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MANDATORY WATER SAVING PLAN TO BE UNVEILED

Restraining order partially-granted against Jeffrey Scott

Goal to cut usage by 15 percent has not been reached

Drew Penner, Reporter

Judy Peterson, Reporter

The warnings have been coming for months: residents and businesses need to conserve water because Santa Clara County is in an “extreme and exceptional” drought.

It’s why residents have been asked to use 15 percent less water than they did in 2019 but that goal remains elusive.

Valley Water says water use dropped by nine percent county-wide in August, while San Jose Water saw an eight percent drop.

Valley Water, formerly known as the Santa Clara Valley Water District, is a wholesaler that sells water directly to retailers like San Jose Water. San Jose Water, in turn, delivers water to one million customers in the greater San Jose area, including Los Gatos.

San Jose Water has scheduled a virtual public hearing for Oct. 28 at 3pm, when details of a mandatory conservation plan will be announced. The plan will outline information on water allocations, drought ➝ Water, 6

LOCAL LEADERS STAND WITH MAYOR AFTER SIDEWALK RANT

CONSERVATION TOOLS Los Gatos Library Director Ryan Baker is shown here with one of the energyand water-saving toolkits that’s available for checkout. The kits contain many items people can keep, including a low-flow shower head.

Leaders from around Silicon Valley are rallying to the side of Los Gatos Mayor Marico Sayoc, as video emerged of an activist launching a barrage of anti-LGBTQ and anti-Black Lives Matter insults at her from outside her house, telling her, “You need to leave this town.”

In a letter to Town Manager Laurel Prevetti Oct. 14, Assemblymember Evan Low and Senator Dave Cortese inquired about the measures Los Gatos has in place to protect elected officials from bullying and harassment.

“We are going through a generational crisis and our residents deserve bold leadership to keep residents and our public servants safe,” they wrote. “We offer our services to support you as you take swift action in addressing the escalating tensions at recent Town Council meetings.”

The letter of support was sent the same day as a restraining order was partially granted

by Santa Clara County Judge Carol Overton against the mayor’s husband, Jeffrey Scott, ➝ Mayor, 4

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LOS GATOS PASSES NO-PICKETING ORDINANCE

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Protesters target mayor and vice mayor’s house during Zoom council meeting

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er lawful demonstrations,” he wrote.

“Ordinances similar to this have been adopted by many cities in the state of California and around the country and have withstood legal challenge.”

One public commenter was immediately muted when it became clear she was about to start talking about the mayor’s husband confronting protesters at the previous meeting.

Angelica Ramos-Allen, president of the National Women's Political Caucus of Silicon Valley, said she supported such picketing in front of residences, and noted other municipalities had enacted similar ordinances.

Councilmember Maria Ristow moved approval of the emergency measure.

“I know that nobody should be terrorized in their own home,” she said.

“No one’s family should be subjected to that.”

Councilmember Mary Badame seconded the motion.

It was approved unanimously.

According to Sgt. David Nylander with the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department, no arrests were made following the protest at Sayoc’s home.

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Tuesday night’s once-again all-digital Council meeting was a parade of residents, elected officials and non-governmental organization representatives expressing solidarity with Mayor Marico Sayoc’s family—in the face of recent disruptive attendee behavior—and speaking in support of public decorum.

A staffer from Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s office invoked Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg address on the federal lawmaker’s behalf; a representative from the City of San Jose shared a letter signed by 19 local legislators condemning divisive language; Assemblymember Evan Low told Mayor Sayoc “You are beautiful” and urged her to “Stay strong,” as protesters chanted outside her house.

Later, Vice Mayor Rob Rennie said protesters had shown up outside his home, too.

“I’m hoping the police are following that,” he said.

Sayoc urged officials to text each other with details about the crowd’s location.

“We want to make sure everyone is safe tonight,” Sayoc said, before moving into the emergency resolution.

That resolution was a late addition to Council’s agenda, drawn up to outlaw “targeted picketing” at local homes.

“The Mayor has requested that the Town Council consider the adoption of an ordinance prohibiting targeted picketing within 300 feet of the residence of a particular person,” Town Attorney Robert Schultz wrote in an Oct. 18 report. “Picketing activity that is targeted at a particular residence may harass and intimidate such occupants, is inherently and unreasonably offensive to and intrusive upon the right to privacy in the home, and may cause the occupants of such home to experience great emotional distress.”

This sort of protesting creates a “captive audience” since occupants of a residence can’t easily go somewhere else to get away from the messaging, he added.

“Adopting this ordinance will protect residents from being individually targeted while not prohibiting oth-

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ZOOM The Los Gatos Town Council returned to a virtual format Oct. 19 following disruptive attendee behavior during recent in-person meetings.

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following his verbal outburst outside of Council Chambers, Oct. 5, where he stood up to anti-mask activists who’d made personal comments about their son during public comment period.

