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Coming up on the Saratoga Patch calendar: Library Closes at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve
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In today's newsletter:
- See how Saratoga schools stack up in California’s 2025 rankings
Today's riddle: What two things can you never eat for breakfast? . 🤔 (Answer below!)
Find out what's happening in Saratogafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
- Monday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 61 and low of 41 degrees.
- Tuesday: Plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 63, low: 44.
- Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 54 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• CAs Best Schools 2025: Rankings For Elementary, Middle, High School, College (patch.com) — Saratoga’s Argonaut Elementary and the Los Gatos-Saratoga Joint Union High School District both earn spots among California’s top-ranked schools for 2025, underscoring the area’s strong education reputation. The statewide lists, compiled by U.S. News and Niche, also spotlight leading middle schools, high schools, and colleges across California. 
Find out what's happening in Saratogafor free with the latest updates from Patch.
📸 Around Saratoga
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Saratoga
- Library Closes at 5:00pm for New Year's Eve
Saratoga Community Library , 13650 Saratoga Avenue , Saratoga - Board Game Day at Saratoga Library
Saratoga Community Library , 13650 Saratoga Avenue , Saratoga
2:00 pm
Wednesday December 31
Saturday January 3
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Born 2011 - 2012 Special Clinics Dec 30th - Jan 3rd - Cupertino, CA 2025
Creekside Park , Creekside Pk , 10455 Miller Ave , Cupertino
10:00 am - Born 2011 - 2012 Dec 29th - Jan 2nd
Creekside Park , Creekside Pk , 10455 Miller Ave , Cupertino
10:00 am - Freedom Readers (Grades 5-8)
Cupertino Library , 10800 Torre Avenue , Cupertino
2:00 pm - Born 2015 - 2016 Special Clinics - Jan 6th - 10th - Cupertino, CA 2025
21840 McClellan Rd , Cupertino
6:00 pm - Bridge Card Game
Cambrian Library 1780 Hillsdale Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124
10:15 am - Voyagers Book Club for Grades 3-4
Cupertino Library , 10800 Torre Avenue , Cupertino
2:00 pm - Reading to Children with Lee
Cambrian Library 1780 Hillsdale Avenue, San Jose, CA 95124
3:00 pm - Public Speaking & Leadership Practice
Los Gatos Chamber of Commerce Email us for Zoom link: info@losgatostoastmasters.org In-Person Location for club members: Office Evolution Los Gatos 16185 Los Gatos Blvd #205, Los Gatos, CA 95032 Directions: Office Evolution Los Gatos is located right on the Los Gatos boulevard an
6:30 pm - Noon Year's Eve Dance Party
Cupertino Library , 10800 Torre Avenue , Cupertino
11:30 am - ESL Conversation Club at Milpitas Library
Milpitas Community Library 160 North Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035
2:45 pm
Monday December 29
Tuesday December 30
Wednesday December 31
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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
- Firefighters respond to a gas leak near the intersection of Cottle Road and Santa Teresa Boulevard, prompting temporary road closures.
4:48PM on Dec 27: Nextdoor user reports fire trucks and taped-off sidewalk at the corner of Cottle and Santa Teresa. (Nextdoor ) - Happy Holidays Neighbors!!
Since living here in Saratoga, we have taken in multiple chickens, three cats and two dogs abandoned at our home. A couple plus days ago, we had a… (Nextdoor West Valley)
- Merry Maids posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Campbell. Apply here.
- Levi Strauss & Co. posted a job opening for Seasonal Stock Associate in Santa Clara. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Saratoga here.
🗞 Nearby News
Cupertino
- My year in smartphones – 2025 was the year of the AI phone (techradar.com)
- Virtual reality opens doors to closer real-life connections for older people in Los Gatos (localnewsmatters.org)
- How did the Mac do in 2025? Here's our judgement on Apple's year in computing (gearopen.com)
Los Gatos
- Local Brownie troop helps nonprofit get holiday gifts ready in Sunnyvale (mercurynews.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Lunch and dinner. (From Norine S.)
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