Great job networking over lunch- Tues. 10:30-1, $12 includes lunch. About 70 people attended when I…read morewas there. The restaurant is mediocre, but new members get to introduce themselves, other members can ask for connections to companies, and there's often a speaker. You can get on the shared email list for CSix Cupertino/Saratoga by attending either meeting.

This is an incredible organization, run by very dedicated volunteers. The members are very…read moresupportive and work with each other to provide practical and emotional help for unemployed professionals. The speakers are fantastic.

Saratoga is a historic town in the South bay …read more It is known for its winery ,restaurants and historic landmarks like Villa Montalvo , Mountain winery , and Hakone gardens . It had a population of 31,051 at the 2020 census. We visited on a Sunday afternoon like 5 pm . Had an early dinner there and then walked around the main street . The parking lot was almost full but we managed to find a spot. It was peaceful and quiet surrounded by many good restaurants. I enjoyed the pleasant atmosphere and nice decor everywhere. Many flowers were blooming and the plants and trees were planted around the restaurants . A enjoyable leisure walk .

This review is for Nina Walker a facility administrator, this poor lady really needs to retire, she…read morebeen with the city of Saratoga over 20 something years. I really think she has job burn out. I never been treated like garbage before! My work was having a gathering at a park. I had to get a permit. She was very rude; I gave her my check for the permit. She looked at it and says okay, it looks good! Why wouldn't it be!! Her assistant was even rude! I felt I was in the Seinfeld episode, dealing with a soup Nazi!!

Early march is a good time to visit, go to the back of the building for parking and to enjoy the…read moreflowers blooming. There's a small park behind it, nothing fancy, it's a small neighborhood center.

I dont know much ( about this Center) except Dad want come here back when they had Japanese Blossom…read morefestivity. Indoor area was huge but I got a little bored with the music. When I went outside there was impressive amount of Food Vendors ( the way it should be) so it was interesting ( the Japan Cherry Blossom in May??? I forgot). The thing is we were late ( this time) for July 4th. Celebration. There was some kind of Pancake Breakfast (Optomst Club?) but way too expensive...offer Pancake, Sausage, fruit cup, Coffee,Hot Choco for $ 15 dollars? $ 3 OJ. Since Mom is Diabetic & Dad has cancer, Dad & I decide that $ 15 is too expensive for just Pancake/Sausage. I was still curious if other people showed up, as in Cupertino $ 15 is cheap. So I was curious what other people had to say about the Breakfast July 4th. I also saw huge line for kids event. Of kids throwing DartBoard (not real darts) but it would be nice for someone to show Kids how to Throw it as most kids missed it ( maybe next yr, I will volunteer as it would be nice for someone to show kids how to throw the plastic thing to not miss the Dartboard even tho it was not real Darts) The thing that was disappointing ( only to me) is that on 4th of July it would have been nice to see tons of Food Vendors ( because its a holiday when families go out to have fun & most Families willing to spend money on Vendors). Maybe because only Pancake breakfast..I dont know if that was huge success or not. But it would have been nice to see many Food Vendors out as it can promote small businesses...and Im sure if the Center offer to Vendors that they would pay the Community to be able to put their Food Business out on July 4th. i was wondering what other people think? I just think $ 15 is way too much to charge for just Pancake. Dad & I brought Mom to McDonalds and spent $ 20 for breakfast instead of spending $ 45 dollars for pancake/sausage which we cannot eat because Mom diabetic. And at McDonalds you get free refill on coffee so Dad & I shared. Anyways, the Music for the 4th of July was awesome. There was a really great, awesome band playing. We went near the end of the concert. They were playing really Good Rock & Roll music and other American Classic music. It was really Good the Music, concert & band with really good electrice guitar music. I think to make the July 4th perfect tho, it would be nice to see Food Vendors offering both lunch & breakfast. Thing like BBQ chicken or wings, or even Tacos. Or anything that the Communiy wants. Would be nice to see what type of Vendors come there. Just would be Fun to see....Offering a whole Variety on Food as there are not enough buffet Nor MultiCultural type food places to go. Dad is a huge food fanatic but he gets sick of overpriced Chinese ( his favorite). I keep telling Dad to see Mexican Food Trucks as they are cheaper than Most overpriced restaurants. Even Pho ( one of my favorite foods) is expensive in restaurants these days (I love Vietnamese food as it is one of my favorite, next to Mexican is my favorite but I lived in California back in 1990 when Mexican food used to be cheap...Now the prices have sky Rocket...the only cheap Taco restaurant is Los Dos Compadres near Saratoga-Sunnyvale Rd & Prospect Rd ( DeAnza Blvd & Prospect Rd). Most of their Tacos are only 3.5 or maybe close to 3.75 by now and they give more meat than most Taco Trucks. Only one time their Carne Asada was less taste but majority of time, they have really good Taco and good Carne Asada. Only problem is they close at 3pm. Anyhow, it would be nice to see more Variety of Food ( not just Pancake). I wish other people would give their opinion too ( Because I value our country...Home of the Free !!!!!!!)

