It's Time...
for a New Community Center for Los Gatos
Design concepts for a one- or two-story Los Gatos community center.
Most Bay Area communities have an intergenerational (all ages) community center, and many of those centers are large, modern buildings. Los Gatos has fallen behind but now a group of citizens has launched a campaign to build a new community center that will be the pride of our town.
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FLASH! A new Teen Needs Assessment Report, developed by Los Gatos teens, is now available!
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In The News
​Los Gatos envisions a gathering place for all generations
The West Valley Outlook, August 2025
Los Gatos Resident Group Outlines Vision for Community Center
SJ Mercury, 6/3/25
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Los Gatos Group Proposes New Community Center
SF Gate, 6/6/25
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Community Center Plan Moves Along with Conceptual Drawings Now Available
Los Gatos, 6/13/25​
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Participant Workshop Community Center Plans
Los Gatan, 6/28/24​
Los Gatos Residents Come Together to Plan Multigenerational Community Center
San Jose Mercury, 6/26/24
Background
In 1966 Los Gatos was among the first South Bay towns to open a community center.​ Back then, we understood the value of having one central place for all generations to gather and were willing to invest to make it happen.
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Today we have a 3-room Youth Recreation Center (housed in the old community center building ) plus a too-small Adult Recreation Center (which is in need of extensive maintenance).
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Meanwhile our neighbors continued to invest and now have large, modern, light-filled buildings that serve all ages, from students to seniors.
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It is time for a new Los Gatos community center!​
Los Gatos Community Center 1966
Youth Recreation Center
Adult Recreation Center
Los Altos Community Center
Project Status
2023
We kicked off the project by visiting many community centers in the south bay looking for ideas and best practices.
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2024
We conducted extensive community research to uncover the unique needs of Los Gatos:
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WORKSHOPS: Two were held that captured dreams, ideas, and concerns. Each workshop attracted around 100 community members. We also held a specialized focus group for Los Gatos High School teens.
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SURVEY: A survey was conducted to exploring concepts, programs and needs. We received over 600 responses from households that represented over 1,800 citizens.​
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The overwhelming sentiment in both the workshops and the survey was clear: Los Gatan's want a new community center.
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At the end of the year we released a Community Center Needs Report (available for download below).
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2025
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There was a lot of ongoing activity this year. We released a set of conceptual renderings of the new community center. We built awareness by speaking at many local groups, working with the press, and participating in various public events (ending the year with a float in the Los Gatos Holiday parade). We continued to investigate potential site locations and opened dialogs with various site owners. And we ​spent time expanding our needs research, with a special focus on teens and families.
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2026
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Our primary goals for this year include:
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Raising awareness of the need for a new community center
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Acquiring a site
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Beginning fundraising via donations, grants, and endowments.
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Continuing to gather community needs, and further refine our plans.
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After extensive research we are also delighted to to have released the Teen Needs Report (see below).
Community Workshop
Town Survey​
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Q: Do you think that Los Gatos needs a new, multi-generational community center?
Download The Community Needs Assessment Report
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The Community Needs Assessment report is based on extensive research starting in 2023. Download it here.
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New! Download the Teen Needs Assessment Report
We are delighted to announce the availability of the Teen Needs Assessment Report. This document supplements the overall community needs report (posted above) and focuses on the particular needs of our local teens. The research was led and conducted by the students of the Los Gatos High School Community center club, working in collaboration with the community center campaign.
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