Los Gatan March 27 2024

PIRATE CAT RADIO RESURFACES AS LEGAL STATION WITH COMMUNITY FOCUS

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PIRATE CAT RADIO RESURFACES AS LEGAL STATION WITH COMMUNITY FOCUS

Pirate Cat Radio, at the 92.9 frequency, is the “work in progress” of Los Gatos resident Daniel Roberts. KPCR was switched on in 2020 and relocated here this past December, first reported by the Los Gatan. For Pirate Cat Radio foundRoberts, that move was a homecoming—the culmination a journey that began in the town of the cats and included stops in San Francisco, Pescadeand Santa Cruz.

Local launches

Los Gatos-based 92.9FM

Dinah Cotton, Contributor

Pirate Cat Radio, at the 92.9 FM frequency, is the “work in progress” of Los Gatos resident Daniel Roberts. KPCR was switched on in 2020 and relocated here this past December, as first reported by the Los Gatan. For Pirate Cat Radio founder Roberts, that move was a homecoming—the culmination of a journey that began in the town of the cats and included stops in San Francisco, Pescadero and Santa Cruz.

In the late 1990s, Roberts— then calling himself Monkey Man—began microbroadcastat the bottom of the FM dial at 87.9 megahertz from bedroom in his mother’s Gatos home. His antenna in a tree, and his equipment (purchased from Radio Shack for about $30, plus donated or recycled gear) was under his bed.

In the late 1990s, Roberts— then calling himself Monkey Man—began microbroadcasting at the bottom of the FM dial at 87.9 megahertz from his bedroom in his mother’s Los Gatos home. His antenna was in a tree, and his equipment (purchased from Radio Shack for about $30, plus donated or recycled gear) was under his bed.

One day, the Federal Communication Commission—Roberts refers to them as “men in suits”— dropped in and took possession his equipment for broadcasting without a full FCC license. The men in suits drove around in a specially equipped van that detected Roberts’ low-watt pirate station.

One day, the Federal Communication Commission—Roberts refers to them as “men in suits”— dropped in and took possession of his equipment for broadcasting without a full FCC license. The men in suits drove around in a specially equipped van that detected Roberts’ low-watt pirate station.

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“I asked the FCC agents if

MAKESHIFT

HOSPITAL

Dr. Mohammad Subeh treats 7-year-old Jude, who sustained blast injuries to his abdomen "These children are going through so much, physically and mentally," he wrote in his notes. "I wish I could take any and

SARATOGA DOCTOR SAVES LIVES IN GAZA IN GAZA

SARATOGA DOCTOR SAVES LIVES IN GAZA IN GAZA

Center Friday

Sarah Lai Stirland, Contributor

Dr. Mohammad Subeh shared story at Los Gatos Islamic Center Friday

Children consoling one another amidst loss. A ragged man offering cookies outside a field hospital. Words of comfort

Sarah Lai Stirland, Contributor

from a colleague, as he shed a tear for a mother's grief. These memories are etched into the mind of Dr. Mohammad Subeh from his recent trip to Rafah, Gaza. It’s a city that experiences airstrikes as the United Nations calls for a ceasefire. Subeh recently returned after serving as a

Children consoling one another amidst loss. A ragged

volunteer emergency room physician.

from a colleague, as he shed a tear for a mother's grief.

These memories are etched into the mind of Dr. Mohammad Subeh from his recent trip to Rafah, Gaza. It’s a city that experiences airstrikes as the United Nations calls for a ceasefire. Subeh recently

"It's very difficult to see your loved ones—especially your children—being killed in front of your eyes,” he said to 150-200 people at the Los Gatos Islamic Center on

volunteer emergency room physician.

"It's very difficult to see your loved ones—especially your children—being killed in front of your eyes,” he said to 150-200 people at the Los Gatos Islamic Center on

MAKESHIFT HOSPITAL Dr. Mohammad Subeh treats 7-year-old Jude, who sustained blast injuries to his abdomen and developed a fever. "These children are going through so much, physically and mentally," he wrote in his notes. "I wish I could take any and all pain away."

Photo courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Subeh

Dr. Mohammad Subeh shared story at Los Gatos Islamic

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LOS GATOS APPROVES $60,000 FOR HOMELESS SERVICES

Faith community, Town staff thanked for key efforts

Drew Penner, Editor

Los Gatos Council has approved $60,000 for homeless services next year—$10,000 more than staff had requested—with officials citing the effectiveness of the pilot year’s efforts.

At Council on March 19, elected officials and public commenters lauded the roll-out by Town Manager Laurel Prevetti and Assistant Town Manager Katy Nomura, while reserving plenty of kudos for the faith community, which has been at the heart of initiatives providing an emergency safety net for the unhoused.

“This is possibly one of the proudest things I’ve ever voted on,” said Councilmember Maria Ristow, looking back on the project, which was approved during her term as mayor.

“I think tonight there’s every reason to continue this program, and no reason not to.”

The mood for launching the unhoused assistance was buoyed by the storms early last year that became so severe the Federal Emergency Management Administration set up shop in town and led to nearly-fatal situations for some Los Gatans who sleep outdoors.

In April, Council deployed $50,000 towards showers ($10,000), a temporary restroom ($20,000) and hotel vouchers ($20,000).

Supervisor Joe Simitian worked with the Town to create a grant proposal that resulted in an additional $50,000 flowing into the budget for homeless services. Council decided to put $20,000 of this towards the hotel program.

It led to 211 hotel nights booked during emergency situations triggered

by severe weather conditions (the 21 days of storms, extreme heat or bad air quality).

These are only available to known members of Los Gatos’ unhoused community—there are currently 19 people on this list (14 have used the vouchers so far at places like Los Gatos Lodge, the Garden Inn and the Best Western). There have also been three qualifying “medical stays.”

And at this point, there’s still $11,000 left in the emergency stays budget.

However, the money from the County was one-time funding, so Los Gatos has been looking for realistic ways to continue its efforts.

