SJ Mercury News: Los Gatos 5-year budget forecast predicts $10 million deficit
Los Gatos 5-year budget forecast predicts $10 million deficit
A Coalition of Los Gatos Citizens for a Responsible 2040 General Plan
“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because and only when, they are created by everybody” – Jane Jacobs The General Plan is more than a legal underpinning for land use decisions; it reflects … Continued
Letter to the Los Gatos Planning Commission
Fellow Los Gatans: The attached letter contains the comments and arguments of the Los Gatos Community Alliance (LGCA) against the current Proposed 2040 General Plan, (PGP), the Environmental Impact Report,(EIR), and the sequence in which the planning process has proceeded, … Continued
If You Don’t Like The Forecast, Change The Policies, Not The Forecast Assumptions
2-24-22 A letter to the editor of the Bay Area News; Los Gatan; Los Gatos Weekly; Spotlight CC: Los Gatos Town Council; Los Gatos Finance Commission To give you context, please see the article in the BayAreaNews that incensed … Continued
LGCA Opposes $50,000 Public Funds Expense for LG Cannabis Consultant
1-15-22 Dear Town Council, The LGCA is writing to you to express our recommendation regarding Agenda item #10 – Cannabis Consultant Services. Recommendation We recommend not to proceed with spending $50,000 to retain a consultant to perform a cannabis fiscal analysis given … Continued
Pension Debt and Annual Costs Are Increasing Again for Los Gatos During the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year!
The Town just posted the new CALPERs actuarial valuations as of June 30, 2019 and as we suspected they are not pretty. Funded status for both plans decreased. Safety is down to 67.9% and Misc is also down to 71.9%. … Continued
More evidence that we need a permanent Finance Commission in place
Response to the FY 20/21 budget inquiry last week Inbox x July 14, 2020 to Marcia, msayoc@losgatosca.gov, BSpector, Rob, me, Rick Dear Council Members, Below is my reply to Mr. Conway’s response to my initial email. I understand the Mr. Conway provided you a copy … Continued
Let’s Talk About What A Balanced Budget is Supposed to Look Like
The Town’s claim as to a “balanced budget” is misleading and certainly isn’t a complete disclosure as to what has happened. The Town must present a budget, by law, where the operating expenses must be fully funded. There is no … Continued
Where’s Waldo Question #1
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Q: What is the proposed FY 21 budget for general fund “operating revenues”? Background: Have you ever wondered how much “operating revenue” the general fund takes in? This would seem like an easy question, but it isn’t. The reason it is … Continued
Reply to Leo Cunningham/NextDoor/
5-13-20 Leo, thank you for your comment. You are certainly entitled to your opinions and we are happy to see you post them on this open forum. However, we need to set the record straight and share with the readers … Continued