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Congressman DeSaulnier to discuss federal shutdown at town hall SaturdayWith the partial government shutdown having officially become the longest in U.S. history, U.S. Rep. Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord)...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2019Last comment by dbrower, on Feb 2, 2019 at 12:46 pm | 11 comments | 1041 Views
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State Assembly race tightens; Baker’s lead shrinks to 627 votesThe race to represent the San Ramon Valley in the State Assembly has narrowed to a 0.4% lead for Republican incumbent Catharine...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2018Last comment by Voter, on Nov 13, 2018 at 10:56 pm | 11 comments | 2318 Views
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Election: County voters approve marijuana tax, Assemblywoman Baker leads tight raceMeasure R needed support from a majority of Contra Costa County voters to pass, and more than 71% voters said Yes, according...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2018Last comment by Gina Channell-Allen, on Nov 8, 2018 at 11:21 am | 2 comments | 3210 Views
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Congressional hopeful Peters' candidate statement left out of voters guideU.S. House of Representatives hopeful Rudy Peters (R-Livermore) saw his campaign hit a bump in the road late in this election...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2018Last comment by Pedal Power, on Oct 16, 2018 at 7:44 pm | 4 comments | 1024 Views
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Colin Kaepernick and September 11Colin Kaepernick had the right to take a knee during our national anthem, as our First Amendment protects even controversial...
Original post made by American on Sep. 11, 2018Last comment by Dickita P, on Oct 3, 2018 at 7:19 am | 13 comments | 525 Views
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Local water entities split on Prop 3 endorsementThe Zone 7 Water Agency Board of Directors recently chose not to endorse a proposed statewide water bond measure, five months...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2018Last comment by LDM, on Sep 17, 2018 at 12:30 pm | 1 comment | 821 Views
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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 | 1570 Views
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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 | 1616 Views
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Bay Area labor groups condemn U.S. Supreme Court decisionIn a setback for unions, the U.S. Supreme Court by a 5-4 vote Wednesday struck down the use of mandatory fees for nonmembers...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2018Last comment by A Progressive in Blackhawk, on Jul 5, 2018 at 8:39 am | 6 comments | 1755 Views
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Tragedy in a Maryland newsroom strikes too close to homeThe tragedy in a Maryland newsroom strikes too close to home for journalists and readers alike. Over the past few months,...
Original post made by Linda Kelly on Jun. 29, 2018There are no comments yet. 777 Views
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Helping out in Puerto RicoBill Caldwell remembers the laments of Hurricane Maria survivors bemoaning their losses as "todo, todo, todo" -- "everything,...
Original post made on May. 14, 2018Last comment by Median Joe, on May 14, 2018 at 7:12 am | 1 comment | 923 Views
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San Ramon Regional Medical Center names new CEOSan Ramon Regional Medical Center has announced the appointment of Ann Lucena as its new CEO to lead all hospital operations...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2018Last comment by Candy Hogan, on Apr 4, 2018 at 11:38 am | 1 comment | 2745 Views
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Assemblywoman Baker announces staffing changesLocal Assemblywoman Catharine Baker (R-San Ramon) made two recent staffing changes for her office in Sacramento. Read the...
Original post made on Dec. 27, 2017Last comment by Tony, on Dec 27, 2017 at 8:36 am | 1 comment | 1223 Views
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Oakland A Bruce Maxwell, Only Major League Player Who Refused Stand For National Anthem, Arrested In Arizona For Pulling Gun On Female Food Delivery DriverOakland A Bruce Maxwell, who the liberal media embraced as an alleged " civil rights " hero for refusing to stand for our...
Original post made by American on Oct. 29, 2017There are no comments yet. 303 Views
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Great American Eclipse as seen from San RamonThankfully there was a break in the fog to catch a few pics of the Great American Eclipse today! Did you get a chance to...
Original post made by Tony Froude on Aug. 21, 2017There are no comments yet. 408 Views
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DeSaulnier launches Congressional App Challenge for local high schoolersCongressman Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) has announced the start of his district's second annual Congressional App Challenge...
Original post made on Aug. 1, 2017Last comment by Duke, on Aug 1, 2017 at 5:07 am | 1 comment | 1140 Views
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Fallen deputy remembered as hard-working model for othersAlameda County sheriff's deputy Mike Foley, who died after he was hit by a prisoner-transport bus at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2017Last comment by Jessiethern, on Jul 12, 2017 at 4:11 am | 1 comment | 1820 Views
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Hearing AidsMy blogger login has been removed, so I'm posting my final blog here in the Town Square. This is about two new bills one...
Original post made by San Ramon Observer on Jun. 9, 2017Last comment by Cholo, on Jun 10, 2017 at 2:22 pm | 3 comments | 632 Views
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Are you ready for the presidential election?We all like to be fully I nformed, but it takes a lot of time! There is a lot of hypocrisy, exaggeration, double standard,...
Original post made by Marie on Nov. 6, 2016Last comment by Dave, on Mar 24, 2017 at 4:24 pm | 31 comments | 1048 Views
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State legislators holding bipartisan town hall in San RamonThe San Ramon Valley’s representatives in the State Legislature, Republican Assemblywoman Catharine Baker and Democrat...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2017Last comment by Daniel Wall, on Mar 22, 2017 at 9:09 am | 1 comment | 1208 Views
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