Los Gatos

Los Gatos is an incorporated town in Santa Clara County, California.  It is located in the San Francisco Bay Area in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains.  One of Santa Clara County’s oldest communities, Los Gatos was originally named La Rinconada de Los Gatos (Cat’s Corner) by early settlers due to the screams of mountain lions prowling in the night.  Today, the Town population is estimated to be 30,391 in a 14 square mile area. According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Los Gatos is ranked the 33rd wealthiest city in the United States. Part of Silicon Valley, with several high technology companies, most notably, streaming and content creator Netflix is headquartered in Los Gatos.  The Town, retains a mix of residential, commercial and light industrial uses, but still attracts visitors, and continues to retain its small town feel. Los Gatos prides itself as a self contained community with over 3,000 businesses serving the residents and acting as a destination point for visitors who are attracted to its restaurants, hotels and variety of shops within a pedestrian oriented downtown setting.  The Town is also an inclusive community with the full mix of ages, family sizes and incomes. A City with many parks and greenbelt areas, as well as a vibrant Downtown listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is the model of what communities strive to achieve in a downtown. The Los Gatos Planning Area encompasses a wide variety of terrain, ranging from flat topography at the edge of the valley floor to densely wooded hillsides.  Both the valley and hillsides are interspersed with creeks, streams and riparian habitat. The sharp contrast between the valley floor and the hillsides provides the Town's picturesque background.


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