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Infrastructure & Fiscal Sustainability — Roads, Trees & a Town Stretched Thin
active • Budget priorities
Last activity: Apr 28, 2026
Los Gatos faces growing infrastructure maintenance demands that its revenues struggle to keep pace with. In April 2026, emergency repairs began on Shannon Road to address a critical roadway failure, including construction of a retaining wal…
The General Plan Fracture — What Kind of Town Does Los Gatos Want to Be? • Featured
active • Development & Neighborhoods
Last activity: Apr 28, 2026
Los Gatos is in an unusual and legally precarious position: the Town Council voted to rescind the Land Use Element and Community Design Element of its 2040 General Plan in April 2024, following a resident-driven referendum, leaving the town…
The West Valley Mosque Dispute — Religious Freedom & Neighbor Relations • Featured
active • Ethnic communities
Last activity: Apr 28, 2026
A closely watched land use and civil rights dispute has emerged around the West Valley Muslim Association (WVMA), which operates a mosque at 16769 Farley Road and applied for a conditional use permit modification to extend its operating hou…
Wildfire Risk & Evacuation Planning
active • Environment
Last activity: Apr 28, 2026
Los Gatos has one of the most serious wildfire exposures of any incorporated town in Santa Clara County, with hillside neighborhoods, dense tree canopy, and limited evacuation routes. The Town Council has been taking sustained policy and bu…
Housing Battles — The Town vs. the State (and Developers) • Featured
active
Last activity: Apr 28, 2026
Los Gatos is one of the most litigated housing battlegrounds in California. The town was late in adopting a compliant Housing Element, triggering the state's "Builder's Remedy" — a mechanism that allowed developers to file projects the town…
Transportation & Transit Future (VTA) • Featured
active • Transit
Last activity: Apr 25, 2026
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is navigating a dual mandate — running a regional transit system while developing affordable housing on underutilized land near stations. Ten VTA projects currently in active development…
Federal Funding Threats to County Services • Featured
active • Budget priorities
Last activity: Apr 25, 2026
The county is confronting $70 million in anticipated lost federal funding it will need to backfill, with the Office of Supportive Housing facing the largest losses of $29 million. Federal Medi-Cal cuts are driving multiple departmental shor…
Child Welfare System Failures
active • Youth
Last activity: Apr 25, 2026
The county's Department of Family and Children's Services has been placed under expanded state oversight following the death of toddler Jaxon Juarez in foster care. A county medical examiner report found that three child abuse-related death…
Homelessness & Housing Affordability
active • Homelessness
Last activity: Apr 25, 2026
Santa Clara County has a record number of more than 10,700 homeless people, according to a recent point-in-time count. Chronic homelessness has increased 21% since 2023, and more people are reporting being homeless for the first time — near…
Mental Health Services Budget Crisis • Featured
active • Mental health
Last activity: Apr 25, 2026
The Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Services Department is facing a $100 million deficit for fiscal year 2026–27, driven by federal Medi-Cal cuts triggered by H.R. 1, changes in state funding, the end of one-time COVID-19 dollars, and …