffic problems. “While I’m kind of not on one side or the other…I wouldn’t be comfortable going to zero change in any zone,” she said. It was Janoff who made the motion to shave off 313 units from the housing target, pulling from office and service commercial, as well as to pull back a bit on low density residential increases—but only if “missing middle” homes could still be built in these parts of town. Staff confirmed densities would still have to go up enough to allow for fourplexes. Clark seconded the motion. Janoff, Hanssen and Clark voted for
the motion, while Raspe, Thomas and Barnett voted against, so it died. Instead, the commission directed staff to crunch the numbers on how much they could reduce low density residential numbers while still encouraging “missing middle housing” in town, and continued the matter to May 2. That number-crunching revealed that 10 units per acre seemed to be the magic number around which building fourplexes and other “missing middle” homes in low density neighborhoods would still be possible, so commissioners’ positions finally began to coalesce. Raspe said he’d prefer a drop down to eight units per acre, but was persuaded up a couple density points—just as Clark had been coaxed downwards a couple, after learning this would still allow fourplexes on 12% (or 831) of low density parcels. They chose 20 or 22 units per acre for medium density residential, because staff said—even with this density increase—only somewhere between 11%-21% of these lots (354708 parcels) could fit fourplexes. Clark made the motion, with Barnett seconding it. “See. We did it,” Hanssen said. “We got consensus.” Janoff made the motion to move the entire Draft General Plan on to Council, with all the changes they’d suggested. This, too, was also approved unanimously.
POLICE BLOTTER
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• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and obstructing an officer on Bachman and University avenues at 12:27am. • A vehicle was reported as suspicious because the driver was cruising slowly through a neighborhood at Vista Del Monte and Worcester Lane with its hazard lights on at 1:26pm. • Two women were arrested for vehicle theft and being in possession of a controlled substance on the 15100 block of Los Gatos Boulevard at 5:59pm. • A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and hit and run on Benedict Lane and Chirco Drive at 9:53pm.
APRIL 25
• A caller reported a man was watching kids “seductively” on Blossom Hill Road at 9:42am. • Two men and a woman were arrested for being in possession of unlawful paraphernalia on Los Gatos Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road at 12:05pm. • A man leaning against a dumpster on Riviera Drive at 10:39pm was reported as “suspicious.” • A man was arrested for vehicle theft on Lark Avenue and Los Gatos Boulevard at 11:10pm.
APRIL 28
• Someone shattered a window of a business on the 14000 block of Blossom Hill Road. • A woman was arrested for driving with a suspended license on Dardanelli Lane and Knowles Drive at 8:44am.
• A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance on Tait and Nicholson avenues at 4:39am.
• A man said he was pick-pocketed at a store on the 15900 block of Los Gatos Boulevard.
• A man was arrested for vandalism and obstructing an officer on Los Gatos Almaden Road at 8:53pm.
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APRIL 26
• Mail was reported stolen on National Avenue. • A man was arrested for driving with a suspended license on the 1700 block of Blossom Hill Road at 4:07pm.
APRIL 27
• A man pulled up to a home on Ferris Avenue and Loma Street in a vehicle, and, covered in a blanket, approached the house at 7:24am. He then reportedly “sped off” when he noticed someone was watching him.
• A vehicle was reported stolen on Wimbledon Drive and Strathmore Place. • A caller reported two juveniles laying down on their skateboards while rolling downhill on Bachman and Massol avenues at 3:58pm.
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• A caller reported many windows were broken on a building on Church Street. • A woman was arrested for battery on the first block of E. Main Street at 10:17pm. Information is compiled from public records released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department.
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• A man was reportedly urinating on some steps and yelling profanities on S. Santa Cruz Avenue at 9:27pm.
• A man was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol on the 600 block of N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 1:34am.
