San Ramon Mayor Bill Clarkson (left) met with residents on Wednesday afternoon to give his annual State of the City address, where he described the challenges facing his city, the achievements it has earned and its plans for the future.

Contra Costa County Supervisor Diane Burgis, whose district includes parts of the San Ramon Valley, has announced that she will be going in for open heart surgery on Monday.

The San Ramon Valley Unified School District is well on its way to changing its election method from at-large to district-based voting, as the school board has officially selected a preferred map to guide future elections, pending approval by the Contra Costa County Board of Education.

Alamo-based Party In-Kindness (PIK) is changing the way groups can raise money for worthy charities by making it easy, fun and meaningful for donors.

Using these talents, Thompson has embarked on Pictures for People, a project to get to know folks on the streets, capture their spirit in personal portraits, then sell the paintings to help provide them with services.

Danville town officials are on track to acquire a new home for the town offices and police department, a prominent office building on La Gonda Way for $12.75 million.

First-year Amador Valley High School principal Alberto Solorzano was granted a leave of absence for personal reasons on Wednesday, according to Pleasanton Unified School District officials.

Hundreds of teachers from the San Ramon Valley Education Association donned their red union colors and gathered at Dougherty Valley High School on Friday afternoon, to show support for their collective bargaining team and rally support for the union.

San Ramon has taken to the high seas -- symbolically -- as Chevron Corp.'s new crude oil tanker, the "San Ramon Voyager," has begun transporting oil on behalf of the locally headquartered company, primarily between the Arabian Gulf and the United States.

After several months of having a temporary appointment, the city of San Ramon has selected local police veteran Craig Stevens to serve as the city's fourth police chief to lead the San Ramon Police Department on a permanent basis.