AROUND TOWN
Residents come out in droves to contest draft General Plan update
It was standing room only at Danville's Planning Commission meeting Tuesday night, as hundreds of residents turned out to learn about and comment on the draft 2030 General Pla... |
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on Dec 21, 2012 at 3:53 pm by JRM, a member of the Vista Grande Elementary School community |
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Residents protest potential columbarium at Danville church
Nearly 60 residents convened at Peace Lutheran Church Monday evening to voice concerns about a potential columbarium at the church's memorial garden. Set north of PLC's labyri... |
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on Aug 29, 2012 at 10:29 pm by Larry, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Hundreds of protesters attend 'occupy Walnut Creek' rally
From 4 p.m. until around 6:30 p.m., protestors from Walnut Creek and surrounding towns lined the sidewalk at the intersection of Main Street
and Mount Diablo Boulevard, stan... |
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on Nov 21, 2011 at 9:17 am by The Equalizer, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Facebook photos lead to ASB president resignation
Dan Hurd, 18, son of a school board trustee, resigned his post as student body president at California High School last month after someone anonymously gave administrators two... |
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on Apr 7, 2010 at 10:31 am by Dickita P, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Released murder suspect back in custody
An Alameda County teenager arrested in connection with the January slaying of 17-year-old Rylan Fuchs is back in custody after being released from juvenile detention under a h... |
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on Sep 10, 2009 at 11:40 pm by Student, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
A MAC: more reasons for a strong AIA!!
Dear Dolores,
Mary N. Piepho is unilaterally creating a Municipal Advisory Council in Alamo as gatekeepers for Contra Costa County and District 3. Rather that reducing the... |
Community courtesy |
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on Jun 27, 2009 at 8:52 am by Halamo, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Streetwise: The fiscal cliff
As discussion of the impending fiscal cliff saturates the airwaves, Roving Reporter Stan Wharton went to the Danville Livery to ask residents ==B Have you ever been on a fisca... |
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 1:13 pm by spcwt, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
KB Homes: Wrecking our hillsides one acre at a time
Perhaps a story ran here on D.E. a while back about this, but I am curious how many of my fellow Danville-ites are aware of the development that is about to commence along the... |
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on Mar 12, 2012 at 9:03 am by Concerned in Danville, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Ugly is built downtown
Dear Editor,
West Danville neighborhoods have been introduced to UGLY in the same manner as MVHS neighbors. SRVHS has its own solar power generation station under construc... |
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on Aug 8, 2011 at 7:14 am by dbrower, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Missing teen believed to have jumped off bridge
Officials with the California Highway Patrol announced Wednesday that the ground search for missing Danville teenager Allison Bayliss has ended. Authorities believe the 15-yea... |
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on May 30, 2011 at 11:25 am by Marie, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Deputy sheriff arrested on suspicion of selling drugs, DUI scheme at The Vine
Stephen Tanabe, 47, of Alamo, was arrested at 9:30 p.m. after investigators discovered he might have been keeping and selling drugs, according to a statement from sheriff's sp... |
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on Mar 23, 2011 at 12:21 am by spike, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Danville looks at reducing cost of police services
A new report on police services is recommending that the Town of Danville may be better served financially by either forming its own police department or contracting out with ... |
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on Nov 26, 2009 at 3:24 am by Longtime Resident, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Ethnic epithet elicits explosive exchange
A 44-year-old Danville man is facing charges, following a fight. Danville Police Sgt. Kevin Daley said officers were called to Vinoteca on Prospect Ave. around 11 p.m. on July... |
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on Jul 22, 2009 at 12:53 pm by BobbyD, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |
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Prison blues
On the outside, Diane Rose hasn't changed much in the last three years. She's still incredibly fit, with short black hair, liquid brown eyes and a big, kind smile.
Read the f... |
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on Feb 24, 2012 at 11:35 pm by Bud, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Danville teen pleads guilty to rape, sentenced to six years in prison
Sam Nesis pleaded guilty today to one felony count of raping an intoxicated person and a second felony count of oral copulation on an
intoxicated person in exchange for the ... |
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on Dec 23, 2011 at 4:05 pm by Speak Truth, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Danville teen arrested for battery, attempted robbery of Idaho woman
A 17-year-old Danville resident is in custody after bludgeoning a woman and attempting to steal her car in Idaho's Hope Peninsula. Marshall Dittrich and Joseph Martin of Denve... |
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on Oct 12, 2011 at 2:07 pm by Concerned, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Triathlete killed in car-bike collision
A financial manager on a training ride for an upcoming triathalon is dead after being struck by a car on Camino Tassajara at the southern end of Contra Costa County.
Read th... |
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on Aug 28, 2010 at 6:52 pm by Paul Seligman, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Night of shopping benefits San Ramon Valley schools
Join the Spirit of Danville Pre-Holiday Shopping and Dining Event, 5-9 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 12 in Downtown Danville, the Danville Livery and the Rose Garden Shopping Center. S... |
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on Nov 23, 2009 at 10:22 pm by Jasmine, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Stop being hypocrites!
This was originally posted to the "medical marijuana" story. I figured I'd post it here, as well:
As a Danville business owner in the food & beverage business (and no, I wo... |
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on Oct 20, 2009 at 12:17 pm by Lola, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Incorporation's end
For more than two years, proponents of an incorporated Alamo have worked to get the issue onto the ballot. Circulating petitions, raising the $200,000-plus necessary to pay fo... |
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on Jul 29, 2009 at 7:26 pm by JR, a resident of another community |
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General Plan opponents hold meeting in advance of Planning Commission decision
A collaborative effort of local groups upset about Danville's 2030 General Plan update, the Citizens Town Hall meeting informed curious residents about the draft 2030 plan, en... |
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 11:23 pm by Born and raised here, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
The GOP is the problem
In this week's [Web Link Raucous Caucus], educator and recruiter Tom Cushing discusses "It's Even Worse Than It Looks." The bo... |
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on May 16, 2012 at 6:38 pm by Lana, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Teen arrested in Danville shooting
Danville police announced Friday the arrest of a 15-year-old male from Alameda County in connection with the Tuesday night shooting death of Rylan Fuchs, 17.
Read the ful... |
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on Feb 29, 2012 at 10:04 pm by Cody, a resident of another community |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Letter: McNerney will create jobs
"I write with rage and confusion to ask what David Harmer proposes to do when 'government exits the business of running and funding schools' (SF Chronicle op. ed. 2000). My ra... |
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on Oct 26, 2010 at 8:16 pm by askidoo, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
FEEDBACK PLEASE...
So SRVHS Senior Ball is Saturday. And there are all these "after parties". Some are "sleepovers", some are not. My son wants to go to one. I want name, address and phone numbe... |
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on May 14, 2010 at 9:46 pm by SRV mom #2, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |