Archive for September, 2008

Saratoga is a Bay Area Green Business City

Posted in September 15th, 2008

by Rick Bonetti in General, Saratoga Community

According to Ann Waltonsmith, the City of Saratoga was recognized this past week as a “Bay Area Green Business City”. This program takes into account a comprehensive list of criteria including the use of recycled products, energy use reduction efforts, educational efforts, and more.
Congratulations Saratoga!

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Taste of Saratoga – September 20, 2008

Posted in September 14th, 2008

by Rick Bonetti in General, Saratoga Community, Saratoga Fun Stuff

Join in the fun at the Saratoga Art and Wine Festival sponsored by the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce this coming Saturday 10am-6PM.
There will be more than 100 artists (the booths will be up and down Big Basin Way – in the middle of the street). There will also be a large food and wine court [...]

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Saratoga Historical Foundation

Posted in September 10th, 2008

by Rick Bonetti in Saratoga Community

Saratoga Historical Foundation is having their annual BBQ meeting at Garrods Ranch Sunday, September 21st. We plan to be there.
The Country & Western band Saratoga Skillet-Lickers will perform. There will also be a silent auction that includes gift certificates and gift items. This annual fund raiser enables all funds to go toward [...]

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Jumbo Loan Rates May Rise For Saratoga, CA Homes

Posted in September 10th, 2008

by Rick Bonetti in Market Trends

This past Sunday the Federal Treasury stepped in and took necessary and important steps to shore up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two government sponsored enterprises (GSE’s) that have securitized nearly half (roughly $5 trillion) of all mortgages in the United States. Monday, interest rates on conforming loans dropped to under 6%.
However, don’t expect [...]

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Saratoga Schools Score High Again

Posted in September 5th, 2008

by Rick Bonetti in Saratoga Community, Schools

On August 20th the State released 2007 API school scores for Santa Clara County.
Saratoga High’s outstanding API (903) was exceeded only by Lynbrook High (911), and they beat out Monta Vista (900), Gunn High (899), Palo Alto High (883), and Los Gatos High (850)!
Stellar API score in Saratoga, CA were also registered by Arogonaut Elementary [...]

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