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It's April
No, I'm not jumping a week ahead into the next month. This blog is about April Rovero. I met April Rovero in 2003. Up till then my San Ramon Observer commentaries were mostly ... |
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on Mar 25, 2012 at 5:09 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Past Lives
I went to Dublin to see The Artist on Sunday. I wanted to see it in a movie theater because I had been very involved with transitional sound films in one of my past lives. By ... |
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on Mar 19, 2012 at 2:10 am by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Unaffordable Ghetto
The San Ramon Housing Authority was reactivated a year ago in preparation for Governor Brown's dissolution of the Redevelopment Agencies, as the Successor Agency for propertie... |
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on Mar 16, 2012 at 2:03 pm by Bob P, a resident of another community |
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Goodbye Smudgy
Two years after I moved to San Ramon I adopted a cat from Tri Valley Animal Rescue (TVAR). I named her Mame because she looked like a Maine Coon Cat, but not quite. I was told... |
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on Mar 12, 2012 at 10:35 pm by Elise, a resident of San Ramon |
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Wagging the dog
I attended the Planning Commission Public Hearing on the North Camino Ramon Specific Plan and Environmental Impact Report for the plan. I am having doubts about the size, scop... |
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on Mar 12, 2012 at 12:52 pm by Bob P, a resident of another community |
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Lions, and Tigers, and Walmart, Oh My!
I have never been in a Walmart. I don't like big box stores. I don’t go to Costco, but I occasionally shop at Target. I've never even seen a Walmart Superstore, and like the p... |
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on Mar 8, 2012 at 7:41 pm by slappyhammer, a resident of San Ramon |
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Of Cats and Hats
I wore my "cat hat" to the February 28 City Council meeting because I planned to speak in Public Comment about the cuts to animal shelters in Governor Brown's State Budget. Ou... |
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on Mar 6, 2012 at 6:42 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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San Ramon's magic wand
We want this, we don't want that. Ah if it were only that simple. San Ramon residents, or at least those who post in online blogs on the Express, seem to believe that the City... |
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on Feb 29, 2012 at 8:09 pm by kevin, a resident of San Ramon |
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Fireworks
I was told in 2010 by someone on City Staff that the city was considering dropping the fireworks show to save money. So I didn't expect it to be held in 2011. I was surprised ... |
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on Feb 28, 2012 at 3:56 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Tie breaker
I've been waiting two years for my sentence, er term, on the Arts Advisory Committee to be up. I received the application to reapply last month, but I wasn't going to. I hate ... |
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on Feb 26, 2012 at 9:10 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Getting old
There's a saying, "Old age isn't for sissies." Well I understand that now. I'll be 70 in October, and I never thought of myself as "old," but I'm starting to feel it.
I ... |
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on Feb 19, 2012 at 1:24 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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RDA Oversight Board
I spent another fun night reading the new code for ABX1 26, which is the dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies. This is now part of California Health and Safety Code 34179-341... |
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on Feb 15, 2012 at 10:54 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Virginia Mudd & Kerry Marshall answer questions
After the group of us toured Mudd's on February 2nd, Jim Gibbon emailed Virginia Mudd asking for more information about the old farmhouse on the property and her contributions... |
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on Feb 14, 2012 at 1:06 am by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Unique and Original
Those were the words Jim Griffin used to describe the Mudd's building after a group of us took a tour of the building in hopes of preventing this unique and original building ... |
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on Feb 6, 2012 at 1:24 am by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Shorten the string
Some of my readers might recall that two years ago I went on a Progresso Soup diet as part of a makeover contest from the Progresso Soup Company. I didn't win the contest, but... |
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on Jan 28, 2012 at 6:11 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Unfounded fears
Residents of Twin Creeks and the west side of Norris Canyon Road announced a meeting on January 19, 2012 to fight proposed changes to the Norris Canyon I-680 overpass. San Ram... |
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on Jan 28, 2012 at 1:29 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Crabby about History
The San Ramon Historic Foundation is holding a Crab Feed this Saturday night at Dougherty Station Community Center. This is an... |
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on Jan 22, 2012 at 6:08 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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DSRSD drops Pay for Performance bonuses
After the Around Dublin blog attacked the Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD) for awarding Senior Managers bonuses up to 9.5% of their already high salaries, DSRDS is d... |
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on Jan 15, 2012 at 12:30 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Style and Substance
Brand new Mayor, Bill Clarkson, gave his first State of the City Address at the lunch meeting of the San Ramon Chamber of Commerce. The presentation was videotaped for replay... |
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on Jan 14, 2012 at 10:59 am by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Taking responsibility for what you write
I write this blog under my own name, Rosalind Rogoff, as the San Ramon Observer. My opinions are mine, not someone else's. Likewise Tom Cushings writes his views in his "Rau... |
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on Jan 8, 2012 at 6:40 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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What's next for the RDA?
Governor Jerry Brown killed the Redevelopment Agencies, and the California Supreme Court removed any possibility of buying them back into existence. So the law suit by the Lea... |
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on Jan 6, 2012 at 7:55 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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My predictions for 2012
Now I'm going to stick my neck out and make predictions for the coming year. Some of these are easy because they've already happened or started like the change in City Council... |
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on Jan 6, 2012 at 4:58 pm by Tomi for Supervisor, a resident of San Ramon |
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Proposed fee for clean water
Contra Costa Clean Water Program sent out a brochure explaining their proposed 2012 Community Clean Water Initiative and Public Hearing Notice. The brochure I received lists m... |
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on Jan 3, 2012 at 1:46 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Recap of Observer blogs in 2011
This is my last blog in 2011. I wish all of my readers a happy and prosperous New Year. I tried to write two blogs each week—one posted Sunday night for Monday and one posted ... |
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on Dec 31, 2011 at 10:12 am by Harry Sachs, a resident of San Ramon |
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New Observer, er Watcher, in San Ramon
Steve O’Brien started his San Ramon Watch blog last October. I started the San Ramon Observer almost 10 years ago. We both stated t... |
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on Dec 28, 2011 at 2:32 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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