San Ramon News

East Bay voters go to the polls today for a special election where they will select a new member of Congress and make their wishes known on development in downtown Walnut Creek along with a host of school and other measures.

On the surface, Successful Thinkers has all the traits of a local chamber of commerce mixer: elbows bump, business cards exchange hands, and savvy ideas shared.

San Ramon, CA, October 29, 2009 - The ZigBee Alliance, a global ecosystem of companies creating wireless solutions for use in energy management, commercial and consumer applications, congratulates its members who were selected to receive funding for their Smart Grid efforts as part of the United States American Reinvestment and Recovery Act.

Yogurtland, Coco Swirl and Red Mango are just a few examples of one clear sign. The self-serve yogurt wave has officially hit the Bay Area.

Authorities are investigating a possible marijuana growing operation at a home in San Ramon.

WHAT A GREAT DAY for Halloween. The crisp autumn air has finally arrived, and Halloween has landed on a Saturday; so teachers don't have to attempt to control children buzzed on candy.

San Ramon Regional Medical Center will begin operating its new Breast Center this weekend, offering patients state-of-the-art imaging technology.

The coast guard is looking for a Bay Area man that went missing Thursday afternoon.

So they hit the Haunting Fields, a 5-acre compound in Fremont complete with barbed-wire maze, pirate ship and six haunted houses so freaky that the anticipation had Garvey, Davis and their other friends e-mailing each other all week about the excursion.

San Ramon's farmers market will be in the spirit for Halloween on Saturday with vendors offering treats to kids who come by dressed in costume.

One man has been arrested and another is at large in connection with a string of church burglaries in Danville and San Ramon, police said.

San Ramon Regional Medical Center is celebrating the opening of its renovated $1.7 million, 2,500-square-foot Breast Cancer Center Oct.

Mark Herrick of Piedmont gets his cadaver dog "Pele" ready during a training session held by the California Rescue Dog Association at Las Trampas Regional Wilderness in San Ramon, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct.

An 83-year-old San Ramon man died this morning after he was hit by car leaving a shopping center parking lot.

A spilled load of milk crates and plastic milk cartons have littered Interstate Highway 680 through Contra Costa County this morning, from Concord to Danville to San Ramon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

A certified financial planner who served on the San Jose City Council and its police department has tossed his hat in the ring for Rep.

The Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for six community awards. The chamber is looking for people who could become the next Citizen of the Year, Business Person of the Year, Educator of the Year, Employee of the Year, Community Hero of the Year and Green Company/Individual of the Year.

Urologist, Parminder Sethi, M.D., will discuss an advanced procedure for bladder control at a free community seminar, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct.

San Ramon Valley High School teacher Ken Abrams works with his chamber singers class on Monday October 5, 2009 in San Ramon, Calif.

THE SAN RAMON Valley Fire Protection District, in the wake of disclosures here that its fire chief left last year with a $284,000 annual pension and three other retired officials are receiving $245,000 or more each year, will consider on Monday night changes to its retirement policies to curb future abuses.