A Developers Dream Team – Ristow, Rennie, Sayoc, Moore and Prevetti
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.
Ristow, Rennie and Moore Need to Resign
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This article specifically addresses the Impact of SB 330 projects on Los Gatos and it also addresses the current deficit of affordable housing units as of 9-19-24. The missteps that have caused this tragedy are staggering and we have listed … Continued
March revised draft of Los Gatos 2023-2031 Housing Element
Program J addresses HCD’s concerns about fair housing goals in the Town’s Housing Element, aiming to create a more inclusive community through increased housing mobility. While supportive of the goal, the LCGA has concerns about implementation methods.
The Council Has a Major Mess to Fix and They’re Running Out of Time
An Executive Summary of our letter below to the Town Council.
The staff report for Agenda Item 15 is inaccurate in that it fails to disclose that on November 16, 2023, Staff submitted a November draft of the revised Housing Element to HCD for official review in violation of Government Code Section 65585. We find it hard to understand why Staff would intentionally not disclose this. In our opinion, the lack of transparency and full disclosure has been a consistent theme for the past two Councils led by former mayors’ Rennie and Ristow. They spanned the development of the Housing Element and were the enablers of Town Manager Prevetti. The cumulative effect of this behavior has led to a growing loss of confidence in Staff and the Town’s latest consultant, Veronica Tam, by the public.
Achieving a Certified Housing Element Continues a Flawed Process
We are deeply troubled the Town Manager continues to refuse to make the newly hired Consultant available to our elected officials (who are responsible for adopting a compliant Housing Element) and the public to provide their findings as to the … Continued
The Housing Element Does Not Comply – Letter HEAB 6-11-23
June 11, 2023 Dear Housing Element Advisory Board, The LGCA thanks each member of the HEAB for your assistance in advising the Town Council as the Town continues to draft a compliant 2024 Housing Element. We look forward to the … Continued
Housing Element and Land Use Element Capacities – What Do They Mean?
At the most recent Housing Element Advisory Committee meeting, the consultants presented this slide which states that the dwelling unit capacity for the Housing Element (1,993) was smaller in number than the capacity for the Land Use Element (3,738) … Continued