COMMENTS ON STORIES Need money for college? Contra Costa Association of Realtors Scholarship Foundation is offering scholarships to residents of central Contra Costa County that have completed one year of full-time coll... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 28, 2013 at 4:35 pm
COMMENTS ON STORIES Plan Bay Area announces regional open house meetings A collaborative effort several regional governing boards, Plan Bay Area plan aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles while accommodating housing growth "without ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 28, 2013 at 4:29 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2013 at 9:50 am.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Danville focuses on efficiency to deal with increasing traffic Danville is focusing on making the most of what it already has to make life better for commuters, according to Tai Williams, the town's community development director. "We're ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 28, 2013 at 3:11 pm There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2013 at 1:48 pm.
AROUND TOWN Another Hideous Scar on the West Hills As I was heading back northward on 680 from a errand this morning, I saw a huge crane digging what looked like a road cut into the side of our beautiful green hills. This horr... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Derek, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Mar 28, 2013 at 12:53 pm There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2013 at 6:16 pm.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Hopes for the Pope The Catholic Church touches everybody's lives and after Pope Francis' first inaugural general audience, [Web Link Raucous Cauc... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 28, 2013 at 11:55 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2013 at 1:04 pm.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Activists begin 30-mile march to end nuclear war About a dozen anti-nuclear weapons activists began a 30-mile march from Walnut Creek to Livermore Wednesday morning against nuclear weapons and war. The group will walk to the... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 28, 2013 at 9:29 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2013 at 9:29 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS SRVUSD gets ready for new teaching standards Students in the San Ramon Valley can look forward to having to learn less, but think more deeply about what they learn as the district moves to new standards for learning. Com... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 28, 2013 at 6:06 am There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2013 at 9:39 am.
RAUCOUS CAUCUS Supremes should play the Prop 8 case 'straight' The cause of gay rights is a generational thing. That is, if you’re over 60, your synapses may have ossified to the point where you can’t get past the unfamiliarity of homosex... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Mar 27, 2013 at 6:31 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2013 at 11:51 am.
AROUND TOWN Supreme Court justices appear to favor cautious approach, narrow ruling on Prop 8 U.S. Supreme Court justices pondering the constitutionality of California's Proposition 8 appeared to favor a cautious approach to what Justice Anthony Kennedy called "unchart... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 27, 2013 at 9:28 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2013 at 11:49 am.
AROUND TOWN Mayor highlights successful partnerships, programs in State of the Town address The town of Danville remains successful and financially solvent despite ongoing crises at the state level, Mayor Newell Arnerich told a group of local business professionals ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 27, 2013 at 8:50 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 29, 2013 at 10:48 am.
COMMENTS ON STORIES 21-year-old county inmate who attempted suicide dies Pleasanton resident Joseph Behiel, 21, a Contra Costa County jail inmate who attempted suicide last week has died, a sheriff's spokesman said. Autopsy results show he died fro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 27, 2013 at 7:12 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 30, 2013 at 7:40 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Students shine at Business Roundtable competition Hundreds of high school students submitted their scientific, creative and dramatic projects to the San Ramon Valley Business and Education Roundtable last week in the Student ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 26, 2013 at 12:38 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2013 at 6:19 pm.
SPORTS Danville Devil Mountain Run will benefit local counseling center Promoters of the recently reinstated Danville Devil Mountain Run announced that the race will benefit a local charity. Profits will be donated to Danville-based Discovery Cou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:31 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2013 at 8:39 pm.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Supreme Court to hear Prop 8 arguments today, plaintiff says 'end in sight' Nearly four years after a constitutional challenge was quietly filed in federal court in San Francisco late on a Friday afternoon, California's ban on same-sex marriage will g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 25, 2013 at 3:26 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:02 am.
SIMPLY STERLING March Women's History Month I just remembered that March is Women’s History Month. I first learned of this more than twenty years ago when I was living in Boca Raton, Florida. I belonged to a women’s g... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Simply Sterling, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood, on Mar 25, 2013 at 11:10 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 25, 2013 at 3:31 pm.
AROUND TOWN Inmate in Martinez Jail attempts suicide An inmate in the Martinez Detention Facility is in intensive care tonight after apparently attempting suicide, a sheriff's spokesman said. The 21-year-old Pleasanton resident ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 25, 2013 at 9:51 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 25, 2013 at 9:51 am.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Suspects in Gold N Treasures robbery to stand trial Three Hayward men -- Krishneel Prasad, 20, Gregory Jamal Louis, 22, and Michael Porter, 21 -- will stand trial on three counts of robbery and murder charges for an accomplice'... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 25, 2013 at 8:40 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2013 at 1:34 pm.
AROUND TOWN Brotherly love, from mountains to the Middle East San Ramon Valley High grad Taylor Stanton traversed treacherous trails from dawn till dusk but the feat was nothing compared to the work his twin brother is doing, he said. St... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 24, 2013 at 9:25 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 24, 2013 at 9:25 pm.
RAUCOUS CAUCUS Your Hopes for the Pope? “May God forgive you!” were the first words spoken by Pope Francis, to the conclave of Cardinals that had just elected him Pontiff. Although that may not have been any more t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tom Cushing, a resident of the Danville neighborhood, on Mar 23, 2013 at 10:35 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2013 at 6:53 am.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Police ID body found at recycling center Pleasanton police have identified a man whose body was found at the city's cardboard recycling center late last month, and say no foul play was involved in the death. Raul Iba... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 22, 2013 at 4:58 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Mar 22, 2013 at 4:58 pm.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Joan Buchanan introduces education legislation Assemblymember Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo), chair of the Assembly Education Committee announced the introduction of two pieces of legislation designed to protect and ensure the sa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 22, 2013 at 2:32 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 24, 2013 at 10:57 am.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Brill's pill, distilled This week, [Web Link Raucous Caucus] boils down Steven Brill's monumental Time magazine report on run-away health care costs. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 21, 2013 at 5:21 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:07 pm.
AROUND TOWN General Plan passes unanimously After years of study and several months of public discussion, Danville's Town Council unanimously passed its controversial 2030 General Plan, sustainability action plan and en... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 20, 2013 at 5:03 pm There have been 20 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 28, 2013 at 5:43 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Facilities projects begin after first series of school bonds sold The school district recently completed the first of four bond sales in the Measure D school facilities bond, which [Web Link&... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 20, 2013 at 11:00 am There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:20 pm.
AROUND TOWN Motorcyclist killed, car bursts into flame in multi-vehicle crash A 31-year-old Walnut Creek motorcyclist was killed and a vehicle burst into flame in a multi-car crash on northbound Interstate 680 in Walnut Creek Sunday evening, according t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Danville Weekly Online, on Mar 19, 2013 at 7:30 am There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 25, 2013 at 4:18 pm.