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Hello Los Gatos! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a free Los Gatos party is funding teen mental health
  • What Council's Oka Road approval means for Los Gatos housing goals
  • Why experts think Los Gatos will beat Salinas on Friday night

Also on today's calendar: Monthly Craft: Paper Owls and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What has 2 arms and a neck but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Low clouds breaking, with a high of 75 and low of 58 degrees.
  • Friday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, temps: high: 78, low: 52.
  • Saturday: Areas of low clouds, then sun, with a high of 79 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Hitmen, Summit Sisters entertain at 'Endless Summer' fundraiser (losgatan.com) — Los Gatos residents packed Town Plaza Park for the free Endless Summer fundraiser, supporting CASSY's mental health services for local youth even as Town Council halved its annual grant after Los Gatos High ended its contract. The story explains how Rotary, CASSY and the district are reshaping on-campus counseling, and why many neighbors still see youth mental health as a community-wide responsibility.
   

2. Council approves 138 townhouses on Oka Road, 28 designated as low-income; 12-homes plan for Twin Oaks Drive tabled (losgatan.com) — Los Gatos Town Council has approved 138 townhomes on Oka Road, including 28 low‑income units, while delaying a controversial 12‑home project on Twin Oaks Drive until October. The article explains how state Builder's Remedy rules limit the town's power, why environmental concerns around Twin Oaks are so intense, and what these projects mean for meeting local housing targets.
   

3. Bay Area News Group high school football predictions: Week 2, 2026 (modbee.com) — Los Gatos High's football team is picked by all four Bay Area News Group analysts to beat Salinas at home this Friday night, following a shutout win over Soquel. The column runs through predictions for 15 regional matchups, but Los Gatos fans can zero in on how their Wildcats are viewed heading into Week 2.
   

4. West Valley high school superintendent prioritizes students to rebuild trust (mercurynews.com subscription) — The new Los Gatos‑Saratoga Union High School District superintendent, Heath Rocha, is focusing on rebuilding trust by being visible on campuses and centering every decision on students. Under his leadership, Los Gatos and Saratoga high schools earned top statewide performance ratings and award‑winning wellness centers that now serve nearly half of students, while he also pushes for more career and trade‑oriented options.
   

5. Discover LOST Gatos: Remembering when Los Gatos burned (losgatan.com) — Forty years after the Lexington Fire scorched the hills above Los Gatos, this history piece revisits how earlier downtown blazes repeatedly wiped out wooden Main Street businesses. You'll learn which familiar brick buildings rose from those ashes and how disasters along East and West Main ultimately pushed the town's commercial heart toward today's North Santa Cruz Avenue.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Help Clean Our Creeks This California Coastal Cleanup Day —West Valley Stormwater Authority Read on Patch
  • The November Visit
    According to Purépecha tradition in Mexico, when monarch butterflies arrive around Día de Muertos, they are believed to be the beloved dead returning… (Nextdoor Vasona)
  • Has anyone seen this cat in the last week around Whitney Ave and Stacia St?
    He is a feral I have been feeding in the evenings but he hasn't been showing up lately. I'm hoping he has found a new home. I was able to trap him… (Nextdoor Los Gatos Main)
  • Kohl's posted a job opening for Full-Time Customer Service Supervisor in Campbell. Apply here.
  • Oak St. Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Saratoga. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Los Gatos here.

Ok Los Gatos! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A shirt (Thank you Dianna H. for sending it in!)
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