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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.
West Valley College is part of Silicon Valley's West Valley–Mission Community College District, which also administers Mission College in nearby Santa Clara, in turn part of the California Community Colleges System. The district serves the cities of Saratoga, Campbell, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno, Santa Clara, and San Jose.
The Three Degrees. The Three Degrees are an African-American female vocal group formed circa 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [ 1] Although 16 women have been members over the years, the group has always been a trio. The group were particularly successful in the UK, achieving 13 Top 50 hit singles between 1974 and 1985.
House from Alma being moved to Menlo Park, CA, July 1962. Alma is a ghost town and drowned town in Santa Clara County in California, United States. It lies beneath the waters of the Lexington Reservoir above Los Gatos. The location is latitude 37.18N and longitude 121.98W. It was 551 feet (168 meters) above sea level.
State Route 17 SR 17 highlighted in red Route information Maintained by Caltrans Length 26.49 mi (42.63 km) Existed 1930s –present Major junctions South end SR 1 / Ocean Street in Santa Cruz Major intersections SR 9 in Los Gatos SR 85 in Los Gatos North end I-280 / I-880 in San Jose Location Country United States State California Counties Santa Cruz, Santa Clara Highway system State highways ...
Vasona Lake County Park is a park located in Los Gatos, California and part of the Santa Clara County Parks system. Vasona Park surrounds the Vasona Reservoir. Adjacent to the park are the Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad, a ridable miniature railway, and the W.E. "Bill" Mason Carousel at the Oak Meadow Park.
California golden beaver family on upper Los Gatos Creek Chinook salmon spawning on Los Gatos Creek in 1996 by U. S. Highway 17. Beaver dams on upper Los Gatos Creek. Note dead conifer(s) reflected in pool and in background are critical for cavity-nesting birds like wood ducks, American kestrels, mergansers, Pacific-slope flycatchers, tree swallows, owls, etc. Beaver and dam on lower Los Gatos ...
Lyricist (s) Woody Guthrie. " Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) " is a protest song with lyrics by Woody Guthrie and music by Martin Hoffman detailing the January 28, 1948 crash of a plane near Los Gatos Canyon, [ 1] 20 miles (32 km) west of Coalinga in Fresno County, California, United States. [ 2][ 3] The crash occurred in Los Gatos Canyon ...