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05/07/2025
Empty storefronts dot the Saratoga Village downtown. Officials are working to to bring businesses, and shoppers, back to the area.

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04/19/2025
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The West Valley has scarce resources for the hundreds of homeless residents living on its streets. That may change as elected leaders consider adding its first shelter.
All five West Valley municipalities — Cupertino, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Campbell and Los Gatos —  recently approved a homeless shelter feasibility study conducted by Good City Company.

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12/29/2024
The Mercury News looks back on the Saratoga City Council in 2024.

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12/20/2024
In their December 18 meeting, the Saratoga City Council voted to appoint a new mayor and vice mayor. Read on to learn who was selected.

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08/29/2024
The City of Saratoga has partnered with nonprofit Our City Forest to offer free or subsidized trees as part of a program to encourage residential tree planting.

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08/23/2024
As no candidates have filed to run for two seats held by incumbents who are running for a new term, the Saratoga City Council voted on August 21 to cancel the election for the seats and reappoint the incumbents to a new term.

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08/20/2024
Improved video quality and expanded programming are coming soon to Saratoga’s community access TV station channels KSAR15 and. KEDU26.

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07/21/2024
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The for-profit company feeding water to six Santa Clara County cities may agree to walk back its plan for a 22% water rate hike over three years.

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07/10/2024
To meet its state mandated housing element obligations, the Saratoga City Council approved changes to zoning in its July 3 meeting.

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06/18/2024
A proposed new housing development of 25 single-family homes on a 72.45 acre site on Pierce Road has raised concerns from local residents about traffic and blocked wildfire evacuation routes.

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04/21/2024
After serving for 10 years as Saratoga City Manager, James Lindsay announced his retirement with a last day of June 29.

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04/02/2024
The owners of Mountain Winery are seeking to develop a boutique hotel and 255 units of housing on the Saratoga property.

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12/10/2023
Yan Zhao, elected to the Saratoga City Council in 2018, served as mayor in 2021. Belal Aftab, who was elected in 2022, was named vice mayor at Saratoga’s annual council reorganization on Dec. 6.

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07/25/2023
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Many of the 30 or so people who filed into the community center had no idea what was about to be announced, but one could tell it would be massive.

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06/18/2023
In affluent Saratoga, crime rates sit well below the regional average, yet residential burglaries have been a top concern. A group of residents in the Saratoga Woods neighborhood invested in license plate reader cameras to deter criminals from entering their neighborhood.

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06/09/2023
According to 2020 census data, Saratoga residents’ median age was 50.5, nearly a dozen years older than the nationwide mean of 38.8. As residents age, they face many challenges—and so do the organizations holding their safety net together.

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04/12/2023
After Saratoga incurred approximately $250,000 in storm damage due in part to blue gem eucalyptus trees, the city has halted all tree removal fees for the next few months. The free tree removals are part of an effort to clear damage and replant trees as soon as possible to preserve the city's tree canopy.

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03/09/2023
The controversial mixed-use development, located on Cox Avenue between Paseo Presada and Saratoga Avenue, is slated to have 17 buildings with more than 90 new housing units and 5,000 square feet of commercial space.

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03/04/2023
After new state guidelines thwarted housing developments in high fire hazard zones, the Saratoga City Council adopted a process to bypass some of those restrictions. The process calls for a review of housing developments in these zones on a case-by-case basis.

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02/21/2023
On Feb. 10, the Saratoga City Council held its annual retreat. Every year, we utilize this full-day session to discuss collective goals and priorities for the year, along with various timely topics of interest.