Power Outage, New Fire Chief and Public Employee Salaries Database

Powerless

Multiple power outages on Feb. 26 affected more than 5,000 customers in San Ramon. View further details in our report.

Mortgage Fraud = 30 Months Behind Bars

A San Ramon man was sentenced to 30 months in prison for a mortgage fraud scheme. Joel Blanford, 44, was sentenced in Sacramento and will have a supervised release lasting three years after he is out of prison. Story here.

Girls Receive Support via High Schoolers' Clothing Charity

Find out how a pair of high school freshmen created a clothing charity to help local girls. Details posted in our announcements section.

Public Employee Salaries Released

State Controller's new public employee compensation database shows what San Ramon City employees earned in 2011. View our post here.

Welcome Aboard, Chief!

The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District Board of Directors named Paige Meyer the new fire chief for the district. Meyer has more than 20 years of fire experience and has spent the last 15 with the Vallejo Fire Department. Further details in our report.