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vol . I , no. 31 : april 6-12, 2022 : losgatan.com
new dining options p6 : wildcats ready to surge p10 : police logs p13 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Drew Penner/Los Gatan
HOUSING MEETING TAPS INTO PUBLIC’S CONCERNS
DOWNTOWN DINING SCENE EVOLVING WITH EUROPEAN FLAIR New establishments preparing to open in coming months
Los Gatos zeroing-in on where growth should happen
Judy Peterson, Reporter Drew Penner, Reporter
The once-popular Le Boulanger has been sitting empty at the corner of Main Street and Montebello Way for nearly three years, but sometime this summer the black window coverings will come down and a new restaurant, the Parkside, will open for business. Right next door, at 9 Montebello Way, the Montebello Market is getting ready to open in a few weeks. “The Parkside and Montebello Market are going to flank Town Plaza,” Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Catherine Somers said. “It’s a cool
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 revealed the locations staff have highlighted as appropriate places for housing. Under the mandatory process, Los Gatos is required to plan for 1,993 new units of housing overall for the next eight years, and many of these are required to be in the price range of lower-income Californians. “We will be selecting sites where new housing will go,” said Ande Flower, principal planner at EMC Planning Group. “It’s important to note that the Town does not build the housing.” According to an informal poll taken during the meeting, nearly a quarter of participants
THROWING A PARTY Tony Loeffler, general manager of the Palms Restaurant, says he makes it
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his personal mission to ensure everyone who dines in the restaurant feels welcome and has a good time. For the full story, turn to page 6.
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