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vol . I, no. 33 : april 20-26, 2022 : losgatan.com
baseball fights cancer p10 : local actor spotlight p11 : upcoming events p14 : ny times crossword puzzle p17 Contributed
COMMISSION GETS FIRST CRACK AT GENERAL PLAN
Music in the Park, Jazz on the Plazz among live entertainment on tap
Public focuses on housing aspect of policy meant to guide town through 2040
Judy Peterson, Reporter
Plans are underway for this summer’s return of Music in the Park, the downtown Promenades and the 20th annual Jazz on the Plazz concert series. Los Gatans are so eager for summer fun that Jazz founder Teri Hope has been inundated for months with questions and emails asking if this summer’s concert series is a go: the answer is an emphatic “yes,” with the 2022 Jazz line-up just posted online at jazzontheplazz.com. This year’s theme is “A Brubeck Summer,” in honor of the late Dave Brubeck. Hope says Brubeck “changed the jazz genre with his unique rhythms ➝ Sounds, 8
Drew Penner, Reporter
It’s the sprawling document that will direct Los Gatos' future in the coming years, and on April 13 Planning Commissioners had their chance to begin fine-tuning the Draft 2040 General Plan. But as the seven-member body painstakingly trudged their way through a variety of chapters—from the infrastructure and services section to the racial, social and environmental justice section (brand new this edition)—many public commenters were focused on the housing aspect. It’s something Chair Melanie Hanssen, who previously helped shape the policy tome as a General Plan Advisory Commission member, had anticipated. “Many people have advocated for a no-growth scenario,” she said, reflecting on a recent development that proved an affordable-housing letdown. “One thing we cannot consider, though, is any scenario where there’s zero growth in town—as ➝ Planning, 6
THE ‘SOUNDS OF SUMMER’ RETURN TO LOS GATOS
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SUPPORTING MOTHERS Jan Amaral, Barbara Brothers and Lorraine Hepworth show some of the many items collected during Lenten Layette. For the full story, turn to page 4.
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