Monday, April 28, 2008
....and then there were two
Our next to the last class meets this Friday, May 2nd. The History Club hosts (swanky venue) with Prof Shaun Spano on tap. You may remember Shaun was a part of the opening salvo. For more info see the sidebar, a little r&d on Prof Spano and the subject matter he covers.
Thank-you for Attending the Creek Trail Clean-up
It was a great class project that was well attended by the general public and westvalley greenleafers too. Not only did we make a dent in the amount of stuff along side the creek trail, we had a great time doing it.
Yearly event? It could be a worthy addition to the April line up for the town.
Thank-you one and all for pitching in. Hats off to our coffee connection- Peet's
of Saratoga and the Los Gatos deserve a big hug.
Yearly event? It could be a worthy addition to the April line up for the town.
Thank-you one and all for pitching in. Hats off to our coffee connection- Peet's
of Saratoga and the Los Gatos deserve a big hug.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Ethics
The Ethical Leadership for Public Trust a study in the best practices for public officials presented by Thomas Shanks PhD.
The leadership class enjoyed a real life example of ethics and values.
The starting point was an exercise choosing three core values from a long list.
One by one each class member stood to share his or her #1 core value. The great thing about an exercise like this: a glimpse of the real person and minds-eye of the class member. Being good sports the class members shared the chosen #1 core value while the rest of the class applauded the choice. A nice topic of discussion with the added dynamic of a class skit representing the ethical and unethical handling of public election materials.
Questions of how much information is too much? What do these issues of unethical tactics used in elections do to our communities? See the post under film short for a taste of the session.
The leadership class enjoyed a real life example of ethics and values.
The starting point was an exercise choosing three core values from a long list.
One by one each class member stood to share his or her #1 core value. The great thing about an exercise like this: a glimpse of the real person and minds-eye of the class member. Being good sports the class members shared the chosen #1 core value while the rest of the class applauded the choice. A nice topic of discussion with the added dynamic of a class skit representing the ethical and unethical handling of public election materials.
Questions of how much information is too much? What do these issues of unethical tactics used in elections do to our communities? See the post under film short for a taste of the session.
Saturday, December 8, 2007
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Helping During the Holidays
It would give us all a sense of community to lend a hand as a group.
http://ca-losgatos.civicplus.com/index.asp?NID=1443
Let's discuss the possibility of a group project in addition to what we do as individual members of the community.
http://ca-losgatos.civicplus.com/index.asp?NID=1443
Let's discuss the possibility of a group project in addition to what we do as individual members of the community.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Economic Vitality
Steve Conway not only enjoys counting the Town Monies he also enjoys printing some of his own- Fun Monies with the Town Seal. Steve used the new currency to prove a point
of where the monies go after we write those property tax checks to the Town Government. Steve used his"Bag O Monies"to dole out the piles of tax revenues to those with outstretched hands. Schools, Local Municipalities and even The Govenator aka Michael Melton took the Lion share of these Fun Monies to drive home the importance of Local Tax dollars coming home to us in the form of town services.
Nice Job Steve! Thanks for making Tax101 so much fun.
Danielle Surdin gave us a glimpse of the decision making process as the Economic Vitality Manager.
If and when the United Nations needs a new leader- Danielle has my vote. The questions and hoops to be jumped thru to get new businesses to the town was impressively described by Ms. Surdin. The class broke into two groups to tackle case studies in Government Decision Making. While one side of the class analysed the pros and cons of Special Event Permits granted for music in old town, the other half of the class discussed a win-win decision for Pete The Peacock and his family flock. Steve Leonardis kept a straight face as he shared the items of compromise for both neighbor and fowl. Bud Lortz added the happy ending for the Peacock Story, a family adopted Pete.
Special Thanks to Gary Honts and The Community Hospital for hosting our group.
Blends catered an amazing lunch and as always Ronee kept the day on course. Thank You to all for a great day.
of where the monies go after we write those property tax checks to the Town Government. Steve used his"Bag O Monies"to dole out the piles of tax revenues to those with outstretched hands. Schools, Local Municipalities and even The Govenator aka Michael Melton took the Lion share of these Fun Monies to drive home the importance of Local Tax dollars coming home to us in the form of town services.
Nice Job Steve! Thanks for making Tax101 so much fun.
Danielle Surdin gave us a glimpse of the decision making process as the Economic Vitality Manager.
If and when the United Nations needs a new leader- Danielle has my vote. The questions and hoops to be jumped thru to get new businesses to the town was impressively described by Ms. Surdin. The class broke into two groups to tackle case studies in Government Decision Making. While one side of the class analysed the pros and cons of Special Event Permits granted for music in old town, the other half of the class discussed a win-win decision for Pete The Peacock and his family flock. Steve Leonardis kept a straight face as he shared the items of compromise for both neighbor and fowl. Bud Lortz added the happy ending for the Peacock Story, a family adopted Pete.
Special Thanks to Gary Honts and The Community Hospital for hosting our group.
Blends catered an amazing lunch and as always Ronee kept the day on course. Thank You to all for a great day.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
The Big Bus
What a befitting way to spend the first afternoon session aboard a HUGE bus.
The tour of the LG Community was led by Community Development Director Bud Lortz.
Thank you Bud for an Informative and fun learning experience.
Bud shared behind the scene stories of the Town Planning Process and was a good sport to poke fun at himself (It is true if googling Bud, you will find much about the anti solar panel episode he discussed.)
The memorable moment of the trip is tied to Thomas Lettiere the keeper of the key. The trip thru the tiny gateway and access road could not have happened without Thomas and his key. Way to bust a move Tom.
The tour of the LG Community was led by Community Development Director Bud Lortz.
Thank you Bud for an Informative and fun learning experience.
Bud shared behind the scene stories of the Town Planning Process and was a good sport to poke fun at himself (It is true if googling Bud, you will find much about the anti solar panel episode he discussed.)
The memorable moment of the trip is tied to Thomas Lettiere the keeper of the key. The trip thru the tiny gateway and access road could not have happened without Thomas and his key. Way to bust a move Tom.
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