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 Town Council approves Magee Ranch development
Sixty-nine new homes will be built along Diablo Road on the Magee Ranch property after town officials approved development plans Tuesday night. Plans to develop the 410-acre site at the southeast corner of Diablo and McCauley roads are two years in the making and the cause of much concern among residents, bicyclists and slow-growth advocates. (Wednesday, 3:21 PM)
Search under way for armed robbery suspects at Holiday Inn
Police are searching for two suspects in connection with an armed robbery at a Holiday Inn in Walnut Creek on Monday night. According to police, the suspects entered the hotel via the front door and demanded money from the employee tending to the front desk. (Wednesday, 11:10 AM)
Groups challenge state agency's plan for protecting Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Groups from all sides of California water wars filed at least six lawsuits by Monday's deadline to challenge a state agency's plan for
protecting the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta while at the same time improving the reliability of water diversions. (Wednesday, 4:47 PM)
 Local NASCAR fan, heart transplant survivor to drop green flag at big race
A Danville resident and heart transplant recipient will fulfill a lifelong dream this weekend as a participant in the 25th Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. (Wednesday, 4:42 PM)
Trash can body case in Pleasanton ends with conviction
The man who killed the young woman whose body was left in a trash can beside a road in Pleasanton has been sentenced after pleading guilty to her death. Javier Sandoval, 35, was sentenced June 12 for the killing of Ana Flores-Pineda, 25. (Tuesday, 1:32 PM)
 Ditch days costly for school district
Senior ditch day may be a longstanding tradition in local high schools, but every time a student misses school, whether it's an excused absence or not, it costs the district money. (Tuesday, 1:32 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, 1:31 PM)
 Trail art and public access
A fairly well-kept secret, a two-mile section of the Carquinez Scenic Drive between Martinez and Post Costa has become a haven for bicyclists and walkers. In Art Space, John Barry discusses quirky art on the trail -- which is slated to become a gravel path operated by the East Bay Regional Parks District next year. (Tuesday, 10:12 PM)
 Using X-Rays, Scientists uncover 200-year-old opera ending
One of the biggest mysteries about the opera "Médée" by late 18th-century composer Luigi Cherubini is why its last few pages are blacked out with charcoal. For centuries the opera was performed incomplete, but X-Ray technology developed by scientists at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) has allowed them to uncover the hidden score. (Monday, 3:30 PM)
• Regional planning staff respond to public comments on Plan Bay Area (Sunday, 11:41 AM)
• Fair opens Wednesday with $1 admission (Sunday, 11:41 AM)
• Contra Costa to hold gun buyback on August 3 (Thursday, 2:13 PM)
• When is too early to begin college advising? (Monday, 10:54 PM)
• Police release photos of woman who robbed cabbie (Thursday, 2:08 PM)
• Streetwise: Summer sales (Thursday, 3:00 PM)
• School district employees get new contract, one-time bonus (Monday, June 10, 2013, 4:32 PM)
• A visit from the hugging saint (Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 2:30 PM)
• Fire District's sudden cardiac arrest save rates among best in the nation (Tuesday, June 11, 2013, 12:55 PM)
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