Legendary Locals of Los Gatos

In 1878, Charles Erskine Scott Wood, builder of the Cats Estate, wrote 'Good citizens are the riches of a city.' From its beginning, Los Gatos has suffered no shortage of hardworking, inventive, entrepreneurial, and gifted people. Early orchardists found the land unbelievably productive, but their crops were threatened with disease and pesky infestations of gophers. John Bean and Zephyr Macabee provided solutions. Louise Van Meter was an unconventional teacher who championed the new concept of k