Danville News

A mother-daughter team who dreamed of creating a community garden to feed the needy have harvested and donated their first crop.

Those who gave their lives serving their country will be honored Monday morning at Oak Hill Park in Danville, in a ceremony organized by the Viet Nam Veterans of Diablo Valley and the All Wars Memorial Foundation.

Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne said this week that he and other Tri-Valley mayors will keep working with a local consulting group to plan lobbying trips to Washington, D.C. despite the decision by Mayor Bill Clarkson and the San Ramon City Council to bow out of the annual planning effort.

Nathaniel Philbrick, master historian and New York Times bestselling author, will visit Danville at 7 p.m. on Thursday, 23 at The Village Theater .

Contra Costa County's Board of Supervisors believe the draft Plan Bay Area is a good first step in setting regional goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, according to a letter addressed to the Association of Bay Area Governments and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

Calling all dog owners and lovers alike. Danville's Doggie Night on Thursday, May 23 from 5-8 p.m. offers fun for you and your four-legged friend.

Hospice of the East Bay will be "Celebrating Our Stars" at its gala beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 1, at Diablo Country Club, 1700 Clubhouse Road in Diablo, near Danville.

They're calling it the "Pee in the Cup'' initiative - a proposed state ballot measure that would require doctors to be randomly subjected to drug and alcohol testing, the same way bus drivers are.

Just as elite riders in America's most prestigious bike race prepare to zip past this affluent community on their way to Mount Diablo, residents here are pondering a ban on the outsiders who ride bicycles for recreation into their bucolic town.

Henrik Ibsen's "The Lady From the Sea" will be presented at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 19 at Tao House.

Enterprising spirits of 14 small business entrepreneurs were honored at the 13th annual Contra Costa Small Business Award Luncheon where event host Contra Costa Council marked 2013 as a year when retro trades and high-tech industries came together.

Plans for the Summerhill Homes development encountered sharp opposition Tuesday night from many local residents who said the project would worsen traffic congestion and should be submitted to a citywide vote.

The Danville Police Department provides Danville Express with a record of its calls each week.

One drink could be the standard for drunken driving - at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way.

The person suspected of being responsible for leaving two young kids in a Danville parking lot on Sunday afternoon was issued a citation, Police Chief Steve Simpkins said.

The final in a series of three Patch 100 workshops designed to help women returning to the workforce will be held from 2:30-4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Pleasanton Library.

While San Ramon officials are working to balance the city's budget, certain cuts are frustrating their colleagues across the city line.

Danville's Planning Commission will again hear testimony Tuesday night on a future 410-acre development at the southeast corner of Diablo and McCauley roads.

"Hey kids, do you want to go to the Dairy?" "Isn't that John Madden?" "Don't you just LOVE Pleasanton?" Come on, fess up, if you're a Pleasanton resident you know you've said at least one of the above at least once.

A Berkeley man was convicted of first-degree murder Monday in the 2009 slaying of a 17-year-old San Ramon Valley High School senior outside his Danville home during a marijuana robbery.