RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Supremes should play the Prop 8 case 'straight'
The cause of gay rights is a generational thing. That is, if you’re over 60, your synapses may have ossified to the point where you can’t get past the unfamiliarity of homosex... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 11:51 am by spcwt, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
LAST CHANCE TO SIGN OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION INITIATIVE PETITION!
Please come to the Farmers' Market on Saturday, April 6th, between 10-12, or to Lucky's on Friday, April 5th, between 4-6, and Saturday, April 6th, between 10:30-12:30 to sign... |
SOS-DANVILLE |
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 8:56 am by SOS-DANVILLE, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
DOING COLLEGE
Disappointing News about College Admissions? Read On!
Now that acceptances, rejections and waitlist notifications have arrived, some seniors are not too happy with their admission results. Want to try again? That’s good because t... |
Doing College |
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on Apr 3, 2013 at 5:04 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Driving into the future
Forget flying cars and jet packs, the future of transportation is in public transit and in making cars and roads more efficient, smarter and safer. Cars are already getting sm... |
Editor |
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on Apr 3, 2013 at 12:34 am by Sherman, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
I-680 widening aims to improve traffic
I-680 will be widened approximately 12 feet in along the shoulder area in both northbound and southbound directions between Sycamore Valley Road and Crow Canyon Road. Lanes wi... |
Editor |
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:04 pm by Homeowner on San Ramon Valley Blvd, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SIMPLY STERLING
My Dogs
Several years ago, I was browsing on Craigslist when I scrolled through the pet column and saw the cutest pooch. She was a one year old female, black and white shih tsu–bicho... |
Simply Sterling |
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 1:47 pm by dogfather, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Plan Bay Area announces regional open house meetings
A collaborative effort several regional governing boards, Plan Bay Area plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles while accommodating housing growth "without ... |
Editor |
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 9:50 am by Huh?, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
SRVUSD gets ready for new teaching standards
Students in the San Ramon Valley can look forward to having to learn less, but think more deeply about what they learn as the district moves to new standards for learning. Com... |
Editor |
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 9:39 am by rufous, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
21-year-old county inmate who attempted suicide dies
Pleasanton resident Joseph Behiel, 21, a Contra Costa County jail inmate who attempted suicide last week has died, a sheriff's spokesman said. Autopsy results show he died fro... |
Editor |
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on Mar 30, 2013 at 7:40 am by Trish, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Roadwork and closures planned for I-680 auxiliary lanes project
Contractors will implement lane shifts and traffic striping modifications on northbound 680 on Wednesday, March 27 and Thursday, March 28 from 10 p.m. till 4 a.m. As a result,... |
Editor |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 10:50 am by PSMacintosh, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Mayor highlights successful partnerships, programs in State of the Town address
The town of Danville remains successful and financially solvent despite ongoing crises at the state level, Mayor Newell Arnerich told a group of local business professionals ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 10:48 am by PSMacintosh, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Welcome home Pfc. James Victor Stanton
Show your support for the troops at an Operation Welcome Home for US Army Pfc. James Victor Stanton at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 30 at 782 Everett Dr., Danville. Stanton is a ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 10:22 am by Vicki Hughes, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
General Plan passes unanimously
After years of study and several months of public discussion, Danville's Town Council unanimously passed its controversial 2030 General Plan, sustainability action plan and en... |
Editor |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 5:43 pm by truth in advertising, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Brill’s Pill, Distilled
I’ve admired Steven Brill since our much shaggier days; his early, spot-on exposee of the Teamsters was an act of journalistic courage. He has recently faced an even more form... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 5:17 pm by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Need money for college?
Contra Costa Association of Realtors Scholarship Foundation is offering scholarships to residents of central Contra Costa County that have completed one year of full-time coll... |
Editor |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 4:35 pm by Editor, Danville Weekly Online |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon seeks input on Iron Horse Trail designs
San Ramon planners are working on preliminary designs for rest and activity areas along the Iron Horse Trail and want residents' help in the process. Through presentations at ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 2:26 pm by Kenneth, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Hopes for the Pope
The Catholic Church touches everybody's lives and after Pope Francis' first inaugural general audience, [Web Link Raucous Cauc... |
Editor |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 1:04 pm by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Supreme Court justices appear to favor cautious approach, narrow ruling on Prop 8
U.S. Supreme Court justices pondering the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 appeared to favor a cautious approach to what Justice Anthony Kennedy called "unchart... |
Editor |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 11:49 am by Marrushi, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Activists begin 30-mile march to end nuclear war
About a dozen anti-nuclear weapons activists began a 30-mile march from Walnut Creek to Livermore Wednesday morning against nuclear weapons and war. The group will walk to the... |
Editor |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 9:29 am by Alamo resident, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Your Hopes for the Pope?
“May God forgive you!” were the first words spoken by Pope Francis, to the conclave of Cardinals that had just elected him Pontiff. Although that may not have been any more t... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 6:53 am by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Facilities projects begin after first series of school bonds sold
The school district recently completed the first of four bond sales in the Measure D school facilities bond, which [Web Link&... |
Editor |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:20 pm by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Brill's pill, distilled
This week, [Web Link Raucous Caucus] boils down Steven Brill's monumental Time magazine report on run-away health care costs. ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:07 pm by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SPORTS
Danville Devil Mountain Run will benefit local counseling center
Promoters of the recently reinstated Danville Devil Mountain Run announced that the race will benefit a local charity. Profits will be donated to Danville-based Discovery Cou... |
Editor |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 8:39 pm by JRM, a member of the Vista Grande Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students shine at Business Roundtable competition
Hundreds of high school students submitted their scientific, creative and dramatic projects to the San Ramon Valley Business and Education Roundtable last week in the Student ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 6:19 pm by Diane, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Suspects in Gold N Treasures robbery to stand trial
Three Hayward men -- Krishneel Prasad, 20, Gregory Jamal Louis, 22, and Michael Porter, 21 -- will stand trial on three counts of robbery and murder charges for an accomplice'... |
Editor |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 1:34 pm by Conservator, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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