Staff proposed removing high temperatures as a condition that allows hotel vouchers to be distributed, since during the heat of the day the library—a designated cooling center— is generally open; staff also recom-

‘There's every reason to continue this program, and no reason not to.’

Councilmember Maria Ristow

mended eliminating the air quality trigger—suggesting facemasks could be distributed to mitigate this issue.

Assistant Manager Nomura said this would allow Los Gatos to operate the hotel program for $25,000-35,000.

Ultimately Council decided to nix the high heat activation option, but left the air quality-based one in place.

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RENEGADE BROADCASTER GOES LEGIT

Radio, from page 1

they could show me how they locate unlicensed radio stations, and they offered to take me for a drive to show me,” Roberts said. “I happily jumped in their van and went for an educational ride.”

Among the things he learned: There was a $10,000 daily fine for broadcasting without a license. (And as of 2020, that rate increased to as much as $100,000 per day per violation, with a maximum of $2 million.)

In the 1998 Metro article “Buccaneer Broadcasting,” reporter Jeff Kearns wrote, “Monkey Man is not going to shell out the $10,000 daily fee to the FCC for a broadcast license anytime soon, and even if he did, the FCC won’t license puny little stations under 100 watts.”

Roberts got his start in microbroadcasting at Free-Radio San Jose (93.7 FM).

After that, Roberts says, “I spoke with other radio renegades like Free-Radio Berkeley’s Stephen Dunifer and Dr. Slick from Free-Radio Los Gatos.”

Dr. Slick (who infrequently broadcasted an unlicensed station at 91.3 FM), “helped me understand

more about the legalities of broadcasting in the US and about the science behind (radio frequency) engineering,” Roberts says.

It was around this time that Roberts read “Sex and Broadcasting: A Handbook on Starting a Radio Station for the Community.” The author, Lorenzo W. Milam, became Roberts’ hero. Milam offered practical instructions (the word “sex” was just to attract attention) and tales from his experience of creating KTAO (95.3 FM), the first community radio station in Los Gatos.

Less than one year after launching his own pirate station, Roberts went from broadcasting one watt to a wattage ranging between five and 30. The broadcasts could be heard from Sunnyvale to the Highway 17 summit.

“I also became a hero of local commercial broadcast engineers from Clear Channel and Entercom (two large broadcast groups), who not only taught me more about the legalities and commercial side of the radio business but also donated old equipment from

LOCAL BROADCASTER Daniel Roberts recently spoke with reporter Dinah Cotton at the Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Co. about his plans for KPCR “Pirate Cat Radio.”

Photo by Dinah Cotton / Los Gatan

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Can you hear the person across from you or next to you but not when someone further away says something?

If you don’t catch it, and the conversation moves on, do you feel left behind?

Do you find you forget things that were just said?

Do you occasionally miss parts of words?

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WILDCATS UNLEASH FAST TIMES, BIG THROWS

Track and field team thriving, posts huge numbers

Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor

Before the start of every practice, the Los Gatos High track and field program that’s 167 boys and girls for those wondering gather together for a minute of silence.

It’s one of the ways the coaching staff prepare their athletes for peak performance.

“The message is there’s 1,440 minutes in a day, and we’re going to take one as a team,” Wildcats coach Danny “Doc” Colton said. “And you get 167 kids completely quiet. This is mental exercise preparation. If you look at the pros, they all do that, they take a minute or two of mental prep, or meditation. It’s not a religious thing, it’s a mental thing. It’s a drill that prepares you to be mentally prepared and tough (for the workout or race ahead).”

This year, the girls team is aiming to do what the boys squad did last year win the Central Coast Section championship. The season is just five weeks old, but one thing is clear: the Wildcats have stamped themselves as one of the favorites to take the title.

All three of their relay teams the 4x100, 4x400 and 4x800 entered the week ranked in the top three in their respective events. The 4x800 meter relay team of Sarina Salzer-Swartz, Elise Greenstreet, Taylor Chesarek and Shea Elmore/Bridget Moore has a time of 9 minutes, 26.90 seconds, which ranks first in the CCS by a whopping 12 seconds.

The 4x100 squad of Madison Kohli, Emma Arbitaylo, Alex Hanson and Vanessa Leathem has the second fastest time in the section at 49.24. The 4x400 team identical to the 4x100 except Elmore runs in place of Arbitaylo has the third best mark at 4:07.45.

Colton is high on all three relay teams, and projects the 4x400 as having perhaps the best opportunity to not just make State but do well there.

That’s because Los Gatos has five girls who have run a sub 60 second split in the 4x400.

“Elise is gunning for Alex, they’re all gunning for each other and it’s a good problem to have,” Colton said. “And here’s the thing: none of them are graduating this year, so that’s a scary team this year and an even scarier team next year once they get their chemistry going.”

Kohli, the freshman sensation who helped lead the Los Gatos girls soccer team to a CCS championship in February, is the fastest among the

fleet-footed 400 runners. Her 58.09 time in the open 400 meters ranks seventh in the section this season.

“I think Madi can go 56 by the end of the year and that will put her on the podium [in the CCS Finals],” Colton said. “I think as she matures, she will be one of the strongest 400 runners in the Bay Area. She listens, she’s really coachable and a good student, too.”

For a school to win a CCS team title in track and field, it needs a combination of multiple first-place finishers and talent in both the running and field events. As stacked as the Wildcats

are in the girls running events, they’re certainly not bereft of talent in the field events.

Katie Steiner and Moore went 1-2 in the high jump in a league duel meet against Los Altos High on March 20, and Leathem is a potential CCS finalist in the long jump. However, it’s two-time State shot put finalist Nicole Steiner who has Colton particularly optimistic on the team’s potential CCS title chances.

“Obviously, we’ll be challenged by Mitty, St. Ignatius and Los Altos,” he

FAST Wildcats senior Matt Gladney goes over a hurdle in their duel meet with Los Altos on March 20. Gladney has the section’s third fastest time in the 110 meter hurdles this season.

