Health officers in several Bay Area counties and cities on Tuesday extended a shelter-in-place order through May 3 to try to limit the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the region.

When this year's April plant sale was canceled, members of the Livermore-Amador Valley Garden Club had a problem to deal with besides losses from their annual fundraiser. What could be done with the plants?

Two fatal crashes occurred in Livermore on Sunday, one in the morning involving a wrong-way driver on Interstate 580 and the other at night on North Vasco Road in the unincorporated area.

The Dublin San Ramon Services District recently brought Jan Lee on board as the new assistant general manager. In part, Lee is tasked with expanding DSRSD's variety of water supply.

Try something new during these strange times. Consider journaling: This writing can be good for body and soul, whether one is already adept at the written word or uses it only to compile grocery lists.

Sabio on Main is closed down due to damage from a fire that broke out in the kitchen area before the downtown restaurant opened for takeout brunch service on Sunday morning.

The city of Pleasanton released a "COVID-19 Update" newsletter via email and social media on Friday, letting the community know more about the city's coronavirus response plan and key services available during the crisis situation.

So, McDermott took on another project. She decided to join in a burgeoning effort to boost community morale by putting up Christmas lights where they could be spotted by neighbors.

Local newspapers all over the country face similar or worse challenges, and scores have had to shut down. We are determined to not let that happen here.

Mother's Day is May 10 this year and the Pleasanton Weekly is again holding its popular Mother-Daughter Lookalike Contest, with photos due by April 9.