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vol . 2, no. 15 : december 14-20,2022 : losgatan.com
sports p10 : historic hofstra block p14 : upcoming events p15 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Courtesy of Mehrdad Alipour
TOWN CREATING CALENDAR THAT RECOGNIZES NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH
Wildcats edge Cougars in double OT Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
Manager’s mention of working with Muwekma Ohlone draws ire of Tamien Nation leader
Scotty Brennan corralled the rebound and ran down the left sideline to the half-court line when the buzzer sounded, and the celebration was on for the Los Gatos High boys basketball team. Locked in a riveting, white-knuckle, back and forth contest with Christopher High in the championship game of the 39th annual Los Gatos Lions Club Wildcat Shootout on Dec. 9, the Wildcats earned an impressive 56-53 double overtime win over a strong Cougars team. The players were visibly joyous afterward, and for good reason. A year ago, Los Gatos lost 48-44 to Saratoga in the Wildcat Shootout title game. And more recently, the Wildcats took
Drew Penner, Reporter
During its regularly scheduled meeting, Dec. 6, Mayor Rob Rennie asked Town Manager Laurel Prevetti for an update on the process to officially acknowledge Los Gatos’ earliest residents. But her response—while delighting some First Nations advocates—left one group in particular feeling a little left out. “We did have a Council meeting about land acknowledgement,” Rennie noted. “And we got sidetracked on the idea of whether we were supposed to be acknowledging the Tamien Nation or the Muwekma Tribe.” Prevetti said the Town is committed to completing a land acknowledgement and is partnering with the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe of San Francisco Bay to get it done. “We do have some work ahead of us in terms of consulting with the Muwekma Ohlone—and making sure that ➝ Heritage, 8
LG BOYS REVEL IN WINNING OWN TOURNEY
➝ Winning, 6
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DANGEROUS CORRIDOR Mehrdad Alipour, a Blossom Hill Road resident since 2006, has been taking photos of all the traffic collisions that happen in his neighborhood. He presented the photos to the Los Gatos Town Council on Dec. 6. For the full story, turn to page 4.
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