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DIABLO VIEWS
Road rage leads to five years in prison
Next time you feel yourself getting impatient with rude bicyclists, consider the case of Christopher Thompson, who acted on his impatience. Yes, I know: Most cyclists follow t...
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EPICURE
Super Bowl Snacks Take Wings
Super Bowl�Super Snacking? Let�s be honest here. We all watch the game -- and the compelling commercials -- yet, the truth is, many of us park in front of the television set t...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Come in out of the gray
The San Ramon Senior Center is a welcoming beacon in the fog on these gray winter mornings. Inside the pleasant airy building waits warmth, friendship, today's newspaper - and...
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DIABLO VIEWS
Don't get caught in your pajamas
Talk about embarrassing. When I read about the woman suddenly ousted from her home at 5 a.m. Monday in her pajamas, it gave a whole other meaning to the phrase, "Be prepared."...
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AROUND TOWN
Urban Growth Boundary is moving east
The City Council approved an application for San Ramon's Sphere of Influence in Tassajara Valley at its meeting Tuesday night, and environmental activist Jim Gibbon threatened...
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
This week's police log
The San Ramon Police Department provides the San Ramon Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic sto...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
One soldier in need opens floodgates of help
Cpl. Jake Brown came home from Iraq to nothing - no home, no car, no viable support, recalls Mike Conklin, and now the young man has been offered a management position with Sy...
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SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
Tanks for the Memory
Last month I described the operation of my new rainwater laundry system. I installed a small electric point-of-use tankless water heater for my laundry system. Shortly after ...
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AROUND TOWN
This week's police log
The San Ramon Police Department provides the San Ramon Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic sto...
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AROUND TOWN
Mr. Wilson goes to Washington
San Ramon Mayor H. Abram Wilson joined with elected officials from Danville, Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore to present a united front to legislators in Washington, D.C., bot...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Weapons stash results in arrest
San Ramon police searched a home on Morning Glory Court yesterday to discover several firearms, thousands of rounds of ammunition, high capacity magazines, body armor, gas mas...
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DIABLO VIEWS
Reflections on a week of rain
Whew. We got our new roof just in time. We'd put it off year by year, investigating different types and evaluating others in the neighborhood. After losing more shake shingles...
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EPICURE
20 Paths to Oatmeal Nirvana
20 Paths to Oatmeal Nirvana
You�d have to be blue in complexion and living on the planet Pandora to not be well acquainted with the multiple health benefits of oatmeal. Eve...
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
This week's police log
The San Ramon Police Department provides San Ramon Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic stops.
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Ouch! Dispose of sharp objects properly
A new program to help residents dispose of sharp objects properly has been begun by the San Ramon Regional Hospital Foundation. If sharps are thrown into regular solid waste d...
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AROUND TOWN
Dougherty Station Library
I'm typing this from a computer at Dougherty Station Library, sitting by a window. Cold air is seeping around the windows making the area so uncomfortable. It's not so terri...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Street Smarts: 'The Giant's Party'
The sixth annual Street Smarts Storybook Poster Contest presented by Sunset Development Co. has begun. For the contest, elementary school children from throughout the San Ramo...
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STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Meet five challengers to McNerney
Meet the candidates. The San Ramon Valley Republican Women Federated are presenting the five Republican candidates expected to file papers in March to run for the 11th Congres...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Nepal inspires teen to win writing contest
Nepal sounds like a faraway world, but for San Ramon resident Chrissy Anderson, the country was a muse. Her journey to the distant kingdom inspired her to write an article tha...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Gas bills should be lower this month
Gas bills are expected to be generally lower this year due to falling prices for natural gas and lower customer usage, according to Pacific
Gas And Electric Co.
Read the fu...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Central Park playground will reopen in April
The Central Park playground will rise again - better than ever with fun, imaginative equipment and friendly, safe surfacing. The playground, which was installed 1987-88 when C...
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AROUND TOWN
This week's police log
The San Ramon Police Department provides the San Ramon Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic sto...
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