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By Roz Rogoff
About this blog: In January 2002 I started writing my own online "newspaper" titled "The San Ramon Observer." I reported on City Council meetings and other happenings in San Ramon. I tried to be objective in my coverage of meetings and events, and... (More)
About this blog: In January 2002 I started writing my own online "newspaper" titled "The San Ramon Observer." I reported on City Council meetings and other happenings in San Ramon. I tried to be objective in my coverage of meetings and events, and saved my barbs for my Commentary page. I had some political differences with the City Council at that time and particularly with the majority dubbed "The Gang of Three," by the San Ramon Valley Times. In 2003 new Council members were elected and the Council was more balanced and fiscally conservative, but I continued to write the Observer until 2009. At that point I decided I wanted to concentrate on my commentaries. So I requested a meeting with the editor and publisher of the Danville Weekly about taking over the San Ramon Observer. My timing was very apropos since the parent company, Embarcadero Media, was planning to release an online San Ramon Express that April. I was offered a "blog" under the name "San Ramon Observer" for my commentaries. I like to inform residents about what is happening in San Ramon, especially on city government and local politics. When I don't have anything to write about on those topics, I just write about anything I am doing or thinking about. (Hide)
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Meeting with Mark on Mudd's
Jan 25, 2014 8:06 pm
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When I read that Senator Mark DeSaulnier was holding individual meetings at the Dougherty Valley Library this Saturday morning, I thought this might be a good... More
Jan 25, 2014 8:06 pm
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When I read that Senator Mark DeSaulnier was holding individual meetings at the Dougherty Valley Library this Saturday morning, I thought this might be a good... More
71 is the new 70
Jan 23, 2014 1:38 pm
Comments: 9 | Views: 463
Most Americans, and Europeans, are living longer and healthier lives, or at least more cosmetic lives, than their parents and grandparents. Aging seems to have... More
Jan 23, 2014 1:38 pm
Comments: 9 | Views: 463
Most Americans, and Europeans, are living longer and healthier lives, or at least more cosmetic lives, than their parents and grandparents. Aging seems to have... More
Policies or Politics?
Jan 20, 2014 6:50 pm
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I called Dave Hudson on January 16th to ask him about the comments made by Councilmembers Phil O'Loane, Scott Perkins, and Mayor Bill Clarkson on why they didn't... More
Jan 20, 2014 6:50 pm
Comments: 1 | Views: 299
I called Dave Hudson on January 16th to ask him about the comments made by Councilmembers Phil O'Loane, Scott Perkins, and Mayor Bill Clarkson on why they didn't... More
Answering Barbara Hudson
Jan 17, 2014 5:37 pm
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Barbara Hudson, Vice Mayor Dave Hudson's wife, asked me why the other Councilmembers, Mayor Bill Clarkson, and Councilmen Scott Perkins and Phil O'Loane, didn't... More
Jan 17, 2014 5:37 pm
Comments: 6 | Views: 858
Barbara Hudson, Vice Mayor Dave Hudson's wife, asked me why the other Councilmembers, Mayor Bill Clarkson, and Councilmen Scott Perkins and Phil O'Loane, didn't... More
Election follow up
Jan 13, 2014 1:31 am
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This blog is a follow up to last year's City Council election. I evaluated my role in the election and found some surprises and some encouragement.
First I... More
Jan 13, 2014 1:31 am
Comments: 4 | Views: 1,062
This blog is a follow up to last year's City Council election. I evaluated my role in the election and found some surprises and some encouragement.
First I... More
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The Big Mistake Students Make When Filling Out The FAFSA
By Elizabeth LaScala | 0 comments | 1,297 views
Happy birthday Pleasanton Weekly!
By Gina Channell-Allen | 5 comments | 568 views
71 is the new 70
By Roz Rogoff | 9 comments | 463 views
What is truly important in life
By Tim Hunt | 2 comments | 415 views
Reps Say the Darndest Things … the Snowden Smear
By Tom Cushing | 2 comments | 369 views
