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Los Gatos is Spanish for "The Cats". [10] The name derives from the 1839 Alta California land grant that encompassed the area, which was called La Rinconada de Los Gatos ("The Corner of the Cats"), where the cats refers to the cougars (mountain lions) and bobcats that are indigenous to the foothills in which the town is located.
From the proceeds of his "pets," in 1977 Dahl opened a bar in Los Gatos, California, which he jokingly named "Carrie Nation's Saloon."[6] [7] [8]He attempted to follow up his pet rock success by selling "Sand Breeding Kits" and "Red China Dirt," ostensibly a facetious plan to smuggle mainland China into the US, one cubic centimeter at a time.
Los Gatos Memorial Park is the principle cemetery of Los Gatos, California, established in 1889. It occupies some thirty acres, with the main entrance at 2255 Los Gatos-Almaden Road, San Jose, California 95124. [1] By the late 1880s, Los Gatos needed a cemetery, and the matter was considered by the Odd Fellows Lodge.
Pages in category "Los Gatos, California" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
He was a member of popular Argentine rock bands such as Los Abuelos de la Nada, Engranaje, Los Gatos and Billy Bond y La Pesada del Rock and Roll. He also founded the blues rock band Pappo's Blues; the hard rock band Aeroblus, in the 1970s; and the heavy metal band Riff in the 1980s. He also founded a band in United States called The Widowmakers.
Los Gatos High School (LGHS) is a high school in Los Gatos, California. It was founded in 1908 and is part of the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District, which in 2021 was ranked the best high school district in California [2] [3] The school enrolls approximately 2,100 students [4] and employs about 100 teachers.
As required by the Land Act of 1851, a claim for Rancho Rinconada de Los Gatos was filed with the Public Land Commission in 1852, [5] [6] and the grant was patented to Sebastian Peralta and José Hernandez in 1860. [7] Approximately 2,000 acres (8.1 km 2) were sold to James Alexander Forbes (1805–1881) in 1853, whereupon he built Forbes Mill ...
The Los Gatos Observer served the 30,000 residents of Los Gatos and approximately 30,000 more in neighboring Monte Sereno, Chemeketa Park, Aldercroft Heights, Redwood Estates, and other so-called "mountain communities." The Observer contained news articles, event calendars, police reports, sports coverage, obituaries and local photographs.