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vol . 2, no. 6 : October 12-18, 2022 : losgatan.com
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REFERENDUM DRIVE THROWS WRENCH INTO HOUSING PLANS
Ballots are now in the mail; drop boxes open in Los Gatos
Vice Mayor ‘stunned’ local group succeeded at pausing density increases indefinitely
Michael Moore, Reporter
Voting has begun in the Nov. 8 general election, as voters throughout California will receive ballots in the coming days—and can drop them off, completed and signed, at authorized locations now through Election Day. Elections officials in Santa Clara County began sending ballots in the mail on Oct. 10. Also on that day, the registrar of voters’ office opened up official, standalone ballot drop boxes throughout the county where any voter can submit their filled out ballot before Nov. 8. Voters can also drop off their completed ballots at the county registrar’s office, at 1555 Berger
Drew Penner, Reporter
Despite Town Council having already decided on how much housing to plan for when it passed the 2040 General Plan earlier this year, an organization pushing for slow growth had managed to get a couple key parts of it put on hold. But the group behind the referendum drive that suspended the new Community Design Element and the Land Use Element—sections of the all-important planning document that control residential development—say they’re just pushing for what most Los Gatans want. “I just don’t think (Council) thought through the full ramifications,” said Montero Partners CEO Phil Koen, a member of the Los Gatos Community Alliance, which vehemently opposes upzoning. “Why not recognize we can do better?” The LGCA has been at odds with the three Council members who voted for the General Plan. While the document ➝ Referendum, 6
VOTING UNDERWAY FOR NOVEMBER 8 GENERAL ELECTION
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