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On track this weekend
Invitational meet to draw thousands to Monte Vista
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Vol. II, Number 45 • March 9, 2007
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A S K E D AT S TA R B U C K S O N H A R T Z AV E N U E
Q:
Daylight-saving time begins Sunday,
March 11, three weeks earlier than
usual. Do you like this longer period
for daylight-saving time?
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Absolutely, it’s the best! It means summer will
be here soon. There’s more sunshine, which
is healthier. I’m really bad at tracking the time
change. One time I got to the airport at 4 a.m.
for a 6:30 a.m. flight because I forgot to set
my clock the night before.
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Yes. I enjoy more of the day and I get to be
outside. When I leave work and get home it’s
not dark outside. The thing I don’t like is that
it’s dark when you wake up.
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Dave Harper
consultant
I like it. The longer days allow you to be outside longer. Someone else has to remind me
to set the clocks forward.
Rao Garimella
mortgage consultant
I do, I think you get a lot more done and more
time during the day. The day rolls by so fast and
by 5-6 p.m., it seems like you have more time. I
had a birthday party for my daughter during this
time and people showed up a few hours late. It
seems like they didn’t have a chance or any clues
to look at a clock before the party.
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Danville is a special place and it’s planning to get even better, reported Mayor Mike
Shimansky at the annual State of the Town address last Thursday. Cover design by
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N E W S F R O N T
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Not everything
foolish people do
while driving is targeted
towards you.
—Alamo Deputy Elmer Glasser, commenting
on teens beating a man who allegedly confronted
them after on-road conflict. See story, page 5.
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Coach saves life at San Ramon
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The School District publicly thanked Kenon Willis, San
Ramon Valley High School basketball coach and mathematics teacher, for saving another coach’s life.
San Ramon Valley Unified School District trustees and
school administrators gave Willis an award at their board
meeting Feb. 20. After seeing one of his fellow coaches go
into cardiac arrest in the school’s gymnasium a few months
ago, Willis immediately performed CPR on him.
“He essentially saved his life,” said district spokesman
Terry Koehne. “This is above and beyond what a teacher
normally is called to do.”
Koehne said the incident shows the importance of emergency preparedness.
Town offers teen dodgeball, and
flag football tourney is tonight
Register now for Danville’s Teen Dodgeball League, which
runs March 23-May 18. Games take place 5:30-9:30 p.m.
Fridays in the Los Cerros Community Gym, 968 Blemer
Road in Danville. Teens, ages 10-16, can gather friends
together to form a team or join individually and be assigned
to a team. Cost is $60 for Danville residents, and $72 for
non-residents. Call 314-3483.
A Teen Flag Football Tournament is taking place from
5-10 p.m., today, Friday, March 9, in the Los Cerros gym.
This is a new event offered by the town for boys and girls
ages 10 to 16. Admission is $5 and can be paid at the door.
Participants should also bring $5 for pizza. For more information, call Amy Perenon at 314-3386.
Student projects on display
The school district held its annual Student Recognition
Project Open House and Display on Thursday afternoon,
March 8, at Bishop Ranch. The program is coordinated by the
San Ramon Valley Business and Education Roundtable.
Professional business people judged hundreds of projects created by high school students in 21 categories that
showcased their skills both within and outside the curriculum. Categories included acting, creative writing, financial
planning and investment, instrumental music, photography,
science and technology, video production and Web design.
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Michael Frayn’s “Copenhagen,” a moving drama about the
Nazi effort to develop the nuclear bomb, at 8:30 p.m., March
9-10 and 16-17. The play is based on the historical facts surrounding the notorious meeting between physicists Werner
Heisenberg and Niels Bohr in 1941. It tackles thematic
issues like what it means to be human and what it means to
be good.
The intimate “black box” production will be performed at
the Danville Town Meeting Hall at 201 Front St. Tickets are
$10 and reservations can be made by calling Role Players
at 820-1278. Tickets also will be available at the door.
Corrections Diablo Views on Feb. 23, “Better to write your will before you die,”
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Daylight-saving time begins
Set your clocks forward one
hour at 2 a.m. this Sunday.
SERVING THE COMMUNITIES OF DANVILLE • BLACKHAWK • DIABLO • ALAMO
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by Jordan M. Doronila
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by Natalie O’Neill
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ome Central Contra Costa
cities have to cough up a
few more dollars a month
for residential trash services—but
Danville doesn’t.
Trash collection rates were hiked
in surrounding areas last week but
Danville officials refused to raise
service prices, as the increase was a
result of financial shortfalls in other
areas.
Danville is part of Central Contra
Costa Solid Waste Authority, an
agency that offers waste management to Orinda, Moraga, Lafayette,
Walnut Creek and unincorporated
areas of the county. The agency has
raised trash collection rates collectively for all areas when needed
in the past 10 years, but won’t this
time.
“You have to ask what the
Danville resident is going to be
getting out of it,” said Mayor Mike
Construction continues on the new community center at Oak Hill Park on Stone Valley Road in Danville.
The center is scheduled to be opened for public use this summer. “We are still pretty early in the project,”
said Steve Lake, Danville development services director and city engineer. “We started raising the walls.”
He said the project’s completion could be affected by bad weather. The center will be 6,370 square feet
with a ballroom, kitchen and meeting rooms—space for weddings, family gatherings and recreational
classes. The project is costing approximately $40 million. The building replaces a small 30-year-old
structure that housed a meeting room and kitchen plus the park’s restroom facilities.
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Talking trash with
the Waste Authority
Danville refuses to raise
rates for garbage collection
JORDAN M. DORONILA
tate Assemblyman Guy
Houston (R., 15th District)
introduced a bill late last
month to the California Legislature
that requires random drug testing of
high school athletes for steroid use.
The bill would make it mandatory
for student athletes to sign consent
forms for random urinalysis testing
for steroid use. Testing would be
compulsory to play at the regional
or state championship level.
“It’s important to take care of
our kids,” said Houston, a father of
teenagers. “It’s something that kids
talk about.”
“We need to send the message that
it’s wrong,” said Houston’s Chief of
Staff Aaron Bone. “It’s bad for your
body. It’s going to cause you harm.
It’s not worth the risk.”
If students do not sign the consent forms, they will be prohibited
from competing in interscholastic sports, according to the bill.
Houston introduced the proposal to
the Assembly on Feb. 26.
The bill focuses on teams that
are competing at high levels, Bone
said.
State law now says a student
is prohibited from participating in
interscholastic high school sports
unless he or she signs a pledge not
to use anabolic steroids. Moreover,
it authorizes a superintendent or
a school principal to suspend or
expel a student if it is determined
that he or she has unlawfully possessed, used, sold, furnished or has
been influenced by any controlled
substance on school grounds.
Nevertheless, Bone said Houston
felt current laws were not enough
to deter steroid use. Recent stories
about professional athletes using
the drug have brought the issue to
the forefront.
“They are role models out there,”
Houston said. “They are not doing
a good job.”
As members of the California
Interscholastic Federation, all
schools in the district must prohibit
the use and abuse of steroids.
Currently, student athletes and
their parents in San Ramon Valley
Unified School District sign an
agreement that they will not use
androgenic or anabolic steroids
without the written prescription of
a fully licensed physician to treat a
medical condition.
Students learn about the dangers of steroids in health education
class, said John Raynor, athletic
director at San Ramon Valley High
School.
“We, as a school district, are in
compliance,” Raynor said. “I don’t
Shimansky, who serves on the
waste authority board.
Danville’s waste authority annual
revenue is currently about $85,000,
while most other cities are hundreds of thousands of dollars in the
red.
Residential waste collection fees
in Danville will stay the same—
about $16 per month for a typical
32-gallon can, while other areas
will increase to as much as $22 per
month.
“It needed to be raised but it didn’t
need to be increased across the
board,” said Sharon Maves, executive director for Central Contra
Costa Solid Waste Authority.
The physicality of the town plays
a big part in why Danville has less
trouble maintaining a high surplus
when it comes to trash collection.
Orinda and Lafayette are hilly,
cover a larger terrain and have
more customers to accommodate,
Shimansky said.
The discussion has prompted changes in the way the waste
Felony battery in Alamo
Road rage leads to beating
at Rotten Robbie’s
by Natalie O’Neill
A
road rage incident between
a middle-aged Alamo man
and a car full of teenage
boys ended in felony battery and
serious injury at an Alamo gas station Friday.
Four juveniles in their late
teens, who attend high school in
the Danville-Alamo area, had an
on-road conflict with a 47-yearold Alamo resident on Stone
Valley Road at around 7:15 p.m.
March 2, according to reports.
The Alamo man then pulled over
at the Rotten Robbie on Danville
Boulevard to confront the teenagers.
When he verbally confronted the
juveniles, two large young men
exited the vehicle and struck him
multiple times in the face and
shoulder, police said. Two other
juveniles remained in the car.
“They beat him up to the point
that he required professional medical assistance and had to be transported by an ambulance,” said
Alamo Deputy Elmer Glasser.
After the young men struck him
several times, they fled the scene
in an older model four-door tan
Lexus with a black canvas top. The
suspects are white males, Glasser
said.
The Alamo Valley Police Station
was notified by the wife of the
victim after the battery took place.
The incident was also witnessed by
an attendant at the gas station and
was caught on surveillance camera,
Glasser said.
The case was under investigation
as of Tuesday, but with the vehicle
description and the help of contacts
at the high school, Glasser said the
department is close to pinpointing
who is responsible.
“I’m confident we’ll find out
who it was. I have a lot of contacts
at the schools—it’s amazing how
much information you can get from
students,” he said.
In situations that involve conflicts on the road, remaining calm
is key, Glasser said. Aggressive
driving is usually what triggers
road rage and causes car accidents.
“It’s important to remember that
not everything foolish people do
while driving is targeted towards
you,” Glasser said.
Members of the Alamo Police
Services Advisory Committee
noted this isn’t a case for the teenage diversion program, a service
that helps juveniles get back on
track typically after drug use, theft
or vandalism charges.
It is likely a case that will be sent
to juvenile probation because it is
violent, Glasser said.
Alamo residents who witness
similar incidents are encouraged
to write down a vehicle license
plate if possible and to notice even
small details about the car and the
people involved.
“A detail may not seem important to you as a witness, but it
might be the missing piece of the
puzzle,” Glasser noted.
The best number to call to report
similar incidents in the Alamo Area
is not 911, it’s the Contra Costa
County Sheriff’s dispatch at 6462441, Glasser said.
Anyone with information about
the case can contact Deputy Glasser
at the same number. ■
Contact Natalie O’Neill
at [email protected]
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Trustees recently approved a
deal where the city of San Ramon
pays $9 million to upgrade two
new facilities at Dougherty Valley
High School, which will open in
the fall.
The Board of Education gave its
approval of a joint use agreement
between the San Ramon Valley
Unified School District and San
Ramon in building a new aquatic
facility and a performing arts center at Dougherty Valley.
Developers Shapell Homes and
Windemere BLC (Brookfield,
Lennar and Centex) are funding
approximately $150 million to
erect the new high school. Under
the district’s joint use agreement,
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authority will charge each city.
“We’re in the process of reviewing how rates are determined and
the reserve fund is allocated,”
Maves said.
This is the first time the issues
are being considered since Danville
joined the agency in 1996.
“This was the ‘emperor’s new
clothes’—everything was fine
until somebody questioned it,”
Shimansky said, noting that the
changes are necessary.
In past years, the reserve fund
was thought of as a pool for cities
to take from as they needed. But
now Danville officials no longer
want to subsidize other cities’ trash
costs and are pushing for six separate reserve funds.
Shimansky said he hopes it will
be split into separate reserves, with
each area pulling from its own
funds, but still allowing other cities
San Ramon will pay $9 million for
upgrading the school’s pool and
performing arts center.
When the projects are finished,
both the schools and the community can use the facilities. However,
the district will have priority during
school hours.
“It’s a win-win partnership,” said
district spokesman Terry Koehne.
“It’s not only something good for
the schools but good for the community.”
With the new deal, the 400-seat
performing arts center will get an
additional 200 seats, and it will have
a 3,500-square-foot rehearsal space.
The aquatic center’s planned 25meter swimming pool will now
be 50 meters. It will also have a
children’s teaching play pool for
instruction, plus lockers, restrooms
and administrative space.
“We truly believe that schools
should be the hub of the community,” Koehne said.
“It’s great,” he added. “It’s fabulous.”
The new Dougherty Valley High
School will open in the fall, which
should alleviate some of the traffic
currently caused by students commuting to school in Danville.
