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 Giving the gift of mobility
Dozens of elementary and middle school kids have a new perspective on what it means to be wheelchair bound. Schools teamed up with Danville-based Wheelchair Foundation to learn and to help raise funds for the organization. (Sunday, 6:34 PM)
Suspicious package prompts downtown Livermore evacuation
Festivities surrounding the Amgen Tour of California Race were brought to a temporary halt by a bomb scare in downtown Livermore yesterday afternoon. (Sunday, 6:35 PM)
Unemployment rates keep dropping in Bay Area, state
The California unemployment rate fell to 9.0 percent in April, down from 9.4 percent in March and well below a year ago when it stood at 10.7 percent, according to the California Employment Development Department. (Sunday, 6:34 PM)
 Digital natives learn 'online hygiene'
Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean it's not there. Students at Monte Vista High School got a lesson in that axiom during an educational presentation Thursday afternoon when McAfee Security teamed up with Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom to teach hundreds of teenagers that their online presence will be around long after their current Facebook feed is gone. (Sunday, 6:34 PM)
 SRVUSD will receive one-time windfall from state
The San Ramon Valley school district can look forward to some unexpected funding. Unanticipated revenue to California will mean a $179 per student bump in average daily attendance (ADA) figures, which are used to calculate how much districts get from the state. (Thursday, 5:17 PM)
 Charges reduced for Pleasanton financier William Hogarty
What started out as an attempted murder charge wound up as a misdemeanor assault conviction for William Hogarty, the CEO of a now defunct mortgage consulting firm, O.F. Lending. (Thursday, 1:06 PM)
 Several options, all of them lousy
This week's Raucous Caucus tackles the Syrian civil war and the practicality of U.S. intervention. If President Obama were to heed the call to arms, Tom Cushing writes that the Commander in Chief has a few options, none of which are good or likely. (Thursday, 3:49 PM)
 SummerHill Homes project moves to next stage of development
In a 5-1 vote, with Commissioner Paul Radich opposing, the Commission approved the Magee Ranch/SummerHill Homes project --a 410-acre development at the southeast corner of Diablo and McCauley roads. The development and its associated environmental impact report (EIR) will now be heard by the Town Council, which will conduct its own set of public hearings. (Wednesday, 5:32 PM)
Local businessman seeks to be candidate in Iranian presidential election
In a seemingly quixotic quest, East Bay businessman Kazem Sadati (also known as Matt Sadati) has thrown his hat into the ring to be Iran's next president. He is one of 686 people who registered with the Interior Ministry in Tehran last week to be candidates to succeed termed-out President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Wednesday, 2:03 PM)
DeSaulnier, other state senators ask tough questions about faulty Bay Bridge bolts
Members of the state Senate transportation committee asked tough questions Tuesday of Caltrans and Metropolitan Transportation Committee officials about faulty anchor bolts on the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge. (Wednesday, 1:55 PM)
 Residents walk to honor veterans
The fifth annual Walk of Honor brings together community members and veterans organizations for leisurely walk across the "Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge" and barbeque. The event regularly draws over 600 participants, many of whom walk in honor of a family or friend who is currently serving. (Wednesday, 2:06 PM)
 San Ramon man gets 15 years for distributing child pornography
A San Ramon man has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distribution of child pornography. Clyde Craig, 56, pleaded guilty in January. In a plea agreement, Craig admitted he used the Internet to distribute images and videos of minors. (Tuesday, 2:56 PM)
 This week's police log
The Danville Police Department provides Danville Express with a record of its calls each week. This is a sampling, omitting the more mundane, such as routine traffic stops, service requests, noise complaints and domestic disturbances. (Tuesday, 2:46 PM)
• Amgen Tour rolls through town (Friday, 1:52 PM)
• EBMUD leader proposes 19 percent water rate hike over 2 years (Tuesday, 3:32 PM)
• Valley emergency responders practice disaster response and recovery (Wednesday, 12:12 AM)
• Report ranks SRVUSD high schools among top in country (Monday, 3:11 PM)
• Danville teen's killer convicted of first-degree murder (Monday, 3:05 PM)
• Town officials concerned about San Ramon backing out of lobbying alliance (Monday, 4:13 PM)
• Open space preservation initiative falls short of 2014 ballot (Sunday, May 12, 2013, 5:09 PM)
• ROP Students of Excellence awards honors 40 high schoolers (Sunday, May 12, 2013, 5:09 PM)
• Danville sees slow recovery from recession in draft budget (Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 1:26 PM)
• Danville real estate investor indicted in foreclosure auction scheme (Thursday, May 9, 2013, 4:22 PM)
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