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INTERFAITH EVENT DEMONSTRATES UNITY FOR THANKSGIVING Attendees touched by story of refugees from Afghanistan

Reopening date is unknown after Goetz family donates facility

Drew Penner, Reporter

The eight churches that make up the Los Gatos Interfaith Council prepared for months for their annual Thanksgiving service.

Coordinator Lorraine Hepworth said this year’s event— held a-week-and-a-day early, to allow people planning to travel to attend—was a powerful showcase of unity in turbulent times.

"Oh, it was just marvelous,” she said. “It was very uplifting.”

The Thanksgiving service rotates between Baha’i Faith of Los Gatos, Congregation Shir Hadash, Jewish Silicon Valley, Los Gatos United Methodist Church, Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos, St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—which hosted this time.

Last year’s version was online-only because of Covid-19 restrictions.

Starting at 7pm on Nov. 18, Latter-day Saints Bishop Jeff Cole gave the welcome, with Cindy Harmer playing the ➝Interfaith, 8

TOWN TAKES OVER ICONIC DOWNTOWN MOVIE THEATER Judy Peterson, Reporter

The Los Gatos Theatre has been shuttered since the pandemic began but plans are now underway for it to reopen as a town-owned facility.

The Goetz family, which bought the theater in 2011, has donated the iconic moviehouse to Los Gatos. The donation was unanimously accepted by the town council at its Nov. 16 meeting.

“This is a treasure for Los Gatos,” Mayor Marico Sayoc said.

The theater at 41 N. Santa Cruz Ave. opened in 1915 and has been rebuilt several times: it burned down in 1929 and ➝ Theater, 6

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DOWNTOWN ICON The Los Gatos Theatre will be under new management when it reopens, as the Goetz family has donated it to the town, along with two adjacent retail shops.

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BEVMO! SECURES PERMIT FOR PAVILION SHOPPING CENTER LOCATION Drew Penner, Reporter

Since Pier 1 Imports filed for bankruptcy in 2020, the Blossom Hill Pavilion Shopping Center has been seeking a stable tenant to occupy 11,212 square feet of retail space at Los Gatos Boulevard and Blossom Hill Road.

On Nov. 10, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve a Conditional Use Permit for Beverages & More, Inc.—better known as BevMo!—for that location.

The company submitted documents requesting to eventually sell food, toiletries, rapid Covid-19 tests and other household goods 24 hours a day, and to sell alcohol from 6am until 2am.

BevMo! also requested in-store hours of 7am to 11pm.

But Commissioner Melanie Hanssen wondered aloud about the proposed hours.

“I know we have some relatively newer commissioners…11pm is rather late for every night of the week—at least here in Los Gatos,” she said. “Do we have other CUPs for similar retail or food establishments, or whatnot, that go until 11 o’clock every day of the week?”

Joel Paulson, community development director, said other grocery stores actually stay open 24 hours a day, not just for delivery.

Greg Endom of Beverages and More, Inc. said the business was only planning to stay open that late during the busiest times of the year, but submitted the application with those hours for simplicity’s sake.

“We’ve been around for 25 years,” he said. “Since Day 1 we’ve set the gold standard for being an alcohol retailer.”

The company doesn’t hire anyone under 21 in order to alleviate peer pressure concerns, Endom said.

“We’re a specialty beverage retailer, he said. “We want to provide a clean and well-lit, and pleasant, shopping environment.”

The company is continually updating its age-verification protocols, he added, “so that we ensure the dreaded sale-to-minor doesn’t happen.”

Hanssen said she’s “quite sure” children from the middle school will attempt to go into BevMo! store.

BEVMO APPROVED The Blossom Hill Pavilion Shopping Center used to be home to a Pier 1 Imports location, until the company filed for bankruptcy. Planning commissioners voted Nov. 10 to approve a permit for specialty-alcohol retailer BevMo!, which plans to offer 24-hour delivery of household goods from the store at 636 Blossom Hill Road.

Endom said one of its locations operates out of the same center as a school, and they are laser-focused on preventing this kind of illegal activity.

“The employees are very much ‘on guard’ for that very event,” Endom said, referring to how people under 21 aren’t even allowed inside. “They’re not our customer.”

According to company data, BevMo! had 15,000 customer visits from residents living in the 95032 zip code in 2019, with 9,000 of those logged at the Camden store alone.

“I didn’t even look at the other Los Gatos zip codes,” Endom said. “Clearly there is a large percentage of town residents that are shopping in our store outside the town, so that was a real eye-opener for us. We don’t see that that often.”

Commissioner Jeffrey Barnett disclosed he knows Endom, but pledged to make an impartial decision nonetheless.

The Planning Commission is allowed to issue a Conditional Use Permit if it finds the business conforms to zoning rules, is convenient, is not detrimental to the public, and conforms to the General Plan and Town Code.

BevMo would add to the mix of shops in the area, keep people from driving further afield for the specialty

alcohol for sale, and provide employment opportunities in town, according to the applicant.

Planning staff found the business, as proposed, wouldn’t conflict with the Town’s design standards, since it would be located in a vacant spot once occupied by Pier 1.

The business expects to hire 15-20 staff, with the possibility of additional workers being brought on during the holidays.

Writing in opposition, Katie Piro, who identified herself as a mom, a small business owner and a long-time Los Gatos resident, said another chain store in the area would clog streets.

“Our town has suffered and suffered with new projects, especially on Los Gatos Blvd.,” she wrote. “The beach traffic is so bad on Los Gatos Blvd. and on Blossom Hill Rd. during the summer.”

She also worried about the impact on Raymond J. Fisher Middle School students.