It will be located at the corner
of Bollinger Canyon and Albion
Road in San Ramon. The school is
scheduled to open in the fall with
ninth and 10th grade students only
and add the other two grades one
each subsequent year. ■
Contact Jordan M. Doronila at
[email protected]
to borrow when needed.
“It ought to be pay as you go,” he
said.
This will benefit Danville
and unincorporated areas like
Blackhawk, Alamo and Diablo, but
will make it harder for struggling
cities like Orinda and Lafayette.
With separate rates paid by each
area, along with the potential for
separate reserves, there is still one
binding factor that holds the cities together. Working collectively
saves residents money on monthly
payments.
“Together we can negotiate a
better rate,” Shimansky said.
In addition, the combined agencies are able to share expenses,
overhead and equipment like
trucks.
“Danville’s rate is lower than
from before the authority formed,”
Maves said.
Debris box rates, which are used
for construction waste, will rise by
3.8 percent in all areas including
Danville.
There is a general consensus
among the waste authority board
that those rates must remain the
same for all areas. This is to prevent
people in the construction business
from hopping cities to find cheaper
places to get rid of their trash.
Currently Danville has a surplus
of about $376,000 in its reserve this
year, while Lafayette has a shortfall
of about $663,000, Orinda has a
shortfall of $396,000, and Walnut
Creek has a shortfall of $832,000.
In looking at whether rates need
to be raised, Maves said the agency
had to ask itself if it would bring
in $33 million annually. It concluded that it wouldn’t without an
increase.
Rates for Central Contra Costa
County trash pickup are still below
the average rate of cities in surrounding counties, Maves said.
Danville officials don’t have
complaints about the agency,
Shimansky said. It’s just the formula for rates and revenue that
Danville board members oppose. ■
Contact Natalie O’Neill
at [email protected]
Former
supervisor
Gayle Bishop
in trouble
again
Former Contra Costa County
Supervisor Gayle Bishop was arrested Saturday in Danville on charges of
domestic violence, said Danville Sgt.
Troy Craig.
Danville police arrested Bishop, 68,
at a home on St. Luke Court after
receiving a call about a domestic dispute around 4:14 p.m. March 3.
She was taken to Martinez Detention
Facility and her bail was set at $50,000.
She posted bail the next morning, and
she is scheduled to appear at court on
a later date, Craig said.
Bishop was a Contra Costa County
supervisor for District 3, which
includes Danville and Alamo, from
1993-97. She was convicted in 1997
for misuse of public funds and perjury
for using county staff in her unsuccessful election campaign. She served
three weeks in jail for those crimes.
—Jordan M. Doronila
Danville is No. 1
Is that San Ramon Mayor H. Abram Wilson (left) sporting an “I love Danville”
button? You bet it is! He attended Danville Mayor Mike Shimansky’s monthly
informal coffee last Friday to pin it on because he lost a bet on the North Coast
Section boys soccer championship game between Danville’s Monte Vista High
School and California High, located in San Ramon. Monte Vista won 1-0.
“My two children went to Monte Vista so I had to deal with them, too,” said
Wilson.
He took the chance to address the Danville residents at the coffee about the
new San Ramon downtown.
The 2.1 million-square-foot
project will include retail,
condos and a water element in the center, said
Wilson. The water element
will be frozen in the cold
weather for ice skating.
“It will benefit the entire
area,” he said, and is
scheduled for completion
in 2010.
Shimansky asked about
the construction on Crow
Canyon Road east of the
freeway. Wilson explained
the road is being expanded
into six lanes to accommodate the new growth in
Dougherty Valley. Freeway
ramps onto Norris Canyon
Road are also in the works
to facilitate growth and the
new downtown, he added.
DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI
925.244.1000
San Ramon joins school district for better facilities at new high school
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have any factual evidence that anyone has used steroids at San Ramon
Valley High School.”
Principal Joe Ianora said he has
not seen steroid use on campus.
But he has heard it is a concern
from high school athletic direc-
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the Contra Costa Food Bank. This
year the Bay Area Girl Scouts have
added two new partner organizations: the Blue Star Moms, which
sends cookies to troops overseas,
and the American Red Cross blood
banks.
Cookie varieties this year are
Thin Mints, Samoas, Trefoils, Dosi-dos, Tagalongs, Little Brownies,
All Abouts, and Café Cookies. All
of them contain zero trans fat in
compliance with U.S. Food and
Drug Administration guidelines.
If you don’t come across a
Brownie or Girl Scout selling cookies and want to buy some, call the
cookie hotline at (800) 447-4475,
ext. 190, to be put in contact with a
troop leader.
But starting today, shoppers
might want to be armed with $3.50
or more. And remember when loading your grocery basket that dessert
waits outside.
—Dolores Fox Ciardelli
tors and principals from Northern
California at quarterly meetings
of the California Interscholastic
Conference North Coast Section.
“We are noticing it is an issue,”
he said. “I haven’t seen it here on
campus.” He said his school policy
is for a drug-free environment.
“I want good, healthy competition,” Ianora said.
Raynor raised several issues
regarding drug testing, including
costs, effectiveness and civil liberties.
“Who’s going to pick up the
(cost)?” he asked.
“I’m all for reducing drug use in
high school whether with anabolic
steroids or alcohol or any illegal
substance,” he added. “The question is, will testing for steroids
reduce the incidents?”
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The cookie brigade is armed,
strategically positioned in front of
grocery stores, and ready to stop
shoppers to ask: “Would you like
to buy some Girl Scout cookies?”
Energetic young Scouts will
be selling eight varieties this year
including the new Little Brownie
sugar-free cookies. Sales begin
today, March 9, and will take place
through March 25.
Fifty-three percent of the revenue goes toward programs of the
Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay
Area. Last year the Bay Area girls
sold almost 2 million boxes of
cookies.
“In doing so, they learned valuable, life-long lessons about money
and the value of teamwork,” said
Joyce Richards, head of the Bay
Area group.
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want to help out the Scouts but
don’t want to eat the cookies is to
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Aida Glimme, Monte Vista High
School track coach and assistant
principal, said she would be fine
with random drug testing and has
not seen steroid use on campus.
“There’s always going to be
rumors that kids (are doing steroids),” Glimme said. “If they are,
it’s an unfair advantage.”
She said she personally is not
against drug testing.
“I would be in support for random testing,” Glimme said. “(But)
there are so many details I want to
work out with that.”
Houston said he believes the
state would pay the costs of testing.
His proposal will be heard in the
Assembly in late March or April.
“It’s a good starting point,” Bone
said. “There will be lots of discussion and debate.” ■
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Track Invitational drawing
thousands to Danville tomorrow
Three high schools hosting
meet at Monte Vista High
Thousands of student athletes will be
competing at a colossal track meet at
Monte Vista High School in Danville
tomorrow.
Track coaches from Monte Vista,
San Ramon Valley and California High
schools are hosting the first BodyMAX
East Bay Invitational at the Monte Vista
football stadium Saturday, March 10.
Approximately 25 high schools in the
Bay Area will be attending the athletic
competition. The invitational’s field
events begin at 10 a.m. They include
long jump, triple jump, pole vault, shot
put and discus. Additionally, there will
be relay and coed events and a distance
medley comprising distance running
and sprinting.
“We, the coaches at the schools, decided we would like to put on an invitational
track meet and that we could do a better
job with it if we pooled the resources of
the three schools together,” said Mark
Karbo, Cal High’s head track coach.
“It should be a competitive meet with
many excellent track and field athletes
attending,” he added.
“A joint effort would be a more
successful meet,” said Aida Glimme,
Monte Vista track coach and assistant
principal, adding that a single school
organizing the event would be difficult.
Awards will be given to winners of
each event and the school that earns the
highest number of points. There will
be an Athlete of the Meet award for a
boy and a girl. Additionally, there will
be prizes for team champions at junior
varsity and varsity levels.
Glimme said the event organizers
have selected the best athletes by analyzing their past performance marks
through a computer system. She said
up to eight students from a school can
compete in an event.
For instance, two junior varsity and
varsity boys and girls from Monte Vista
can participate in one event, such as the
TA K E U S A L O N G
discus.
BodyMAX is the chief sponsor of the
event and has contributed a couple of
thousand dollars to the invitational. Cal
High was in charge of bringing in the
sponsor, Glimme said.
BodyMAX has offices in Danville
and Pleasanton that provide an environment for athletes to train and recover
from injuries. It offers physical therapy,
sports training, exercise, performance
nutrition, sports psychology and other
services.
The track coaches started organizing this weekend’s meet last year. At
first, they were expecting fewer than 25
schools to attend.
“We thought about 15-20 schools
would come this year and the meet would
grow in subsequent years,” said Karbo.
But the coaches found the number of
participants exceeded their expectations.
“We are talking about thousands of
kids,” Glimme said.
She added that the coaches plan to
rotate the location next year for hosting
the invitational. ■
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e did not make a big
enough deal last month
over the passing of Dr.
Robert Adler at the age of 93. He
is the hero who is generally credited with inventing the wireless TV
remote in 1956. It apparently took
awhile for this wonderful invention
to spread across the nation because
I don’t remember it being commonplace until television went cable.
Does anyone remember the dark
and dreary days when we had to
physically rise from our chairs and
couches, walk across the room and
turn the big ol’ knob to change the
channels? Of course we only had a
handful of channels so the television surf was not exactly up. But
there were still differences between
channels 2, 4, 5 and 7 and reasons
to change the channel. Channel
changing was usually done at the
end of a show as someone was en
route to the kitchen or the bathroom. If no one otherwise needed
to get up, well, that’s when children
came in handy.
In my house these days we use
our remote to channel surf, sometimes never even making a choice,
just surfing along while we sit and
visit. We may pause in our conversation to watch a favorite scene
from a movie or to give something
new a chance but it’s usually not
for long. If we are truly watching
a program, we will surf during the
commercials. We certainly would
not do this if we had to go over to
the television to change the chan-
nels. Another great invention is
the “last channel” button, which
is especially effective for watching two sporting events simultaneously.
We also use the remote to mute
commercials. As a person in an
industry that makes its money from
ads, I do not approve of ignoring
advertising. But the ads on TV
are often so noisy and obnoxious.
Everyone really should advertise in
newspapers instead.
My husband was way ahead of
the game when it came to muting
commercials. Many years before I
had heard of a wireless remote—
or a wireless anything—he rigged
up long strings that were attached
to the volume knob. Using this
awkward device from the couch,
he would turn the volume way
down when a commercial came
on and then back up again when
the show was back on. It looked
rather like he was fishing horizontally. To tell the truth it never
worked all that well—it was very
difficult to get the volume back
up at to the correct level—so I
was thankful when Dr. Adler’s
invention came along.
Apparently not everyone was
thrilled about the invention of the
TV remote, and some blamed Dr.
Adler personally for creating the
couch potato. He said that people
sometimes asked him whether he
felt guilty for causing folks to have
unhealthy lifestyles. He answered
that the idea was ridiculous, add-
ing, “It seems reasonable and rational to control the TV from where
you normally sit and watch television.”
Others blamed Adler for taking credit for an invention that
was actually the brainchild of
many. He and fellow engineer
Eugene Polley were given an
Emmy Award by the National
Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences for inventing the TV
remote. Polley was credited with
creating a wireless remote in 1955
that operated on photo cells, and
Adler with introducing ultrasonics, or high-frequency sound, to
make the device more efficient
in 1956. They were both working
at Zenith on a team of two dozen
engineers given the mission of
creating a remote device so folks
would not have to move out of
their chairs to operate the TV or
worry about tripping over wires.
Adler was a prolific inventor,
with 180 U.S. patents to his name.
He apparently preferred getting
credit for his other inventions, such
as those used for space exploration
and other scientific endeavors, but
instead he became known as the
man who made the couch potato
possible. In my book, his passing
deserves a moment of silence—hit
the mute, dear. The only modern
invention that even comes close is
Caller ID.
—Dolores Fox Ciardelli
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Crime 101: Danville is ‘easy’
Being in jail has advantages for those who walk on the
wrong side of the law: It’s
a great place to learn where
to find victims. And guess
what? Danville and Alamo
get mentioned quite often.
Danville Police Chief
Chris Wenzel said he always
asks thieves and burglars
when they are arrested what
brought them to Danville.
They tell him it has a reputation as being easy, that
they know they will find
an unlocked home or an
unlocked car with a $400
iPod on the front seat.
Danville and Alamo are
vulnerable to thefts partly
because of their proximity to
the freeway. Not long ago, a
town employee was held up
at gunpoint by some men in
a car when he was walking
home one night after a meeting. The perpetrators were
probably back on the freeway
and long gone before he could
even report the incident.
