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{{Short description|Town in California, United States}} {{redirect|Los Gatos||Los Gatos (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Los Gatos, California | other_name = | settlement_type = [[List of municipalities in California|Town]] | image_skyline = La Canada Building.jpg | image_caption = La CaΓ±ada Building in April 2016 | image_flag = Flag of Los Gatos, California.png | flag_size = | image_seal = Seal of Los Gatos, California.png | seal_size = | nickname = | motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> | image_map = Santa Clara County California Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Los Gatos Highlighted.svg | mapsize = 250x200px | map_caption = Location in [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara County]] and the state of [[California]] | pushpin_map = San Francisco Bay Area#California#USA | pushpin_label = Los Gatos | pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States | pushpin_relief = 1 | named_for = [[Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos]] <!-- Location ------------------> | coordinates = {{coord|37|14|10|N|121|57|42|W|region:US-CA|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] | subdivision_name = United States | subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] | subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in California|County]] | subdivision_name1 = [[California]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Santa Clara County, California|Santa Clara]] <!-- Politics -----------------> | established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]] | established_date = August 10, 1887<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |title=California Cities by Incorporation Date |format=Word |publisher=California Association of [[Local Agency Formation Commission]]s |access-date=August 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130221091414/http://www.calafco.org/docs/Cities_by_incorp_date.doc |archive-date=February 21, 2013 }}</ref> <!-- Area------------------> | government_type = | leader_title = [[Mayor]] | leader_name = Maria Ristow<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.losgatosca.gov/16/Town-Council | title = Town Council | publisher = Los Gatos | access-date = August 6, 2021}}</ref> | leader_title1 = [[Town Manager]] | leader_name1 = Laurel Prevetti<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://www.losgatosca.gov/423/About-Town-Manager | title = About Town Manager | publisher = Los Gatos, CA | access-date = December 14, 2014}}</ref> | total_type = Total | unit_pref = Imperial | area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2019">{{cite web|title=2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_place_06.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 29.64 | area_total_sq_mi = 11.44 | area_land_km2 = 29.43 | area_land_sq_mi = 11.36 | area_water_km2 = 0.21 | area_water_sq_mi = 0.08 | area_water_percent = 0.71 | area_metro_km2 = | area_metro_sq_mi = | elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite GNIS|1659017|Los Gatos|access-date=November 2, 2014}}</ref> | elevation_m = 105 <!-- Population -----------> | elevation_ft = 344 | population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]] | population_footnotes = <ref name=quif>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/losgatostowncalifornia/POP010220|title=Los Gatos (city) QuickFacts|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=November 26, 2021}}</ref> | population_total = 33529 | population_density_sq_mi = 3026.08 | population_metro = | population_density_metro_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> | postal_code_type = [[ZIP Code]]s | postal_code = 95030{{ndash}}95033 | area_code = [[Area codes 408 and 669|408/669]] | area_code_type = [[North American Numbering Plan|Area codes]] | website = {{URL|losgatosca.gov}} | timezone = [[Pacific Time Zone|Pacific]] | utc_offset = −8 | timezone_DST = PDT | utc_offset_DST = −7 | blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]] | blank_info = {{FIPS|06|44112}} | blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature IDs | blank1_info = {{GNIS 4|1659017}}, {{GNIS 4|2412917}} | population_density_km2 = 1026.95 }} [[File:Main Street Los Gatos.jpg|thumb|Main Street in Los Gatos]] '''Los Gatos''' ({{IPAc-en|US|l|oΚ|s|_|Λ|Ι‘|ΙΛ|t|oΚ|s|,_|l|ΙΛ|s|_|-}};<ref>{{citation|last=Wells|first=John C.|year=2008|title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary|edition=3rd|publisher=Longman|isbn=9781405881180}}</ref> {{IPA|es|los ΛΙ£atos|lang}}; {{Langnf|es||The Cats}}) is an [[List of municipalities in California|incorporated town]] in [[Santa Clara County, California]], United States. The population is 33,529 according to the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Los Gatos town, California|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/losgatostowncalifornia/POP010220|access-date=November 26, 2021 |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |language=en}}</ref> It is located in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]] just southwest of [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] in the foothills of the [[Santa Cruz Mountains]]. Los Gatos is part of [[Silicon Valley]], with several [[high tech]]nology companies maintaining a presence there. [[Netflix, Inc.|Netflix]], the streaming service and content creator, is headquartered in Los Gatos and has developed a large presence in the area.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michal |date=August 31, 2018 |title=A Tour of Netflix's Los Gatos Headquarters |url=https://www.officelovin.com/2018/08/a-tour-of-netflixs-new-los-gatos-hq/ |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=Officelovin' |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Etymology== ''Los Gatos'' is Spanish for "The Cats".<ref>{{cite book|last=Gannett|first=Henry|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|year=1905|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n189 190]}}</ref> The name derives from the 1839 [[Alta California]] land grant that encompassed the area, which was called ''[[Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos|La Rinconada de Los Gatos]]'' ("The Corner of the Cats"), where the ''cats'' refers to the [[cougar]]s (mountain lions) and [[bobcat]]s that are [[endemic (ecology)|indigenous]] to the foothills in which the town is located. The pronunciation is often anglicized to {{IPAc-en|l|ΙΛ|s|_|Λ|Ι‘|Γ¦|t|Ι|s}} {{respell|lawss|GAT|Ιs}},<ref>''Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary'', 10th ed.