“All you have to do is drive by this location at 3:30pm on a weekday to see the number of our middle school children that spend time here,” she wrote.

“It would be dangerous for the kids.”

No one spoke during the public hearing besides the applicant.

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Council has authorized $125,037 to replace three police cruisers that are nearly four years old and have an average of 60,000 miles on their odometers.

The money to purchase the vehicles from Folsom Lake Ford, voted on during the regularly scheduled Nov. 16 meeting, will come out of the Equipment Replacement Fund.

The amount was already approved via the Town’s 2021/22 Operating Budget.

The buy is based on a formal bid process completed by the State of California Department of General Services, which allows municipalities to purchase vehicles through their process.

Town officials referred to Los Gatos’ Vehicle and Equipment Acquisition and Replacement Policy to decide which assets were up for replacement.

According to the policy, patrol vehicles are to be replaced once they’re three years old or travel 85,000 miles.

“With the current backlog of computer chips along with the delays caused by the pandemic, lead times for purchasing and equipping vehicles have greatly increased, resulting in increased age and mileage,” said Parks & Streets Superintendent Jim Harbin in a report to Council, adding the hybrid SUVs will be more climate-friendly than other options. “While stopped, the lithium hybrid batteries power lights, radios, laptops, and other on-board electrical demands.”

The Town also adopted a resolution to accept $200,000 from the State’s Supplemental Law Enforcement Services Fund.

Council voted to put Los Gatos’ half toward frontline police operations and services, with Monte Sereno’s half to go toward “contractually required” traffic enforcement.

MASSOL AVENUE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING COMPLETED UNDER BUDGET

Despite delays related to the availability of utility install services from PG&E and San Jose Water, Tennyson Electric’s pedestrian crossing work at Massol Avenue and Highway 9 came in under budget, according to Town Engi-

neer WooJae Kim’s report to Council.

The company originally beat out two other companies to get the job, with a $394,550 bid ($328,792 plus a 20% contingency).

The Massol Avenue warning beacon was upgraded to be more visible.

A landscaped median was installed on Highway 9 near the crosswalk to help reduce vehicle speeds.

A speed-feedback sign, a streetlight for the crosswalk and green bike lanes were added as well.

ActiveWayz Engineering charged $41,715. Signet Testing charged $12,323. PG&E charged $5,485.

Tennyson finished everything, plus did a few extra tasks, for $342,902.89— $51,647.51 under their total bid price.

FIRST-QUARTER INVESTMENT REPORT

Los Gatos’ investment portfolio made less money in the first quarter this fiscal year than during the same period in 2020—but it still outperformed the Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF).

According to Town Finance Director Stephen Conway’s Nov. 8 report to the Finance Commission, as of Sept. 30, Los Gatos’ weighted portfolio yield was 1.27%, while the LAIF’s was just .21%.

However, this was 59 points lower than during the first quarter of 2020, when Los Gatos’ investments were bringing in returns of 1.86%.

Staff had been tracking how LAIF’s yields continued to drop steadily, during the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020/2021. They worked with Los Gatos’ investment advisor to replace maturing investments with shorter-term ones (with two-to-three-year maturity dates).

“These investments capture current yields that exceed the rates expected to be earned in the State Local Agency Investment Fund (LAIF) pool during that same time period,” Conway said in the report. “The State LAIF pool typically lags the market when current market yields are either increasing or decreasing.”

Los Gatos is also monitoring the Federal Reserve’s decision to slow-up on buying back US Treasuries, as well as increasing inflation estimates, he added.

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again in the 1970s and was seriously damaged by the ’89 earthquake.

It was purchased by the Goetz family in 2011 as a philanthropic project.

Family patriarch Jim Goetz is a partner at Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm. He led Sequoia’s investment in the WhatsApp business messaging service that was bought by Facebook in 2014 for $16 billion. He also sits on Intel’s board of directors.

In 2012, the Los Gatos Theatre went dark as the Goetz family made plans to renovate the space and return it to its Art Deco heyday.

Although the Goetz family would never say how much the two-year renovation cost, it was extensive: the interior was gutted and the old building was seismically retrofitted to meet earthquake standards.

The theater re-opened in April 2014, showing first-run movies and providing a space that community groups could lease for things such as live music, comedy and theater performances.

Opening week activities included a Los Gatos High School fashion show and a screening of “The Farmer & The Chef,” a documentary about Los Gatos restaurateur David Kinch and farmer Cynthia Sandberg.

Both activities reflected the Goetz family’s vision that the theater would be a “historical, community-focused anchor of our town.”

That same vision holds today and is outlined in the donation agreement, Assistant Town Manager Arn Andrews said.

He met recently with the owners of the CineLux theater chain to better understand “what film distribution looks like.”

The town plans to hire a management company to oversee day-today operations and programming and manage the two at-market retail spaces that bookend the theater.

“I think there will be a time for community engagement when we can partner with the right management group to make sure there are other opportunities for programming the theater outside of programs for ticket sales,” Andrews said. “That’s when we can work with groups like the Chamber and the school districts.”

Long-time resident John Shepardson said he was “stunned” at the Goetz family’s generosity.

“I attended the theater when I was a

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‘WE WILL RETURN’ The Town of Los Gatos plans to hire a management company to oversee operations and programming of the Los Gatos Theatre, so it’s too soon to say when it will reopen. little kid,” he said. “I saw two films and a cartoon in between, and y’know candy and all that, so the idea of a children’s theater or films for children resonates with me.”

Councilmember Matthew Hudes wondered if the town should develop a backup plan “should the pre-Covid business model prove unsustainable.”

Andrews replied, “The Goetz family did provide financials for 2018 and 2019 and it is a successful business model…which was not necessarily only as a for-profit business.”

