Saratoga News News Briefs LWV hosts college candidates forum The League of Women Voters of Saratoga, Los Gatos and Monte Sereno will hold a forum for candidates for the West Valley-Mission Community College Board of Trustees on Oct. 21 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in the Saratoga High School Theater, located at the corner of Herriman Avenue and Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road in Saratoga. Candidates for the 15th district of the U.S. House of Representatives and the 24th district of the California State Assembly will also be on hand to answer questions. For more information, call 867-VOTE. Saratoga Oaks Lodge to host mixer event The Saratoga Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly After-Hours Business Mixer from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 22, at the Saratoga Oaks Lodge, located at 14626 Big Basin Way. Lodge owners Gladys, Lea Ann and Paul Hernandez and general manager Rachelle Reid will host the event, which will include refreshments. A $3 donation is requested. For information, call 867-3307. Sierra Club makes its endorsements The Guadalupe Regional Group of the Sierra Club announced Oct. 14 that it will endorse council hopefuls Erna Jackman, Evan Baker and John Mehaffey for Saratoga City Council, over Nick Streit and incumbent Gillian Moran. Citing environmental and ecological concerns, the group said the candidates' attitudes toward the ongoing pollution in Saratoga Creek and possible development on Bohlman Road at the Notre Dame Novitiate property off Pierce Road at The Mountain Winery land played a part in its decision. Jackman, Baker and Mehaffey have all said they would seek to settle the lawsuit against the city over the condition of the Saratoga Creek, and would work to make sure that any developments at the Notre Dame property and at the winery fit in with and allowed for neighbor concerns. All five council candidates were interviewed by a panel of five local Sierra Club members, who studied backgrounds and questionnaires filled out by the candidates. According to interview committee chairwoman Marjorie Ottenberg, the panel was unanimous in its decision. [ Back to Contents Page | Saratoga News Home Page | Archives ] This article appeared in the Saratoga News, October 21, 1998. ©1998 Metro Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved.