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Who is an informed resident?
Dear Dolores,
Today, neighbors in the Livorna West neighborhoods were defining an informed resident. Clearly, such specification is based on research resources and willing... |
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on Jun 9, 2009 at 12:50 pm by Informed Resident, a resident of another community |
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24 more leaders for the San Ramon Valley
The 24 newest members of Leadership San Ramon Valley will be honored Thursday, June 4, culminating the 10-month program, which is designed to give participants a historical pe... |
Editor |
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on Jun 2, 2009 at 8:16 am by Rick, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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The Mountain Play, Mt. Tamalpias
Dear Dolores and neighbors,
The Mountain Play, Web Link, still has tickets for an excellent production of The Man from La Mancha high atop the mountain ... |
Hal Bailey |
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on May 31, 2009 at 6:52 pm by Hal Bailey, a resident of another community |
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Let's buy Mt. Diablo before the State sells it!!
Dear Dolores,
Just think, one or more developers could buy Mt. Diablo from a cash-starved STATE government. Maybe it better be our beloved mountain's neighbors??
Maybe ... |
Halamo |
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on May 20, 2009 at 5:52 pm by Halamo, a resident of another community |
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Probable cases of swine flu close elementary school in Pittsburg
Highlands Elementary School in Pittsburg is closed today in response to three students who have been diagnosed with probable cases of the swine flu, Contra Costa Health Servic... |
Editor |
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on Apr 30, 2009 at 10:27 am by Rick, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Vandalism causes AT&T outages
Danville police are looking for suspects in three separate incidents of vandalism involving AT&T junction boxes in town. Wires were cut overnight on April 2, 3 and 5 and outag... |
Editor |
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on Apr 15, 2009 at 9:39 am by Matt, a resident of another community |
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Water district OKs rationing
County residents must reduce their water usage by 15 percent beginning May 1, according to a county drought management plan OK'd last week by the Water District board. However... |
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on Apr 10, 2009 at 9:48 am by Community courtesy, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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What Happens When a Town Loses Its Newspaper?
Dear Dolores,
You and your readers should read this important TIME article.
Please read this article: Web Link
As... |
Community courtesy |
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on Mar 23, 2009 at 9:39 am by Community courtesy, a resident of another community |
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UPDATE: Republicans start lining up to run for Tauscher's seat
U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D., Alamo) has accepted an offer from the Obama administration to serve in a post at the U.S. State Department, sparking speculation about who will f... |
Editor |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 9:27 am by Community courtesy, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Guy Houston for Congress..move to Alamo!!
A personal message to Guy,
You are invited to be our US Representative to Congress from our district.
What do you say??
Hal Bailey, always a supporter!! |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 9:09 am by Texas Hal, The Pop(u)lar Pal, a resident of another community |
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U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher accepts state department post
U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher (D., Alamo) today accepted an offer from the Obama administration to serve in a key post at the U.S. State Department. Accepting the position of Unde... |
Editor |
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on Mar 18, 2009 at 6:57 pm by Hal Bailey, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Buchanan talks about state budget OK'd early Thursday
Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan (D., Alamo), weary from the long and arduous state budget process, said Thursday she was pleased that they were able to reach an agreement but stat... |
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on Feb 22, 2009 at 12:58 am by rob, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Schools prepare for deep cuts
The school board was handed a possible script for the pending deep cuts, at its meeting Feb. 10, and few programs were left unscathed. Superintendent Steven Enoch had predicte... |
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on Feb 16, 2009 at 11:33 am by Marie, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Of note
Interning in Washington
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 8, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Feb 16, 2009 at 12:09 am by Friend, a member of the Greenbrook Elementary School community |
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School forums look at sticky issue of budget cuts
With the state's funding issues worsening, officials with the San Ramon Valley Unified School District are looking at the possibility of getting the parcel tax back on the bal... |
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on Jan 23, 2009 at 9:50 pm by Janie, a member of the Vista Grande Elementary School community |
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State Fiscal Crisis and Local Government Budgets
Dear Dolores,
Our State fiscal crisis has potential for dire impact on county and cities budgets in our region. The flow of funds owed to cities from various tax resources... |
Hal Bailey |
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on Dec 2, 2008 at 3:24 pm by Rachel Wells, a resident of another community |
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Community divided by Prop 8
A number of issues on the November ballot have sparked debate and discussion, but none has been as polarizing as Proposition 8, the California Marriage Protection Act. Here in... |
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on Nov 25, 2008 at 11:09 am by Someone, a resident of another community |
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Father Frank's Kids
In 1954, a little boy in a Mexican village stole some money from the poor box of the small church. The young priest, an American named William Wasson, would not press charges ... |
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on Nov 14, 2008 at 9:36 am by Lauren Rettagliata, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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On this Veteran's Day
Dear neighbors,
Please take a moment today to understand your role in wars past and present. Ask how all people in our country contribute to war and can provoke peace. Wha... |
Hal Bailey |
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on Nov 10, 2008 at 6:51 am by Hal Bailey, a resident of another community |
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Please vote YES on Prop 2 re food animals
All:
This board bears recent witness to the controversies that beset our town this election season. That said, I hope we can generally agree on Proposition 2, which requir... |
dogfather |
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on Nov 5, 2008 at 8:11 am by dogfather, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Buchanan heads to Sacramento
Alamo resident Democrat Joan Buchanan won the race for State Assembly District 15 yesterday; and U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D., Pleasanton) retained his seat in the 11th Congre... |
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on Nov 5, 2008 at 7:27 am by whatashame, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Prop 8 does discriminate
Danville Mayor Candace Andersen's Letter to the Editor printed in the paper Oct. 3 stating "Under California state law the rights and privileges are essentially the same" bet... |
Pat |
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on Oct 30, 2008 at 12:49 pm by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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A lesson on the law of unintended consequences
An elderly widowed gentleman has been given the bad news from his doctor - he has less than six months to live. He's worked hard all his life and has amassed a fairly decent ... |
Ann N. Imous |
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on Oct 28, 2008 at 9:39 am by Moron with an i, a resident of another community |
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Sister's murder sparks activism
Denise Brown says she knows her sister Nicole Brown Simpson was murdered by her ex-husband O.J. Simpson. Brown was the keynote speaker at Monday's 16th annual Rebuilding Lives... |
Editor |
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on Oct 24, 2008 at 9:09 am by peanut, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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McNerney good candidate - for Berkeley
I feel obligated to respond in kind to Howard T. Goodman about U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney. Goodman would have us believe that McNerney's actions in the House of Representatives... |
Marc |
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on Oct 16, 2008 at 3:46 pm by Marc, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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