Mike Wasserman, Diane McNutt and incumbent Joe Pirzynski—who took 27.2 percent, 23.7 percent and 20.4 percent of the vote, respectively—will join Vice Mayor Sandy Decker and Councilman Steve Glickman as the new town council Dec. 2.

"There's no downtime in this job," Pirzynski said, since his first term on the council ends at the Dec. 2 meeting. Pirzynski says he hopes to have a weekend away with his wife, Pamela, before his second term begins.

Wasserman says he hopes to "get in there and start helping" as soon as possible. The councilman-elect says he will shift from being an observer to a participant by picking up agendas, doing research on critical issues and getting into the neighborhoods.

McNutt's aim is to spend the next few weeks "finding out what the transition plans are." McNutt says she will evaluate what her role should become in the various community groups that she is involved with, including the Leadership Los Gatos program—"just some transitional planning and organization."

The new council "looks like a solid team," Pirzynski said. "We're just members of this community. Everybody's supporting everybody else."

Los Gatos Planning Commission Vice Chairman Paul Dubois failed in his second bid for council, coming in fourth with 3,356 votes (16.9 percent). "We're glad it's over. It was a tough race," Dubois said, adding that he is "disappointed, but it's not the end of the world."

Dubois says he will continue to concentrate on his various projects, including the Los Gatos Community Foundation and bringing community theater to town. "I don't see any reasons to make changes at this point," Dubois said. He plans to finish off his term on the planning commission.

"It's sad I didn't win, but we gave it a very, very good try," Dubois said.

Taking last place was Barry Bakken, at 11.9 percent (2,360 votes). Bakken says he is glad he went through the campaign process and learned about the town and its residents.

Although Bakken plans to continue with his involvement in the Los Gatos High School New Millennium Foundation, he says he is unsure about further community involvement. Bakken says he would consider joining a town commission or committee that needs members.

"I'd love to do whatever I can to help out," Bakken said.

According to MarLyn Rasmussen, Los Gatos senior deputy town clerk, the current town council will run the Nov. 18 meeting and elect the next mayor and vice mayor. In addition to Pirzynski, Decker and Glickman, the council consists of outgoing Mayor Randy Attaway and Councilman Steve Blanton, who have both been on the council for a dozen years.

The new council members will then be sworn in at the Dec. 2 meeting.