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TOWN’S EFFORTS TO ACKNOWLEDGE NATIVES FRAUGHT WITH CHALLENGES Groups at odds over who should be considered the original inhabitants

LOS GATOS HIGH FOOTBALL TEAM KNOWS HARD WORK PAYS OFF Wildcats accomplish off-season goals

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Earlier this year while tweaking the history section of the Draft General Plan, Los Gatos planning commissioners suggested zooming-out from the previous version, which only told the story of settler expansion, to also share the history of the original inhabitants. What may have seemed, to many, a relatively easy— and necessary—change to the Town’s official guiding document, has opened the door to a fraught process involving representatives of two at-odds native groups. And it’s highlighted the extent to which the Town—despite hearing frequently from single-family homeowners concerned about increased housing production— failed to seriously consult with the First Nations groups about the community’s long-term blueprint. At the April 25 Planning Commission meeting, Commissioner Kylie Clark explained she’d decided it was important to strengthen the language in the General Plan to clarify that what happened to native people is “widely cited as a genocide,” and make other changes, after

The football games that are won in the fall are often decided by the work that was done in the spring and summer. That’s why Mark Krail feels refreshed and confident entering his 10th season as the Los Gatos High coach. As the idiom goes, the hay is in the barn. The returning players have been conditioning and lifting for several months, and the Wildcats also took part in several 7-on-7 passing league games from early June to July 22. The latter was done with schools such as Branham, Mitty, Wilcox, St. Francis and Valley Christian. Krail looks for

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LOCAL RABBI VOLUNTEERS WITH REFUGEES Ilana Baird describes the trauma children face Drew Penner, Reporter

Ilana Baird, 48, who works at the Jewish Community Center in Los Gatos, knows firsthand how traumatizing war can be for children. Back in 2006, she was living in Haifa, Israel, finishing her studies to become a rabbi, when a war with Lebanon broke out. “My twins were five,” she said. “It was terrifying and horrible. They knew the sirens, bombs falling.” They had no choice but to shelter in the home of another family. Yet, despite the turmoil, her children were furnished with an environment of stability and care. “One of the Jewish organizations opened their day camp for free,” she said. “The kids were having fun. It was during summertime. I was able to finish all my requirements for my last papers and everything.” So, this year, after Russia invaded Ukraine, she felt called to go above and beyond to provide this same sense of calm in chaos to refugees in Europe. Early in the war, Baird, a Campbell resident, organized a humanitarian drive as part of Purim festivities. “You give to somebody who is in need,” she said. “We chose to collect items for Ukrainian refugees.” The Los Gatos community really came through, she recalls.

“We were slammed,” she said. “We had so much stuff—you know, the diapers, hygienic stuff, medical first-aid.” Someone from apparel company Bombas even donated 3,000 pairs of socks. She continued to raise awareness about the war in Ukraine through a program she runs for Russian-speaking Jewish kids aged 10-14. “I connected it to a lesson studying about holocaust,” she said. “After the learning process we packed packages for children.” But Baird still wanted to do more. After all, she grew up in the Soviet Union, and remembers the anti-Semitic sentiments that were prevalent. She tells the story of how, as a teenager, she went to apply for a post-secondary program with the aim of becoming a doctor. The official who looked at her paperwork told her grandmother to leave and come back with altered documentation masking her Jewish identity, otherwise she would get rejected, she says. “It was a horrible experience, because my grandmother was a doctor, and I wanted to be a doctor, too,” she said. She eventually did get into a nursing program, but ended up moving to Israel to connect with her heritage. “My parents never knew anything about Jewish traditions, even my grandparents,” she said. “I was learning everything from the beginning.” So she jumped at the chance to put her Russian into play in Poland with the Jewish Federations of North America. She departed July 18 and arrived July 19 in Warsaw, to work in the sort of day camp that her twins once took refuge in during the earlier conflict. A typical day? Receiving the children around 8-8:30am, providing breakfast, hosting lunch, progressing to the next set of activities before the parents

