COMMENTS ON STORIES
Hike with San Ramon Trailblazers
The San Ramon Trailblazers, a walking/hiking group for Boomers and seniors, invites new members to lace up their shoes and join the group. Trailblazers meets once a month at v... |
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on May 1, 2013 at 1:45 pm by Tony, a resident of the Diablo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Danville takes back 120 pounds of prescriptions
On Saturday, the Danville Police Department teamed up with the DEA for a prescription drug take-back event at police headquarters. Residents turned in 120 pounds of medication... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 1:47 pm by Steve, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Open burning banned as Bay Area fire season begins
Open burns will be banned starting Monday in a number of Bay Area counties to limit the risk as fire season gets underway, Cal Fire said.
Read the full story here Web Link.... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 12:59 pm by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Plan Bay Area: boon or bane?
Plan Bay Area is either a plan bring all nine counties of the Bay Area into compliance with state law or a United Nations plot -- depending on who one asks. A hearing Monday n... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 10:11 am by C. R. Mudgeon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
10 reasons to quit cooking your meals
Most people don't think of cooking their food as a bad thing. Chances are, you love baked potatoes, green bean casserole, glazed cooked carrots and much more.Well, according t... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 7:52 am by Marrushi, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
ONGOING Volunteer at the County Fair
Be part of the Contra Costa County Fair by being a volunteer! Volunteering is a wonderful and fulfilling way to give back to the community. Teen and adult volunteers are encou... |
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on Apr 30, 2013 at 7:13 am by Bill, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Campaign rewards kids for walking, biking to school
Sixteen local elementary schools are participating in the Street Smarts Walk/Bike Challenge, which challenges kids to walk, bike, skateboard or scoot to school instead of ridi... |
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on Apr 29, 2013 at 7:39 pm by Diane, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
What have we learned (so far) from Boston?
The nation can now catch its collective breath, in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and speedy, live capture of at least one perp. We'll now enter a much longer an... |
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on Apr 27, 2013 at 3:15 pm by American, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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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on Apr 27, 2013 at 12:11 pm by Brett, a member of the Greenbrook Elementary School community |
AROUND TOWN
Unemployment rates continue to drop
The California unemployment rate fell to 9.4 percent in March, down from 9.6 percent in February and well below a year ago when it stood at 10.7 percent, according to the Cali... |
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on Apr 27, 2013 at 9:07 am by Diane, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
More than 4,000 residents sign preservation initiative
A grassroots ballot initiative has made its way to the county as a citizens groups aims to strengthen voter rights on future development. The county department of elections ha... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 6:23 pm by Derek , a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Legislators speak out at education advocacy day
State and federal legislators spent an afternoon with local education advocates Friday afternoon as part of an advocacy day for education. "This is a critical year, we can cal... |
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on Apr 26, 2013 at 3:18 pm by Bayareamom, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
What have we learned (so far) from Boston?
"The nation can now catch its collective breath, in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing and speedy, live capture of at least one perp," Tom Cushing writes in this wee... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 2:36 pm by Louise, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
CEO, employees charged with fraud, theft, conspiracy
Former financier William Hogarty was set for a preliminary hearing Monday on an allegation of attacking and threatening his former roommate at his Livermore mansion. Instead, ... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 1:03 pm by Anonymous, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Age well and drive smart
Are you interested in becoming a better, safer and more alert driver in an interactive, fun, and dynamic setting? The "Age Well Drive Smart" class is designed to help Senior d... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 9:57 am by C. R. Mudgeon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Trial begins in slaying of Danville teen
Witness testimony is underway in the trail of a Berkeley man accused of killing a 17-year-old Danville resident. Walter Bell, 22, is charged in the murder of Rylan Fuchs, a Sa... |
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on Apr 25, 2013 at 12:07 am by Greyson, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
New Farm is old news
As local environmental organizations celebrate a recent victory over the withdrawal of the New Farm project, concern is growing over a new development on the same site. Tassaj... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:51 pm by Eric Guftensen, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
State Senate committee hears arguments on stronger gun control laws
Voices on both sides of the gun control debate were heard Tuesday in Sacramento, as the Senate Committee on Public Safety discussed a package of new laws that could place new ... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 11:38 pm by Raul, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
SPORTS
SRV girls' soccer finishes No. 5 in the nation
San Ramon Valley High's Lady Wolves received a national ranking trophy from MaxPreps and Army National Guard on April 19. SRVHS was one of just 10 schools being honored after ... |
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on Apr 24, 2013 at 10:28 am by cardinal, a resident of the Diablo neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School District concerned with new state education funding proposal
A new funding formula proposed by Gov. Jerry Brown has San Ramon Valley educators worried about the future of the district, student services and employees. The district's Boar... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 10:54 pm by Conservator, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Local attorney charged with illegally obtaining information
A San Ramon attorney and an Alameda County deputy face criminal charges for illegally obtaining information to be used by a client in a custody battle involving a Pleasanton m... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 1:43 pm by Tip of the iceberg , a member of the San Ramon Valley High School community |
SIMPLY STERLING
Crazy about Craigslist
I got acquainted with Craigslist a few years ago when I realized that garage sale ads are listed on their site rather than in a newspaper. That’s because Craigslist posts the... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 11:24 am by Rick Pshaw, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
SUMMERHILL PROJECT PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING ON TUESDAY, APRIL 23RD, 7:30 P.M., DANVILLE COMMUNITY CENTER
The Danville Planning Commission hearing on the Final Environmental Impact Report for SummerHill's 69+ home project is Tuesday, April 23rd, 7:30 P.M. at the Danville Community... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 9:19 am by cardinal, a resident of the Diablo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Sequestration causes changes at Eugene O'Neill and John Muir National Historic Sites
Visitors to the Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site and Tao House will see changes in operation hours and services as a result of sequestration, a series of automatic, acro... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 8:49 am by danville resident, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Where's Obama? Part the Third
I read that the president observed a moment of silence for the victims of the Boston atrocity. Fortunately, that wasn't terribly hard for him - it's what he's been doing for ... |
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on Apr 23, 2013 at 7:45 am by Rick Pshaw, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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