STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Operation USA (OP USA)
I wanted to inform readers about a wonderful charity organization called Operation USA (or OP USA). Unlike most charity organizations (and one in particular), almost ALL of t...
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AROUND TOWN
Get your Pit fixed for free on Friday
Tony La Russa's Animal Rescue Foundation (2890 Mitchell Dr., Walnut Creek) will offer free spay/neuter surgeries for Pit Bulls and Pit Bull mixes at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 9....
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Local students get inspired at youth TEDx event
One hundred students from the San Ramon Valley Unified School District will have the opportunity to learn about "ideas worth spreading" on Nov. 10 at the district's first [htt...
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BOOKS & MOVIES
Learn the secrets of da Vinci on Friday
Spend an evening with historian Ross King at Rakestraw Books (550 Hartz Ave.) on Friday, Nov. 9. In his compelling new book, "Leonardo and the Last Supper," King explores how ...
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AROUND TOWN
Stop the Firefighter Corruption
Remember folks...vore only for Kerr and Stamey...the Board corruption and unethical rip off must stop NOW !! We must restore financial stability and stop endangering lives in ...
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Streetwise: Favorite presidents
With the election just days away, "Who will be the president for the next four years?" is the question on many minds. This week, Roving Reporter Stan Wharton walked along Rail...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Danville man charged in $17 million fraud scheme
A Danville resident has been charged with bilking $17 million from at least 10 people by transferring money from their trust accounts for his personal use. A federal grand jur...
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SIMPLY STERLING
I'M BACK!
If you see me around town, no, I am not visiting. I've moved back.
For a dozen years my hubby and I lived in Danville and owned our own business. Then we retired and moved ...
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AROUND TOWN
Danville Town Council Race Reaches New Low
Bob Nealis and Jim Jordan Jelincic have resorted to the lowest form of advertising - sticking brochures on car windshields. I came out to my private parking lot this morning ...
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
This week's police log
The Danville Police Department provides Danville Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic stops, se...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
New bike racks debut downtown
Cyclists stopping in Danville during a long ride, coming downtown for events, shopping or great food will now have an easier time finding a place to leave their bikes. Beginni...
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AROUND TOWN
Doyle, Arnerich, & Morgan False Campaign Mailer
Just when you think Doyle,Arnerich, & Morgan's campaign can not get any lower or dishonest(i.e. Morgan's false occupation on ballet, Doyle illegally large sign, and Arnerich e...
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RAUCOUS CAUCUS
FEDs vs. Frankenstorm
I’m not a big devotee of conspiracy theories, human-or-divinely inspired. People are generally unable to either collaborate adequately or keep a secret, and my Deity acts wit...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Vote No on Props. 30, 38
Of the 11 statewide propositions on the Nov. 6 General Election, the San Ramon and Danville Expresses, along with the Pleasanton Weekly, find only five to support: Proposition...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Commission recommends no fireworks in 2013
At its Oct. 10 meeting, the Parks and Community Services Commission officially recommended that the city not bring back fireworks during Independence Day events in 2013.
Read...
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ART SPACE
Content, Emotions, and Visual Appeal
Bill Carmel is a local artist and educator who was kind enough to review "Painting, Pictures, Puns," a show to which I alluded in my last post.
Five Danville artists ...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
County offering breast exams for uninsured women
Uninsured women in Contra Costa County can take advantage of free breast exams and mammograms at health centers throughout the county on Thursday as Breast Cancer Awareness Mo...
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