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Sustainability Pt.1: The Commons
This week's [Web Link Raucous Caucus] tackles sustainability and the common good, as well as the concept of "green tyranny." "... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 1:26 pm by spcwt, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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District announces its teachers of the year
Two San Ramon Valley Unified teachers went above and beyond this school year and are being recognized for their efforts. The district's Board of Education recognized Cindy Ega... |
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on Apr 16, 2013 at 9:44 am by Wilson, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Inmate who escaped from detention facility found
A Danville resident who escaped from the Marsh Creek Detention Facility earlier today has been captured. The 21-year-old inmate was serving a 90-day sentence for a burglary c... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 10:44 am by Ann, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Lady Oaks rugby team are rising stars
Danville's best kept sports secret won't be under the radar for much longer. The nationally-ranked [Web Link Danville Lady Oaks], a varsity girls' ... |
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on Apr 12, 2013 at 8:07 am by Kim, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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It's fireworks time: Dublin taking applications from vendors wanting to sell 'safe, sane' Independence Day products
Applications are now available in Dublin for local non-profit organizations to sell "safe and sane" Fireworks in the week leading up to Independence Day.
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on Apr 11, 2013 at 4:11 pm by Jake, a member of the Stone Valley Middle School community |
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Spend your morning with the Mayor today
After a three-month hiatus, Morning with the Mayor will return on April 12 with a modified format. The program will be held from 7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial... |
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on Apr 10, 2013 at 6:54 am by Realist, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Mayor files papers to run for state Assembly
Danville mayor Newell Arnerich filed papers Friday to run for the 16th Assembly District as the second official candidate in the 2014 election. The district includes parts of ... |
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on Apr 10, 2013 at 6:25 am by Realist, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Centerpointe preschool, former employee sued by parents of bound child
The parents of a 2-year-old who was bound with tape while in the care of Centerpointe Christian Preschool have sued the school and the woman who allegedly bound the child. The... |
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on Apr 9, 2013 at 6:29 pm by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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San Ramon to offer employees early retirement
Some San Ramon employees will be offered early retirement under a plan approved March 25 by City Council. Retirement-eligible employees 50 years old and older could be offered... |
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on Apr 8, 2013 at 9:05 pm by Real Realist, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Danville focuses on efficiency to deal with increasing traffic
Danville is focusing on making the most of what it already has to make life better for commuters, according to Tai Williams, the town's community development director. "We're ... |
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 1:48 pm by BB, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Bay Area, state unemployment rates decline
In the Bay Area, the jobless rate was down in many counties, including Contra Costa, which saw a from 8.6 percent in January to 8.1 in February.
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 12:02 pm by Citizen Paine, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Financier added to lawsuit claiming his company cheated clients
The owner of a now-defunct Pleasanton firm that allegedly bilked homeowners out of tens of thousands of dollars has had his name added to the lawsuit against the firm. William... |
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 3:00 pm by Urban Sprawl, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Apr 3, 2013 at 12:34 am by Sherman, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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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... |
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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 |
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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 ... |
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 9:50 am by Huh?, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Mar 30, 2013 at 7:40 am by Trish, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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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,... |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 10:50 am by PSMacintosh, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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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 ... |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 10:22 am by Vicki Hughes, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 4:35 pm by Editor, Danville Weekly Online |
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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 ... |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 2:26 pm by Kenneth, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Hopes for the Pope
The Catholic Church touches everybody's lives and after Pope Francis' first inaugural general audience, [Web Link Raucous Cauc... |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 1:04 pm by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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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... |
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on Mar 28, 2013 at 9:29 am by Alamo resident, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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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. ... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:07 pm by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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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'... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 1:34 pm by Conservator, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Supreme Court to hear Prop 8 arguments today, plaintiff says 'end in sight'
Nearly four years after a constitutional challenge was quietly filed in federal court in San Francisco late on a Friday afternoon, California's ban on same-sex marriage will g... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:02 am by JT, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |