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vol . 5 , no. 1 : september 3-9, 2025 : losgatan.com
college of adaptive arts p6 : numu events p10 : slow gherkin p12 : blum on happiness p14 Jonathan Natividad
RH PROJECT HEADING TO COUNCIL WITH STRONG HAND Federal Realty vp: “It’s been an absolute passion project for me.” Drew Penner, Editor
Not a single resident spoke against the high-end restaurant, design studio and furniture store proposal from RH—formerly Restoration Hardware—for Old Town Los Gatos, during public comment period, as it made it through Planning Commission, Aug. 27, with plenty of support. Only Commissioner Susan Burnett voted against the "Architecture and Site" and "Planned Development” grouping of documents, though, in a second vote, she joined her fellow commissioners to recommend Council approve the Conditional Use Permit. “It’s going to create a destination,” Commissioner Steve Raspe said. “It really does show who we are—puts us higher up on the map.” Several residents shared how they’d become fans of the company’s approach to design and the culinary arts upon visiting their locations around the Bay Area. Vice Chair Kendra Burch and Commissioner Rob Stump were absent. At first, no one brought up any potential conflicts of interest. But then, Raspe thought he better say something. He admitted his house is “stuffed full” of RH furniture, but, he added, he was quite confident he could take an impartial look at the plans. ➝ RH. 12
EYES HAVE IT Senior student Portia Zeidler is determined to lead the Wildcats to an SCVAL De Anza Division championship this season. P8
LG MAN HELD AFTER WITNESSES SAY HE FILMED MINORS Police: He’ll face attempted kidnapping charge Dan Pulcr ano, Executive Editor
An alert parent walking his kids to school around 8am last Thursday detained a man outside Los Gatos’ Louise Van
Meter Elementary School after he spotted him following girls with a smartphone in his hand. By 8:15am, 63-year-old Los Gatos resident John Alan Hale was in handcuffs along Los Gatos Boulevard. The parent, who identified himself as Khalid, said Hale was walking behind students
and was holding a device obscured by a wallet below their skirts. Khalid said that when he spoke to the man—whom police later identified as Hale—the suspect took off running. Khalid was able to grab and hold the suspect until police arrived. He said Hale punched ➝ Arrest, 7
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