Jonathan Natividad

said. “Los Altos is strong in the distance “events”, but we can get them with Nicole in the throws. Nicole is the neutralizer. She’s going to neutralize St. Ignatius, she’s going to neutralize Mitty, because of her points coming in (from the shot put and discus). And if I can get Vanessa and Alex going in the jumps, that right there is a power setup for a CCS title for the girls.”

Colton said if Nicole Steiner can make dramatic improvement in one aspect of the shot put, a top-three State finish is well within reach.

“If Nicole learns how to rotate, look out, it’s over,” Colton said. “Because she’s tall and has a lot of momentum and can put it all together.”

Meanwhile, the Los Gatos boys team also has some athletes to keep an eye on, including senior Matt Gladney, who has the third fastest time in the 110 hurdles and 10th best mark in the 300 hurdles. Gladney barely missed qualifying for the CIF State Championships last season in the 110 hurdles, taking fourth in the CCS Finals.

Gladney has continued his rapid ascent, establishing a personal-record 14.88 seconds in the 110 at the St. Francis Invitational on March 16.

“Matt just beat one of the guys that got him for State last year, and his

times are dropping,” Colton said. “If we get Matt to 14.2, that’s a state level (podium) time. And we think Matt can go 14.2 by the end of the season for sure.”

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“We anticipate Aydon to start cranking it up, because Arcadia is going to start looking at him,” Colton said. “He’s already said, ‘OK, Doc, I’m going to do a 400 and an all-out 3200 just to show them what I have.’ His (800 meter) Dublin split was 1:56, which is scary. He’s got it; he’s just got to use it.”

Senior Jaylen Thomas, a San Jose State football-signee, is tied for the ninth best mark in the long jump, at 21 feet, 5 inches. Colton said if Thomas gets dialed in, 22 feet plus is within his reach. Colton said he has an amazing coaching staff, including Andre Chapman, a former UCLA hurdler; Ibet Allan, a highly accomplished Masters distance runner; Morgan Iverson, a former Division I hurdler and jumper; and throws coach Kent Kappen, who is the head coach for Fisher Middle School’s track and field program.

QUICK Wildcats freshman Madison Kohli runs a leg of the 4x400 relay in the team’s duel meet with Los Altos on March 20.

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meet with Los Altos on March 20.

LIFE- CHANGING TRIP TO WARZONE

Doctor, from page 1

Friday night. “I met many children who were orphans. Over the past several months, I grew very deep bonds with them."

Subeh, a WVMA board member, shared his impressions at the West Valley Muslim Association facility on Farley Road, following Ramadan prayers known as Taraweeh:

The sounds of injured civilian screams; the cries of a mother mourning a dead child; the missile blast vibrations reverberating; the buzz of “drones that would be above your head, like annoying hornets.”

Attendees remained mostly silent as the El Camino Health doctor and Silicon Valley entrepreneur spoke, the clean lines of the room providing an orderly contrast to the chaos of his words.

The moans of pain he heard as he first entered a medical tent seemed a world away in this sanctuary. Yet their echoes lingered in the hushed reverence of the audience.

Only a few coughs and random cries from children punctuated Subeh’s speech.

Subeh, 39, spent five weeks overseas with the International Medical Corps in Rafah, which lies near Gaza’s southern border. The 25-miles long, six-miles wide strip, home to more than two million Palestinians, lies surrounded by Egypt, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea.

“We were trying to re-humanize Palestinians,” said Naiema Din, Subeh’s wife, 36, mother to Ahmad, 13 and Mujed, 7. “It always hurts to say that because it's like, why would anyone need to be ‘re-humanized?' They're just as deserving of freedom and peace and justice as anyone else.”

Subeh went to fix broken bodies, fractured lives and shattered spirits. From his address, it seemed that, sometimes, the healing was mutual. Subeh sounded amused, for example, as he talked about playful off-duty interactions with some of his young patients.

And now, Subeh is attempting to build support for a cease-fire. The Palestinian-American immigrant, who moved to Silicon Valley from Los Angeles, has appeared on national TV programs, in front of the WMVA, and is currently reaching out to members of Congress.

As of Monday, Gaza’s Ministry of Health reported more than 32,000 Palestinians had been killed and almost 75,000 injured, since Oct. 7, after Israel responded to a deadly cross-border attack by Hamas militants that continue to hold Israeli hostages in Gaza.

“It’s imperative for all of us to be speaking out right now,” Subeh’s wife Din told the Los Gatan in a telephone interview after the talk. “Stop the bombing. Stop the killing.”

The United States abstained from a United Nations resolution Monday calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In response, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu grounded two advisors who were scheduled to travel to America. US officials cited the resolution’s failure to condemn Hamas, Gaza’s governing entity, for the abstention.

Israel declared war after Hamas

JOY AMID CHAOS Anas (left) and Yousef with El Camino Health doctor and Silicon Valley entrepreneur Dr. Mohammad Subeh. He recently returned from a volunteer trip to Gaza.

Courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Subeh

HEALING These children were rescued from the rubble after being stuck there for three days.

Courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Subeh

killed at least 1,200 Israelis and wounded more than 3,300 on October 7, 2023. The Israeli government says Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad still holds more than 129 foreigners and Israelis hostage, some of whom are believed to be dead.

“With all of these stories, we're trying to show these people aren't just numbers,” Din said. “These are people. When Mohammad shares their stories, he's reminding us that these are real children who had hopes and dreams who like to play and fly kites, and, many of whom they can't anymore.”

About 40 percent of Palestinians in Gaza are under the age of 15, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.

Subeh is known for starting a business in Los Gatos called Kenz Coffee Roasters. Since he took off to Gaza, Din’s been responsible for roasting duties.

On the other side of the world, Subeh engaged in a series of daily rituals with the children he was treating. Each afternoon, he’d fly a kite with a 7-year-old boy named Anas, whose entire family had been killed. Anas himself lost his shin and needed a prosthetic. Yet, Subeh noted, the children rushed to comfort another boy Subeh was counseling one day. The boy, Fou’ad, had lost his cousin to a bombing.

Before he could ward them off to give Fou’ad privacy, Anas and his friends Yousef and Sammy all went to comfort their peer once they saw that he was crying. They reminded Fou’ad that “We belong to Allah and we will return to Allah,” Subeh said. “That is the one thing that stopped his crying.”

