1 Feb 2025

The Builders Remedy – Brought to you by Ristow, Moore,Rennie and Prevetti

by | posted in: Housing Element, Housing Element 2023-2031, Latest News, Maria Ristow, Rob Moore, Rob Rennie | 1

The harmful development Los Gatos is currently experiencing stems from a failure of leadership. Former Mayor Ristow and council members Moore and Rennie controlled the legislative agenda throughout 2023, failing to adopt a state-compliant Housing Element by the statutory deadline of January 31, 2023. This failure triggered the Builder’s Remedy (California Government Code Section 65589.5), which remained in effect until June 4, 2024, when a compliant Housing Element was finally adopted—16 months late.

30 Sep 2024

Moore Lies – 5 Pinocchio’s

by | posted in: Housing Element, Latest News, Rob Moore | 0

Council Member Rob Moore’s “informational update” on the Los Gatos housing situation contains several inaccuracies. He downplays his role in the Town’s failure to meet the Housing Element deadline (January 31, 2023), which led to Builder’s Remedy applications.

25 Sep 2024

A Developers Dream Team – Ristow, Rennie, Sayoc, Moore and Prevetti

by | posted in: Housing Element, Latest News, Referendum | 0

The LGCA advocated for years for the Town Council to first complete the Housing Element since

1) it would identify the exact number of parcels required to be rezoned to accommodate the RHNA numbers and

2) there was a statutory deadline to accomplish this. There was no statutory deadline to complete the Land Use Element. If the Town missed the deadline to adopt a compliant Housing Element, Town would be subject to the Builder’s Remedy as well as other penalties.

15 Sep 2024

Fake News – Again!

by | posted in: 2040 General Plan, Housing Element, Los Gatan, SB 330 | 7

On September 11, the Los Gatan ran a front-page story with the headline – “Swenson reduces
unit count by 262 for formal ‘Residence at Newtown’ application”. The article went on to claim
the changes were “monumental” and included lopping off more than 50 feet of height from a
planned tower complex from their original SB 330 application.

12 Jul 2024

Ristow, Moore, Rennie and Prevetti Try to Get a Tax Passed

by | posted in: Maria Ristow, Rob Moore, Rob Rennie | 0

The Finance Commission discussed for over an hour the Staff’s 5 Year Forecast, analyzing the forecast as a whole and carefully listening to the Staff’s presentation and comments. The agenda called for the Finance Commission to make a recommendation to the Town Council to either accept or reject the forecast as presented. The Finance Commission’s role was not to opine on individual assumptions but rather to review and determine whether the Council should rely on the Staff’s work product taken as a whole.

30 Jun 2024

Public pensions and their risky investments

by | posted in: Pensions | 0

Taxes and Public Spending, Money and Finance, Work Research by SIEPR Senior Fellow Joshua Rauh on U.S. pension plans raises questions about their managers’ financial optimism. February 5, 2024 | Lee Simmons Executive Summary Public sector pensions in the US face a … Continued

10 Jun 2024

An email To Rob Moore re: the risk to Los Gatos of you not doing your job.

by | posted in: 2040 General Plan, Builders Remedy, Housing Element 2023-2031, Latest News, Legal Issues, Maria Ristow, Rob Moore, Rob Rennie | 0

Rob, we would be delighted to sit down with you and fully explain our concern. If you didn’t understand our letter, why not reach out directly and ask us for clarification? Wouldn’t that have been the responsible action to have taken as opposed to posting nonsense on NextDoor? How is that helpful to anyone?