Cricket for Cubs is holding its second annual Thanksgiving week tournament, and a contingent from Malaysia will be among the 16 teams competing in the Tri-Valley in the days ahead.

Voters in Livermore cast ballots in favor of four long-familiar faces and two new candidates, as well as soundly defeated a union-backed initiative that would have seen the city charged with making sure health care costs did not exceed a new price limit.

While Mayor David Haubert won re-election comfortably and the two incumbents in the Dublin Unified school board race will serve another term, the City Council has two new representatives -- as was expected.

I was jolted this past weekend, learning of the death of Jeff May of Pleasanton, a youth sports coach in this town and someone that helped shape many a young man through athletics, writes Weekly sports columnist Dennis Miller.

The community is joining together to provide support for Pleasanton police Officer Kyle Henricksen, who is undergoing treatment to fight an aggressive form of cancer.

Livermore Mayor John Marchand (left) and Scott Gregerson, president of Stanford-ValleyCare, celebrate on Election Night. Both were members of the No on Measure U Campaign, plus Marchand earned re-election.

Julie Testa (left) will bring a second slow-growth voice to the dais, joining second-term Councilwoman Karla Brown -- who backed Testa's campaign. She also had prior city service experience, having sat on the Human Services Commission.

Incumbents Jerry Thorne (mayor) and Kathy Narum (City Council) earned their final terms at the polls on Election Night.

In a production brimming with energy, the actors brought alive the humorous plot, delivering witty dialogue and lyrics with character, emotion and believable chemistry, accompanied by well-crafted staging.