I'm not sure if there's enough information in the article to formulate a synopsis, but it seems as if this matter is an internal affair. However, forthcoming changes and decisions could be influenced by the temple's financial situation, the Sikh population, the size and demographic of its congregation, particularly younger members, and other factors. I would think that the population of Sikhs that the San Jose gurdwara serves is small, so demarcating between keshdhari and sehajdhari might be a bit too precise in this situation.

Why would the gurdwara want to include non-Sikhs in the decision-making process? Guru Nanak founded the faith quite a while ago (before 1539) in the East, so it might have been easier then and there to incorporate other denominations. In the west and several hundred years later, non-Sikhs could change the course of, and perhaps infiltrate, this faith and its benign practices.

I am not Sikh, but I worked on a DVD at the San Jose gurdwara in 2005. At that juncture, everybody was welcome at the temple to worship or listen to music. It was very congenial, and I wondered if some of the younger, western-born and western-influenced members were coerced by their parents to continue this faith. I also wonder if, since then, the popularity of eastern culture, particularly Indian-based, and the Keertan has attracted new members whose intentions are questionable. Again, a more indepth article could be more revealing.

If anybody's interested in the Keertan, you can purchase an education DVD recorded and filmed at the San Jose gurdwara that features the late Bhai Sahib Bhai Avtar Singh Ragi. The music is interspersed with narration about the faith and the music, with a booklet that exemplifies the raags and taals structure. http://www.sikhmusicheritage.org/Purchase%20form.htm