Our first community board meeting on e-bike rules brought up big safety concerns — from kids riding without helmets to dangerous stunts in traffic. Ideas ranged from stricter enforcement to mandatory safety courses for students and parents, aiming to make e-bike use safer for everyone.
Staff – August 14, 2025
Netflix Levy Donation
Los Gatos leaders are exploring a potential Netflix levy tax to fund local projects, with students helping shape strategies for housing, community centers, and programs for youth and seniors.
Natalie Russell
Op-ed: Empowering Young People for Sustainable Peace
The world’s youth hold the creativity, urgency, and vision needed to tackle climate change, inequality, and global conflict—yet they’re still excluded from key decisions. True peace and sustainability require giving young people real influence in shaping our shared future
Xavier Thompson
Youth at the Foreign Policy Table
Young people will live longest with the consequences of today’s foreign policy decisions, from climate to security. Giving them a real seat at the table isn’t tokenism—it’s essential for building a more democratic, ethical, and future-focused America.
Steve Jobs famously said customers don’t know what they want until you show it to them. Henry Ford quipped that people would have asked for faster horses, not automobiles.
