Talk:Los Gatos, California

Town photos

Do we really need TWO picture of the same front of the high school? --AJseagull1 05:28, 18 November 2006 (UTC)

We could remove the image next to the Geography section, it isn't really needed there. Mike24 23:32, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

Hey guys, I agree with Joe here, I recently came back from vacationing in the Los Gatos/San Jose area (Los Gatos is the best place on Earth!) and I took some snaps of the town. I got this one of the La Canada building, and I think it looks better. I also replaced the Los Gatos High picture down at the bottom. The other one was 10 years old so I'd thought it needed updating. Also I got a few more shots of places downtown. If you want I could upload those to see if they would work on the page. Mike24 08:24, 4 July 2006 (UTC)

That picture showing the back of a truck on N. Pacific Ave. is a terrible way to represent what is quite a lovely town. When I think of Los Gatos, what stands out is the skyline view of El Sombroso with the homes dotting its foothills. I'll see if I can get a good snap of this and post it, but if anybody else has one, please, use it. -- Joe

The problem with Los Gatos is that its downtown is REALLY congested so it's hard to get a good clean shot as I was able to do for Los Altos. I don't know the surrounding hills very well, though. --Coolcaesar 09:20, 24 June 2006 (UTC)

Night clubs

The only night club is Mountain Charlie's on Santa Cruz. The bars are great. CB Hannegan's, the Black Wach and Carrie Nations are primarily bars that serve food. Most restaurants also have bars that are open to non-diners. Fortunatley, the cabs are running up and down Santa Cruz and Main Street until well after 2:00 am. (Maguire)

... and a really dodgy nightclub. (OK, I've only been once). But I digress, is this the same Los Gatos as Woody Guthrie's "Deportee (Plane Crash At Los Gatos)"? -- User:GWO

I don't actually know -- I haven't heard the song. I don't know of too many nightclubs in Los Gatos (there might be a couple -- it's a pretty small town). It has a high number of bars for its size, though. --Frecklefoot

Apparently it's a different Los Gatos. According to http://www.schweich.com/geoCAFreLosGatosCynCrash.html, the crash was in Fresno County. There is a Los Gatos road there, so I presume there is a Los Gatos Canyon as well. --Steve Pucci | talk 03:12, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

At the time of that song's release, Los Gatos was a rural, laid back winery and orchard community, with big estates on the hills in Monte Sereno which were still being used as summer homes for the wealthy in San Francisco. The only thing which might have been considered a night club was The Cats restaurant, which has been around forever and has a stage and a wood oven for cooking chops and seafood.

Now there's a bunch of bars and restaraunts in downtown Los Gatos, and the town is now one of the most expensive places to live in the Bay Area, if not the whole country.

FYI, the actual story behind those lyrics are posted and commented at [1]

FWIW, popular legend has it that downtown Los Gatos, Santa Cruz Avenue and environs, has the highest concentration of liquor-serving establishments in Santa Clara county, and I've heard that the downtown has been nicknamed "whiskey gulch" on more than one occasion. Having grown up in Los Gatos, I can verify that since about 1992, downtown definitely has had a "happening" social scene, particularly on summer weekends. It may have been the case before that, but having only been 12 years old in 1992 I wasn't really aware of it.

As for the Woody Guthrie song, now that it's been mentioned, it vaguely rings a bell in that I feel like I've heard of it before, but no details come to mind. Having consulted the page linked above, it doesn't seem to bear any relation to the town. Nohat 01:57, 9 Apr 2005 (UTC)

There are no nightclubs in Los Gatos.

Known for its antique stores?

Is there any evidence that Los Gatos is noted for its antique stores? I've lived here for 8 years and hadn't heard that. Well, OK, I'm not an antique shopper, so maybe that doesn't mean anything. But the Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce site only lists two antique stores that I can see (Antiquarium and Vintages). There's lots more hair salons and restaurants than antique stores. :-) -Steve Pucci | talk 04:59, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

Well, it sure was known for them when I lived there (1980s and early 1990s). I didn't shop for antiques either, but I knew that LG was a hot spot for antique shoppers. I don't have strong feelings about removing it. — Frecklefoot | Talk 17:29, 15 May 2006 (UTC)