Communities in this area
work together to track criminals and gang activity, said
Wenzel, adding, “We want to
be proactive.” Law enforcement agencies are in constant touch about criminal
activity, and violent crime
is rare within 30 miles of
Danville.
Because of this community’s reputation as safe,
there is actually an incredible amount of property
crime, Town Manager Joe
Calabrigo said at the mayor’s
informal morning coffee last
Friday. “Even though it’s a
safe place, it’s also vulnerable.” Several people shared
their amazement that any-
one would leave their cars
unlocked or with valuables
in plain sight to encourage a
break-in.
As Chief Wenzel watches
suspects go off to County
Jail, he is sure they will
share what they know about
Danville. Hopefully their
cellmates will factor in that
the police were vigilant
enough to apprehend them.
But it would be nice if they
shared that cars and homes
are locked up securely and
almost impossible to penetrate. ■
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Dear Editor:
I’ve heard several readers of the
Danville Weekly complain your
newspaper has too many ads. Au
contraire. On page 19, alone, I found
three very useful, colorful ads. I go
to an endocrinologist, but the nearest ones have been in Lafayette
or Pleasanton. Now I see that Dr.
Mahmood Kazemi, Board Certified
in Endocrinology, is opening up a
new practice at Bishop Ranch. Our
wills and trusts are 11 years old,
badly in need of updating. I read
that Robert J. Silverman, Attorney
at Law, with Berding & Weil is
offering a free consultation. Mr.
Silverman has been recommended
by several friends, plus I’ve known
Tyler Berding and Steve Weil since
they began their firm in Alamo.
Finally, my wife is looking for an
apartment in the area until the real
estate bubble has fully burst. I read
the third ad on the page, Villas at
Monterosso are Danville’s newest
luxury apartments, offering the first
six weeks free rent.
The Danville Area badly needs a
hometown weekly newspaper that
is delivered to everyone. The alternative to ads is to make subscriptions mandatory.
Ralph Hoffmann, Danville
Tired of junk mail
Dear Editor:
We’ve been complaining about
“junk mail” for years and it doesn’t
get better. Mountains of paper are
wasted each day on stuff nobody
wants and it is a terrible inconvenience to dispose of it. I asked the
post office and the only answer
was, “We get paid to deliver it and
that’s what we will do! It’s our
job!” Rubbish!
We just returned from a trip to
Australia and New Zealand and
noticed many, in fact most, mailboxes had a notice pasted on them
saying, “Do not deliver unsolicited
mail.” And you know what? Their
post office complies! End of problem! How civilized!
I propose that all of us take our
junk mail down to the post office
every week and deposit it in their
trash cans until they are full, and
then on the counters. I know it
seems unfair to punish the employees who do not make the policy but
you gotta start somewhere.
Rick Mahan, Danville
established recycling center in
California but can be inconvenient. Smaller stores dispersed
throughout California such as
Rite Aid and Long Drugs, are
now providing special boxes to
collect used batteries or letting
customers turn in used batteries
at the checkout counter.
As of February 2006, a law came
into effect prohibiting people from
disposing of batteries in the regular household garbage. Not many
people are aware of this law. There
are many ways that the people of
our community can help prevent
this problem. With more public
awareness, consumers will become
more educated and reduce the damage being done. If the consumers
were educated, they would have
knowledge on the proper way to
recycle batteries. A possible solution would be for consumers to get
money back for their batteries, just
like for other recyclables.
Mercedes Antonini, Athenian
Middle School
Beware of batteries
Dear Editor:
I am a 14-year-old student at the
Athenian Middle School and I am
writing to bring a rising environmental problem to your attention.
I am a local Danville resident, and
I am concerned about the harmful
effect that batteries have on our
environment.
Batteries have become necessities in people’s lives today, but also
a rising problem. Americans purchase about 3 billion batteries each
year. Less than 2 percent of batteries are recycled properly. Batteries
are proven to release toxic chemicals into our natural resources and
affect our ecosystem.
About 34,000 tons of household
batteries are getting disposed of in
California’s trash each year. This
is a very large number considering
it is illegal to dispose of them in
the regular garbage. Not only do
the chemicals get released into the
air, but also they leak into the soil,
water sources and, eventually, food
sources. The most harmful types
of batteries are car batteries, which
contain much more lead than any
others.
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Danville police detained a 35-year-old man from
Oakland at a home on Montego Drive in Danville
on Monday on suspicion of possessing explosives,
said Danville Sgt. Troy Craig.
The Oakland Police Department was trying to
locate Mark Mandel for allegedly having explosives
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• Littering on Diablo Rd. and I-680
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• Petty theft on San Ramon Valley
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• Accident, property damage, on
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• Party disturbance on Paraiso Dr. at
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• Auto burglary on Silverwood Ct. at
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Diablo Rd. and I-680 southbound off ramp at 6:42 p.m.
• Court order violation on Sycamore
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• Vandalism on Sycamore Valley Rd.
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Camino Ramon and Camino
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• Commercial burglary on Love Ln.
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• Burglary, miscellaneous on Valley
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• Identity theft on St. George Rd. at
12:53 p.m.
• Forgery of fraudulent documents on
Ramon Ct. at 3:32 p.m.
Highland Dr. at 4:04 p.m.
Diablo Rd. and Front St. at 5:14
p.m.
• Petty theft, shoplift, on Camino
Tassajara at 7:29 p.m.
• Grand theft on San Ramon Valley
Blvd. at 10:06 p.m.
Tuesday, Feb. 27
• Auto burglary on Waingarth Way at
6:55 a.m.
• Vandalism, schools, on Camino
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• Accident, property damage, on W.
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• Accident, major injuries, on Camino
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• Extortion on Camaritas at 6:52 p.m.
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• Minor in possession of alcohol on
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• Identity theft on Campbell Pl. at
10:31 a.m.
• Court order violation on Sycamore
Valley Rd. W. at 12:39 p.m.
• Drunk in public on Camino Tassajara
at 2:29 p.m.
• Misdemeanor hit-and-run on Valley
Creek Ln. at 5:39 p.m.
• Identity theft on Montego Dr. at 6:12
p.m.
• Petty theft, bicycle, on Rubicon Cir.
at 3:46 p.m.
• Auto burglary on Sycamore Valley
Rd. W. at 10:52 p.m.
• Verbal disturbance on Hartz Ave. at
11:40 p.m.
• Auto burglary on Sycamore Valley
Rd. W. at 11:50 p.m.
Friday, March 2
• Accident, major injuries, on Crow
Canyon Ct. and Tassajara Ranch
Dr. at 6:11 a.m.
• Accident, major injuries, on Camino
Tassajara and Crow Canyon Rd.
at 6:14 a.m.
• Vandalism on Valley Creek Ln. at
6:26 a.m.
• Misdemeanor hit-and-run on
Leonard Ct. at 9:19 a.m.
• Petty theft on Montair Dr. at 12:10
p.m.
Thursday, March 1
• Promiscuous shooting on Heather
Garden Ln. at 4:16 p.m.
• Auto burglary on Danville Blvd. at
4:58 a.m.
• Party disturbance on Dolphin Dr.
and Farragut Pl. at 11:20 p.m.
• Auto burglary on Danville Blvd. at
8:05 a.m.
Saturday, March 3
• Credit card fraud on St. Mark Ct. at
8:58 a.m.
• Residential burglary on Park Hill Rd.
at 4:01 p.m.
• Petty theft on Camino Ramon at
11:20 a.m.
• Identity theft on Marques Ct. at 5:24
p.m.
• Possession of drugs on Stone Valley
Rd. at 1:10 p.m.
• Vandalism on Midland Way and San
Ramon Valley Blvd. at 6:51 p.m.
OBITUARIES
INCLUDING
• Osteoporosis
Dr. Mahmood Kazemi
The Danville Police Department
made the following information available. Under the law, those charged
with offenses are considered innocent until convicted.
James A. Swarts
Danville resident James A.
Swarts passed away Feb. 18 at the
age of 94.
He was born March 25, 1912,
in Kansas City, Kan. He married
Etta Wooton in 1936, and they had
two sons, Jim and Bill. In 1959,
shortly after moving to California,
Etta died, and in 1960, Jim married
Vivian Lowpensky, who also had
two children, Ted and Mariann.
The family moved to Danville in
1960 and five years later they had
another child, Sally.
He worked in the grocery business for 52 years, starting at the age
of 19 as an “extra boy” for Milgram
Bros. Food Stores and retiring in
1983 from United Grocers. He also
worked for San Francisco Grocery
Co. and operated his own store for
several years in Topeka.
In retirement, he played golf, and
he and Vivian were world travelers. He was an usher at St Isidore’s
Parish and active in SIRS, the
Danville Senior Bowling League
and Prime Time at Community
Presbyterian Church. He felt fortunate to have met, married and loved
two wonderful women. He was the
proud grandpa of 10 grandchildren
and 11 great-grandchildren.
A memorial Mass was celebrated
Feb. 22 at St. Isidore’s Church in
Danville. Donations may be made
to a charity of your choice.
Ellen J. Hable
Ellen J. Hable, 53, passed away
at her home in Blackhawk on Feb.
27, with her husband Ron by her
side.
She was born and raised in
Vallejo, and her circle of friends
reached far and wide. She loved to
organize special events such as golf
tournaments, weekend getaways
and parties for her many friends.
She also brought rescue dogs into
her home to provide a new and better life for them. Her giving spirit,
laughter and limitless energy will
be remembered by all.
She is survived by her husband Ron; her two best friends,
Fairway and Mulligan; mother
Doris; stepfather Sergio; brother
Steve Scicchitano; and nephew
Joseph.
A celebration of her life was held
March 4 at Blackhawk Country
Club. It is her preference to have
donations sent in her memory to
Smiley Dog Rescue, P.O. Box
2728, Oakland 94602.
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Sports
A L O O K AT T H E L O C A L S P O R T S S C E N E
Today
Saturday, March 10
Girl’s Lacrosse: Monte Vista vs.
Campolindo, 7 p.m.
San Ramon Valley vs. Marin Catholic,
7 p.m.
Baseball: San Ramon Valley vs. Campolindo, 3:30 p.m.
Baseball: E.B. Classic Finals at James
Logan
Track and Field: East Bay Invitational
at Monte Vista, 10 a.m.
Monday, March 12
Softball: Monte Vista at Mission San
Jose, 3:45 p.m.
Congrats to the
Grizzlies
The St. Isidore’s Grizzlies basketball team recently
won the CYO Tri-Valley Championship sixth grade girl’s
playoffs. Team members are (front row, l-r) Elizabeth
Yemane, Morgan Bakarich, Brooke Rosenberg; (middle row) Alexandra Andreotti, Callie Starn, Charlotte
Sedlock, Elyce Bayat, Kadi Lawson; (back row) Coaches
Dave Rosenberg and Dan Sedlock.
The Grizzlies won all three games en route to the
championship. They started the playoffs with a 20-5
romp over St. Joan. Morgan Bakarich and Charlotte
Sedlock led the team with eight points each. In the
second game, the Grizzlies overcame a tough St.
Raymond’s team to win 12-10 in a closely contested
game. Callie Starn led the Grizzlies with seven points.
In the final game, St. Isidore’s raced off to a 17-0
start before cruising to a 20-10 victory over CCOP
(Catholic Community of Pleasanton). In the finale,
Morgan Bakarich led the team with 10 points and
seven steals followed by Brooke Rosenberg with 4
points. Charlotte Sedlock hauled down 14 rebounds
to control the boards for the Grizzlies.
Mustangs at the top of their game
Monte Vista boys defeat
DLS in clincher for first
championship title
by Rachel McMurdie
T
he Mustangs claimed their
first Division I North Coast
Section championship boys
basketball title Saturday, defeating
reigning champion De La Salle 4743 with a full team effort in front
of a sell-out crowd of 3,200 at St.
Mary’s College.
The No. 3 seeded Mustangs led
from the start, so by the end of
the first half, when guard and East
Bay Athletic League MVP Ryan
Whalen hit a three-pointer with just
four seconds on the clock to bring
the score to 31-22 in the Mustangs
favor, it looked like the game was
well in their control.
But De La Salle, the No. 1 seed
and seven-time championship winners, wouldn’t give up easily. In a
8-0 run in the last 45 seconds of the
third quarter and first minute of the
fourth, De La Salle pulled within
four to 42-38.
Monte Vista regained its margin with a three-pointer from Cam
Fenley with just over two minutes
left on the clock. Throughout the
night Fenley, who finished with six
points and seven rebounds, was a
force in the paint. Forward Drew
McAllister scored a game-high 12
points and added seven rebounds to
the team effort.