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SPORTS
Los Gatos baseball controls its CCS destiny
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Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
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Despite getting swept by Central Coast Section power Palo Alto High last week, the Los Gatos High baseball team still controls its destiny to make the playoffs. The Wildcats enter the week with a 6-6 record in the Santa Clara Valley League’s De Anza Division, tied with Mountain View and Santa Clara for the final two automatic postseason berths. Palo Alto and second-place Wilcox have locked up two of the league’s four automatic CCS qualifiers. Los Gatos wraps up the regular-season with a two-game set against Homestead—which is 5-7 in league— on May 4 and 6. “Our chances (to make the playoffs) are still good,” Wildcats coach Justin Oliver said. “We’ve got to take care of Homestead and we know that. It’s a big week for us.” Los Gatos’ April 29 home contest against Palo Alto—a 6-1 loss—along with the program’s junior varsity game at Palo Alto two days earlier represented the Vs. Cancer Game series. This was the first time Los Gatos hosted a Vs. Cancer Game fundraiser, a signature campaign of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Vs. Cancer proceeds help fund local hospital programs for children battling brain cancer tumors and other cancers, provide financial assistance and critical resources for patient families nationwide, and groundbreaking research to cure pediatric brain tumors. “There was a lot of good feedback for the games and Palo Alto coach Pete Fukuhara has been great to deal with and work with,” Oliver said. “Both teams shined some good light, we raised some good money and this will go to somebody, whether it’s family or research studies. I think we’re north of (raising) $7,000 between the two teams, so it was very successful.” The proceeds from the games went to Vs. Cancer and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. The 6-1 defeat came
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’CATS IN THE DUGOUT Carter Johnstone scores the lone Los Gatos run on a Nick Temple single in the Wildcats’ 6-1 loss to Palo Alto on April 29. two days after a 9-1 loss to the Vikings, who are ranked 17th in the state by MaxPreps. “Palo Alto is like playing a WCAL (West Catholic Athletic League) team,” Oliver said. “They’ve got 10 seniors, they’ve got the best player in the state of California (Henry Bolte), a (projected) high first-round (MLB) draft pick in center field. Like I told our guys, minimize mistakes. You can’t make them against teams like this. There’s teams we can and we’ll get out of it, but not against guys like this that can hit up and down the lineup.” Oliver was referring to the team elevating some pitches and the four errors that led to two unearned runs in the April 29 game. “Before this we had been playing good defense, and today we just started kicking the ball around,” he said. Jaden Mena, the Wildcats’ No. 9 hitter in the lineup, once again put to-
gether some quality at-bats. He went 1-for-3, including a 10-pitch at-bat in his first plate appearance in the bottom of the second inning that ended with a line out. The senior left-handed hitter kept on battling in a riveting duel with Palo Alto starter Danny Peters, a San Francisco State commit. “Mena is gritty,” Oliver said. “I know other teams play him for slap. You can hear them over there saying he’s a slap hitter. Well, at Palo Alto (on the 27th), he hit it off the wall. And today, we hit and ran with him on a 1-1 count and he just executed. He’s done it all year for us and has been a great surprise.” Senior pitcher Kaito Haake produced another quality start but ultimately was hooked with the loss. The burly right-hander went 4 1/3 innings, allowing seven hits and three earned runs against a powerful Palo Alto lineup. “Kaito has pitched against every
big team in this conference and the WCAL teams (in non-league),” Oliver said. “It’s tough because he pitched so well and we just didn’t make the plays. That’s been the story of the season for him. He’s doing a great job staying positive and not letting that stuff get to him, but it’s not easy. He’s well deserving and it would be nice to get him something.” Second baseman Jake Boyd made a terrific defensive play in the top of the first inning, fielding a linedrive grounder in between hops which would’ve eaten up most fielders. However, Boyd got under it before making the throw to first base for the final out of the inning. Shortstop Carter Johnstone had the team’s lone extra-base hit, a double with two outs in the bottom of the first inning. He scored moments later on a Nick Temple single.
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Zoe Frangieh breaks her own school record Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
Los Gatos High swim coach Jim Deming felt great about all of the boys and girls junior varsity and varsity teams after the Santa Clara Valley League De Anza Division Finals were contested on April 29 at Gunn High. The JV girls won the league championship meet and nearly completed a perfect season after capturing five of the six league dual contests. The JV boys and varsity girls each took third place in their classification and the varsity boys finished in fifth place.
