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Fiber internet switched-on for rural residents
On Friday, at a midday ceremony in the Summit Store’s parking lot, in the heart of the Santa Cruz Mountains, community members joined with telecom and government officials to celebrate the completion of the first phase of Surfnet Communications’ rural internet expansion.
Mark Morgenthaler, Surfnet’s...
LGHS auditorium packed for congressional town hall
As some of those in attendance at the Los Gatos High School auditorium began to speak, one could hear the trembling and defiance in their voices.
Each related a somewhat different concern, during the town hall hosted Thursday by area congressmen Jimmy Panetta and Sam...
Commissioners recommend allowing lower-income builds in more areas
Planning Commission voted April 9 to recommend a General Plan amendment to allow 100% affordable housing projects in mixed-use commercial and restricted highway commercial zones.
Commissioner Susan Burnett was the lone vote against. She said Los Gatos has been going further than it has to,...
Los Gatos sues pair of developers, seeking clarity around housing rules (doc included)
On Friday, the Town of Los Gatos filed a lawsuit against two developers in Santa Clara County Superior Court, seeking clarification on State housing rules about deadlines for streamlined projects.
The 19-page action against Arya Properties, LLC and Boulevard Properties, LLC seeks “declaratory relief” around...
La Rinconada Country Club embarks on landscaping reinvention
Over the century La Rinconada Country Club has been a part of the community, it’s continued to evolve. Now, club officials say it's time to bring it back to its original look while making improvements golfers can enjoy for years to come.
“The project will...
Lions fascinated by undersea mapping expert’s talk
The day after he received word he’d won another valuable grant from the US Navy to help America up its undersea exploration game—and a few days after meeting with Meta officials in London about their plan to lay $10 billion worth of fiber optic...
Council approves 155-unit Los Gatos Lodge housing development
Los Gatos Council has approved a 155-unit multi-family residential development for the site of the Los Gatos Lodge hotel tonight at their regularly-scheduled meeting.
After an official for San Ramon-based SummerHill Homes, LLC boasted it had received unanimous support for the project at Planning Commission,...
Sam Liccardo, sworn in ceremonially in Silicon Valley, readies anti-corruption legislation
On Saturday, Sam Liccardo, the 16th Congressional District representative, went for a hike in Los Gatos with his wife; on Sunday he was sworn in by predecessor Anna Eshoo (with the help of emcee Lissa Kreisler, the partner of Los Gatan columnist Jeffrey Blum)...
Los Gatos Lodge proposal for condos along Highway 17 gets good reviews at Planning Commission
The Los Gatos Lodge housing proposal emerged from Planning Commission last week, with a rare unanimous vote of support in its first kick at the can. It will now move on to Town Council.
During the Feb. 12 meeting, Planning Manager Sean Mullin explained the...
Council enthusiastically approves 209-unit Los Gatos Meadows senior living project
In stark contrast with the antipathy shown towards the slew of affordable housing developments that have cropped up in Los Gatos in recent months that seek to bypass local control, the Los Gatos Meadows senior facility has now achieved final approval, winning over not...
