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Overlapping elections cause ballot headache
Residents may be a bit confused, as over the last few weeks they've received not one but two ballots for upcoming elections - Measure C mail-in votes due May 5, and the Califo... |
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on Apr 30, 2009 at 4:51 pm by Karen, a resident of another community |
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Weber property development gets go-ahead
The years-long battle over the final disposition of the 15-acre Weber property has come to an end, with members of the Danville Town Council giving the proposed development a ... |
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 3:21 pm by local neighbor, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Buchanan running for Congress
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan of Alamo has announced that she is in the running to replace U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher, congresswoman for District 10. Buchanan, a Democrat, was ele... |
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on Apr 29, 2009 at 10:06 am by Danville Mom, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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County cuts expected to reduce police presence
Cuts are expected to have a serious impact on county law enforcement, as the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors continues to grapple with funding woes and massive budget... |
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on Apr 24, 2009 at 11:46 am by Alamo John, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Crowds line Hartz Ave. in Tax Day Protest
April 15 is normally a pretty busy day at the post office, but today it also brought crowds to downtown Danville as more than 250 area residents converged on the intersection ... |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 11:08 pm by R Morris, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Oakland A's raise $130,000 for slain Oakland police officers
The Oakland Athletics has raised $130,000 for the family trust funds of the four Oakland police officers who were killed by a wanted parolee
March 21.
Read the full story h... |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 9:14 am by Linda S. Kammeyer (Schardt), a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Planners OK Weber property development
The long-contested proposal for the 15-acre Weber property calling for 22 single family homes got the go ahead last week from the Danville Planning Commission; this necessitat... |
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on Apr 19, 2009 at 6:47 pm by Caroline, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Food waste to methane power
A program that takes scrap food waste from restaurants and turns it into methane gas may be getting expanded. Danville Town Councilwoman Candace Andersen, a member of the Cent... |
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on Apr 17, 2009 at 5:27 pm by Madeleine, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Presentation on schools budget and Measure C
The school district is holding an informational meeting at 7 p.m., tonight, April 16, at Stone Valley Middle School, 3001 Miranda Ave., Alamo, to discuss the future budget out... |
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on Apr 16, 2009 at 5:19 pm by Hal Bailey, a member of the San Ramon Valley High School community |
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Danville Tax Day Tea Party
A Tea Party will be held at the intersection of Hartz Avenue and Diablo Road today to protest the "irresponsible" spending going on in the state and Washington, D.C. Tea Parti... |
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on Apr 16, 2009 at 10:52 am by Jayne, 40 yrs. resident, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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VOTE NO ON MEASURE C
I am voting "No" on Measure C. Our District is sitting on 6.9 million dolars for times of "economic uncertainty," plus it is sitting on another 5.6 million dollars in "unencum... |
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on Apr 15, 2009 at 5:16 pm by Community courtesy, a resident of another community |
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Committee OKs new plan for Vets Hall
Architects will now move forward with the design for the renovation of the Veterans Hall in downtown Danville, after the Veterans Building Steering Committee approved a prelim... |
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on Apr 14, 2009 at 8:12 pm by Hal Bailey, a resident of another community |
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Couple pleads in underground economy case
A Danville contractor pleaded no contest Thursday to a felony charge of diversion of construction funds, and no contest to three felony counts of state income tax evasion, the... |
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on Apr 14, 2009 at 12:25 pm by Dawn, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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District tops NorCal in 'Distinguished' schools
Ten of the 18 Distinguished Schools selected in Contra Costa County belong to the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. Since the program's inception, schools in the SRVUS... |
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on Apr 14, 2009 at 12:15 pm by Wait..., a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Democrats host speaker on collapse of towers
Most Americans expect over-the-top conspiracy theorists and extreme left wingers to call the 911 Commission Report a lie. But scientific-minded architects and engineers?
Read... |
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on Apr 13, 2009 at 1:20 pm by FnkkIrONDj, a member of the John Baldwin Elementary School community |
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Four teens cited at drinking party
Teenagers who refused to leave a house where an underage drinking party was taking place found themselves talking to Danville police after the home's teen resident called for ... |
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on Apr 8, 2009 at 11:16 am by Marie, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Danville man documents Apollo 11 splashdown
The Apollo 11 recovery was the most difficult of all the NASA missions in the 1960s, says Danville resident Robert Fish, whose new book documents the Navy's support of the moo... |
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on Apr 6, 2009 at 7:49 am by Array, a resident of |
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Sadness in town
Once again the Town of Danville has made headlines around the world, but this time it was due to a tragedy. Sgt. Erv Romans, one of the four policemen slain in Oakland two wee... |
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on Apr 4, 2009 at 11:20 pm by Steve, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Bowl tomorrow to benefit Women of Congo
The Rotary club of Danville/Sycamore Valley is holding a Women of Congo Bowl-A-Thon Fundraiser between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. tomorrow, March 21, at Danville Bowl, 200 Boone Cou... |
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on Apr 4, 2009 at 6:23 pm by Melanie Prole, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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County plans busing for SRV schools
Transportation officials told the Alamo Community Council that affordable school busing will be provided to the San Ramon Valley Unified School District by the county, startin... |
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on Apr 4, 2009 at 8:57 am by anand, a resident of another community |
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Fire sirens online
Hear a siren wailing? Check out the Fire District's new [Web Link Web site] with its dynamic interface designed to engage people of all ages. This is just... |
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 10:07 pm by Leah, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Come run for the Romans family
Forward Motion's Wednesday night run this week is a fundraiser for the family of Sgt. Erv Romans, a Danville resident who killed in the line of duty in Oakland. Runners will b... |
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on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:22 pm by Dawn, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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"Free pets with subscription" item had us howling!
... although we think you should know that, contrary to your story line, our Alpha-human often uses your publication as a housetraining aid BEFORE reading it.
Anyway, than... |
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on Apr 1, 2009 at 8:47 am by The collies, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Step into the past
Boys beating the summer heat in an old swimming hole in the San Ramon Creek. Potluck socials every Saturday night in front of the Grange on Front Street. Bucolic scenes of his... |
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on Mar 31, 2009 at 11:31 am by Joan Villaire, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Anonymity: The good, the bad and the ugly
The Town Square forum at www.DanvilleWeekly.com allows people to post comments anonymously. We prefer that people register as users and then post under their real names becaus... |
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on Mar 31, 2009 at 3:57 am by Southern Boy, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |
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