‘Things went very well this season and the kids swam really well. The JV girls taking first overall for the whole season was awesome.’ Coach Jim Deming
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SHE’S FAST Zoe Frangieh, seen here swimming the 100 breaststroke earlier in the season, has hit Central Coast Section Meet qualifying times in the 50 freestyle and 100 free. A fleet of Los Gatos athletes have qualified for individual events, including sophomore Karly Frangieh (100 freestyle, 200 free), senior Zoe Frangieh (50 and 100 free), junior Katy Hawk (100 butterfly, 100 free), freshman Ava Taylor (200 and 500 free) and junior Lily van Putten (100 fly and 200 free). Individual CCS qualifiers from the boys team include freshman Mathew Cheang (200 individual medley), sophomore Ewan Lonergan (100 breaststroke, 200IM), sophomore Josh Naim (100 backstroke), junior Tyler Newton (100 back) and sophomore Connor Sullivan (100 and 200 free).
Four girls from Los Gatos’ diving team also qualified for CCS, including junior Mia Frolich, sophomore Ava Lazovsky, senior Isabella Scalise-Royston and sophomore Madeleine Wong. Several other boys and girls including some of the aforementioned names are in the running to make up the two free relay and medley relay teams, though those won’t be finalized until after this goes to publication. Zoe Frangieh broke her own school record in the 50 free in the league finals, clocking 23.81 seconds to win the event. She previously set the record last year with a 23.81. Deming said the Frangieh sisters along with Lonergan
Los Gatos didn’t win the SCVAL De Anza Division Finals on April 28, but it did have plenty of standout performances. In the boys competition, Wil Brennan won the 400 meters in 50.45 seconds. He also was on the victorious 4x400 relay team with Levi Romero, Brady Kamali and Luke Pittock, who finished in 3:27.81. The squad has a CCS-leading time of 3:23.97. Charlie Winokur took second in the shot put in 39-8 1/2. On the girls side, Nicole Steiner won the shot put in 36-7 and took second in the discus, while Hannah Slover won the high jump in 5-4. Emma Curran took second in the 400 in 1:00.29 and also was a part of both relay teams that finished as runner-ups. The 4x100 relay team of Emma Arbitaylo, Gianna Golino, Jeanette Li and Curran finished in 51.39 seconds and the 4x400 relay squad of Curran, Golino, Addison Lundstrom and Sarina Salzer-Swartz clocked 4:17.67. The SCVAL Championship Meet, featuring competitors from both the De Anza and El Camino Divisions, is set for May 6 at Santa Clara High.
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“Things went very well this season and the kids swam really well,” Deming said. “The JV girls taking first overall for the whole season was awesome.” For the JV swimmers, the season is over. For the varsity swimmers and divers who qualified, they have the Central Coast Section Championships on May 5-6 at the Santa Clara International Swim Center.
are the best bets to get out of the preliminary round and make it to the second day of the CCS Championships. “The other ones, it will depend on how fast they swim and how fast others from other schools swim,” Deming said. “Our girls free relay teams also have the ability to make it to the finals.” Lonergan’s season-best time of 56.89 seconds in the 100 breaststroke would’ve made him the runner-up in last year’s CCS Championships. Granted, not all of the top swimmers competed in CCS last year, but it still gives a glimpse into Lonergan’s talent and ability. Zoe Frangieh’s personal-best of 23.81 in the 50 free would’ve been the third best time in last year’s section final. Karly Frangieh’s season-best time of 52.77 in the 100 free would’ve placed her fourth in the 2021 final.
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Santa Clara County Fire Department promoted its first female chief recently. Suwanna Kerdkaew, formerly the department's deputy chief of administration, was appointed by the county Board of Supervisors. She replaces former chief Tony Bowden, who retired after being on injury leave. Kerdkaew is a 20-year fire department veteran who worked in the biotechnology industry before becoming a firefighter, after volunteering for organizations such as Habitat for Humanity and at hospitals in San Francisco. She assumed her new role on April 20 as the 10th chief and first female chief in the department’s 75-year history. Since she was hired in 2002, Kerdkaew has served as firefighter, engineer, paramedic, captain, battalion chief, deputy chief and assistant chief. She guided the department through complex situations, such as multiple deployments to major wildfires across the state. “I am happy to appoint Suwanna Kerdkaew as the new Santa Clara County Fire Chief,” Mike Wasserman, president of the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, said at the April 19 supervisors’ meeting. “Her extensive experience within the department made her an ideal candidate for the role. I have no doubt that her seasoned decision-making ability and dedication to interagency cooperation will help keep Santa Clara County residents safe.” “Chief Kerdkaew has been serving within county fire in times of great challenges—such as the SCU Lightning Complex fires in 2020—while also adjusting to the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic,” he said. “I am honored and humbled to be appointed to this position,” Kerdkaew said. “I am committed to excellence and progressive decision making, as Santa Clara County Fire Department continues to address the evolving challenges that are faced by our county and state.”
