District will not advocate for facilities bond on June ballot
At its Tuesday meeting, San Ramon Valley Unified's Board of Education decided that it would not push for a June facilities bond measure. Citing time concerns, boardmembers said they must take more time to educate residents about the need for such a bond. (Wednesday, 1:28 PM)

CNET commander, while barred from travel, appears on 'Dr. Phil' show in taped interview
Norman Wielsch, 50, of Antioch, the former commander of the Central Contra Costa County Narcotics Enforcement Team, or CNET, appeared on
"Dr. Phil" on Friday and on the CBS "48 Hours Mystery" Saturday in excerpts of an interview legally recorded in Northern California by CBS correspondent Maureen Maher. (Wednesday, 11:32 AM)

Long-time consultant confers with inner reporter to write wacky screenplay
All it took for Steve Chriest was a walk with his wife, Nancy, along a trail near their Danville home. Little did Chriest realize at that time that the routine stroll would have the potential to change his life. (Wednesday, 1:33 PM)

Coming to grips with the contraception kerfuffle
In this week's Raucous Caucus educator and recruiter Tom Cushing discusses the ongoing debate surrounding an Affordable Care Act provision stating that employers, including religious-affiliated hospitals, must provide the option of contraception coverage to employees in their healthcare plans. "It's been widely reported that fully 99 percent of sexually active Catholic women have employed birth control," Cushing writes. "Who really represents The Church on this issue?" (Wednesday, 3:08 PM)

Son arrested for attempting to murder mother with baseball bat
San Ramon Police arrested Aaron Ricks, 27, in the attempted murder of his mother on Feb. 20. Ricks allegedly beat his mother in the head and body with a baseball bat causing serious injury and breaking her arm. (Tuesday, 3:23 PM)

This week's police log
The Danville Police Department provides Danville Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic stops, service requests, noise complaints and domestic disturbances. (Tuesday, 3:19 PM)

Pleasanton police investigate two weekend armed holdups
Two separate armed robberies took place in Pleasanton over Presidents Day weekend, and police say they have "excellent leads" in both. One took place in broad daylight in the parking lot at Stoneridge Shopping Center on Sunday, and involved a man, his sister and her husband and their two children. (Tuesday, 4:31 PM)

Keeping on track in the community college path
In this week's Doing College, expert admissions adviser Elizabeth LaScala answers a reader's question on the best way to keep focused on transferring to a 4-year university while attending community college and working part-time. Among LaScala's suggestions are: don't make community college an afterthought, go above your high school's graduation requirements and keep up your GPA. (Tuesday, 3:18 PM)

Early morning kitchen fire displaces residents
Residents of a five-unit building in Alamo were displaced from their homes early Friday morning after a kitchen fire sparked in one unit and started to spread, according to the San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District. (Monday, 5:07 PM)

San Ramon doctor gets probation for insurance fraud
Naim Katiby, a San Ramon resident, was placed on probation Wednesday after admitting to a single count of fraud for billing a fake doctor's visit, Alameda County prosecutors said. Katiby also prescribed Vicodin to an undercover Drug Enforcement Administration agent without an exam. (Monday, 5:11 PM)

• Contra Costa County law enforcement feels impact of realignment (Monday, 5:07 PM)
• Ask the Vet: The scoop on litter box problems (Monday, 5:36 PM)
• Omigod you guys! 'Legally Blonde' brings bounce to the Lesher Theatre (Thursday, 4:03 PM)
• Streetwise: Favorite American president (Thursday, 11:39 AM)
• Fallen soldier memorial slated for downtown Danville (Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:12 PM)
• Council considers canceling fireworks, will create new July 4 program (Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:27 PM)
• Danville woman charged with leaving infants in car while shopping (Tuesday, February 14, 2012, 4:27 PM)

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