🌱 Patch AM: How a Saratoga substation fire plunged thousands into the dark

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In today's newsletter:

• How a Saratoga substation fire plunged thousands into the dark
• See how Saratoga schools stack up in California’s 2025 rankings

Today's riddle: How many sheep does it take to make a sweater? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 55 and low of 40 degrees.
• Sunday: More sun than clouds, temps: high: 56, low: 34.
• Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 57 and low of 39 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Most Power Restored by PG&E after Saratoga Substation Fire Christmas Eve (sanjoseinside.com) — A Christmas Eve fire at PG&E’s Saratoga substation briefly knocked out power to thousands of customers, including many Saratoga homes, before service was restored by midday. Residents like Bill Sullivan described hearing a boom and quickly losing electricity, while PG&E says an equipment failure is under investigation and emphasizes that most affected customers regained power within a few hours.
   

• CA's Best Schools 2025: Rankings For Elementary, Middle, High School, College (patch.com) — Saratoga families can take pride that Argonaut Elementary ranks among California’s top public elementary schools for 2025, and the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District is also listed among the state’s best. The statewide rankings, compiled by outlets like U.S. News and Niche, showcase how local schools stack up against other high-performing districts and campuses across California.
   

📸 Around Saratoga

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Saratoga

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Sunday December 28

• Art to Love Exhibit
  Saratoga Community Library , 13650 Saratoga Avenue , Saratoga
• An Autumn Picnic: A Crochet Exhibit
  Saratoga Community Library , 13650 Saratoga Avenue , Saratoga

Wednesday December 31

• Library Closes at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve
  Saratoga Community Library , 13650 Saratoga Avenue , Saratoga

Saturday January 3

• Board Game Day at Saratoga Library
  Saratoga Community Library , 13650 Saratoga Avenue , Saratoga
  2:00 pm

📣 Saratoga Shout Outs!

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• Medi-Cal Enrollment / Inscripción en Medi-Cal
  Cupertino Library 10800 Torre Avenue, Cupertino, CA 95014
  10:00 am
• Play and Explore
  Campbell Express Library , next to the Orchard City Banquet Hall , 1 W Campbell Ave E46 , Campbell
  10:00 am
• Family Storytime
  Saratoga Library , 13650 Saratoga Ave , Saratoga
  11:00 am
• New BBQ Brunch Buffet at The Cats (Dine-In or To-Go)
  The Cats Restaurant – BBQ, Brunch Buffet & Live Music , 17533 Santa Cruz Hwy , Los Gatos
  12:00 pm
• Rudy's Radical Science Show
  Campbell Express Library , next to the Orchard City Banquet Hall , 1 W Campbell Ave E46 , Campbell
  3:00 pm
• Early Countdown Party
  Campbell Express Library , next to the Orchard City Banquet Hall , 1 W Campbell Ave E46 , Campbell
  4:00 pm
• Start the weekend with a great trail run above Cupertino!
  11997 Stevens Canyon Rd , Cupertino
  4:30 pm
• Meet New People! Saturday Night Networking!
  Panera Bread , 20807 Stevens Creek Blvd # 100 , Cupertino
  7:00 pm

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

Thank you 👏👏👏 to the local businesses for making Saratoga PatchAM possible:

• Cool Aid Air Conditioning and Refrigeration — (800) 266-5243
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• Mindsee.it — (646) 663-8317
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• Super Brothers Plumbing, Heating and Air - San Jose — (408) 351-1994
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🪧 Patch Classifieds

• Great Music Lessons in Campbell- Group and Private Lessons
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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• UPDATE: little Panfilo was reunited with his family.
  Found! Small black dog. York Avenue and Pollard Road near Jack Fischer Park. Collar but no tags (Nextdoor West Valley)
• A big rig truck towing two trailers of gasoline overturned on southbound Highway 101 in San Jose, causing minor injuries to the driver and a gasoline leak into floodwater.
  10:43AM on Dec 25: A portion of southbound Highway 101 in San Jose is closed due to an overturned gasoline big rig truck. (Nextdoor )

• Government Jobs posted a job opening for Building Attendant in Cupertino. Apply here.
• LCS posted a job opening for Housekeeper/Laundry(FT) in Cupertino. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saratoga here.

🗞 Nearby News

Los Gatos

• ‘Will cost the town dearly': Los Gatos warned against fighting builder's remedy project (localnewsmatters.org)

Santa Clara

Ok Saratoga! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I have no idea. I didn’t even know sheep could knit.
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