But within seconds of Fenley’s
three, De La Salle struck back with
three of their own.
In the final minute and a half,
Monte Vista was 0-for-3 from the
free throw line and committed two
turnovers in the final 1:50. De La
Salle, unable to capitalize on the
play, missed its last six shots and
turned the ball over once at the end
of the game.
The championship title is Monte
Vista’s first in boy’s basketball,
although the Mustangs have been
close before. In 2006, the team
lost in the semifinals. In 2005, they
were ousted in the first round—
both times by De La Salle.
Both Monte Vista and De La
Salle advance to NorCal finals
where they will compete against
other section winners.
Girls basketball:
Title eludes Mustang girls
Monte Vista girls mustered through
a tight win over San Leandro on
Thursday to win the bid to the finals,
but Saturday the team couldn’t find
the strength it needed to beat 16-time
champion Berkeley High.
The 2007 North Coast Section
Championship title went to the
Yellowjackets after a 61-42 game
played in Berkeley.
Monte Vista held on through the
first quarter but a 18-4 Yellowjacket
run in the second put the half-time
score at 35-15. Despite a team
effort, the Mustangs never recovered the deficit. Stephanie Cornell
led Monte Vista with 10 points.
Both Berkeley and Monte Vista
advance to NorCal finals where
they will compete against other
section winners. ■
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STATE OF THE TOWN
BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI
D
anville is a unique community and it’s getting even better. That was Mayor Mike
Shimansky’s message as he delivered the
Danville State of the Town Address last week.
“Quality of life and maintaining the outstanding
community that we have are of the utmost importance,” said Shimansky as he addressed the Danville
Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon at Crow
Canyon Country Club last Thursday. “We selectively
choose things to improve upon.”
He pointed out that Danville is celebrating the 25th
anniversary of its incorporation and has a lot to show
for it. And it is increasing in efficiency.
The town currently has 117 fulltime employees,
which is five fewer than it employed 15 years ago
although the population has grown by 25 percent,
Shimansky reported.
For 2006-07, Danville is projecting $28.3 million in revenues as well as expenses with the bulk
of income coming from property taxes. He said 60
percent of the $3.2 million in sales tax comes from 25
businesses of which 14 are retail, four are restaurants,
four are automotive and three are business services.
Property tax is the town’s largest revenue source
at $10.3 million. Countywide, the 1 percent property
tax is allocated 48 percent to schools; 20 percent to
special districts; 13 percent to the county; 11 percent
to redevelopment agencies; and 8 percent to cities.
“Danville’s share is a little less,” said Shimansky.
“We receive just over 7 percent of the total property
tax paid in Danville. That means that $7 out of every
$100 that you pay comes to the town, with the rest
going to fund approximately 20 other governmental
agencies or purposes.”
The town uses a five-year Capital Improvement
Program to plan for meeting capital needs.
“Capital projects are the most fun for the Town
Council,” Shimansky said, “because they tend to be
the most visible.”
There are 117 total projects in the works, and 42 of
them are active. Shimansky touched on a few of the
projects, including:
• The Clocktower Parking Lot expansion and renovation;
• The Diablo Road median project by the Danville
Oak Tree;
• The Brookside Drive sidewalk;
• A second restroom at Osage park;
• Flashing beacon crosswalks at Vista Grande
Elementary, San Ramon Valley High School and St.
Isidore’s;
• A town-wide street light re-painting project; and
• The pavement project on Diablo Road, Hartz
Avenue and Prospect Avenue.
“Overall, the pavement in Danville is among the
best in the Bay Area,” he said.
The Front Street Parking Lot will provide 81 new
parking spots for Hartz Avenue and East Prospect.
DANVILLE JUST
KEEPS GETTING
BETTER AND
BETTER, SAYS
MAYOR
“It should be open next week, weather permitting,”
Shimansky noted.
He encouraged everyone to visit the construction
site of the new Community Building at Oak Hill Park
which he said, at 6,400 square feet, is very similar to
the Community Center next to the library on Front
Street.
Some other capital projects in progress are:
• A town-wide street light re-painting project;
• Sycamore Valley Park parking lot improvements to
increase spaces from 105 to 191;
• Synthetic turf replacement at Diablo Vista Park;
• New Children’s play areas at Diablo Vista and
Sycamore Valley Parks;
• Town-wide trails expansion;
• New teen center at Diablo Vista Middle School;
• Village Theatre upgrades; and
• New aquatics center at San Ramon Valley High.
Shimansky also highlighted disaster preparedness
BASIC DANVILLE STATS
Land area: 18,128 square miles
Population: 43,052 (eighth largest among 19 cities in Contra
Costa County)
Population breakdown by age:
0-5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6.8 percent
5-17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.7 percent
18-34 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12.3 percent
35-49 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28.6 percent
50-64. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20.1 percent
65-79 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.4 percent
80+ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.0 percent
Total households: 15,637
Median household income: $162,740
Median home price: $1,169,629
Education level for over 25:
High school graduate . . . . . . . . . . . .96.6 percent
Bachelor’s degree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59.1 percent
Source: Town of Danville 2006 Annual Report
efforts and said the town has hired former Police
Chief Greg Gilbert as its first full time emergency
services manager. Shimansky was among the first
responders with the Red Cross after Hurricane
Katrina.
“I saw firsthand what went wrong,” he said. “We’re
going to have to be ready to go it alone for at least
three days.”
He suggested everyone visit the Police Department
section of the town Web site at www.ci.danville.ca.us
to learn more about emergency preparedness.
The Danville Police Department through a contract
with the county Sheriff’s Office has 31 sworn officers, three non-sworn Community Services Officers
and four part-time Parking Enforcement Officers,
Shimansky reported.
“We also have eight volunteer reserve officers
who contributed 3,700 hours of staffing over the past
year,” he said.
Residential burglaries have decreased from 64 in
2005 to 46 in 2006; however, commercial burglaries
have increased from 37 in 2005 to 44 in 2006, he said.
“Police response time for emergencies—911 calls
with lights and sirens on—averages three minutes,”
he added.
He also noted that Donna, the police canine acquired
by the department last year, has been responsible for
51 arrests. “They were not all in Danville,” Shimansky
explained. “She works throughout the county.”
Last year Danville police gave 4,186 traffic citations, an 8 percent increase over 2005; there were
329 traffic collisions, a 13 percent decrease; and 220
arrests for driving under the influence, a reduction of
60 arrests.
Shimansky is one of the first Danville residents
to have AT&T’s new Project Lightspeed television
installed and he joked that this is not because he
is mayor or because he worked for many years at
AT&T before retiring. AT&T chose Danville and San
Ramon to be the first places in California for the new
U-verse technology.
He also noted that the Parks and Recreation
Department distributes four activity guides each year
with programs, classes and activities for cultural arts,
youths, teens, adults and seniors, and in sports and
fitness.
“This year our Activity Gu
600 classes, 220,000 particip
trips and excursions, six theate
performances, eight weeks of
300 teams participating in fiv
reported.
A special undertaking cur
determining how best to serve
“A group of seniors cam
Shimansky said. “We have e
committee that includes senior
tant to do a needs assessment
additional programs and servi
Our goal is to complete the sur
begin to address these needs i
08 budget cycle.”
He said the town is also wo
district to develop a valley-wid
to alleviate traffic. The first pa
by September 2009 with a bu
Valley Elementary and Los Ce
Shimansky opened his speec
wisdom, including “A day wi
night”; and “When everything
you’re in the wrong lane.”
He ended by urging everyo
members about their concern
the Farmers Market from 9-1
morning in the parking lot o
Prospect. Shimansky also hol
opened to everyone at 7:30 a
each month at Father Nature’s
And he encouraged everyo
Council meetings at 7:30 p.m
Tuesday of each month at the
201 Front St.
Shimansky lauded the cont
events hosted by the Chamber o
the LPGA Longs Drugs Challe
Country Club for the first time
noted that Danville became p
Convention and Visitors Bureau
“Your commitment to our
contribution to our communit
ated, and we look forward to a
Danville,” he concluded. ■
TOWN OF DANVILLE’S PROJECTED REVENU
Revenues: $28.3 Million
Interest $0.7
15 Other Sources $0.9
Franchise Fees $1.7
Property Taxes $10.3
Development Fees $1.7
Community Dev Agency $2.0
Transportation $2.0
Program Fees $2.1
Sales Tax $3.2
Special Assessments $3.5
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E FOR 2006-07
Expenditures: $28.3 Million
Debt Services $1.1
Human Resources/Finance $1.7
Police $6.3
Administration $2.2
Parks & Recreation $2.7
Maintenance $5.5
Dev. Svcs./Trans. $4.0
Capital $4.8
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Living
PEOPLE & LIFESTYLES IN OUR COMMUNITY
Emma Grager and Julie Therin play violin for an audience of 20, while Annie Humphrey and other students
sing songs they learned at San Ramon Valley Christian Academy.
Eighth-grader Annie Humphrey talks to Angie Marchesi and mingles with elderly Danville residents at Sunrise
Assisted Living, asking questions about their favorite memories as children and how much a car cost when they
were young.
Middle school students reach
out and connect with others
Adam Mozek
listens to a former
school teacher,
after Principal
Jan Brunkal tells
the residents they
are a wealth of
knowledge to her
students.
photos and story by Natalie O’Neill
unrise Assisted Living resident Gwen Chipman’s face lit
up as a group of eighth-graders approached her with friendly
grins.
“My name’s Annie. What’s yours?”
eighth-grader Annie Humphrey
chirped.
After an introduction, a conversation sparked between the two
despite the vast age gap that separates them. Gwen told Annie memories she has of when she was her
age, noting where she grew up, and
Annie listened to her intently.
Seventh- and eighth-graders
from San Ramon Valley Christian
Academy visited elderly Danville
residents at the assisted living
complex last week as part of the
school’s annual Junior High Service
Day. Other middle-school students
from the school picked up debris
along Iron Horse Trail and some
wrote letters to soldiers in Iraq as
part of their effort to connect with
the community.
“I wanted them to expand their
box—to get out of their comfort
zone,” said Anthony Villella, who
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At left: Jane Humphrey strums a tune for residents at Sunrise Assisted Living. Some of the
elderly audience members hummed along and
others swayed back and forth.
Above: Gwen Chipman and Annie Humphrey
introduce themselves.
Giving
back
teaches history at the school and
accompanied the students to
Sunrise.
Students gave musical performances to Sunrise residents, painted with them, and baked them pizza
as part of their service day. They
also spent time just talking, to the
delight of many elderly residents.
“Kids in Danville have it good—
they have a lot to be grateful for so
they are giving back to the community that raised them,” said Sarah
Hawkins, who does informal public
relations for the school.
The students must participate in
the service day to graduate from
the school, a task that students said
they enjoyed. The project allowed
them to get out of the school and
into the town for a day.
Eighth-grader Melissa Yeung said
the best part was seeing how happy
it made the residents.
“It brings smiles to their faces,”
Yeung said. ■
If anyone wants to volunteer
at Sunrise, call Vivian Bowers
at 831-1740
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As if that weren’t enough to make you think twice, the Centers for
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for Easter. So far 10 states have outlawed the sale of these young birds—
unfortunately California is not one of them.
Along similar lines, families are often tempted to get a bunny at Easter
time. Rabbits do make great pets, but don’t buy one on impulse without
doing the research to make sure it’s the right pet for your family. Again,
the majority of “Easter bunnies” end up at our animal shelters several
months after the holiday. The best recommendation: Buy cute and cuddly—and carefree—stuffed animals for your children at Easter time.
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Ranchos were in place for only 15 years, from the mid-1830s until California statehood in 1850. Although Rancho Romero is immortalized in the school of that name in Alamo, it is nowhere on lists of Mexican ranches in Contra Costa County.
R
ancho Romero is a familiar name in the San Ramon
Valley. In Alamo, the Jones
ranch was called Rancho Romero
and an elementary school bears
that name. But who knows the
origin of the name? And why is
Rancho Romero’s name nowhere
to be found on lists of Mexican
ranchos in Contra Costa County?
The tale is a sad one.
In 1843, brothers Jose and
Inocencio Romero applied to the
Mexican government for a grant
for what they said was a leftover, or
“sobrante,” piece between the ranchos of Joaquin Moraga, William
Welsh, and Rancho San Ramon
Valley (Pacheco/Castro). It covered
today’s Tice Valley and much of
Alamo, about 20,000 acres.
At that time Lorenzo Pacheco
and Mariano Castro lived in San
Jose and told the town’s alcalde there that they were happy to
have the Romeros as neighbors.
