Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Los Gatos is a town in Santa Clara County, California, with about 33,000 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the town and the county. The town keeps council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Los Gatos offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 town office pages for Los Gatos, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: Town or county, Town Clerk, Town Hall, Records requests, Other cities and Questions.
Town or county record: where Los Gatos records are kept
- Kept by the Town of Los Gatos: council and board meeting records, ordinances and the town's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Santa Clara County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not town records; they are in the Santa Clara County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Los Gatos Town Clerk: council records and ordinances
The Town Clerk keeps the official records of the town government: council and board agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions, and the town's contracts and other official documents. The office below is the one SearchSystems verified for Los Gatos.
- Website: losgatosca.gov/38/Clerk-Department (page title: Clerk Department | The Los Gatos CA Official Site!)
- Phone: 408-354-5257
- Address: 110 East Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030
- Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Los Gatos Town Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the town's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The town's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: losgatosca.gov/229/LocateContact-Us (page title: Contact Us | The Los Gatos CA Official Site!)
- Phone: 408-354-6834
- Address: 110 E. Main St Los Gatos, CA 95030
- Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
- Checked: September 25, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Los Gatos
California public records law applies to the town government of Los Gatos. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Other cities and towns in Santa Clara County
SearchSystems has a guide like this one for these other cities and towns in Santa Clara County. The Santa Clara County public records guide covers the records the county keeps for all of them.
Los Gatos Arrest Records
The Los Gatos arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Los Gatos's arrests to the FBI and the 446 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Los Gatos is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Los Gatos Records Guides
SearchSystems has eight more guides to Los Gatos, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Los Gatos warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Los Gatos inmate search (the jail page of the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Los Gatos criminal records (the court file, the California criminal history and the local arrest records), Los Gatos court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Los Gatos traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Los Gatos DUI (the DUI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Los Gatos divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Los Gatos property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Los Gatos website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Los Gatos offices listed above, and the town's own website is losgatosca.gov; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
Where do I find Los Gatos meeting minutes and ordinances?
From the Town Clerk at losgatosca.gov/38/Clerk-Department, phone 408-354-5257. The office keeps the official agendas and minutes, ordinances and resolutions.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Los Gatos?
Los Gatos cases are heard by the courts that serve Santa Clara County, and people arrested in Los Gatos are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Santa Clara County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Los Gatos?
From the office that holds it: the Town Clerk for council and town records and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. California public records law applies to town governments.