ART SPACE
Car'z Longa, Ars Brevis
What do Times Square and the Carquinez Scenic Drive Trail have in common? The former has been Disneyfied, and the latter is about to be. A fairly well-kept secret, a two-m... |
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RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Mike and Dianne and Bernie and Rand
At long last, we’ve found an issue that can unite House Republican leader Mike Rogers with our own Senate stalwart Dianne Feinstein, as well as libertarian Sen. Rand Paul and ... |
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4 hours ago by Dirka_Dirka, a resident of San Ramon |
DOING COLLEGE
Is It Too Early to Prepare for College?
A San Ramon reader asks Dr. LaScala:
Are there advantages to starting college advising before beginning high school? My son is quite focused and driven; we aren't pushing ... |
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5 hours ago by Doing College, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hats off to the class of 2013!
Congratulations to the class of 2013 from California, Dougherty Valley and Venture high schools. The Express wishes San Ramons's 1,192 graduates well on their journeys ahead w... |
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7 hours ago by Jessica Lipsky, a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Board of Supervisors respond to draft Plan Bay Area concept
Contra Costa County's Board of Supervisors believe the draft Plan Bay Area is a good first step in setting regional goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a le... |
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on Jun 15, 2013 at 12:12 pm by Longtime Resident, a resident of San Ramon |
SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
Parks Commissioner John Mills preparing to run for San Ramon City Council
I spoke to City Clerk Pat Edwards this afternoon to ask if Harry Sachs and Dave Hudson were the only two candidates running for City Council if the election would be cancelled... |
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 10:23 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
BART board approves $1.5 billion budget
BART directors have approved a $1.5 billion budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 that includes spending for 401 new rail cars, cleaner
stations and other system impro... |
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 9:59 pm by Bubu, a resident of another community |
SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
An Easy Decision
I often find it difficult to make decisions. I've been criticized as "thinking too much," when trying to decide between one thing and another. I try to be fair and balanced, b... |
Roz Rogoff |
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on Jun 14, 2013 at 5:42 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Three Speeches in One
Contrary to press reports, The President gave three foreign policy speeches last week. Granted, they were integrated into one appearance before the National Defense Universit... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Jun 13, 2013 at 9:10 am by Buzz, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
Kaiser Permanente to Open New Medical Office Building in San Ramon
Kaiser Permanente is set to open a new technologically-advanced 67,000-square-foot medical office this fall located just off I-680 in San Ramon.
The new facility, located a... |
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on Jun 13, 2013 at 7:14 am by Ms. Bunny, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
San Ramon resident celebrates a century
A lack of vegetables, milk or exercise haven't stopped Marge Headley, who turned 100 years old last week. A world traveler, Headley said the secret to her longevity is a posit... |
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on Jun 11, 2013 at 1:24 pm by Lara Mijatovich, a resident of San Ramon |
SIMPLY STERLING
Special Graduation
It’s graduation time and I have three grandchildren graduating high school. They have all done well academically and each one is going to a college in California. I know the... |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 11:44 pm by Simply Sterling, a resident of San Ramon |
SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
Harry Sachs?
I've known Harry Sachs for about ten years. I recall he came over to me at a function at the Community Center and told me how much he liked my San Ramon Observer website. I st... |
Roz Rogoff |
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on Jun 10, 2013 at 9:03 am by Harry S., a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
DVHS senior first-ever recipient of DSRSD scholarship
A graduating senior at Dougherty Valley High School in San Ramon is the first recipient of the $2,000 Dublin San Ramon Services District James B. Kohnen Scholarship. Justin Sa... |
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on Jun 9, 2013 at 3:51 pm by Larry, a resident of San Ramon |
DOING COLLEGE
The Little Word That Means A Lot in College Admissions
Many parents are surprised to discover that unless their child is failing and placed on academic probation they will not hear from the student's college or university. They a... |
Doing College |
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on Jun 8, 2013 at 12:07 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
SF man dies while running race on Mt. Diablo
Rene Brunet, 63, was participating in the Mt. Diablo Trail Run when he died. A cause of death for Brunet has not yet been determined.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jun 8, 2013 at 7:36 am by Old Hipp-ee, a resident of Alamo |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
PG&E working to restore power to more than 7,700 customers
The outage was reported at 3:05 p.m. and has affected 7,739 customers in an area roughly bound by San Ramon Valley Boulevard,Pine Valley, Bollinger Canyon, Crow Canyon and Nor... |
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on Jun 7, 2013 at 9:33 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Livermore Lab asks 600 employees to quit jobs by June 13
The Lawrence Livermore Laboratory has asked 600 employees to consider quitting with applications for Self-Select Voluntary Separation Program being accepted now and those who... |
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on Jun 7, 2013 at 10:51 am by Ms. Bunny, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
Colorful kites and cool crafts at Art & Wind Festival
Hundreds of visitors blew into San Ramon over Memorial Day weekend to enjoy San Ramon's annual Art & Wind Festival. The festival included over 150 arts and crafts booths, ente... |
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on Jun 6, 2013 at 3:28 pm by mloliver, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
Sid Corrie's Cemetary
Saw the article in today's paper, is Abram Wilson now working for Sid Corrie to help get this thing approved? |
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on Jun 6, 2013 at 1:12 pm by jeff, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
Voters to decide on changing elections from odd to even years
San Ramon is going ahead with elections this year, but voters will have the choice of saving money or keeping elections on odd years. An estimate by interim City Attorney Robe... |
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on Jun 5, 2013 at 3:05 pm by mloliver, a resident of San Ramon |
SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
My Good-Guys debut delayed
I was going to write this week's blog on putting an Animal Control shelter in San Ramon, either with assistance from the County, or the City, or a rescue group or a combinatio... |
Roz Rogoff |
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on Jun 4, 2013 at 11:46 am by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Mass shoplifting at Stoneridge mirrors earlier theft
A woman who was apparently the slowest of a group of grab-and-run thieves at the mall was arrested May 21 after police were called to two separate mass shopliftings. It's the ... |
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on Jun 4, 2013 at 7:29 am by James von Halle, a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Protesters rally against money in politics, environmental impact at Chevron headquarters
Activists called on Chevron to refrain from political spending and oust CEO John Watson outside the company's annual shareholders meeting Wednesday morning. A coalition of cit... |
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on Jun 3, 2013 at 1:12 pm by Longtime Resident, a resident of San Ramon |
SIMPLY STERLING
More Birthday Surprises
Recently I wrote about my 60th birthday celebration which turned into a surprise party for my friends. Well, they liked it so much they begged me to do it annually. So a tra... |
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on Jun 2, 2013 at 12:20 am by Simply Sterling, a resident of San Ramon |
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