</ref> although one also hears pronunciations truer to the original Spanish, {{IPAc-en|l|oΚ|s|Λ|Ι‘|ΙΛ|t|oΚ|s}} {{respell|lohss|GAH|tohss}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/How-to-pronounce-Bay-Area-landmarks-streets-and-7287451.php|title=You're saying it wrong! How to pronounce Bay Area landmarks, streets and towns|first1=Jessica|last1=Mullins|date=April 24, 2016 |publisher=sfgate.com}}</ref> ==History== ===Overview=== The first inhabitants of the area that is now Los Gatos were the [[Ohlone]] Native Americans.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Back From Extinction: The Muwekma Ohlone, Part 4Exhibitions, Education, Art, Innovation, History, Bay Area, Los Gatos |url=https://www.numulosgatos.org/lghp-blog/11/30/2021/back-from-extinction-the-muwekma-ohlone-part-4 |access-date=November 5, 2022 |website=NUMU |date=November 30, 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref> At the time the first settlers arrived in the area, it was estimated that approximately 5,000 indigenous people were living in the [[Santa Clara Valley|Valley]], and noted that the relationship between the settlers and natives was very good. The first settlers to enter the Valley proper were two soldiers that had strayed from their [[missionary]] group on November 2, 1769. By 1777, there were between 1,500 and 2,000 Native Americans living in the mission compound.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bruntz |first=George G. |title=History of Los Gatos: Gem of the Foothills |publisher=[[Valley Publishers]] |year=1971 |pages=3β4 |language=en |lccn=79-174678}}</ref> The town's founding dates to the mid-1850s with the building of a flour-milling operation, [[Forbes Mill]], by [[James Alexander Forbes (1805β1881)|James Alexander Forbes]] along Los Gatos Creek, then called Jones's Creek.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bruntz |first=George G. |title=History of Los Gatos: Gem of the Foothills |publisher=[[Valley Publishers]] |year=1971 |pages=5 |language=en |lccn=79-174678}}</ref> The mill's two-story stone storage annex still stands. The settlement that was established in the 1860s was originally named for the mill, but the name was changed to Los Gatos after the Spanish land grant. The town was [[municipal corporation|incorporated]] in 1887 and remained an important town for the logging industry in the [[Santa Cruz Mountains]] until the end of the 19th century. Despite being nearby to logging communities, Los Gatos itself only served as a stopping point for those heading into the mountains. With the creation of the Los Gatos Turnpike road, the town was placed in a strategic position on the journey between San Jose and Santa Cruz, and it became an attractive location to live in. Soon, the town was booming. In 1852 only one [[adobe]] home existed in the area; by 1868 Los Gatos held the Mill, a [[blacksmith]] shop, a stage depot, a lumber yard, a temporary schoolhouse, a hotel, a post office, and several houses. The town began to rapidly gain prominence after the town of [[Lexington, California|Lexington]] lost its importance with the fall of the [[timber]] industry in the area.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bruntz |first=George G. |title=History of Los Gatos: Gem of the Foothills |publisher=[[Valley Publishers]] |year=1971 |pages=7 |language=en |lccn=79-174678}}</ref> In the early 20th century, the town became a thriving agricultural town with [[apricot]]s, [[grape]]s and [[prune]]s being grown in the area. By the 1920s, the Los Gatos area had a local reputation as an arts colony, attracting painters, musicians, writers, actors and their bohemian associates as residents over the years. The violinist [[Yehudi Menuhin]] lived there as a boy;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.losgatos.com/1999/03/yehudi-menuhins-los-gatos-days/|title=Yehudi Menuhin's Los Gatos Days|first1=Dan|last1=Pulcrano|publisher=Losgatos.com|access-date=June 25, 2014|archive-date=April 14, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414113106/http://www.losgatos.com/1999/03/yehudi-menuhins-los-gatos-days/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the actresses [[Joan Fontaine]] and [[Olivia de Havilland]] (sisters) were graduates of [[Los Gatos High School]]; John Steinbeck wrote ''[[The Grapes of Wrath]]'' there (the location is now located in [[Monte Sereno]]); Justin Goodsell, a renowned quantum mechanics spectroscopy scientist,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UFE0051970/00001/pdf/0|title=UF Digital Collections|website=ufdc.ufl.edu}}</ref> was born in this town, and a prominent Beat hero [[Neal Cassady]] lived there in the 1950s. Along with much of the [[Santa Clara Valley]], Los Gatos became a suburban community for [[San Jose, California|San Jose]] beginning in the 1950s, and the town was mostly built out by the 1980s. === Architecture === Downtown Los Gatos has retained and restored many of its [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]]-era homes and commercial buildings. Notable buildings include the [[Forbes Mill]] annex, dating to 1880 and formerly housing a history museum;<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 22, 2014 |title=Los Gatos: Museums get new name, and soon new home |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2014/10/22/los-gatos-museums-get-new-name-and-soon-new-home/ |access-date=November 5, 2022 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> Los Gatos High School, which dates from the 1920s; and the Old Town Shopping Center, formerly the University Avenue School (the school was established in 1882; the current buildings date to 1923). The Lyndon Hotel was another location of significance in the town from its establishment in the 1890s until it was razed in 1963.The building was located on the site of a previous hotel. One that had changed hands numerous times over the previous years. But primarily under the ownership of one of the most esteemed Los Gatos business owners at the time. John Weldon Lyndon.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 10, 2007 |title=HISTORY: Hotel Lyndon was in the center of Los Gatos' activities |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2007/10/10/history-hotel-lyndon-was-in-the-center-of-los-gatos-activities/ |access-date=November 16, 2022 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>Bruntz, P. 9-12</ref> A number of brick buildings in downtown Los Gatos were destroyed or seriously damaged in the [[1989 Loma Prieta earthquake]], though the district was quickly rebuilt and has made a full recovery. ===Rail transportation=== Rail transport played a large role in Los Gatos's historical development, but the city, as of 2020, has no regular passenger train service of any sort. The [[South Pacific Coast Railroad]], a popular [[narrow-gauge]] line from [[Alameda, California|Alameda]] (and San Francisco via ferry) to [[Santa Cruz, California|Santa Cruz]] in the late 19th century, stopped in Los Gatos.