arrived to collect the kids around 5pm. “It was a lot of work,” Baird said. “I brought a huge suitcase of arts and crafts, books and games. We left all the games and books and toys with those children.” Despite the tragic circumstances, there were moments where kids could scarcely believe their good fortune. Baird remembers fondly dispensing the donated items, such as the time she gave a pair of socks to one of the children. “Can I take it home?” the child asked. “It’s my first time that I’m getting so much presents.” “Yes, you can have it,” Baird confirmed, joyfully. Then there were the field trips—such as going to a park, visiting museums. It wasn’t all fun and games. After all, the children had seen things no child should ever have to. “I remember how difficult it was trying to work with children who went through some kind of trauma in life,” Baird said, sharing the story of one girl who became attached to the picture of a dog. “She had a dog back home and she had to say goodbye to her dog.” “She cried because somebody stepped on this picture of the dog,” she said. “We had to draw another picture for her so she won’t cry. The kids, they had trauma in their life.” All too soon, Baird’s 10 days in Warsaw were at an end, and it was time for her to say her goodbyes. One that stands out to her is the girl who’d been badgering her for days for candy. At one point the girl had taken a ginger-flavored treat, and hadn’t liked the result. But finally, Baird relented and delivered the sweets the girl had been craving. “She said, ‘Oh, thank you,” and she hugged me so much,” Baird said. “It was very cute.”

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‘WE ARE STILL HERE’ A permanent exhibit at the Aptos History Museum tells the story of the Ohlone people in the region.

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speaking with the chairwoman of the Tamien Nation. It wasn’t until the General Plan came before Council that staff began recommending a more in-depth consultation process “to ensure use of the term ‘Ohlone’ is correct (rather than ‘Tamien,’ for example).” By the time the General Plan passed, Council had opted to make the wording as generic as possible, going with the term “Indigenous People,” instead of “Ohlone,” with an implementation program added to try to sort things out later. Days earlier, Council agreed to study a ceremonial land acknowledgment, where the original inhabitants—who never gave up their land through a treaty with the government—would be mentioned at the beginning of public meetings. The problem is, there’s disagreement over just who that should be. Due to the wholesale destruction of Aboriginal culture over successive colonial administrations, a Bureau of Indian Affairs that failed to fulfill its duty to find land for Californian tribes when tasked with doing so, and a mission system that resulted in entire tribes going extinct, records are quite spotty. When the land acknowledgement item came up at Council, Mayor Rob Rennie sought clarity. “My understanding is the Tamien want to say that they were the original ones, but the Ohlone are trying to say that the Tamien are just part of the Ohlone?” he inquired. Town Manager Laurel Prevetti said

it’s a bit more complex, and involves major disagreements—something that played out recently in San Jose, when it attempted to give a nod to those who came before. “This is a very delicate topic, and hence the reason why San Jose has enlisted a tribal mediator to assist them,” Prevetti said. “We want to approach this with utmost respect for all parties.” Councilmember Marico Sayoc, who staff noted has experience working on such matters with First Nations groups, urged including the Muwekma Ohlone at the table and letting each tribe speak for itself, “versus us trying to peel apart the various layers of this very complicated issue.” During public comment, Alice Miano, a Spanish lecturer in Stanford University’s Division of Literatures, Culture, and Languages, said members of the Tamien Nation were taken from the Santa Clara Valley and exiled to the San Joaquin Valley. “When we now acknowledge that we now live in occupied territory, when we seek to honor the ancestors of this land, when we seek to shed light on the truth, we can begin—at least in as much as it’s possible in the present—to right the wrongs of the past,” she said. When Vice Mayor Maria Ristow made a motion for a land acknowledgement—and to read this out at all Council and committee meetings, post it to the Town’s website, and recite it at events around Town—a majority of Council pushed back. “We have to really craft this message

carefully to make sure that we’re not reading rote words, in a mechanical way,” Councilmember Matthew Hudes said. When the Los Gatan reached out to the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of the San Francisco Bay Area, its vice chairwoman Monica V. Arellano directed us to its ethnohistorian Alan Leventhal. When it comes to the possibility of Tamien Nation being recognized by the Town, he didn’t mince words. “Los Gatos is being hoodwinked,” he said. “Tamien Nation did not exist until after December of 2020.” And while the Muwekma tribal leadership has been engaged with the Los Gatos community for decades, including working with Forbes Mill and NuMu museums, it didn’t hear from Los Gatos about the General Plan, he added. “Neither the tribal leadership or I (as the tribal archaeologist and ethnohistorian) have ever been contacted by the City of Los Gatos [sic] with regards to the Los Gatos General Plan on exhibits celebrating the 12,000-year history and heritage of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe,” he said. “The oldest site which the tribal leadership had worked on is located in the town of Scott's Valley [sic] which dated approximately 12,000 years ago.” Aptos History Museum curator John Hibble, who writes a column for sister publication Aptos Life, told the Los Gatan the Scotts Valley site wouldn’t have been from Muwekma Ohlone. “It wasn’t Ohlone. It was those who were here before,” he said, adding the Ohlone migrated to the area about 6,000 years ago, while the Scotts Valley site is around 12,500 years old. “When you get the real story of history, it’s not all black and white.”