“They saw their parents killed in front of their eyes,” Subeh said. “How many of us would be able to cope with that injustice? And yet they were able to help this young boy who just found out his best friend was killed and help him feel tranquility. I'll never forget that.”

Subeh urged his community to amplify the war-time experiences of Gaza’s civilians.

“One of the greatest bounties (Allah) has given us is our ability to speak up,” he said. “Our ability to knock on doors, to be loud, to really make sure our voices are heard and not be afraid, because when we mobilize together, we’re much more powerful than any one of us individually.”

Many in the Palestinian-American community, including Subeh himself, still have family ties in Gaza: Subeh’s aunt, cousins, niece and nephews were rendered homeless by bombs

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INJURY This 11-year-old boy had a bullet lodged in his abdomen.

Courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Subeh

QUARTET OF TOWN OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR FLOOD OF BUILDER’S REMEDY PROPOSALS

Voters need to hold Town Manager and 3 Council members accountable

Jak Van Nada ,

Contributor

Four Town officials—Town Manager Laurel Prevetti and former mayors Maria Ristow and Rob Rennie, along with Councilmember Rob Moore— have been responsible for the failure to get the Housing Element passed, despite five attempts. Ristow recently said the three of them should be recognized for getting the Town to where we are today. They failed five times; enough said. The sixth attempt has been sent to the Department of Housing and Community Development.

This disaster has cost the Town dearly with the addition of roughly 7-9 Builder’s Remedy projects, even including a 12-story building. That’s unacceptable. These and other proj -

ects fail to meet the affordable housing numbers. That means the Town has to go back again and review where they can put more housing that will be affordable. Five missteps by management and Council are causing a ton of additional work for the staff, and now they want more money to pay for cleaning-up their mistakes. Add this rework with all of the errors in the five-year forecast, and you’ll understand why they proposed a tax increase.

Councilmember Ristow was on the General Plan Update Advisory Committee, the Housing Element Advisory Board, was vice mayor and then mayor. Her hand was clearly on the driver’s wheel at the beginning of the Housing Element’s downward spiral. She blocked the Council from getting more involved in oversight of the process; and she voted against taking notes at meetings with the State’s

HCD division. Why did the staff hide the information from the Council?

Moore, Rennie and Ristow have been instrumental in pushing to unnecessarily upzone the entire town under the premise that more housing equals lower prices. But won’t development cease when sinking housing prices start to eliminate developer profits? These Council members pushed to finish the General Plan before working on the Housing Element—the colloquial equivalent of putting the cart before the horse. That caused at least a year’s delay.

They knew the General Plan had no penalties and no deadline. They knew that a delayed Housing Element carried both a deadline and penalties. During Ristow’s term as mayor, we saw an unprecedented explosion of the Builder’s Remedies filed because the Town failed to meet the statutory deadline. Ristow’s biggest failure

was adopting a Housing Element on Jan. 30, 2023, claiming the Housing Element substantially complied with State law based on no real knowledge if it did. As it turned out, it didn’t.

On to our finances. At the Feb. 12 Finance Commission meeting, Town Manager Prevetti forecast five years of operating losses totaling $10.6 million and has retained a consultant to review the potential of adding new taxes onto the shoulders of local citizens. Recently, these two major issues (Housing Element and proposed taxation) were dropped into the lap of the incoming mayor, Mary Badame by outgoing mayor Ristow. Prevetti said we had to pay unfunded mandates. That wasn’t true. She said expenses were doubling and revenues were remaining flat. That was not true, either.

Despite this dismal picture painted by the Town Manager, the Finance Commission recently rejected her fiveyear economic outlook and her desire to raise taxes. That forecast was based on outdated and inaccurate data that showed a $10.6 million loss over the next five years. By using the correct, and less conservative data, the Finance Commission predicted a surplus of $11.8 million in that time period. They still left enough “fluff” in the budget to cover unknowns. Your citizen-led Finance Commission de-weaponized Prevetti’s plan to introduce unnecessary taxes.

Our 2023 year-end General Fund had an audited operating surplus of $5.7 million. That was just five months after the Town Manager informed us she was only forecasting a $700,000 surplus for 2023. That was a massive miscalculation. In fact, the Total Net Position increased by more than $15 million from last year, with $5.7 million in excess revenues (after expenditures) sitting in the General Fund. That can be found online at (https://www.losgatosca. gov/DocumentCenter/View/37241/ FY-202223-ACFR?bidId=), and was audited. Why can’t we get the true story from these three Council members who “manage” the Town Manager? We should not be asked to pay taxes when Town-wide we are in such a solid financial position. Prevetti will be retiring with a raise just after failing to get the Housing Element passed five times. Is that a decision you would make?

SEAT OF POWER

The Town of Los Gatos Civic Center pictured on an overcast day earlier this year.

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UNHOUSED EFFORTS REAP RESULTS

Homeless, from page 4

Since the project started, Los Gatos hasn’t had to contend with the same level of hazy skies and number of atmospheric rivers as it has in recent years, though a February windstorm that killed a man in Boulder Creek in his home again underscored the dangers to those who don’t even have that level of protection against the elements.

Back in August, the Town installed a portable restroom and handwashing station at Plaza Park, directing cleaners to come by twice a week.

munity (though KTVU reports the final cost to the City was $300,000), Los Gatos has had restroom facilities downtown now for the better part of a year.

In fact, its initial partnership with Los Gatos Music and Arts—which provided portable restroom services in the park all the way back to July—resulted in $1,417.50 being returned to the Town.

So, Los Gatos still has enough cash to keep the program up-and-running until the end of September (but would need $14,400 to continue it through the fiscal year).

Awards available from the past decade.

After cleanliness issues, it bumped this up to three times a week, and now costs $1,400 a month.

A staff report made the point that the general public, including farmers’ market customers, have also benefited from this amenity.

While Los Gatos has much in common with the upscale Noe Valley neighborhood up the peninsula, this project highlights at least one big difference.

