Saratoga News

Delivering a forceful but risky closing argument, the lawyer for a Saratoga man accused of plowing into two cyclists and then driving away turned the tables Friday -- placing the blame for the first time on the lead rider for yelling so loudly that his startled companion toppled off her bike and smashed into the asphalt.

According to a recent news release, the Saratoga, Calif-based Myelin Repair Foundation and ENDECE Neural LLC, Mequon, Wis, have collaborated in order to expedite the advancement of potential myelin regeneration drugs for multiple sclerosis patients via pre-clinical studies and into Phase I clinical studies.

A former Los Gatos lawyer who ran two investment funds has been sentenced in federal court in San Francisco to seven years in prison for defrauding investors of $1.1 million.

Ashley Jackson talks to cyclist friends outside the courthouse after a plea hearing for Robert Schiro at Santa Clara County Hall of Justice in San Jose, Calif.

The South Bay Taiwanese Association expects its second annual Lantern Festival on Saturday to be bigger than last year's Lunar New Year celebration, which was attended by 600 people.

Some months ago, the Saratoga City Council voted to honor heritage trees in our community.

Driving under the influence--On Jan. 28 at 2:17 a.m. at Saratoga and Cox avenues.

"I would like the property at Saratoga, California, known as Villa Montalvo, to be maintained as a public park open under reasonable restrictions, the buildings and grounds immediately surrounding the same to be used as far as possible for the development of art, literature, music, and architecture by promising students."--Sen. James Duval Phelan ... (more)

Saratoga City Council members have said on several occasions that they care about the needs and welfare of the city's youth, knowing that loved and educated children will be better citizens.

There seems to be no question that the Saratoga Union School District will ask voters to approve a parcel tax measure this coming spring.

The Friends of the West Valley Library are hosting a book sale on Feb. 18, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the West Valley Branch Library, 1243 San Tomas Aquino Road, in San Jose.

Saratoga is accepting applications for an upcoming vacancy on the planning commission.

An ordinance calling for the ban of plastic bags in West Valley cities came one step closer to reality last Thursday afternoon as the four members that form the West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Agency Board voted unanimously to recommend their prohibition in retail establishments.

Jury selection began today in the case against Saratogan Robert Schiro. The trial is expected to begin tomorrow if jury selection is completed by the end of today.

An ordinance calling for the ban of plastic bags in West Valley cities came one step closer to reality Thursday afternoon as the four members that form the West Valley Solid Waste Management Joint Powers Agency Board voted unanimously to recommend their prohibition in retail establishments.

SOME KIDS NEED NAVIGATORS to take them through the maze of requirements set up by our schools.

Citing an illness in her family, former Saratoga mayor Kathleen King has pulled out of the race to replace Liz Kniss on the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors.

Sales of Silicon Valley homes worth $1 million or more inched up only slightly in 2011 compared to 2010, reports Coldwell Banker The brokerage firm said 2,296 million-dollar-plus homes were sold in Santa Clara County in 2011, up 1.9 percent from 2,253 in 2010.

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In a "Letter to the Editor," Sharon Woolsey offered up her thoughts on the current plastic bag ban in San Jose and the upcoming meeting this Friday to discuss a potentially similar ban in Campbell.