A map hangs in the museum showing Ohlone subgroups (noting some researchers “believe the variations represent as many as eight distinct language groups.”) The name “Tamyen” appears to cover the region that includes Los Gatos and San Jose, with the (apparently extinct) Awaswas group denoted for the Santa Cruz area, and the Mutsun to the south. Hibble said remaining Ohlone groups have been attempting to gain federal recognition, which can be helpful for securing benefits and could open the door to building a casino. “The Ohlone people are not a recognized tribe,” he said. “They’re all interested in getting recognition…They’ve been working really hard.” Muwekma’s bid denied The BIA, now under the first Indigenous leader of the Interior Department, Deb Haaland, has been evaluating petitions from several local native groups in recent years. In addition to the Muwekma, these include the Coastanoan Band of Carmel Mission Indians, the Indian Canyon Band, the Amah Band, the Esselen Tribe of Monterey County, the Esselen Nation, the Costanoan-Rumsen Carmel Tribe, the Costanoan Ohlone Rumsen-Mutsun Tribe, and the Costanoan Tribe of Santa Cruz and San Juan Bautista Missions. “The existence of these other Costanoan or Ohlone petitioners reveals…that the Muwekma petitioner does not have an uncontested claim to represent the descendants of all the Ohlone of the San Francisco Bay Area or all the territory of Costanoan-speaking peoples,” the BIA wrote in a 2001 proposed finding, adding it received another letter of intent to file for recognition from a Stockton-based group chaired by Katherine Perez, who’d been a councilmember of the Muwekma in the 1990s. “The evidence indicates that 48% of the petitioner’s members descend directly from an Indian individual on either the 1905-1906 Kelsey census of Pleasanton or Nile, or the 1910 Federal census of ‘Indian town,’” the document states, referring to an Indian Agent’s survey of the East Bay. “The petitioner has identified eleven pre-mission villages from which it claims its members have lineal descent…According to the petitioner’s map of their locations, all of these villages were north or east of Mission San Jose and the Alisal rancheria… Although the petitioner has applied the name ‘Muwekma’…there is no available evidence that this was a name used historically for a specific group of Ohlone ➝ Native, 16

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HISTORIC OCCASION The Town of Los Gatos was incorporated 135 years ago on Aug. 10.

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On Aug. 10, 1887—135 years ago today—a newly created Board of Trustees voted to officially incorporate the Town of Los Gatos. Let’s mark the occasion with a quiz about our beloved town’s history.

1. Who was awarded a land grant for El Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos? a) Almendra and Hernandez b) Peralta and Vasona c) Hernandez and Peralta d) Santa Ana and deAnza 2. Who is considered to be the “Father of Los Gatos”? a) Mountain Charlie McKiernan b) John Lyndon c) James Alexander Forbes d) Mike Wasserman 3. Why did Southern Pacific RR discontinue service through the mountains? a) The route was unprofitable and too expensive to maintain b) They feared that invading Japanese troops would use the trains c) New locomotives wouldn’t fit

through the narrow tunnels d) Part of the route was needed to build Lexington Reservoir 4. What happened to Forbes after he built his flour mill? a) He became wealthy building similar mills throughout the state b) He was elected as our first mayor c) He went bankrupt and left the area d) His descendants opened a steakhouse 5. Who or what was the “boogang”? a) A swimming hole in Los Gatos creek b) A group of mischievous pranksters c) A popular Los Gatos Halloween attraction d) A mountain speakeasy during prohibition 6. What was Oak Meadow Park before it was dedicated? a) Part of Vasona Park b) A cemetery c) An open meadow d) The town sewer farm and landfill

