Original Matadors: Granada High School’s first graduating class celebrating 60-year reunion
The assembly took place in Livermore High’s auditorium, but the attendees weren’t Livermore High students – not really. The teenagers’ task was to choose colors and a mascot for their new home, Granada High School…
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Parent, community advocate Choi enters Pleasanton school board race
After attending countless meetings and seeing how PUSD handled its last round of budget cuts, Pleasanton parent Thomas Choi decided it was time to do something: run for the school board.
Culinary Angels looking for new executive director
Tri-Valley nonprofit Culinary Angels is in the midst of a leadership transition after the organization and its executive director quietly parted ways earlier this summer, the Pleasanton Weekly has learned.
Two new principals among Pleasanton Unified administrative changes
PUSD welcomed a cohort of 15 new principals, vice principals and administrators who stepped into vacant positions at the start of the new academic year.
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Lifestyle
Real estate ‘seasons’: The calendar vs. the market
“As we trade summer for fall, the idea of waiting until things pick up and more homes come on the market might deserve some rethinking. The right season is the one where the numbers line up for buyers and sellers.”
Views in the Valley: Conservancy announces nature photo contest winners
Tri-Valley Conservancy this month revealed the winners of its annual Views in the Valley photo competition, which seeks to highlight nature, agriculture and open space in the region.
Let’s get rocked at Valley Humane Society
Turn the amp up to 11, because Def Leppard is ready to rock your world! This adventurous little headbanger will gladly headline your next hike before crashing into a cuddle session backstage on the couch.
A&E
Pleasanton Art League set for inaugural scholarship fundraiser concert
PAL is presenting its first-ever scholarship fundraiser, inviting the community to an evening of live entertainment featuring the Bay Area’s own Aja Vu / Stealin’ Chicago next month at the Firehouse Arts Center.
Dublin’s Kataria named county youth poet laureate
Alameda County Library has announced this year’s youth poet laureate and vice youth poet laureate are Dublin students, following a countywide competition in April.
News Digest: Join us at Pleasanton’s Concert in the Park | Valley Humane fundraising challenge | Card Show and Barber Expo at fairgrounds
The Pleasanton Weekly will be sponsoring the Aug. 21 Concert in the Park, which takes place at the Lions Wayside Park in downtown Pleasanton.
Spotlight
This California Delta community is drawing Bay Area homebuyers to the water
Bay Area residents understand the value of open space. That’s why it’s no surprise a private waterfront enclave on the California Delta is drawing homebuyers who are ready for a different kind of life.
Ivy League mentorship for college applications and career foundations through meaningful projects
Path Mentors was born out of dissatisfaction with the toxic high-pressure environment that college admissions has created. Founded in 2019 by Columbia graduates, the Path Mentors’ team of nearly 100 mentors from a wide range of professions including technology, finance,…
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Community rallies to aid Blackhawk Plaza ducks following pond’s closure
The ongoing saga of Blackhawk Plaza’s troubles amid tenant vacancies, turnovers, and multiple legal proceedings including its owners’ bankruptcy came home to roost in recent weeks as the longstanding pond closed for repairs just before the start of summer.
Pleasanton Weekly wins General Excellence, nine other first-place honors in California Journalism Awards
“The winning categories capture the quality, range and impact of our journalism: General Excellence, Investigative Reporting, Enterprise Series, Best Newsletter, Columns, Editorial Comment, Business and the Economy, Sports Feature, Profile Story and Fine Arts.”
Sports
Pleasanton Preps: Tri-Valley Babe Ruth team reaches World Series final
Also: Knight advances to U.S. Amateur quarters; Kropschot earns UFC contract; CYO basketball signups
Looking back at All-EBAL teams from spring sports season
Standouts in 2026 for baseball, softball, beach volleyball, boys’ golf, badminton, lacrosse, boys’ volleyball and stunt
Pleasanton Preps: World Series bids show prowess of Tri-Valley youth baseball
How good is youth baseball in the Tri-Valley? Very good. Here we are in August with some schools back in session and the others having started this week. Yet there were four – yep four – teams still competing in…
ReAL Estate
SRVUSD moves toward selling Danville office site
Public agencies and nonprofits were notified this summer of their eligibility to express interest in acquiring the longtime SRVUSD office site during a mandated priority notice period. If no such entity makes a play, the district aims to get clearance…
Reluctant Danville council denies appeal over church housing project
“We looked at it not as a coincidence, but the timing as another one of those God winks,” CPC Danville lead pastor Tyler Scott told the council. “And so at a time when our town has something that we were…
Pleasanton council gives green light to move forward with annexing Arroyo Lago housing development site
The Pleasanton City Council approved documents this summer initiating proceedings to annex the site of a nearly 200-unit residential development proposed between Pleasanton and Livermore into the city’s boundaries.
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