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A Perfect Day for Shredding in Los Gatos

Nov. 17, 2007
Categorized in: Los Gatos Events


What do you do for fun on a perfect, sunny California Saturday in November?

A mobile shredding truck visited Intero in Los Gatos as part of a client appeciation event for 10 Realtors. Photo by Mary Pope-Handy.

Ten of us agents from Intero in Los Gatos hosted a shredding party as a client appreciation event. From 9am until 1pm today, we provided a mobile shredding truck from United Shredding in our parking lot, and offered some refreshments and information on identity theft as well.

The shredding truck destroyed old checks, bills, and financial records for us.

Our clients and friends expressed great enthusiasm and appreciation, and we counted the day as a success. One of my friends decided it was so easy that he went back home and retrieved more to shred before we finished.

Tracy Pina, Reiko Araki, Gabe Reyes, Carol DeConte, Olivia Gray, Mary Pope-Handy, Angela Boles-King, Bob Kaufman, Ed Bangle, Maureen Bowers - Realtors and colleagues who hosted the Shred-A-Thon

We had a great time and enjoyed the ideal mid-70 degree weather. It was wonderful to reconnect with people and the consensus was that this was an event we'll do again.

Want to be included next time? Please call or email me and I'll make sure you are!

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The mobile shredding event in Los Gatos was hosted by Tracy Pina, Reiko Araki, Gabe Reyes, Carol DeConte, Olivia Gray (and partner Lilia Chavez, who was there in spirit), Mary Pope-Handy, Angela Boles-King, Bob Kaufman, Ed Bangle and Maureen Bowers. Many thanks to Sheri Wolfgram for her help with this event!

United Shredding did a fantastic job. The company is located in San Jose and can be reached at 408 559-4811. (Not a paid blog post, but just a good experience to share with my readers.)

Crime in and near Los Gatos

Aug. 24, 2007
Categorized in: LG Lifestyle
Tagged with: crime, defense, los gatos, safety

Los Gatos enjoys a tremendously low crime rate overall. Sometimes I chuckle to read The Weekly's blurb on the police reports. It usually includes a few drunk-in-publics, a DUI, theft out of an unlocked car, and a domestic dispute or two.

Usually, crime in Los Gatos is very minor. It's not nice, it's disheartening, but it's normally very small.

In the past, I have mulled over discussing some of the seedier things that happen in Los Gatos but didn't think there was anything to learn from the topic. It's obvious to me that drunk driving is wreckless and innately immoral, and I didn't think I had anything new to add to the topic.

Los Gatos IS a safe place to live. Probably one of the safest. But that doesn't make The Cats immune, and it doesn't mean we should be so casual as to invite trouble. And I think the latter point is something that should be addressed as many of us are complacent as we relax in the safety of our town.

Today is a case in point. Sadly, early this morning, on the Los Gatos-San Jose border (right near where I just sold a duplex) a man
attempted to kidnap a senior woman as she was walking close to the Los Gatos Memorial Park on Los Gatos-Almaden Road. One side of Los Gatos-Almaden Road is San Jose and the other is Los Gatos.

Luckily, this woman refused to comply with the jerk's command that she get in his pickup truck. She did end up getting hit or slapped, but of course it could have been much worse.

What can we learn from this?

No matter where you live, no matter how safe your zip code or area might be, it pays to pay attention, to have your wits about you. It's a good idea to be able to defend yourself too - this is particularly true for those of us in real estate, who may sometimes be in homes with folks we don't know too well.

Even if you live in Los Gatos, Almaden Valley, Monte Sereno, Saratoga, Los Altos or any other "high end" (low crime) area, don't invite trouble. Lock your homes and cars. Don't leave bicycles, scooters or other valuables out in the driveway. Pay attention to your surroundings. Keep your eyes open. Tell your neighbors if you see something unusual or suspicious. You're not being nosy, you're being a neighbor.
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