You're probably right. I don't get out much. :-) I may take a stab at rewriting that sentence to make the antique stores somewhat less prominent, though. -Steve Pucci | talk 04:20, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

I took a stab at it. Feel free to tweak. Steve Pucci | talk 05:05, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

On the topic of being know for its antique stores, the only two antique stores went out of business a while ago. One was across from Posh. Gavinthesavage 16:30, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

History of telephony

Does it seem odd to anyone else that the history of telephony is the largest section in this article? -Steve Pucci | talk 05:13, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

It seems odd to me too. Some idiot added a huge amount of telephony history to a lot of NorCal cities a few weeks ago, when all that stuff really should be going into the area code articles. I have been getting rid of these sections when I see them (last time I checked this is not the Telephonypedia) and he hasn't bothered to contest my removals. Feel free to get rid of it. --Coolcaesar 05:29, 19 May 2006 (UTC)

I moved it to Area code 408. --Steve Pucci | talk 18:59, 26 May 2006 (UTC)

las gaddis?

I can imagine a farmer using this pronounciation, but does the other 60% of the Bay Area say it this way?--Old Guard 02:54, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

In fast speech, which is the way most people talk most of the time, (in IPA: [lɑs gæɾəs]) is a pretty accurate representation of how the town's name is pronounced. "Los" is pronounced with the vowel of "cot", the 'a' of Gatos is pronounced with the vowel of "cat", and the second vowel is reduced to schwa. I graduated from Los Gatos High School and unless in Spanish class or speaking very carefully, this is how everyone pronounces the name of the town. "Las Gaddis" is a town near "Sana Zay" (in IPA: [sænəzeɪ]). Nohat 04:29, 18 July 2006 (UTC)

I know my parents have told me before that before "las gaddis" became a high wealth and populated area that in fact it was pronounced "las gaddis". Heck I say las gaddis and I only lived there for the first 3 years of my life. And it makes the most sense. we dont say San Ho-say or Los Anheles. We say San ozay and los angales. Yeah sorry for none of those fancy dictionary letters and all but thats the best way I could explain it >.> --Mike24 05:59, 19 July 2006 (UTC)

I don't know about "las gaddis". I've lived there my entire life and I'm currently a student in LGHS. I usually here "Las Gatos" or "Los Gatos" and I've never heard "las gaddis" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.116.73.99 (talk) 20:19, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

I moved to Los Gatos in 1972, and have lived either in town, or within about a mile of its city limits, for about 90% of the time since, and I would say that I have only heard it pronounced as "Los Gatos," in a non-sarcastic manner, probably half a dozen times in my life. Everyone througout the 1970s, 80s, and 90s always pronounced it "las gaddis," and as far as I know, they still do (I presently live about half a mile east of Los Gatos, and still frequently shop in the town, and visit family & friends there). Maybe a few nouveau-riche types are trying to gentrify the pronunciation, but I never seem to have any contact with these people. Everyone throughout Santa Clara County calls it "las gaddis," except for native Spanish speakers. Some people even used to just call it "gaddis," although that doesn't seem to be in common use anymore. This pronunciation thing is so not in dispute. Its like claiming people in New York City still harbor Dutch Nationalist sentiments, and refer to the city as New Amsterdam ie., its patent nonsense. And I'm one of the few people who actually pronounces "San Jose" as San Ho-Zay. KevinOKeeffe (talk) 09:57, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

All I know is that the currently given pronunciation, [lɔːs ˈɡætəs], is inaccurate as locals don't have the [ɔ] sound in their phonologies (see the note in [[2]]). Nlacara (talk) 10:10, 9 January 2011 (UTC)

it's bizarre to refer to whatever the local pronunciation of Los Gatos is as 'anglicized' because in standard British English 'Los Gatos' would be pronounced exactly the same as it is in Spanish. keypunch (talk) 00:23, 11 February 2018 (UTC)

Loma Prieta

This section seems very generalized and not specific to Los Gatos. Perhaps it's still being worked on but that earthquake did do a lot of damage to buildings in Los Gatos yet it is not mentioned. "Killed many people" is pretty vague and should be put into numbers. Did any of those people die in Los Gatos? If not, perhaps this shouldn't be here at all.Shishigashira 18:33, 2 May 2007 (UTC)

Los Gatos cat festival?

