Last week SASCC Encore celebrated Valentines day early (because of timing for 80 third-grade children to serenade the adults) and to had a late celebration of Chinese New Year (January 26th).  The kids were absolutely darling as they sang and handed out hand made valentines and a Chinese caligraphy master demonstrated his art.  Hongs Restaurant provided [...]

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Hardly zero Dollars!!!  The House of Representatives today passed a $787 billion stimulus bill aimed at resuscitating the U.S. economy, approving it on a largely party-line vote of 246 to 183.  So much for bi-partisan cooperation. 176 Republicans voted against the bill, joined by 7 Democrats; no Republicans voted in favor of the package.
What does [...]

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My website www.RickBonetti.com has lots of information about neighborhoods in Saratoga, including sales information for 2008.  Click on the underlined names for links to each neighborhood.
Click on the blue “View Larger Map” link below to show outlines of the boundaries of the neighborhoods I have used.
 

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I am a geographer by background, having earned [...]

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Last Friday, February 6, 2009, the Mercury News published an article on the Santa Clara County Assessors office’s plans to review the property valuation of approximately 200,000 homes (especially those purchasted since 2000).
Because of the increased workload, assessed valuations are now expected to come out late June and homeowners have until August 15 to file a formal [...]

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Here are some resources for troubled homeowners to learn how to possibly avoid foreclosure and stay in their home.By way of background, in December 2008 Fannie Mae, which has an estimated 18 million home loans in it portfolio, made a policy change so that homeowners facing tough financial times no longer have to miss two to three months [...]

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