Saratoga Hopes to Expand Park Lands
On August 17, 2011 the Saratoga City Council unanimously approved acquisition of a 64.5 acres former quarry, on the south side of Congress Springs Road (Highway 9), just west of Toll Gate Road, as shown in the map above. Project funding is in conjunction with Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District…
Harvest Music & Wine Festival
You are warmly invited to spend a fall afternoon on Sunday, September, 25, 2011 from 3PM to 6PM enjoying the melodic sounds of the West Valley College Music Department in the Tuscan-style setting of Regale Winery (off Summit Road in the Santa Cruz Mountains). West Valley College and Regale are collaborating to…
Saratoga Book Sale August 27-28, 2011
Friends of the Saratoga Libraries are having a PAPERBACK BOOK SALE, August 27- 28, 2011 at the Saratoga Library, 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA – use the patio door to the right of the main entrance. Saturday sale hours are 10:00AM – 6:00PM and Sunday 11:00AM – 5:00PM. Books are 4 for $1…
Should Home Sellers Take Contingent Offers?
Everyone who sells their home would love a clean, full price offer from a strong, well qualified buyer within the first couple of weeks after they list. If you don’t get any offers at all within the first three weeks, the property is probably over priced and it is usually…
Dishcrawl Comes to Saratoga
A Silicon Valley start-up called Dishcrawl is launching an event in Saratoga, CA on August 31, 2011 at 7PM. The idea is that Dishcrawl takes food lovers on a gourmet adventure to four distinctive restaurants in one night. Dishcrawlers will get the opportunity to dine at Sent Sovi, Da Mario, and…
Social Creed for the 21st Century
This 28 minute video gives background on the new Social Creed. I posted this on my real estate blog because it draws attention to pressing social issues that are of concern to me personally and hopefully to you. You may not agree with every position in the Social Creed, but…
Saratoga’s Power Elite
It comes as no surprise to those who know Saratoga, CA, that it is populated by the “Power Elite”. Some of America’s wealthiest households belong to Power Elite, a group of six segments concentrated in the nation’s largest metropolitan areas. Predominantly white with a high rate of Asians, many have…
Saratoga High School Profile
Saratoga High School has one of the highest API scores in California with 931 overall! Here are some other highlights form a presentation given to Saratoga Rotary Club on April 26, 2011: With Asians accounting for over 50% of Saratoga High School students, their 963 API score brought up the…
Gallery Saratoga’s Annual Garden Party, August 28th
The Annual Gallery Saratoga Garden Party Art Show, is scheduled for Sunday, August 28, 2011, from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at 19670 Farwell Avenue, Saratoga,CA 95070. It promises to be bigger and better than ever, with live music, door prizes, delicious refreshments—and of course, original fine art by local…
The Voice of Creation
Psalm 19 “The heavens declare the glory of God: the skies proclaim the work of his hands.” “Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.” “There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard.” “Their voice goes out into all the earth,…
How Will The Stock Market Turbulence Effect Mortgage Interest Rates?
Here’s the latest mortgage interest rate thoughts from John Shapiro, Private Mortgage Advisors and Wells Fargo: “Mortgage rates touched all time lows over the past several days but have increased today as the stock market recovered a little this morning.” “I have received a number of questions regarding my thoughts…
Saratoga Parking Lot Sale August 20, 2011
On August 20, 2011, Saratoga Senior Center is having a Parking Lot Sale 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM and Pancake Breakfast 8:30 AM – 10 AM Enjoy breakfast before browsing the great finds! Menu will be: Pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee and juice. Cost is $7. FREE E-Waste: 8:30am –…
Saratoga Bollywood Dance
On Sunday, August 21, 2011 from 5 PM to 8 PM there will be a FREE night of Bollywood dance at the Bank of America parking lot in downtown Saratoga, CA . The event is sponsored by the Saratoga Village Development Council.…
Saratoga History Museum New Exhibit
Stop by the Saratoga History Musum and see the new exhibit– Bears, Gavels and the Law. The exhibit takes a look at some of the unique events in the history of California and local Saratogans. Highlights include the Bear Flag Rebellion that resulted in California having a president for a brief period of…
Montalvo – A Saratoga Treasure
Montalvo Arts Center in Saratoga, CA offers five concert series: Fall 2011/Winter 2012: Carriage House Theatre Concert Series – October 16, 2011 to April 22, 2012 – Presale to members started August 1, 2011; sale to the general public will start August 11th. Fall 2011/Winter 2012: Chamber Villa Concert Series – October…