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.spcrr.org/HistorySPCRR.htm|title=The South Pacific Coast Railroad|website=Spcrr.org|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref> Southern Pacific took over this line in 1887. Los Gatos was also near the Southern Pacific resort town of [[Holy City, California|Holy City]], along the rail line in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The last Southern Pacific passenger train to Santa Cruz left Los Gatos on February 26, 1940. In town, the rail line used to run along the shore of Vasona Reservoir to the present-day location of the Post Office, following the path of what is now a continuous string of parking lots between Santa Cruz Ave. and University Ave. There was also a streetcar-type rail line called the [[Peninsular Railway (California)|Peninsular Railway]] with service to Saratoga and San Jose that started about 1905 and ended about 1933. San Francisco commuter trains continued into downtown until 1959, and Vasona Junction until 1964. The site of the old railroad station is now occupied by Town Plaza and the post office. While VTA had originally planned to extend their [[Green Line (VTA)|Green Line]] to Vasona Junction and bring back passenger rail to the city, the extension was cut short to Winchester due to the high cost of the extension, minimal expected ridership gains, and the difficulty of sharing rail right-of-way to Vasona Junction with Union Pacific freight trains.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sanjosespotlight.com/vta-committee-puts-vasona-extension-on-ice-discusses-light-rail-makeover/|title=VTA committee puts Vasona extension on ice, discusses light rail makeover|first=Brendan|last=Nystedt|website=Sanjosespotlight.com|date=August 23, 2019|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref> ===Oil boom=== [[File:USA-Los Gatos-2-8 North Santa Cruz Avenue.jpg|thumb|left|Historic Los Gatos bank, built 1931]] Between 1891 and 1929, about 20 oil wells were drilled in and around Los Gatos, starting a minor oil-drilling boom.<ref name=Stanley1>{{cite book|last1=Stanley|first1=Richard G.|title=Subsurface and Petroleum Geology of the Southwestern Santa Clara Valley ("Silicon Valley"), California|date=2002|publisher=[[U.S. Geological Survey]], [[U.S. Department of the Interior]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|page=1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rFRd3wtOWcoC&q=los%20gatos%20oil%20boom&pg=PA1|access-date=October 23, 2015|display-authors=etal|isbn=9780607986983}}</ref> About 1861, small amounts of oil were discovered in streams, springs, and water wells in the Santa Cruz Mountains in the vicinity of Moody Gulch, about {{convert|6.5|km|mi|0|sp=us|order=flip}} south of the Los Gatos Post Office.<ref name=Stanley15>{{cite book|last1=Stanley|first1=Richard G.|title=Subsurface and Petroleum Geology of the Southwestern Santa Clara Valley ("Silicon Valley"), California|date=2002|publisher=[[U.S. Geological Survey]], [[U.S. Department of the Interior]]|location=[[Washington, D.C.]]|page=15|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rFRd3wtOWcoC&q=los%20gatos%20oil%20boom&pg=PA15|access-date=October 23, 2015|display-authors=etal|isbn=9780607986983}}</ref> An intense search for oil ensued, resulting in the drilling of many wells and establishment of the Moody Gulch oil field.<ref name=Stanley15/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Krueger|first1=Max|title=Moody Gulch Oil Field, in Geologic Formations and Economic Development of the Oil and Gas Fields of California|date=1943|publisher=State of California Dept. of Natural Resources Division of Mines, Bulletin 118|location=San Francisco|page=477}}</ref> The Moody Gulch oil field, however, never met expectations, and it was abandoned sometime around 1938 after producing a total of about {{convert|98000|oilbbl|m3}} of oil and {{convert|44|e6ft3|e6m3|abbr=unit}} of gas.<ref name=Stanley15/> In 1891, one of the Moody Gulch drillers, R.C. McPherson, found oil in a well along San Jose Road (now Los Gatos Boulevard) in the Santa Clara Valley flatlands, about {{convert|3|km|mi|sp=us|order=flip}} northeast of the Los Gatos Post Office.<ref name=Stanley15/> Although commercial production was never established, small amounts of oil were produced for use as fuel, lubricant, and road tar by local residents.<ref name=Stanley15/> ==Geography and environment== Los Gatos is located at {{Coord|37|14|10|N|121|57|42|W|type:city}} (37.236044, β121.961768).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> Los Gatos is bisected by [[California State Route 17|State Route 17]], which runs through the town from south to north. [[File:Los Gatos theater.jpg|thumb|Los Gatos Theater on Santa Cruz Ave.]] [[File:Vasona Lake.jpg|thumb|Summer boating on Vasona Lake]] [[California State Route 85|State Route 85]] roughly marks the northern boundary of the town, although a few pockets of homes to its North are included. [[California State Route 9|Highway 9]] (Los Gatos-Saratoga Road) from the coast terminates at Highway 17. Downtown Los Gatos, the area on and around Santa Cruz Avenue and Main Street, is located in the southwest quadrant of town. A left exit on northbound Highway 17 becomes the south end of South Santa Cruz Avenue, leading into downtown. The area around Los Gatos Boulevard, east of Highway 17, is much more typically suburban than downtown, with medium-sized shopping centers clustered at major intersections of the multilane boulevard. Although the town has generally a quiet setting, its principal [[roadway noise|noise]] generators are [[California State Route 17|State Route 17]] and Los Gatos Boulevard. Sound levels within one hundred and fifty feet of Los Gatos Boulevard exceed 60 db CNEL (Community Noise Equivalent Level),<ref>''Environmental Impact Report for the Superlife Care Facility'', Earth Metrics Incorporated, prepared for the city of Los Gatos, California and the State of California Environmental Clearinghouse, March 1989</ref> a generally unacceptable range for residential living. [[Vasona Park]], a county park, and neighboring Oak Meadow Park, which belongs to the town, are located in what is roughly the geographic middle of the town, bordered on the south by Blossom Hill Road, on the east by Highway 17, on the west by University Avenue, and reaching at the north end not quite all the way to Lark Avenue. Located in the parks is the popular [[William "Billy" Jones]] Wildcat Railroad. In Vasona Park is the trail to Prune Ridge. Los Gatos Creek begins in the Santa Cruz Mountains