A boisterous, name-calling, proTrump group of community members have been escalating their vicious anti-Sayoc campaign the past several months.

They oppose initiatives that promote gay and transgender acceptance in community spaces, the introduction of diversity curriculum into schools and the use of public money for pro-inclusivity ceremonies and symbol. Many believe Donald Trump is the rightful president.

On Oct. 13, Cyndi Sheehan, 44, filed a restraining order against Scott.

She also checked the box that says, “I fear for my physical safety (and that of others, if applicable).”

And she sought protection for her 45-year-old husband and her 15-yearold son.

“Jeffrey Scott is well connected,” she wrote. “I fear he will retaliate by attacking my family as well as myself.”

The judge ordered Scott to stay 300 yards away from Sheehan and her family members, and 20 feet away during Council meetings or other community events. Scott is not allowed to possess any firearms while the order is in place.

It is set to expire Jan. 4, 2022.

When filing for the order, Sheehan wrote that she never met Scott before his Oct. 5 outburst outside Council chambers and stated she believes he wasn’t arrested because he’s the mayor’s husband.

“I am an opinionated community activist and parent, a Conservative, who uses my civil right to speak publicly,” she wrote in the civil harassment restraining order request. “I have never threatened anyone with violence, but I have been attacked several times for my political opinion and strong stance.”

She pointed to a January 2021 series of events that led to her employer firing her.

Anonymous high school students called her boss at the real estate brokerage where she worked and she was removed from her position, she said in the court filing.

“That was the THIRD time that I have been fired from a brokerage due to my political beliefs, while in every

instance I was attacked and had video proof to back it up,” she told the court [emphasis in original].

Footage posted in early January on social media—days before the Jan. 6 breaching of the Capitol by pro-Trump protesters in Washington D.C.—shows Sheehan aggressively throwing a beverage container at one or more people on a downtown Los Gatos street.

In a video taken at the same location Sheehan posted to her YouTube channel Jan. 2, a white female smacks Sheehan’s megaphone before an Asian male jumps into the fight. Sheehan starts hitting him with a pro-Trump flag, and a white man throws the Asian male to the ground.

YouTube flagged this video as “age-restricted” for possibly being “inappropriate'' for some users. That means it can only be viewed on the company’s platform, not when shared more broadly.

A member of the Los Gatos Anti-Racism Coalition (LGARC), who declined to give their name for fear of retaliation, said they are concerned about Sheehan.

Multiple teens of minority background have alleged that Sheehan has harassed them, the coalition member said.

The source also mentioned an incident in which Sheehan threw a beverage container at one of their members, although it was unclear if they were referring to that January incident or not.

YouTube removed the commentary video Sheehan posted that captured her making personal attacks against the mayor’s family, including their son, during the Oct. 5 Council meeting— which sparked the reaction from Scott.

It was deleted “for violating YouTube’s policy on harassment and bullying,” the San Bruno-based company said.

In an interview with the Los Gatan, Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul said he found the public comment discourse “troubling” and shared his support of the mayor.

“As a society, each of us has difficult work to do in getting the best out of everyone,” he said. “For my counterpart Mayor Sayoc, I wish her and her family well."

It’s important to be able to share your views, but basic behavioral norms have to be observed, too, Paul says.

“Getting along and respecting each

other's opinions are bedrocks of our system,” he said. “I hope that we can get back to fostering those practices across the board.”

Paul adds he hopes local parents will put their differences aside so their kids can live in a happier and more peaceful world.

“We are weaker when the fabric of our free and open society is unable to handle the vigor of an exchange of ideas, but we are also weaker when we gratuitously attack others with the intent of harming them or their loved ones,” he said. “I extend my heartfelt and sincere hope that we can work together to enjoy the privilege of knowing and working together with a wide array of neighbors.”

Sayoc is the executive director of Counseling and Support Services for Youth, an organization that partners with Bay Area schools to provide mental health services to students free of charge.

She previously served as Chief Impact Officer for at-risk youth service provider Unity Care, which recently had five of its San Jose foster home licenses revoked by the Department of Social Services, according to a Bay Area News Group report.

Sheehan posted a video Monday to her YouTube channel that depicts a different woman approaching the mayor’s house with a piece of paper in her hand; it was supposedly Sheehan’s third attempt to serve Scott with court documents.

After knocking on the door, the woman walks back down the steps and erupts into a tirade.

“I will kill you—said the mayor’s husband,” she shouted provocatively.

In the Los Gatan’s audio recording of the Oct. 5 incident, the mayor’s husband appears to say no such thing. The woman outside Sayoc’s home repeated the claim multiple times.

“Mayor Sayoc, I’m so sorry for what you have caused all of us—the pain of LGBTQ and Black Lives Matter and Critical Race Theory—in our town—that’s bulls***,” she said, her voice rising to a piercing tone. “You don’t belong in this town, you aggressors.”

