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City places moratorium on medical marijuana
The San Ramon City Council voted Tuesday to put a 45-day moratorium on licensing dispensaries of medical marijuana until an appeal against a ban on marijuana by the city of An...
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PG&E issues apology for SmartMeter problems
PG&E; on Monday issued an apology along with 45 reports dating back to August 2006 detailing reviews, monitoring, testing, and corrections identified in the company's SmartMete...
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Coyote Creek Girl Scouts earn Bronze Award
The Bronze Award for community service, which is the highest level for Junior Girl Scouts, was awarded troop 30239 for painting a map of the United States on the playground of...
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Hotel rate increase unfavorable to some
Sierra Suites balked at adding an extra buck to the price of its rooms to help pay for Tri-Valley Tourism Business Improvement District at last night's City Council meeting, b...
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Class teaches citizens about local government
A group of San Ramon residents recently received certificates for attending the City's Government 101 program. Government 101 is a six-week course to acquaint residents with t...
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Retired? Meet with the Sons in Retirement today
Branch 128 Sons in Retirement will host a luncheon today, Wednesday, April 21, at the San Ramon Golf Club, 9430 Fircrest Rd., San Ramon. The luncheon will include a social hou...
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Aggressive geese pose problem at Amador Lakes
The serene waterways at Amador Lakes are attractive to more than the residents. Canadian geese have been making themselves at home in the 45-acre park-like setting almost sinc...
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Get into the Oakland A's action with $2 tickets
BART is teaming up with the Oakland A's to bring fans the popular "BART Double Play Wednesdays," which has been going on for more than a decade. The promotion allows fans to b...
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Surveyer says
Don't worry about those surveyers out on street corners these days. Officials aren't thinking of widening (or narrowing) the streets; it's the Countywide Travel Demand Model u...
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BART tracks to be closed this weekend
BART will be closing tracks between the Walnut Creek and Pleasant Hill stations this weekend and again on Memorial Day weekend while construction crews work on a $38 million p...
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Don't flush those pills
The Dougherty Valley Police Station is providing a collection bin for disposing of waste pharmaceuticals. Central Contra Costa Sanitary District will take over safe disposal o...
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A trip down Market Street - in 1906
Two people have shared with me this seven-minute film clip taken from a ride down Market Street in San Francisco in 1906 heading toward the Ferry Building. It's fascinating! A...
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Autism and art: My name is Trevor Pawlak
What does autism have to do with art? For 10-year-old Trevor Pawlak poetry and painting are his connections to the greater world. He is nonverbal but enjoys writing poetry to ...
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Sun sets on Le Asia
Customers were sad as they loaded their carts Wednesday evening with Asian goodies at Le Asia Supermarket that cannot be found anywhere else in the Tri-Valley, much less in Sa...
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Dear old Mount Diablo - or is it Reagan?
Oakley resident Art Mijares, 61, recently renewed his quest for Mount Diablo to drop its devilish name. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors is tentatively scheduled t...
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Affordable senior housing for San Ramon
Ground was broken in San Ramon on Friday for its first affordable senior housing community, Valley Vista, which will be the newest in the county. It is expected to be ready fo...
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