south of the town and runs through the town parallel to Highway 17 all the way through neighboring [[Campbell, California|Campbell]] and San Jose to the [[Guadalupe River (California)|Guadalupe River]], which flows into San Francisco Bay. A walking, jogging, and biking trail called the [[Los Gatos Creek Trail]] runs alongside much of the creek from Lexington Dam through Vasona Park and Campbell to Meridian Avenue in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]]. In Los Gatos, the trail passes the 1854 [[Forbes Mill]]. According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|11.2|sqmi|km2}}. {{convert|11.1|sqmi|km2}} of it is land and {{convert|0.1|sqmi|km2}} of it, comprising 0.71%, is water. [[File:Los Gatos Creek Trail.jpg|thumb|Hiking on the Los Gatos Creek Trail]] Los Gatos is surrounded by several [[mountain bike]] trails. Cyclists can leave from downtown on a {{convert|20|mi|km|adj=on}} loop through the Santa Cruz Mountains. From downtown, El Sereno mountain stands to the southwest; [[El Sombroso]] stands to the southeast. The [[El Sereno Open Space Preserve]] and the [[Sierra Azul Open Space Preserve]] open the top and upper flanks of each of these mountains to hiking and cycling. Though the official total area of the town is 11.2 square miles, approximately {{convert|100|sqmi|km2}} of the surrounding Los Gatos Mountains (within the Santa Cruz Mountains range) has a Los Gatos address and uses the 95033 ZIP code (primarily) for U.S. Postal Service mail delivery (among other purposes). The principal cemetery is the [[Los Gatos Memorial Park]], dating from 1889. ===Climate=== Los Gatos experiences nearly the same temperatures as San Jose, just slightly warmer and with more rain. Los Gatos has a [[warm-summer Mediterranean climate]], like much of California. Los Gatos rarely gets a hard [[frost]]. Los Gatos gets the slight winter chill that is needed to grow [[grape]]s and have [[vineyard]]s. Types of [[banana]]s that ripen within three months grow well during the summer. The record high temperature was {{convert|114|Β°F}} on June 14, 1961, and the record low temperature was {{convert|16|Β°F}} on December 22, 1990. There are an average of 27 days annually with highs of {{convert|90|F|C}} or higher and an average of 5 days annually with lows of {{convert|32|F|C}} or lower. Rainfall averages {{convert|21.2|in|cm}} annually and falls on an average of 59 days annually. The wettest year was 1909 with 51.77 inches and the driest year was 2007 with {{convert|9.47|in|mm}}. The most rainfall in one month was 26.56 inches in December 1955 and the most rainfall in 24 hours was 8.48 inches on December 23, 1955. Although snow sometimes falls in the nearby Santa Cruz Mountains, it is very rare in Los Gatos. The most snow on record was 2.0 inches in February 1976.<ref name = WRCC>{{cite web|url=http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?ca5123 |title=LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA - Climate Summary |publisher=Wrcc.dri.edu |access-date=April 9, 2012}}</ref> Los Gatos averages 330 sunny days per year.<ref name = WRCC/> {{Weather box |location = Los Gatos, California, 1991β2020 normals, extremes 1893βpresent |single line = Yes |Jan record high F = 81 |Feb record high F = 82 |Mar record high F = 89 |Apr record high F = 96 |May record high F = 103 |Jun record high F = 114 |Jul record high F = 113 |Aug record high F = 107 |Sep record high F = 109 |Oct record high F = 103 |Nov record high F = 89 |Dec record high F = 83 |Jan avg record high F = 71.9 |Feb avg record high F = 73.1 |Mar avg record high F = 78.4 |Apr avg record high F = 85.7 |May avg record high F = 90.8 |Jun avg record high F = 98.7 |Jul avg record high F = 98.5 |Aug avg record high F = 98.8 |Sep avg record high F = 98.5 |Oct avg record high F = 90.0 |Nov avg record high F = 81.0 |Dec avg record high F = 68.3 |year avg record high F = 101.9 |Jan high F = 58.5 |Feb high F = 61.9 |Mar high F = 66.3 |Apr high F = 70.3 |May high F = 75.5 |Jun high F = 81.7 |Jul high F = 84.9 |Aug high F = 84.5 |Sep high F = 82.7 |Oct high F = 75.5 |Nov high F = 64.6 |Dec high F = 57.7 |year high F = |Jan mean F = 49.0 |Feb mean F = 51.6 |Mar mean F = 54.7 |Apr mean F = 57.7 |May mean F = 62.4 |Jun mean F = 67.1 |Jul mean F = 70.4 |Aug mean F = 70.2 |Sep mean F = 68.2 |Oct mean F = 62.2 |Nov mean F = 53.6 |Dec mean F = 48.6 |year mean F = |Jan low F = 39.5 |Feb low F = 41.3 |Mar low F = 43.1 |Apr low F = 45.1 |May low F = 49.4 |Jun low F = 52.5 |Jul low F = 55.9 |Aug low F = 55.8 |Sep low F = 53.8 |Oct low F = 48.9 |Nov low F = 42.7 |Dec low F = 39.5 |year low F = |Jan avg record low F = 35.1 |Feb avg record low F = 33.6 |Mar avg record low F = 35.9 |Apr avg record low F = 36.9 |May avg record low F = 40.9 |Jun avg record low F = 44.1 |Jul avg record low F = 48.3 |Aug avg record low F = 49.1 |Sep avg record low F = 47.0 |Oct avg record low F = 44.5 |Nov avg record low F = 38.3 |Dec avg record low F = 33.1 |year avg record low F = 30.4 |Jan record low F = 18 |Feb record low F = 21 |Mar record low F = 27 |Apr record low F = 30 |May record low F = 34 |Jun record low F = 35 |Jul record low F = 37 |Aug record low F = 39 |Sep record low F = 38 |Oct record low F = 31 |Nov record low F = 22 |Dec record low F = 16 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation inch = 5.03 |Feb precipitation inch = 4.90 |Mar precipitation inch = 3.43 |Apr precipitation inch = 1.37 |May precipitation inch = 0.53 |Jun precipitation inch = 0.15 |Jul precipitation inch = 0.00 |Aug precipitation inch = 0.03 |Sep precipitation inch = 0.05 |Oct precipitation inch = 0.76 |Nov precipitation inch = 1.97 |Dec precipitation inch = 3.97 |year precipitation inch = |unit precipitation days = 0.01 in |Jan precipitation days = 10.1 |Feb precipitation days = 9.3 |Mar precipitation days = 9.0 |Apr precipitation days = 5.5 |May precipitation days = 2.3 |Jun precipitation days = 0.7 |Jul precipitation days = 0.0 |Aug precipitation days = 0.2 |Sep precipitation days = 0.4 |Oct precipitation days = 2.7 |Nov precipitation days = 5.7 |Dec precipitation days = 9.7 |source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA> {{cite web |url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00045123&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access β Station: Los Gatos, CA |access-date = February 24, 2023 }} </ref> |source 2 = NWS/XMACIS2 (mean maxima/minima 2006–2020)<ref name = NOWData> {{cite web |url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=mtr |publisher = National Weather Service |title = NOAA Online Weather Data β NWS San Francisco |access-date = February 24, 2023 }} </ref><ref> {{cite web |url = https://xmacis.rcc-acis.org/ |publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |title = xmACIS2 |access-date = February 24, 2023 }} </ref> }} ==Economy== The following companies are headquartered in Los Gatos: * BrightSign * [[Buongiorno (company)|Buongiorno]] * [[Cryptic Studios]] * [[Digital Media Academy]] * EverSport * Facilitron * [[ImageShack]] * Impetus Technologies * Import.io * [[Kyvos Insights]] * [[Netflix, Inc.