AROUND TOWN
Why should I VOTE?
Received this morning (by Hal Bailey) and posted for FORUM consideration:
Dear Alamo Post Hole,
Neighborhoods, in discussion groups this Saturday, will review a question... |
Community courtesy |
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on Feb 26, 2009 at 8:43 am by Community courtesy, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Expansion of affordable housing
REF: Web Link
Note the key point, “The (new Walnut Creek) law is re... |
Community courtesy |
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on Feb 19, 2009 at 12:48 pm by Community courtesy, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
County in CRISIS
Contra Costa in Crisis:
What’s Ahead as the County Cuts Back
What will be cut-- or cut again? Childcare? Healthcare? Older Adult Services? Transportation? In-home Ca... |
Community Courtesy |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 9:44 am by Community Courtesy, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Foreclosures up! Demand Down! And Danville contemplates a major new subdividsion?!?
So we have a "strong and steady increase in foreclosures" in Danville & Alamo over the last two years, with the latest figure showing distress sales as a full third of all sal... |
Concerned |
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on Sep 13, 2011 at 5:30 pm by Economics 100, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Danville Shooting
Does anyone know if the 15 year old boy in custody for shooting Rylan Fuchs was ever charged? It's been just over 3 months now and yet there have been no updates that I heard ... |
Concerned |
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on May 6, 2009 at 3:50 pm by Concerned, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
2-alarm fire in Diablo -- and Summerhille Homes wants to increase emergency response times in this highly congested area!
The following article was on the Danville Patch:
"UPDATE: 2-Alarm Fire in Diablo is Contained, No Injuries Reported
The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District resp... |
CONCERNED CITIZEN |
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on Jun 27, 2012 at 11:20 am by J Tanner, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Town Council votes to alter or end Hot Summer Nights
On April 1st, 2008, at the Town Council Meeting, the council recklessly reduced the number of Hot Summer Nights car shows from 4 nights to 2 nights. This is the end of a 13 ye... |
Concerned Citizen |
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on Aug 5, 2010 at 9:13 pm by klwoody, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Town Counsil votes to alter or end Hot Summer Nights
On April 1st, 2008, at the Town Council Meeting, the council recklessly reduced the number of Hot Summer Nights car shows from 4 nights to 2 nights. This is the end of a 13 ye... |
Concerned Citizen |
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on Apr 2, 2008 at 2:15 pm by Concerned Citizen, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Supervisor Campains Should Focus on Solving Unfunded County Debt
The amount of debt this county owes to its employees should be the main subject of campaigns for Supervisors. The potentially new Supervisors of all open seats should address ... |
Concerned Debt |
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on Mar 8, 2012 at 8:42 pm by The Queen, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Danville Express Bias
I found it interesting this morning when I went to check on comments regarding Joe Keller's possible run for District 3 Supervisor opposing Mary Piepho and found no comments. ... |
Concerned in Danville |
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on Dec 30, 2011 at 2:35 pm by [removed], a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Voice your concerns about SummerHill at Farmer's Market
There's been lots of good chatter here in the Town Square about the opposition to the SummerHill development of the remaining portions of the Magee ranch. It's been useful for... |
Concerned in Danville |
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on Sep 27, 2011 at 7:46 am by CDSI Research Fellowship, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Let your voice be heard!
Please attend the Morning with the Mayor Friday, September 2, at 7:30am to express your views on the further development of the Diablo Road corridor by SummerHill Homes. You ... |
Concerned in Danville |
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on Aug 30, 2011 at 3:23 pm by Hal, CDSI Research, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Any Updates on Rylan Fuchs Murder Investigation?
Has anyone heard if any arrests or if charges have been filed in the Rylan Fuchs case? It's been almost 9 months now! |
Concerned Mom |
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on Oct 7, 2009 at 7:43 pm by Hal Bailey, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Principal Suspended?
Is there any confirmation of a rumor going around that the principal of the high school was recently suspended? |
Concerned Parent |
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on Oct 28, 2009 at 8:47 pm by Dylan, a member of the Diablo Vista Middle School community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Rally post: Meals on Wheels donations
Hi everyone:
Another article in this fine publication reports the difficulties of the charity Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa, our county, obviously. Based on funding they ... |
Conservitizen Paintor |
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on May 2, 2013 at 6:52 pm by Sharon, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Bond Oversight
Statute grants the Grand Jury with power to investigate and report upon the operations, accounts, and records of our County, cities, and special districts. The Grand Jury has ... |
Contra Costa County Grand Jury |
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on Nov 14, 2012 at 7:08 pm by Contra Costa County Grand Jury, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
TEEN WIRE
Mommy, Am I Too Old?
Mommy, Am I Too Old?
Trick-or-Treat
Halloween is a time when you get the chance to dress up and pretend to be someone that you’re not. Schools throughout the district usu... |
Corynn |
2009 |
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on Nov 28, 2011 at 9:24 am by Juju, a resident of another community |
TEEN WIRE
Practice
Practice
Is there really any truth in the saying, “Practice makes perfect”? Well, before you answer that you have to be able to define “perfect”. There are so many differ... |
Corynn |
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on Oct 16, 2011 at 8:36 pm by Corynn, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
TEEN WIRE
School's Back
School’s Back
It seems that school starts up again every time summer is just getting going, especially this last summer. Who wants to be in a class, learning, when it’s 98... |
Corynn |
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on Sep 19, 2011 at 12:14 pm by Gene \"Dad\", a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |
TEEN WIRE
Electronics
Electronics
I never knew how much my phone meant to me until it almost died. It seems to have become a part of me. There are times when I can have it with me, in my pocket,... |
Corynn |
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on Aug 15, 2011 at 8:12 am by Danville Resident, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
TEEN WIRE
Money, Money, Money
Money, Money, Money
It’s summer time! School’s out, so we have all the time in the world to go to interesting places and do exciting things. But with every place we go th... |
Corynn |
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on Jul 7, 2011 at 2:25 pm by Corynn, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
TEEN WIRE
There Is Always An End
There Is Always An End
There is something about the word “end” that just sounds sad. “End” is just so final; it’s hard to see the “beginning” after. Seniors at school ar... |
Corynn |
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on Jun 9, 2011 at 12:15 pm by JuJu, a resident of another community |
TEEN WIRE
Spring Cleaning
Spring Cleaning
When I think of Springtime I think ‘fresh’ and ‘new’. So for me, spring-cleaning means picking up all the nick-knacks in life and making a fresh start. A... |
Corynn |
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on May 5, 2011 at 9:24 am by JuJu, a resident of another community |
TEEN WIRE
The Most Dangerous Gift
The Most Dangerous Gift
The other day I asked my mom and dad to sign the piece of paper that allowed me to take my permit test. Dad signed it, but he told me that he was g... |
Corynn |
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on Apr 11, 2011 at 11:49 pm by JuJu, a resident of another community |
TEEN WIRE
What is Manga?
What is Manga?
Isn’t it just a Japanese comic book? Well…yes and no. Yes, Manga is a book with pictures and a plot. But they are more like a graphic novel than a comic book... |
Corynn |
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on Mar 12, 2011 at 12:27 am by Adeline Harper, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |