12 Rosen Staff Report
Reviewed by: Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Finance Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 04/06/2021 ITEM NO: 12
DATE: March 31, 2021
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Discussion with District Attorney Jeff Rosen and Community Leaders to
Encourage Reporting of Hate Incidents and Crimes and Standing in Solidarity
with Others
RECOMMENDATION:
Discussion with District Attorney Jeff Rosen and community leaders to encourage reporting of
hate incidents and crimes and standing in solidarity with others.
REMARKS:
Data for Santa Clara County indicate a rise in hate incidents and hate crimes, yet many hateful
activities remain unreported. District Attorney Jeff Rosen will be attending the April 6th Council
meeting to explain the difference between hate crimes and hate incidents, describe current
trends, and emphasize the importance of reporting all hateful activities to the Police
Department. The Police Chief will amplify the importance of reporting and explain briefly what
the Police Department does with this information.
The Town has also invited three community leaders to talk about the role we all play to create
and maintain a safe community culture. Rabbi Melanie Aron, Kareem Syed, and Kristi Grasty
are participating and representing themselves as Los Gatos community members. Through
conversation moderated by the Mayor, ideas will be shared about specific techniques to
address bullying, harassing, or other undesirable behavior before it escalates to a more serious
level. The purpose of this agenda item is to give Los Gatans specific tools so together we can
begin to re-establish norms of civil discourse, mutual respect, and safe spaces for all.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This item has no fiscal impact.
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ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.