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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
47 Alameda County sheriff's deputies moved to desk jobs after audit finds they failed psychological examsAlameda County sheriff's officials believe 47 deputies who allegedly failed a psychological exam and now have desk jobs will...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2022Last comment by Erin Winslow, on Oct 10, 2022 at 6:12 am | 29 comments | 4144 Views
AROUND TOWN
EBRPD eyes purchase of large property adjacent to Mount Diablo State ParkThe East Bay Regional Park District has entered into an agreement to consider purchasing a 768-acre Finley Road Ranch property,...
Original post made on Oct. 6, 2022Last comment by Nlza, on Oct 6, 2022 at 1:21 pm | 1 comment | 3244 Views
AROUND TOWN
San Ramon Planning Commission to discuss latest plans for Marketplace housingThe San Ramon Planning Commission is set Tuesday to review revised plans for a housing development at the former site of...
Original post made on Oct. 4, 2022Last comment by Janet, on Oct 4, 2022 at 3:55 pm | 1 comment | 2319 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon PD arrests guitar teacher on suspicion of sexual misconduct against minorA Vallejo man who owns a guitar instruction business was arrested by officers from the San Ramon Police Department this week...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2022Last comment by Carrie Peterson, on Oct 2, 2022 at 2:34 pm | 3 comments | 5279 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ex-Santa Clara supe joins SRVUSD cabinet as assistant superintendentThe San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education voted this week to appoint two new high-level administrators...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2022Last comment by H, on Sep 26, 2022 at 7:33 pm | 2 comments | 3996 Views
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San Ramon Valley teacher, cheer coach charged with sexual misconduct against minorsA longtime cheer coach and fitness instructor in San Ramon who recently began teaching middle school biology in Danville...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2022Last comment by H, on Sep 26, 2022 at 3:42 pm | 6 comments | 9698 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Prosecutors charge Pinole man in Walnut Creek Rolex robberyThe Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office has charged a 40-year-old Pinole man in connection with a Rolex watch...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2022Last comment by Paul Clark, on Sep 23, 2022 at 10:51 am | 8 comments | 3236 Views
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Guest Opinion: Costco is coming soon to Pleasanton ... finallyMost residents are aware of the long history leading up to this resolution to finally bring Costco to Pleasanton and meet...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2022Last comment by Steve Westcott, on Sep 23, 2022 at 7:39 am | 2 comments | 3425 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon Planning Commission to consider scaled-back Bishop Ranch housing proposalThe San Ramon Planning Commission is set Tuesday to discuss a proposed housing development that would bring hundreds of new...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2022Last comment by SRV Resident, on Sep 20, 2022 at 3:44 pm | 1 comment | 3145 Views
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Korean grocery store H Mart set to come to DublinDublin is set to see a new Asian grocery option that has proven popular across the country since its founding, and in the...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2022Last comment by Trudy Whelan, on Sep 20, 2022 at 1:07 pm | 5 comments | 3227 Views
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SRVUSD board to discuss union negotiationsThe SRVUSD board is set to vote on reopening labor negotiations with classified employee unions Tuesday, along with a number...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2022Last comment by H, on Sep 20, 2022 at 6:10 am | 1 comment | 1590 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
State bill on police radio encryption dies in committeeA proposal to require California law enforcement agencies to find alternatives to full encryption of radio communications...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2022Last comment by Leo, on Sep 15, 2022 at 10:32 pm | 1 comment | 1684 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
What a Week: Reflecting on 9/11Rather than rehash familiar stories of 9/11, I wanted to individualize and share the experience this year. So I pulled my...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 13, 2022 at 9:33 pm | 1 comment | 2387 Views
RESTAURANTS
New Chick-fil-A location coming soon to HaciendaChick-fil-A has signed the lease for a second location in Pleasanton, in the vacant restaurant space Sweet Tomatoes once...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2022Last comment by Darin Lassiter, on Sep 13, 2022 at 3:26 pm | 9 comments | 2760 Views
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County expands MPX vaccine eligibility to all LGBTQ menContra Costa County expanded eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine Tuesday to all LGBTQ men, not just those who may have...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2022Last comment by Pierce Clayton, on Sep 13, 2022 at 3:25 pm | 4 comments | 1086 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Man dies from 'food-related' reaction at Walnut Creek senior living facilityA 94-year-old man living at an Atria Senior Living facility in Walnut Creek died after a food-related reaction -- the second...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2022Last comment by Bob Taylor, on Sep 9, 2022 at 11:04 am | 6 comments | 2417 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Tri-Valley, along with rest of state, avoid rolling power outages as heat wave strains gridTri-Valley communities, like the rest of California, avoided rotating power outages thanks to successful conservation Tuesday...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2022Last comment by Wei Zhao, on Sep 7, 2022 at 3:20 pm | 2 comments | 1557 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two county inmates escape from Marsh Creek Detention FacilityOfficials have identified the two men who escaped the Marsh Creek Detention Facility on Sunday morning. Gerardo Ramirez-Vera,...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2022Last comment by Gary Ulrich, on Sep 7, 2022 at 7:04 am | 2 comments | 2480 Views
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County confirms 31 monkeypox cases; numbers 'growing every week'There are 31 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Contra Costa County, with another 13 suspected cases, health officials told...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2022Last comment by Mavis Templeton, on Sep 6, 2022 at 2:24 pm | 4 comments | 2634 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Walnut Creek neighbors battle massive Seven Hills Ranch projectSeven Hills Ranch is surrounded. And not just by opponents of a planned large senior residential care development on the...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2022Last comment by Fred Stamos, on Sep 6, 2022 at 11:15 am | 5 comments | 5244 Views
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