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vol . 5 , no. 35 : april 29-may 5 , 2026 : losgatan.com
spring into green p4 : more victims of secret recordings found p6 : sports p8 : ethos event p12 Dinah Cotton / Los Gatan
COMMISSION CAPS MOSQUE ATTENDANCE AT 180 CARS, EXCEPT ON RAMADAN NIGHTS NAACP warned LG to avoid making an Islamophobiatainted decision Drew Penner, Editor
Los Gatos Planning Commission voted unanimously April 22 to restrict the number of vehicles coming to the Farley Road mosque to just 180 during early mornings and late hours, except on Ramadan nights. This motion emerged after two earlier votes died by ties, as neighbors continue to complain about traffic and light disturbances and ignored the offer of a free mediation session set up by the West Valley Muslim Association until it was too late. Meanwhile, the NAACP, America’s oldest civil rights organization, has been raising concerns about the rising Islamophobic discourse around WVMA’s conditional use permit (CUP) modification request. At the last hearing, the CUP decision was put off with the idea that the neighbors and the mosque would seek mediation. Years earlier, the area residents opposed multiple housing concepts for the property (which was formerly a Jehovah’s Witness property); they urged the Town to keep the site designated for a church. Town Attorney Gabrielle Whelan provided a disclosure about the Next Door social media posts that were already submitted into the record: “The comments on Next Door do not reflect the views of the Planning Commission or any of the public discussion that has taken place ➝ Mosque, 10
CENTURY + 5 Ruth Fiore was celebrated by her grandchildren and other attendees at the Terraces of Los Gatos on Saturday afternoon. P12.
LOCAL VINEYARDS PLOT COURSE TO SURVIVE CLIMATE WHIPLASH Growers say reducing disease will allow for organic sprays while improving wine quality Laur a Ness, Contributor
Winegrower Dave Moulton of Burrell School Vineyards was clearly concerned. He was experiencing the earliest bud break, flowering and fruit set in his chardonnay and pinot noir
vines he’s seen in all his years of growing grapes. “Our roses gave us a clue that mildew was setting in,” he says, thankful to his late wife, Anne, for planting all the roses she had over her lifetime on the mountain. She passed away in November of 2016. “The French are so smart, they plant roses at the end of each vine row. They are the canaries in the coal mine.” His vineyard and property manager, Chido Leon,
sprayed stylet oil on the roses and then proceeded to do the same with the pinot noir and chardonnay vines. Rain was once again in the forecast, and they needed to stay ahead of it. “I’m worried about the delicate fruit of the chard and the pinot, as they are thin-skinned,” says Moulton. “We are seeing bloom and fruit set in the cabernet, but I told Chido to take ➝ Winery, 9
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