|Netflix]] * Par Avion Tea * [[Smashwords]] * NEON ===Top employers=== According to the city's 2021 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report,<ref name="acfr">{{cite web|url=https://www.losgatosca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/29618/FY-202021-ACFR?bidId= |title=Annual Comprehensive Financial Report: For the Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2021 |website=losgatosca.gov}}</ref> the top employers in the city are: {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! # ! Employer ! # of Employees |- |1 |[[Netflix, Inc.|Netflix]] |2,524 |- |2 |[[El Camino Hospital |El Camino Hospital Los Gatos]] |560 |- |3 |Courtside Tennis Club |542 |- |4 |[[Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District]] |320 |- |5 |[[Safeway Inc.|Safeway]] |314 |- |6 |[[Los Gatos Union School District]] |281 |- |7 |Vasona Creek Health Care Center |250 |- |8 |Terraces of Los Gatos |228 |- |9 |Good Samaritan Regional Cancer Center |200 |- |10 |Town of Los Gatos |161 |} ==Demographics== {{US Census population |1880= 555 |1890= 1652 |1900= 1915 |1910= 2232 |1920= 2317 |1930= 3168 |1940= 3597 |1950= 4907 |1960= 9036 |1970= 22613 |1980= 26906 |1990= 27357 |2000= 28592 |2010= 29413 |2020= 33529 |footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref> }} [[File:St._Luke_Church,_Los_Gatos_(522704833).jpg|thumb|left|St. Luke's Church]] ;2022 American Community Survey {{As of|2022|pre=the}} [[American Community Survey]] estimates, there were {{formatnum:33093}} people and {{formatnum:12855}} households.<ref name=DP02>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP02?g=160XX00US0644112 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Selected Social Characteristics in the United States for Los Gatos town, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=DP05>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP05?g=160XX00US0644112 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Demographic and Housing Estimates for Los Gatos town, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[population density]] was {{convert|2864.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were {{formatnum:13765}} housing units at an average density of {{convert|1191.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}.<ref name=Gaz2023>To calculate density we use the land area figure from the places file in {{cite web| url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html | title = The 2023 U.S. Gazetteer Files}}</ref><ref name=B25001>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDT5Y2022.B25001?g=160XX00US0644112 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Housing Units for Los Gatos town, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=DP05/> The racial makeup of the city was 71.7% White, 17.2% Asian, 2.6% some other race, 1.2% Black or African American, and 0.1% Native American or Alaskan Native, with 7.3% from two or more races.<ref name=DP05/> [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanics or Latinos]] of any race were 8.2% of the population.<ref name=DP05/> Of the {{formatnum:12855}} households, 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.9% had seniors 65 years or older living with them, 61.1% were married couples living together, 4.8% were couples cohabitating, 12.6% had a male householder with no partner present, and 21.5% had a female householder with no partner present.<ref name=DP02/> The median household size was {{formatnum:2.54}} and the median family size was {{formatnum:3.05}}.<ref name=DP02/> The age distribution was 22.9% under 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 20.1% who were 65 or older. The median age was {{formatnum:45.6}} years.<ref name=S0101>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S0101?g=160XX00US0644112 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Age and Sex for Los Gatos town, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> For every 100 females, there were {{formatnum:98.8}} males.<ref name=DP05/> The median income for a household was ${{formatnum:198117}}, with family households having a median income of ${{formatnum:240688}} and non-family households ${{formatnum:113207}}. The [[per capita income]] was ${{formatnum:120561}}.<ref name=S1902>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1902?g=160XX00US0644112 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Mean Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for Los Gatos town, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref><ref name=S1901>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1901?g=160XX00US0644112 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Income in the Past 12 Months (in 2022 Inflation-Adjusted Dollars) for Los Gatos town, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> Out of the {{formatnum:32700}} people with a determined poverty status, 3.9% were below the [[poverty line]]. Further, 2.0% of minors and 6.4% of seniors were below the poverty line.<ref name=S1701>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/table/ACSST5Y2022.S1701?g=160XX00US0644112 | title= 2022 American Community Survey 5 Year Estimate: Poverty Status in the Past 12 Months for Los Gatos town, CA | access-date = 2024-06-20 | publisher = [[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> In the survey, residents self-identified with various ethnic ancestries. People of [[German American|German]] descent made up 11.1% of the population of the town, followed by [[English American|English]] at 10.7%, [[Irish American|Irish]] at 8.0%, [[Italian American|Italian]] at 7.0%, [[French American|French]] at 3.0%, [[American ancestry|American]] at 2.5%, [[Ukrainian American|Ukrainian]] at 2.3%, [[Swedish American|Swedish]] at 2.1%, [[Russian American|Russian]] at 2.1%, [[Scottish American|Scottish]] at 2.0%, [[Polish American|Polish]] at 1.6%, [[Portuguese American|Portuguese]] at 1.4%, [[Greek American|Greek]] at 1.4%, [[Arab American|Arab]] at 1.3%, [[Norwegian American|Norwegian]] at 1.2%, [[Dutch American|Dutch]] at 1.0%, [[Hungarian American|Hungarian]] at 0.9%, [[Danish American|Danish]] at 0.8%, [[Welsh American|Welsh]] at 0.7%, [[Sub-Saharan Africa]]n at 0.6%, [[Scotch-Irish American|Scotch-Irish]] at 0.6%, and [[Czech American|Czech]] at 0.6%.