Currently the second largest Chamber in the Bay Area with over 1,000 Members, representing 55,000++…read moreemployees. This is a very progressive and forward thinking Chamber of Commerce. Many of Redwood City and the Peninsula's largest employers are Chamber members, such as Facebook, PDI DreamWorks, EA Sports, Shutterfly, Oracle, Silver Spring Networks, Yume, Stanford University, Stanford Hospital and Informatica to name a few.

Please keep in mind, this is a review based on only one of SVLG's programs, the Silicon Valley…read moreTurkey Trot. I just ran the Turkey Trot this morning. I signed up last year but was unable to attend. I came this year with my company and came for the 9am start at 8:30am. The directions to the parking were a little off. Parking was at HP Pavilion, and they had us take a left at Autumn and follow the signs. Only, there were no signs, and within a few feet I was caught in a quagmire of joggers. I double-checked later and I follow the directions I was given to a tee. The place was chaos. Apparently they were estimating 3000-4000 participants but got nearly 7000. The thing is, people have to register and pay, so how they could be surprised by how many people would come was a bit shocking. I understand there are families and things too, but nevertheless it was difficult to find my group, where to get the timing chip, where to get water, or anything else. Most of the volunteers were local HS kids (God bless them) but most had no idea where anything was. When asked if I wanted my shirt now or after the race, I chose after the race since I didn't want to be laden with it while running 10K. The scheduled start was a 9:00am. The starting area was insane and overcrowded, not unlike the Vegas strip on New Year's Eve or a Pearl Jam concert on the Polo Grounds. At least in the biting 45F morning chill, it was pretty darn warm. We didn't start until almost 9:20am. I can only imagine all the irritated people who warmed up at 8:55am now cold after 20+ minutes of inactivity. It was like a moving obstacle course the first mile, dodging people of all sizes and speeds. Overall the course markers were good, so no complaints there. I got the the end in just over an hour (this includes a bathroom break, so not bad!). It was impossible to find which tents were for what, and after finally getting water, a banana, and a goodie bag (complete misnomer, there is nothing goodie about seagate bandaids, random coupons, and a booklet for SF 49ers merchandise), I headed out to get my shirt. After waiting in yet another mass of people to get across the street, I found that all the shirts were gone. They were out. They had given them all away. Ummm, doesn't the entrance fee that I (or my company rather) pay guarantee me a shirt? Everyone was supposed to be a paying participant and had to have a bib, so how are you completely out of shirts? This was a particularly nice shirt, so I was actually planning on wearing it. That was just the icing on the crap cake, and I simply left the grounds. The endorphins from the run were wearing off and being replaced by feelings of wtf. I really like the idea of the Turkey Trot, but this HAS to be planned better. I'm sure the more experienced runners were even more frustrated by the confusion, and the lack of pathways made it really hard for people with strollers to get around. Make this more family-friendly since this is what you were supposed to be supporting. For the participants, please make sure things are logistically in order and that every participant gets what they paid and ran for. I know this is only the Turkey Trot's third year in existence, but without proper planning, it may not last to its fifth.

