 |
|
|
|
|
The economic boom that started in the early 1990s, fueled locally by Silicon Valley's high-tech industry, has been good for contractors, says Paul Conrado, owner of the Conrado Company in Saratoga. "We've had our pick of customers," he says, "but with the market slowing down, that will change." At age 48 Conrado has built a niche for himself building new homes for wealthier professional people. In his decorated Saratoga conference room, Conrado compares general contracting to the restaurant business. "Few make it," he says. "I'd say 90 percent of the people who try general contracting go out of business in the first two years. Contractors are known for not returning calls or not showing up, when they say they will," Conrado says. "They don't understand that this is important to be successful."
More
|
|
|
News
Mike Garakani
New planning commissioner Mike Garakani hopess to reduce tensions between developers and neighbors by encouraging dialogue.
More
|
News
New Fire Commissioner
Hugh Hexamer will fill the vacancy on the fire district's governing board that was left when Henry Clarke resigned.
More
|
News
Affordable Housing
Saratoga is among many Bay Area cities grappling with the growing problem of meeting affordable housing quotas.
More
|
|
Business
Farmers Markets
A new federal law restricting the labeling of foods as "organic" will impact how vendors at farmers markets sell their produce.
More
|
Gardening
Soil Amendments
Adding soil amendments helps to refortify the nutrients used by plants during the previous growing season.
More
|
Dining
La Hacienda Restaurant
The restaurant is noted for its dinners, dancing and as a meeting place on Sundays for vintage car enthusiasts.
More
|
|
Saratoga, California Since 1955