Has anyone else heard of the Los Gatos cat festival (per the recent unsourced addition to article)? --Steve Pucci | talk 09:07, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

No, only the annual Strawberry Festival. But I haven't lived there for years. Is it something new or vandalism? — Frecklefoot | Talk 12:00, 30 May 2007 (UTC)

I've removed it. Feel free to reinsert with a reference. --Steve Pucci | talk 05:01, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I know that the Strawberry Festival got moved to the campus of West Valley Community College in Saratoga a few years ago (although perhaps its since been moved back). Never heard of any Cat Festival. KevinOKeeffe (talk) 09:59, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

Strawberry Festival was a June tradition in Los Gatos until about 1993 when it moved to West Valley College and abruptly died in the 1997 timeframe. The remaining traditions in Los Gatos are: Fiesta de Artes, in early August--an art and wine festival put on by the Los Gatos Kiwanis Club; Tree Lighting ceremony on a Friday night followed by the Children's Holiday and Christmas Parade, midday on the first Saturday in December. In the summer, there are three free concert series: Music in the Park (Town Arts Commission), Jazz on the Plazz (Los Gatos Morning Rotary Club), and Vasona Vibrations (Santa Clara County). The Cat's Hill Criterion bicycle race happens in May, and a 4-mile foot race from Saratoga to Los Gatos usually happens in April. The Fiesta de Artes goes back to c1970, and the parade has been happening every year since 1957. No cat festival. --Alastair Dallas, former editor, Los Gatos Observer. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adallas (talk • contribs) 18:00, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Sister cities?

What's up with these cities? Are these cities that want to be like Los Gatos? Do they have any "official" sister status? I grew up in LG and never heard of any "sister cities" of the town. Until some references for the claims can be made, I'm removing them. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 16:58, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Okay, found the reference in the extern links. Made it an official reference in the article. There still isn't any explanation of what the sister status means. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 17:04, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

• Chungho is actually spelled Jhonghe City: [3] and [4] AJseagull1 (talk) 05:42, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Bobcats or mountain lions

I had a feeling this would come up sooner or later here...

As far as I've been able to tell there isn't a consensus about whether Los Gatos was named after bobcats or mountain lions; both still live in the surrounding foothills. In http://www.los-gatos.org/main/history.html, the official Los Gatos website describes several popular legends, but doesn't mention either bobcats or mountain lions specifically, and instead just talks about "wildcats". The term "wildcat" generally appears to mean Felis silvestris according to Wildcat, and that species doesn't live near Los Gatos. I take it the intent was to talk about "wild cats", without specifying a species.

I checked a recent book I bought called Images of America: Los Gatos, by Peggy Conaway, in which there is an introduction by Kevin Starr, State Librarian Emeritus, in which he says, "During the Native American, Spanish, Mexican, and early American years, grizzly bears, mountain lions, and bobcats roamed the foothills -- mountain lions especially, for which the town was named". But without a better source I think we're safer just saying the town is named after "wild cats". I'm kind of curious about this myself, so if anyone finds a better source please reply here... --Steve Pucci | talk 02:50, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

The Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce says it's mountain lions... --Steve Pucci | talk 02:57, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

I believe its bobcats, but can't really prove it (although I did read that...somewhere). I think the Chamber of Commerce prefers mountain lions because they are somehow more prestigious than bobcats, but Los Gatos High School has a statue of a bobcat, and that statue has been there for several decades. That suggests the true origin of the term, I suspect. In any event, I saw a bobcat in Los Gatos in 1995. It was on the Los Gatos Creek Trail, between Lark Avenue and the Vasona Reservoir Dam (closer to Lark), which is at the north end of town, almost near Campbell, and the Cambrian district of San Jose. I don't know anyone who's ever seen a mountain lion in Los Gatos (they exist, but they're rare; bobcats aren't). The two cats emblem sometimes employed by the city government also seem to more physically resemble bobcats than mountain lions. But, you know, people pay 900K for a house, and they want to think the town is named after sleek, exotic mountain lions, not those scruffy, declasse bobcats. LOL. KevinOKeeffe (talk) 10:10, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

