Saratoga News

With a quick discussion and vote, the Saratoga City Council has bought time to figure out what to do about medical marijuana dispensaries, which have been popping up in cities around the Bay Area for years.

Megan Sainsbury, a physical education teacher at Prospect High School in Saratoga, California, pleaded no contest to one felony count of attempted sexual penetration of a 17-year-old female student.

Lynbrook High School student Ambika Gopalan is holding a fundraiser to raise money for domestic violence shelters.

Nine-year-old Nicky Williams is nervous but prepared for her role as an angel in the Moscow Ballet's coming production of "The Nutcracker." With her sandy-colored ringlets, big blue eyes and demure demeanor, Nicky seems to fit the part perfectly.

Well... for those of you that didn't know, Suzuki who is the chef/ owner of this restaurant, was the chef of the ill-fated Hamon Washoku in San Carlos that closed down after only 8 months of operation.

A parent who gets a phone call after midnight usually expects bad news. For Renee Fine of Saratoga, it was not bad news - just bittersweet - when her oldest son called in the middle of the night from Israel to say he wanted to serve in the Israel Defense Forces.

PG&E's $2.2 billion program to install 10 million "SmartMeters" on homes and businesses throughout California to better monitor energy consumption is off to a rough start.

There are literally hundreds of banned Xboxes for sale on Craigslist right now in the wake of a decision by Microsoft to kick as many as a million players off of Xbox Live for illegally modifying their consoles to play pirated games.

The choices seem endless as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger ponders his pick to fill the vacant lieutenant governor's job.

Gilroy could save millions annually by contracting with the Santa Clara County Sheriffs Department for law enforcement services.

Palo Alto High School girls' volleyball continues to remain first in leagues after crushing Saratoga High School, 3-0, on Senior Night, Thursday, Nov.

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Preet Bharara, right, is seen standing next to a chart as he explains charges against 14 individuals accused of insider trading, during a press conference at the U.S. Attorney's office in New York, Thursday, November 5, 2009.

Saratoga has a new Asian fusion find. The menu at Mint Leaf Cuisine marries the cuisines of Thailand, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, India, Hawaii - oh, and Maine, if you count the lobster.

The Nov. 3 election will bring at least one new face to a board known for its long-held positions and typically uncontested races.

Barry Cinnamon is the founder and CEO of Los Gatos-based Akeena Solar, which designs and installs solar systems.

Q About your stories on drivers who claim that others have backed into them while waiting at an intersection: You should look at the news from England.

The Episcopal Diocese of El Camino Real held its Diocesan Convention 2009 last weekend.

Narcotics officers on Thursday arrested twin brothers who bankrolled their college education by growing, packaging and selling marijuana out of two Stockton buildings.

The diversity of the students at Sunny Hills is reflected in the faces of this year's Homecoming Princesses.

Each was a rising star in the high-tech constellation of Silicon Valley. Locally established and internationally connected, the two men's work and reputations stretched to India and back, as they moved in the rarefied air of global big business.