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vol . 4 , no. 35 : april 30-may 6, 2025 : losgatan.com
bookstore anniversary p4 : ny times crossword puzzle p11 : radio history p12 : rehab center build p13 Dinah Cotton / Los Gatan
TWO MURDER COUNTS FOR BOULDER CREEK MAN ID’D BY VICTIM BEFORE HE WAS SHOT James David Collier faces 25-to-life, arraignment set for next Wednesday
Parking, congestion concerns raised Drew Penner, Editor
As the Los Gatos Green project arrived for a hearing at Planning Commission April 23, it began to test Los Gatos’ ability to wheel-and-deal its way towards less development, in an environment where it doesn’t hold many cards. City Ventures has proposed 55 multifamily units, including four live-work units and eight lower-income units. The plan includes a mix of studio, two- and
Drew Penner and Barry Holtzclaw
On Monday, 36 days after police say Boulder Creek resident James David Collier, 66, shot and killed two men—then left their bodies in the back of a truck in the Santa Cruz Mountains—he had his first day in court. That is, he was scheduled to appear before Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Audra Ibarra, but both the Public Defender’s Office and the Alternate Defender Office disclosed conflicts, so he wasn’t brought over from the jail—which family members of one of the victims said they weren’t too happy about. More than an hour after the scheduled hearing time, Thompson Sharkey, of the Independent Defenders Office, waived Collier’s appearance and asked for a continuance. ➝ Murder, 14
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS 55-UNIT ‘LOS GATOS GREEN’ DEVELOPMENT
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