Smoke alarm alerts sleeping residents to fire
Firefighters responded to a blaze in a two-story, 2,100-square-foot house located in the 2000 block of Kilpatrick Court in San Ramon at 11:22 p.m. last night, March 17. Crews from Station 38 arrived to find the garage of the home fully involved with fire. (Thursday, 11:55 AM)

Kaesy Lee Kellner Mendoza: Jan. 22, 1981 - March 16, 2010
Kaesy Lee Kellner Mendoza, 29, of Danville, died at home Tuesday after an 11-month journey with cancer. She was surrounded by her husband and family. A celebration of her life is being held at 7 p.m., Friday, March 19, at Creekside Community Church, 1350 Danville Blvd. in Alamo. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 20. (Thursday, 9:52 AM)

Cops prepare bankers for holdups
Danville police trained employees of Heritage Bank this week on how to respond and what to do in the event of a bank robbery, as part of the Town of Danville's commitment to outreach in the community. They discussed what happens during a bank robbery and what employees can do to help police catch the criminals involved. (Thursday, 4:32 PM)

Student photographers capture the Valley
Notices went out to all photography teachers about the Museum of the San Ramon Valley's student show. And each one gave an immediate positive response, recalled Barbara Farmer, district coordinator for visual arts. (Thursday, 4:33 PM)

Child porn on work computer leads to arrest
San Ramon police arrested a Cub Scout leader at his Danville home this afternoon on suspicion of possessing child pornography. (Wednesday, 7:58 PM)

Blackhawk Chorus performing at Lincoln Center
Distinguished Concerts International, New York, is presenting music from across the United States at Lincoln Center on March 21 for a performance titled "From Sea to Shining Sea: Music and Artists from the Atlantic to the Pacific." The "Pacific" part will be the San Ramon Valley's renowned Blackhawk Chorus. (Wednesday, 4:18 PM)

A trip down Market Street - in 1906
Two people have shared with me this seven-minute film clip taken from a ride down Market Street in San Francisco in 1906 heading toward the Ferry Building. It's fascinating! Apparently historians have been able to hone in to almost the exact date it was shot - within a day or two before the earthquake of April 18. (Wednesday, 4:38 PM)

Lacrosse meets its goals
Boys U9 Diablo Scorpion Cornell Red faces the Pleasanton Torrents on Sunday at Diablo Vista Middle School. Diablo Scorpion Lacrosse Association is a nonprofit corporation founded in 2001 to provide San Ramon Valley youngsters the chance to learn the game. It has girls and boys programs, ranging from kindergarten through the eighth grade. Its players generally end up playing lacrosse at the local high schools as well as at De La Salle, and head coaches for those teams participate as coaches in the Scorpion program. Photos by Chris Scott/www.calsportsphoto.com. (Wednesday, 4:17 PM)

Christy Turlington's film to be aired at Tribeca fest
From Danville child to Monte Vista High student to supermodel to movie director. Tribeca Enterprises announced today that Christy Turlington Burns' documentary "No Woman, No Cry" will be aired in the 2010 Tribeca Film festival. (Tuesday, 8:44 PM)

'Giant' book stresses Street Smarts
Youngsters and parents flocked to the Dougherty Valley Performing Arts Center in San Ramon last Thursday to find out whose drawings were chosen to illustrate this year's Street Smarts book: "The Giant's Party." It was the sixth annual Street Smarts Storybook Poster Contest, which, for the last three years, has invited San Ramon Valley elementary school children to draw pictures to illustrate books written by local author Dana Mentink. (Monday, 5:00 PM)

• Alamo MAC to look at parks budget (Monday, 4:21 PM)
• Town again offering Business Promotion Funds (Sunday, 5:53 PM)
• Admitted to your college? It's time for a fresh look (Tuesday, 5:53 PM)
• Free smoke detectors for seniors (Sunday, 5:54 PM)
• Whiz kids on display (Tuesday, 5:47 PM)
• Epicure: Healthy comfort food (Thursday, March 11, 2010, 4:00 PM)
• Piedmont Lumber goes up in flames (Monday, 11:55 AM)
• BART train separates under the Bay (Tuesday, 5:50 PM)
• Another hoops cliffhanger (Tuesday, 5:47 PM)
• Rotary to the rescue: Renovations bring teen into heart of the home (Thursday, March 11, 2010, 1:07 PM)
• Osage parking to get further review (Thursday, March 11, 2010, 3:38 PM)
• This week's police log (Monday, 4:22 PM)
• 'Newborns leave hospitals wrapped in newspaper' (Sunday, 5:53 PM)

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