A video obtained by the Los Gatan shot from behind a front door screen and Halloween caution tape (that says “KEEP OUT” and “BEWARE” with a skull and bones in between), the would-be document server appeared to be a middle-aged woman.

Flanked by a white dog, the dark-haired activist was outfitted in a dark coat and a dark hat, as she stood on the sidewalk shouting across the white picket fence.

“F*** LGBTQ,” she said. “It’s a terrorist organization and has infiltrated our country with the help of Biden and Soros and John Kerry—and the Heinz family. We know all about you Mayor Sayoc. You need to leave this town. We don’t want you here.”

In the version of the encounter Sheehan posted, a female police officer is seen arriving within a couple minutes.

“Officer, I appreciate you,” the anti-Sayoc activist said, adding she sympathizes with the department’s staffing challenges in its dispatch center and shares frustrations over the more than $1 million in unfilled public safety positions remaining in the General Fund during the pandemic. “They want to take their money and not give it to you, right?”

The female officer asks if the activist had said anything the Sayoc family might have taken as threatening.

The protester admitted to using provocative language, but claimed to have been quoting Scott. The woman told the officer she believes she would’ve been arrested immediately if she’d yelled the things Scott did Oct. 5.

“I’m sorry that you guys are going through this,” the female officer said, before the protester walked away.

The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department said they were aware of the incidents and were investigating, but declined to comment further.

In Low and Cortese’s letter to Town Manager Prevetti, the pair called the recent spate of anti-Sayoc attacks “abhorrent.”

“Bullying, harassment and intimidation at public meetings are absolutely unacceptable on their own, but we were horrified to learn that the Mayor—the only person of color on the Town Council—and her family have also been targeted away from Town property,” they wrote. “This is especially alarming in light of the spike in hate crimes targeting Asian American and Pacific Islanders during the pandemic. It is incumbent on the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department to take meaningful steps in creating safe spaces for the public and elected officials.”

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WATER CONSERVATION TOOLKITS ARE AVAILABLE

THEN AND NOW Contrasting views of Lexington Reservoir show the drought’s impact and explain why San Jose Water is implementing a new, mandatory water conservation program later this month.

San Jose Water is asking its customers to voluntarily limit outdoor watering to two days per week, spokesperson Liann Walborsky said in an email.

“It’s a severe drought and we all need to do what we can since we don’t know what the winter will bring,” she said.

The town, meantime, has established a “Drought Ready LG” web page at losgatosCA.gov that has a drought calculator. The calculator asks questions about your home, then identifies things you can do to improve water efficiency. The laundry section, for instance, notes that in many homes “washing laundry accounts for nearly 25 percent of indoor use,” so people are encouraged to only wash full loads “for maximum water and energy efficiency.”

The drought page also promotes a “Home Energy Saving Toolkit” that includes free energy and water conservation items. On the water side, there are low flow showerheads, faucet aerators and toilet leak detector tablets.

“You drop the tablets into your toilet and if there’s a leak the dye changes color,” Library Director Ryan Baker

said. “There’s also a plastic bag that measures water flow and a measuring gauge that allows you to measure how much you’re wasting when you have a drip. Everything in the kit is simple to use and install—there’s nothing that’s not DIY.”

The Los Gatos Library has four toolkits people can checkout, Baker said.

Valley’s Water’s water-saving tip page, which includes information about landscaping rebates, is at watersavings.org.

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surcharges and an appeals process.

“This plan is different from the one used in the previous drought from 2015-2017,” the hearing’s registration page says.

To register, visit sjwater.com.

The impact of the drought is evident in photos of local reservoirs. For example, Lexington Reservoir was at just 18.8 percent capacity on Oct. 15.

Lexington is just one example of how reservoirs across the state are drying up.

“San Luis Reservoir (near Los Banos) is nearly empty and elk are walking on the reservoir’s bed,” said Valley Water Vice Chair Gary Kremen.

Kremen represents Valley Water District 7, which includes Los Gatos.

Valley Water supplies took a big hit when the federal government ordered Anderson Reservoir in Morgan Hill to be drained while Anderson Dam undergoes a seismic retrofit. Work on the 10-year project began in June and means Anderson is nearly empty.

“I’m calling on the federal government to allow us to store more water at Anderson,” Kremen said. “We’re in a tough situation—the first well in the county ran dry last week in (San Jose’s) Coyote Valley. We’re in a world of hurt.

Next year could be grim.”

He said there are things people can do now to start conserving, such as “taking a shower with someone.”

“More than 27 percent of our water is used by residents for ornamental landscaping, so people could cut back on that,” Kremen said. “Businesses use 31 percent, indoor residential is 27 percent and agriculture is eight percent.”

He said, too, that restaurants need to “do the right thing” by bringing back the 2015 rule of only serving water when customers ask for it.