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OUT AND ABOUT As part of its effort to improve the lives of seniors in the community, the Town of Los Gatos held an event April 20 at the Adult Recreation Center. Attendees at the packed gathering were invited to play a game where everyone got a clothespin. If you said the word “senior,” you’d lose yours. But if you caught someone else saying the word, you’d get to take theirs. Los Gatos has around 7,000 residents ages 65 or older, an age group at particular risk throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. Now that things have become safer, Town officials are seeking ways to improve services for the silver-haired cohort. The Town posted the results of its Community Assessment Survey for Older Adults at bit.ly/3s0Ycut.
VILLANUEVA ALONSO EARNS AWARD AT COLGATE UNIVERSITY Lucia Villanueva Alonso of Los Gatos, a member of the Colgate University Class of 2023, has earned the Fall 2021 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence. Villanueva Alonso is studying International Relations at Colgate, and is a graduate of Saratoga High School. Students who receive a term grade point average of 3.3 or higher while completing at least three courses earn the Fall 2021 Dean's Award for Academic Excellence. Colgate offers 56 majors and supports 25 Division I athletic teams on a campus of about 3,000 students in central New York.
LOCALS AMONG MERIT SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS A group of Los Gatos and Monte Sereno residents were among the winners in the 67th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. About 1,000 distinguished high school seniors have won corporate-sponsored National Merit Scholarship awards financed by about 136 corporations, company foundations and other business organizations. Receiving scholarships were Cameron N. Bosio-Kim and Gabriella Stout of Los Gatos, and Emily A. Zhou of Monte Sereno. Scholars were selected from students who advanced to the Finalist level in the National Merit Scholarship competition and met criteria
of their scholarship sponsors. Corporate sponsors provide National Merit Scholarships for Finalists who are children of their employees, who are residents of communities the company serves, or who plan to pursue college majors or careers the sponsor wishes to encourage. Most of these awards are renewable for up to four years of college undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $1,000 to $10,000 per year. Some provide a single payment between $2,500 and $5,000. Recipients can use their awards at any regionally accredited U.S. college or university of their choice.
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The acronym “SOS” stands for save our ship. It can also stand for sorting, othering, and siloing, which is how the acronym is used in “I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times,” written by Monica Guzman. Ms. Guzman argues that the heightened partisanship existing in our country results from this latter SOS. We separate (ie. sort) ourselves physically from those with whom we disagree in terms of where we choose to live and with whom we choose to associate, we demonize (ie.; othering) those with whom we do not agree, and we restrict the information we access to information that aligns with our beliefs (ie.; siloing). According to Ms. Guzman, the way to dissolve this latter “SOS” is to learn to be better at being curious. She outlines steps for how to improve your curiosity skills, including choosing the right time to communicate, paying attention, creating parity between the parties who are at loggerheads, containing the dispute solely to the parties and not to a broad audience, and bringing your entire toolbox of communication skills to the discussion. It seemed appropriate for me to read Ms. Guzman’s book as I continue to pursue the goal of bringing an expanded community-based mediation program to Los Gatos (Los Gatos has a residential landlord-tenant mediation program), since the essence of mediation is civil communication with, and attentiveness to, the other party, in an environment that is comfortable and non-threatening. Mediation requires putting yourself in the other person’s shoes (ie.; not siloing). Skilled mediators also carefully consider whether the time is ripe for a discussion. The partisan bickering occurring on the national level has seeped into our town to a potentially dangerous degree. This heightened level of anger should set off alarms in all of us who care about our community. It led me to begin the slow and deliberative process of bringing more community-based mediation to our town.
