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.
Council to Review the Status of the Referendum on 4-2-24
Elections Code Section 9241 requires that the Town Council either 1) place the referendum on
the ballot for the November 2024 general election or 2) rescind its adoption of the Land Use
Element and the Community Design Element. At its October 2022 meeting, the Town Council
deferred making a decision as to which of these actions to take pending consideration of the
then-upcoming Housing Element adoption. The options are discussed in more detail below.
Once this primary decision has been made, there are other possible steps for the Town Council
to direct staff to take, which are included elsewhere in this document.
Los Gatos Referendum Update 4-22-23
Summarization of our position:
Why did the Los Gatos Community Alliance have to resort to a Referendum to slow down the reckless development of the Town by four members of the Town Council? This has been a confusing issue for some people, so here is the data and opinion behind our Referendum.