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vol . 2, no. 40 : june 7-13 , 2023 : losgatan.com
salt & straw opens p4 : runners head to nationals p12 : upcoming events p14 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Courtesy of San Jose Water
STATE REJECTS TOWN’S REVISED HOUSING PLAN State says town needs to go further to ‘promote an inclusive community’
Company expects to keep 21 tons of greenhouse gasses out of the atmosphere, each year
Drew Penner, Reporter
Los Gatos residential housing plan is still not up to snuff yet, according to State reviewers. While Campbell got good marks from the California Department of Housing and Community Development for its Housing Element back in March, Los Gatos’s draft of its housing document was rejected last week. Chief among the concerns? The community failed to fully account for its segregated nature, according to a letter HCD sent to Los Gatos Community Development Department Director Joel Paulson on May 30. Bay Area municipalities were supposed to have a completed Housing Element by the end of January. Los Gatos adopted one on Jan. 30, but received a failing grade April 14. Meanwhile, Los Gatos submitted a revised Housing Element, March 31, which is what HCD was responding to last Tuesday. In its latest submission, Los Gatos tried to say it doesn’t have a “Racial Concentration of Affluence,” which the HCD found at-odds with reality. ➝ Housing, 6
SAN JOSE WATER FIRES UP SOLAR POWER STATIONS IN LOS GATOS AND SARATOGA
Drew Penner, Reporter
The publicly traded company that provides Los Gatos with water recently got the go-ahead to fire up two solar power generating stations—one in Los Gatos and one in Saratoga. Together they’ll help keep about 21 tons of greenhouse gasses out of the atmosphere each year, says San Jose Water Assistant Chief Engineer Jake Walsh. “We’re one of the larger energy users in the Bay Area,” ➝ Solar, 8
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CLEANER AIR Ethan Smith, an assistant engineer at San Jose Water, is shown with the solar panels at the Overlook Station, above Los Gatos, which are anticipated to keep 2.02 tons of greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere annually.
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