Saratoga News

A carrot soup topped with foie gras cream is prepared at Sent Sovi in Saratoga, Calif.

A As a Bay Area luxury travel agent for more than three decades, Lynda Turley Garrett never thought she'd be selling trips to outer space.

Possession Sharon Vernal, 56, of Saratoga , May 17, 8:50 a.m., at Ten Oak and Junipero ways in Saratoga, for possession of a controlled substance and using/being under the influence of a controlled substance.

This is not a good time to be a duck with a fatty liver in California, though better times lie just ahead.

From this week through Labor Day on Sept. 3, veterans in Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga can enjoy the Bay Area's many museums without breaking the bank.

Not according to the approximately 50 people who showed up at a meeting to discuss allowing outdoor music in the Village.

The 2012 Saratoga High School Grad Night Committee is inviting the public to preview decorations for this year's grad night party on June 7 from 3 to 5 p.m. at the school, 20300 Herriman Ave.

In the 1880s, Santa Clara County was a leader in bicycle racing. With hundreds of miles of scenic roads and excellent weather, the area offered wheelmen plenty of opportunity to practice.

Child Abuse Martha Resendiz, 34, of Gilroy, May 9, 9:50 p.m., at Las Animas and Marcella avenues in Gilroy , for two felonies related to inflicting corporal injury upon a child and willfully causing/permitting child to suffer.

One woman stands inside a crumbling synagogue. One displays a plate of fresh borekas.

Child Abuse Martha Resendiz, 34, of Gilroy, May 9, 9:50 p.m., at Las Animas and Marcella avenues in Gilroy , for two felonies related to inflicting corporal injury upon a child and willfully causing/permitting child to suffer.

State Sen. Joe Simitian and former Cupertino mayor Kris Wang have raised nearly identical sums so far this year in their respective bids to win an open seat on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, according to campaign disclosure statements filed Thursday night.

Moveable Feast organizes several food truck meet ups throughout the week in the South Bay, including meet ups on Friday evening and Saturday for lunch.

Walking through the Lopuchowo forest near Tykocin in northeastern Poland, Zoe Weitzman imagined she could hear the cries of the 2,000 Jews who were executed there by the Nazis in August 1941.

City of San Jose last week was awarded a more than $1.04-million three-year contract to continue providing animal control services to Milpitas residents.

TWEENPRENEURS: Where are tomorrow's entrepreneurs going to come from? Well, the next generation, obviously, and Los Gatans Mike and Peggy Gibbs want to make sure these fledgling leaders get organizational exposure early on.

A Washington college president has been selected as the new chancellor of West Valley-Mission Community College District effective July 1. Patrick Schmitt, president of Pierce College Puyallup in Washington, succeeds Chancellor John E. Hendrickson, who's retiring at the end of June after serving in that capacity for more than three years, since ... (more)

Residential burglary--On May 11 between 8:30 a.m. and 6:50 p.m. on Pierce Road. An unknown person entered a home by breaking a window.

In the 1960s Saratoga had many social clubs so that newcomers could meet each other.

Photo by John Medina for SVCN Cancer survivor Jennifer Hernandez , of San Jose, enjoys a ride with big sister Melissa Hernandez during the Courageous Kid's Day event at Great America Park on May 13, 2012 in Santa Clara, California.