The Contra Costa Gazette of Aug.
27, 1864, stated: “It was mutually
agreed that the Romeros should
occupy the land north of a certain creek, which ran across the
(Pachedo/Castro) ranch.”
In 1844 the San Jose alcalde
and Gov. Manuel Micheltorena
reviewed the grant application
which included a sketch map, or
“diseno.” The governor stated, “Let
the Judge of the proper district take
measurement of the unoccupied
land that is claimed.”
The Romeros could not afford
to have the measurement made,
since their wealth was tied up in
their stock and there were few surveyors available. As was the case
with many other Mexican ranchos,
neighbors accepted the rancho’s
approximate boundaries. After all,
there was plenty of land and the
cattle grazed unrestricted by fences.
Cattle ownership was established
by regular roundups where calves
were marked with their mother’s
brand.
But other than the measurement, the Romeros did what rancho
owners were required to do. They
moved to Tice Valley, built adobes, constructed a corral, cultivated
vegetable and grain crops, and ran
cattle.
We next find the Romeros
appearing before the alcalde in
January of 1847, ready to sell onehalf of their rancho to Francisco
and Jose Miguel Garcia, their
brothers-in-law. The sale was to
be subject to the final result “if
the Government grant it in ownership.” Both parties agreed that, if
the grant were not finally made,
“then Garcia should lose equally
with Romero.”
Mexicans and post-Gold Rush
settlers assumed that the Romero
brothers owned the land and had
legally sold the Alamo area to
the Garcias. Jose Garcia’s daughter
Maria married a Capt. Merrithew
in one of the marriages which
made landowners of many young
Americans.
According to Virgie Jones in
“Historical Persons and Places in
San Ramon Valley”: “Garcia gave
the couple a stretch of land that
Maria could cover on horseback in
one day from sun-up to sundown.”
Jones also states in “Remembering
Alamo” that John M. Jones and
three other men bought land from
Francisco Garcia in 1851.
When the Romero brothers petitioned for confirmation of their
claim to the “Romero Sobrante”
before the U.S. Board of Land
Commissioners in 1853, they produced papers to establish their
claim which did not include the
title documents. Many witnesses
testified to their ownership. The
Romeros stated that the title papers
had been used in an 1850 suit and
had been taken to Georgia by a
lawyer, Fred H. Sanford, never to
be seen again.
The Romero claim for five
leagues of land was rejected by
the board and appealed to the U.S.
District Court where it also lost. In
1857 the judge wrote that their case
was a hard one, “for there seems
no reason to suppose that the grant
would have been refused, if the
measurement had been made… But
no grant, either perfect or inchoate,
was made, nor any promise given
that one should be made.”
Imagine the effect of this tangled web of land ownership in the
San Ramon Valley. The Romeros
(and therefore the Garcias) were
not the owners of the northern
part of the Valley. Americans who
had bought land from Romero or
Garcia lost their claims. Attorney
Horace Carpentier managed to get
the Alamo land as well as the
southern part of the Pacheco/Castro
rancho. As Hubert Bancroft wrote
in his “History of California”: “this
Carpentier seems to have been a
shrewd land fiend interested in
many of the crooked cases.”
A sad tale, indeed.
Sources: Northern District Land
Cases 304 and 322; Bancroft,
“History of California,” Vol.
VI, p. 557; “The San Ramon
Rancho,” Contra Costa Gazette,
Aug. 27, 1864; Virgie V. Jones,
“Remembering Alamo,” p. 60 and
“Historical Persons and Places in
San Ramon Valley,” p. 116
Beverly Lane, a longtime Danville
resident, is curator of the Museum of
the San Ramon Valley and co-author of
“San Ramon Valley: Alamo, Danville,
and San Ramon.”
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When David Fincher is behind the camera
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again with a meticulously spare account of the
glory days of the Bay Area’s own Zodiac killer.
It begins with a whimper; a pair of lovers on a
lonely road shot point-blank in the dead of night.
A month later the killer sends a series of ciphers
to the San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner and
demands that they be published. If not he promises to continue his murderous rampage, which
he does anyway: brutally stabbing a young couple
enjoying the scenery at an isolated lake in the wine
country. As bloody incidents mount, the pressure
in the newsroom escalates. Colorful Chron crime
reporter Paul Avery (Robert Downey Jr.) is the first
to fall under Zodiac’s spell, followed by mild-mannered newspaper cartoonist Robert Graysmith
(Jake Gyllenhaal) and SFPD homicide Inspector
David Toschi (Mark Ruffalo).
Zodiac continues to taunt the press and police
while Avery, Graysmith and Toschi agonize over
hot clues gone cold and concurrences whose
dots never quite connect. The trio is consumed
by the psychological warfare Zodiac is waging
on a horrified public.
The trail eventually leads to a burly loner with a
sketchy alibi (the marvelous John Carroll Lynch)
and, in one of the film’s scarier set pieces, a
creepy movie enthusiast living over a “Silence of
the Lambs”-like basement.
As the narrative draws out over a decade of
dead ends (and a hefty two-and-a-half-hour running time) Fincher deftly sustains an even keel of
suspense, maintaining a methodical rhythm of fear
and anxiety.
The chilling cat-and-mouse game takes its
toll; Avery descends into a vortex of drugs
and disenchantment and the intrepid Graysmith
loses his wife and kids to a singular obsession
with finishing a book chronicling the unsolved
case (on which this film is based).
The parade of famous faces is unusually
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Mulroney, Chloe Sevigny, Philip Baker Hall, etc.
San Francisco circa the ‘60s and ‘70s is scrupulously recreated with an eye to workaday reality,
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Luncheon Blackhawk Republican
Women will host Josiah Prendergast,
president of Berkeley College
Republicans, from 11:15 a.m.-1:30
p.m., Monday, March 12, at Blackhawk
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Generation Gap: Combating Political
Discontinuity”. Cost is $20. RSVP by
noon, March 9th; call Ms. Lyons at
820-6452.
San Ramon Newcomers Club
This club invites new and established
residents of San Ramon, Dublin,
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3400 Nevada St., Pleasanton. Tcikets
are $36 for reserved seating, $18 for
general admission, $20 at the door.
Call 931-1055.
Valley Concert Chorale ìThree
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at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1225
Hopyard Road, Pleasanton. Tickets
at the door are $20 for adults, $17 for
seniors. Students 18 and under are
free when accompanied by an adult.
Call 417-8584 or visit www.valleyconcertchorale.org.
Events
Celebration of Women’s History
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County Fairgrounds. Cost is $7 for
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Peace March and Rally Mt. Diablo
Peace & Justice Center will host a
Peace March from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Saturday, March 17, meeting at the
Walnut Creek BART parking lot,
then march to Civic Park (Civic and
Broadway). Call 933-7850 or visit
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San Ramon Valley Horsemen’s
Association Potluck Featuring “The
Old West... Cowboy Tales and Poetry
with music and pictures” with cowboy
poets Susan Parker and Lynn Owens.
Also photographer Andreas Koch’s
newest musical DVD “Old West.”
Dinner starts at 6:30 p.m., Presentation
at 7:45 p.m., Friday, March 9, at the
Alamo Women’s Club, 1401 Danville
Blvd. Cost is $8 for members, $10 for
non-members. Please bring a potluck
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will host a viewing of Al Gore’s “An
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p.m., Friday, March 9 and 23, at a private residence in Danville. Tickets are
a donation of $20. For directions and
information, call 736-7100.
Children of Alcatraz Museum on
Main will show and give a talk on
Scott Cornfield’s film “Children of
Alcatraz” at 7 p.m., Thursday, March
15, at Museum on Main, 603 Main St.
Admission is $5 for members, $10 for
non-members. Call 462-2766.
Fundraisers
Girl Scout Cookie Sales in Danville
Brownie Troop 2248, Third Grade
girls from Rancho Romero Elementary
School, will be selling your favorite
cookies from 3:30-5 p.m., Friday,
March 9, outside of Lundardi’s, 345
Railroad Ave., Danville, and from 1-3
p.m., Sunday, March 11, at Safeway in
Alamo Plaza. Each box is $3.50. Call
389-0108.
Kurdish Carpet Exhibition
Friendship International will host a
special carpet exhibition and sale
from 8:15 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Sunday,
March 18, at St. Timothy’s Episcopal
Church Parish Hall, 1550 Diablo Blvd.,
Danville. Proceeds go to support their
education, health care, and families.
Call 820-3378.
Health
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Wellness Community will host numerous workshops for cancer patients,
their families and friends including:
Kids Circle & Teen Talk from 10 a.m.1 p.m., Saturday, March 10; Return
to Wellness from 4-6 p.m., Mondays
and Wednesdays, March 12-May 16;
African Drumming Circle from 5:30-6:30
p.m., Thursday, March 15; Advances in
Breast Reconstruction from 6-8 p.m.,
Tuesday, March 20; Stress Reduction
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a.m.-noon, Saturday, March 24 and
Cultivating Forgiveness from 2-5 p.m.,
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Danville. The day will include: keynote
speakers, workshops, games, activities, lunch, dinner and a dance. Cost
is $30 until March 3, $40 thereafter. To
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‘Copenhagen’ opens tonight
Role Players Ensemble Theatre presents its black box production
of “Copenhagen” for four nights only at 8 p.m., Friday-Saturday,
March 9-10 and 16-17, at the Danville Town Meeting Hall, 201 Front
St. Tickets are $10. Call 820-1278.
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Contra Costa County Library is offering free homework help from expert
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month of March, at Pure Girls, 660
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Bedtime Stories” by Jeff Seaburg at
6:30 p.m., Friday-Saturday, March 910, 2 p.m., Saturday-Sunday, March
10-11, at Village Theatre, 233 Front
St., Danville. Tickets are $8 and $10.
Call (925) 314-3463.
Mother Goose Time and Preschool
Storytime Danville Library will host
Mother Goose Time for children
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Thursday, March 15, at Rakestraw
Books, 409 Railroad Ave., Danville.
Advance ticket purchase strongly suggested, cost is $10. Call 837-7337 or
visit www.rakestrawbooks.com.
Amy Stewart and East Bay Flowers
Amy Stewart will present “Flower
Confidential: The Good, the Bad,
and the Beautiful in the Business of
Flowers”, from 7-8:30 p.m., Friday,
March 23, at Rakestraw Books, 409
Railroad Ave., Danville. Kris Simpson
from East Bay Flowers in Danville will
be demonstrating. Call 837-7337 or
visit www.rakestrawbooks.com.
C-SPAN2 Book TV Bus Visits TriValley The C-SPAN2 Book TV Bus
will interview San Francisco journalist
Peter Y. Sussman and offer tours of
the Bus to the public from 1-3 p.m.,
Sunday, March 18, at the Pleasanton
Public Library, 400 Old Bernal Ave.
This event is free. Call 931-3405 or
visit www.ci.pleasanton.ca.us/services/
library/programs-events-adult.html.
Poet Kate Greenstreet Reading at
Rakestraw Award-winning poet Kate
Greenstreet will do a reading from her
collection Case Sensitive at 7 p.m.,
Wednesday, March 14, at Rakestraw
Books, 409 Railroad Ave., Danville.
Call 837-7337 or visit www.rakestrawbooks.com.
Miscellaneous
Danville Police Citizen’s Academy
Danville Police Department will offer
another session of the Citizen’s Police
Academy for 10 weeks from 6-9
p.m., starting Wednesday, March 14.
Sessions are limited to 20 participants,
who must be 18 years or older with no
misdemeanor convictions within one
year and no felony convictions. For an
application, contact Shawn at 3143400 or [email protected].
Free Electronic Waste Event
The Town of Danville and Universal
Waste Management, Inc. will host a
Free Public Collection Event for EWaste Recycling from 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Saturday-Sunday, March 31-April 1, at
the Danville Park & Ride Parking Lot,
at the northwest corner of Sycamore
Valley Rd. and Camino Ramon. Call
(888) 832-9839.
Recycle for Breast Cancer Recycle
for Breast Cancer is open seven days
a week accepting free dropoffs for
computers, monitors, cell phones, laptops, servers and TVs. Located inside
Saf Keep Storage, 200 Purdue Rd.,
#1018, San Ramon. Call 735-7203 or
visit www.recycleforbreastcancer.org.
San Ramon Valley High School
40th Reunion Attention Classes of
1967, 1968 and 1969! San Ramon
Valley High School will hold a 40th
High School Reunion on Saturday,
Aug. 11. For information, Carol
Stewart-Pierovich at 820-4628, Mike
Miles at 938-0806 or Stephanie
Brown-Myers at 837-0539.
