Following the first meeting of Congressman Sam Liccardo’s regional Wildfire Resilience Partnership, leaders from Los Gatos and Saratoga who were in attendance Aug. 29 at the Los Altos Community Center said that although there wasn’t much consensus, the stakeholders discussed their priorities to start narrowing down how the federal government can help.

“The purpose was to look for ways to work together with federal engagement to have a more coordinated approach to wildfire preparation, risk, mitigation and resiliency,” said Los Gatos Mayor Matthew Hudes in an interview.

Hudes said he, Los Gatos Town Manager Chris Constantin and Los Gatos Emergency Manager Chris Todd raised concerns about funding mechanisms for improvements the town will need down the line and how municipalities can raise

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