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vol . 3 , no. 10 : November 15-21 , 2023 : losgatan.com
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LOS GATOS REZONES SITES FOR HOUSING IN SPLIT-DECISIONS
LGHS field hockey wins 17th CCS title
Rennie blocks forwardmotion on plan for USPS property, for now
Emanuel Lee, Sports Editor
If championships and consistency are the hallmarks for greatness, the Los Gatos High field hockey team can lay claim as being the best sports team— fall, winter or spring—in the entire Central Coast Section. The Wildcats won their 17th—count ’em, 17th—CCS title after a 1-0 win over St. Ignatius in the championship match on Nov. 11 at Valley Christian High. All of Los Gatos’ 17 titles have come in the last 32 years, and their 17-0-2 finish was the eighth time it has completed an undefeated season. Remarkable. The victory was historic on many fronts. Henry Reyes, who just completed his 32nd season
Drew Penner, Reporter
On Nov. 7, Town Council members debated the merits of rezoning areas where homebuilding is meant to occur. The meeting kicked off with an item that took 40 minutes, even though it had already been debated and approved at a prior meeting (it needed to be reaffirmed due to a technicality). Los Gatos is among a dwindling number of municipalities in the Bay Area that haven’t been able to get the stamp of approval on their housing element from the California Department of Housing and Community Development. In order for the Town to fall in line with the law, it must not only submit a plan of where it will allow houses, apartments, condominiums and mixed-use developments of various sorts to spring up, but it also must change zoning rules to make sure this can actually happen. Already the Town has run into trouble, because the Housing Element it approved, last January, didn’t meet the State’s criteria. ➝ Rezones, 6
‘CATS CONTINUE CHAMPIONSHIP PEDIGREE
➝ Championship, 12
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DYNASTY Alexa Musser and Ellie White hoist up the championship trophy after Los Gatos beat St. Ignatius 1-0 in the CCS title match on Nov. 11 at Valley Christian High. It was the team’s 17th CCS title.
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