On Stage
‘Wigged Out!’ Victoria’s Hair on
Stage has opened its doors for
“Wigged Out!” which runs until June,
at Victoria’s Hair on Stage, 520 San
Ramon Valley Blvd., Danville. Tickets
are $38. Call 855-SHOW (855-7469).
High School Musical Danville
Children’s Musical Theater presents
Disney’s “High School Musical,” at 7:30
p.m., Fridays-Saturdays, March 23-31
and at 2 p.m., Saturdays and at 7:30
p.m., Thursday, March 29, at Village
Theater, 233 Front St. Tickets are
$7.50-$9.50. Call 314-3463.
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Private Piano Lessons - $25/half h
CONFERENCE TABLE - $0
140 Lost & Found
Corner Media Cabinet - $500
LOST: SMALL WHITE DOG-Crow Cyn
- BIG REWARD
150 Volunteers
Host Families needed
115 Announcements
Dining Room Set. - $500.00
Dresser/Changing Table - $200.00
Inlaid King Bedroom set - $1600.
Oak Futon - Queen - $175
QS sofa bed $499 925-362-0147
155 Pets
Flea Meds , healthfulpets.com
* DEADLINE *
250 Musical
Instruments
Salton Toastmaster SandwichMaker $7
Sectional Sofa $500 925-461-9085
Patio Chairs & more - $1 - $10
Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-500 — - $
500
260 Sports &
Exercise Equipment
Lee Progressive 1000 - 125.
Tuesday 12 Noon
through the business office
925-600-0840 x12
Tuesday 11:59 PM
through Fogster.com
Avoid the last-minute rush -
Place your ad early!
TV/Stereo Armoire - $500.00
For Sale
201 Autos/Trucks/
Parts
$500 Police Impounds
Cars from $500! Tax Repos, US Marshal
and IRS Sales! Cars, Trucks, SUVs,
Toyotas, Hondas, Chevys, more! For
Listings Call 1-800-298-4150 ext. C107.
(AAN CAN)
BMW 2001 3 Series 325Cic Convertible
2D - $17000 obo
BMW 2002 530i - $29,900
bmw 2003 X5 3.0i - $30,500
Donate Vehicle
running or not accepted! Free Towing.
Tax Deductible. Noahs Arc - Support No
Kill Shelters, Animal Rights, Research to
Advance Veterinary Treatments/Cures.
1-866-912-GIVE.Â (Cal-SCAN
Learn How to Reduce Stress - $35 in
advance, $40
Pregnant?
Considering Adoption? Talk with caring people specializing in matching
birthmothers with families nationwide.
EXPENSES PAID. Toll free 24/7 Abby's
One True Gift Adoptions 1-866-4136293. (AAN CAN)
Ford 2000 Expedition - $8750
Ford 2002 Mustang Coupe
9,000. Manual, V-6, low miles, clean.
510-299-3572
Get Crane Trained!
Crane/Heavy Equip. Training. National
Certification Prep. Placement Assistance.
Financial
Assistance.
3,6,9,12
Week Programs. Nevada School of
Construction. www.NV-SC.com 1-888879-7040.Â (Cal-SCAN)
Infant/Toddler Sign Language
Learn About Wine - $50.00 PP
WHITE CANOPY CRIB
Upscale, w/Accessories & New
Mattress - $165 Call Doris
925-314-9935
245 Miscellaneous
$22,000
CHANGE a LIFE...Become a CA Surrogate!
If you’re already a parent, healthy, a
nonsmoker, 23-39, You could become
a surrogate! www.SurrogateWeb.com 1800-877-4438.(Cal-SCAN)
$9 Prescription Eyeglasses
Custom made to your prescription, stylish plastic or metal frame, Highindex,
UV protection, antiscratch lens, case,
lenscloth for only $9. Also available:
Rimless, Titanium, Children's, Bifocals,
Progressives, Suntints, ARcoating,
etc.
Http://ZENNIOPTICAL.COM
(AAN CAN)
6 feet high Christmas Tree - $25
210 Garage/Estate
Sales
Pleasanton, 3231 Vineyard Avenue,
March 17, 2007, 8-4
Moving sale. Hacienda Mobile Home
Park, Space #60. Furniture, small appliances, household items, tools, etc.
215 Collectibles &
Antiques
Blue Delft pitcher - $59
Coffee Mill, Pepper Mill & Spice - $89
Garantied Forged Grinder - $39
220 Computers/
Electronics
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number in the ad?
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for contact
information
Beautiful Diamond Earrings - $1200/
best
Contour Ring - 700/best o
JEWELRY- Men’s Ring - $750/best
133 Music Lessons
PROJECTOR, TEL & COMPUTER STUFF
- $20
Guitar Lessons 417.0561 w/Brett $35.00
Stereo Color Zenith TV 21inches, - $20
MEDICAL AND DENTAL BENEFITS!
Save up to 80% on medical benefits with
leading provider in the country. $11.9559.95/month Everyone accepted. Call
toll free 1877-257-4015.
HARP LESSONS
for all ages
Try something new for Winter!
Call Benneta Heaton
(925) 820-1169
~ located in Danville ~
KINDERMUSIK-Summer Camps!
Piano
- call
www.wheremusicbegins.com
240 Furnishings/
Household items
2 White patio chairs, 5 baskets - $1
- $5
Candles - $15
Clean Queen Sofabed 362 0147 - $399
Coffee Table made of nice wood - $50
Computer Unit - $900
Oval ring - $2400/Best
Polaroid Joycam - $7
Power Wheelchairs
ans Scooters at little or no cost to
seniors/disabled with Medicare, MediCal
or Insurance. Free Delivery, Training
and Warranty.Â ProHealth Mobility. 1877-740-4900. www.ProHealthMobility.
comÂ (Cal-SCAN)
Stamping and Scrapbook Supplies
SMOG INSPECTION
$35
( )
Spe
cial
with
+ $8.25 CERT coupon
EPPS TEST ONLY CENTER
925-462-1097
No Appointments Necessary!
183-B Wyoming St., Pleasanton • Mon-Sat 9-5
Great Nanny!
LINA’S DAY CARE
Many years experience. Accept newborn
to 4 yrs. Small group - more attention.
Call Lina 925-249-1298
340 Child Care
Wanted
CareSquare.com needs caregivers
Free online social network connects you
directly with parents looking for help.
Sign up at www.CareSquare.com
Math Tutor
350 Preschools/
Schools/Camps
HACIENDA SCHOOL Open Houses
Huffy Seastar 12.5 inches bike,
Pajamas for kids 3-4 years old - $3 -$7
Mind
& Body
455 Personal Training
TriValleyTrainer.com (dublin/pleasanton/livermore)
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the phone #?
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CAREGIVERS
for adult day care.
Dublin & Hayward.
No exp necessary-We will train
Good benefits - PT / FT
Call Mildred 925-560-9582
DRIVING INSTRUCTORS NEEDED
P/T driving teachers needed
Teach Teens to Drive
We will train you for DMV Cert.
$15.00/hr.
Must have valid CDL & clean DMV
Contact John McDonald
Amador Valley Driving School
925-462-8303
Foreign
Exchange
Academic
Coordinator
Work out of your home. Nonprofit student exchange org. seeks self motivated
person for P/T pos. Req. high degree
of responsibility, PR, sales and counseling skills; enjoy working w/teens,
recruit host families, oversee 10 mo.
HS program in your area. CHI, Margaret
Harrison, fax, 707/546-1868. [email protected]
FRENCH, SPANISH TUTORING
Hedstrom bike 16 inches, $20
A coffee table & a round table, - $20$50
Misc. Computer Accessories - $8
Brookstone Sound Machine - $10
330 Child Care
Offered
booster &step, potty, potty seat $5—-$10
DSL ROUTER ETC. - $20
4 LINE TELEPHONE SYSTEM - $59
Apprenticeship Openings
High school graduates, 17-34. No experience required. Excellent salary and
benefits. Relocate at our expense.Â For
phone interview,call 1-800-345-6289.
Â (Cal-SCAN)
355 Items for Sale
High-speed internet
Zero Upfront Equipment Cost! Tired of
dial-up? Is your Internet connection too
slow? High-Speed Internet available all
areas! Call Today 1-800-883-2895.(CalSCAN)
WOMENS FITNESS BOOT CAMP
CLASSES
Lafayette/Alamo/Walnut Creek Outdoor
exercise. LOOSE WEIGHT,1hr/Day 925457-4587 www.ContraCostaBootCamp.
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Kid’s
Stuff
345 Tutoring/
Lessons
Mercedes-Benz 2003 E Class E500
- $29,895
Pleasanton, 5144 Independence St, Sat
3/10, 8-11
130 Classes &
Instruction
Various items - $ by item
500 Help Wanted
Animal Care Asst.
Animal shelter seeks cat lover
for P/T kennel work and more.
Weekends and early mornings.
Email letter and resume: [email protected]
Mail: 630 N. Livermore Ave.,
Livermore, 94551
LifeStyler Stairstepper - $40
Triple Dresser, Velero - $75
The Pleasanton/Danville Weekly
Classified Advertising
deadline is:
Jobs
HAIRSTYLIST STATIONS FOR RENT
Great downtown Danville
location w/parking.
Call Jane 925-838-1015
MARKETING / PUBLIC RELATIONS
PT position in small Pleasanton
insurance office; Avg 20 hrs per
week; No insurance exp necessary
- past PR and marketing experience a plus. Email resume to:
[email protected]
NANNIES NEEDED!!!
Awesome Positions! No Fee!
$13-18/hr
A Nanny Connection
925-743-0587
www.nannyconnection.com
READER / DRIVER NEEDED
$10/hour. 10 hrs/week.
Light office work and computer
skills required. Travel to Fremont.
Call 925-895-2778
Shop Local
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Mina Skoutelakis, M.F.T. Relationship Specialist
“Feeling hopeless and frustrated in your relationships? Confused
as to how to turn things around, or where to even start? Let me
help you move from frustration to confidence and turn
conflict into connection.”
Call today for a FREE 20 minute phone consultation!
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Receptionist
Excellent opportunity for a professional,
customer service-oriented receptionist
with good communication and administrative office skills. Join an active office
environment and work with the public in
a highly visible position at the Pleasanton
Chamber of Commerce. Starting wage
is $12/hour for a 35 hour work-week.
Fax resume to: (925) 846-9697 or email to: [email protected]
Government Jobs
$12-$48/Hr. Full Benefits/Paid Training.
Work available in areas like Homeland
Security, Law Enforcement, Wildlife &
More! 1-800-320-9353 x2001. (AAN CAN)
Substitute Teachers
Media Make-Up Artists
Earn up to $500/day for television, CD/
videos, film, fashion. One week course
in Los Angeles while building portfolio. Brochure 310-364-0665 http://
www,MediaMakeupAtrists.com (AAN CAN)
550 Business
Opportunities
$125-$750+/Day
Extras, Actors, Models. No experience
required. All looks needed! $2,000+ in
2 weeks. Call now! For casting calls.
1-800-270-1807 extension 536 (AAN
CAN)
$700-$800K Free Cash Grants!
2007! Personal bills, School, Business/
Housing. Approx. $49 billion unclaimed
2005! Almost Everyone Qualifies! Live
Operators Listings 1-800-592-0362 Ext.
235. (AAN CAN)
1000 Envelopes = $5000
Receive $5 for every envelope stuffed
with our sales material. Guaranteed! Free
information: 24 hour recording 1-800785-7076. (AAN CAN)
Absolute All Cash
Candy Route. Do you earn $900 per
day? 60 Vending Machines. $10,995.
1-800-779-0025.(Cal-SCAN)
All cash candy route.
Do you earn $800 a day? 30 machines
and candy for $9,995. MultiVend LLC,
880 Grand Blvd., Deer Park, NY. 1-888625-2405.Â (Cal-SCAN)
Display advertising.
Reach over 3 million Californians.Â 140
community newspapers.Cost $1800 for
a 3.75”x2” display ad (that works out
to about $12.86 per newspaper).Â Call
(916) 288-6019Â displayad@cnpa.
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Turn your nnual income into your monthly
income you deserve Financial Freedom!
Serious marketing entrepreneurs! Call
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Get Paid Cash for Your Opinion! Earn $5
to $75 to fill our simple surveys online.
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Movie Extras, Actors, Models!
Make $100-$300/day. No Experience
Required, Meet celebrities, Full Time/
Part Time, All looks needed! Call Now!
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Californians!240 newspapers statewide.
Classified $550 for a 25-word ad.
Call(916) 288-6019 classad@cnpa.
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Start your own
Landscape Curbing Business- High
Demand. Low Overheads. High Profit.