The town did not provide the previous years’ financials, Andrews saying only that the retail income “was not included as theater income” and “the theater also paid fair rent to the (parent) company to illustrate the actual cost of operations.”

He added that the Goetz’s were particularly proud of the fact that most employees were high school students.

The dollar value of the donation has not been quantified, Andrews saying the Goetz’s are performing appraisals and “the town will utilize the figure for financial asset reporting purposes.”

The first step toward reopening happens soon, when the town issues a “Request for Proposals” asking potential operators to submit business plans.

Until that happens, there’s no word on an actual reopening date.

Attempts to reach Alicia Goetz, who managed the theater’s renovation and operations, were unsuccessful.

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EIGHT CHURCHES HOST ANNUAL THANKSGIVING EVENT

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“Prayer of Thanksgiving” on the organ.

Members of Jewish Family Services of Silicon Valley also attended, as did Vice Mayor Rob Rennie.

Several teenagers helped with greeting and ushering.

Zion’s Youth Choir sang “I Believe”

by Mark Miller, followed by an address from Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos Rev. Erica Rader.

The theme of this year’s service was “gratitude,” which Hepworth said helped put the focus back on counting our blessings.

There were about 200 attendees in person and 55 on Zoom.

“We live in a world now that is so turned upside-down, there’s so much negativity around us,” she said. “This is a coming together—working to help people.”

The service stressed the importance of helping people, and stamping out disharmony.

“No matter what you believe in, we still have a lot of commonalities,” she said. “We’re concerned about each other, and we want to support each other.”

The event also raised about $3,500 for Jewish Family Services’ Emergency Fund for Afghan Refugees.

Hepworth explained that the organization does incredible work for newcomers fleeing desperate situations.

“They help them to get housing,” she said. “They help them to get food and try to get them situated, working with government branches that are available.”

But the assistance doesn’t stop there.

“They have English classes,” she said. “They try to get them acclimated to the communities in which they’re going to live.”

Hepworth recalled a woman she met whose first job in America was at a dollar store, who later was able to secure a better job after getting her feet on the ground.

“They’re not here for a free handout,” she said. “They’re here to make a life and contribute, which is really admirable.”

The highlight of the Thanksgiving service was the couple who described the harrowing days escaping from their native land of Afghanistan in the

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TOGETHER About 200 people attended this year’s Interfaith Thanksgiving event in-person at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, with 55 tuning in via Zoom. The Nov. 18 event was held a week earlier than normal to allow participants to travel again for the official holiday.

The service stressed the importance of helping people, and stamping out disharmony. The event also raised about $3,500 for Jewish Family Services’ Emergency Fund for Afghan Refugees. waning days of the U.S. occupation.

“It was very heartwarming,” she said, of the speakers from Kabul. “I think many people were touched by their experience.”

The couple talked about the chaos of their hometown airport as the American military pulled out quickly, and about leaving their families be-

hind—not knowing when they might get to see them again.

“This was a young couple with a bright future ahead of them,” Hepworth said. “They talked a little bit about their experience trying to get to the airport.”

The event was supposed to last for an hour, but it ended up going over by

15 minutes.

It included songs from the Primary Children’s Chorus, as well as Patty McNeil and Carlo Armijo of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception.

Rabbi Hugh Seid-Valencia of Jewish Silicon Valley and Rabbi P.J. Schwartz, of Shir Hadash, also spoke, and Rev. Ricardo Avila, of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, gave the Thanksgiving reading.

Baha’i Faith of Los Gatos’ Chris and Loren French sang “A Unity Prayer,” Cantor Rachelle Nelson of Shir Hadash performed “Modim Anachnu Lach” and Rev. David Watermulder of the Presbyterian Church of Los Gatos gave the closing prayer.

“It was quite a program,” Hepworth said. “There was just such a wonderful unity.”

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“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”

-JOHN F. KENNEDY As we look back on 2021, I am grateful I am able to serve my wonderful clients and community and wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday.

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SPORTS

LOS GATOS WATER POLO GOALIE TANDEM HEADED TO NEXT LEVEL Robert Eliason

Holland signs with UC Davis and King with Stanford

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Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor

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Lucy Holland and Jackie King grew up playing for the same water polo teams, culminating at Los Gatos High, where they split time at goalie. Even though both were college prospects early in their high school careers, they never let their individual ambition get in the way of the team’s goals.

“Both of us are competitive people, we want to win and we want to do well, but the most important thing is we wanted to see the team do well and both of us knew whatever decision coach Don (Appleton) made, we would work hard to get into that spot,” Holland said.

King (Stanford) and Holland (UC Davis) recently signed their national letter of intents to play in college, which will force the close friends to go their separate ways. However, they’ll no doubt stay in touch and keep track of each other’s careers because they’ve been on quite a journey since meeting each other in the second or third grade.

Both players were able to get recruited during their junior Covid year because they had plenty of game film available and were already on the radar of college coaches. As an eighth-grader, King vividly remembers being in goal for a Stanford youth club team practice with the U18 squad when the Stanford women’s water polo coach walked onto the pool deck.

“We were doing a drill and he was standing right behind me, and I remember blocking an open shot by one of the best players and I could hear him say, ‘Nice block,’” King said. “That was the first time I realized maybe they knew who I was.”

Holland, King and Emily Gouldrup—a senior on the girls volleyball team—all did a ceremonial signing at

GOOD TO BE KING Los Gatos High senior Jackie King has signed a letter of intent to play water polo at Stanford University.

King and fellow goalie Lucy Holland helped lead the Wildcats to the CCS Open Division playoffs.