That’s already happening in Los Gatos, with the town council voting in August to adopt an emergency drought ordinance.

“In our emergency ordinance, customers have to request their water at restaurants,” Mayor Marico Sayoc said in an email.

The ordinance also limits landscape watering to three days per week before 9am or after 5pm.

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COMMUNITY MEETING OCT. 20 ON NORTH 40 PHASE II

LOCAL SCENE

Over the past six months, the developers behind the Los Gatos North 40 project have been considering what Phase II could look like, while evaluating what would make most sense to build.

The team shared two different concepts with the Town officials and local residents: one that’s almost entirely residential; and another that offers a mix of uses (including some additional housing).

“After years of listening and actively engaging the community for the past six months, the North 40 team understands from community feedback that the mixed-used concept is the alternative that should be pursued for Phase II,” said Birgit Johnston, a spokesperson for Harmonie Park Development.

“We would like to share with you the rationale for this direction, provide more details on the concept and hear your thoughts.”

The meeting will be held over Zoom on Oct. 20 at 6pm. To access the meeting, visit bit.ly/3BVHkbl. Meeting ID: 850 4238 9550. Passcode: 784843.

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RECALL ELECTION CERTIFIED

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The Sept. 14 California Gubernatorial Recall Election has been certified in Santa Clara County, Registrar of Voters Shannon Bushey announced Oct. 14.

The majority of voters within Los Gatos voted against the recall, according to county election data, with precincts reporting between 57-74 percent of voters choosing “no.” Republican Larry Elder was also voted as the top candidate within all Los Gatos precincts.

“The Gubernatorial Recall Election was scheduled with only 70 days to conduct the election, instead of the typical six-month timeframe,” Bushey said. “Volunteers and staff worked hard to conduct an efficient election.”

The final turnout for the election totaled 638,555 ballots cast, representing 63.04 percent of the 1,012,905 registered voters. Gov. Gavin Newsom retained his office as more than 50

FINISHING TOUCHES A worker smooths a concrete walkway to a housing unit under construction at the North 40 development in northern Los Gatos. The developer will hold a virtual meeting Oct. 20 to gather input on the project’s next phase.

percent of votes casted in California were against the recall.

Countywide, about 73 percent of voters rejected the recall.

For information, visit sccvote.org

HOUSING ELEMENT UPDATE WORK BEGINS The Town of Los Gatos has begun the update process for the 2023–2031 Housing Element of the General Plan, and the public is invited to participate.

The Housing Element is a plan for housing the Town’s present and future residents. This meeting is being held to provide an opportunity for the public and the Housing Element Advisory Board to discuss the Housing Element update, major elements of the work plan and priorities.

The meeting will take place virtually on Oct. 21 at 7pm. For information, visit LosGatosCA.gov/ HousingElementUpdate

ENJOY THE OUTDOORS AT BELGATOS PARK The Parks Commission and Town of Los Gatos staff will host “Park for Parks” at Belgatos Park, 330 Belgatos Road, on Oct. 23 from 10am to 1pm.

The event will feature guided bird watching, instructor-led mountain biking, trail running clinics, interactive booths and more.

Alex Lucero and the Live Again Band will perform throughout the event.

For information, visit losgatosca.gov/2408/Events

STREET WORK WRAPPING UP All rubber cape seal and slurry seal work on Los Gatos streets for the year was completed on Oct. 12, town officials reported.

Work that remains includes permanent striping and raising/adjusting of utilities to grade.

Along Winchester Boulevard from Blossom Hill Road to Albright Way, where new Class IV bikeways with green bollards will be installed, the town is allowing the contractor to install permanent striping from 9pm to 5am through Oct. 22.

Nearby residents should anticipate minimal noise interruptions, according to town officials.

LOCAL STUDENT NAMED TO DEAN'S LIST AT PALMER COLLEGE Teneal Mofford of Los Gatos has been named to the summer 2021 quarter Dean's List at Palmer College of Chiropractic's West campus in San Jose.

Palmer College of Chiropractic has campuses in Davenport, Iowa; San Jose; and Port Orange, Fla.

Wellness Wednesday Yoga at 1440

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Saturday Supper at 1440

Connect, Learn & Become Inspired with 1440 Community Events Reconnect with yourself, friends and loved ones in the redwoods with 1440 Multiversity Community Events, presenting new learning opportunities to explore our 75-acre campus in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Immersive educational experiences including Mindful Movie nights, live music under the stars and delicious globally inspired meals comprise just a sample of our day guest learning offerings, inviting you to re-energize in the fresh mountain air at 1440.

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ON A GOOD RUN

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Los Gatos High cross country standouts Shea Elmore and Sophie Tau can be in the middle of a hard workout when they suddenly start busting out in laughter. In a sport as difficult as running—where one has to continually push their physical limits—keeping things loose and fun is essential to success.