<ref name=DP02/> ;2010 census The [[2010 United States Census]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0644112|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140715030934/http://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=06:0644112|archive-date=July 15, 2014|title=2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Los Gatos town|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=July 12, 2014}}</ref> reported that Los Gatos had a population of 29,413. The population density was {{convert|2,635.7|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of Los Gatos was 24,060 (81.8%) [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 269 (0.9%) [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 86 (0.3%) [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 3,203 (10.9%) [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 52 (0.2%) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 462 (1.6%) from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1,281 (4.4%) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2,120 persons (7.2%). The Census reported that 29,063 people (98.8% of the population) lived in households, 92 (0.3%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 258 (0.9%) were institutionalized. There were 12,355 households, out of which 3,775 (30.6%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 6,417 (51.9%) were [[marriage|opposite-sex married couples]] living together, 949 (7.7%) had a female householder with no husband present, 435 (3.5%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 551 (4.5%) [[POSSLQ|unmarried opposite-sex partnerships]], and 84 (0.7%) [[same-sex partnerships|same-sex married couples or partnerships]]. 3,695 households (29.9%) were made up of individuals, and 1,464 (11.8%) had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35. There were 7,801 [[family (U.S. Census)|families]] (63.1% of all households); the average family size was 2.96. The population was spread out, with 6,567 people (22.3%) under the age of 18, 1,442 people (4.9%) aged 18 to 24, 6,722 people (22.9%) aged 25 to 44, 9,417 people (32.0%) aged 45 to 64, and 5,265 people (17.9%) who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.0 males. There were 13,050 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,169.4|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units |units|}}, of which 7,778 (63.0%) were owner-occupied, and 4,577 (37.0%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.0%; the rental vacancy rate was 4.5%. 19,901 people (67.7% of the population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 9,162 people (31.1%) lived in rental housing units. ;2000 census [[File:Mission Oaks Hospital 3706.jpg|thumb|left|Mission Oaks campus of [[Good Samaritan Hospital (San Jose)|Good Samaritan Hospital]]]] As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 28,592 people, 11,988 households, and 7,300 families residing in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1,030.8|/km2|/mi2|abbr=on}}. There were 12,367 housing units at an average density of {{convert|445.8|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The ethnic makeup of the town was 86.68% [[Caucasian (U.S. Census)|Caucasian]], 0.79% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.30% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 7.60% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.07% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.28% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 3.27% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 5.21% of the population. There were 11,988 households, out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 29.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.93. In the town the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males. According to a 2007 estimate, the median income for a household in the town was $126,568, and the median income for a family was $152,940.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0643280&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0643280&_street=&_county=los+gatos&_cityTown=los+gatos&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200210220057/http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US0643280&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US06%7C16000US0643280&_street=&_county=los+gatos&_cityTown=los+gatos&_state=04000US06&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=ACS_2007_3YR_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null:null&_keyword=&_industry= |archive-date=February 10, 2020 |title=American FactFinder |publisher=Factfinder.census.gov |access-date=April 9, 2012 }}</ref> Males had a median income of $89,420 versus $57,596 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $56,094. About 3.1% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.{{Clear}} ==Government== The town is governed by five elected council members with the position of mayor rotating between council members each year. Half the council is elected to a four-year term every two years. There are no term limits for the Town Council. In the [[California State Legislature]], Los Gatos is in {{Representative|casd|15|fmt=sdistrict}}, and in {{Representative|caad|28|fmt=adistrict}}.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html | title = Statewide Database | publisher = UC Regents | access-date = November 29, 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150201113744/http://statewidedatabase.org/gis/gis2011/index_2011.html | archive-date = February 1, 2015 }}</ref> In the [[United States House of Representatives]], Los Gatos is in {{Representative|cacd|16|fmt=district}}.<ref>{{Cite GovTrack|CA|16|access-date=January 5, 2023}}</ref> Los Gatos was in the 18th district until January 3, 2023, when the [[2020 United States redistricting cycle|new district boundaries commenced]]. The seal of the town contains an image of the pair of cat sculptures by sculptor [[Robert Paine (sculptor)|Robert Paine]] that he made for the estate of [[Charles Erskine Scott Wood]] and [[Sara Bard Field]].