King’s house with friends and family members in attendance. Incidentally, both Holland and King are avid lacrosse players. While Holland knew water polo would be her best sport, it took a turn of events for that to crystallize with King.

When King was in the fifth grade, she injured her Achilles tendon and had to be in a soft boot for a couple of months. She wasn’t allowed to wear cleats or run at that time, during which Holland’s dad told her to try out water polo because it’s less stressful on the feet.

“So I signed up for the summer program Lucy was doing and never stopped,” King said.

Appleton was effusive in his praise

for his goalie tandem as they showed leadership by example with their unselfish play and team-first attitude.

No doubt the UC Davis and Stanford coaches noticed that when they were recruiting Holland and King, respectively.

Both Holland and King are 4.0plus GPA students, and Holland appreciated the fact the Davis coaches emphasized the student aspect in student-athlete.

“I’m not only going to play high level water polo, but I’m going to college to get a quality education,” Holland said.

Holland and King both have the physical tools to play at the next level, but they’ve demonstrated strong character, something that college coaches

are keen on.

“They (Stanford coaches) talked a lot about me being a good teammate and how supportive and kind I am and want everyone to succeed,” King said.

Holland and King credited the loved ones around them who provided support throughout the entire process.

They’ve come a long way, attending Blossom Hill Elementary and Fisher Middle School together, and next spring will graduate from Los Gatos High.

“I don’t know if we ever talked about college when we were kids, but both of us wanted to keep playing and see where we wanted to go,” Holland said.

“We were both committed to it the whole time.”

GOULDRUP, SLOVER ARE DIVISION I TALENTS File photo

Los Gatos volleyball standouts get the job done Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor

The Lafayette coaches reached out to Gouldrup this past summer after watching her play at a Triple Crown showcase tournament. Even though Lafayette is a D-1 program, Gouldrup wasn’t familiar with the university.

However, as she got to learn about the school and the program, she knew it was the place where she wanted to spend her next four years after high school.

“It’s great because this is the culmination of all the hard work you put

into getting recruited,” she said. “I’ve been dedicated to volleyball since I was 8 years old, so it’s definitely been a long journey, and it’s nice to finally have all that finalized for my future.”

Gouldrup did a signing ceremony with water polo players Lucy Holland and Jackie King on Nov. 10. Holland and King have been friends since the second or third grade, and Gouldrup has been friends with them since the sixth grade.

“It’s amazing because you really don’t expect to meet people in the sixth grade and then see all of us finish our journeys at the D-1 level,” Gouldrup said, referring to Holland signing with UC Davis and King with Stanford. “It’s pretty insane.”

Slover earned an offer from UC Santa Barbara after taking an official visit there in August, a week after club nationals. She had been talking to several schools, but the Gauchos were the first ones to schedule Slover for an official visit.

“I stayed with the team, watched practices and after that they offered,” Slover said. “I fell in love with the program, the people and the school. It was pretty perfect.”

The 6-foot-2 Slover is a big-time talent, having led Los Gatos to the 2019

CIF State Championships Division II title game as a freshman. This past season Slover showed her versatility by taking on a different role as she was recovering from surgery on her labrum and rotator cuff.

Slover played setter for the first half of the season and then transitioned

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Together, they’ve made for quite a combination, whether it was playing for the Wildcats or for the renowned Vision club program.

DIGGING IT Wildcats senior Emily Gouldrup provided stellar defense and leadership as a libero for a Los Gatos High team that advanced to a CIF NorCal Division I regional semifinal this season.

TOP FLIGHT TALENT Los Gatos High junior Hannah Slover was highly recruited

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The Los Gatos High girls volleyball team advanced all the way to the CIF NorCal Division I regional semifinals this season, utilizing a deep roster filled with talent at every position.

That included senior libero Emily Gouldrup and junior utility Hannah Slover. Gouldrup recently signed a letter of intent to play at Lafayette University, a Division I program in Pennsylvania. Slover is verbally committed to play for D-1 program UC Santa Barbara in the fall 2023 season.

Together, they’ve made for quite a combination, whether it was playing for the Wildcats or for the renowned Vision club program.

“Emily is a great teammate and such a fun person to have on the court,” Slover said. “She’s a hard worker and you need players like that on your team.”

into her customary outside hitter position as she was able to take some more swings late in the season.

“I had to take on a different role, and I think I stepped up to the challenge in different ways,” she said. “My teammates and coaches were super supportive in the process, and it’s always been a blast playing at Los Gatos. Our team works so hard and has so much fun. It’s great that what we practice helps us get better and those things transfer to the games.”

Although the injury proved to be a scare, Slover overcame the adversity by being diligent in her physical therapy routine.

“The goal is to be stronger so I can stay healthy in the future,” she said.

“I’m feeling great now, the pain is gone and it’s super exciting.”

Slover was planning to make official visits to other four-year schools, but changed her mind after spending time with the UC Santa Barbara program.

After the Gauchos offered, Slover felt the gamut of the emotional spectrum because a dream had been realized.

“I remember going back with my mom into the car and sobbing because I was so happy, overwhelmed, grateful and scared at the same time,” she said.

“I realized it was the best place for me.

It fits my personality and my goals.”

after a strong showing last summer on the national club circuit. She’s made a verbal commitment to play for Division I program UC Santa Barbara.

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REBATES SAVE WATER, MONEY Michael Moore

Valley Water promotes incentive programs as drought continues

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Michael Moore, Reporter

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Homeowners and commercial property owners who want to cut down on their outdoor water use and landscape maintenance should consider starting now or in the spring if they want to install drought-tolerant lawns, according to conservation experts.

Regardless of what time of year one is able to complete such a project, interested property owners can gain rebates from Valley Water—up to $3,000 for residential and $50,000 for commercial properties—to offset the cost of their new landscaping installation.

