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vol . 3 , no. 5 : october 4-10, 2023 : losgatan.com
police blotter p6 : vine-to-wine p8 : upcoming events p14 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Drew Penner/Los Gatan
BOARD DECIDES NOT TO CHANGE HOUSING PLAN BEFORE SENDING BACK TO STATE Hudes votes in opposition, dislikes ‘self-flagellating’ language
Chamber: Demand for space in Los Gatos remains strong
Drew Penner, Reporter
While multiple Housing Element Advisory Board members took issue with some of the more progressive language in the latest draft of the Housing Element, Sept. 28, everyone but Councilmember Matthew Hudes ended up voting to make no changes to the document before submitting the residential development plan to the State for review. Hudes was concerned, among other things, about not having a chance to hear from the Town’s new consultant, Veronica Tam & Associates, tried to change the wording of how prevalent racially-restrictive covenants were in town (from “popular” to something some locals would find less offensive) and sought to replace language that tied single-family housing to racism with wording Sacramento uses. “This is a document of the Town, and when the Town says something it means some➝ HEAB, 17
AS TWO ICONIC SANTA CRUZ AVENUE SPOTS REACH FINAL CHAPTER, OTHERS OPEN Drew Penner, Reporter
Margaret Smith, a Los Gatos resident who recently ran for Town Council and helped establish the Silicon Valley Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO), was sad to hear that Rural Supply, the Los Gatos’ Ace Hardware location on Santa Cruz Avenue, will be closing. She can’t count how many times she’s shopped there— ➝ Avenue, 16
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SETTING UP SHOP Meredith Keeth is the owner of Ethos, which opened earlier this year on North Santa Cruz Avenue. While new businesses are opening in the downtown area, others are closing. Ethos offers sustainable personal care products.
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