Instead of the $1.7 million toilet planned for that San Francisco com-

On March 12, Marna Taylor, the Los Gatos United Methodist Church Shower Ministry coordinator, wrote to the Town hoping that, too, would be extended.

“I want to express my gratitude for the support the town has provided this past year for our most needy residents,” she said, of the program which now has a capacity to offer approximately 500 showers per year. “The money provided for cleaning our showers has made it

WHIZZING BY Even the dogs in Los Gatos love the 2024 Mike's Bikes Cat's Hill Classic.

Courtesy of Janice Benjamin

We love featuring the photos our readers take while out and about around town. Send your snaps to editor@losgatan.com.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What’s your favorite thing about spring?

Dinah Cotton,

Contributor

As I strolled my way to the Los Gatos Farmers’ Market in Plaza Park on Palm Sunday, I decided it was the perfect moment to gauge local sentiment on the season...

Luciella Polidori, 4

In front of Steamer’s Grillhouse

"I like that it is going to be Easter."

Dayna Creggs, 52 Along Main Street

"Seeing all of the trees blooming."

Ishan Sing, 16

Outside of Blue Bottle Coffee

"How lively everything looks, the fresh air and all of the greenery."

Ben Townsen, 24

At Main Street and University Avenue

"The weather.”

Meredith Smith, 54

Asked along Main St.

"The feeling in the air, feeling the rebirth of this season."

My conclusion is that Los Gatos is welcoming spring with open arms. And by the way, there’s no Farmers’ Market next week—it's Easter Sunday.

TUNING TO 92.9 ON THE FM DIAL

Radio , from page 4

KFOG, KSJO and others,” said Roberts.

Roberts later sailed his pirate station to other waters, spending some time in Hollywood, according to an LA Weekly article from 2002, as well as in San Francisco and at a tiny licensed station in the San Mateo County coastal hamlet of Pescadero.

Over the years, in his dealings with the FCC, Roberts used a specific federal provision from 1944 that protected unlicensed stations during wartime.

In the early 2000s, when Roberts was operating a station in San Francisco, he argued that the loophole applied during President George W. Bush’s “War on Terror.”

But a lot has changed since 1944. The Telecommunications Act of 1996, signed by former President Bill Clinton, allows large syndicated radio stations to purchase individual local community nonprofit stations.

According to the FCC, “The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is the first major overhaul of telecommunications law in almost 62 years. The goal of this new law is to let anyone enter any communications business—to let any communications business compete in any market against any other.”

The act affected not only radio but also telephone service, cable programming, broadcast services and education.

Back in 1998, Roberts told Metro that San Jose, Santa Cruz and Berkeley had popular pirate radio sites, and that there were likely between 500 to 700 stations in California operating with more than one watt. In 2000, SF Gate wrote, “The Bay Area is the capital of pirate radio stations—low-power, unlicensed stops on the FM dial—and now they’re leading the rebellion against corporate giants of the airwaves, lawyers and raids by the FCC.”

Fast forward to 2020 when the Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act was signed into law. This law requires the FCC to sweep for pirate stations annually within the five most active markets: New York, New Jersey, Florida, Pennsylvania and Maryland.

The FCC maintains a Pirate Radio Enforcement Action database, and California hasn’t made the cut for “enforceable action” since 2020.

Since the Telecommunications Act of ➝ Radio, 14

VETERANS GROUP SHARING STORIES OF VIETNAM WAR-ERA SERVICE MEMBERS

While in office, President Barack Obama signed a declaration that paid homage to America's Vietnam War veterans. Vietnam War Veteran Commemoration Day takes place on March 29 and 30 throughout states in the U.S. California has chosen to celebrate Vietnam War vets on March 30.

Though the Los Gatos Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation isn’t planning a big to-do this year (it hopes to organize something for 2025), it has been collecting the stories of Los Gatans who contributed to that mid-century American-led military effort in Southeast Asia.

The local group has profiled nine Vietnam-era veterans and is featuring interviews, photographs and videos on its website and Facebook page. Here are two of them:

Duino Franco Giordano

Years of Service during Vietnam War: 1966 to 1975

Position: Outside Wire, Antenna Maintenance Specialist 216th Engineering Installation Squadron,

RADIO RULES

Radio , from page 13

1996 became law, America’s radio culture has become much more monochromatic.

National conglomerates now control and broadcast national content using the former nonprofit stations they purchased in the Bay Area and across the country. For example, San Francisco broadcast license KEXC sold for $3.75 million. And the frequency and call letters may be changed at the discretion of the FCC. Its call letters—now KEXP— and frequency were sold to Washington State University in Seattle.

Conservative Christian syndicates have taken over local nonprofit and locally owned stations. KUSP, the longtime public radio station in Santa Cruz County, was picked up at auction in 2016 for $605,000 by Educational Media Foun-

162 Combat Group, California Air National Guard, Air Force

Where were you deployed: Completed communication installation and maintenance assignment throughout the United States from Alaska to Northern Air Defense Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado all the way to Ascension Island, UK.

What caused you to join the military: Provided me an education and an opportunity to serve my community and USA.

What was the transition like when you returned home? I was on active duty for only six months. No real issue. Main issue was dealing with antiwar demonstration and being deployed to demonstration for riot control as Air National Guard troop, and as a public safety officer. Most significant memory: Being deployed to Ascension Island, UK to construct and install new tracking antennas for NSA.

dation, a Christian radio conglomerate.

The same takeover happened to Los Gatos-based KRTY, a country music station that was one of the last locally owned stations in the Bay Area. The license for this frequency was also purchased by the Education Media Foundation—also known as KLOVE.

Roberts urges any would-be broadcasting buccaneers to take note that it is illegal to buy or ship radio transmission equipment, and that it would be foolish to “think that they are able to broadcast without approval from the FCC.

“My advice is to reconsider, as the FCC fines are $2 million now versus the $10,000 it was prior to 1996,” Roberts says, further suggesting that the agency doesn’t have a sense of humor or forgiveness.