“Sophie and I are always laughing constantly with each other and at each other,” said Elmore, the top freshman sensation who has four first-place finishes, a second and a third in six races this season. “It’s super great when we’re doing fast intervals that sometimes we can start laughing even when we’re breathing heavily. It keeps all the hard training fun.”

Tau is the Wildcats’ No. 2 runner and like Elmore has been remarkably consistent this season. The junior has a first, two seconds, a pair of fourths and an eighth-place finish out of six races. Tau has made steady improvement since her freshman year, consistently running times two to three minutes faster this season.

“Mainly it’s my mindset because I don’t think I was as serious about running as I am now,” she said. “We have a good team that motivates me and I genuinely like running now.”

Indeed, Los Gatos is not only the top-ranked team in the Central Coast Section, but in Northern California, according to crosscountryexpress. com. The Wildcats have a crop of talented freshmen including Tatum Pyle and Sarina Salzer-Swartz, who finished eighth and ninth, respectively, in the second league meet of the season on Oct. 5.

Senior Fiona Herron finished 14th and was the team’s fifth and final scoring runner as Los Gatos totaled a low of 38 points to best Los Altos by 13 positions. Sophomores Abigail

Zolla (23rd) and Kate Herron (27th) provided strong support in a field of 94 runners.

“Everyone on the team enjoys each other's company, and we all really love running and that plays a big role (in the team’s success),” Tau said. “We motivate and inspire each other, and we’re close knit. Shea has played a big role in my improvement. She’s so fast and I look up to her so much.”

Elmore echoed similar sentiments: “It’s super fun being on this team and I love going to practices. It’s probably one of the best parts of my day.”

Elmore entered high school with a strong running resume, so it’s not a surprise to see her winning races. However, Elmore said she’s been pleasantly surprised in how she’s performed against ultra-tough competition. The Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza Division is one of the toughest in the CCS, and boasts one of the best individuals in Palo Alto High junior Elizabeth Fetter.

In the first league meet of the season on Sept. 21 at Baylands, Elmore edged Fetter by half a second over the 3.1mile course. The two were hip on hip virtually the entire way, with Elmore barely outkicking Fetter in the final 10 meters.

“I’ve actually had that happen (near photo finish) a bunch of times in my races in the past, and it’s always fun when it happens,” Elmore said. “I usually have a really good kick, and it comes down to the lean at the finish line and I love that.”

Elmore went sub-12 minutes at the season-opening 2.0-mile Firebird Invitational and established a season-best time of 17:57.6 over 3.1 miles at the first league meet on Sept. 21.

Elmore has a goal to win league and CCS titles, both as an individual and the team.

Her future in the sport was cemented at an early age. Elmore started doing the mile run in the fifth grade, when she clocked in at 6 minutes, 35 seconds. It was at that point when she

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Elmore, Tau keep things fast and fun

THEY’RE FAST Shea Elmore and Sophie Tau are the top runners for a Los Gatos High girls cross country team that is ranked No. 1 in the Central Coast Section and Northern California. joined a running club. The next year, she lowered her time in the mile to 5:55.

As a seventh grader, she hit 5:15.

Both of Elmore’s parents are runners and she would tag along with them on runs starting in elementary school.

“I never liked being left home so I would force myself to go along with them,” she said.

Tau realized she was faster than most of her peers while in grade school, when, during games of tag, teachers and fellow students would comment on her speed. Still, she was a bit intimidated at first upon meeting Elmore, knowing the times the freshman had posted.

“I heard about her crazy fast times and was amazed,” Tau said. “But we

only needed to do one run together to connect. She’s a very fun person to be around so we’re all lucky to have her on the team.”

Whenever a workout or race gets tough, Tau reminds herself how good she will feel after completing them.

“There’s always going to be that looming desire to stop, especially if you’re not having a good run,” she said.

“So it’s nice to be able to think about how I will feel after finishing. I also remind myself I need to finish and do my role on the team because every person matters for points.”

Like Elmore, Tau got into running at an early age, entering her first San Jose Turkey Trot 5K when she was 8 or 9 years old. She’s finished the Turkey Trot every year since.

RIPP’S PERSEVERANCE PAYS OFF Robert Eliason

Los Gatos High senior to play at Boise State Emanuel Lee, Sports Reporter

ALWAYS IN PURSUIT Wildcats senior Jake Ripp has been an impact player on both offense and defense as a tight end and linebacker, respectively.

‘I learned resilience through this.’

Jake Ripp This summer, Ripp either did a private workout in front of coaches or a camp at the following universities: UC Davis, San Jose State, Sacramento State, Cal, UCLA, Boise State and Arizona. Sometimes, the camps and workouts would fall on consecutive days, making the process draining at times.

“I learned resilience through this,” he said. “A lot of times I’d have to fly in at night, wake up early the next morning, go to camp and then get ready for another camp the next day. You learn to deal with stress just knowing these things happen for a reason.”

