RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Syria: Several Options, all of them Lousy
Humanitarian crises tug at the heartstrings. The pennies-a-day campaigns of CARE have been working on TV since Lassie was a pup. ASPCA cranks up the Sara MacLachlan songs on... |
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5 hours ago by Mark Wagner, a resident of San Ramon |
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Respect your food, and know from whence it came
If you knew that other animals experience ‘human’ emotions, and that they act with what we call moral sense, would that knowledge change your view of how they ought to be trea... |
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19 hours ago by Henry Bergh, a resident of Dublin |
SPORTS
Amgen Tour rolls through town
Cyclists will race through town on Saturday, May 18 in the seventh stage of the race from Livermore to Mt. Diablo State Park. During that afternoon there will be rolling closu... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 11:10 pm by George H., a resident of Danville |
SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
Changing Vets
I originally planned to write this blog about transitioning from Bishop Ranch Veterinary Center to Bollinger Canyon Animal Hospital, but events this week changed some of those... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 7:58 pm by tiki3, a resident of San Ramon |
ART SPACE
'Another One Bites the Dust'
"Another Danville gallery bites the dust," remarked an artist as he removed his work from what was once the Tate Gallery in Iron Horse Plaza. Indeed, the list of art venue... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 10:52 am by John Barry, a resident of Danville |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Walk to support veterans
Sign up for the Walk of Honor, held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, at Crockett Community Center (850 Pomona St., Crockett). Enjoy a memorable leisurely walk across the Alfred... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 10:13 am by JOHN REESE, a resident of Danville |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
SRVUSD will receive one-time windfall from state
The San Ramon Valley school district can look forward to some unexpected funding. Unanticipated revenue to California will mean a $179 per student bump in average daily attend... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 8:03 am by Ms. bunny, a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Townhome project stopped for lack of supermajority vote
A 3-2 vote in favor of a General Plan amendment that would allow a 48 unit townhome development at Ryan Industrial Court in San Ramon was not enough to move the project forwar... |
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on May 15, 2013 at 6:48 pm by Bob P, a resident of another community |
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... |
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on May 15, 2013 at 3:21 pm by Jim Gibbon, a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Back to the drawing board for Faria Preserve park
The Faria Preserve is a 440-acre site located east of Bollinger Canyon Road and north of Crow Canyon Road within the city's Northwest Specific Plan. The proposed 13.2 acre par... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 6:08 pm by Bob P, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Lawyer, deputy due back in court Tuesday
A San Ramon lawyer and Alameda County sheriff's deputy are due back in court -- again -- Tuesday in a misdemeanor case that's dragged on for nearly a year. Lesley Regina, a fa... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 12:36 pm by Shame On Brian, a resident of Danville |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
ROP Students of Excellence awards honors 40 high schoolers
The annual ceremony honors high school seniors with a certificate of merit and a $200 scholarship. Five students from San Ramon Valley Unified received awards for efforts in a... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 11:39 am by Jessica Lipsky, a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Trial begins in slaying of Danville teen
Witness testimony is under way in the trail of a Berkeley man accused of killing a 17-year-old Danville resident. Walter Bell, 22, is charged in the murder of Rylan Fuchs, a S... |
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on May 13, 2013 at 12:33 am by SRV 2009, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
Like mother, like daughter
Congratulations to the winners of our Mothers' Day Lookalike contest, San Ramon resident Isabel Lau and her mother, Carolina Sotelo. Lau is an an association preschool teacher... |
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on May 12, 2013 at 4:02 pm by , a resident of |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Neighboring officials upset about city's budget cuts
San Ramon recently opted out of a contract with Jordan Associates, a consultant group that arranged the Tri-Valley mayors' lobbying trip to Washington every January. The move ... |
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on May 10, 2013 at 7:13 pm by Gang Of One, a resident of San Ramon |
SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
More on City Council fireworks
Well my last blog on the "fireworks" at the last City Council meeting was rather sedate for a meeting with fireworks. Also I didn't use up nearly the number of column inches p... |
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on May 9, 2013 at 5:54 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
AROUND TOWN
San Ramon voters will get to weigh in on plan to switch to even-year elections
San Ramon voters will have a say in whether current councilmen and the mayor will get to serve and extra year and whether the city should move to even-year elections. In a 3-2... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 5:14 pm by Bill Wagner, a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
More Council fireworks
In her [Web Link latest blog] San Ramon Observer Roz Rogoff responds to comments made by Councilmember Jim Livingstone reg... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 4:15 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Misdemeanor charges against attorney, deputy continued for fifth time
The misdemeanor trial of a San Ramon family law attorney and her co-defendant, an Alameda County Sheriff's deputy has been postponed again. In court on Tuesday, attorney Lesle... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 3:22 pm by negative reviews, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Family displaced in afternoon fire
A two story home at 21 Portsmouth Court is on fire. The blaze was first reported around 11:45 a.m. and quickly spread to two vehicles in the drive way and extended into the at... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 12:50 pm by bryan, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
Bringing the Neighborhood Down
After seeing this sign GROWING OUT OF THE TRUNK of a car Parked at Bernal Plaza on the CORNER OF VALLEY AND BERNAL, for the last couple of weeks, I decided to take action. I h... |
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on May 8, 2013 at 9:39 am by Neighborhood News, a resident of another community |
SIMPLY STERLING
What You Can't See
I adopted Holly (a female bichon-frise/shih tsu) several years ago. She arrived a few days before Christmas. She came with her crate, collar, bed, bowl, leash, toys and trea... |
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on May 6, 2013 at 9:32 pm by Simply Sterling, a resident of San Ramon |
DOING COLLEGE
Save Fast Cash on College Costs
So you are headed off to college in the fall and you have about a million things to do. There are activities to attend, decisions to make and forms to complete. And then there... |
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on May 6, 2013 at 7:16 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Work begins on last link for Iron Horse Trail
Officials gathered Wednesday at the Kaiser Permanente Campus on Owens Drive to break ground for the final Pleasanton 1.5 mile link in the Iron Horse Trail, which will connect ... |
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on May 6, 2013 at 7:41 am by Lewis N. Clark, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Two-alarm fire damages two homes
Two homes near Walt Disney Elementary School in San Ramon were damaged in a fire on Saturday afternoon. The blaze began around 4:30 p.m. between two single story homes on Lexi... |
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on May 6, 2013 at 7:13 am by Ms. Bunny, a resident of San Ramon |
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