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🌱 Patch AM: Which Los Gatos teams turned 2025 into a year of champions?
Also check out Bannering Hwy 17, Los Gatos ==> 2026: WE THE PEOPLE, SHALL PREVAIL on the Los Gatos Patch calendar
Greetings Los Gatos! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Which Los Gatos teams turned 2025 into a year of champions?
- Which Los Gatos events are kicking off your first week of 2026?
- How a Los Gatos girl spun her way into world-record history
Also on today's calendar: Free First Sunday (January 2026) and 8 more events.
Find out what's happening in Los Gatosfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
And lastly, we have a post from a neighbor, Joseph K.!
Today's riddle: The world champion tongue twister just got arrested! 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Los Gatosfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 62 and low of 50 degrees.
- Wednesday: Cooler with a few showers, temps: high: 55, low: 51.
- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 61 and low of 55 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Unforgettable performances: 2025 sports year in review of local athletes' amazing achievements (losgatan.com) — Los Gatos athletes at every level delivered a standout 2025, from LGHS teams winning CCS titles in wrestling, basketball, volleyball, tennis and field hockey to local NJB, Little League and Magic softball squads capturing major championships. The story also spotlights record-breaking track performances, a Hall of Fame class, and a strong football season, underscoring how deeply sports success runs through the Los Gatos community. 
2. Bay Area events calendar for Jan. 2-8 weekly editions (mercurynews.com) — Los Gatos residents have several early-January options close to home, including a hands-on accordion book workshop at NUMU and social stitching and behavioral health navigator sessions at the Los Gatos Library. The broader calendar also highlights arts, comedy, nature walks, and community events around the South Bay and East Bay, giving you plenty of nearby ways to start 2026 engaged and connected.
3. California Shatters Records in 2025, But Wildfires Claim Historic Collection (pasadenanow.com) — A young girl from Los Gatos earned a quirky Guinness World Record by spinning 128 hula hoop rotations around her neck in just 30 seconds, part of California’s big year for record-setting. From towering Jerusalem artichokes to massive group games and a tragic museum loss in Altadena, the story highlights how residents statewide chased unusual achievements in 2025.
4. 17 Retailers Closed Hundreds Of CA Stores In 2025: See The List (patch.com) — California’s wave of 2025 retail closures hit home in Los Gatos, where Petco shut at least one local store as part of broader downsizing. From Macy’s and Kohl’s to Rite Aid and Forever 21, the piece tallies which big-name chains closed hundreds of locations statewide and how many disappeared from California malls and shopping centers.
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Los Gatos
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★ Featured events ★
- Bannering Hwy 17, Los Gatos ==> 2026: WE THE PEOPLE, SHALL PREVAIL
Forbes Mill Annex, 75 Church St, Los Gatos
2:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
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Other local events
- Library Closes at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve
Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 - ESL Conversation Club at Milpitas Library
Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
2:45 pm - New Year's Eve 2026
Number 1 Broadway , 102 S Santa Cruz Ave # B , Los Gatos
7:00 pm - Gardino’s Wednesday’s Blues Jam
Gardino's Ristorante Italiano , 51 N Santa Cruz Ave , Los Gatos
7:30 pm - Milpitas Library Closed for New Year's Day
Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 - Qi Gong Meditation & Exercise Class at Milpitas Library
Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
1:00 pm - Knit & Crochet Circle at Milpitas Library
Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
2:00 pm - Free First Sunday (January 2026)
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) , 106 E Main St , Los Gatos
10:00 am - Exhibition Closing: Ebb & Flow
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) , 106 E Main St , Los Gatos
10:00 am - Girl Scouts Junior Drawing Badge
New Museum Los Gatos (NUMU) , 106 E Main St , Los Gatos
1:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Thursday January 1
Friday January 2
Sunday January 4
Sunday January 11
🗓 Events Nearby
- Bridge Card Game
Cambrian Library 1780 Hillsdale Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124
10:15 am - Reading to Children with Lee
Cambrian Library 1780 Hillsdale Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124
3:00 pm - Trivia by Troy at Campbell Pizza
Campbell Pizza , 3393 Winchester Blvd , Campbell
6:45 pm - Winter Camp #5 (1 day)
Tennis Courts | West Valley College , S College Cir , Saratoga
9:00 am
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Los Gatos PatchAM possible:
- Cool Aid Air Conditioning and Refrigeration — (800) 266-5243
Voted Best HVAC & Refrigeration Company in the Bay Area - Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
Teach your kids they can achieve the impossible! - The Harker School — (408) 345-9200
Magic Happens at Harker - Super Brothers Plumbing, Heating and Air - San Jose — (408) 351-1994
Serving San Jose & Bay Area – HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical - Roger Washington MD, Inc — (408) 246-9926
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🪧 Patch Classifieds
- Great Music Lessons in Campbell- Group and Private Lessons
Quliaty Group and Private lessons. Enrollment in now open for 2026. FREE consultation lesson for private lessons! Learn more at :www... (More info)
💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Report of police activity in San Jose, California.
1:41PM on Dec 28: Nextdoor user reports at least nine police cars and active police activity on EB Tully Rd by the creek, just before the library. (Nextdoor )
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in San Jose. Apply here.
- Deloitte posted a job opening for Seasonal Tax Delivery Manager - Global Employer Services in San Jose. 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: I hear they’re giving him a really tough sentence.
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