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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Alamo teen charged in fight outside SRVHSA 16-year-old Alamo boy was charged with battery causing serious bodily injury in connection with a fight late Saturday night...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2015Last comment by Bill G, on Oct 13, 2015 at 11:45 pm | 21 comments | 8395 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Four Kid's Country facilities cited with 'serious' violationsAn after-school childcare program at San Ramon Valley elementary schools has acquired a recent history of serious "Type A"...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2011Last comment by a teacher, on Jun 8, 2011 at 8:00 pm | 20 comments | 5145 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Protesters call for end of oil subsidies, more jobs at Chevron headquartersSeveral activist groups will join together outside of Chevron headquarters in San Ramon for two days of protest against subsidies...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2011Last comment by Mike, on Oct 19, 2011 at 10:15 pm | 20 comments | 6156 Views
AROUND TOWN
Just received an e-mail from Mary Piepho"SUPERVISOR MARY N. PIEPHO RECEIVES BOARD SUPPORT TO REDUCE TRAFFIC FEES FOR COUNTY WINERIES AND OLIVE MILLS" - gee, thanks...
Original post made by S. Cavalli on Nov. 3, 2007Last comment by Mary Nejedly Piepho, on Jan 28, 2008 at 4:28 pm | 20 comments | 6079 Views
AROUND TOWN
AIM files an Application for Incorporation: it is not what they promised!Dear neighbors, Alamo Incorporation Movement has filed an Application for Incorporation after promising all of us that...
Original post made by Alamo neighborhoods forum on Nov. 25, 2007Last comment by Paul, but you can call me AL, on Dec 18, 2007 at 8:22 am | 20 comments | 6824 Views
AROUND TOWN
Teachers gather to protest Social Security offsetsHundreds of teachers, outraged over a pair of programs that take away Social Security benefits, turned out at a March 21...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2009Last comment by Teacher X, on Feb 2, 2010 at 7:58 pm | 20 comments | 5342 Views
AROUND TOWN
Alamo getting a MAC, says PiephoIf the failure to incorporate Alamo into a city in March left residents with questions about the future, Supervisor Mary...
Original post made on May. 15, 2009Last comment by RandyB, on Jul 13, 2009 at 8:01 pm | 20 comments | 4366 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Ramon eyes Tassajara ValleyDanville, San Ramon and Contra Costa County will be sitting down and examining the eastern boundary between the two towns...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2009Last comment by Ruck, on Sep 15, 2009 at 10:31 pm | 20 comments | 3667 Views
AROUND TOWN
DRAFT Joel Keller for District 3 SupervisorDear Editor, Since Diablo, Blackhawk and Tassajara Valley neighborhoods will not register for response to http://www.danvilleexpress.com/square/index.php?i=3&d=&t=3410,...
Original post made by [removed] on Dec. 28, 2011Last comment by Informed Resident, on Mar 13, 2012 at 12:56 pm | 20 comments | 10954 Views
AROUND TOWN
Grading begins on Elworthy propertyMotorists on San Ramon Valley Boulevard are advised of increased traffic near the Danville border as crews begin the process...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2012Last comment by movedaway, on Aug 3, 2012 at 1:30 am | 20 comments | 7412 Views
AROUND TOWN
Danville officials to debate revamped Diablo Road apartment proposalThe Danville Town Council and other town officials are set to discuss a revised concept for a three-story apartment complex...
Original post made on May. 16, 2016Last comment by Eva, on Aug 25, 2017 at 9:44 am | 20 comments | 7999 Views
AROUND TOWN
Swalwell talks tax bill, national security and more in San RamonIt was a packed house in the cafeteria at San Ramon's California High School Saturday morning, where local U.S. Rep. Eric...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2017Last comment by Herman Glates, on Dec 10, 2017 at 10:29 am | 20 comments | 5194 Views
AROUND TOWN
Guest Opinion: Get your flu shot -- doctor's ordersEvery winter we see a return of that dreaded illness, influenza (the flu). Indeed, the flu leads to many hospitalizations...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2019Last comment by Outside view, on Dec 9, 2019 at 11:45 am | 20 comments | 3604 Views
AROUND TOWN
Around the Valley: The right prioritiesThe first priority of a school district is the safety of the students. Or at least it should be. A pattern shows this is...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2023Last comment by Gina Channell Wilcox, Publisher, on Mar 3, 2023 at 8:54 am | 20 comments | 3877 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Dear old Mount Diablo - or is it Reagan?Oakley resident Art Mijares, 61, recently renewed his quest for Mount Diablo to drop its devilish name. The Contra Costa...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2010Last comment by Jon, on Feb 23, 2010 at 10:57 am | 20 comments | 3951 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Council changes poultry ordinance for residential propertiesRoosters are no longer welcome in the Town of Danville after the Town Council voted Tuesday night to change the zoning ordinance...
Original post made on May. 20, 2010Last comment by Julia, on May 31, 2010 at 9:55 am | 20 comments | 5898 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
PROPOSITION NEWS: Assemblyman says taxing marijuana sales would raise $1.4 billionA new bill introduced by a San Francisco state assemblyman could generate annually about $1.4 billion in revenue from taxing...
Original post made on Oct. 8, 2010Last comment by jrm, on Oct 14, 2010 at 9:39 pm | 20 comments | 4307 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Alamo postal worker charged with exchanging fake moneyEmmanuel Odion Esezobor, an employee at the Alamo post office, was changed with exchanging fake money made in Nigeria for...
Original post made on Apr. 11, 2011Last comment by cardinal, on Apr 15, 2011 at 7:14 am | 20 comments | 4576 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Danville man circulates prescription drug tax measure to fund drug databaseA Danville man whose two children were killed in a 2003 auto accident has been given the go-ahead to begin circulating a...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2011Last comment by Rick Pshaw, on Dec 5, 2011 at 7:01 am | 20 comments | 4027 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Walmart solicits bids for San Ramon storeThis summer's [http://www.sanramonexpress.com/news/show_story.php?id=4275&approved=yes rumors] have come true as Walmart's...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2012Last comment by Derek, on Feb 8, 2012 at 1:20 pm | 20 comments | 4696 Views
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