Danville, California is usually considered to be a quiet, quite expensive-to-live-in town, one that does not make the news. According to the Sacramento Bee, the median household income of Danville residents is "around $115,000." That actually seems like a very, very low ball estimate based on the large, million dollar plus, homes located there.
It seems that this week there was a convergence of factors that brought this particular community into the media forefront... I believe there's an old saying that the news comes in three's. That rule is on display this week.
First, a 17-year-old San Ramon Valley High student was killed on Tuesday in front of his parents' home. In another place this might not be major news, but this was the first homocide in Danville since January of 2007.
Second, a biography of Sara Jane Moore, the would-be assassin of President Gerald Ford, was just released. The book is entitled "Taking Aim at the President: The Remarkable Story of the Woman Who Shot at Gerald Ford." I doubt there's anything actually remarkable about her story, but the San Francisco Chronicle noted that Moore "went from being a housewife in Danville to a wannabee political assassin in San Francisco."
Third and finally, it was a Danville resident who became a true American hero when he ditched his U.S. Airways Air Bus A320 into the Hudson River on January 15th after losing both engines on take-off from LaGuardia Airport. All 155 passengers and crew members on Flight 1549 were rescued.
Pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger will be honored tomorrow in a celebration at 1:00 p.m. on the Town Green, 400 Front Street in Danville. Captain Sullenberger clearly deserves to be honored for his skills and heroic actions.
But let us hope that Danville returns to being the community that stays out of the news. No news is...
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