Commercial radio stations can broadcast a signal of one watt to well over 100,000 watts, depending on its license. Pirate Cat Radio (KPCR 92.9FM) now

What do you wish that civilians would understand about military service? What an honor it was to serve with so many dedicated individuals, from all walks of life, from all over the world who chose to defend our nation and the people who live here.

Today: Veterans Memorial & Support Foundation advisory board member.

Former Assistant Army Secretary Bill E. Peacock

Years of Service during Vietnam War: 1968-1969

Position: Captain, United States Marine Corps, Company Commander and Chief Trial Counsel, First Marine Air Wing, and 9th Marine Amphibious Brigade.

Where were you deployed: I Corps and III Corps—RVN and on board several aircraft carriers. What caused you to join the military: With four uncles who served in the US Army in WWII (one, a Major

broadcasts at 100 watts—with the full blessing of the FCC, as it’s under an LPFM license (Low Power Frequency Modulation).

Marauding pirates are helping others find a way to be heard, becoming voices for those unable to speak for themselves. Now Roberts is in a position to help nonprofits and communities to broadcast.

Through the magic of radio, KPCR 92.9 offers a platform to film directors, book authors, local alternative musicians, underground artists and societal misfits. “Tune in—everyone has a voice here,” Roberts says.

KPCR does public service announcements to promote services and events offered by nonprofits and community organizations, such as the Los Gatos Music Boosters, which helps K-12 have access to musical education, and the Los Gatos Anti-Racism Coalition.

Roberts is actively recruiting new vol-

General, two Colonels and one Captain,) I was “branded early on” and never thought about not serving. Joined the US Marine Platoon Leaders Class program as a Junior at Princeton in 1962 and went on to Harvard Law School, then attended Basic School at Quantico in 1967.

What was the transition like when you returned home? Went to work as an associate in the oldest law firm in California, Chickering & Gregory in San Francisco, stayed in the Marine Reserve, and tried, mostly (but not totally successfully) to ignore all the trouble in the surroundings.

Most significant memory:

Experiencing the feelings of terrible loss at reports of so many friends being KIA or badly wounded. Our 5-67 Basic School Class had one of the highest percentages of lieutenants killed in action.

What do you wish that civilians would understand about military service? I think a great many veterans are proud of their service regardless of their personal views of what they did in uniform. Many from Vietnam were treated terribly poorly by some when they returned for which there is no excuse—I do not remember too many tomatoes or rocks being thrown at members of Congress. From the evidence, I guess it must be pretty damned easy to vote for sending somebody else’s son or daughter into combat.

Visit www.HonorAVet.org to read more stories from Vietnam War-era veterans.

unteers and radio hosts, as well as local businesses that may have marketing budgets and could become sponsors.

In Los Gatos, residents are already fortunate enough to have live music at coffee shops, bars, sidewalks, alleyways, parks, farmers markets and restaurants. And now it has its own radio station to share with Silicon Valley. Roberts’ childhood dream is becoming a reality.

“I want people not to just hear a lot of miscreants on the air, something raw and straightforward,” he says. “Here in SV we hear about big tech names, yet equally impactful are the folks who do not get the light of day.”

Roberts’ journey took him from pirate to engaged community member. He reiterates this advice:

“Do not go pirate—it is a struggle and it could be very expensive. Send in what you wish to program, and we will fit you into a slot to broadcast over KPCR.”

Peacock at a Vietnam War memorial.

Staff

PUBLIC NOTICES

Town of Los Gatos

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 2355

TITLE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING CHAPTER 29, “ZONING REGULATIONS,” OF THE TOWN CODE REGARDING APPEALS

FROM THE DECISION BY THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, APPEALS FROM THE DECISION OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE, ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES TO THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, ASSIGNMENT OF DUTIES TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION, POWERS AND DUTIES OF PLANNING COMMISSION, POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE PLANNING DIRECTOR, AND POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMITTEE.

Notice is hereby given that at its meeting of Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos introduced the Ordinance titled above. The adoption of this Ordinance is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at approximately 7:00 p.m., in person and via Teleconference.

The following is a summary of the Ordinance:

This Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos amends Chapter 29 (Zoning Regulations) of the Town Code regarding powers and duties of the Historic Preservation Committee. The proposed amendments provide that the Historic Preservation Committee is an advisory body making recommendations on matters of historic preservation to either the Planning Commission or Planning Director, who would render the final decision. The decisions of the Planning Commission or Planning Director on matters of historic preservation would be subject to appeal. The proposed amendments also include revisions to Chapter 29 regarding assignment of duties of the Planning

Director and appeals from decisions of the Historic Preservation Committee. The proposed amendments to the Town Code are not considered a project under Section 15378 of the California Environmental Quality Act. Town Code Amendment Application A-24-001. Project Location: Town wide. Applicant: Town of Los Gatos.

Please note that the above is a summary of the Ordinance. To obtain a full understanding of the Ordinance it should be read in its entirety. A copy of the full text of the Ordinance is available in the Town Clerk’s office at Los Gatos Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030.

Wendy Wood

Los Gatos Town Clerk

Published: 03/27/2024 (Pub LGN 3/27)

Town of Los Gatos

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 2356

TITLE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING CHAPTER 1 ARTICLE III, “ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS,” CHAPTER 11, “GARBAGE, REFUSE, AND WEEDS,” AND CHAPTER 16, “NOISE” OF THE TOWN CODE

Notice is hereby given that at its meeting of Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos introduced the Ordinance titled above. The adoption of this Ordinance is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at approximately 7:00 p.m. in person and via Teleconference.

The following is a summary of the Ordinance: This Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos amends Chapter 1 Article III, “Administrative Citations,” Chapter 11, “Garbage, Refuse, and Weeds,” and Chapter 16, “Noise” of the Town Code. The updates provide for a non-exclusive construction and demolition debris

removal process, require organic waste recycling, update enforcement penalty amounts for non-compliance, and eliminate redundancies.

Please note that the above is a summary of the Ordinance. To obtain a full understanding of the Ordinance it should be read in its entirety. A copy of the full text of the Ordinance is available in the Town Clerk’s office at Los Gatos Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030.

