Charming Los Gatos

Tired of the peninsula and SF startup scene and eager to meet new clients in other parts of the Bay Area, I left rainy Palo Alto, and high-tailed it down 85-S and then 17-S to work in Los Gatos, and was pleasantly greeted by blue skies.  Los Gatos downtown is a neighborhood that despite being in Silicon Valley isn’t too techie.  I wonder where all the wealth there comes from?  And wealthy indeed these people are  (I took pains to parallel parking my little Honda Civic between a Mercedes SUV and Maserati).

They’re techiness is mixed: I walked into my favorite coffee shop there Los Gatos Roasting Company, and the woman took my order down by checking off a box on a sheet of paper and then ringing me up on a cash register.  As I sat down to work though they had 5 free wifi networks just at LGRC, and I can’t even get one to work in downtown Palo Alto!

And for all the geeks out there is an Apple store, which is never too densely populated.

As I drove home after my meeting I realized Los Gatos had something unique: balance.  And of course all the elements fit for a foodie femgineer: boutiques, Michelin rated restaurants, and lots of free wifi!

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