My Los Gatos

Like it or not, my life has revolved around downtown Los Gatos for the better part of the past 15 years.

Before I could drive, it was one of the few places my parents would let me roam on my own. Jazz on the Plazz is one of my favorite summertime activities. Since I have turned 21, it continues to be home to several of my favorite bars. I have worked as a waitress in a downtown restaurant for the past four years. But in spite of all of this, I have never really felt like part of the Los Gatos crowd.

All of my time in Los Gatos has left me wondering, who is Los Gatos? Is it the "desperate housewives" in their designer workout gear? Or is it the fashionably delinquent teenagers that troll the streets on Friday nights? Is the real Los Gatos the Saturday night bar crawlers or the Sunday morning farmers' market crowd? I'm not sure that there is one good answer to this question, but I'd like to try to find out what about Los Gatos keeps us all coming back.