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SF Gate

December 13, 2024 (pdf) – Where to see the Bay Area’s best holiday lights .. link to story,  by Douglas Zimmerman, PHOTOGRAPHER, ONLINE PHOTO EDITOR

San Francisco Chronicle

December 16,2023 – How One Man Curated-Californias Best Displays, Twitter Link Here

NBC News – Bay Area

December 21, 2023 – California Christmas Lights Website (news reel)..  and Screenshot

Audacity / KCBS Radio

December 20, 2018 – Guided by The Christmas Lights

Tri-Valley Herald

December 13, 2000 – Web site features best of Christmas lights in Valley
December 16, 2002 – Big spirit, cool lights illuminate the holidays
December 24, 2002 – Let it Glow: Follow the lights for most festive displays
December 23, 2003  – Elaborate Christmas decorations light up the holidays
December 20, 2004 – Decorators leery of lawn Santa snatchers
December 5, 2007 – Deacon Dave / California Christmas Lights
December 13, 2007 – Holiday lights, decorations grab center stage in Dublin
December 17, 2007 – Web site lists ‘must-see’ houses with light displays  See photo of front page of the 12/17/2007 Tri Valley Herald. See a close up of the article on the front page

Valley Times / Contra Costa County Times

December 19, 1999 – Tri-Valley man’s Web site guides folks to the best holiday-decorated home
December 21, 2001 – Light displays brighten season
December 13, 2002 – Winter’s dawn brings gifts for all
December 19, 2003 – Celebrate joy of the holidays with California Christmas Lights
December 5, 2004 – Absent flagpole will not throw Santa off course
April 03, 2006 – Deacon lights up the season each Christmas
December 03, 2006 – Web page highlights holiday sites
December 13, 2006 – Charity the holiday highlight for San Ramon family
November 25, 2007 – California Christmas Lights
December 5, 2007 – Deacon Dave – Livermore / California Christmas Lights
December 18, 2007 – Owner of Internet design company maps best holiday displays in region. See photo from the article.
December 18, 2007 – See best-decorated homes on web site
December 5, 2009 – Green up the Holiday with LED and CFL
December 22, 2011 – His Holiday Message: Lighten Up!
December 20, 2012 – A (Christmas) tale of two Bobs
December 8, 2015  –  Around Livermore: Best Christmas displays listed on local man’s website

Independent News

December 2005 – 7th Annual California Christmas Lights Website

December 11, 2008– Website Shines Light On Holiday Decorations

Pleasanton Weekly

December 13, 2002 – Holiday magic: This family’s decorations grow year by year, Santa by Santa
December 19, 2003 – Lights displays make holidays special: Do homework on Web before piling family into car
December 21, 2007 – Lighting the night sky: High-tech winter wonderlands capture the Christmas spirit.
December 12, 2008 – GUIDING LIGHTS – Website celebrates 10 years of featuring home holiday displays
December 17, 2010 – Lights, Camera, Christmas!
December 4, 2015   – Parade, festive lights, outdoor decorations — it must be the holiday season

Valley LifeStyles

November/December 2004 – Brighten Spirits With Holiday Lights

NBC Bay Area – San Francisco Bay Area NBC Affiliate

December 8, 2009 – Hunt for Best Christmas Lights Made Easy

CBS 5 / KPIX – San Francisco Bay Area CBS Affiliate

December 14, 2009 – Liam’s List: Holiday Picks
December 13, 2010 – Best Neighborhoods For Holiday Home Decorations
December 22, 2012 – Best Christmas Lights in the San Francisco Bay Area

Oakland Tribune

December 18, 2007 – Web site a shining light for displays

Novato Advance

December 19, 2007 – 701 Arthur St Novato [PDF] December 19, 2007 – 130 San Felipe Novato

San Jose Mercury News

December 22, 2007 – A virtual community of decorated homes

2023 ~To be filed
image001.gif The San Francisco Chronicle posted this article on 12/16/2023

image001.gif The SFGate BEST DISPLAYS list for 2023 is HERE 12/14/2023

image001.gif The San Jose Mercury News & East Bay Times posted this article on 12/17/2022 PDF

image001.gif The SFGate BEST DISPLAYS list is here 12/16/2022

image001.gif The San Jose Mercury News & East Bay Times posted this article on 11/23/2022

image001.gif The 2021 Best Displays on SF Gate and SF Chronicle are here 12/7/2021

image001.gif The San Jose Mercury News & East Bay Times ran a nice article about this website 11/22/2021.

image001.gif SFGate posted this article about the best Bay Area Christmas displays 12/13/2020

image001.gif San Jose Mercury News and East Bay Times article written on 11/24/2020

image001.gif KCBS-San Francisco wrote an article About CCL on 12/20/2019

image001.gif CBS Radio station KCBS-San Francisco interviewed Alex Dourov on 12/19/2019

image001.gif SFGate posted an article about some of the wonderful displays on this website 12/7/2019

image001.gif Sacramento News Radio KFBK interviewed Alex Dourov live on 12/12/14

image001.gif CBS Radio station KCBS-San Francisco interviewed Alex Dourov live on 12/12/2014

image001.gif ABC Radio station KGO-San Francisco interviewed Alex Dourov on 12/16/2010.

image001.gif ABC Radio station KGO interviewed Alex Dourov on 12/17/2011  (18:36 min)

image001.gif ABC Radio station KGO interviewed Alex Dourov on 11/29/2013 (3:02 min)

image001.gif CBS Radio and TV (KCBS and KPIX) posted a homepage article about this website CCL

image001.gif Alex Dourov was interviewed on Sacramento’s KFBK on 12/13/2010. (2:41 min)

image001.gif Alex was interviewed on KFBK on 12/21/2012, (2:56 min)

image001.gif Radio stations KKIQ/KKDV interviewed Alex Dourov on December 17, 2009. (5:30 min)

image001.gif NOVA TV, a European TV network, broadcast this video across 8 countries in Europe about Alex Dourov and CCL on December 24, 2009. This version of the video does NOT have a narration, but download this PDF FIRST, which contains the narration as translated into English (from Croatian).

 

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