7. Which of the following neighborhoods is NOT a designated historic district? a) Fairview Plaza b) Almond Grove c) Broadway d) Glenridge 8. What was a popular activity when the creek ran free before the dam was built? a) Hiking to see the waterfalls b) Fishing for speckled trout c) Paddling a canoe d) All of the above 9. What is a “Californio”? a) An Ohlone native who lived at one of the California missions b) A Californian who fought in the Mexican-American war c) An Early Spanish or Mexican settler in California d) A spicy burrito from Baja 10. Who was the famous suffragette who lived at The Cats estate? a) Carry Nation b) Louise Van Meter c) Sarah Bard Field d) Sandy Decker

13. What happened to the historic Hotel Lyndon? a) It burned to the ground and was never rebuilt b) It was remodeled and renamed the Toll House Hotel c) It was replaced by the current post office d) It was bulldozed in a misguided wave of modernization 14. What was our town called before it was incorporated as Los Gatos? a) Alma b) Forbestown c) La Cañada d) It was always known as Los Gatos 15. What replaced the Los Gatos train depot after the railroad stopped running? a) The Civic Center b) Town Plaza park c) Old Town d) A car dealership ANSWERS: 1-c, 2-b, 3-a, 4-c, 5-a, 6-d, 7-d, 8-b, 9-c, 10-c, 11-d, 12-a, 13-d, 14-b, 15-b Want to improve your score? Download the free “Discover LOST Gatos” mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play and take a self-guided historical walking tour.

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FANTASTIC 4 Returning Los Gatos High standouts Luchi Casale, Jaylen Thomas, Jake Boyd and Landon Heard look to lead the Wildcats to another championship-type season.

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several things for the team to accomplish in 7-on-7s. “The No. 1 thing is assignments, whether it’s the offensive side or defensive side,” he said. “Every player has specific assignments on every snap. For example, on the offensive side we talked a lot this summer about spacing and improved on that. Certain route combinations, if not spaced properly, then you have two guys in the same throwing lane. That was a spot of emphasis. “On the defensive side, you’re not tackling but still you have certain drop angles and certain responsibilities and reads. You’re still reading the combination of receivers out on their routes and responding. But the other thing that is really important is you get a sense of who wants to compete. Even though no one is wearing pads, you still get a sense of who wants the ball when it’s up in the air. From that standpoint, you get a real good feeling for the guys you have.” During the school year, the players are in the weight room after school. In the summer conditioning period, the players lift five times a week under the watchful eye of strength and conditioning coach Danielle Stinson. Krail praised Stinson for her abil-

ity to get the players not only bigger, stronger and faster, but that everything they do is functional to the field. “Danielle does a great job,” he said. “She knows the ins and outs and proper techniques on the Olympic lifts and the auxiliary lifts that go side by side with that. We saw a lot of gains in terms of not only strength, but also mobily, flexibility and speed over the course of the summer. So that was a real positive, and we had no real injuries to speak of.” Practice started Aug. 5 and Krail likes to get his players in pads—not to deliver bone-jarring hits—but so they can get acclimated to the equipment. After all, the last time any of them put on pads was in late November. “We ease into the contact but you want pads on the first day because it’s different when you have a helmet on,” Krail said. “You’ve got neck muscles (that will be put in use) and the vision things, so we like to get the pads on the players and have them go around. That doesn’t mean we’re going to line up and hit the crud out of each other.” A top program like Los Gatos is prepared to play well after a couple weeks of padded practices. It will behoove the Wildcats to be ready this season as they open up at home against Cal-

ifornia state power Corona del Mar of Newport Beach on Aug. 26. The Sea Kings finished last season ranked 29th in the state, while Los Gatos finished 56th. The Wildcats are coming off a 10-1 season, their only defeat to Bellarmine 34-27 in the Central Coast Section Division I quarterfinals. “We’ll have our hands full early on,” Krail said. “We’re excited about that game because they're really good. It’ll be a good test to see where we are.” Significant news took place in the offseason when the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League and Peninsula Athletic League merged for football only. Los Gatos stays in the De Anza Division, but the merger means it plays two crossover games against teams from the Bay Division, Sacred Heart Prep and Menlo-Atherton. SHP and M-A are traditionally strong programs and will assuredly give the Wildcats increased league competition than if the merger had not taken place. As in most years, Los Gatos graduated several quality players but also are returning just as many standouts. Jake Boyd, a 6-foot, 180-pound senior, returns at quarterback after a terrific 2021 season in which he threw for 1,887 yards and averaged 9.7 yards

