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Los Gatos approves process to raise density at North 40 site
The Los Gatos Town Council voted to support increasing—to 40 units-per-acre—the number of homes the developer of the North 40 mixed-use project can build, during a milestone General Plan debate, Monday.
But the elected officials opted not to require a floor of 30 units-per-acre, as...
North 40 Phase 2 prepares for Planning Commission close-up
One of the most consequential residential developments for the future of Los Gatos is approaching another milestone.
Steve Buster, the senior vp of development for Grosvenor Property Americas, tells the Los Gatan the company has submitted final documents for the mixed-use housing project and is...
Housing density tops questions in General Plan update
As Council members discussed the emerging General Plan and Housing Element documents, during a special session Dec. 7, they appeared hyper-aware they were dealing with one of the most sensitive subjects for many locals.
Officials looked at how the Town might alter its plans now...
Memo: County Planning suffering serious backlog issues
The County department that’s been threatening a Santa Cruz Mountains resident with thousands of dollars in fines and possible civil or criminal prosecution has been dealing with serious backlog problems, according to a 2019 memo obtained by the Los Gatan.
Sidney French, 69, who lives...
Harmonie Park taps former mayor to launch land-use consultancy
One of the developers behind the North 40 project along Highway 17 in Los Gatos has brought the town’s former mayor, Marcia Jensen, on board to launch a consultancy.
The Bachman Avenue-headquartered Harmonie Park Development, a company with around 10 million square feet under management,...
Los Gatos zeroing-in on where residential growth should happen
Community members got a sense of where the Town thinks residential development should sprout in the coming years, during an online meeting March 31.
The digital forum gave residents an overview of how the “Housing Element” section of the General Plan will come together, and...
The ‘Wild’ case of a woman placed at-risk due to sketchy Santa Clara County paperwork
The office of Harry Ryan was the place Jack London penned his seminal novel “the Call of the Wild,” about a dog that’s taken from the Santa Clara Valley to the Klondike, where he befriends wolves and leads a sled team.
Ryan, who met London...
Los Gatos adopts objective design standards for multi-family homes
Town Council agreed on a set of design rules that will govern multi-family homebuilding in the community, during its Nov. 15 meeting.
The so-called “objective standards” may not be exactly to the liking of every Council member, but at least having them in place will...
SB9 rules: Los Gatos introduces permanent lot-split ordinance
The Los Gatos Town Council introduced an ordinance Nov. 1 that would guide the development of lot-split housing, a type of project that’s been mandated by Sacramento in a bid to solve the affordability crisis.
The permanent plan to address Senate Bill 9 would replace...
Town shares holiday hours; renter input sought for housing plan; LG gets first-aid training center (local scene)
LOCAL SCENE for the week of Dec. 14-20, 2022.
Town offices closing for holidays
Town of Los Gatos administrative offices will be closed Dec. 23-Jan. 2.
The library will also be closed Dec. 23-26 and Dec. 30-Jan. 2.
Renter input sought for Housing Element update
The Town of Los...


















