DOING COLLEGE
Same Story, Different Prompts: Common Application’s New Essay Questions
Hey Dr. LaScala,
I just heard that the Common Application has revised its essay questions. What exactly does that mean for me? I am a junior at San Ramon Vally High and t... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 12:22 pm by Doing College, a resident of another community |
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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on Feb 19, 2013 at 10:42 am by mike , a resident of Danville |
ART SPACE
Downbeat on The Corner
Seoul-born Stephanie Chang has the credentials to teach music: a bachelor's degree from the Eastman School; a master's from Yale; and six years of study at the Mozarteum in Sa... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 10:01 am by John Barry, a resident of Danville |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club Scholarships
The Dublin/San Ramon Women's Club accepts applications from
granduating seniors or those who live in Dublin or San Ramon.
Go to our website to download the application and t... |
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on Feb 16, 2013 at 7:11 am by jce, a resident of Dublin |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Public hearing set for citywide smoking ordinance
Residents will have an opportunity to give their two cents on proposed changes to the city's smoking ordinance Tuesday night. The existing ordinance, written in 1999, could be... |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 1:43 pm by , a resident of San Ramon |
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Valentine’s week: spit and vinegar?
Romantic that I am during this week devoted to love -- set between the birthday celebrations of our two greatest statesmen -- I was hoping for a thaw in the chilly conjugal re... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Feb 15, 2013 at 11:44 am by Tom Cushing, a resident of Danville |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
State of the City has crime down, revenues up
San Ramon is doing more with less, and is doing it well, Mayor Bill Clarkson said in his second State of the City address to the Chamber of Commerce.
Read the full story here... |
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on Feb 14, 2013 at 8:31 am by Ms. Bunny, a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Freeway noisy over recently opened trail connection
The recently completed trail connection between Pleasanton and Dublin that passes under I-580 is subject to noise from the overhead freeway that is causing concern.
Read the ... |
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on Feb 13, 2013 at 7:30 am by Just Joe, a resident of Danville |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Live Oak Elementary locked down as police search for burglary suspects
Live Oak Elementary School was locked down for about an hour Wednesday afternoon after administrators received a report that burglary suspects were in the area. San Ramon Poli... |
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on Feb 12, 2013 at 10:37 pm by Anonymous, a resident of San Ramon |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
The coyotes are back!!!!!!!
I live on the Iron Horse Trail between Pine Valley and the Golf Course. I am up at 4am every morning. The last week I have been hearing the coyotes howling. Sometimes they ... |
Laura Latt |
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on Feb 12, 2013 at 10:33 am by Dirka_Dirka, a resident of San Ramon |
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
Stats or Stories?
"Human beings," a famous paleontologist once said, "are the primates who tell stories." Indeed, as we learn more about tool use and moral behavior as practiced by other specie... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Feb 11, 2013 at 8:00 am by Ms. Bunny, a resident of San Ramon |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
City of Pleasanton asks judge to dismiss federal lawsuit
The city of Pleasanton is, for the second time, trying to get a federal case tossed out of court. The initial case was filed by Brian Lancaster in October based on incidents o... |
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on Feb 11, 2013 at 7:33 am by Mommy types for me too!, a resident of Alamo |
SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
Part 2: The Hospital
After the Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT) took me out of the car and onto a gurney, they put me in an ambulance to go the hospital. My hospital is the San Ramon Valley Reg... |
Roz Rogoff |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 12:43 pm by Anne Cavazos, a resident of San Ramon |
SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
Part 3: Going Home
I was discharged from the hospital on January 25th. Dr. M. Michael Kazemi stopped in my room to tell me I could go home Friday evening or stay overnight and leave Saturday mor... |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 12:29 pm by Roz Rogoff, the San Ramon Observer |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Four people displaced in San Ramon apartment fire
No one was injured but four people were displaced in a kitchen fire reported this morning at a San Ramon apartment complex, a fire district spokeswoman said. The fire appears ... |
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on Feb 8, 2013 at 9:29 am by nezman, a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Thousands lose power Tuesday evening
A power outage left approximately 4,000 San Ramon residents without power Tuesday evening and caused traffic delays. PG&E officials did not know the cause of the outage as of ... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 8:56 pm by Dirka_Dirka, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
State high court appears inclined to allow cities to ban marijuana dispensaries
California Supreme Court justices at a hearing in San Francisco Tuesday appeared likely to rule that cities in the state have the right to ban medical marijuana dispensaries w... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 10:09 am by [Removed due to disrespectful comment ], a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
Attorney General accuses BP and Arco of environmental violations
California Attorney General Kamala Harris and district attorneys from seven counties across the state filed suit Monday alleging that BP and Arco have engaged in environmental... |
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on Feb 7, 2013 at 7:05 am by Dave, a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pair arrested for allegedly using newspaper subscriber list to target empty homes
A pair of suspected burglars was arrested earlier this month after allegedly using a Contra Costa Times subscriber vacation list to target and
burglarize at least one home i... |
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 11:34 am by c, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
San Ramon installs new energy saving streetlights
Earlier this month, the city of San Ramon contracted with Siemens ITS to perform the second phase of its light-emitting diode (LED) streetlight conversion project. Over 4,300 ... |
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 7:04 am by Karyne Ghantous, a resident of San Ramon |
SIMPLY STERLING
Valentine's Day Message
Roses are red
Violets are blue
You are my sweetheart
Through and through.
Time for romance
How to keep it alive?
Be a great lover and
Our marriage will survive?
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 7:42 pm by Simply Sterling, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
City increases speed limits on 14 roads
Some of the city's roadways will move a little faster by the end of this month, as speed limits officially increase on several area streets.
Read the full story here http://w... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 5:51 pm by MacDaddy, a resident of San Ramon |
AROUND TOWN
City may increase speed limits
The city of San Ramon hopes to improve traffic congestion by increasing speed limits on several dozen busy streets throughout town. The City Council will receive a staff repor... |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 5:41 pm by MacDaddy, a resident of San Ramon |
ART SPACE
New Gallery in the San Ramon Valley
By John Barry and Bill Carmel
A few weeks ago, I (John) was walking past what had been Pegasus Bicycles, on Railroad Avenue in Danville, and saw a sign in the window: Tate ... |
John Barry |
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on Feb 5, 2013 at 6:39 am by shari, a resident of another community |
RAUCOUS CAUCUS
The Details: Devils or Angels?
Last week, we learned that there is, indeed, now a fundamental right for individuals to keep and bear arms, supplied by the US Supreme Court in 2008 and 2010 (the precedents, ... |
Tom Cushing |
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on Feb 4, 2013 at 9:12 am by Ms. Bunny , a resident of San Ramon |
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