per completion. This is the first time in Krail’s 10th season as the Los Gatos coach that he’s had a returning starting quarterback. “We’re super excited to have him back,” Krail said. “To have a guy you’re not reteaching things to is great. We took that foundation we rolled with last year and have a good understanding of his strengths and abilities. Jake is fun to coach and a great leader. He’s not a rah-rah type guy, but he plays his tails off and that’s what really counts.” Luchi Casale, a 6-2, 220-pound senior linebacker/tight end, and Jaylen Thomas, a 6-foot, 180-pound junior flanker and defensive back, are pure playmakers. Casale is one of the more physical players in the CCS and Thomas displayed tremendous versatility last season. In addition to breaking up several passes, Thomas had 17 catches for 228 yards and averaged 13.4 yards per rush. Emiliano Mejia, a 5-9, 180-pound senior running back, was the team’s workhorse a year ago, carrying the ball 136 times for 909 yards (6.7 yards per carry) and 12 touchdowns. Senior QB/DB Landon Heard, senior linebackers Jack Temple and Ethan Currie, two-way lineman Oliver Martinez and defensive lineman Nicolas Ramos are some additional key returners who made significant impacts last year—just to name a few. Heard had a team-best three interceptions a year ago. Los Gatos will resume its traditional sleepover camp starting Aug. 10, a three-night, four-day event that the team spends together in the school’s small gymnasium. Several local restaurants donate food, a huge parent volunteer list cooks and prepares the meals, and the players have various activities to keep them entertained, including corn hole and video games. The event is designed to build team camaraderie as it prepares for the start of the season. “Guys bring TVs down to the small gym, and we’re sleeping in the small gym, 60 people spread out,” Krail said. “I use the word sleep kind of lightly. But we’re up at it for a 7am breakfast, and those who choose to horse around pay the price the next day. Overall, it’s a fun time and something the kids are super excited about.” This is the 38th edition of the sleepover camp but first since 2019 due to Covid restrictions in 2020 and 2021. The camp culminates on Aug. 13 with the annual intrasquad scrimmage.

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LOCAL SCENE ROAD WORK UNDERWAY THROUGHOUT TOWN The Town of Los Gatos’ 2022 Street Repair and Resurfacing work continues to move forward on numerous roadways. The project’s contractor is currently completing crack sealing and asphalt spot repairs. Next steps include the application of rubber chip seal and slurry seal, and the installation of permanent striping. A general schedule of the work is as follows: • Rubber chip seal: Through Aug. 12 • Slurry seal: Aug. 12-19 • Striping: Complete by end of September Residents on project streets should receive a two-week advance notice and a two-day reminder notification before the actual work. Streets may be closed with one-way traffic control inplace or traffic detours. The hardening process can take up to six hours. Where “No Parking” signs are posted, make sure to park your vehicles on adjacent streets or elsewhere as needed. For information, contact Project Manager Suyesh Shrestha at 408.395.1437 or SShrestha@losgatosca.gov.

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ACADEMY PROVIDES PUBLIC WITH INSIDE LOOK AT POLICE DEPARTMENT

The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department is presenting its first Community Police Academy. This is an opportunity for the public to participate in a 10-week program designed to provide an inside look at local law enforcement. During academy training, students will be introduced to a range of topics designed to provide participants with an overview of the department’s function and operational procedures. Topics covered include patrol operations, laws of arrest, investigations, records processing, traffic laws, communications, defensive tactics, supportive resources and more. The

curriculum will be presented by Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department personnel and other community resources. The course will consist of a threehour evening session per week for the duration of the course. ➝ losgatosca.gov/2575/CommunityPolice-Academy.

HELP SHAPE PUBLIC ART IN LOS GATOS The Town of Los Gatos Arts and Culture Commission (ACC) is inviting community input on public art in Los Gatos. Responses will help the ACC make future decisions on the direction of public art in Los Gatos. ➝ surveymonkey.com/r/l8nl7y5.

