It's Time...
for a New Community Center for Los Gatos
Images are 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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The Story
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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Los Gatos has long recognized the need and the 2007 Civic Center master plan included a new 32,000 square foot Community Center but, unfortunately, it was not built. It is time to change that!
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Los Gatos Community Center 1966
Youth Recreation Center
Adult Recreation Center
Los Altos Community Center
The Need
We asked people in town, "Do we need a new community center?" Here is what they said:
These are just a few of the many needs
Los Gatan's have identified.
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The Project
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
This year we are focused on four things:
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Raising awareness of the need for a new community center
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Researching potential site locations
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Developing conceptual renderings of the community center
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Fundraising via donations, grants, and endowments.
Community Workshop
Town Survey​
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Q: Do you think that Los Gatos needs a new, multi-generational community center?
Click or tap icon to download report :
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Download the Community Needs Assessment Report
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The Community Needs Assessment report has been completed. Based on extensive research conducted during 2023-2024, this marks the end of the first phase of the project to bring a new community center to Los Gatos.