Los Gatos is behind in terms of its utilization of community-based mediation. By way of example, Palo Alto has had a robust community-based mediation program for several decades. Its program, administered through Project Sentinel, handles landlord-tenant disputes, neighbor to neighbor disputes, and merchant-customer disputes, to name a few areas it covers. I contacted Project Sentinel, which, in addition to administering Palo Alto’s mediation program and the mediation programs in many other communities, administers the Los Gatos Landlord-Tenant program. They expressed a willingness to assist in growing the Los Gatos Program and suggested some possible areas we might consider expanding the program into. Next, I met with Barbara Fishman and Brian Bernasconi, two very experienced local mediators. We agreed to preliminarily focus on expanding the landlord-tenant aspect of the program in Los Gatos to include commercial landlord-tenant disputes, given the difficult issues arising in this context due to the pandemic. We also decided to focus on restorative justice situations, where a relatively minor offense occurs and, rather than submitting it to the courts, the victim and the perpetrator come together to try to amicably involve the situation. Further, we decided to consider addressing parent-teen disputes, after hearing stories about such controversies being prevalent. Currently we are investigating whether the need for mediation in these areas justifies our engagement, and what services currently exist to address these areas. We are also contacting administrators, community leaders and others, who might support our endeavor. Our work is in the initial stages. We welcome any individuals who are willing to contribute time and expertise to moving on a path toward dissolving the SOS (ie.; sorting, othering and siloing) in our town. Anyone who is interested in helping should contact me at blumesq@aol.com. Jeffrey P. Blum is a family law mediator who lives in Los Gatos.
SILICON VALLEY BOCCE BASH
Campo di Bocce, 565 University Ave., will host the Silicon Valley Bocce Bash on May 5 at 5:30pm. The event benefits the Special Olympics. ➝ one.bidpal.net/svb2022/welcome
PHILHARMONIC FAMILY CONCERT The Palo Alto Philharmonic presents its annual family concert on May 8 at 3pm at the Heritage Theatre, 1 W. Campbell Ave. in Campbell. The concert features the winners of the Concerto Movement Competition for young musicians. Admission is $10-$20. ➝ paphil.org/performances/2022/5/8/ family-concert
MONDAY MORNING BOOK CLUB The Los Gatos Library’s Monday Morning Book Club meets in the library’s conference rooms, 100 Villa Ave. The next meeting is May 9 at 11am. The club meets on the second Monday of every month. ➝ losgatosca.libcal.com/ event/8584483
VIRTUAL ARTIST TALK New Museum Los Gatos will welcome artist Luz Donahue in a virtual talk on May 12 at 5pm. Donahue is a painter who lives in Santa Cruz. “My practice is in exploring my own perception to bring the unconscious into the conscious through a visual diary,” she said. “In this talk I'll break down my process, how I came to it and developed it.” ➝ numulosgatos.org/events/virtualartist-talk-with-luz-donahue
DATE NIGHT The Los Gatos Lions Club will host its Date Night event on May 14 at 7pm under a tent at 985 University Ave. The event, featuring food and beer from local establishments as well as live music, benefits mental health and counseling programs at Los Gatos schools. ➝ bit.ly/3EZvxe
ENTERTAINMENT AT GARDINO’S
Gardino’s, 51 N. Santa Cruz Ave., features entertainment four days a week. May 5: John Michael Band. May 6: Chain of Fools. May 7: Blind Pilots. May 8: Johnny & Marvin Band.
ONGOING Los Gatos Farmers Market The Los Gatos Certified Farmers’ Market offers seasonal fruits and vegetables from Santa Clara County yearround. More than 40 local farmers and food producers sell their wares Sundays from 9am to 1pm at Town Park Plaza on Main Street and N. Santa Cruz Avenue. ➝ cafarmersmkts.com/losgatosfarmers-market Campbell Farmers Market The Downtown Campbell Farmers Market is held Sundays, rain or shine, from 9am to 1pm. ➝ uvfm.org/campbell-sundays The Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos The club meets the first three Thursdays of the month at noon at Double D's, 354 N. Santa Cruz Ave. First two Thursdays of the month feature guest speakers. ➝ lgkiwanisgives.or. Rotary Club of Los Gatos The Rotary Club of Los Gatos meets Tuesdays from noon to 1:30pm at Shir Hadash Synagogue, 20 Cherry Blossom Lane. ➝ losgatosrotary.org. The Los Gatos Morning Rotary Club The Club meets every Wednesday morning 7:30-8:30am at Los Gatos Lodge, 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road. Program includes featured guest speakers. Los Gatos Lions Club The Los Gatos Lions Club meets every Wednesday. A breakfast meeting is held at Moore Buick, 15500 Los Gatos Blvd., at 8am and a noon meeting at Los Gatos Lodge, 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road, with a guest speaker. The club has been active since 1946.
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