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vol . 2, no. 32 : april 12-18, 2023 : losgatan.com
swimmers make splash p10 : john bean’s legacy p14 : upcoming events p15 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Jonathan Natividad
COUNCIL COMMITS $25,000 TOWARD HELPING HOMELESS Public restrooms, more opportunities to shower also part of the plan
Both teams look solid for stretch run Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
When it comes to the premier public high school baseball teams in the Central Coast Section, it doesn’t get much better than Hollister and Los Gatos. The two perennial powers faced off April 10 with the host Wildcats prevailing, 7-4. The result improved Los Gatos’ record to 13-6 while the Haybalers dropped to 12-2, their second straight loss after opening the season with a dozen wins in a row. The Wildcats were coming off an impressive 4-1 win over St. Ignatius on April 8 and coach Mike Minkel couldn’t be more pleased after his club knocked off another quality A-league opponent in Hollister.
Drew Penner, Reporter
In January, during one of the storm systems, an unhoused resident was found 15 feet up a tree, Ed Lozowicki, a charity worker with the St. Vincent de Paul St. Mary outreach program, told the Los Gatos Town Council on April 4. “He was there for 10 hours, protecting his kittens, his pets,” he said. “He couldn’t get down.” As he spoke on Councilmember Rob Moore’s proposal to allocate tens of thousands more dollars towards services for Los Gatos’ most vulnerable residents, a giant tree trunk still rested horizontally on the camp of another homeless person, who luckily no longer inhabited that particular site when it fell. These realities underscore the feeling faith community representatives brought to the table as they advocated for more cash beyond the original $25,000 of about $1 million in American Rescue Act Plan pandemic-recovery money Los Gatos had left over (after the Town spent $80,000 on Thursday Promenades in 2021 and $120,000 on the street parties in 2022, and the $100,000 ➝ Council, 6
LOS GATOS TOPS HOLLISTER IN SHOWDOWN
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PRODUCING Los Gatos junior Carter Johnstone gets pumped after hitting a triple in the fourth inning of a 7-4 win over Hollister on April 10. Johnstone had three hits and was hit by a pitch.
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