<ref>http://www.historylosgatos.org/cdm/ref/collection/cats/id/9 History Los Gatos</ref> ==Infrastructure== ;Transportation The town of Los Gatos is served by the [[Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority|VTA]], (Valley Transportation Authority) which also serves the majority of the [[county of Santa Clara]], including San Jose. The two Los Gatos Community Buses run from Santa Cruz and Main to the Winchester Transit Center, the 49 via Los Gatos Boulevard and the 48 via Winchester. For railroad transportation the nearby city of [[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]] has the closest train station served by [[Caltrain]], and nearby in the city of [[Campbell, California|Campbell]] provides access to [[VTA light rail]] via the [[Winchester (VTA)|Winchester]], [[Downtown Campbell (VTA)|Downtown Campbell]], and [[Hamilton (VTA)|Hamilton]] stations. For air travel, the closest international airports are [[San Jose International Airport]] (SJC), [[San Francisco International Airport]] (SFO), and [[Oakland International Airport]] (OAK). All these airports are used for air travel by people across the Bay Area. ==Education== ===Primary and secondary schools=== ==== Public schools ==== [[Image:Los gatos union high school.jpg|thumb|[[Los Gatos High School]]]] * [[Lakeside Joint School District]] * [[Loma Prieta Joint Union Elementary School District]] * [[Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District]] ** [[Los Gatos High School]] * [[Los Gatos Union School District]] ** Raymond J. Fisher Middle School ** Daves Avenue Elementary School ** Louise Van Meter Elementary School ** Blossom Hill Elementary School ** Lexington Elementary School * [[Union School District, San Jose|Union School District]] ** Alta Vista Elementary School *Campbell Union & Campbell High School District ===== Raymond J. Fisher Middle School controversy ===== In 2017, the school district attracted attention for a dress code that targeted specific groups disproportionately.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Is this outfit inappropriate for class? One school thinks so |url=https://www.today.com/style/outfit-inappropriate-class-one-school-thinks-so-t116622 |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=TODAY.com |date=September 22, 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=September 8, 2017 |title=Controversial Los Gatos dress code policy disproportionately targets girls |url=https://www.ktvu.com/news/controversial-los-gatos-dress-code-policy-disproportionately-targets-girls |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=KTVU FOX 2 |language=en-US}}</ref> ====Private schools==== [[File:StMaryoftheImmaculateConception.jpg|thumb|St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church]] *Roman Catholic ** St. Mary's School<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://stmaryslg.org/school|title=St. Mary's School|access-date=November 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124135640/http://stmaryslg.org/school|archive-date=November 24, 2015}}</ref> *Jewish ** [[Yavneh Day School (Los Gatos, California)|Yavneh Day School]] *Secular ** [[Hillbrook School]] ** Stratford School ** Fusion Academy<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fusionacademy.com/academy/los-gatos/welcome/|title=Fusion Academy|access-date=May 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321151902/http://www.fusionacademy.com/academy/los-gatos/welcome/|archive-date=March 21, 2015}}</ref> ===Public libraries=== [[File:Los Gatos Library.jpg|thumb|Los Gatos Public Library]] The Los Gatos Public Library is operated by the Town of Los Gatos and is not part of the Santa Clara County Library system. The library is located at 100 Villa Ave, Los Gatos, CA in the town Civic Center. Any California resident with proper identification and verification of their mailing address may have borrowing privileges. ==Museums== The [[New Museum Los Gatos|New Museum]] (NUMU), formerly called Museums of Los Gatos,<ref name=2014NUMU>{{cite news|last1=Peterson|first1=Judy|title=Los Gatos: Museums get new name, and soon new home|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/los-gatos/ci_26780835/los-gatos-museums-get-new-name-and-soon|access-date=April 2, 2015|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|date=October 22, 2014}}</ref> offers exhibitions and programs on Los Gatos and San Francisco Bay Area art and history.<ref>{{cite web | title = NUMU: New Museum Los Gatos breaks Ground | work= Metroactive Silicon Valley | url= http://www.metroactive.com/features/columns/NUMU-New-Museum-Los-Gatos.html | access-date = October 28, 2014}}</ref> ==Outdoor recreational activities== [[File:Freeway 17.jpg|thumb|State Route 17 passes through Los Gatos.]] [[File:Lexington Reservoice.jpg|thumb|Lexington Reservoir is an artificial lake on Los Gatos Creek near Los Gatos.]] Los Gatos offers a variety of outdoor activities such as mountain biking, road cycling, trail running, kayaking, hiking. The Los Gatos Creek Trail is nearby and [[Vasona Lake County Park|Vasona Lake Park]] is located in the center of the town. ==Sister cities== Los Gatos has five official [[Twin towns and sister cities|sister cities]]:<ref>{{cite web | title= Monte Sereno explores sister city relationship | work= Los Gatos Weekly Times | url= http://www.svcn.com/archives/lgwt/02.27.02/sistercity-0209.html | access-date= August 20, 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20050508081219/http://www.svcn.com/archives/lgwt/02.27.02/sistercity-0209.html | archive-date= May 8, 2005 }}</ref> *{{flagicon|Taiwan}} [[Zhonghe District]], [[Taiwan]] *{{flagicon|China}} [[Liaoyang]], [[People's Republic of China]] *{{flagicon|Ireland}} [[Listowel]], [[County Kerry]], Ireland *{{flagicon|Estonia}} [[Tallinn]], Estonia *{{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Zihuatanejo]], Mexico ==Notable people== {{More citations needed section|date=September 2017}} === Actors === * [[Olivia de Havilland]] β actress, sister of [[Joan Fontaine]], attended Los Gatos High School * [[Aaron Eckhart]] β actor, raised in Los Gatos * [[Joan Fontaine]] β actress, sister of [[Olivia de Havilland]], attended Los Gatos High School * [[Jason Jurman]] β actor (''[[Cougar Club]]'')<ref name="mercury">{{cite news|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/mercurynews/obituary.aspx?pid=172808841|title=Jason Jurman obituary|date=October 15, 2014|work=[[San Jose Mercury News]]|access-date=November 1, 2014}}</ref> === Artists === * [[Kari Byron]] β sculptor and television personality on [[MythBusters]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gazettereview.com/2016/06/what-happened-to-kari-byron-news-and-updates/|title=What Happened to Kari Byron - 2018 News and Updates|last=Sennhauser|first=Morgan|date=June 20, 2016|website=Gazette Review|language=en-US|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref> * [[Marcellite Garner]], Disney animation cel painter, voice actress who was the voice of Minnie Mouse, comic strip artist * [[Marshall Merritt]] β impressionist painter * [[Gordon Smedt]] β pop art painter === Athletes and coaches === * [[Nick Bawden]] β [[NFL]] player with [[New York Jets]], attended Los Gatos High School * [[Kiko Alonso]] β [[NFL]] player with [[Miami Dolphins]], attended Los Gatos High School * [[Jared Allen]] β former [[NFL]] defensive end, attended Los Gatos High School * [[A. J. Allmendinger]] β race car driver, born in Los Gatos * [[Rob Blake]] β