SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district employees get new contract, one-time bonus
San Ramon Valley Unified School District teachers obtained their first contract since 2008 Tuesday night, leaving the negotiating table with maintained health care benefits an... |
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13 minutes ago by Danville Independent, a member of the San Ramon Valley High School community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Town Council to hold hearing on Magee Ranch development
Danville's Town Council will hold its first public hearing on the Magee Ranch/SummerHill Homes development at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18. The Council will certify the final... |
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1 hour ago by Vicki, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
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 m... |
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1 hour ago by Julia, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Regional planning staff respond to public comments on Plan Bay Area
Planners from the Metropolitan Transportation Committee and Association of Bay Area Governments reviewed and discussed public comments on Plan Bay Area Friday morning. The fou... |
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3 hours ago by Tom, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
A visit from the hugging saint
The San Ramon Valley is hardly a Mecca or Jerusalem, but thousands of people make a pilgrimage here to see and be touched by a woman who's been called one of the 12 most influ... |
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12 hours ago by Brad, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Contra Costa to hold gun buyback on August 3
The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office will sponsor a gun buyback program in August where residents throughout the county can return their firearms for gift cards.... |
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19 hours ago by C. R. Mudgeon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Danville schools up to walk/bike challenge
This spring, 730 students from 16 elementary schools in the San Ramon Valley participated in the Street Smarts Walk/Bike Challenge, a contest that encourages students to get t... |
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23 hours ago by Kerri, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
ART SPACE
Car'z Longa, Ars Brevis
What do Times Square and the Carquinez Scenic Drive Trail have in common? The former has been Disneyfied, and the latter is about to be. A fairly well-kept secret, a two-m... |
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on Jun 18, 2013 at 7:14 am by k.Wills, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
DOING COLLEGE
Is It Too Early to Prepare for College?
A San Ramon Reader asks Dr. LaScala:
Are there advantages to starting college advising before beginning high school? My son is quite focused and driven; we aren't pushing ... |
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on Jun 17, 2013 at 6:28 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Police release photos of woman who robbed cabbie
Walnut Creek police have released photos of a woman with a long, blonde ponytail who robbed a taxi driver earlier this month. The woman, who is described as in her early 20s, ... |
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on Jun 17, 2013 at 1:09 pm by Juanito, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Town Council hearing on Summerhill Proposal Tuesday, June 18 7:30 p.m. Danville Community Center
ATTENTION DANVILLE RESIDENTS: your Measure S right to vote on residential development proposals for Agricultural-designated Open Space lands is at stake at the JUNE 18TH Town... |
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on Jun 17, 2013 at 9:53 am by JT, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Mike and Dianne and Bernie and Rand
At long last, we’ve found an issue that can unite House Republican leader Mike Rogers with our own Senate stalwart Dianne Feinstein, as well as libertarian Sen. Rand Paul and ... |
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on Jun 16, 2013 at 7:36 am by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hats off to the class of 2013!
Congratulations to the class of 2013 from San Ramon Valley, Monte Vista and Del Amigo high schools. The Express wishes Danville's 1,078 graduates well on their journeys ahead ... |
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 7:20 pm by Tracy, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Beacon removed from Mt. Diablo for repairs
The Eye of Diablo is in serious disrepair after years of neglect. On June 11, repair crews removed the beacon from the summit building to begin renovation work in advance of t... |
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on Jun 13, 2013 at 10:27 am by J.J., a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Bay Area clerks' offices prepare for Supreme Court decision on Proposition 8
With the U.S. Supreme Court expected to make a ruling this month on California's ban on same-sex marriage, county clerks' offices around the Bay Area are preparing to accommod... |
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on Jun 13, 2013 at 6:53 am by Dave, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Be well, eat healthy
You are what you eat, as the saying goes, so luckily you live in a place where nutritious food is as close as your neighborhood grocery store.
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on Jun 12, 2013 at 9:31 am by Eva Traverso, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Audition now for WomenSing
Experience the joy of singing in a community of talented and dedicated women. Audition on June 10 for the premier East Bay ensemble WomenSing, winner of the Chorus America/ASC... |
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 6:43 pm by Sometime Singer, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Council passes new budget, adds large improvement project
Danville officials approved the town budget and capital improvement project (CIP) for the 2013-14 fiscal year earlier this week. Danville continues to gradually recover from t... |
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 5:34 pm by kk, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Local woman may be victim of frozen berries sold at Costco
A 62-year-old woman from East Contra Costa County was hospitalized with hepatitis last month and has since recovered. The woman bought frozen berries from Costco that were the... |
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 9:27 am by Louise, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Danville man admits wire fraud, identity theft
A Danville man faces up to 22 years in prison and as much as $250,000 in fines after pleading guilty to wire fraud and identity theft. Behzad Talai Mofrad used the identity of... |
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 8:41 am by Ept, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SIMPLY STERLING
Special Graduation
It’s graduation time and I have three grandchildren graduating high school. They have all done well academically and each one is going to a college in California. I know the... |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 11:42 pm by Simply Sterling, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Female subject robs taxi driver Thursday morning
Police are searching for a female suspect in connection with the robbery of a taxi driver Thursday morning in Walnut Creek. The suspect is described as a white woman who is ab... |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 8:22 pm by Pedal Power, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Man exposing himself to female trail users in Walnut Creek area
A man has exposed himself to women on the Iron Horse Regional Trail in the Walnut Creek area six times since March, and police are warning trail users to be alert.
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 6:24 pm by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
County health plan selected to participate in state insurance exchange
The state agency charged with organizing health care exchanges as part of the federal Affordable Care Act announced recently that 13 different plans, including Contra Costa He... |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 3:42 pm by Conservator, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
'Ode on a Grecian TurnUp' tackles Hercules, Greek life in zany play
"Ode on a Grecian TurnUp" is a zany play by Monte Vista High's AP Lit class in which Hercules attempts to rush a fraternity. The play debuts on Friday, June 7 at 7 p.m. Ticket... |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 12:32 pm by ben \"head writer\" shear, a member of the Monte Vista High School community |
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