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DRAFT Joel Keller for District 3 Supervisor
Dear Editor,
Since Diablo, Blackhawk and Tassajara Valley neighborhoods will not register for response to Web Link, I w... |
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on Mar 13, 2012 at 12:56 pm by Informed Resident, a resident of another community |
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Teachers gather to protest Social Security offsets
Hundreds of teachers, outraged over a pair of programs that take away Social Security benefits, turned out at a March 21 meeting at Iron Horse Middle School. Charlotte Wood Mi... |
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on Feb 2, 2010 at 7:58 pm by Teacher X, a resident of another community |
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San Ramon eyes Tassajara Valley
Danville, San Ramon and Contra Costa County will be sitting down and examining the eastern boundary between the two towns in an effort to determine just where each municipalit... |
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on Sep 15, 2009 at 10:31 pm by Ruck, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Alamo getting a MAC, says Piepho
If the failure to incorporate Alamo into a city in March left residents with questions about the future, Supervisor Mary N. Piepho may have given them their answer. Yesterday ... |
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on Jul 13, 2009 at 8:01 pm by RandyB, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Just received an e-mail from Mary Piepho
"SUPERVISOR MARY N. PIEPHO RECEIVES BOARD SUPPORT TO REDUCE TRAFFIC FEES
FOR COUNTY WINERIES AND OLIVE MILLS" - gee, thanks Mary, what an accomplishment. What about the traf... |
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on Jan 28, 2008 at 4:28 pm by Mary Nejedly Piepho, a resident of another community |
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AIM files an Application for Incorporation: it is not what they promised!
Dear neighbors,
Alamo Incorporation Movement has filed an Application for Incorporation after promising all of us that the petition was only for a feasibility study.
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Alamo neighborhoods forum |
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on Dec 18, 2007 at 8:22 am by Paul, but you can call me AL, a resident of another community |
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Lyndon LaRouche NutJobs Spotted
For the second time in the last few weeks, I noticed a pair of fringe types planting themselves on - and illegally blocking - the sidewalk at the north B of A parking lot exit... |
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on Sep 16, 2011 at 10:19 am by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Law enforcement search for missing San Ramon Valley High sophomore
Allison Bayliss, 15, was last seen by her parents riding her bike around 8 a.m. Monday at San Ramon Valley High School. Alliy's bike has been found near the Golden Gate Bridge... |
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on May 26, 2011 at 10:48 am by Sad, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Builder donating cost of constructing new fire station
Fautt Homes will partner with the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District to build the new Fire Station 32 in Alamo at cost, it was announced at the district board meeting D... |
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on Dec 22, 2009 at 10:39 am by Rick Pshaw, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Speed Traps
As I drive down Diablo Road going towards Hartz Avenue, I always notice a motorcycle cop sitting on the right hand side of the road with a speed gun. Watch out! I always try a... |
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on Aug 9, 2009 at 10:19 pm by Mike Rafone, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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LTTE: Here we go again in Alamo
Dear Dolores,
Let's thank Mr. Bob Myhre for our consideration of an Alamo region MAC.
In Bob's LTTE, he proposes a MAC for Alamo without understanding the majority of vo... |
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on Apr 4, 2009 at 10:02 pm by Alamo Ron, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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AIA Board ponders role in future of Alamo
Just 10 days after the defeat of a three-year-long campaign to incorporate Alamo, members of the Alamo Improvement Association (AIA) met Thursday to map out their strategy for... |
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on Mar 19, 2009 at 9:45 am by Community courtesy, a resident of another community |
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AIA meeting to look ahead for Alamo
Alamo residents are looking to see what the future holds for the community, now that the move to incorporate has been defeated. Members of Alamo Improvement Association will a... |
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on Mar 12, 2009 at 4:40 pm by Hal Bailey, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Unemployment rates drop sharply across Bay Area, state
Unemployment rates fell sharply across California in September, including in the Bay Area where one county's rate fell below 6 percent, according to a report released by state... |
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on Oct 26, 2012 at 12:03 pm by Gerard, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Danville & The Presidential Election of 2012
The Contra Costa Times had a recent article that noted that Danville has the highest percentage of registered Republicans of any city or town in the Bay Area, at 43.1% of all ... |
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on Sep 25, 2012 at 10:21 pm by Dave, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Con Fire Tax is another waste
The new tax asked for by Con Fire and the Board of Supervisors needs to be voted down just like East County. These politicians and union special interest will bleed us dry of ... |
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on Jul 19, 2012 at 9:10 pm by Factchecker, a resident of another community |
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Streetwise: Favorite American president
As President Obama visits the Bay Area for campaign fundraisers, Danville residents take time to reflect on previous commanders-in-chief. This week, Roving Reporter Stan Whart... |
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on Feb 22, 2012 at 9:29 am by Scrotey McBoingboing, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Sheriff's Office Salaries
Top Ten Sheriff's Office salaries - (columns don't line up)
Last First Title Base OT Other Total
Rupf Warren E Sheriff-Coroner $193,664 $0 ... |
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on Nov 13, 2009 at 8:28 pm by Hector, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Editorial opinion: Dirty politics
Emotions are running high in the Alamo incorporation election, but that is no reason to start playing dirty. You may have noticed some "Yes on Measure A" signs with the plaint... |
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on Feb 24, 2009 at 9:45 pm by Valero Gas Station, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
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Landslide mitigation work under way at KB Homes development
During the approval process for Quail Ridge, geotechnical reports identified an area south of the planned development that showed the potential for a landslide that could affe... |
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on Apr 15, 2013 at 12:24 pm by JT, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Express endorses DeSaulnier, Buchanan, Swalwell and local measures
For California, a state with a large Democratic Party majority, we won't be the state that decides the presidential race and some of us may be voting long after the polls in t... |
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on Nov 7, 2012 at 7:55 am by Matty, a member of the Tassajara Hills Elementary School community |
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Family links complicate race for Fire District Board
Five candidates are vying for three seats on the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District's Board of Directors. And, according to reports, three of the five have family ties ... |
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on Oct 28, 2012 at 11:05 am by Abe, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Fire in Alamo hills was 'human caused'
The fire was first reported at 4:52 p.m. at the end of Hemme Drive in Alamo, which backs to Las Trampas Regional Wilderness. Crews from CalFire, San Ramon Valley Fire and the ... |
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on Aug 22, 2012 at 3:30 pm by bob, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Corrupt Danville Cops
Wow...I am angry that now the highly vaunted "Contra Costa Narcotics Task Force" scandal now has a Danville cop involved....according to the media they were targeting specific... |
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on May 6, 2011 at 10:47 pm by JCS, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
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Alamo residents speak out against incorporation
The saying "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" summed up the argument old-time Alamo residents used to ignite a formal anti-incorporation movement recently at Alamo Women's Club... |
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on Mar 23, 2011 at 8:07 am by captain gets it, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |