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Goodbye to the old San Ramon Valley High gym
See the video! Demolition of the old gymnasium at San Ramon Valley High School continued through this morning with a crane working like a jackhammer, poking away at the concre... |
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on Aug 18, 2008 at 6:37 pm by Scott Phillips, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Presenting the Past: Jose Maria Amador's Rancho San Ramon
One warm August night in 1834, Jose Maria Amador found himself waiting for a card game to end so he could finalize the title to his San Ramon Rancho grant. Forty-three years l... |
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on Jul 9, 2008 at 11:38 am by Juan Francisco Avila, a resident of another community |
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Techno grads
Congratulations to tonight's graduates. In this week's lead story, we explore what technology means to the class of 2008. What's the first thing today's "techno-grads" do when... |
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on Jun 17, 2008 at 2:09 pm by Shelly, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Project could stop druggies from doc shopping
Danville's Bob Pack has spent the last four years working on a project that would help put a stop to "doctor shoppers" - drug abusers posing as patients who hop from doctor to... |
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on Jun 13, 2008 at 12:13 pm by Lucy, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Making waves
Imagine: It's the Santa Clara Grand Prix, an international swim meet where the best swimmers from all over the world compete. The 200-meter backstroke race is about to begin. ... |
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on Jun 9, 2008 at 4:19 pm by Lucy, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Middle-of-night quakes shake residents
Some area residents were awakened in the middle of the night last night - some three times - when quakes hit the area.
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on Jun 9, 2008 at 4:16 pm by Lucy, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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A poet laureate for Danville?
Danville resident poet Elm Battersby suggested at the Town Council meeting last week that Danville appoint a poet laureate, and said she personally would be interested in the ... |
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on May 28, 2008 at 3:02 pm by Lucy, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Remembering on Memorial Day
Follow the American flags on Stone Valley Road to attend the annual Memorial Day Ceremony at Oak Hill Park, which begins at 10:30 a.m., Monday, May 26. "The main reason for th... |
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on May 23, 2008 at 12:29 pm by George, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Would you please page me, I would like to see if I am there
Posted by request of the author
Dear neighbors,
As we move into the campaign season and read all the letters by supporters of various candidates, we might wonder if we l... |
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on May 23, 2008 at 8:02 am by Alamo Ron, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Everything O'Neill
Robin Peterson, whose grandparents knew Eugene and Carlotta O'Neill when they lived in Danville, admires a kimono of Carlotta's that is in the new exhibit at the Museum of the... |
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on May 20, 2008 at 9:00 am by Oxymo Ron, a resident of another community |
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Kiwanis charging full steam ahead for July 3-4
Have fun by taking part in the Hay Days festivities on July 3-4 in downtown Danville. That's the message these days from the Kiwanis of San Ramon Valley, which is putting toge... |
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on May 9, 2008 at 7:59 am by Oxymo Ron, a resident of another community |
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Three candidates vying for supervisor
With less than a month until the June 3 primary election, the race for District 3 County Supervisor is heating up, with candidate signs sprouting on hillsides and lawns. If on... |
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on May 9, 2008 at 7:29 am by Karen Sexton, a resident of another community |
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Search for Castlewood couple's killers continues
It's been six weeks since authorities discovered the bodies of Charlene Abendroth, 57, and her husband Ernest Scherer Jr., 60, in their Castlewood Country Club home, victims o... |
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on May 2, 2008 at 7:55 am by Hal Bailey, a resident of another community |
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Alamo meeting talks taxes and services
Alamo residents who don't think incorporation is a good idea either didn't show up at the Alamo Incorporation Movement's community meeting Tuesday, or they kept their mouths s... |
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on Apr 11, 2008 at 8:42 am by Cece Daly, a resident of another community |
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Democrats endorse Buchanan
Fifteenth District Assembly candidate Joan Buchanan announced last week that she has received the sole endorsement of the California Democratic Party. The unanimous vote was t... |
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on Apr 11, 2008 at 8:17 am by Hal Bailey, a resident of another community |
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Aliens in the garden?
Teen photographer Joe Christianson explained that is not a shot of aliens in his yard in Alamo. It's a banana plant photographed at 11:30 p.m. one night last week. "I put an L... |
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on Apr 7, 2008 at 5:24 pm by Mel O\'Yello, a resident of another community |
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On his own
First there was the fight for racial equality. Then came the women's movement. As time progressed, gay rights took center stage.
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on Apr 5, 2008 at 9:28 am by Gavin Horton, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Comments from the Web
The following comments were posted to www.DanvilleWeekly.com after we ran an editorial March 14 stating Alamo Improvement Association's reasons for wanting a roundabout in dow... |
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on Apr 4, 2008 at 8:19 am by Oxymo Ron, a resident of another community |
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Diablo Views: In a bookstore near you
There's a new book out called, "No, I Don't Want to Join a Book Club: Diary of a Sixtieth Year," by British novelist Virginia Ironside. I can appreciate the sentiment of not w... |
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on Apr 4, 2008 at 7:23 am by Hal Bailey, a resident of another community |
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Streetwise
Asked at Danville Square
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 28, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Mar 28, 2008 at 7:48 am by Oxymo Ron, a resident of another community |
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Flames engulf old Humburg house in Alamo
It wasn't just any house that burned down last week in the Danala Farms neighborhood in Alamo. It was the historic Humburg house, which had been moved to the site some 20 year... |
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on Mar 25, 2008 at 12:38 pm by Gregory A Jones, a resident of another community |
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Local restaurants tap into water idea
The idea behind the Tap Project is simple: Donate $1 for the tap water you'd normally get for free at a restaurant, and the money will go toward providing clean drinking water... |
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on Mar 20, 2008 at 2:28 pm by Rick Neal, a resident of another community |
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State of the Town
Mayor Candace Andersen noted at her State of the Town address last week that Danville is celebrating its sesquicentennial this year.
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on Mar 14, 2008 at 7:42 am by Hal Bailey, a resident of another community |
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Looking at homework
Some parents in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District are pushing for the district to reevaluate its 13-year-old policy on homework. "I have a radical view. I'd like to... |
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on Feb 26, 2008 at 7:44 am by Hal Bailey, a resident of another community |
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Million dollar house fire in Alamo
Firefighters responded to a fire at 5:19 a.m. this morning at a house undergoing renovations in the 900 block of Danville Boulevard in Alamo. Damage estimates were set at $1 m... |
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on Feb 21, 2008 at 9:51 am by Emil, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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