I agree mountain lions are less common; I live in the hills above LG and have seen a bobcat 5 times and a mountain lion never. But my neighbors have seen mountain lions, and one was found dead by the freeway a few years back. I also agree that the symbols seen around town that you mention are clearly bobcats and not mountain lions, but I'm not sure if that means anything; the name is clearly older than any existing pictures or statues (I think?). I propose just making the wording more generic. See below. --Steve Pucci | talk 01:46, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Wow. Some things can't be researched. I've lived in Los Gatos almost 20 years and wrote "Los Gatos Observed" and I'm telling you that the wild felines of the hills caused people in the 1830s to call the ridgeline between here and Santa Cruz cuesta de los gatos. It's just a descriptive name. Considering the many reports of bear attacks in the mountains, it might have been cuesta de los osos. The creek that flows north from the ridge was called los gatos creek and the town became just Los Gatos. Exactly what species of cat? Forget it. --Alastair Dallas, former editor Los Gatos Observer, 8 December 2009 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adallas (talk • contribs) 18:12, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

The etymology paragraph is still overly specific, then. I propose replacing "cougars" with "mountain lions and bobcats", i.e.,

where "the cats" refers to the mountain lions and bobcats that are indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located.

I also predict someone will be unhappy with this edit. :-) --Steve Pucci | talk 01:46, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

OK, done. <Crossing fingers> --Steve Pucci | talk 00:39, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

The Los Gatos website says it was named because of the "screams of mountain lions prowling in the night". No reference given there. I'm inclined to leave it general here; maybe someone will come up with a reference. --Steve Pucci | talk 00:46, 22 September 2013 (UTC)

County & Zip Code Errors

Los Gatos is in both Santa Clara and Santa Cruz County and covers 95030, 95031, 95032, 95033 http://losgatos.areaconnect.com/zip2.htm?city=Los%20Gatos&qs=CA&searchtype=bycity LosGatosMtns (talk) 20:55, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Try it, search Google for:

Laurel Rd, Los Gatos

Summit Woods Dr, Los Gatos

Loma Prieta School
23800 Summit Rd
Los Gatos, CA 95033
www.loma.k12.ca.us

All located in Santa Cruz County LosGatosMtns (talk) 21:24, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

Since this is a wiki, you can just make the corrections yourself. References are appreciated for any new information. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 16:33, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

No part of the Town of Los Gatos is in Santa Cruz County. It is not uncommon for Post Office and ZIP code boundaries to not coincide with municipal and county boundaries, and the Los Gatos Post Office serves many properties which are located in Santa Cruz County. They only have Los Gatos addresses because they are served by the Los Gatos Post Office, not because they are located in the Town of Los Gatos. These properties are not in The Town of Los Gatos. They are in Santa Cruz County and pay property taxes there. Nohat (talk) 22:59, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Actually, some properties on the Santa Cruz side of the ridge (Santa Cruz County) DO seem to be in Los Gatos. LG used to go far down the Santa Cruz side of the Coast Range. When the county lines were redrawn, property owners were given the opportunity to stay part of LG County or go to SC County. I don't know how this is technically handled. I lived on Laurel Rd, on the SC side, but our address was LG, and the above was told to me by the owner and original owning family of that property. All of their children also went to LGHS, and I think I remember that they paid LG taxes, but maybe it is somehow merely a Post Office/+ formality. Grye (talk) 21:49, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

The Shanty Town in Los Gatos

I know it seems very hard to believe, but prior to the construction of Highway 85, during the 1970s and 80s (I believe its origins actually date back to the 1960s, but I can't say for certain, and that it remained until the very early 1990s, but again, I'm not certain) there was a very small shanty town (more of a tiny village) in Los Gatos. I never visited it, and thus I don't know its precise location, other than that it was located in Los Gatos, on land where highway 85 stands today, somewhere west of Winchester Blvd (I suspect between Pollard Road and Wedgewood Avenue, presumably down by the railroad tracks, where such things were often located, and probably still are in some locales). I went to school with a couple of kids (both at Ralph O. Berry Elementary on Oka Road, and later at Louise Van Meter Elementary, on Los Gatos Blvd) from that ramshackle settlement (I have heard it included a converted school bus, used for human habitation, but can't verify the accuracy of that). Sad to say, but the kids from the shanty generally seemed to have emotional problems, perhaps in part stemming from their poverty. One of the kids I attended Van Mater with used to be teased quite mercifully due to his body odor. I always thought this was odd, since why didn't he just take a shower? Now I understand he lived without ordinary access to running water.

