http://www.sanramonexpress.com If it is local and useful, it is on SanRamonExpress.com. en-us The East Bay's luxury housing market continued its rally in November with high-end sales jumping 43.2 percent from a year ago, according to a new report by Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage.]]> A fourth flu-related death in the Bay Area was reported Thursday out of San Francisco, according to health officials. The death is one of nine confirmed fatal infections of the flu throughout the Bay Area this season.]]> When parents of boys coached by Andrew Michael Nisbet heard he had been arrested and charged with sexually abusing young male golf students, they reacted with shock and fear. If crimes were indeed committed, it might be years before the extent of the abuse or number of victims is known, if ever. Nisbet, 31, of Livermore was charged Dec. 7 with 65 felony counts for allegedly sexually abusing two boys whom he'd taught. ]]> Pacific Gas and Electric warned Bay Area residents Thursday of a new scam the company said targets people through emails that pose as PG&E bills.]]> Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson declared a war on poverty. Now, Senator Mark DeSaulnier (D-Concord) is firing some new shots in that old war. DeSaulnier recently created the Ending Poverty and Inequality in California (EPIC) Caucus. Its mission is to reduce the number of people living in poverty and to increase economic opportunity for all Californians.]]> Are fireworks coming back to San Ramon? It's too soon to say for sure, but the city is taking the first steps toward restoring the show. After two years and multiple public input sessions, the San Ramon Parks & Community Services Commission will hold two public meetings on potential new locations for the fireworks to be set off.]]>