Saratoga News

SARATOGA, Calif.-A Chinese mother has become a gay rights advocate after learning that her son is homosexual, reports the Sing Tao Daily.

With a name like Righteous Babe Records, one can almost predict its founder is none other than the "little folksinger" songwriter, guitarist and poet Ani DiFranco .

Hurrah for "The Glorious Fourth of July: Old-Fashioned Treats and Treasures from America's Patriotic Past" by Diane C. Arkins .

Family members of a 63-year-old Campbell man with dementia who has been missing since Tuesday are continuing to travel around the South Bay posting flyers and talking to people to see if anyone has seen him.

Rather than choose one of his reunited rock bands to tour with this summer, Steve Howe opted to go for the two.

Green construction isn't just fashionable anymore - it has become mainstream. Environmentally friendly materials, once thought to be extravagant and out of reach for the average homeowner, are now being used in many architectural plans for single-family homes and commercial buildings.

Former Wilco member Jay Bennett died of an accidental pain-killer overdose. The Champaign County coroner's office ran tests that indicate Bennett died of an overdose from fentanyl, which is usually prescribed to treat chronic pain, according to the Chicago Tribune newspaper.

Even in the bucolic setting of Saratoga's Mountain Winery, under beautiful California stars, Wilco singer Jeff Tweedy found something to gripe about.

The award-winning singer/songwriter will kick off the return to the road with his backing band July 14 in Memphis, followed by stops in 25 cities across the Midwest and West Coast through mid-August. After a six-week hiatus, Lovett will perform a one-off solo gig Oct.

SARATOGA, Calif. - - Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman woos Indian American techies at a private reception here June 14, reports India-West. The 52-year-old former eBay chief executive said she will concentrate on a limited agenda of job creation and retention, reducing spending and K-12 education, if elected.

This house on Hubbard Gulch Road in Ben Lomond is the subject of an ownership dispute for which a Los Gatos man was arrested.

The 55-minute set featured 11 songs, six of them from the new disc, two covers and two new numbers that reached for the merciless tone of classic Costello.

MVC students to perform in N.Y. Musicians from Monte Vista Christian School band and chorus will join hundreds of singers from around the globe in New York City this summer to work with classical rock star and choral master Eric Whitacre.

Saratoga High School senior Nyssa Spector was able to convince the City of Saratoga to donate a bike rack to place near the school's back parking lot.

The McCartysville Volunteer Band is looking for musicians who would like to join the band to play in Saratoga's Independence Day Observance event on July 4 in Azule Park.

When Saratoga resident Michael Tsakiris first took a look at the building at 14487 Big Basin Way, his immediate thought was, "Wow, what an ugly building." But his second thought was, "Wow, what a wonderful business opportunity for me and my family." Tsakiris and his mother, Connie Mintegui, currently own and run Demetri's the Hair People, an ...

Hundreds of residents who live near the Lehigh Southwest Cement Plant in Cupertino packed a Thursday night meeting to vent their frustrations about noise, traffic and air quality around the plant.

Summer's approaching, the sun is beckoning and swimwear designer Zoe Magee wants you to know one thing when it comes to bathing suits: Too much coverage is worse than too little.

The idea of moving the Oakland A's to San Jose is getting more support in Silicon Valley.

Some local hotels were sold out Saturday and Sunday on Memorial Day weekend but occupancy for the week kicking off the summer season was 52 percent, down from 68 percent a year ago.