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Lance Armstrong inspires Danville cancer survivorRead the full story here http://www.danvilleweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4516 posted Friday, May 16, 2008, 12:00 AM...
Original post made on May. 19, 2008Last comment by Brian Dowd, on May 22, 2008 at 11:37 am | 2 comments | 5000 Views
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Weekly demonstration targets BoxerDemonstrators gathered at the corner of Sycamore Valley Road and San Ramon Valley Boulevard in Danville late Friday afternoon...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2009Last comment by GetaClue, on Aug 27, 2009 at 2:04 pm | 15 comments | 4999 Views
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Life on 'the Hill'Congressman Jerry McNerney has a bright blue Myspace page. Barack Obama has nearly 130,000 "friends" on Facebook.com. And...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2007Last comment by janice pomper, on Aug 20, 2007 at 2:32 pm | 2 comments | 4987 Views
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ObituariesRae Ellen (Stroube) Gaffney Read the full story here http://danvilleexpress.com/story.php?story_id=4804 posted Friday, July...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2011Last comment by Mark Medina, on Sep 8, 2011 at 6:45 pm | 1 comment | 4973 Views
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Harmer happy with GOP lead for 11th Congressional District nominationAlthough Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton), facing no opposition for the Democrat Party nomination for election to...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2010Last comment by Esther Wiens, on Jun 12, 2010 at 6:55 pm | 17 comments | 4959 Views
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Fur flies over proposed change to animal shelter lawValley Humane Society would be negatively impacted if Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to repeal the 1998 Hayden Law goes through....
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2012Last comment by Tom Cushing, on Feb 13, 2012 at 9:35 am | 9 comments | 4959 Views
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24 more leaders for the San Ramon ValleyThe 24 newest members of Leadership San Ramon Valley will be honored Thursday, June 4, culminating the 10-month program,...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2009Last comment by Rick, on Jun 2, 2009 at 8:16 am | 2 comments | 4941 Views
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Three things to know about Gavin Newsom's spending spreeGov. Newsom is proposing to spend California's $100 billion windfall on schools, small businesses, homelessness and more,...
Original post made on May. 18, 2021Last comment by Beingtruelove.com, on May 18, 2021 at 9:31 pm | 3 comments | 4930 Views
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Why Doesn't President Obama Call in National Guard to stop Occupy protestors from closing Port of Oakland?President Obama took an oath to support and follow the Constitution and all laws. Why, then, does he not call in the National...
Original post made by Danville on Dec. 13, 2011Last comment by frustrated conservative, on Dec 15, 2011 at 4:08 pm | 16 comments | 4927 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 | 4914 Views
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Haitian wreckage touches charity veteranJeff Behring is no stranger to need. He's traveled to impoverished areas all over the world making deliveries with his family's...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2010Last comment by Bob Gibbs, on Feb 19, 2010 at 11:41 am | 4 comments | 4880 Views
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Report: Halt state funding for high-speed railCalifornia's quest to build a high-speed rail system between San Francisco and Los Angeles suffered a heavy blow Tuesday...
Original post made on Jan. 7, 2012Last comment by C. R. Mudgeon, on Jan 11, 2012 at 3:16 pm | 15 comments | 4876 Views
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Danville teen orator headed to nationalsSam Stone, a senior at Monte Vista high School, won the state competition Sunday in the 73rd annual American Legion Oratorical...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2010Last comment by bzwahlen, on Mar 5, 2010 at 6:27 pm | 5 comments | 4854 Views
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Editor's Blog: The end of an eraMy heart is breaking. As of 10 this morning, KUSF 90.3 FM was unexpectedly taken off the air. Broadcasting new music,...
Original post made by Jessica Lipsky on Jan. 18, 2011Last comment by dbrower, on Jan 25, 2011 at 9:51 pm | 4 comments | 4845 Views
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Bay airports increase security after Christmas Day terror incidentBay Area airports have increased security in response to what appears to have been an attempted terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2009Last comment by Robert Sicks, on Dec 31, 2009 at 5:07 pm | 2 comments | 4836 Views
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Both McNerney, Harmer in Washington as Congressional vote count continuesBoth 11th District Congressional candidates from the Nov. 2 election are now in Washington, D.C. While McNerney has declared...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2010Last comment by Citizen Paine, on Nov 21, 2010 at 9:58 am | 27 comments | 4831 Views
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Danville council approves policy updates on small cell wireless facilitiesAs Federal Communications Commission regulations over the installation of small cell wireless facilities in communities continue...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2019Last comment by Dr. V, on Apr 18, 2019 at 7:44 pm | 1 comment | 4823 Views
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South Korea to sponsor Korean classes in Dougherty ValleyIf all goes according to plan, Dougherty Valley High School students will have the option to take two levels of Korean for...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2011Last comment by Jessica Lipsky, on Jun 13, 2011 at 3:49 pm | 11 comments | 4808 Views
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Tri-Valley University brought students and spouses into U.S.Tri-Valley University not only brought students over to Pleasanton on illegal visas, but many of those students brought their...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2011Last comment by Satish Chandra, on Feb 9, 2011 at 2:41 pm | 6 comments | 4798 Views
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McNerney seeks millions to keep things movingU.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D., 11th) released a list of transportation project funding requests Wednesday that he is submitting...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2009Last comment by Pete, on Jun 18, 2009 at 8:56 am | 1 comment | 4776 Views
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