Community grants
The Town of Los Gatos is offering grants to nonprofit organizations for projects that directly benefit residents and the community.
The one-time grants can be used to complete a project or initiate a program, service or event. The town has offered these grants for almost 30 years. Most grants range from $5,000-$10,000.
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The town encourages applicants to request only the amount necessary to complete their proposed project, and advises them to complete their applications in one sitting because there is no option to save an unfinished application.
The grants are for programs and events held in Los Gatos, even if the nonprofit organizer is not headquartered in the town. Organizations are only able to receive a grant once every two years.
The application deadline is before midnight on Oct. 3. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/3KdgmVG.
Bill to reduce wildfire risk
A bill on vegetation management to curb wildfire risk that was drafted by state Sen. Dave Cortese passed the state Assembly on Sept. 3, according to a press release from Cortese’s office.
Senate Bill 653 aims to promote environmentally sensitive vegetation management and protect native plants and wildlife. The bill made it through the California Assembly as wildfire season ramps up into the fall and was headed back to the Senate for approval.
“My bill about vegetation management is so crucial because it addresses a key tension between wildfire prevention and environmental conservation. Senate Bill 653 is a science-based approach that eases that tension and is protective on all fronts,” said Cortese, who represents Silicon Valley. “This bill will help guide state agencies that fund these projects to prioritize certain ecological best practices while reducing long-term catastrophic wildfire risk.”
Cortese has previously authored and co-authored several bills to invest in Firesafe California after the devastating fires in Los Angeles in January. Some of these bills include SB 429, which created the first public wildfire catastrophe model in the country, and SB581, which will help transition 3,000 seasonal CalFire firefighters to full-time status.
