SAN RAMON VALLEYlife2013-2014 ALAMO | BLACKHAWK DANVILLE | DIabLO SAN RAMON A local resource guide published by DanvilleExpress.com and SanRamonExpress.com Education | Arts & Entertainment | Readers Choice Winners Looking ahead: Danville and San Ramon in 2014 2 01 3 www.DanvilleExpress.com | www.SanRamonExpress.com 201 3 Serving The East Bay's premier real estate company. the entire San Francisco East Bay ROCKCLIFFCOUNTRY Live here. Work here. Play here. www.rockcliff.com J. Rockcliff Realtors has been named the #1 Real Estate Company in the East Bay for the third J. Rockcliff consecutive year!* REALTORS *BY THE SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES BASED ON TOTAL SALES VOLUME. 2 | San Ramon Valley Life 2013-14 Come FALL in Love Come fall in love with the perfect cozy sweater, fashionable boot and stylish handbag. Enjoy the perfect night out with amazing dining in an unforgettable setting. You’ll fall in love with Blackhawk Plaza. Your Place. Your Plaza. Blackhawk Auto Museum, Anthropologie, Francesca’s, Claires Plus 45 Other Shops, Services and Amazing Restaurants VISIT US AT SHOPBLACKHAWKPLAZA.COM OR FACEBOOK.COM/BLACKHAWKPLAZA FOR MORE INFORMATION. Located on the corner of Camino Tassajara & Blackhawk Road in Danville | 925.736.2751 WELCOME TO INSIDE SAN raMON VALLEY LIFE elcome to the 2013-14 San Ramon Valley Life, which has Wall the information you need to live, work and play in Alamo, Blackhawk, Danville, Diablo and San Ramon. It includes facts about the towns, cities and schools as well as our Readers Choice results and much, much more. Each year when we put together this resource guide, we are amazed anew to realize how much is going on in the area. Hopefully newcomers to the Tri-Valley will pick up Life immediately so they don’t have to discover on their own all it has to offer. Oldtimers, too, are sure to discover something new in these pages. As we updated the listings and looked at development in the San Ramon Valley, we saw how much has changed since last year. This is a reminder of the importance of www.DanvilleEx- press.com and www.SanRamonExpress.com. These continually updated news sources keep everyone informed about what’s happening in the community. Visit them to see what’s new and to sign up for daily headlines to be delivered to your email each weekday morning. —Gina Channell-Allen, Publisher Jessica Lipsky, Editor Photo coUrtesY of San Ramon Farmers Market DanvilleExpress.com, SanRamonExpress.com A happy customer with his fava beans at the newly opened Wednesday farmers market, held at San Ramon Sports Park. INSIDE LIFE Quick reference directory Some useful numbers for newcomers and oldtimers.............................6 SAN RAMON Looking ahead: Danville in 2014 New development, activities and programs on the horizon ...............8 VALLEY 2013-2014 life Danville Readers Choice 2013 PUBLISHER ADVERTISING Readers picked their favorites in our annual contest ..............................9 Gina Channell-Allen Advertising Outlook San Ramon Representatives: Development is the main issue for the coming year............................ 18 EDITORIAL Carol Cano Life Editor: San Ramon Readers Choice 2013 Mary Hantos Learn what places and services our readers enjoy ............................... 19 Jessica Lipsky Karen Klein New school development in San Ramon Editorial Staff: Advertising Coordinator: Population increase demands new school, improvements ...............23 Sierra Rhodes Cammie Clark Glenn Wohltmann Education ART & PRODUCTION BUSINESS Public school listings ........................................................................................24 Life Designer: Business Associate: Kristin Brown Boomers, seniors traverse area trails Lisa Oefelein San Ramon Trailblazers meet weekly for easy walks and hikes .......26 Advertising Designers: 5506 SUNOL BLVD, STE 100 Katrina Cannon Arts & Entertainment PLEasaNTON, CA 94566 Rosanna Leung Live music, theaters, galleries and more ...................................................27 (925) 837-8300 abOUT THE COVER San Ramon Valley Life 2013-14 is a special project of DanvilleExpress.com and San RamonExpress.com. Copyright 2013 by Embarcadero Media. All rights reserved. Chris Koenig of Danville and his daughters, Brooklyn (back) and Tatum, check out their Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. Printed by Journal Graphics. plants at the Bounty Garden, located in Hap Magee Ranch Park, Danville. The Koenig family participated in the Warm Crop program at Bounty Garden, which grew summer vegetables for local food banks. The girls chose to grow zucchini. The Bounty Garden is a www.DanvilleExpress.com | www.SanRamonExpress.com 100% non-profit program which provides a source of fresh vegetables to the Food Banks of Contra Costa and Solano counties. Photo by Richard Reed. 4 | San Ramon Valley Life 2013-14 Call for details. Limited time offer. 