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Rural Supply future uncertain as building goes up for sale
The future of long-standing Los Gatos hardware store Rural Supply is uncertain as the building is now for sale.
Co-owner Ken Nelson says after operating in the same South Santa Cruz Avenue storefront since 1967, their lease has run out and they’re not sure what...
Los Gatos extends carrot to developers in hopes of netting some affordable housing under SB9
Councilmember Matthew Hudes didn’t quite get the version of a temporary Senate Bill 9 ordinance he would’ve liked to have seen—so he was the single “no” vote against the one passed by Council Tuesday night. He said it didn’t go far enough to ensure...
Los Gatos kicks off development conversations with first Housing Element meeting of the year
As General Plan Update Advisory Committee (GPAC) Chair Melanie Hanssen got a peek—along with other Housing Element Advisory Board (HEAB) members—at the two digital tools Los Gatos will use to propose its contribution to combatting California’s housing crisis, she forecast a hearty community back-and-forth...
Town settles on sites to target for residential development
Los Gatos submitted its draft Housing Element plan, which sets out how the Town plans to grow the number of residential units in the community, to State officials Oct. 14.
While the Housing Element approach to urban planning has been with California for decades, only...
Residents overjoyed with new digs at North 40’s Walnut Grove
Connie Binning moved to California from Minnesota in the 1960s, settling first in Santa Rosa, and, a few years later, moving her family to Los Gatos.
“Back then I used to drive the truck in to Rural Supply and buy hay for my daughter’s horse,”...
Los Gatos approaching $2B in home sales
The red-hot real estate market that’s scorched Los Gatos and the rest of the state could be showing signs of cooling, but the market promises to be robust for the foreseeable future, local agents predict.
According to data by the Santa Clara County Association of...
General Plan: Council narrowly rejects proposal that might violate housing rules
The hard-won consensus achieved by the Planning Commission about what housing should be built in Los Gatos was shattered by multiple stones as Council took up the General Plan Monday.
It included a broadside by Mayor Rob Rennie, who proposed introducing an entirely new zoning...
Mike and Kim Wasserman selling historic home
Mike Wasserman, the former Los Gatos mayor and current county supervisor, is moving—but not that far.
Only six inches, in fact.
Wasserman, who along with his wife Kim have owned and lived at 68 Broadway near downtown since 1984, is moving to a new home currently...
Los Gatos approves four-condo development
After a “public hearing” that didn’t attract any public commenters, Planning Commission approved a four-condo development that staff had initially recommended against, July 27. It almost didn’t even happen, as 10 minutes into the meeting the applicant hadn’t shown up to the Zoom meeting—so...
Alberto Way housing project submitted to planning department
With its central pool, palm trees and great room veranda balcony views, 405 Alberto Way became the first official Senate Bill 330 proposal to move from pre-application stage to a genuine project in-play in Los Gatos, last week.
SB 330, which went into effect on...


















