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    Beverly Vais and her son Bob


    Services for Brain Injured

    Beverly Vais wears the title of 'loud mouth' like a badge. If she'd kept quiet, the lives of many brain-injured and their families would be very different.


    Beverly Vais isn't shy about picking up the phone and calling people she's never met. That's how she happened to meet Lorna Panelli. And that's how the Summit League eventually learned about Services for Brain Injured (SBI), and how SBI became one of two nonprofit agencies to benefit from this year's Homes for the Holidays, Summit League's annual fundraiser. The story of SBI and how Beverly Vais learned to be, by her own definition, "a loud mouth," starts 20 years ago. It was then that Vais, a resident of Monte Sereno, found herself racing down the street in her bare feet wearing her bathrobe. She'd just been told her 14-year-old son Bob had been hit by a car, and she was frantic.   More

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    Eminent domain

    The Saratoga Fire District wins right to claim property located behind the fire station.
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    'Granny units'

    Saratoga considers using secondary units as a way of meeting a state requirement for affordable housing.
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    Education

    West Valley Design Group

    WVC students gain practical experience through the faculty and student run design group.
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    Saratoga Style

    'Homes for the Holidays'

    The Summit League's annual fundraiser will raise money for various Santa Clara County nonprofit organizations.
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    Dining

    Mount Everest

    Owner Harminder Parhar serves up authentic food from his Punjab, India homeland at reasonable prices.
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    Gardening

    Falling leaves

    Rakes, as with other garden tools, have different designs for use in different landscapes.
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Beverly Vais uses her personal experiences to help others dealing with brain injuries

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Saratoga Fire District allowed to acquire property through eminent domain, property owner will appeal

City begins to update housing element of the General Plan

Santa Clara County Sheriff's Lt. Denis Gregory retires after 30 years of service

Second Harvest Food Bank helps fill the pantries of those in need

City, sports teams plan to start a youth sports foundation to raise money for park improvements

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Commentary: Now is the time for a Thanksgiving lesson

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West Valley Design Group provides students with practical experience in digital media

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Deducting home office not always wise

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The Summit League's annual fundraiser will help raise money for local nonprofit organizations

Artists share their vision of the new millennium in 'Walls to the Future' exhibit

Villa Montalvo's Service Group honors its new members

Family Daze

Wedding: Jennifer Huie weds Matthew Von der Ahe

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Falling leaves require the right kind of rake

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Mount Everest scales the heights of Indian cuisine

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Saratoga and Westmont high school tennis

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