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News Briefs
LWV holds sustainable communities forum
Linda Mandolini, an expert on housing and transportation issues, will speak at the third town forum in the League of Women Voters' sustainable communities series Jan. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Senior Center on Allendale Avenue.
Mandolini is a member of both Menlo Park's Housing Commission and the non-profit Housing Association of California. She is the director of transportation and land use for the Silicon Valley Manufacturing Group, and has served on many committees in the public and private sector in the Valley, such as the Housing Action Coalition, the Housing Leadership Council and the Housing Trust Fund.
The forum will focus on the housing issues facing Saratoga, Los Gatos and Monte Sereno and on what resources are available.
Camera Club presents Australia slide show
Saratogan Doug Cheeseman, explorer and travel guide for Ecology Safaris, will present a program on Australia for the Los Gatos-Saratoga Camera Club Jan. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the Los Gatos Presbyterian Church youth center on Shannon Road.
Admission is free. Call 408.266.0250 or 408.379.4741.
Council tells Mitsubishi to stop Mexico project
Councilwoman Ann Waltonsmith on Dec. 1 asked the City Council to take a stand against manufacturing giant Mitsubishi Corp. for what she believes is a threat to the California Gray Whale.
The company is building a mammoth salt factory in Mexico's Laguna San Ignacio, and the project will cause many species, including the California Gray Whale, to lose their breeding ground, she said. Waltonsmith said she knew hers was an unusual request, but that the more people and representative bodies to become involved with the campaign, the better the chance of catching the attention of Mitsubishi.
The Council adopted a resolution Dec. 15, asking Mitsubishi to stop the project, and directed city staff to look into any dealings the city may have with the company.
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