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vol . 3 , no. 51 : August 28- September 3 , 2024 : losgatan.com
hudes, ristow appointed p6 : mlb player p10 : farmers’ market p14 : ny times crossword puzzle p15 Drew Penner / Los Gatan
114-FT CONDO PLAN FOR ACE HARDWARE SITE RILES LOCALS Owners worry Town’s new sign rules will “jeopardize” business D r ew P en ner , Editor
Kay Bae, the owner of Orchid Cleaners, is a Los Gatos resident who’s been running her dry cleaning business, located in the Ace Hardware building on Los Gatos Boulevard, since 1988. And when three signs for a hulking condominium recently appeared along the edges of the parking lot she shares with Ace Hardware, she was surprised. “It’s a shock to me,” she said. “I had no idea what’s the timeline. Not only that, we can’t get any more lease. So, when time comes, I have to close the shop.” For months, Los Gatos residents have been up in arms about the high-rise proposal. As part of the Housing Element update, Council agreed to ease requirements for notifying the public about potential projects. Residents have been complaining, saying they believe the removal of some “story pole” rules will keep locals in the dark about massive residential structures in the works, like this one. And now, business owners at the Ace Hardware location say the ➝ 10-story Condo Plans, 12
BUSINESS OWNER Kay Bae, the owner of Orchid Cleaners, says signs outside her dry cleaning shop showing a large condominium building has sown confusion.
PERSEID METEOR SHOWER VIEWERS ENJOYED THE SHOW The phenomenon is connected to passage of Swift-Tuttle comet S a a r a P iPl a ni , Contributor
On Aug. 12, Daniel Alpert, a software engineer at Afresh, headed towards Sausalito, with friends, snacks, tents and sleeping bags in tow. Their destina-
tion? Haypress Campground, near Mill Valley. Their mission? Taking in the Perseids light display in the skies above. “I had never seen a meteor shower before,” Alpert said. “I got pretty excited about seeing one that was going to be so visible from the Bay Area.” The Perseids meteor shower—
associated with the Swift-Tuttle Comet, which was discovered in 1862—is one of the most impressive of the year. It begins in mid-July and ends around the beginning of September. Meteors are formed from leftover comet particles and fractured asteroids. They leave ➝ Shooting Star, 8
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