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vol . I , no. 5 : october 6-12, 2021 : losgatan.com
girls tennis p 10 : carnival time again p 14 : remembering bob long p 16 : gatos and the doobies p 17 Drew Penner/Los Gatan
MAYOR’S SPOUSE FLIES OFF HANDLE AT TOWN MEETING AFTER SON FACES HARASSMENT
Developer outlines ideas for development’s next phase
Drew Penner, Reporter
After multiple speakers personalized their comments with references to Mayor Marico Sayoc’s son during public comments at the Oct. 5 regularly scheduled Town Council meeting, some attendees became disruptive. The mayor ordered a short break. As a group of coronavirusrestriction questioners and Conservative-leaning citizens filtered out to the vestibule, the mayor’s husband suddenly burst into the Town facility. “Hey, hey, hey, you worthless piece of s***!” he shouted, in the direction of one of the speakers, Cyndi Sheehan, who was wearing a black and white Trump shirt. “Don’t ever talk about my son again! Ever! You worthless piece of s***!” Sheehan told the Los Gatan there had previously been a dispute between their sons. Democracy Tent meeting facilitator Lee Fagot attended the meeting and said some community members have referenced Sayoc’s employment as executive director of the social service organization Counselling & Support Services for ➝ Council, 6
OFFICES, RETAIL, MORE HOUSES PLANNED FOR NORTH 40 Drew Penner, Reporter
Though the developer behind Phase 2 of the North 40 development outlined sweeping changes to prior plans— and outlined a slew of new residential options, including high-density—during last Thursday evening’s Democracy Tent community meeting, it was quite a civil affair. The tone of the meeting was set right off the hop by facilitator Lee Fagot. “The goal is to get objective information,” he said. “In that way we all move together collaboratively.” ➝ North 40, 8
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CHAOTIC SCENE Mayor Marico Sayoc’s husband bursts into the Town facility after multiple speakers referenced their son during the Town Council meeting on Oct. 5.
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