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Council backs administrative endorsement of volunteer 'handwriting the Constitution' project after clarifying limits
Summary
The council agreed the town will endorse a volunteer-led, verbatim transcription art project called 'handwriting the Constitution' and asked staff to ensure displays contain only the exact constitutional text, not interpretive commentary.
The Los Gatos Town Council on March 17 signaled support for a community art project that would bring residents together to hand‑transcribe the U.S. Constitution for public display, instructing the town manager and staff to proceed administratively and to verify that any displayed material is a verbatim transcription.
The project, proposed to the council as a DEI commission‑backed community art activity, was described at public comment by Gordon Yamate as a volunteer effort that "will not cost the town anything" and…
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