SINCLAIR RECOGNIZED BY UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Andrew Sinclair of Los Gatos was named to the Dean's List for the spring semester at University of Maryland Global Campus. To be eligible for the honor, a student must complete at least six credits during the term, earn a grade point average of at least 3.5 for the term, and maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.5.

LOCAL STUDENTS NAMED TO TUFTS UNIVERSITY'S DEAN'S LIST Four Los Gatos residents were named to Tufts University’s Dean's List for the Spring 2022 semester. They are: • Sami Hakkarainen, class of 2025 • Reya Kumar, class of 2024 • Meg Radke, class of 2024 • Liam Strand, class of 2024 Dean's List honors at Tufts University requires a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. Tufts University has campuses in Boston, Medford/Somerville and Grafton, Mass., and in Talloires, France.

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• A man was cited for starting a fire underneath a bridge on Old Adobe and Quito roads at 7:33am.

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• At least five vehicles were burglarized on Miles Avenue. • A caller reported a homeless camp was encroaching onto the freeway on Highway 17 and S. Santa Cruz Avenue. • A man reportedly damaged pottery on the front step of a residence on Riviera Drive at 2:48pm. • A man was reported for playing music through a boombox on the 15500 block of Union Avenue at 6:22pm. • Three people reportedly stole alcohol and cosmetics from a store on the 400 block of N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 8:45pm. • A caller reported a loud party was happening on Belvue Drive at 10:33pm. • A man was arrested for brandishing a replica firearm and threatening to commit a crime on the 100 block of Escobar Avenue at 11:58pm.

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• A man was arrested for stalking on the 100 block of Oak Rim Court at 2:34am.

• A man, described as “carrying a bag of takeout,” reportedly jumped out from behind a bush and ran up behind a woman while she was walking on Kensington Way and Howes Drive at 8:03pm. • Four men were reportedly taking photos of homes on Drakes Bay Avenue at 8:34pm and didn’t respond when they were questioned.

• A man wearing all black clothing was reportedly “walking very quickly in the middle of the street” on Blossom Hill Road and Blossom Dale Drive at 6:26am. • A wallet was reported stolen from a locker on Winchester Boulevard. • An unlocked vehicle was rummaged through on Chester Street. • An unlocked vehicle was stolen on Chester Street. • A vehicle was tampered with on Winchester Circle.

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• A stolen vehicle was recovered on Bird Avenue. • A man was arrested for possessing an open container of alcohol in a park on the 16500 block of Los Gatos Boulevard at 2:38pm. • A home was reportedly vandalized on Maricopa Drive. • A vehicle was reported stolen on Ellenwood Avenue. • An unknown woman walked into a backyard on Paseo Laura at 9:28pm.

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• A man, dressed in a kilt, was arrested on a warrant after he was spotted “taking advantage of the water feature and digging through the trash” on N. Santa Cruz Avenue at 8:56am. • A man was arrested for being in possession of a controlled substance, trespassing and placing a pollutant near state waters on Old Adobe and Quito roads at 9am. • A man was arrested for driving with a suspended license on Los Gatos Boulevard and Spencer Avenue at 2:44pm. Information is compiled from public records released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department.

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• A man was arrested for battery on the 300 block of Massol Avenue at 9:12am.

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Discovery Shop Los Gatos, 39 E. Main St., will host a vintage-inspired pop-up beginning Aug. 10. Benefiting the American Cancer Society, the pop-up will include vintage handbags, records, clothing, collectables and more for sale. For information, call 408.354.5917.

Music in the Park is held on Sundays from 5-7pm on the Los Gatos Civic Center Lawn. The free public concert series has been a tradition since 1988. Aug. 14: Los Improviders. Aug. 21: Zeppelin Live.

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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.

The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department is inviting the public to Coffee with a Cop at Blvd Coffee, 15525 Los Gatos Blvd., from 7:3010am on Aug. 11.

LEARN MAGIC TRICKS The Los Gatos Library, 100 Villa Ave., will welcome magician David Martinez for a workshop on magic tricks for adults on Aug. 11 at 5pm. ➝ losgatosca.libcal.com/event/9387354.

NATIONAL THRIFT SHOP DAY To celebrate National Thrift Shop Day, Discovery Shop Los Gatos, 39 E. Main St., will have a 25% off sale throughout the entire store.

