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Operating as usual
Saratoga community briefs for the week of Sept. 18
League talks pros and cons The League of Women Voters of Southwest Santa Clara Valley is on Sept. 20 hosting the last of three “Pros and Cons” sessions on the 12 state, three county and three local…
Watch: Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on preparing for unexpected emergencies, Sept. 11
Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on preparing for unexpected emergencies.
Concerned Sarasota residents putting water out for wildlife but it’s not a good idea
While it might seem like the kindest thing to do, in the long run it can harm the animals. They are capable of caring for themselves, and we don’t want them to become dependent on people.
Bay Area smoke: To breathe safely, stay inside and don’t count on masks
Unfortunately, cloth and surgical masks that help slow the spread of COVID-19 can’t block the very small toxic particles that come from wildfire smoke, experts say.
Coming in this week's Saratoga News: Saratoga retirement community’s expansion plans rankle some residents https://bayareane.ws/33fptfC
Mount Eden owners take aim at suicide with Project Tanaka
To this day, Ellie and Jeffrey Patterson, owners of Mount Eden Vineyards in the hills of Saratoga, feel a touch of sadness each time they look at the photographs their late friend, Ron Tanaka, took…
Watch: Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on what county’s red risk level means to businesses, Sept. 9
Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on coronavirus response.
Coronavirus: Santa Clara and Santa Cruz move to less restrictive red tier. Here’s what can reopen now
Coronavirus hospitalizations and testing positivity rates have declined in California.
Letters: Not getting it | Bait and switch | Eshoo effective | What’s scarier? | Misplaced blame | Change needed
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for September 8, 2020
Letters: Parental rights | Pursuit of education | Advice for all | Diet and climate | Remember and vote
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for September 6, 2020
Saratoga community briefs for the week of Sept. 11
Village shops close Two Saratoga Village retailers are closing their doors. Leslee Warwick is shuttering the Barn Owl after eight years in business, and Mary Ann Serpa’s Skin Prophecy Boutique is c…
Retirement community’s expansion plans rankle some residents
Expectations for retirement living have escalated since the Saratoga Retirement Community (SRC) was built in 1912, and management is faced with a growing population of seniors who want to continue …
Santa Clara County to keep indoor dining, theaters shut even if state allows reopening
Although the county anticipates moving to the less restrictive “red” tier next week, there are no plans to reopen many indoor businesses, a top county official said.
Coming in this week's Saratoga News: South Bay chess club has game as after-school Zoom activity https://bayareane.ws/2DoNGah
Watch: Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on coronavirus response and Labor Day weekend, Sept. 4
Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on coronavirus response.
Watch: Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on coronavirus response and the county’s status for reopening, Sept. 2
Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on coronavirus response.
Letters: Ugly display | Property taxes | Remaking the president
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for September 1, 2020
Watch: Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on coronavirus response and businesses reopening, Aug 31
Santa Clara County Public Health Department gives updates on coronavirus response.
Bay Area restaurants’ Michelin cuisine ‘stars’ on alfresco, takeout menus
Chefs harness their creativity in new ways to meet challenges of the coronavirus era
Saratoga community briefs for the week of Sept. 4
Village keeps time A crane arrived Aug. 25 to install a two-sided town clock in a flower bed next to the gas at the entrance to the Saratoga Village. The Saratoga Village Development Council raised…
Chess club has game as after-school Zoom activity
Students at Redwood Middle School are check-mating each other virtually these days since the after-school chess program has been moved to Zoom. Once COVID-19 hit and schools closed, classroom instr…
Here are some free ways to see how unhealthy the air is near you.
Real-time air quality info is available for free at multiple websites.
Local winemakers worried about smoke-tainted grapes
Between the CZU and SCU fire complexes, Santa Cruz Mountain vineyards have been exposed to smoke and ash, and there is grave concern about taint. Some winemakers have already begun testing their gr…
Letters: Secure elections | Expanded grid | Food safety | Affordable housing solution | ‘A house divided’ | Pelosi busted
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for August 28, 2020
Watch: Santa Clara County Public Health Department’s update on coronavirus, Aug. 28
The department will discuss the efforts “to improve the health and well-being of the Latin American immigrant population during the COVID-19 pandemic, through Binational Health Week.”
Coming in this week's Saratoga News: Eateries flourish in Saratoga Village https://bayareane.ws/3aYl6Jc
Here are the 62 Santa Clara County schools and districts that want a waiver to reopen classrooms
The county has granted only two waivers so far, but dozens more are under consideration.
Letters: Renewables quest | Ban prone restraint | Secure retirement | Rail’s rewards | Hopeful convention | Report backs Mueller
Mercury News Letters to the Editor for August 26, 2020
Watch: Santa Clara County Public Health Department’s update on coronavirus, Aug. 26
The department will offer updates on public hospitals and clinics continue to prepare and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and what they have learned.
The Mystery House: How a suspicious multimillion dollar real estate deal is connected to California’s deadliest fire
A PG&E employee received a $4.5 million Bay Area home from a vendor, and sold it right back a month later, records show. Later, the utility accused the vendor of bribery for unspecified actions…
Eateries flourish in Saratoga Village
It takes a confident businessman to open a new restaurant during a pandemic, but fans of Hero Ranch Kitchen will be happy to hear that owner Angelo Heropoulos is opening a new venture next-door to …
Brunch menus go beyond bacon to entice diners
Does brunch exist for reasons beyond bacon? It would appear so from scanning the new brunch menus that are now being offered at our local stable of restaurants in Los Gatos and Saratoga area. Chefs…
Saratoga community briefs for the week of Aug. 21
Lunch with the Mayor The Saratoga Area Senior Coordinating Council is hosting a virtual edition of its annual Lunch with the Mayor on Sept. 9. Anyone with questions for Mayor Howard Miller can subm…
Here's how you can check air quality and wind direction near you.
Real-time air quality info is available for free at multiple websites.
Authorities have reported the first deaths from the wildfires. This article will be updated as news breaks.
The lightning-sparked fires burning around the Bay Area grew to more than 400,000 acres and claimed their first civilian casualties.
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