Saratoga officials authorize $100k donation for Quito Road sidewalk improvements

The Saratoga City Council voted Feb. 21 to accept a $100,000 donation for sidewalk improvements along Quito Road. The donation from Sand Hill Property Company would be used to aid in the installation of a handicap ramp and the closure of gaps in the sidewalk. The donation comes from the same developer that proposed a … Read more

Saratoga officials express concern about Westgate Costco project

Saratoga City Council members voted to express concern about a proposal for a new Costco near the Westgate shopping mall at their Feb. 7 meeting. Saratoga officials are also asking for the city of San Jose to revise the draft report to include better mitigation measures for the project and its traffic impacts. The proposed … Read more

Richmond’s big dreams for vacant Hilltop Mall; will plans finally pan out?

RICHMOND – The worst type of mall is a dead mall. But this years-long, morbid reality has not yet galvanized Richmond officials and developers to settle on a clear vision to resurrect the former Hilltop Mall — a once-buzzing community jewel that started financially faltering years before shuttering in April of 2021. After the 1.1-million-square-foot … Read more