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BOOKS & MOVIES
San Ramon Planning Commission to talk regulating Airbnb-type rentalsThe San Ramon Planning Commission is set Tuesday to continue the citywide conversation on how to tax and regulate short-term...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2018Last comment by jacobmichael52, 3 hours ago | 1 comment | 313 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Chabad: What's the fuss?In what could be one of its longest, most intense meetings of the year, the Pleasanton City Council will be asked Tuesday...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2018Last comment by Seth, 7 hours ago | 1 comment | 483 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Swalwell 'considering' a presidential runAfter some speculation in light of multiple Iowa appearances in recent months, Tri-Valley Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin)...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2018Last comment by Scott Hale, 10 hours ago | 12 comments | 1171 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Editorial: Your friend, not enemyIn an effort to focus public attention on the dangers of the President Donald Trump's attacks, we join in an unprecedented...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2018Last comment by C. R. Mudgeon, 13 hours ago | 13 comments | 932 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Delay-riddled Stone Valley Middle School modernization now set for winter completionThe Stone Valley Middle School modernization project continues to progress, and while the project has already fallen more...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2018Last comment by William, on Aug 19, 2018 at 12:49 pm | 1 comment | 654 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
After student drowning, SRVUSD posting lifeguards at school pools, halting PE swimmingIn the first action announced since the drowning of 15-year-old freshman Benjamin Curry in the San Ramon Valley High School...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2018Last comment by Marie, on Aug 17, 2018 at 10:57 pm | 7 comments | 3665 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man arrested for allegedly hitting guard at SRVHS campusA local transient man was arrested for allegedly trespassing on the San Ramon Valley High School campus and hitting a security...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2018Last comment by Scott, on Aug 17, 2018 at 3:57 pm | 3 comments | 953 Views
AROUND TOWN
Blackhawk Museum decides to end 'Cars and Coffee' showsAfter numerous issues over the past few months the Blackhawk Museum has elected to end its "Cars and Coffee" car show, at...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2018Last comment by Marie, on Aug 16, 2018 at 9:00 am | 20 comments | 3098 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Supervisors to consider censuring county assessor over sexual harassment claimsThe Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is set to debate whether to censure Gus Kramer, the county's longtime...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2018Last comment by Long term resident, on Aug 16, 2018 at 8:20 am | 6 comments | 630 Views
AROUND TOWN
Prospective San Ramon City Council candidates begin to emergeWhile the November election is still five months away, with the announcement that Councilman Harry Sachs will not seek re-election,...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2018Last comment by Question, on Aug 15, 2018 at 1:52 pm | 6 comments | 1945 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Election: Races confirmed for Danville council, San Ramon mayorSan Ramon Valley voters will have plenty on their local election plate for the Nov. 6 ballot, with races poised for San Ramon...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2018Last comment by Long Time Resident, on Aug 14, 2018 at 4:06 pm | 1 comment | 1646 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Cal High: Mangos Drive bridge closed to students amid repairsReturning California High School students who plan on using the Mangos Drive pedestrian bridge to walk to campus when school...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2018Last comment by The Dude, on Aug 11, 2018 at 12:31 pm | 1 comment | 924 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
San Ramon teen found after weeklong searchA 14-year-old San Ramon girl was found Tuesday evening in Fairfield after she went missing last week and was thought to have...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2018Last comment by Ken M, on Aug 8, 2018 at 10:15 am | 1 comment | 5761 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Coroner IDs San Ramon Valley residents killed in SoCal plane crashThe five people who died in a plane crash in Southern California on Sunday afternoon after taking off from an airport in...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2018Last comment by Woodranch mom, on Aug 8, 2018 at 6:49 am | 2 comments | 3042 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
DeSaulnier introduces Megaprojects Accountability ActLocal U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) announced a bipartisan bill last week that aims to increase the accountability...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2018Last comment by Lincoln, on Aug 8, 2018 at 6:29 am | 5 comments | 885 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Activists hold vigil for two people who died at or near Santa Rita JailA vigil and rally for two people who recently died at or near the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin was held in front of the jail...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2018Last comment by Ralph Kramden, on Aug 6, 2018 at 12:28 pm | 1 comment | 621 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
99 years and counting for Meadowlark DairyA certain summertime favorite in Pleasanton is celebrating a milestone anniversary of providing the Tri-Valley with udderly...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2018Last comment by Ryan J. Degan, on Aug 3, 2018 at 4:14 pm | 2 comments | 1148 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Swalwell bill aims to prevent U.S. president, family from profiting off foreign powersThe Tri-Valley's U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin), one of Congress's more vocal critics of President Donald Trump and many...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2018Last comment by Lincoln, on Aug 3, 2018 at 8:48 am | 16 comments | 899 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
SRVUSD discusses student safety and mental wellness strategiesThe San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education held a workshop Tuesday morning discussing safety and mental...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2018Last comment by Mrsz2 , on Aug 3, 2018 at 6:35 am | 2 comments | 951 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Dublin: Group criticizes release of woman in overnight hours before her deathAn advocacy group and family members of a 26-year-old Berkeley woman found dead at the Dublin/Pleasanton BART station early...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2018Last comment by Well....., on Aug 2, 2018 at 11:00 am | 3 comments | 1020 Views
Couples: Wanting, Yet Missing One Another
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 884 views
Superintendent's new contract may portend difficult employee negotiations
By Tim Hunt | 7 comments | 655 views
Nominations due by Sept. 17
DanvilleSanRamon.com and Pleasanton Weekly are once again putting out a call for nominations and sponsorships for the annual Tri-Valley Heroes awards - our salute to the community members dedicated to bettering the Tri-Valley and the lives of its residents.
