Jeffrey SiegelMar 164 minFAQ’s about joining Firewise Glenridge Park/LGThe Glenridge Park Firewise community program works best when all members of the community participate. If the house next-door to yours r...
Jeffrey SiegelMar 164 minFunding Firewise Glenridge Park in Los Gatos – where will the funds come from?While all homeowners living in single-family homes in Los Gatos have high property values, some are better financially equipped to invest...
Jeffrey SiegelMar 164 minHow the towns of Paradise & Los Gatos share The Perfect Storm for Wildfire Conditions!Many of us remember the movie The Perfect Storm in which lives are lost when the seas turn into a nightmare of massive waves created by t...
Jeffrey SiegelMar 164 minNew Legal Realities of Wildfires in California – Overview of AB38The California legislator has recently enacted the groundbreaking AB38, which addresses the life and property threatening wildfire issues...
Jeffrey SiegelMar 165 minFirewise Glenridge Park/LG - the newest Firewise USA neighborhood in America!Firewise USA is a nationwide program, created by the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association), that empowers residents to take propert...
Jeffrey SiegelMar 164 minOpen Letter to Los Gatos Mayor Marcia Jensen and the Town Council on Wildfire SafetyAs I know you are aware, Governor Newsom issued a wildfire emergency proclamation stating that homes in the WUI (wildland urban interface...
Jeffrey SiegelMar 164 minUpdate on Legislation to Ban Waze and other mapping apps from blocking wildfire evacuation routesAfter years of complaining by Los Gatos residents (and businesses) about the Waze directed traffic that has at times brought Los Gatos li...
Jeffrey SiegelOct 10, 20194 minLegislation that Keeps Wildfire Evacuation Routes Clear of Waze-directed TrafficBy now, a large number of residents of the Bay Area, including 4,000 in Los Gatos, have experienced their first of what will likely be ma...
Jeffrey SiegelOct 9, 20195 minTaking Proactive Steps to Protect Los Gatos Homes from Ever-growing Wildfire Threats As I write this post, there are PG&E triggered power outages in several towns, perhaps for days, hitting high-risk communities in the bay...
Jeffrey SiegelOct 3, 20195 minParadise Lost - Lessons from the Campfire Wildfire + a Prescriptive Solution for Los GatosThis past weekend I had an up-close, personal encounter with what little remains of the town of Paradise, devastated by the engulfing fla...
Jeffrey SiegelSep 25, 20192 minBanning algorithm-directed traffic from routing cars within one mile of Wildfire Evacuation RoutesLos Gatos Historical Society (www.losgatoshistorical.org) Initiated legislative efforts this week with California Assemblyman Evan Low's ...
Jeffrey SiegelSep 2, 20193 minKey findings from the 2019 Historic Survey support adoption of the Mills ActFollowing on the heels of the publication of the 2019 Los Gatos Historic Survey, which found that 16.5% of historic homes existing in 199...
Jeffrey SiegelJul 26, 20191 minWho benefits from Los Gatos adopting the Mills Act?It’s clear the owners of historic properties benefit from the adoption of the Mills Act, and hence so does the town itself given the 1250...
Jeffrey SiegelJul 26, 20194 minWhat reasons have the Los Gatos governing body given for not previously adopting the Mills Act?Beyond the fact that many people in our governing body were not familiar with the Mills Act previously, there are several concerns that h...
Jeffrey SiegelJul 26, 20192 minWhy was the Mills Act created, and why have over a hundred towns throughout the state adopted it?The Mills Act was originally created by Senator Jim Mills, who in addition to being a California Senator, was also a historic preservatio...
Jeffrey SiegelJul 26, 20193 minWhy the Los Gatos Historical Society existsThe Los Gatos Historical Society was created in 2019 to bring focus and attention to the much-neglected topic of historic preservation, a...
Jeffrey SiegelJul 24, 20192 minHow to get involved in bringing the Mills Act to Los Gatos?The Mills Act, which was enacted in 1972, to save the historic Hotel Del Coronado, is the single most important legislative act in Califo...