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Live jazz performances at the Tasting House, 368 Village Lane, take place Fridays and Saturdays from 6-9pm, and Sundays from 11am-2pm.

ENTERTAINMENT AT GARDINO’S Gardino’s, 51 N. Santa Cruz Ave., features entertainment four days a week. ➝ bit.ly/3OSvPHS.

JAZZ ON THE PLAZZ Jazz on the Plazz, presented by Los Gatos Music & Arts, is held every Wednesday from 6:30-8:30pm at the Town Plaza. Aug. 10: Brubeck Brothers Quartet. Aug. 17: Tony Lindsay and The Soul Soldiers. ➝ jazzontheplazz.com.

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by either outside observers or by Ohlone descendants.” Their bid for federal recognition was denied in September 2002, largely because they were unable to demonstrate they continued to operate continuously throughout the 20th century. Muwekma’s leadership blame this inpart on residential schools that assimilated native people into mainstream American culture. The BIA also raised questions about how the group’s tribal leadership originally came to power. Leventhal told the Los Gatan the Muwekma moved to the East Bay because they were driven out of Los Gatos—and other Bay Area locations—by racist settlers. Kent G. Lightfoot, in his book “Indians, Missionaries, and Merchants: The Legacy of Colonial Encounters on the California Frontiers,” explains the places they escaped to in the East Bay turned into a complex mixture of Ohlone, Yokuts, Patwin, Miwok and Esselen peoples. Lightfoot notes that Leventhal has been involved in helping portray this demographic blend in a positive light, characterizing it as having “produced a ritually and ceremonially syncretic cultural revival.” In November 2021, Charlene Nijmeh, Muwekma’s chairwoman, wrote an oped in the Daily Californian, an independent student newspaper at UC Berkeley, that took an expansive view on who she believes she should be leading. “The Muwekma people deserve justice, and it can only be served when the citizens in the San Francisco Bay Area demand for their Congressional representatives and senators to champion justice for the tribe of the area,” she wrote. “Muwekma is composed of all the known surviving American Indian lineages aboriginal to the Bay Area who trace their ethno-historic origins from the indigenous tribes who continuously occupied these lands for more than 10,000 years.” ‘They’re on our lands’ Quirina Luna Geary, the 52-year-old chairwoman of the Tamien Nation, says she believes the Muwekma want to increase their legitimacy around the Bay Area—in areas they can’t prove they used to reside—in the hopes of someday getting a casino. “That’s a form of erasure,” she said. “It’s causing a lot of friction and issues.”

Geary traces her own ancestry back to the San Jose area in the 1700s. She also descends from a Mutsun lineage, was previously part of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band of Ohlone Costanoan Indians and even co-wrote a Mutsun dictionary. Geary married into the Elem Indian Colony Rancheria, in Lake County, where she now lives. She says there are hundreds of Tamien Nation members currently living near Madera who have been maintaining Tamien cultural traditions. And while Geary may dispute much of what the Muwekma claim, she agrees with them on one thing—Los Gatos didn’t do enough to consult with First Nations before passing its General Plan. “They’re on our lands,” she said. “They’re making decisions on critical issues that affect our homeland.” Leventhal says he personally told the Geary family their group wouldn’t meet the government’s criteria for federal recognition. Ami Davis, NuMu’s executive director, said the Los Gatos institution has partnered with the Muwekma on another exhibit, scheduled to open in November. Prestigious funders, such as the California Arts Council and SVCREATES, have been lining up to support it, she added. “For us, it’s really giving them a platform to share their story, their history, their current activities,” she said. “For many decades now, the Ohlone have not been federally recognized—they haven’t been getting the kind of programs and resources that the federal government has for native people.” Geary says the exhibit under development came to her attention via someone who is Ramaytush—the group generally considered the Ohlone people who lived north of Los Gatos along the peninsula—asking permission to participate. “You have my blessing,” she says she responded. Geary urges arts organizations to take a collaborative role in working with native groups from the get-go, not just seeking late-in-the-game cooperation in order to secure grants. And she says Indigenous people shouldn’t be asked to consult without compensation. “This is one of my main pet peeves that I have with agencies and organizations: they want free labor from us,” she said. “They’ll pay everyone else but they won’t pay the Indian people.”

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