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My speculations on who will be the next City Manager
Herb Moniz's retirement date is less than one week away. His contract is up officially on March 10, 2011. The City hasn't announced who his replacement will be yet. So I've... |
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on Mar 28, 2011 at 1:26 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Council sets the stage for 2030 General Plan
I was planning to write a commentary on Disaster Preparedness this week. I interviewed Ray Riordan, the City’s Emergency ... |
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on Mar 24, 2011 at 3:28 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Aida Wows the Crowd
I saw a matinee of Aida the Musical this Sunday at St. Joan of Arc Church. I went because I told Margie Ryan, who choreographed the show, that I would. Margie is in the Arts ... |
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on Mar 21, 2011 at 12:23 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Tassajara Valley according to Tom Koch
In November I interviewed Sid Corrie about his cemetery project in Tassajara Valley. I said I would interview Tom Koch about the New Farm project next. Koch had just been gr... |
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on Mar 17, 2011 at 3:56 pm by Resident, a resident of San Ramon |
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Aida sings for her life at St. Joan of Arc Church
Last month I received an email from Margarita Ryan about the upcoming production of Aida the Musical at St. Joan of Arc Church in San Ramon.
She wrote, “Here are the tim... |
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on Mar 16, 2011 at 11:43 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Stopping the Leakage
In 2003-04 I was a Member at Large on the Community Television Board of Directors. The Directors met once a month at the City Offices in Livermore. I don't like to drive aft... |
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on Mar 7, 2011 at 5:00 pm by Denise, a resident of San Ramon |
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Would-be City Managers flock to San Ramon
The City Council will begin the interview process for Herb Moniz's replacement as City Manager at 8:30 am Monday morning. I'm not a morning person, or at least not when I wak... |
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on Mar 5, 2011 at 8:48 pm by jrm, a resident of Danville |
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There's nothing tasty about replacing Mudd's
I usually don't attend Redevelopment Agency Meetings because not much happens at them, and I thought since the new Housing Authority was approved there wouldn't be any RDA mee... |
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on Feb 25, 2011 at 10:47 pm by HungryMan, a resident of San Ramon |
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Making housing affordable in San Ramon
Housing prices in San Ramon and surrounding cities are very high. Even with the housing crisis, San Ramon is an expensive place to live. I moved here for a job in 1997 and tur... |
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on Feb 23, 2011 at 3:58 pm by Commuter, a resident of San Ramon |
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Who is represented here?
In a representative government like ours elected officials are supposed to represent their constituents, both the people who voted for them and the people who voted for someon... |
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on Feb 18, 2011 at 9:33 am by Jim Gibbon, a resident of San Ramon |
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Crazy people with guns
This isn't my usual blog entry. It isn't about San Ramon or local politics. It's about a national issue that recently hit closer to home. I do not include names of people or p... |
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on Feb 17, 2011 at 5:13 pm by Hunter Ken, a resident of San Ramon |
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Not doing what everyone expects
Part I – Where's the hat?
This column was supposed to be about Councilmember Dave Hudson not running for Mayor, and I will get to that in Part II, but this part is about m... |
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on Feb 17, 2011 at 4:58 pm by RandyL, a resident of San Ramon |
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Teachy & Preachy
Some of you may have noticed that my blogs are a little on the instructional side lately. That's because my day job, really my anytime I choose to work and it is usually in th... |
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on Feb 15, 2011 at 2:30 pm by mloliver, a resident of San Ramon |
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Putting first things first
Measure W was attacked for rezoning a large portion of downtown for mixed use as some kind of secret plot to change the city without letting anyone knowing about it. Well it i... |
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on Feb 14, 2011 at 8:03 am by jrm, a resident of Danville |
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Keeping Toyota in San Ramon
Toyota Motor Sales USA has owned a property on the corner of Norris Canyon Blvd. and Bishop Drive for over 25 years. This isn't some ugly warehouse, but a beautifully landscap... |
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on Feb 11, 2011 at 7:44 am by Bob P., a resident of San Ramon |
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It's time to grow up and face the future
Many people are afraid of change. They don't know how to deal with something new, something different, something unfamiliar. They want to keep everything the way they are us... |
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on Jan 31, 2011 at 1:35 pm by Bob P., a resident of San Ramon |
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Art in the Parks
On February 23, 2010 Will Doerlich, Vice Chairperson of the Arts Advisory Committee, presented the Committee's Annual Report. One of the goals Doerlich mentioned was to recru... |
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on Jan 25, 2011 at 1:15 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Carol Rowley Follows Heart and Bill Clarkson
Wednesday afternoon I received a phone call from City Councilperson Carol Rowley. I asked her what she was calling about. She said, "What do you think?"
I said, "After ... |
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on Jan 25, 2011 at 10:57 am by Bob P., a resident of San Ramon |
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Is San Ramon ready for a "sea change?"
Merriamwebster.com defines a sea change as a "marked change," or transformation. Some of the bloggers in the discussions here are predicting, or would like to see, a major cha... |
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on Jan 19, 2011 at 9:44 pm by Gary Larson, a resident of San Ramon |
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Mr. Hanafee's Request
Jim Hanafee posted a message on December 15, 2010 in reply to the announcement of the Mayor's State of the City address at the January 11, 2011 Chamber of Commerce lunch meeti... |
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on Jan 15, 2011 at 2:37 pm by Resident, a resident of San Ramon |
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Planning Commissioners reach out
The Planning Commission held a public workshop on the North Camino Ramon Specific Plan before its regularly scheduled January 4th meeting. Express Reporter Glenn Wohltmann's n... |
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on Jan 5, 2011 at 9:27 pm by Resident, a resident of San Ramon |
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Lights, Action, Live TV!
San Ramon City Council meetings are recorded and then broadcast one or two days after the meeting on Comcast Community TV30. The November 9th meeting wasn't broadcast until fi... |
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on Jan 4, 2011 at 11:00 am by jrm, a resident of Danville |
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San Ramon and Danville take on San Francisco on KGO
My recent story -- "25 reasons NOT to go to San Francisco" -- got some play across the bay Tuesday as I defended t... |
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on Dec 29, 2010 at 12:22 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
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Surprise, Surprise!
Last August I asked Herb Moniz if he was planning to retire. This was right after the news of his high salary hit the media, and Mayor Abram Wilson, who was running for State... |
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on Dec 25, 2010 at 2:48 pm by Al P., a resident of San Ramon |
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Herb Moniz answers questions
Contra Costa Times Columnist Dan Borenstein wrote a couple of columns on San Ramon City Manager Herb Moniz and his high salary and potentially high pension. In his November 6,... |
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on Dec 16, 2010 at 10:26 pm by Donna Kerger, a resident of San Ramon |
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