Anyhoo, I simply don't know enough about this shanty to be able to include any information about it in the main article, never-the-less, if anyone else does know anything more about it, it would be really cool if we could get some mention of it into the article. Talk about your hidden history of Los Gatos! KevinOKeeffe (talk) 11:10, 11 November 2008 (UTC)

I grew up in Los Gatos, but never heard of such a place. But I didn't go to Berryman (wasn't it "Berryman" and not just "Berry"?) or Van Meter either, so I guess I missed out. I just didn't get out much either, I guess. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 01:31, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

No, it was definitely Ralph O. Berry Elementary School (I attended from 1975-1980), located at the present site of the Yavneh Day School on Oka Road. Ralph O. Berry had been the Mayor of Los Gatos, at one time. KevinOKeeffe (talk) 11:17, 16 March 2009 (UTC)

I'm sure you know the school you attended, but I have a list of all Los Gatos mayors and Ralph Berry is not on it. Dr. Bruntz' History of Los Gatos (1971), p107, clears it up: "The new Louise Van Meter School was built on San Jose Avenue [now Los Gatos Blvd.] in 1959, and Ralph Berry was the first Principal." The Yavneh School, by the way, is part of the Addison-Penzak Jewish Community Center, a large facility that could have easily displaced a small elementary school.--Alastair Dallas, former editor Los Gatos Observer 8 December 2008 —Preceding unsigned comment added by Adallas (talk • contribs) 18:24, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

Geography and environment

Every few days (maybe everyday) some anon user comes in and updates the stats in the "Geography and environment" section of the article. I assume they are updating the info based on the latest weather in the town. While it's interesting and informative, I have a problem with this. First, this information is not referenced, nor has it ever been. Second, though it's fairly attractive, I don't recall seeing this kind of information in any other "city" article. Why just this one? Should Wikipedia even include such information that, apparently, changes so often? I elect we remove the section unless a source is provided for it and it is demonstrated that the section is encyclopedic. Does anyone object? — Frecklefσσt | Talk 01:31, 23 February 2009 (UTC)

I withdraw this objection. Last time I looked, it is finally properly referenced, which was my biggest beef. I still don't think this needs to be updated daily, but it's work for them, not me. — Frecklefσσt | Talk 17:53, 10 March 2009 (UTC)

External Links or new Related Sites section?

Several external links were removed this morning without discussion here. I would argue that these links are valid, referring to online news sites about Los Gatos. This article is about a community, so blogs such as Live in Los Gatos .com seem entirely relevant to me. Also, Los Gatos Patch .com seems like a useful external link--Patch provides on-site, 24/7 news and information. One of the links removed (which I restored) was to the Town of Los Gatos Public Library. Can we reach a consensus that these links are beneficial to the article and not spam or links to linkfarms?Adallas (talk) 19:44, 18 April 2011 (UTC)

The two sites you mention appear to be blogs and, as such, are discouraged by reliable source guidelines. The link to the town's library isn't relevant: it's about (and for) the library, not the town itself. — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 14:52, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

I thought the idea was an online encyclopedia. Factual, relevant, and comprehensive but also online, linked to more volatile sources of information. The Town of Los Gatos has just one library--it's eleven years younger than the town. The library offers an online research service that would reasonably benefit someone looking for information about the town. I don't understand the delete first, ask questions later attitude I'm seeing here and elsewhere in Wikipedia. Of course external links will serve their needs before Wikipedia's, but that argument would eliminate all external links of any kind. The Los Gatos Library, by the way, is entirely owned and operated by the town.Adallas (talk) 17:28, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

I don't have strong objections to the library link, but the guidelines are Wikipedia's, not mine. Blogs are very POV and subject to no one but the author's views, biases and desires. There's good reason why they're discouraged in the extern links section. If you object to it, I suggest you bring it up on the Policy discussion page. Not very many editors watch this page. You also invite other seasoned editors to join in on this discussion if you like. — Frεcklεfσσt | Talk 15:18, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Famous Quotes?