Rebates for drought-tolerant lawns and water-saving appliances are among numerous incentive programs offered by Valley Water to encourage residents and business owners to limit their water use. Not only is the fall one of the best seasons to undertake a new landscape installation—the county is in the midst of a major statewide drought that has reduced water supplies and could continue well into next year, or longer.

“These programs are very attractive to homeowners as well as commercial” property owners, Valley Water Director John Varela said. “Over 50% of your daily water use, as a homeowner, is in irrigation. That’s a huge amount of water, so the board of directors has created the rebate program, which is extremely popular.”

Valley Water Conservation Specialist Ashley Shannon said in July, the district increased drought-tolerant lawn rebates from $1 to $2 per square foot, up to $3,000 per home.

Participation in the program has grown exponentially, and the water savings can be immense. Shannon said it is estimated that by converting from a grass lawn to drought-tolerant, property owners can save about 35 gallons of water per square foot per year.

Since July, Valley Water has seen about a 250% increase in the number of property owners seeking drought-tolerant lawn rebates.

DROUGHT RESISTANT Valley Water officials are encouraging county residents and businesses to convert their thirsty lawns into drought-resistant landscaping, such as the one pictured above.

Rebates for drought-tolerant lawns and water-saving appliances are among numerous incentive programs offered by Valley Water to encourage residents and business owners to limit their water use.

Shannon explained that property owners should consult with district staff and submit their plans before converting lawns to ensure they meet Valley Water’s criteria for a rebate. The district’s website for the programs includes a list of drought-tolerant plants that owners can install to qualify for a rebate.

She added that permeable ground coverings like gravel or wood chip

mulch are preferred, as these allow irrigation and storm water to percolate back into the groundwater. Low-flow irrigation systems are among the criteria for a rebate.

Valley Water has a list of qualified landscape contractors, but homeowners can do the work themselves or hire any contractor they want as long as their plans meet the installation requirements, Shannon said.

Shannon listed further advantages of converting to a drought-tolerant lawn: “You can cut down on weekly maintenance—it’s more seasonal (instead of year-round) with yards like this. It reduces weeds, chemicals you have to use and gas-powered mowers.”

The water district also offers rebates and incentives for other water-saving features, including graywater reuse, rainwater capture and irrigation equipment upgrades. For more information, visit valleywater.org/watersavingsorg.

While Valley Water officials are encouraged by the growing popularity of the district’s rebate programs, Varela said he would like to see more participation from the valley’s biggest water guzzlers.

“My message to businesses and managers of the community is, we need to talk more about conservation.

And you need to play your part as well as the homeowners are, and qualify for the rebate,” Varela said.

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LOCAL SCENE

PREVENT FIRES AND INJURIES THIS THANKSGIVING

Elizabeth (Liz) Floyd February 18, 1958 – November 04, 2021

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With Thanksgiving near, Cal Fire is warning residents about the many dangers that the holiday can pose.

Thanksgiving remains the leading day for home cooking fires with three times as many cooking fires as an average day, according to statistics by the National Fire Protection Association.

To help reduce the chance of fire and injuries associated with holiday cooking, follow these tips: • Never leave cooking food unattended. Stay in the kitchen when you are frying, grilling or broiling food.

• If you leave the kitchen for even a short period of time, turn off the stove.

• Cooking food should always be supervised by an adult.

• Turkey fryers should always be used outdoors a safe distance from buildings and other material that can burn. Never use on wooden decks or in garages.

• Children should not be permitted near a turkey fryer since hot oil can cause serious burn injuries.

• Provide a level surface that is free of ignitable materials when using turkey fryers.

• Make sure a fire extinguisher is always handy. Never use water to put out a grease fire.

• Use well-insulated potholders or oven mitts when touching pot or lid handles.

For information, visit losgatos2040. com. Comments can also be emailed to GP2040@losgatosca.gov.

TOWN RECRUITING FOR OPEN COMMISSION SEATS

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lizabeth (Liz) Floyd died peacefully on November 04, 2021, in Pleasanton, California at the age of 63.

Liz is survived by her children, Traci Johnson and Ryan Johnson of Gilroy, California, along with her sister, Patti Peters of Livermore, California, and numerous nephews and nieces.

Liz was born on February 18, 1958, in Birmingham, Alabama to Jack and Wanda Shay. Liz moved with her family to Los Gatos at the age of 8 years old.

She graduated from Los Gatos High in 1976. Liz remained in Los Gatos for most of her life. She was a successful and respected Escrow Officer in the Los Gatos area for over 38 years.

Liz loved to travel and especially liked to cruise with her friends. She was a proud member of the Los Gatos community and often could be found at Jazz on the Plazz, the Christmas Tree Lighting and Christmas Parade.

Services will be celebrated at St. Mary’s in Los Gatos on December 7th at 11:00 am. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in her name to the Los Gatos Alumni Association or Los Gatos Community Foundation.

for the 2040 General Plan Update.

The General Plan is the town’s longterm guiding document that guides development, transportation and other topics.

A draft traffic analysis was added to the draft EIR, which makes slight text changes. No other sections of the draft EIR have been updated, according to town officials.

The public can submit comments until 5pm on Jan. 7.

TOWN EXTENDS GENERAL PLAN COMMENTING PERIOD The Town of Los Gatos is reopening the public comment period on the Draft Environmental Impact Report

The Town of Los Gatos is currently recruiting adult members for its various boards, commissions and committees.

The following commissions have openings: • Arts and Culture Commission • Building Board of Appeals • Community Health and Senior Services Commission • Complete Streets and Transportation Commission • Finance Commission • General Plan Committee • Library Board • Parks Commission • Personnel Board • Planning Commission The deadline to apply is Dec. 3.

