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vol . 2, no. 25 : february 22-28, 2023 : losgatan.com
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COUNCIL CENSURES COMMISSIONER OVER ‘WHITE ANTI-HOUSING MEN’ COMMENT
Wildcats score program record points in CCS Finals
Councilmember questions whether Town followed discipline procedure
Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
Two weeks after breaking the points record in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League Finals, the Los Gatos High wrestling team continued its historic season with a second-place finish in the Central Coast Section Masters Finals Feb. 18 at Watsonville High. The Wildcats established a program record with 228.5 points in the CCS Finals in finishing as the runner-up to champion Gilroy, which totaled 279 points. They also set a program record for placers (10) and State qualifiers (nine). Los Gatos did it with a deep lineup that included individual
Drew Penner, Reporter
After Planning Commissioner Kylie Clark—who works on housing issues for the Silicon Valley nonprofit West Valley Community Services—watched density rules suggested by the Town body she sits on get refined by Council, only to be swept aside entirely by a late-breaking referendum drive funded by wealthy residents, she was dismayed. So, she took to her keyboard to fire off an email to the California Department of Housing and Community Development. The words that were sent to the Sacramento agency Nov. 18 set off such a firestorm in the community that a special Council meeting was called on Feb. 15 to deal with the situation. “I hope this email finds you well!” she began in the email. “As someone who does housing work in a lot of anti-housing cities, I really appreciate the work you are doing to resolve our state’s housing crisis.” ➝ Council, 6
LGHS WRESTLING CONTINUES TO HIT MILESTONES
➝ Wrestling, 11
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PRECOCIOUS Wildcats freshman Antonio Rodriguez sizes up his opponent, Monta Vista’s Hayden Ancheta, during their CCS Masters Final 113-pound title match on Feb. 18. Rodriguez won via decision, 4-0.
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