RIPP EFFECT Los Gatos High senior linebacker and tight end Jake Ripp had a whirlwind summer participating in college camps and workouts which resulted in him accepting an offer to play at Boise State.

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fensive linemen off me, so I don’t have a lot of pressure on me to make a play.”

Ripp said the key to the team’s success is everyone is sticking to their role and not trying to play hero ball.

“I just stick to my keys and do what I’ve been coached up to do, and not get caught up in everything the offense throws at you,” he said. “It’s all about being in proper alignment and doing your assignment—that is what our coaches always teach us.”

In addition to being a standout linebacker, Ripp has made a huge impact on the offensive side of the ball as well.

He’s been a major weapon in the red zone, as six of his 13 catches have been for touchdowns. But as a tight end, he takes the most pride in physically dominating his opponents.

“Having a pancake block is always super fun and satisfying,” he said.

“There’s not as much glory as scoring a touchdown, but you can’t beat the feeling of delivering a pancake block, then helping the guy up, say good play and do it again. I love it.”

Jake Ripp via Boise State athletics

When Jake Ripp was attending a half-dozen football camps and doing solo workouts in front of college coaches this past summer, he didn’t have to look far for advice.

His mom, Katy, played college and professional volleyball and knew everything her son was going through.

Katy traveled with Jake on the whirlwind recruiting process and was there every step of the way.

“We’d get sick of each other at times, but it was awesome having her by my side,” said Jake, a senior linebacker and tight end for a Los Gatos High team that entered the week at 8-0 overall and 4-0 in the Santa Clara Valley League’s De Anza Division. “My mom would give me advice and help me a lot through the entire process.

She was really helpful in the stressful moments when I got worked up over some things.”

Ripp did a combination of camps and workouts and came out of it with a handful of athletic scholarship packages. But once Boise State offered, the 6-foot-3, 215-pounder couldn’t refuse, giving a verbal commitment to the school in the first week of August.

Turns out, Katy was overjoyed her son had chosen to be a Bronco.

“Her best friend’s nephew is a starting safety there and doing great,” Jake said. “We’re family friends with them and my mom wanted me to check out Boise State in my freshman year.”

Ripp is an integral part of a Los Gatos squad that ranks among the best in the entire Bay Area. The team’s defense has been particularly stingy, allowing just 10 points per game, including three consecutive shutouts in league play. Ripp credited his fellow linebackers and defensive linemen including Bennett Grado, Nicolas Ramos, Andrew Rogers, Tate Schweitzer, Trent Steiner and Jack Saul for allowing him free rein to make plays.

“We all play well together, and it’s awesome to be a part of that,” he said.

“We have a lot of tough and fast D linemen who have been getting the of-

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Article inspires generational transfer of musical instrument Contributed

Boy gifted with Italianmade antique accordion

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When Virginia Primon was a shy teenager in the 1950s, playing accordion was something that got her onto a community float, to serenade people along the streets of San Jose during a community parade.

After going to college to become a teacher, she just didn’t have time for it anymore. And it was really too heavy for her anyways.

“I loved playing accordion,” said Primon, who now lives in Los Gatos and will celebrate her 80th birthday later this month. “I’ve turned to playing the piano now.”

She’d begun getting rid of her old sheet music, while the antique accordion languished in storage.

But when Primon picked up the Sept. 29 issue of the Los Gatan and read the story of Colin Kennedy, the 11-year-old local boy who was recently honored with a scholarship by the prestigious Cotati Accordion Festival, she knew it was time to give her treasured item a reprise.

“I read about Colin Kennedy in the Los Gatos paper today. I have an accordion that I think he should have,” she wrote to Michael Zampiceni, Kennedy’s teacher. “I played it when I was a young woman, then it became too heavy for me and I could no longer play it.”

Dallape is a genuine Italian accordion manufacturer which has been in the business since 1876. Its models can fetch thousands of dollars on the used market.

The accordion weighs about 25 pounds—much heavier than the Scandalli model Kennedy currently plays, which is just 15 pounds.

When Zampiceni reached Colin’s mother Natasha Lyukevich, she understood the weight of what this meant for her son.

“This gift is a great honor, inspiration, and responsibility for Colin,” she said. “Colin will have to grow into it.”

They drove across town to Primon’s home to go pick it up.

“I was just blown away by it,” Kennedy said. “Then, she started telling us

‘BLOWN AWAY’ Colin Kennedy holds a 1950s-era Dallape accordion donated to him by Virginia Primon. about the accordion.”

Primon’s mother paid about $1,000 for the instrument back when she lived in the Rose Garden area of San Jose, she explains.

“She never should have got it because it was way too heavy,” Primon said, adding it was her accordion teacher who’d talked her parents into the Italian brand. “It meant a lot to me.”