Interviews will be held Dec. 14, 2021, tentatively scheduled to start at 7pm.

For information, visit losgatosca. gov/385/Application-Process.

VTA RECRUITING ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is intensifying its efforts to fill seats on two committees that advise the Board of Directors on transportation policy.

This includes infrastructure projects such as the BART Silicon Valley Extension and decisions on transit service operations.

VTA encourages applications for the Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC)

and the Committee for Transportation Mobility & Accessibility (CTMA).

The CAC provides input, analysis, perspective and recommendations to the VTA Board of Directors on transportation policy issues and initiatives.

The committee also oversees the expenditure of hundreds of millions of dollars as the independent Citizens Watchdog Committee for the 2000 Measure A Transit Sales Tax. Meetings are once a month.

CTMA members advise the board on transportation, mobility and accessibility issues for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. Meetings are every other month.

Committee members must be at least 18 years of age and reside in Santa Clara County. A background in transportation and/or relevant experience is preferred but not necessary.

To apply for the CAC, visit vta.org/ apply-cac. Applications for the CTMA can be found at vta.org/apply-ctma.

For information, email board. secretary@vta.org or call 408.321.5680.

FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFERING WEBINAR ON EVACUATION SYSTEM In the event of a wildfire or public safety emergency, fire department and law enforcement agencies will issue evacuation orders and other protective actions for impacted areas using Zonehaven, a web-based platform that provides real-time updates.

The Santa Clara County Fire Department is offering a series of free webinars to learn more, covering the following topics: • The Zonehaven platform • Alerting and notifications • How to evacuate safely • Standardized evacuation terminology Free webinars are being offered from 6:30-7:30pm on Jan. 11, Feb. 3 and March 9.

For information, visit sccfd.eventbrite.com or call 408.341.4425.

POLICE BLOTTER

December 17th-19th Arnold Breit

• An ATM was vandalized on South Santa Cruz Avenue.

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• Someone stole a bicycle from a business on the 400 block of North Santa Cruz Avenue.

• A man was arrested for driving with a suspended license on Los Gatos-Saratoga Road and University Avenue at 4:53pm.

• A caller reported that an employee of a business on the 14100 block Winchester Boulevard hit her as she was picking up a food delivery order at 7:19pm.

NOV. 16

• A 20-year-old man was arrested for being a minor in possession of alcohol on the 300 block of Dardanelli Lane at 1:30am.

• Vandalism was Thomas Drive.

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• A caller reported a man “combing his hair” and walking with a limp rang her home’s doorbell on Carlester Drive at 7:04pm.

NOV. 18

• A woman was arrested for vehicle theft and being in possession of a controlled substance on the 600 block of Blossom Hill Road at 10:17pm.

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• A man was arrested for being in possession of burglary tools and known stolen property on the 600 block of Blossom Hill Road at 10:17pm.

NOV. 19

• An unknown suspect stole a catalytic converter from a vehicle parked on Sharon Court.

• Grand theft was reported at a business on the first block of North Santa Cruz Avenue at 2:09pm.

• A caller reported that when they approached a delivery driver about blocking their driveway on Wagner Road, the driver “hocked a loogie” at them at 4:06pm.

• A man turned on a water valve at a business on the 15300 block of Los Gatos Boulevard at 10:21pm.

It was reportedly the second time the man had done so that day.

NOV. 20

• A man wanted on a misdemeanor warrant was arrested for obstructing a peace officer on Los Gatos Almaden Road and Union Avenue at 3:58pm.

• A battery was reported on Weldwood Court at 8:19pm.

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

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GUEST VIEW

Giving thanks on Thanksgiving Mike Wasserman, Santa Clara County Supervisor

As we draw nearer to Thanksgiving, I am reminded of this holiday’s origins and significance. There are some interesting and noteworthy parallels with today’s world, two years after Covid-19 began.

While Thanksgiving has only been a national holiday since it was established in 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War, America’s “first Thanksgiving” was celebrated in 1621.

This first Thanksgiving paid tribute to the gratitude and hope that resulted from new friendships between

Mike Wasserman

the Wampanoag Native Peoples and Plymouth Colonists in the face of extreme isolation and struggle. This friendship endured for more than 50 years.

President Lincoln saw an opportunity to help unite and console a deeply divided nation; it was at the height of the Civil War that he established the holiday and called upon Americans to ask God to “commend to his tender care all those who have become widows, orphans, mourners or sufferers in the lamentable civil strife...and to heal the wounds of the nation.”

Our nation is deeply wounded from the ravages of the Covid-19 pandemic: isolation, struggle, disease, death, eco-

nomic loss to name a few. There is so much that we can’t control, but we can all find something to be thankful for.

I hope that you will join me in reaching out to an isolated friend, family member, co-worker or neighbor this holiday season. Sometimes a simple phone call, text or chat over the fence can make a person feel connected and cared for.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Mike Wasserman represents District 1, which includes Los Gatos, on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

This column was originally published in the Nov. 17 “Update from Mike” newsletter.

Repurposing our vacant spaces

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Jeffrey P. Blum

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In October 2019, I moved into a townhouse located down the street from a vacant lot, which is on the corner of Alberto Way and Los Gatos Saratoga Road. The lot sits across the street from the Los Gatos Lodge, and near the new statue of the Los Gatos Cat. The lot is slated for construction of an office building. During the past two years however, apart from the cutting of human-sized weed stalks, which I believe resulted from some of us complaining the weeds posed a fire hazard, virtually no work has occurred at the job site. Meanwhile down the street from where I live, an existing office complex appears to be largely vacant.

