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vol . 3 , no. 30 : april 3-9, 2024 : losgatan.com
boys lacrosse p14 : self-driving cars p16 : question of the week p18 : ny times crossword puzzle p21 Dinah Cotton / Los Gatan
SAM LICCARDO LACES-UP FOR NEXT PHASE OF RACE TO CAPITOL Frontrunner reflects on past in Saratoga and Los Gatos Drew Penner, Editor While the primary race for second-place in the 16th Congressional District has been nothing short of riveting—with Assemblymember Evan Low and Supervisor Joe Simitian separated by a single vote at times—less attention has been paid to the top vote-getter, 53-year-old Sam Liccardo, who grew up in Saratoga. On March 24, the Los Gatan caught up with the former San Jose mayor at Great Bear Coffee, just after Palm Sunday mass and before hitting the trails with his wife, Jessica García-Kohl. “The only way you win these campaigns is with a village,” Liccardo said, after grabbing a decaf coffee and a green chili and cheese burrito. “I had friends of my mom’s who are in their 80s who were volunteering, too.” As mail-in ballots continued to trickle in, Liccardo was safely maintaining a more-than 8,000 vote lead over second place. It means that while Low and Simitian have been forced to ponder a recount, he’s been able ➝ Liccardo, 10
HOLY DAY Father Seth Kupo leads mass at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception. Easter services were held across Los Gatos on Sunday.
CELEBRATING EASTER WITH EGG HUNTING, CHURCH SERVICES Getting HippityHoppity at Oak Meadow Park Dinah Cotton, Reporter
This weekend was brimming with Easter services, family gatherings, brunches and, of course, search parties for ovular objects.
Mother Nature cooperated with sunshine inviting people outdoors to enjoy the early festive date, which is determined by moon phase. On a clear Saturday morning at a somewhat soggy Oak Meadow, at Vasona Lake County Park, the annual “Hippity Hop ‘till You Drop!” was held,
sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Los Gatos. Children brought their own baskets, and at 10am sharp, the go-ahead was given and all rushed into the circle where more than 8,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and prizes had been placed. ➝ Dinah, 8
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