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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Prop 8 does discriminateDanville Mayor Candace Andersen's Letter to the Editor printed in the paper Oct. 3 stating "Under California state law the...
Original post made by Pat on Oct. 16, 2008Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Oct 30, 2008 at 12:49 pm | 205 comments | 16229 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Principal on leave after gun accusationMonte Vista High School Principal Rebecca Smith has been placed on administrative leave following an anonymous message that...
Original post made on Oct. 13, 2009Last comment by Dolores Ciardelli, on Oct 15, 2009 at 11:55 am | 159 comments | 12229 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest opinion: Voters Should Flunk Measure CDespite widespread layoffs, foreclosures and broken retirement nest-eggs, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District wants...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2009Last comment by Jayne, on May 6, 2009 at 2:58 pm | 143 comments | 34513 Views
AROUND TOWN
Danville teen arraigned on rape chargesProsecutors have charged Sam Nesis, a recent San Ramon Valley High graduate, with forcible rape, forcible oral copulation...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2011Last comment by Annonymous, on Mar 8, 2011 at 2:21 pm | 121 comments | 12754 Views
SPORTS
Alamo resident charged with filing over $5 million in false claims for tax refundsA federal grand jury indicted Alamo resident Robert Lance McAdam, 56, on Tuesday for seven counts of making false, fictitious...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2011Last comment by 5 years, on Apr 5, 2016 at 10:28 pm | 111 comments | 14135 Views
AROUND TOWN
Battle lines drawn in Measure D fightAs the 2012 election nears, sides are lining up on Measure D, the San Ramon Valley Unified School District's $260 million...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2012Last comment by Mike Arata, on Oct 31, 2012 at 10:56 am | 111 comments | 9839 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Community divided by Prop 8A number of issues on the November ballot have sparked debate and discussion, but none has been as polarizing as Proposition...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2008Last comment by Someone, on Nov 25, 2008 at 11:09 am | 108 comments | 9603 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Democrats host speaker on collapse of towersMost Americans expect over-the-top conspiracy theorists and extreme left wingers to call the 911 Commission Report a lie....
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2007Last comment by Sniffy White, on Aug 7, 2015 at 9:06 pm | 108 comments | 10854 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
McNerney, Garamendi join Democrats to pass historic health care reformA bill reforming America's health care system, what one Bay Area congressman called "a critical step," was approved Sunday...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2010Last comment by Rainman, on Mar 31, 2010 at 12:26 am | 106 comments | 6440 Views
AROUND TOWN
Voters reject Alamo cityhoodThe movement to incorporate Alamo was defeated today by 66 percent of the residents who voted against Measure A and cityhood....
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2009Last comment by Member, on Oct 18, 2009 at 8:15 pm | 106 comments | 8281 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Man arrested for 'anti-Christian' mall disturbancePolice arrested 22-year-old Abdul Walid Hamid of Hayward on the evening of Wednesday, Nov. 4, after he reportedly tore a...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2009Last comment by Dolores Ciardelli, on Nov 12, 2009 at 10:03 am | 101 comments | 11544 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Dr. PlayboyWhen the limo rolled up, the model-hot 20-somethings were wearing only tiny pieces of lingerie. The scene was straight out...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2007Last comment by Sheila, on Apr 14, 2016 at 10:59 pm | 99 comments | 51181 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Letter: Mayor Doyle mad over criticism of his vote for Democrat Jerry McNerney"During the past week, I have received nasty, hateful emails and was ever approached and reprimanded in person at the Danville...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2010Last comment by Ex-Doyle Supporter, on Nov 3, 2010 at 5:53 pm | 99 comments | 7784 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Community Presbyterian leaves mother church, joins Evangelical groupDanville's Community Presbyterian Church recently seceded from its mother church in favor of joining a more conservative...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012Last comment by George, on Aug 9, 2012 at 12:47 pm | 97 comments | 8699 Views
AROUND TOWN
UPDATE: Bail set at $350K for Schierholtz after multiple hit-and-run DUI crashesAn allegedly drunk, unlicensed driver made a total of five hit and run collisions Sunday, hitting a bicyclist, a pedestrian,...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2010Last comment by jenny, on Aug 5, 2010 at 1:04 pm | 94 comments | 6504 Views
AROUND TOWN
Town Drunks On the TrailI am a regular walker along the Iron Horse Trail and after observing the trends over the last 6 months I thought it...
Original post made by Trail User on Sep. 9, 2013Last comment by Longtime Resident, on Aug 23, 2015 at 4:14 pm | 93 comments | 12749 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Danville's congressman to skip Trump presidential inaugurationSecond-term U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord), whose district includes Danville and Alamo, has announced that he will...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2017Last comment by sponge_b0b_roundpants, on Jan 30, 2017 at 11:49 am | 90 comments | 9259 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Sheriff's office releases video of Danville police fatal shootingThe video shows Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Deputy Andrew Hall shooting 33-year-old Newark resident Laudemer Arboleda...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2019Last comment by Malcolm Hex, on Dec 24, 2019 at 10:10 pm | 88 comments | 10675 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon students rally post-electionGroups of students at both San Ramon high schools rallied peacefully on Thursday afternoon in the wake of this week's presidential...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2016Last comment by Sam, on Nov 17, 2016 at 7:47 pm | 87 comments | 12402 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Supporters of affordable housing weigh in on controversial issueAffordable housing is not only a good idea for Danville but it's also the law. Despite "legitimate concerns" about an increase...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2013Last comment by PSMacintosh, on Mar 25, 2013 at 11:35 am | 83 comments | 10876 Views
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