925.394.4208 2013-14 San Ramon Valley Life | 5 Dublin-San Ramon Services Elder Abuse Prevention District (DSRSD) Resources Call 828-0515 Adult Protective Services: QUICK REFERENCE Danville Public Library (877): 839-4347 or 646-2854 400 Front St. State Attorney General’s Office: Danville 94526 (800) 952-5225 Call 837-4889 Elder Financial Protection Maintenance Services: 314-3450 Network: (415) 956-5556 USEFUL NUMBERS San Ramon Public Library Building Development Services: Long-Term Care Ombudsman: FOR INFORMATION, 314-3330 100 Montgomery St. (800) 231-4024 San Ramon 94583 Engineering/Planning Public Guardian’s Office: 646-2901 SERVICES AND Call 973-2850 Development Services: 314-3310 Legal Assistance for Seniors: EMErgENCIES Transportation Services: 314-3320 Dougherty Station Library (510) 832-3040 Financial Services: 314-3320 17017 Bollinger Canyon Rd. Diablo Valley Foundation for the For an emergency: 911 Human Resources: 314-3380 San Ramon 94582 Aging: 945-8040 Cell phones: Dispatch 646-2441 Call 973-3380 (Alamo Valley Station) City of San Ramon Amber Alert U.S. Postal Service: Call (800) 835-5247 Cell phones: Dispatch 646-2441 Call 973-2500 Call (800) 275-8777 (Blackhawk Police Services) City Manager, Greg Rogers: Dog license Cell phones: Dispatch 314-3700 973-2530 Danville Main Office Martinez Animal Shelter: 335-8300 City Attorney, Robert Saxe (has passport services) (Danville Police) Animal cruelty Cell phones: Dispatch 973-2700 (interim): 973-2549 2605 Camino Tassajara Call your police department (San Ramon Police) Administrative Services Danville 94526-9998 Contra Costa Fire Department: Department, Eva Phelps: 973-2609 Call 736-0775 County Animal Control 941-3300 City Clerk, Pat Edwards: 973-2537 Diablo Post Office Call 646-2995 Engineering Services Department: California Highway Patrol: 1701 El Nido Donate something 646-4980 973-2670 Diablo 94528-9800 Goodwill Furniture Pick-Up: Contra Costa Sheriff’s Department: Parks and Community Services Call 837-3800 Department: 973-3290 (510) 698-7200 646-2441 Danville Square Post Office Goodwill Donation Drop-Off Poison Control Center: Planning/Community 43 Railroad Ave. (Dublin): 7232 Regional St., Dublin (800) 222-1222 Development Department: Danville 94526-3881 Call: 833-8610 973-2560 Alamo Sheriff’s Valley Station Call 736-0775 Salvation Army Pick-Up: (800) Police Services Department: 728-7825 150 Alamo Plaza, Suite C Alamo Post Office 973-2700 Hospice of the East Bay Thrift Alamo 94507 (has passport services) Public Services Department: Shoppe: 444 Diablo Rd., Danville Call 837-2902 160 Alamo Plaza 973-2800 Call 838-7697 Alamo 94507-9998 or 3162 Danville Blvd., Suite A, Blackhawk Police Services Danville Garbage Service Call 935-9953 Alamo 1092 Eagle Nest Place Allied Waste San Ramon Post Office Call: 820-6525 Danville 94526 Call 603-1144 Call 736-1018 (has passport services) Discovery Counseling Center Thrift San Ramon Garbage Service 12935 Alcosta Blvd. Shop, The Station Danville Police Department Valley Waste Management San Ramon 94583-9998 486 San Ramon Valley Blvd., 510 La Gonda Way Call 837-3356 Call 277-0567 Danville Danville 94526 Call 820-1988 Call 314-3700 Danville Recycling Service Department of Motor Valley Waste Management (VWM) Vehicles National Do-Not-Call Registry San Ramon Police Call 935-8900 Call (800) 777-0133 www.donotcall.gov Department (888) 382-1222 Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) www.dmv.ca.gov 2220 Camino Ramon Call (800) 743-5000 1910 N. Broadway Power outage or San Ramon 94583 you smell gas Call 973-2700 CA Public Utilities Walnut Creek 94596 Call 935-4464 Pacific Gas & Electric: San Ramon Valley Fire Commission Consumer (800) 743-5000 Protection District Affairs Division 6300 W. Las Positas Pleasanton 94588 Renters rights 1500 Bollinger Canyon Road Call (800) 649-7570 Call 462-7042 Pacific Community Services: San Ramon 94583 Renewable Energy Choices 439-1056 Call 838-6600 — Greenpower County Recorder’s Office Contra Costa County Bar For birth or death certificate or Town of Danville Call (800) 848-2683 Association: 370-2548 marriage license call 646-2517 Call 314-3388 Central Contra Costa Small Claims Court Child abuse Town Manager, Joe Calabrigo: Sanitary District Call 646-6901 314-3388 Contra Costa County Child Call 228-9500 Town Attorney, Robert Ewing: Protective Services: 646-1680 or Solicitor Permit 314-3383 Water Service (877) 881-1116 Call 335-1571 Town Clerk, Marie Sunseri: 314-3401 East Bay Municipal Utility District Child Abuse Prevention Council: Workers permit for a student Police Services: 314-3700 (EBMUD) 798-0546 San Ramon Valley Unified School Recreation Services: 314-3400 Call (866) 403-2483 District: 552-5500 6 |