Wendy Wood

Los Gatos Town Clerk

Published: 03/27/2024 (Pub LGN 3/27)

Town of Los Gatos

SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE 2357

TITLE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS AMENDING THE ZONING FROM C-1 (NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL) TO RD (RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX) FOR PROPERTIES

LOCATED AT 15025, 15026, 15039, 15040, 15053, 15054, 15066, 15067, 15080, AND 15081 DOWNING OAK COURT.

Notice is hereby given that at its meeting of Tuesday, March 19, 2024, the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos introduced the Ordinance titled above. The adoption of this Ordinance is scheduled for Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at approximately 7:00 p.m., in person and via Teleconference.

The following is a summary of the Ordinance: This Ordinance of the Town Council of the Town of Los Gatos amends the zoning from C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial) to RD (Residential Duplex) for properties located at 15025, 15026, 15039, 15040, 15053, 15054, 15066, 15067, 15080, 15081 Downing Oak Court. APNs 523-41-024, -033, -025, -032, -026, -031, -030, -027, -029, and -028. Exempt pursuant to CEQA Guidelines 15061 (b)(3): Review for Exemption. Zoning Code Amendment Application

Z-24-002. Applicant: Town of Los Gatos.

Please note that the above is a summary of the Ordinance. To obtain a full understanding of the Ordinance it should be read in its entirety. A copy of the full text of the Ordinance is available in the Town Clerk’s office at Los Gatos Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos, CA 95030.

Wendy Wood

Los Gatos Town Clerk

Published: 03/27/2024 (Pub LGN 3/27)

Name Changes

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME.

Case No. 24CV432818. Notice of Petition of Alan Colbrie Schoen. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. To all interested persons: Petitioner: Alan Colbrie Schoen filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name: a. Alan Colbrie Schoen to Proposed name: Alan Beltramo Schoen. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing:

Date: May 28, 2024, Time: 8:45 AM, Room: Probate. The address of the court is: 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113, Downtown Superior Court. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Gatan 107 Dakota Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

Date: March 11, 2024. /s/ Le Jacqueline Duong /s/, Judge of the Superior Court. /s/ D. Bueno /s/, Deputy Clerk. (Pub LGN: 03/20, 03/27 4/03, 4/10/2024)

ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME.

Case No. 24CV433569.

Notice of Petition of Dawn

Hathaway. Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara. To all interested persons: Petitioner: Dawn Hathaway filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows:

Present name: a. Cassidy Cynthia Johnson to Proposed name: Cassidy Cynthia Hathaway. The Court orders that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. Notice of Hearing:

Date: June 04, 2024, Time: 8:45 AM, Room: Probate. The address of the court is: 191 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95113, Downtown Superior Court. A copy of this Order To Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: Los Gatan 107 Dakota Ave Santa Cruz, CA 95060.

Date: March 21, 2024. /s/ Le Jacqueline Duong /s/, Judge of the Superior Court. /s/ Z. Petrova /s/, Deputy Clerk. (Pub LG: 03/27, 04/03, 04/10, 04/17/2024)

Fictitious Business Name Statements

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #703740

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Instavia, 16635 Jackson Oaks Drive, Siew Young Sim-Tang. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. /s/Siew

Yong Sim-Tang. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 03/04/2024. (pub LG 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2024)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #703917

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Katie Lux LLC, 2600 Corde Terra

legals@losgatan.com

Cit, Apt 6303, San Jose, CA, 95111. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 02/27/2024. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Thu Nguyen. Owner. #202461118523. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 03/08/2024. (pub Metro 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2024)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT #702889

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: ProScape, 984 Robin Ln., Campbell, CA, 95008, Antonio Araujo. This business is being conducted by an Individual. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 02/05/2024. /s/Antonio Araujo. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 02/05/2024. (pub Metro 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2024)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

#703764

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Happy Lamb Hot Pot, 19062 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino, CA, 95014, Easy Eight LLC. This business is being conducted by a Limited Liability Company. Registrant has not yet begun business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Xianming Wu. Manager. #202033010427. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 03/04/2024. (pub Metro 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2024)

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

#704151

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: El Amigo Restaurant, 7058 Santa Teresa Blvd., San Jose, CA, 95139, Huberto Acevedo Jr. Restaurants

Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 07/02/1987. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/ Huberto Acevedo. President. #61595665. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 03/18/2024. (pub LG 03/27, 04/03, 04/10, 04/17/2024)

PUBLIC NOTICES

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

#704090

The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Han Tang Massage, 3571 Homestead Rd Suite 1, Santa Clara, CA, 95051, Xinglin Acupuncture Center Inc. This business is being conducted by a Corporation. Registrant began business under the fictitious business name or names listed herein on 03/14/2024. Above entity was formed in the state of California. /s/Xiaokai Sun. Owner. #5958918. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara County on 03/14/2024. (pub Metro 03/27, 04/03, 04/10, 04/17/2024)

File Number: FBN703943

The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Pro Construction, 151 E Evelyn Ave, Mountain View, CA 94041. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, Michael Bohnhoff Enterprises Inc., 1720 Hamil Way, San Jose, CA 95125. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 07/08/1998 and 03/11/2024 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Ronald Nguyen /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Michael Bohnhoff Enterprises Inc, Article/Reg # 2113582, Above Entity was Formed in the State of CA. /s/ Michael Bohnhoff /s/ President. (Pub LGN: 03/27, 04/03, 04/10, 04/17/2024)

File Number: FBN703710. The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Harmonie Park Real Estate, 221 Bachman Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030. This business is conducted by: An Individual, Alvin Don Capobres, 221 Bachman Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/13/2024 and 03/01/2024 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Corinne Vasquez /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Alvin Don Capobres /s/ (Pub LGN: 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2024)

File Number: FBN703592

The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Sew Fresh, 135 Riviera Dr Apt 307, Los Gatos, CA 95032. This business is conducted by: An Individual, Hilary Siemer, 135 Riviera Dr Apt 307, Los Gatos, CA 95032. The registrant

commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 02/18/2024 and 2/28/2024 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Elaine Fader /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Hilary Siemer /s/ (Pub LGN: 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2024)

