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vol . 2, no. 28 : march 15-21 , 2023 : losgatan.com
on the mound p10 : discover lost gatos p14 : upcoming events p15 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Drew Penner/Los Gatan
ACLU THREATENS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST TOWN Drew Penner, Reporter
The ACLU of Northern California is stepping up its pressure campaign against the Town of Los Gatos, threatening legal action if it doesn’t reverse a rebuke of a Planning Commissioner who complained to state officials about a referendum drive that quashed residential densification plans. It’s now representing Kylie Clark, the commissioner who was censured and ordered to counseling following a public hearing in February where she was called a racist by multiple residents for referring to the Los Gatos Community Alliance members as “white anti-housing men.” “The Los Gatos Town Council refused to revoke the censure of Ms. Clark. They are also continuing to require that she attend counseling,” the organization’s legal director Shilpi Agarwal told the Los Gatan, Monday. “If we are unable to reach an agreement with the Town, we will consider litigation.” The ACLU sent a letter to Los Gatos about the issue March 1, accusing Town officials of trying to chill free speech by reprimanding Clark so publicly. It repeated these concerns Monday. “We were hoping our letter ➝ ACLU, 12
GOVERNMENT: DEPOSITS AT SHUTTERED SILICON VALLEY BANK AVAILABLE Barry Holtzclaw, Reporter
The shockwaves and aftershocks of the failure of one bank—the biggest financial institution serving the center of the world’s entrepreneurial universe—are likely to linger for years, and, like their earthly counterparts, these tremors will change the way companies are built in the future. In a kind of tipping point for the tech world, Silicon Valley Bank teetered, then collapsed in less than two days on March 10, threatening to take thousands of companies with tens of thousands of customers and employees and billions of dollars with it. ➝ Bank, 8
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CULINARY ICON Chef David Kinch was honored during the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Celebration on March 9 at Testarossa Winery. For more photos, turn to page 6.
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