Just read the 2007 review of the Turkey Trot and thought that there needed to be an update on the…read moreevent! I have run/walked the Turkey Trot since its inception and this past Thanksgiving Day (2013) was terrific! Check in was easy because you could pre-check in by picking up your number at a local sports shop. The event raises hundreds of thousands of dollars for local food, housing, and health agencies. Thumbs up to SVLG for continuing its leadership in running the event.

I volunteer at many places and with several organizations and for sure Village Harvest is among my…read morefavourite places to contribute my time and effort. Not only because I am aware of my privileged life and the easy access to fruits and veggies at my had while realizing that not everyone has the same access to basic needs like fresh fruits, but also because it is fun. You are outdoors, you exercise, you take fruits home (the ones falling to the floor, a bit damage or not so pretty), you are among generous of spirit people who are kind and are so eager to help the communities in need. I also love agriculture (I always like to remember my parents, grandparents and their parents were olive pickers for a living at a certain time) so I reconnect with my lost in time farmer girl. My experience as volunteer for the Village Harvest has always been fantastic, from oranges to pears to persimmons, I like them all and I appreciate how organized are the coordinators to make detail so smooth (from where to find parking, to remind us to wear masks, to maintain social distancing and making sure safety comes first). I also appreciate a lot the generous donors of fruits. For me, going to the houses of strangers to pick their fruit is like a sneak peak into their lives and perfect excuse to get out of my comfort zone discovering new areas, hoods, how people live, etc. I recommend this organization to anyone who want to volunteer for just a few hours in different places, variety of days and get some food freebies in exchange too.

Love, love, love this cause. Such wonderful nice people, working hard to harvest food for hungry…read morefamilies. Homeowners get their fruit trees picked, the fruit goes to food banks, and volunteers get to take home fruit that is slightly damaged or bruised - win win for everyone! I volunteered when it was persimmon season and I made a video about the experience - check it out in YT under "two BIG bites".

The Cupertino Chamber of Commerce is a non-profit business organization. I enjoy the monthly mixer…read morewhere we have met a lot of Cupertino business professionals. I am the member of the Connect Group II where we meet every Thurs morning 8 -9 AM at the Chamber. We promote the understanding of each other and exchange the business referrals. Thank the Cupertino State Farm Agent - Catherine Chen referred me a home buyer to me. You may learn more detail at web page is http://www.cupertino-chamber.org/

So mixed feelings about this town. So outside of the obvious, located in the south end of the…read morepeninsula adjacent to PALO ALTO a little to our north AND LOS ALTOS a little to our sw, it is starting to edge out of what is good. It is starting to be over the top. 20 minutes to get from one side of town to the other, let alone these annoying driverless cars merging into traffic and weaving in and out..that is scary, hello! CITY OF MT VIEW YOU ARE BUILDING WAY TO MUCH. I am capitilizing this in case you cannot read or see. We do not have the infastructure..way too many people, not enough land. You need to follow the suit of towns like Los Altos and Menlo Park and S Bay like Los Gatos. You are making this over the top. You really need to listen up. Are you building so much to pay the exorbitant city salaries of your employees? There is not enough infastructure here to support what you are trying to do, wake up call.

Small and not bad of a walkable downtown area. You can get free parking in the lots around or…read morethrough street parking. I'm assuming it's usually not super bad, but we went on Valentine's Day, so that made things a tad more difficult. There's a wide variety of eateries (just know that some of them close for a lunch break) and boba places and sweets places which is nice, as well as a local mom and pop owned market, a book store, gift shops, and the pop up for local independent artists. It's pretty lively on weekends with lots of people walking around, students busking, families hanging out, there's a ping pong table, and it's nice that they close down part of the middle roadway so pedestrians can walk easier and much more willy nilly, as well as opportunities for al fresca dining. Food options that I saw were Japanese, Thai, Korean, Chinese (from many regions), Indian, Mexican, American, Mediterranean, and much more. They got a sizeable Ume Tea here as well and if it weren't so busy, I'd stop by either of the 2 patisseries they had. Also, random, but I liked how they used that one storefront just to highlight what looks like a child's research project on penguins. Super cute!