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SPORTS
There's snow place like home
Parts of the San Ramon Valley awakened to a cover of white this morning after about an inch of snow fell overnight in the Valley. By noon, snow was still standing in shady spo...
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SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
Monday is Wash Day
I finally tried out my new rainwater laundry system today. The barrels were about 15% full from the last two or three rains. The electric point-of-use tankless water heater wa...
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Protesters arrested at Chevron
A protest group said that several of its members were arrested this morning for blocking a gate at Chevron's headquarters in San Ramon this morning to highlight what they say ...
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DOING COLLEGE
Early Applications Surge in College Admission
This is the first in a six-week series of blogs about applying to college by admission advisor Elizabeth LaScala and Teen Wire high school senior Daniel Morizono � showing bot...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
City founder Byron Athan passes into history
Byron Athan, one of the original founders of the city of San Ramon from the early 1950s, died Nov. 25 at the age of 91. Everyone is invited to share their memories by commenti...
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AROUND TOWN
Seen any heroes around town?
Move over Batman
Real heroes don�t wear capes. As a matter of fact, most of them don�t wear tights either, at least not very often. I know this comes as a shock to those...
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SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
Voluntary Kindness
I turned 67 in October, so that makes me a Senior. I'm on the mailing list for the Senior Center Newsletter. When I saw there was a Thanksgiving Lunch scheduled for November ...
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TEEN WIRE
Facebook: Too Much Fun
About a month ago I deactivated my Facebook I�ve had for about two years now. No big deal. But looking back, I�ve been all the better for it.
When you are in the process of...
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AROUND TOWN
Elena Cadet dies in car accident
Elena Cadet, a 2009 graduate of Monte Vista High, died in a car accident over the weekend. She was well known in the area for her prowess on the tennis court. She was named Al...
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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students FLIP for Science
Are you interested in supporting a local teacher in a local school?
I have a classroom project submitted to DonorsChoose.org. Please take a moment to read more about my p...
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Hamid pleads not guilty
Abdul Walid Hamid pleaded not guilty Thursday morning to charges of battery, grand theft, exhibition of a deadly weapon and a possible hate crime. Police arrested the 22-year-...
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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Residential Burglaries on the Rise
The City of San Ramon has been experiencing a recent increase in residential burglaries. The majority of these have been occurring during daylight hours. A common theme in t...
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EPICURE
A Chef Shows His Appreciation
When I think of the word "ambassador," Chef Rodney Worth warmly comes to mind. Worth, executive chef of The Peasant and The Pear, is a passionate ambassador of great food...go...
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ART SPACE
New Gallery to Open in San Francisco
Unable to find a suitable venue in the Danville-San Ramon Area, a group of local artists has secured a space in San Francisco in which to showcase talent from around the Bay A...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Congress honors Sentinels of Freedom
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution Nov. 2 honoring the San Ramon-based Sentinels of Freedom. U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D., 11th) authored the resolution, wh...
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SAN RAMON OBSERVER: ROZ ROGOFF
Election Post Mortem
There isn't much to say about the results of the City Council election, except that it proved once again that the vocal opposition is in the minority and the silent majority o...
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AROUND TOWN
Councilmen Hudson, Livingstone re-elected
San Ramon voted to keep its two councilman who were up for re-election Tuesday - Dave Hudson and Jim Livingstone, who won with 38 percent and 32 percent of the vote, res...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon heads for the polls
Eleven polling places will be open for the Nov. 3 election to decide the future of San Ramon's City Council. Councilmen David E. Hudson and Jim Livingstone are up for re-elect...
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ART SPACE
The Art of Print
The word print in the English language precedes Guttenberg by about 200 years. It derives from the Old French priente, �impression,� as in an impression pressed into a surface...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon man's body recovered near Bethel Island
Divers found the body of a San Ramon man in Franks Tract State Recreation Area near Bethel Island today after he went duck hunting Wednesday and never returned home, Contra Co...
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COMMENTS ON STORIES
Spooktacular time at Forest Home Farms
The San Ramon Farmers Market is closing for the winter with a bang, not a whimper. The last market day, Oct. 31, will be Spooktacular, with trick-or-treating at vendors for ki...
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