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Danville council denies appeal, endorses 150-unit apartment complexThe proposed Diablo Road apartment project will move forward, after a public hearing on Tuesday night, which was well-attended...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by Tom, 18 hours ago | 22 comments | 2750 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Driver dies after crashing into utility pole near Monte Vista HighOne person died Tuesday morning after the Jeep he was driving struck a utility pole on Stone Valley Road in Danville, according...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2017Last comment by gg, on Jul 19, 2017 at 7:07 am | 1 comment | 1780 Views
RESTAURANTS
Legend lives onAlmost every weekend, and many weeknights, too, folks flock into the Al Gentile Theater at Monte Vista High School for a...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2017Last comment by Mickey Taylor, on Jul 18, 2017 at 8:06 pm | 1 comment | 1130 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Danville council to continue debate on Diablo Road apartment projectThe Danville Town Council on Tuesday is set to consider the fate of an appeal aiming to stop the development of a 150-unit...
Original post made on Jul. 18, 2017Last comment by Paul, on Jul 18, 2017 at 10:24 am | 1 comment | 1543 Views
AROUND TOWN
MTC: I-680 express lanes set to open in early fallExpress lanes on the Interstate 680 between San Ramon and Walnut Creek are nearing completion, scheduled to open in early...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2017Last comment by Long Time Resident, on Jul 17, 2017 at 5:44 pm | 6 comments | 1539 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Ramon takes action on old Mudd's property saleThe San Ramon City Council, acting as the board of the Successor Agency to the former San Ramon Redevelopment Agency, took...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by Dave, on Jul 17, 2017 at 2:52 pm | 6 comments | 2069 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon council to again talk sale of old Mudd's propertyThe San Ramon City Council is scheduled to talk in closed session Tuesday night about the price and terms of payment for...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2017Last comment by Scott Hale, on Jul 15, 2017 at 9:25 am | 20 comments | 1031 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Wildlife officer honored for Dublin Ranch investigation workA California Department of Fish and Wildlife employee has been recognized nationally for her efforts to protect endangered...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by Greg T, on Jul 14, 2017 at 10:46 pm | 2 comments | 1039 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Swalwell again targets student loan debtLocal U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell continues to set his sights on student loan debt, spending a week earlier this summer reintroducing...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2017Last comment by Jan, on Jul 14, 2017 at 1:06 pm | 10 comments | 707 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
New Police Chief Allan Shields takes the reins in DanvilleAfter a week on the job, new Danville Police Chief Allan Shields is set to be formally introduced to the community in his...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by VIETNAM VETERANS, on Jul 14, 2017 at 12:35 pm | 2 comments | 1080 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
EBMUD board votes to increase rates nearly 20% over two yearsEast Bay Municipal Utility District directors voted 6-1 at a contentious three-hour meeting Tuesday to approve a water rate...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2017Last comment by Notsurprised, on Jul 13, 2017 at 11:08 am | 8 comments | 1084 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Staying Healthy: Danville woman receives cancer support nonprofit's 1,000th grantWhen Danville resident Minay Bowers received the call to come back to the doctor's office for additional testing after a...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2017There are no comments yet. 608 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
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 | 952 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man charged in double-fatal Concord crash arrested previous weekend in Tri-ValleyA man charged in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed two boys on Highway 4 in Concord last week was arrested...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2017Last comment by Erick, on Jul 10, 2017 at 9:14 pm | 1 comment | 1198 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon police investigate series of car break-ins on west sideSan Ramon police are investigating more than a dozen vehicle break-ins that occurred overnight Wednesday, mainly in neighborhoods...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2017Last comment by C. R. Mudgeon, on Jul 10, 2017 at 4:33 pm | 10 comments | 1802 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
7-year-old golfer hits ace at Canyon LakesSan Ramon 7-year-old Parker Lee scored a hole-in-one during the US Kids Bay Area Tour Tournament at Canyon Lakes Golf Course...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2017Last comment by Tre Levino, on Jul 8, 2017 at 2:51 pm | 2 comments | 1397 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Police Chief Steve Simpkins leaving Danville after seven yearsFriday will be the last day for Steve Simpkins as Danville police chief, and at the Town Council meeting Wednesday night,...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2017Last comment by Greg T, on Jul 6, 2017 at 6:29 pm | 1 comment | 1358 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Young Alamo sisters publish children's bookMany grandparents wouldn't want to be immortalized on the cover of a children's book riding a tandem bicycle in a chicken...
Original post made on Jul. 5, 2017Last comment by Joanne Dale, on Jul 5, 2017 at 12:50 pm | 2 comments | 1704 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Kate's Law: House passes immigration bill inspired by shooting death of Kate SteinleThe U.S. House of Representatives has passed "Kate's Law," a bill inspired by the 2015 shooting death of Pleasanton native...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2017Last comment by Chris, on Jul 4, 2017 at 5:33 pm | 11 comments | 1839 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
CHP: Driver arrested after hitting two cyclists on Blackhawk RoadA Danville man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after authorities allege he hit two bicyclists with his car on Blackhawk...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2017Last comment by Dave Wallace, on Jul 2, 2017 at 10:10 pm | 1 comment | 2304 Views
