News Briefs
LWV hosts media and politics dinner
The Los Gatos Lodge will host a League of Women Voters dinner meeting titled "Political Campaign & the Media." The featured speaker will be Jim Bettinger, director of the John S. Knight Fellowships for Professional Journalists at Stanford University.
Topics to be addressed include how the media covers the issues, whether or not it is doing a good job, what is "fair," the effect of "sound bites" and what should be expected from the media.
The evening begins at 6:45 p.m. at the Los Gatos Lodge. Cost $25. Call 408.867.VOTE for moreinformation.
Teachers seek support at rally
A community rally concerning the crisis in teacher housing in Saratoga will be held Oct. 12, at 7:30 p.m. in the Saratoga High School main gym. Political leaders, such as Jim Cunneen, the state assemblyman for the 24th district, industry leaders, teachers and school administrators will be present. For more information, call Carol Barmeier at 408.872.9373.
Council says no to POST request
The Saratoga City Council adopted a resolution Oct. 4, urging residents to continue to donate to the Bear Creek Redwoods Park, near Highway 17.
Citing the need to first fund improvements to the city's own parks and trails, council members decided not to contribute money to the project, but stated their verbal support for it and encouraged Saratoga citizens to donate. Councilwoman Ann Waltonsmith advocated making a donation on behalf of the city.
Last June, the Peninsula Open Space Trust worked with Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District to purchase all 1,065 acres of Bear Creek Redwoods. POST's expenses now total $10.5 million, and the group has approached governments, business and private foundations for assistance in paying off the loan balance. POST requested that Saratoga contribute $20,000 for the open space preserve.
The Los Gatos Town Council donated $50,000 and Monte Sereno's donated $12,000. POST has collected $233,070 from 844 Saratoga residents.
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