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Some of Los Gatos’ key services could be cut as the town contends with looming multimillion-dollar shortfalls.

Another housing project along Los Gatos Boulevard is one step closer to fruition, with developers continuing to propose homes on the main thoroughfare.

The parade of residents who spoke at Planning Commission on April 30—cheering the developer for setting aside 16 units for people with mental disabilities—partially masked the reality that 14 affordable units had been erased from their North 40 designs since Grosvenor Americas submitted its plans for Phase 2.

As the Los Gatos Green project arrived for a hearing at Planning Commission April 23, it began to test Los Gatos’ ability to wheel-and-deal its way towards less development, in an environment where it doesn’t hold many cards.

On an overcast spring day—20 years after planning began—a new prefabricated pedestrian, bicycle and ADA-compliant bridge was dedicated at Highway 9.

The West Valley is known for its flagship festivals that bring multicultural food, live music and dancing to the streets. Those festivals come with a lofty price tag, and organizers are asking their cities for help keeping these beloved events afloat.

Pricey downtown Los Gatos is being primed to become more affordable to live near.

The West Valley has scarce resources for the hundreds of homeless residents living on its streets. That may change as elected leaders consider adding its first shelter.
All five West Valley municipalities — Cupertino, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Campbell and Los Gatos —  recently approved a homeless shelter feasibility study conducted by Good City Company.

Planning Commission voted April 9 to recommend a General Plan amendment to allow 100% affordable housing projects in mixed-use commercial and restricted highway commercial zones.

As the threat of cuts to millions of dollars in federal government funding looms over the Town of Los Gatos, Council cancelled plans for a new Harvest Festival this fall, during its regularly scheduled meeting April 1.

A 30-home project could be built across the street from Los Gatos High School, bringing student safety to the forefront.

Los Gatos wants clarity over a housing dispute with the state, and land use experts say the results of the legal spat could slow needed housing.

On Friday, the Town of Los Gatos filed a lawsuit against two developers in Santa Clara County Superior Court, seeking clarification on State housing rules about deadlines for streamlined projects.

California is requiring two West Valley communities to build thousands of homes, while the state is ringing alarm bells over increasing fire risk where some of these homes might be constructed.

Over a pair of items that packed the Los Gatos Council Chambers on March 18, Los Gatos’ elected officials showed that, on some contentious issues, they’ll band together despite differences. On others, common ground is harder to find.

Wild mustard is in full bloom at one of Los Gatos’ last orchards, where hundreds of bare, brown walnut trees stand as remaining vestiges of the town’s agricultural past. That may soon change.

Los Gatos could be looking at an estimated $5.6 million deficit for fiscal year 2025-26, a significant number for a town with a roughly $60 million budget for the current fiscal year. The shortfall is largely due to anticipated revenue not keeping pace with rising costs and inflation, according to the town’s mid-year fiscal report and five-year forecast released last month.

The Los Gatos Town Council unanimously approved a 155-townhome development on March 4 to replace the Los Gatos Lodge.

The Los Gatos Lodge housing proposal emerged from Planning Commission last week, with a rare unanimous vote of support in its first kick at the can. It will now move on to Town Council.