former [[Los Angeles Kings]] player * [[Jeff Blauser]] β former [[Atlanta Braves]] shortstop, born in Los Gatos * [[Brent Burns]] β [[San Jose Sharks]] player, resident * [[Joe Cannon (soccer)|Joe Cannon]] β [[San Jose Earthquakes]] player * [[Hal Chase]] β early 20th Century baseball star, born in Los Gatos * [[Megan Cooke]] β silver medalist rower, born in Los Gatos * [[Vincent Damphousse]] β [[San Jose Sharks]] player, resident * [[Trent Edwards]] β former NFL quarterback, born in Los Gatos * [[Peggy Fleming]] β [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] gold medalist [[figure skater]] * [[Dany Heatley]] β former [[San Jose Sharks]] player * [[Jason Hinkin]] β pole vaulter, 5-time All-American * [[Tim Hunter (ice hockey)|Tim Hunter]] β former [[National Hockey League|NHL]] forward, assistant coach, [[San Jose Sharks]] * [[Joe Kapp]] β NFL quarterback * [[Steven Kwan]] - MLB player for the [[Cleveland Guardians]] * [[Andy Levitre]] β NFL offensive lineman * [[Roger Maltbie]] β PGA Tour golfer and TV analyst * [[Patrick Marleau]] β [[San Jose Sharks]] player * [[Steve Mariucci]] β NFL and NCAA coach, resident * [[Ryan Nyquist]] β bicycle moto-cross rider * [[Elliana Pogrebinsky]] β figure skater * [[Mike Ricci (ice hockey)|Mike Ricci]] β [[San Jose Sharks]] player, resident * [[Jeremy Roenick]] β former [[San Jose Sharks]] player * [[Kyle Shanahan]] - NFL Head Coach * [[Joe Thornton]] β [[San Jose Sharks]] player * [[Chris von Saltza|Christine Von Saltza]], winner of three gold medals and one silver for [[swimming (sport)|Swimming]] at [[1960 Summer Olympics]] attended Los Gatos High School * [[Charlie Wedemeyer]] β football coach * [[Douglas Wilson (hockey player)|Doug Wilson]] β general manager, [[San Jose Sharks]] * [[Kevin Youkilis]] β Major League Baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wmur.com/article/ex-red-sox-star-kevin-youkilis-has-another-hit-with-beer/15333245|title=Ex-Sox star Kevin Youkilis buys, refurbishes, reopens iconic brewery|date=January 17, 2018|website=Wmur.com|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref> * [[Russell Mark Tanner]] β Volleyball player * [[John Ellis (golfer)|John Ellis]] β PGA Tour Golfer and Professional Caddie === Business === * [[Jeff George]] β [[NASA]] program director and engineer * [[Jim Goetz]] β investor in [[WhatsApp]] * [[Charles Walton (inventor)|Charles Walton]] β inventor of RFID, founder of Proximity Devices, Inc * [[Steve Wozniak]] β [[Apple Computer]] co-founder * [[Chuck Robbins]] β [[Cisco Systems]] CEO === Musicians === *[[Dredg]] β band formed in Los Gatos *[[Casey Hensley]] β blues, swing, and rock and roll singer, songwriter and record producer, born in Los Gatos<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/casey-hensley-mn0003130879/biography|title=Casey Hensley | Biography & History|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=February 20, 2021}}</ref> *[[Yehudi Menuhin]] β violinist *[[Trapt]] β band formed in Los Gatos *[[Bassnectar]] β electronic music producer and DJ from Los Gatos *[[Marco Pitruzzella]] β drummer === Writers and journalists === *[[Neal Cassady]] β author and iconic figure in Beat Movement of 1950s and 1960s *[[Victor Koman]] β [[science fiction]] writer and publisher *[[Ross Macdonald]] β novelist, born in Los Gatos *[[Alice MacGowan]] - author, resident for ten years<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-gatos-times-saratoga-observer-obitua/127722406/|title=Alice MacGowan, 87, Is Called By Death|work=Los Gatos Times-Saratoga Observer|place=Los Gatos, California|date=March 14, 1947|page=1|access-date=July 6, 2023}}</ref> *[[Rudy Rucker]] β author *[[Josh Shipp (teen expert)|Josh Shipp]] β TV host, journalist and author *[[John Steinbeck]] β author, resident for several years<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.svcn.com/archives/lgwt/02.13.02/cover-0207.html|title=My Town|access-date=August 24, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328175954/http://svcn.com/archives/lgwt/02.13.02/cover-0207.html|archive-date=March 28, 2009}}</ref> *[[Charles Erskine Scott Wood]] β author, civil libertarian, soldier, and attorney *[[Sandy Hill (mountaineer)|Sandy Hill]] β author, socialite, and second American woman to complete the [[Seven Summits]] === Politicians === === Other === *[[Rollo Beck]], ornithologist, was born in Los Gatos in 1870 *[[Mark Bingham]] and [[Todd Beamer]] β passengers of [[United Airlines Flight 93]] on [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]], believed to have stormed the cockpit after its hijacking *[[Eric Drew]] β activist and consumer advocate *[[Dan Jinks]] β American Film and Television Producer, Oscar Winner for American Beauty *[[David Kinch]] β chef and restaurateur, owner of three Michelin star-rated [[Manresa (restaurant)|Manresa]] in Los Gatos *[[Charles A. Lockwood]] β [[Allied submarines in the Pacific War|World War II]] [[COMSUBPAC|Commander Submarine Force Pacific Fleet]] *[[Richard Thacker Morris]] β chairman of [[sociology]] department of [[UCLA]] *[[Kenny Ortega]] β director, choreographer *[[Steve Poizner]] β [[California Insurance Commissioner|State Insurance Commissioner of California]], candidate for Governor *[[Miguel Pro|Blessed Miguel Pro]] β Mexican Jesuit priest and martyr, studied in Los Gatos after fleeing persecution in Mexico.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Miguel-Pro-Juarez|title=Miguel Pro JuΓ‘rez | Mexican priest|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=86|title=Bl. Miguel Pro - Saints & Angels|first=Catholic|last=Online|website=Catholic Online|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref> *[[Tucker Reed]] β Feminist author and convicted killer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm11115981/bio|title=Wyn Reed|website=IMDb.com|access-date=February 21, 2021}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} == Further reading == Bruntz, George G. (1971). ''History of Los Gatos: Gem of the Foothills''. [[Valley Publishers]]. [[LCCN (identifier)|LCCN]] 79β174678.{{Authority control}} ==External links== {{Portal|San Francisco Bay Area}} {{Wikivoyage|Los Gatos}} {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Official website}} {{Silicon Valley}} {{San Jose and Silicon Valley attractions|nocat=1}} {{SF Bay Area}} {{Santa Clara County}} {{SFBayshopping}} [[Category:Los Gatos, California| ]] [[Category:1887 establishments in California]] [[Category:Populated places in Santa Clara County, California]] [[Category:Cities in the San Francisco Bay Area]] [[Category:Incorporated cities and towns in California]] [[Category:Populated places established in 1887]] [[Category:Silicon Valley]]
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