Saratoga News

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Measure G news available online

The Saratoga News and the Save Our Neighborhoods Initiative Committee this month began putting information about Measure G at two unrelated sites online.

The Measure G conference can be found on Virtual Valley, an online service operated by Metro Newspapers and public service television station KTEH (Channel 54). Metro Newspapers owns Saratoga News.

The conference contains Saratoga News articles about the measure, the official ballot arguments and rebuttals from proponents and opponents of the measure, and the city attorney's analysis.

Readers can register their opinions with us by posting messages and through an online straw poll and join us March 7 for an online discussion with authors of the initiative and its opponents.

On election night, the conference will provide regular updates as the votes are counted.

Voters can log onto Virtual Valley Community Network via modem by dialing 999-0966. Instructions for logging in over the Internet can be found online.

The Save Our Neighborhoods Initiative Committee has created a World Wide Web page that includes the ballot arguments, answers to frequently asked questions, a SierraClub commentary and other information. Those who still have questions for the Measure G committee can send them via email to measureg@best.com.

South Bay CableVision sponsors travel contest

A resident of Saratoga or Los Gatos could win a trip around the world from The Travel Channel and South Bay CableVision.

To enter "The Ultimate World Tour '96" sweepstakes, customers can fill out a entry blanks at the customer service counter at South Bay Cablevision, 151-C N. Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos.

The contest ends March 24, and the winner will be announced in May.

The winner and one companion will depart from New York on June 15. The trip includes stops in Lucerne, Switzerland; Istanbul, Turkey; Singapore; and Denpasar, Bali.

This is the second year The Travel Channel has held the contest.