The Famous Quotes section added recently is just puns. I propose that this section be deleted, but I don't want to act in haste.Adallas (talk) 00:17, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

It may be funny, but it's still vandalism. Removed. If you see anything like this please feel free to remove it yourself. --NeilN ^{talk to me} 01:16, 18 May 2011 (UTC)

City & Town Rankings, as cited in article, esp. re. "wealth"

I realize that Los Gatos has higher income neighborhoods that affect the overall city's profile; but is it really necessary to cite a ranking at the lead of the article? This might be a significant description to include about the city, but I'm not convinced this is the way to do it.

The current lead includes the following sentence: "According to Bloomberg Businessweek, Los Gatos is ranked the 33rd wealthiest city in the United States.[7]"

Rankings are a popular phenomenon, quoted by all kinds of people, but there's often many problems, if not controversies with them. They are generally branded news devices and not really considered straight news. Plus, the way that they're typically formulated is not always easily transparent, has its biases, is subject to great criticism, etc. But, ultimately, rankings tend to create a framework of assumptions and generalizations, that's not always apparent to lay readers (i.e., those people that typically don't concern themselves with the inside business of civic governance and bureaucracy, as well as the planning and design of a community). Take for instance one of the more popular rankings and controversies with America's Safest and Most Dangerous Cities as relates to city and towns. Making a generalized statement at the lead of the article can cause people to overlook Los Gatos' overall diversity, including things like income and geography. I also have a problem with a company's branded ranking being mentioned right in the lead/introductory paragraph (this case being Bloomberg Businessweek), as that's like an advertisement. This is primarily how many critics discount rankings, regarding them as a means to draw readers to various media brands. So, is this reference really necessary? There's other ways to establish that Los Gatos is a higher income city, such as by citing U.S. Census information and/or other more specific sources that analyze cities and states without simplified rankings (e.g., http://www.city-data.com, U.S. Bureau of Bureau of Economic Analysis at http://www.bea.gov, etc.). Indeed, the city and county itself often provides information. At that, saying that Los Gotos is one of the "wealthiest cities" in the U.S. is rather erroneous. What kind of wealth? When looking at the title of the citation, it mentions "zip codes," which seems to allude to household income…. but, it's anyone's guess. Could the reader also assume municipal revenue, debt, productivity, etc.? In any concern, the existing link is broken, not directing to the citation. Ca.papavero (talk) 21:05, 20 April 2015 (UTC)

Well Ca.papavero, I dunno what to say other than WP:LEAD says that the first few sentences of the article's Lead should be used to establish its Notability. How its done is based on what is in the article and how its sourced, but from what I know about LG, its full of upper income/personal worth individuals and households. So maybe the Lead is lacking for substance, but what is there is not inaccurate. --Scalhotrod (Talk) ☮ღ☺

01:29, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

I am familiar with WP:LEAD standards and I'm actually discussing it simultaneously on another article. And if you do read that, then you should take my points, well beyond "notability." I indeed already acknowledged that there's higher income neighborhoods in Los Gatos, per my own knowledge and experience of this community. But, you're missing my point here. As I said, it's how you reference it, as well as to what source, etc. I said nothing about the lead/intro paragraph "lacking for substance," as those are your words. Nevertheless, it is somewhat "inaccurate," in as much as I've described that it does not well articulate what it calls "wealth," versus household income or whatever the case. And, again, we cannot know what exactly is meant, if the link to this citation is broken and the source not found! (And by the way, I am more than familiar with Los Gatos, as I live nearby, as well as have worked there and so on.) Ca.papavero (talk) 02:34, 21 April 2015 (UTC)

It's not necessary to cite the ranking in the intro. If you wish, Ca.papavero, you could move the information down into the Economy or Demographics sections. There's also a lot that could be added to the intro. It sounds like you're asking for permission. That's not how Wikipedia works in general. I encourage anyone who thinks s/he can improve the article to be bold.—Stepheng3 (talk) 21:40, 1 May 2015 (UTC)

From healthiest weather to mortuaries

There's a subject I've always known to be tied to Los Gatos' history, but needs some work before it's got enough proof to go on Wikipedia. It's the story of Los Gatos being named one of the healthiest places on earth only for sick homes to pop up to handle the swift increase in sick arriving for the good weather, and then a rise in mortuaries when that didn't work. Has anyone else heard of this, or know the best way to convey it on a Wiki page as opposed to an anecdote? BlinksTale (talk) 00:57, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

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Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 12:14, 6 January 2018 (UTC)