Primon studied at the Figone Accordion School under Lou Figone and Angelo Sparacino, who were known around the region for regular performances on “The Italian Hour,” and other radio shows—like the “Farm

Report” in Watsonville.

“I loved it,” Primon said, looking back to her younger years. “I belonged to the accordion band.”

Lyukevich said her son was excited to be recognized for his musical passion. She knows this is the beginning of a new journey—restoring an antique.

“It needs to air out,” she said, adding it exudes history and soul. “It definitely feels like it needs to be brought back to life.”

Colin couldn’t be happier about this chance to delve into Italian history, second-hand.

“Not only did she give us this accor-

dion, but she also gave us this folder with all this old sheet music,” he said, adding one was actually by his teacher’s father—who composed the song he performed recently in Cotati. “It’s just amazing.”

Colin said he just wants to be the best accordion player he can be, and says the first step to nursing the Dallape back to health will be to let his teacher examine the priceless possession.

“I’m really looking forward to playing it,” he said. “My focus right now isn’t on expanding my horizons—it’s on refining my skills.”

POLICE BLOTTER Arnold Breit

OCT. 10

• A man was arrested for being in possession of unlawful paraphernalia on the 500 block of Blossom Hill Road at 1:27am.

• A Las Astas Drive resident reported that a Porsche sped by her house at “80 mph” at 3:43pm.

It was later placed into a “racing trailer.”

• Police received a report of a battery on the 100 block of North Santa Cruz Avenue at 9:30pm.

OCT. 11

• A truck was reported stolen on Lark Avenue and South Turner Street.

• No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle collision on Los Gatos Boulevard and Lark Avenue at 6:10pm.

OCT. 12

• Police received a report of mailbox theft on Oakhurst Drive.

• A vehicle was burglarized in a parking lot on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road.

• A motorcyclist’s arm was broken after they were struck by a vehicle on Los Gatos Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road at 11:25am.

• A vehicle was burglarized on Park Avenue and West Main Street.

OCT. 15

• Someone broke a window of a business on the first block of University Avenue.

OCT. 16

• A vehicle was reported stolen on the 100 block of North Santa Cruz Avenue.

• A person reported that, for the past month, their neighbor on Los Gatos-Almaden Road has been idling their motorcycle for 20 to 30 minutes every morning before taking off.

• A driver of a minivan crashed into a business on the 100 block of Los Gatos-Saratoga Road at 7:19pm, causing major damage to the building. No injuries were reported.

• No injuries were reported in a two-vehicle collision on Los Gatos Boulevard and Nino Avenue at 4:39pm.

• Four suspects stole six packs of alcohol from a business on the 15500 block of Union Avenue at 7:59pm.

• A catalytic converter was stolen from a vehicle parked on Las Astas Drive.

• Live Oak Manor Park was vandalized with graffiti.

OCT. 14

• Minor injuries were reported in a vehicle collision on Lark Avenue and Los Gatos Boulevard at 7:38am.

Information is compiled from public records released by the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department.

FIRST FRIDAYS

Beta Space: Trevor Paglen Opening Celebration

Friday, November 5 | Free admission 6–9pm Attend the opening celebration of Beta Space: Trevor Paglen, featuring the artist’s first sound commission—There Will Come Soft Rains (2021), installed in SJMA’s historic clocktower and resounding into the streets of downtown San José.

Late nite bites + cash bar at el cafecito by Mezcal.

110 South Market Street

New Hours: Fri–Sun, 11am–6pm

Image: Interior view of the Museum’s Nels Johnson Century Tower Clock, the site of the sound installation, high above downtown San José since 1908. Installation will sound on the hour daily between 8am and 8pm.

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• A stolen vehicle was recovered on University Avenue and Andrews Street at 5:17am.

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Ada County Sheriff ’s Office releases details of monthslong investigation Drew Penner, Reporter

The woman who threw alcoholfueled parties for teens at her Los Gatos mansion, where sex was encouraged, arrived back in Santa Clara County yesterday after being extradited from Idaho, authorities said.

Shannon O’Connor is scheduled to be arraigned today at 1:30pm.

On Oct. 9 police in Star, Idaho, arrested O’Connor (aka Shannon Bruga) at her new home there, on the 39-charge California warrant, which includes sexual battery and child endangerment.

She was booked into the Ada County Jail on a $900,000 bond.

The sexual activity she allowed to go on during the pandemic-era parties was “sometimes non-consensual,” according to prosecutors, who claim she even watched on some occasions.

Detectives in the Ada County Sheriff ’s Office (ACSO) began their investigation earlier this summer after hearing from a local family that O'Connor was considering relocating to Treasure Valley.

Investigators feared O’Connor might be throwing parties in Ada County, too.

According to Sheriff ’s Office officials, the reporting family originally connected with O’Connor over the internet and later met her in the Boise area this spring, when she was house-hunting in Idaho.