In Los Gatos, as in places throughout the country, commercial office space usage has plummeted since the onset of the pandemic, as many office workers switched to working at home.

In April 2021, the New York Times reported that the commercial office vacancy rate was 16.4%, which is far above the historical average. JLL, a leader in real estate services, reports that as of October 2021, gross leasing

sales were down more than 43% from 2019. Presumably, this reduction in leasing of commercial office space will continue for the foreseeable future.

Given this likely trend away from a high demand for commercial office space and given the shortage of vacant buildable spaces in our town, perhaps it is time for us to consider repurposing the vacant space near me to satisfy other pressing needs.

One possible alternative to building more office space in the vacant lot is for the town, in concert with a now nonexistent Friend of The Senior Citizen’s Center group, to organize around the goal of building a new senior center at the site.

My time as a commissioner on the town’s Community Health and Senior Services Commission educated me to the deficiencies in our town in the senior services arena compared to other nearby towns. These deficiencies include inadequate staffing, volunteer recruitment and involvement, marketing of services, class offerings and senior facilities.

Our town council recently addressed some of the short-term deficiencies of senior services by allotting $500,000 in federal American Rescue

Plan Act (ARPA) funds to increase staffing, pay for programs and provide for a survey to learn how our seniors, who comprise approximately 21% of our population, can be better served.

The town council also appointed a task force to consider the long-term needs of seniors and report to the town council within a year.

The town council’s task force is led

by Tom Picraux, a recent member of the Community Health and Senior Services Commission and the point person for the Los Gatos Saratoga Service Providers, a group that brings local service providers to inform one another and collaborate to address needs in the local communities.

I mentioned this idea of pursuing a project to build a new senior center at the vacant lot up the street from me, in a recent meeting I had with Tom and with Dick Konrad, another active community leader, who among other things, serves on the same commission as me and like me, is a member of Rotary.

During our meeting, Tom reminded me that our library was built through the efforts of the town council and a Friends of the Library group. Together, they were able to find the funds to

bring the library’s construction to fruition. This approach could similarly be followed vis-à-vis the construction of a new senior center.

I do not know if the owner of this land near me would be interested in selling it if the funds for it could be acquired. As a senior living down the street from the vacant lot at the corner of Alberto Way and Los Gatos Saratoga Road, I would benefit from having a brand-new senior center built there.

However, regardless of whether the vacant lot owner is interested in selling and regardless of where a new senior center is built, the need for a new center exists, at least if we are comparing ourselves to the facilities other towns near us offer. Moreover, given the likely ongoing scarcity in demand for office space, our town should consider repurposing buildable land in town.

The implementation of this process can start with the task force appointed to address long-term needs and goals for better serving our seniors, but it cannot end there. All of us must get involved.

Jeffrey P. Blum is a family law mediator who lives in Los Gatos.

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Testarossa internship grad aims to inspire Drew Penner, Reporter

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Sip from a single glass and your entire world will be shaken up, ushering you into a life of passionate inspiration.

Sounds fantastical, right?

Well, that’s what happened to Los Gatos native Shannon Degrange, 23, when she tried a 2018 Hooked Riesling, from Mosel, Germany—a wine renowned for its cherry and peach notes.

“It flipped my world upside down,” she said. “It just changed my perspective completely.”

The granddaughter of former mayor John Lochner—aka “Mr. Los Gatos”—had originally started studying business at Northern Arizona Un iversity, but eventually switched her major to public relations and advertising.

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‘I kind of had this epiphany moment—of following [a] passion. Why don’t I try something in wine?’

Shannon Degrange

When she stepped into FLG Terroir: Wine Bar & Bistro in Flagstaff, Ariz., on her 21st birthday, she wasn’t prepared for what was about to hit her.

“In college, you’re drinking really cheap, gross wine,” she said. “It just

took me away from everything I was predisposed to about wine.”

And with that, Degrange began sliding deep down the rabbit hole of wine research.

“I became obsessed with the concept,” she said. “I would skip the bars and go home and buy a $30 bottle of wine.”

She began studying for a Wine & Spirit Education Trust certification, ending up with a near-perfect score.

“I think I got a 99 or 98% on that test,” she said. “It really gave me a really great base knowledge of wine.”

And suddenly, as the real world began falling apart around her, it was wine that gave her a new lease on life.

“I graduated during Covid, right during 2020 when everything was hitting,” she said. “There was just no closure. No closure at all.”

She was still looking at going into a communications role at a large company. The thing was, no one was hiring.

“I was pretty devastated,” she said.

“That was just a blow to your selfesteem.”

Then one morning, she went out onto her college apartment deck and was hit with the breeze of inspiration.

“I kind of had this epiphany moment—of following [a] passion,” she said, recalling her thoughts in that fateful moment of clarity: “Why don’t I try something in wine?”

Degrange made a pact with herself that she would allow herself to pursue her passion for a year.

“I’ll give it a year and if wine doesn’t work, I’ll go back to my major,” she decided. “I told myself I would just say yes to everything in that year.”

That very morning, she sent an email to 2011 San Francisco Chronicle Winemaker of the Year Cathy Corison, of Corison Winery in St. Helena, asking if she should photograph the harvest, as wildfires raged in the vicinity.

“She said, ‘Sure’—and then I made it happen,” she said. “She’s quite the amazing person.”

In June 2020, Degrange moved from Arizona to Mendocino County, to live at home.

Her mom, Kelly, attests to the total shift in her daughter’s career path.

“When Covid hit she was just really

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Granddaughter of former mayor on journey into the heart of the wine industry

LEARNING THE TRADE Shannon Degrange at Corison Winery in St. Helena doing a "Covid harvest" photoshoot in 2020.

bored,” she said, explaining her daughter was expecting to find a desk job in the Phoenix area. “Everything completely flipped.”

