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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Suspect who allegedly shot property manager during foreclosure surrenders after standoffA property manager was shot when he and sheriff's deputies attempted to deliver a foreclosure notice at a home in unincorporated...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2013Last comment by Joe, on Sep 19, 2013 at 5:40 pm | 3 comments | 7293 Views
AROUND TOWN
Alamo teen heading 'into thin air'An 18-year-old from Alamo is hoping to be one of the youngest to ever climb Mount Everest, and his parents are backing him...
Original post made on May. 5, 2010Last comment by Susanne, on May 14, 2010 at 11:34 am | 6 comments | 7286 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Stay safe in traffic with Street SmartsDo you and your children know how to be safe along the San Ramon Valley's roadways? To spread the word about traffic safety,...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2013Last comment by Frankly, on Sep 26, 2013 at 6:26 am | 1 comment | 7278 Views
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Contra Costa health officials say COVID-19 deaths are up, pandemic could linger for yearsCOVID-19-related death rates in Contra Costa County are now higher than any time since March, and nearly all of the new county...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2021Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 10, 2021 at 6:54 pm | 5 comments | 7277 Views
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School board OKs higher developer feesThe San Ramon Valley school board raised residential developer fees Tuesday to support additional or expanded school facilities...
Original post made on Apr. 10, 2014Last comment by collins, on Apr 15, 2014 at 3:15 pm | 2 comments | 7267 Views
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Crews gain control of brush fire near Finley Road in Tassajara ValleyFirefighters were continuing work to knock down a vegetation fire that sparked Saturday evening after flames spread from...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2021Last comment by Matty, on Aug 16, 2021 at 9:51 am | 1 comment | 7267 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Intruders party in Tri-Valley home, take vacationing owners' bacon, liquor, jewelryA Tri-Valley family had an unwelcome surprise waiting for them Tuesday when they returned home from vacation to find their...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2015Last comment by Leslie, on Jun 29, 2015 at 3:43 pm | 6 comments | 7263 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Man dies in officer-involved shooting in DanvilleA young man died after being shot by a Danville police officer at the end of a short pursuit near downtown on Saturday morning,...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2018Last comment by Dickita P, on Nov 16, 2018 at 11:10 am | 24 comments | 7262 Views
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Village Theatre marks 100th anniversaryThe year-long celebration of Danville's Village Theatre's 100th anniversary will culminate Saturday, Nov. 16, with "The Grand...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2013Last comment by Geoff Gillette, on Nov 12, 2013 at 10:06 am | 2 comments | 7261 Views
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Danville debates closing downtown streets for outdoor dining as county health lifts more restrictionsThe Danville Town Council will consider closing some streets in downtown to give local restaurants additional space to offer...
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2020Last comment by Danville resident 33 years, on Jun 8, 2020 at 7:45 pm | 9 comments | 7261 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
BART management nixes controversial contract clauseBART directors voted 8-1 Thursday to approve a tentative contract agreement with its two largest unions -- but without a...
Original post made on Nov. 22, 2013Last comment by Joe, on Nov 23, 2013 at 11:41 am | 4 comments | 7261 Views
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Working Sick at SafewayWhy is Safeway management allowed to bully its workers into working when they are ill? Who wants to see obvious coughing,...
Original post made by Alamo Resident on Dec. 28, 2010Last comment by LMP, on Jan 3, 2011 at 8:50 am | 12 comments | 7255 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Contra Costa voters to decide another community college bond measureContra Costa County residents will decide next week whether to approve a $450 million bond measure to improve Contra Costa...
Original post made on May. 31, 2014Last comment by George, on May 31, 2014 at 10:50 am | 1 comment | 7254 Views
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Danville resident files ballot measure to crack down on prescription drug abuse, medical malpracticeWith his ballot measure now officially filed, Danville resident Bob Pack is continuing his fight for medical reform legislation....
Original post made on Jul. 31, 2013Last comment by Debora, on Aug 13, 2013 at 10:53 am | 16 comments | 7235 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Coronavirus: SRVUSD schools stay open, but new restrictions like no spectators at sports gamesThe SRVUSD has announced that all events scheduled to take place at district facilities outside of the school day through...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2020Last comment by Concerned for OUR children's , on Mar 12, 2020 at 5:33 pm | 9 comments | 7234 Views
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Rare, polio-like virus striking Bay Area childrenA polio-like illness has stricken 25 children in California, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital officials announced at a...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2014Last comment by C. R. Mudgeon, on Feb 28, 2014 at 3:12 pm | 2 comments | 7234 Views
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Contra Costa County supervisors to consider steeper health order finesThe Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday is scheduled to discuss (and perhaps approve) new administrative...
Original post made on Dec. 14, 2020Last comment by CCResident, on Dec 16, 2020 at 8:19 am | 7 comments | 7231 Views
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New TV30 series features Tri-Valley advantages"About the Tri-Valley," TV 30's new series on people, events and organizations in the region, is now airing on Comcast TV...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2016Last comment by Dara, on Jan 28, 2016 at 8:31 am | 1 comment | 7230 Views
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Triathlete killed in car-bike collisionA financial manager on a training ride for an upcoming triathalon is dead after being struck by a car on Camino Tassajara...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2009Last comment by Paul Seligman, on Aug 28, 2010 at 6:52 pm | 38 comments | 7226 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Sister of drowned teen criticizes SRVUSD at board meetingAs potential litigation involving the on-campus drowning of San Ramon Valley High School freshman Benjamin Curry looms, the...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2018Last comment by mrszalewski2 , on Nov 2, 2018 at 8:15 am | 15 comments | 7223 Views
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