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vol . 2, no. 4 3 : june 28-july 4, 2023 : losgatan.com
fourth of july p13 : runners compete in oregon p10 : upcoming events p14 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Drew Penner/Los Gatan
COMMUNITY MEETING, CONCESSIONS WIN OVER SHANNON ROAD RESIDENTS
Anti-gun-violence advocates, gun rights proponents both support concealed carry ordinance
Town was worried about losing $1M in green grants Drew Penner, Reporter
Los Gatos has been trying to hang on to environmental grants for a bike path along Shannon Road while still appeasing neighbors who didn't support the designs and felt like the Town hadn’t been listening to their concerns. The Town had secured a federal $940,100 Vehicle Emissions Reductions Based at Schools gift and a Transportation Fund for Clean Air offer worth $174,250. Local planners managed to get the deadlines extended (to Jan. 31, for the former and to the following June 30, for the latter), and, after outcry from local residents (who felt the plan removed a rural feel from the route by taking away greenspace, among other grievances), Los Gatos organized a community meeting. The bill for the June 1 meeting was stacked with top planning brass: Nicolle Burnham, the director of public works, Gary Heap, the new town engineer, Mike Vroman, senior traffic engineer, Tracy Wang, transportation and mobility manager, Janice Chin, assis➝ Road, 4
COUNCIL INTRODUCES PLAN TO OUTLAW HIDDEN GUNS IN ‘SENSITIVE’ PLACES
Drew Penner, Reporter
On June 20, Los Gatos introduced an ordinance that would prohibit concealed carry permit holders from bringing their firearms to specific places around town. But in contrast with the hardline positions staked-out on both sides of the gun debate across the United States— with National Rifle Association members claiming guns in classrooms would help solve things and progressives deriding mental health as the primary causal factor in shooting sprees—here in Los Gatos, ev➝ Council, 6
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