But, once she proclaimed her newfound passion for wine, Shannon wasn’t all that surprised about how tenacious her daughter was in pursuing it.

“She just hits the ground running,” she said, recalling how Shannon even won the “go-getter” award in tumbling, when she was three. “She’s incredibly outgoing and focused.”

During a trip to Pacific Star Winery, on the Fort Bragg cliffs, Shannon was offered a job in the tasting room within two minutes.

She enjoyed meeting fascinating people from winegrowing regions around the world.

This began her year of working with owner Sally Ottoson, which involved running the winery’s social media, sorting grapes and coordinating influencer visits.

One morning in August, she left at 4am and drove down to Corison Winery for the promised photoshoot.

Degrange calls the day she spent

there the “coolest experience of my life,” up to that point. Her year of wine experiences was off to a great start.

After a few months of living at home, during a tasting at Meyer Family Cellars, she couldn’t help but ask for a second job. And she got it.

Degrange says she learned a lot from owners Matt and Karen Meyer and enjoyed taking high-res photos for their social media channels.

When her grandpa, back in Los Gatos, messaged her about an email he received from Testarossa Winery about a winemaking internship, she decided it was time to return to Silicon Valley.

“I’m living with my two 93-year-old grandparents, which has been really interesting,” she said, adding her 4-yearold cat came along, too. “She loves to smell chardonnay, but she hates pinot noir.”

Work in the Santa Cruz Mountains has been grueling. Degrange was reminded of her first job, working on the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad as a teenager, which involved “extremely hard” labor.

“Testarossa is the most mentally and physically difficult —but also the most rewarding—job I’ve had in my life,” she said. “I can’t believe the amount of knowledge that group has in the production team.”

Degrange says she feels like she’s in the heart of the action, pressing juice out of grapes, punching them in the tanks and barreling the wine, as the center of gravity of viticulture shifts from mass-production in Napa and Sonoma to a wide array of operations in places like the Santa Cruz Mountains.

“I really think this upcoming generation is really looking for niche, small-production wines,” she said on Oct. 28, the day before her graduation.

“It blew my mind how much I learned from this placement.”

Now, she’s planning a move to Washington State with her boyfriend, and is looking to get into wine education there.

“I want to be the face of the younger generation in wine,” she said, pointing to how thrilling she finds it to inspire others about the grape-based liquid. “I call it the ‘Ah-ha’ moment.”

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MYSTERY LOVERS BOOK CLUB The Los Gatos Library announced its new Mystery Lover’s Book Club.

The club will meet the first Wednesday of every month. The first meeting is Dec. 1 at 5pm on Zoom. The club will discuss “Five Strangers” by E.V. Adamson. → losgatosca.gov/42/Los-GatosLibrary

TREE LIGHTING The Los Gatos Annual Tree Lighting will be held Dec. 3 from 5-7pm at Town Plaza Park. The lighting takes place at 6pm, with free photos with Santa Claus to follow.

HOLIDAY PROMENADE The Promenade is a street festival that will combine the flair of the Los Gatos Summer Promenades, with a few elements of the holiday parade

FESTIVAL The popular Promenade event during the summer on North Santa Cruz Avenue will return with a holiday flair on Dec. 4.

and a European-style artisan and crafts market. It will be held Dec. 4 on North Santa Cruz Avenue. → losgatoschamber.com

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.

PUBLIC MEETINGS Town Council The Los Gatos Town Council meets virtually on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7pm. → 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.

First two Thursdays of the month feature guest speakers.

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THE LOS GATOS MORNING ROTARY CLUB

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The Club meets every Wednesday morning 7:30-8:30am at Los Gatos Lodge, 50 Los Gatos-Saratoga Road.

Program includes featured 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

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Happy Thanksgiving!

We are so thankful for the support of our guests and our community. We invite you and your family to visit us, as we will be open early Thanksgiving Day & Black Friday!

Santa Clara County Supervisors The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meets virtually on Tuesdays at 9am.

Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District The board meets every other Tuesday at 5pm. → bit.ly/3DaJRi9 Los Gatos Union School District Board of Trustees The board meets monthly at either 6:30pm or 4pm. → bit.ly/3oywlRA

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The Holiday Wine Stroll, Tree Lighting & Historic Saratoga Village Open House will take place Nov. 26 from 4:30-9pm. The event will feature 15 wineries, live music, food, a tree lighting and more. Tickets for the Wine Stroll are $50 before Nov. 26. All other events are free.

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Let us know what you think about our draft ward maps Midpen desea recibir sus comentarios acerca de los mapas de redistribución de distritos!

Háganos saber lo que opina acerca del borrador de nuestros mapas de distrito electoral.

Like other public agencies, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is governed by a board of elected officials. Each board member represents a ward of approximately the same number of constituents. We’re now looking at the changes in the 5 communities within our boundaries over 4 7 the past 10 years 3 and redrawing ward boundaries 2 to ensure equitable representation. Based on new 2020 census data, we now have 11 new, draft maps that 6 Midpen Wards our Board is considering.

An easy way to provide feedback!

Midpen is offering a new online tool to get your feedback on proposed new ward boundaries.

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Midpen’s MyDistricting tool lets you add comments on an interactive map to provide input, share ideas and suggest things to consider when defining the new boundaries of each director’s ward.

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We need your feedback by Friday, December 10, to ensure your input is considered in our analysis. From the app, click “show me how” to watch an instructional video.

Staff contact: GIS Program Administrator Jamie Hawk, jhawk@openspace.org or 650-691-1200.

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