When the family learned about the California sexual abuse investigation, looking into reports she bought teens vodka and other alcohol, gave them condoms, and discouraged them from telling their parents about the parties, they tried to sever ties, authorities said.

They told detectives that’s when O’Connor started harassing them.

The Idaho investigation was still underway when Santa Clara prosecutors issued the arrest warrant.

“When ACSO detectives went to Bruga’s house to arrest her…there

were 10 underage boys and two girls at her home–most of whom spent the night there,” an ACSO release reads.

“Detectives contacted the parents of those teens and later released them.”

Deputies declared O’Connor’s two teenage sons to be in “imminent danger” and placed them in the custody of the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

O’Connor has not been charged in Idaho and was released from ACSO custody Tuesday morning, Patrick Orr, a spokesperson for the agency, confirmed.

Anyone with information is asked to call 208.577.3704 or send an email to ahagemanturner@adacounty.id.gov.

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WOMAN ACCUSED OF THROWING ALCOHOL-FUELED PARTIES FOR TEENS ARRESTED IN IDAHO

O’CONNOR’S HOUSE Investigators say Shannon O’Connor was holding alcohol-fueled sex parties for teens at this home on Arroyo Del Rancho Road in Los Gatos.

CALENDAR

The Los Gatos Library will host a virtual Arabic-English bilingual storytime on Oct. 21 at 11am. → facebook.com/losgatoslibrary

STOMPBOX Stompbox, performing mashups and medleys, will perform at Number 1 Broadway, 102 South Santa Cruz Ave. #B (Upstairs), on Oct. 22. Doors open at 7pm, with music starting at 9pm. → number1broadway.com/events/ stompbox-2

HIROSHIMA Asian-influenced Jazz band Hiroshima will perform at Montalvo Arts Center, 15400 Montalvo Road in Saratoga, on Oct. 22 at 7:30pm.

Their sound is described as falling somewhere between R&B, pop, world music, salsa and jazz, while integrating Japanese instruments and musical traditions. Tickets are $72 for premier, or $67 for reserved. → bit.ly/3n6ZRLD

SHIFT / WORK New Museum Los Gatos is partnering with the San Jose Woman’s Club to present SHIFT / work in support of its current exhibition, Sawyer Rose: Carrying Stones. Rose will lead the conversation and explore the question: How much work do you actually do in a day? The in-person event takes place Oct. 23 from 1-2pm at 106 East Main St. General admission is $10, or free for NUMU members. → numulosgatos.org/events/ october-shift/work

ELECTRIC X Electric X, performing dance, pop and rock hits, will perform at Number 1 Broadway, 102 South Santa Cruz Ave. #B (Upstairs), on Oct. 23. Doors open at 7pm, with music starting at 9pm. → number1broadway.com/events/ electric-x-7

THE KIWANIS CLUB OF LOS GATOS The club meets the first three Thursdays of the month at noon at Flights Restaurant, 165 Saratoga-Los Gatos Road #5306. First two Thursdays of the month feature guest speakers.

BLUES JAM Little Lou's BBQ, 2455 S. Winchester Blvd. in Campbell, hosts the Blues Jam on Thursdays from 6-9pm. → littlelousbbq.com/calender

PUBLIC MEETINGS Town Council The Los Gatos Town Council meets virtually on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7pm. Next meeting: Nov. 2. → losgatosca.gov/16/Town-Council Planning Commission The Los Gatos Planning Commission meets virtually on the second and fourth Wednesday of the month at 7pm. Next meeting: Oct. 27. → losgatosca.gov/189/ Planning-Commission Santa Clara County Supervisors The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meets virtually on Tuesdays at 9am. → bit.ly/3oy2Zmq Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District The board meets every other Tuesday at 5pm. Next meeting: Oct. 26. → bit.ly/3DaJRi9 Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees The board meets monthly at either 6:30pm or 4pm. Next meeting: Nov. 18.

For a schedule, visit bit.ly/3oywlRA Other Town commissions The Town of Los Gatos has various committees that serve as advisory bodies for the Town Council.

For information and a schedule of meetings, visit losgatosca.gov/12/ Boards-Commissions-Committees

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HISTORIC HOME WITH MULTIPLE ADUS This property close to downtown Los Gatos includes an historic single-family home with two Accessory Dwelling Units onsite.

Located at 39 Reservoir Road, each of the three homes has two bedrooms, one bathroom and a washer and dryer.

The original two-story home was built between 1876-1888, and is in need of some TLC, a listing by Sereno states. Combined with the attached one-story ADU, the building is 2,100 square feet.

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RESERVOIR ROAD Trees surround this historic property near downtown Los Gatos.

The detached home was built in the late 1980s, and features a large deck and two-vehicle garage.

A variety of trees grow on the property, including plum, walnut, almond, oak, pine and others.

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