Interested in Participating in Government? Supervisor Candace Andersen is looking for interested, motivated residents to serve on a few Contra Costa County citizen advisory boards. These volunteer boards usually meet monthly and advise the Board of Supervisors on a variety of issues. They play a vital role in county government, and the input provided is […]
“It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving” —Mother Teresa In June of 2016 Varun Thakur started an organization called Discharge with Dignity with an idea of donating clothes and shoes to give to hospital emergency trauma centers. Many patients brought to trauma centers have their clothing torn in […]
Thousands of people will gather in San Ramon on Saturday, September 24, 2016, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at San Ramon Central Park and Community Center to learn about preparing for the next emergency or natural disaster. Families can create or update home emergency kits, check their child’s car seat, get their child fingerprinted, […]
The beauty of the San Ramon Valley was created by earthquakes, fire and flooding. It has and will happen again. It is never too soon to get prepared for an emergency. The San Ramon Valley Emergency Preparedness Citizen Corps Council invites the community to get prepared at the Emergency Preparedness Fair on Saturday, September 24, 2016, from 10 a.m. to […]
If you have an interest in local history, gardening or how people lived in Victorian times, we are looking for you! Join us for an orientation on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 10:00am to learn about the exciting volunteer opportunities at Forest Home Farms Historic Park. Volunteering is fun, easy and flexible……weekday and weekend opportunities include: Farm Life Education Program Docents introduce 3rd grade […]
By Connie Tomcik, RN Do your friends ask where you got your sunburn and you have to respond for yet another time, “This is my normal red rosy color.” Are you tired of trying to mask the red flushing and blushing on your face, neck, chest, hands and arms? Facial redness can affect both men […]
Come to Community Safety Saturday™ event to learn about Disaster preparedness SAN RAMON, CA – Feel like you’re being shaken up a bit lately? Over the past 6 months, you have been doing some rocking and rolling due to a swarm of more than 600 small earthquakes centered in San Ramon and Danville that […]
Travel Weekly chooses top travel professionals to participate in Global Travel Marketplace 2015 event San Ramon, CA – Travel Weekly is proud to announce that Melissa Varela was selected from among hundreds of applicants to attend the third-annual Global Travel Marketplace (GTM), which took place at the Diplomat Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, […]
Students from Zhejiang Province visit Coyote Creek Elementary School in San Ramon By Jared Wong, Monte Vista High School; With the recent growth of China as both an academic and economic world power, relations […]
Bay Area Children’s Theatre Brings New Musical, James and the Giant Peach, to San Ramon, Saturday, December 20 A new musical version of James and the Giant Peach, based on Roald Dahl’s beloved book of the same name, “floats” into San Ramon on Saturday, December 20 and will “anchor” for the weekend at the Dougherty […]