File Number: FBN703641

The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Favored Merchandise, LLC 1111 W El Camino Real Ste 133 #121, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. This business is conducted by: A Limited Liability Company, Favored Merchandise LLC, 1111 W El Camino Real Ste 133 #121, Sunnyvale, CA 94087. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 12/01/2023 and 2/29/2024 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Corinne Vasquez /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Favored Merchandise LLC, Article/Reg # 202354216902, Above Entity was Formed in the State of California /s/ Dominique Keyes /s/ Owner. (Pub LGN: 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2024)

File Number: FBN704076

The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as:

All-Leaders, PO Box 111807, Campbell, CA 95011. This business is conducted by: A General Partnership, Dusty White, PO Box 111807, Campbell, CA 95011 and Steve Johnson, PO Box 111807,Campbell, CA 95011. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/14/2024 and 03/14/2024 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Elaine Fader /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. /s/ Dusty L White /s/. (Pub LGN: 03/20, 03/27, 04/03, 04/10/2024)

File Number: FBN703884

The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as:

AE Construction, 2214

Westchester Drive. County: Santa Clara. This business is conducted by: An Individual. August Essner, 2214 Westchester Drive, San Jose, CA 95124. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/07/2024 and 03/07/2024 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara:

/s/ Patty Camarena, Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, 1st Floor, San Jose, CA 95134.

/s/ August Essner. (Pub LGN 3/20, 3/27, 4/3, 4/10)

File Number: FBN703795

The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Caliprolandscapes, 91 Southsea Ct, SanJose, CA 95138. This business is conducted by: An Individual, Roberto Alejandro Valle, 91 Southsea Ct, San Jose, CA 95138. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 03/05/2024 and 03/05/2014 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Corinne Vasquez

/s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134.

/s/ Roberto Alejandro Valle

/s/. (Pub LGN: 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2024)

File Number: FBN703499

The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Express Inc, 211 Hope St #390599, Mountain View, CA 94041. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, Facepay Inc, 211 Hope St #390599, Mountain View, CA 94041. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 1/1/2024 and 02/23/2024 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Corinne Vasquez /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Facepay Inc, Article/Reg # 3801068, Above Entity was Formed in the State of DE. /s/ Mark A Hale /s/ President/ Founder. (Pub LGN: 03/13, 03/20, 03/27, 04/03/2024)

File Number: FBN702666

The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Two Wheel Safety Training, 5055 Santa Teresa Blvd, Gilroy, CA 95020. This business is conducted by: A Corporation, Two Wheel Safety Training, 3137 Diablo Ave, Hayward, CA 94545. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on 08/26/2004 and 01/29/2024 is the file date. Statement filed with the County Clerk of Santa Clara: /s/ Nina Khamphilath /s/ Deputy, 110 West Tasman Drive, San Jose, CA 95134. Two Wheel Safety Training, Article/Reg # 2672372, Above Entity was Formed in the State of California. /s/ Joi Davis /s/ Owner. (Pub LGN: 03/06, 03/13, 03/20, 03/27/2024)

PROCESSING PAIN, LOOKING TO HELP

Doctor , from page 9

two weeks after the war started. Since then, they’ve been on the move— fleeing the military operations and staying in bombed-out buildings and aid organization shelters. Subeh and his family of four in Saratoga are part of an estimated 26,000 Palestinians living in California, according to Census data.

The team Subeh was part of in Gaza treated approximately 700-800 patients a day (including about 40 surgeries and delivering about 10-20 babies). Back at work in El Cami-

no Hospital in Mountain View, his routine averaged around 170 patients on a normal day. Subeh said that part of his job in Rafah was also to recruit and train local doctors.

Subeh and his wife’s strong faith is the primary motivating force behind their actions.

“This life, and how we make use of what Allah has given us, really determines our eternity.”

“The community is processing the pain,” Din said. “Every single day, the situation gets worse.”

TREATMENT Dr. Mohammad Subeh cared for Faisal, a 6-year-old boy whose parents were shot in front of his eyes, and who was shot himself.

Courtesy of Dr. Mohammad Subeh

SENSE OF DIGNITY

Homeless, from page 12 possible for us to provide showers every week to an average of 8-10 people, most who have no other resources for a shower. These clients are so appreciative of the opportunity to clean up, and feel a renewed sense of dignity.”

Los Gatos provided St. Luke’s Episcopal Church with $6,000 via the Community Grant process, and staff was seeking the same amount for next year.

“I think it’s incredible that with so little funding we’ve been able to do so much,” said Councilmember Rob Moore, who played a key role in securing the original dollars.

He asked Nomura how the homeless residents feel about the services.

“They’re expressing a lot of gratitude,” she said.

Mayor Mary Badame was initially opposed to Los Gatos’ homelessness plan— voting against the $25,000 increase beyond the first $25,000 that was set-aside (back when she was vice mayor).

All of that local money came from Covid-19 relief funding (American Rescue Plan Act) doled-out by the Biden Administration.

However, in the ensuing months she was won-over, and made sure to thank faith leaders for their hard work.

Beverley Bryant, a member of St. Luke’s, spoke during public comment.

“This is what local government is all about—taking care of the people,” said the public policy consultant, calling the Town’s efforts a model for other communities to follow. “Los Gatos is doing the right thing. Keep up the good work.”

Just as Councilmember Rob Rennie went to approve staff’s recommendations—Councilmember Rob Moore chimed in with a pitch to authorize an additional $10,000, so staff doesn’t have to come back and ask for an adjustment later.

Rennie was fine with that friendly amendment, as well as the suggestion to have staff look into case management services that could help get people off the streets permanently.

Vice Mayor Hudes said he agrees that exploring case management is a good idea.

“I was skeptical about the program, particularly about the hotel program,” Hudes said, adding he’s been impressed by the level of financial control that’s been exercised.

Council voted unanimously to direct staff to move forward with the new $60,000 plan.