Sunnyvale resident John Ng, who has been charged with using a tool for an unlawful purpose, attempted burglary and attempted rape of a Saratoga woman, is scheduled for a preliminary trial on April 25.

Ng, 52, was arrested in December after sheriff's deputies caught him in the act of prying open the back door to a Cox Avenue home in Saratoga. Items found on his person and in his car led authorities to believe that Ng was planning to rape the woman, a friend of his who lived at the home.

Ng entered a plea of not guilty on Feb. 11; his April 25 court date is scheduled for 1:34 p.m. at Dept. 23 of the county courthouse.


City meetings to discuss budget

The city of Sunnyvale is holding two community meetings to address the budget crisis and to discuss service level reductions, rental rate schedules, in-lieu fees and inter-fund transfers.

The first meeting will take place on April 28 at 10 a.m. in the Neighborhood Room of the Sunnyvale Community Center at 550 E. Remington Drive.

The second meeting will take place on April 30 at 7 p.m. in the Cherry Chase Elementary multipurpose room at 1138 Heatherstone Way.


City lace museum exhibits homemade and old pieces

The Sunnyvale Lace Museum is holding several events in the coming months. An exhibit titled "A Century of Lacy Linens, from 1865 to 1965" will run from May 1 to July 1.

Examples of lace and lace-making tools will be displayed.

Author and teacher Elizabeth Kurella will conduct two workshops: "How to Mend Lace" on May 3, and "How to Identify Machine or Handmade Lace" on May 4.

The cost is $140 for two days and $75 for one day.

Children can attend a five-day workshop in the summer to learn about how lace is made from beginning to end.

The workshop will take place June 23 to June 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Lace Museum at 552 S. Murphy Ave.

For more information, call the Lace Museum at 408.740.4695 or visit http://www.thelacemuseum.org.


Scholarship available forlocal employers' children

The Camino Medical Group in Sunnyvale is a part of the not-for-profit Sutter Health Network, which is offering $4 million in scholarships for children and grandchildren of Sutter's employees and physicians. For more information, visit http://www.sutterhealth.org.