Bay Area residents speak out against environmental racism, police brutality at Chevron world headquarters
Nick Harvey
July 21, 2020
Bay Area residents marched to protest environmental racism at Chevron’s world headquarters in San Ramon on July 11. A flyer distributed by protesters defines environmental racism as “the disproportionate impact of environmental hazards in communities of color”. The goal of the protest was...
San Ramon community joins in support for the Black Lives Matter movement
Isabelle Coburn, Online Editor
June 10, 2020
Hundreds of people swarmed the streets of San Ramon and surrounded City Hall the afternoon of June 3 in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. In coordination with the San Ramon Police Department, the peaceful protest lasted from 5-7:30 p.m. and followed other similar protests in Dublin, Livermore,...
‘Zoom bombers’ target Cal High’s video conference with Vietnam War veterans
Isabelle Coburn, Online Editor
May 24, 2020
Nearly 100 Cal High juniors had their Zoom meeting for U.S. history hijacked on Friday when they were continuously shown screen shared videos depicting racial abuse, suicide, executions, and pornographic material. The meeting was designed to give students taking U.S. history an opportunity to...
San Ramon community spreads positivity amid the pandemic
Emmy Burrus, Co Editor-in-Chief
May 22, 2020
Since March 17, counties across the Bay Area have been on a strict shelter-in-place order to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Despite being stuck indoors for the most part, people have still been finding ways to spread positivity within their neighborhoods. Many people have been leaving positive...
Cal High students are working in grocery stores as essential workers
Liann Bielicki, Staff Writer
May 21, 2020
Mile-long lines, brawls over toilet paper and waves of frenzied shopping have put the brunt of the coronavirus panic on grocery store workers. While other workers across the world may find ways to turn their jobs digital, these employees must be at work because of the highly essential nature...
San Ramon Valley High School’s history spans a century
Nick Harvey, Staff Writer
April 20, 2020
It’s common knowledge that San Ramon Valley High School was founded in 1910. What is less known is how different the school was back then compared to now. Interestingly, San Ramon Valley was not the first high school in the San Ramon Valley. That honor belonged to Union Academy, which was located...
Looking for fun? You won’t find it in San Ramon
Izzy Belof and Conan Maron, Staff Writers
February 12, 2019
Living in the Bay Area means living a life full of vibrant activ- ity, and with San Ramon being in such close proximity to San Francisco, there should be a multitude of interesting things to do in this city. OK, not really. There’s literal- ly nothing to do. But out of the doldrums of bore...
San Ramon City Council seats are up for grabs
Sam Campopiano, Managing Editor
November 7, 2016
Although many voters are focusing on the national election, local San Ramon city elections take place tomorrow as well. Four candidates are competing for two spots on the San Ramon City Council. The candidates are incumbents Scott Perkins and Phil O’Loane, and newcomers Sabina Zafar and Susmita...
Students respond to at-home tutor violence
Sam Canter, Staff Writer
October 12, 2012
The recent case of a San Ramon tutor physically abusing his students has people asking how safe and trustworthy at-home tutors actually are. San Ramon man Hyungwoo Lee was arrested on suspicion of physically abusing the South Korean teenage exchange students that he provided with room, board and academic...
Wallmart should stay Smallmart
October 12, 2012
There’s a new celebrity in town: the world’s largest retail corporation has come to San Ramon. Walmart opened a Neighborhood Market in the Country Club Village Shopping Center on Alcosta Blvd. last month, and residents are wary of the reputation that accompanies the brand. But the corporation...