Training Available. Priced from $12,000.
1-800-667-5372. www.EdgeMaster.
netÂ (Cal-SCAN)
560 Employment
Information
Bartenders
Many great opportunities. Part time
and full time shifts available. Make
$200-$300 per shift. No experience is required, training provided.
Call (877) 966-9266 ext. 1000. (AAN
CAN)
Driver - ASAP!
$1000+Wkly & Bonus.*36-43cpm/
$1.20pm * $0 Lease New Trucks. CDLA +3 months OTR. 1-800-635-8669.
Â (Cal-SCAN)
Driver:
Don’t Just Start Your Career, Start It
Right!Company Sponsored CDL training
in 3 weeks. Must be 21. Have CDL?
Tuition Reimbursement!Â wgreen@crst.
com 1-800-781-2778.Â (Cal-SCAN)
Driver: Take Care of
your Family. Join ours. Consistent miles,
regional and dedicated runs. Company
paid Commercial Drivers License training. www.SwiftTruckingJobs.com 1-866476-6828. EOE.Â (Cal-SCAN)
Drivers - Experienced
& Trainees Needed.Â Earn up to $40k+
next year.Â No experience required.Â $0
down.Â CDL Training Available.Central
Refrigerated 1-800-727-5865 x4779.
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Earn Extra Income
assembling CD cases from Home. Start
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1-800-405-7619 ext. 150 http://www.
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Jobs Jobs Jobs!
California Army National Guard. No experience. Will pay to train; High school
Jr./Sr. & Grads/Non-Grads/GED. May
qualify for $10,000 BONUS. Call 1-800GO-GUARD.(Cal-SCAN
624 Financial
$700-$800K Free Cash Grants!
**2007** Never Repay! Personal/
Medical Bills, School, New Business/
Home etc., Live Operators! Avoid
Deadlines! Listings, call 1-800-270-1213
Ext. 232. (AAN CAN)
Post Office Jobs
Avg. Pay $20/hour or $57K Annually including Federal Benefits and OT. Paid Training,
Vacations. PT/FT. 1-800-584-1775
Ext. 4401 USWA (AAN CAN)
Sales/Sales Managers
No-Fee Distributors. $9K Wk High/
$100K Yr. $1 Million Yr/Future. 2-3 PreSet Leads Daily-Overrides/ Bonuses/
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World Leader
in Employee benefits seeks account
executives. Exceptional career and
income opportunity!Â Call 1-800-6505433, extension 500 or email scott.
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Business
Services
601 Accounting/
Bookkeeping
NEED HELP WITH QUICKBOOKS?
Over 18 years experience in
all aspects of bookkeeping.
No job too big or too small!
Call Linda at 925-918-2233
604 Adult Care
Offered
ELDERLY CAREGIVER
Live In / Out. Light housekeeping, meal preparation,
errands and personal care.
Call Kristi (925) 216-8718
Elderly Caregiver
Assistance for Seniors. Meal preparation, shopping, doctors appts., personal
care, companionship and fun. Reliable,
trustworthy. 9+ year resident of Crow
Canyon CC. Call Joanne. 925-735-7037
Sylvie (RN) and Rebecca
will find the professional caregiver
who matches your needs.
We will help YOU stay in
YOUR home with
maximum independence.
❖❖ R-S PROCARE ❖❖
HOME HEALTH SERVICES
Sylvie (925) 890-7424
Rebecca (925) 788-2503
615 Computers
Computer Help
Tri-Valley PC MEDIC
2006 Diablo Magazine
"Best of the East Bay"
Ken Cook
"I Make House Calls!"
Tune-up/Repair/Upgrade/Training
More info/rates: http://come.to/pc-medic
M-F 8a-8p / Wknds & Hols 9a-6p
Lic #011068 ~ PCC, PDA & BBB
Call 485-9040 or 989-7722
HOUSEKEEPING
by Ron & Ginger
Serving
Pleasanton
& Livermore
628 Graphics/
Cell 925.413.2853
Home: 925.443.1878
Movie Extras, Actors, Models!
Make $100-$300/day. No Exp. Req.,
FT/PT All looks needed! 1-800-7996215 (AAN CAN)
Outdoor Youth Counselor
Do you love the outdoors and helping
troubled teens? Immediate openings at
Eckerd outdoor therapeutic programs in
Florida, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
Year-round residential position, free
room/board, competitive salary/benefits.
Info and apply online: http://www.eckerdyouth.org. Or fax resume to Career
Advisor/AN, 727-442-5911. (AAN CAN)
THE TRI-VALLEY’S FREE CLASSIFIED WEBSITE
TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS
GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM
“Keep Your Home
Flower Fresh”
650 Pet Care/
Grooming/Training
Fabulous Friends
A Pet Sitting Service
Licensed & Bonded
Serving Pleasanton/Dublin
MARTHA'S CLEANING SERVICE
- All Types of Cleaning Move In/Out Our Specialty!
10 Yrs Exp ~ Dependable, Quality
Service
925-997-4669
719 Remodeling/
Additions
[email protected]
Nicki Bartels
925.989.4586
659 Sewing/Tailoring
Custom Designed
Sewing Work
Draperies, Bedding, Pillows,
Cushions, Embroidery, Alterations
and More! References available.
Contact Lina, 925-249-1298
Home
Services
715 Cleaning
Services
A+ / ISABEL’S HOUSECLEANING
Local business since 1980
Residential is our specialty
925-846-9603
Andrea’s Cleaning Serice
Personalized Cleaning Home & Apartments
Quality Work, Dependable & Affordable
Weekly, Biweekly, Monthly—as you need!
*Serving Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin*
Refs Avail / Free Estimates / 10 Yrs Exp
Call 925-339-2461
BETTY'S OFFICE CLEANING
Affordable ~ Reliable
17 Yrs Experience
Cleaning schedule as you require!
925-497-8369
Fax 925-429-3861
Lic# 5002770 / Bonded
COMPLETE CLEANING SERVICES
Professional cleaning to your request!
Reliable, affordable, efficient,
trustworthy.
~ 18 Yrs Experience ~
Call Kristi (925) 216-8718
E.C. CLEANING SERVICE
Res/Com ~ 10 Yrs Local Exp
Move In/Out, Weekly/Bi-Weekly
Licensed~Insured~Exc. Refs
"We do windows and
power wash!"
925-339-6411 or 640-3845
ED’S CLEANING SERVICE
Commercial / Residential
Carpets, floors, upholstery &
window cleanining.
European Job at an
American Price!
Call 925-609-7822
JUST
CROWN
MOULDING
VALLEY GREEN LANDSCAPING
Cement, Brickwork, Sod & Sprinkler
Installation, Fence & Deck Repair,
Waterfalls and Fountains
~ All driveways $8 sq ft ~
Call 510-329-5091
licensed & bonded
www.thorlandscaping.com
757 Handyman/
Repairs
A+ HANDYMAN SERVICES
Serving the Danville area - Exceptional
Service Guaranteed!
Call 925-785-7652
Pleasanton Home Repair &
Mntnce
Full Service Residential/Commercial
Repairs and Maintenance
Dependable ~ 30 Yrs Exp
Call 925-577-0542
* Pleasanton Area Only *
Local Ref~City Lic#040421
email: [email protected]
759 Hauling
HAULING & TREE SERVICE
Yard & Garage clean-up / Dump runs /
Appliance and Furniture removal / Tree
and Shrub trimming & removal Tree Experts!
Low Rates / Free Estimates
925 899-5655
771 Painting/
Wallpaper
Quality Interior & Exterior
PAINTING
by CAMBRIDGE
Trim Installation
925-462-0655
REMODELING CONTRACTOR
Additions, bathrooms, windows,
doors, interior trim, whole house.
A+Refs~Insured~Lic# 503716
Dan (925) 575-1892
726 Decor & Drapery
One-Day Interior Redesign
Color Consultation, Decorating and Staging
925.998.7747 ■ jilldenton.com
Design
Remix
925-964-9066
[email protected]
737 Fences & Gates
Borg
Redwood
Fences
Fences • Decks • Retaining Walls
Arbors • Heritage Vinyl Fencing
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Lic# 360176
Real
Estate
801 Apartments/
Condos/Studios
Danville, Studio - $900.00
(925)216-8163
Contractor Lic. # 805208
790 Roofing
❄ Winter Special ❄
10% Off
Lic # 747906
PAINT COLOR CONSULTATIONS
We'll help you select the
perfect colors for your home.
Changing Spaces
by Jill Denton
jilldenton.com 925-998-7747
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(925) 485-3545 or 699-5800
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outcroppings. Excellent views, private
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Fish Lake Valley, NV
A bargain! 10ac Trout Stream $59,900
(Abuts BLM). Eastern slope of White Mtns,
Within looming presence of Nevada’s
highest peak and range.Â Snow covered
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which borders the entire back boundary.
One of a kind! Inspiring, must see! Call
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New Mexico
First Time Offer. Adjacent to Lake
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including frequently running Pecos River,
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35 acres - $59,900; 75 acres $108,900. Snow-capped mountain
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Danville
Total sales reported: 3
Lowest sale reported:
$700,000
Highest sale reported:
$1,370,000
Average sales reported:
$1,045,000
Walnut Creek
$560,000
$1,550.000
$1,097,864
$265,000
$1,275,000
$624,353
HOME SALES
Alamo
2679 Danville Boulevard
Phillips Trust to K. & L. Choy
for $1,065,000
1491 Livorna Road J. Curran
to T. & S. Osborn for $700,000
2694 Roundhill Drive W. & K.
Mayglothling to V. & J. Brim for
$1,370,000
Danville
5216 Blackhawk Drive
Dharm-Jit Trust to M. Lucin for
$1,460,000
152 Blackstone Drive C.
Flanagan to D. Epps for
$800,000
229 Conifer Terrace L. & M.
Lindstrom to R. & D. Lazar for
$1,250,000
6 Dover Court M. & L.
Garetz to C. & B. Parker for
$1,140,000
637 Hartley Drive Haynes
Trust to K. Crosby for $560,000
43 Hightree Court M.
Peterson to J. & M. Jung for
$925,000
441 Kingswood Lane
Leopold Trust to D. Michael for
$1,550,000
35 Lily Court M. & F. Poyzner
to J. & T. Vuong for $930,000
129 Parkhaven Drive R.
Matarrese to J. & S. Mason for
$985,000
111 Rimini Court Lennar
Homes to A. & E. Simons for
$1,249,500
254 San Rey Place Branchini
Trust to M. & N. McCoy for
$1,227,000
Walnut Creek
3970 Arbolado Drive M. & M.
Wikle to A. & D. Muhanoff for
$1,275,000
1509 Arbutus Drive C. & T.
Trent to Scott Construction for
$472,500
1281 Avenida Sevilla #1B
Iwig Trust to D. & D. Halbrecht
for $650,000
557 Churchill Downs Court
L. Kohl to A. & P. Young for
$525,000
1201 Dewing Lane J. Rincon
to M. Rayden for $800,000
143 Greenwood Circle M. &
D. Euglow to D. Stewart for
$735,000
Source: California REsource
682 La Corso Drive Jackson
Trust to S. Karnes for $579,000
1435 Marchbanks Drive #8
Johansson Trust to K. Bonnar
for $265,000
2625 Oak Road #B J.
Tsujimoto to L. & B. Schuh for
$425,000
1837 Poplar Drive R.
Hutfliess to B. & S. Scanlon for
$800,000
3318 Ptarmigan Drive #1B
Stolpe Trust to Murphy Trust for
$644,000
14 Royal Glen Court J. &
J. Swegle to K. Wong for
$1,095,000
5553 Terra Granada Drive
#2B Tupper Trust to J. Fisher
for $405,000
1860 Tice Creek Drive #1433
R. & B. Sciutto to Galbreath
Trust for $695,000
2101 Vanderslice Court #8
W. & A. Cooley to L. Krummes
for $429,000
445 Via Royal Barr Trust to
Smith Trust for $531,000
3173 Wayside Plaza #104 L.
Ledesma to V. Karpenko for
$288,500
Pet of the Week
OPEN HOMES THIS WEEKEND
To list your home in the Danville Weekly Open Home Guide,
please email: [email protected]
Ed Antenucci
owner/broker
Buying, Selling or Investing?
Let’s Talk, I’ll Listen!
Real estate advisor with over
22 years experience &
over 3,700 homes sold!
Alamo
3 Bedrooms
914 Ina Dr.
Sun 1:30-4:30
20 Kemline Ct.
Sun 1-4
(925) 351-8686
[email protected]
CATHERINE RUSH
Arizona’s Best Bargain
36AC - $59,900. Perfect for private
retreat.Â Endless views, beautiful setting w/fresh mountain air.Â Abundant
wildlife.Â Secluded with good access.
