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vol . 2, no. 34 : april 26-may 2, 2023 : losgatan.com
lacrosse team grows p10 : student artists p14 : upcoming events p15 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Arnold Breit
CENSURE OF CLARK REVERSED AFTER ACLU THREAT
Neighbors question need for bike lane upgrades, Town’s hesitance to rework designs Drew Penner, Reporter
Council approves conflict of interest probe into commissioner
Mayor Maria Ristow helped push through funding for a bike and pedestrian project on a 1,400-foot residential section of Shannon Road that connects with Los Gatos Boulevard, despite several neighbors asking Council to scale it back. She did so, during the April 18 Council meeting, by bringing forward a motion to transfer $844,676 between Town accounts that both Councilmember Matthew Hudes and Vice Mayor Mary Badame voted against. ➝ Shannon, 4
Drew Penner, Reporter
In the exact same motion where the Town Council voted to reverse their discipline of Planning Commissioner Kylie Clark—after the Town’s own attorney said she agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California’s argument that the Town violated her free speech rights—it also authorized a conflict-of-interest investigation that will scrutinize her more closely than anyone else. In the wee hours of April 19, at its regularly-scheduled April 18 meeting, Councilmember Rob Rennie tried to make a motion that first rescinded the censure of Clark, before considering the question of conflict of interest. Clark was officially chastised on multiple occasions for referring to the proponents of a ➝ Censure, 6
IN SPLIT DECISION, COUNCIL AGREES TO TRANSFER $844K FOR SHANNON ROAD REDESIGN
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LOCAL TASTE Bill and Doris Cooper of Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards in Saratoga pour wine for attendees of the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce’s Wine Walk on April 22. The sold-out event featured more than 32 wineries stationed at various businesses throughout downtown.
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