Churches and Jewish congregations are holding services in Pleasanton and throughout the Tri-Valley today, with Jews celebrating the joyous holiday of Passover and Christians mourning the death of Jesus and then, on Easter Sunday, marking his resurrection some 2,000 years ago.

It's time once again to vote for your favorite spots to eat, drink, shop and play in Pleasanton. We have hundreds of places and businesses listed in dozens of categories on the Readers' Choice ballot. Vote until May 20.

The 25-year-old man killed after being hit by SUV along Highway 29 in Napa on Saturday night has been identified as Pleasanton native and Foothill alum Erik Woodward.

For its efforts to provide affordable housing to U.S. military veterans and their families, the city of Dublin has received an Award of Merit from the California Association for Local Economic Development.

Polls open now on Weekly website for our annual Mother-Daughter Lookalike Contest. Readers have until 11:59pm April 24 to vote for the duo they think most closely resemble each other. Cash prize & fair tickets to winners.

Gather family, friends and co-workers -- or come solo -- for Hope Hospice's ninth annual Hike for Hope taking place the morning of May 4 at Del Valle Regional Park in Livermore.

Tri-Valley residents can expect better tasting and smelling water from the tap when the expansion and upgrades at the Zone 7 Patterson Pass Water Treatment Plant are completed.

But Kim emphasizes that her exciting academic career was launched at Las Positas College, which she attended from 2014-16. "I really appreciated the small class sizes because it gave me the opportunity to cultivate relationships with my professors," the Foothill alum said.

Swalwell joined a deep field of Democrats who have thrown their hats into the ring, and in order to help grow his recognition, the 38-year-old Dublin native held a hometown rally to drum up support on Sunday.