Â Financing available. Call AZLR 1-877301-5263.Â (Cal-SCAN)
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Roommates.com
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Danville
Wild Thing!
Willy is a 5-month-old, black and white, hound/
Labrador mix pup with loads of energy. He and
his three sisters, named Nilly, Dilly and Dally,
form "the wild bunch" at the animal shelter and
they are all lots of fun. These pups are all very
friendly and willing to please. Like all puppies, they need training and lots of love. Willy
and his sisters love to socialize. Visit them at
the East County Animal Shelter, 4595 Gleason
Drive, Dublin, open daily from 11:30 a.m. to
5:30 p.m. Call 803-7040.
Alain Pinel
Intero
2 Bedrooms
$1,398,000
209-3451
$1,569,000
831-2929
4 Bedrooms
46 Vista Ln.
Sun 1:30-4:30
Intero
$1,495,000
672-2499
5 Bedrooms
306 Canterbury Ct.
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
$1,989,000
784-1955
4 Bedrooms
$1,895,000
648-5346
$2,998,000
209-3451
6 Bedrooms
5077 Blackhawk Dr.
Sun 1-4
Intero
$455,000
577-4004
3 Bedrooms
1075 River Rock Ln.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Intero
132 Vista Del Diablo
Sun 1-4
Intero
100 Gardner Pl.
Sun 1-4
Intero
164 Gil Blas Rd.
Sun 1-5
Intero
$799,900
855-4049
$800,000
648-5346
$919,900
200-2917
$989,000
838-5700
4 Bedrooms
Blackhawk
34 Magnolia Pl.
Sun 1-4
Intero
5444 Blackhawk Dr.
Sun 1:30-4:30
Alain Pinel
394 Ilo Ln., #703
Sun 2-4
Alain Pinel
$2,799,999
457-6960
205 Aptos Pl.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
309 Greenbrook Dr.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Assist 2 Sell
361 Princeton Ln.
Sun 1-4
Intero
311 Culet Dr.
Sun 2-4:30
Intero
371 Montair Dr.
Sun 1-4
Intero
$1,075,000
855-6410
$1,094,000
339-3500
$1,149,000
456-3282
$1,399,000
672-2499
$1,595,000
858-5233
OPEN HOMES THIS WEEKEND
To list your home in the Danville Weekly Open Home Guide,
please email: [email protected]
3 Bedrooms
Danville
4 Bedrooms
260 Tim Ct.
Sun 1-4
Intero
1193 River Rock Ln.
Sun 1-4
Intero
$1,629,000
977-8965
$839,000
855-4049
$1,175,000
217-5078
$1,249,000
855-4049
$2,795,000
699-3527
2 Bedrooms
$749,000
855-4128
3 Bedrooms
111 Mavis Pl.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Coldwell Banker
2782 Ellingson Wy.
Sun 1-4
Intero
929 Vista Pointe Dr.
Sun 1-4
Intero
1058 Vista Pointe Cir.
Sun 1-4
Intero
$679,000
785-9373
$769,000
855-4060
$789,000
855-4128
$840,000
855-4128
$1,129,900
698-1853
$645,000
735-7653
$669,000
200-2602
$719,888
260-2508
$1,325,000
487-6211
$1,359,000
855-4128
$1,499,999
855-6410
$1,549,000
785-1386
$859,900
855-4046
$874,900
855-6410
$979,000
833-1822
Walnut Creek
Intero
$1,099,000
209-4798
Dublin
Re/Max
$649,000
648-5315
$675,000
735-7653
208 W. El Pintado Rd., Danville, CA 94526
www.greatervalleymtg.com
Pleasanton
3399 Norton Wy., #1
Sun 2-4
Alain Pinel
108 Mission Dr.
Sun 1-4
Coldwell Banker
4414 Del Valle Pkwy.
Sun 1-4
Hometown GMAC
4472 Bowen
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
$369,000
895-7253
$435,000
200-4130
$469,950
426-3833
$555,000
397-4300
3 Bedrooms
1636 Holly
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
3024 Badger Dr.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
$640,000
397-4300
$698,888
260-2508
5824 Sterling Greens Cir.
Sun 1-4:30
Re/Max Accord
5837 Corte Mente
Sat/Sun 1-4
ReMax Accord
3116 Deveruex Ct.
Sun 1-4
Hometown GMAC
1734 Terra Ct.
Sun 1-4
UCB
$1,120,000
216-6100
$1,185,000
200-9400
$1,795,000
872-1416
$2,875,000
417-7129
$1000 Towards Closing Cost at Close of Loan*
*for Residential Loans over 200K
Open Sun 1-4
2 Bedrooms
1085 Murrieta, #123
Sun 1-4
Prudential CA
$349,950
980-5711
3 Bedrooms
3995 California Wy.
Sun 1-4
Hometown GMAC
224 Bellington Cmn.
Sun 1-4
Intero
379 Anna Maria
Sat/Sun 1-4
Prudential
721 Del Mar Ave.
Sun 1-4
Coldwell Banker
4740 Kimberly Cmn.
Sun 1-4
Re/Max
$484,950
455-7008
$519,000
648-5346
$574,900
249-6831
$589,000
872-1722
$639,000
735-7653
5348 Hillflower Dr.
Sun 1-4
Re/Max
248 Scherman Wy.
Sun 1-4
Alain Pinel
$640,000
888-825-0428
$665,000
462-7653
5 Bedrooms
2 Bedrooms
3707 Whitworth Wy.
Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 Alain Pinel
Purchase • Refinance • Cash Out • Lines of Credit
4025 Tulip Way, San Ramon $1,499,999
5 bedroom, 4 bath + loft home in the Gallery at Gale Ranch.
Don't miss this 1 year old home, 3850 sq ft of living space
on a large 15,000 sq ft lot with over $200,000 in upgrades,
landscaping & hardscaping. Gourmet kitchen w/granite
counters, large island, butler's pantry, 3 car tandem garage.
Private side courtyard with fountain...too much to name!
Open Sat & Sun 1-4
4 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
3025 Ebano Dr.
Sun 1-4
Senior Loan Officer
Toll Free: 1-866-553-5995
Cell: 916-524-3047
Office: 925-553-1010
Fax: 925-553-1015
Email: [email protected]
Livermore
5 Bedrooms
16 Pine Valley Pl.
Sun 1:30-4
Intero
3125 Tewksbury Wy.
Sun 1-4
Intero
4025 Tulip Wy.
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
2826 Bethany Rd.
Sun 1-4
Intero
856 Springbrook Dr.
Sun 1-4
Intero
1401 Stoney Creek Dr.
Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
201 Pleasant Valley Ct.
Sun 1-4
Intero
Intero
5 Bedrooms
4 Bedrooms
23 Stow Ct.
Sun 1-4
Wayside Park Realty
150 Meadowood Cir.
Sun 1-4
Re/Max
3412 Amaryllis Cir.
Sat 1-4
Assist 2 Sell
73 Eden Pl.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Keller Williams
8585 Galindo Dr.
Sun 1-4
6955 Penn Dr.
Sun 1-4
2 Bedrooms
San Ramon
1054 Vista Pointe Cir.
Sun 1-4
Intero
$589,950
216-9380
$633,000
735-7653
$659,500
577-2600
Trang Luu
4 Bedrooms
5 Bedrooms
26 Old Town Ln.
Sat 1:30-4/Sun 12-4Empire RE
500 Messian Pl.
Sun 1-4
Intero
881 El Pintado
Sun 1-4
Intero
10868 Glengarry Ln.
Sat/Sun 1-4
Windermere EB
7855 Gardella Dr.
Sun 1-4
Re/Max
7999 Peppertree Rd.
Sun 1-4
Re/Max Accord
Your Mortgage Specialist in the
Tri-Valley Area of Northern California
$579,000
621-4064
1134 Lomitas Ave.
Sun 1-4
Better Homes
$739,950
963-1565
205 Aptos Place, Danville $1,075,000
4 bedroom, 2 ½ bath in popular Shadow Hills neighborhood. 2660 sq ft on a 10,350 sq ft lot w/3 car garage.
This home has upgrades throughout-including clear
cherry cabinets, granite counters, stainless appliances in
kitchen, recessed lighting, crown mouldings, retextured
ceilings, Oversized 5 ¼” baseboards, Berber carpets, new
dual pane windows, new doors, etc. Large private flat
yard has loads of lawn area, aggregate patio & built-in
barbeque. This gem won't last long!
Open Sun 1-4
Voice your opinion in Town Square
1401 Stoney Creek Drive, San Ramon $874,900
Great location in Bent Creek across from creek and does not
back to Dougherty: 5 bedroom, 3 bath, 2366 sq ft home with
Pergo floors, vaulted ceilings, recessed lighting. This home
has new carpet, custom paint and lots of light due to the
western facing orientation. Lots of house for the price!
Kim Bruce, Agent
#1 Remax Accord Agent
Broker over 28 years
Gretchen Bryce
925-362-1628 office
925-640-1605 office
Mother / Daughter
Dynamic-Duo
Rare Find, Westside Location,
Updated & Incredible Views!
Exceptional Custom Home!
Exceptional lot backing to open space. Large inviting pool.
This contemporary 4 bed/3.5 ba & large separate game
room or wonderful private kitchen with top of the line
stainless steel appliances. 3 car garage and additional parking. Truly “one of a kind”. Listed at $1,695,000
Quality throughout this exquisite home. 4 bedroom,
4.5 bath home plus bonus room. This house is an
entertainer cooks dream. Call today for a showing.
Priced at $3,750,000
11862 Dublin Green Drive, Dublin
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4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Approx. 1855 sq.ft.
Upgrades Galore! Excellent Location!
Wonderful Rear Yard with Deck,
Brick Retaining Wall & Mature Lemon Tree
Easy Commute, Near Shopping - Great Schools!
Square footage has been received from one or more of a variety of different sources. Information believed to be accurate but not verified.
If your property is currently listed for sale, this is not a solicitation for your business.
Offered at $699,950
925.200.2525
www.KellyPatterson.com
Committed to Excellence Since 1990
Service You Deserve.SM A Realtor You Can Trust.
DANVILLE
Incredible Attention To Detail
BLACKHAWK
$7,195,000
6bd, 6-full/2-half baths with too many custom finishes to list. Cabana w/full bath & kitchen. Loggia
w/outdoor fireplace.
Sharon Dare & Dave Bauer
925.855.4041
Country French Chateau
6bd, 2 offices, 5.5ba, granite, limestone, Viking range,
massive windows take in the pool, spa, BBQ, gazebo
and golf course beyond.
Mike Fay
925.838.2239
BLACKHAWK
DANVILLE
New Listing w/Mt. Diablo Views
$2,750,000
Nearly 5 acres on Westside, very private. Gracious
home w/5bd, office, 4.5ba, spacious kitchen & family
room. Exceptional grounds w/pool & spa.
Sharon Dare
925.855.4041
DANVILLE
Quiet Cul-De-Sac in Windemere
ALAMO
$3,800,000
Reduced!!
Fabulous 4bd, 3.5ba home in fabulous location. This
custom home was updated in 2006 with travertine,
granite, Viking, Dacor, Karistan and more.
Mike Weber
925.648.5346
Stunning 5bd, 4.5ba, 4610+/-sf, gourmet granite/maple
kitchen, 4 fireplaces, magnificent master, game room,
private study, secluded downstairs bedroom suite.
Larry J. Williams
925.855.4128
Level Lot W/Hillside Views
$3,350,000
Stunning estate in exclusive enclave, 4bd, 3-full/2half baths, master on main floor, on 6.94+/-acres
w/phenomenal Mt. Diablo views.
Carol Erbert
925.736.1666
DANVILLE
$1,895,000
DANVILLE
$1,359,000
Gated Community of Alamo Ridge!
City Close-Country Quiet
$1,875,000
Almost 2 acres of prime property. Country charmer
with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, lower bonus room, updated
and remodeled throughout. Approved for horses.
John Lopes & Gina Cefalu
925.998.8262
DANVILLE
$1,249,000
Great family home w/huge gourmet kitchen, open to
large FR, 5bd, 4ba, beautiful master, 2bd suite w/private bath, 1bd/1ba on first floor.
Pam Gaya
925.855.4049
Like New Inside & Out
$1,069,950
Bettencourt Ranch 4bd, one downstairs, 3ba, family room w/used brick fireplace, bar, morning sun
breakfast area, huge master suite.
Chuck and Renee Lamb
925.899.9651

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