Revelers gazed toward the sky to take in the colorful display as the holiday tree was illuminated during a festive ceremony on Dec. 3 -- although the rain clouds did put a damper on the evening, canceling the popular annual parade.

Pleasanton resident Tim Ryerson, GM of Ballistic United, founded "Get on the Bus" to give children who might not be able to the chance to play soccer while also learning valuable life skills.

Fire Station No. 3 on Santa Rita Road was rebuilt into a two-story building with modern tools and amenities that will make firefighters safer and more effective and response times quicker.

The 2022-23 Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund is underway, a time when we ask residents, businesses and community groups in the Tri-Valley to consider donating to support eight local nonprofit beneficiaries.

Questionable actions at recent municipal meetings might have gone unnoticed if not for astute and curious readers.

Civil rights attorney Pamela Price will be sworn in as the first Black district attorney in Alameda County following a close election race that first had her trailing behind her challenger and longtime county prosecutor Terry Wiley.

Big changes are coming to the Sunol Glen Unified School District after Sunolians voted in a new Board of Trustees and also passed a $10.9 million general obligation bond that will help restore the small town's only school.

The beacon that has sat atop Mount Diablo since its installation before World War II is set to be illuminated next week in remembrance of the start of the United States' involvement in the war.

The effort is underway for Wreaths Across Pleasanton, which aims later this month to place holiday wreaths at the burial place of every military veteran interred at Pioneer Cemetery.

Dublin San Ramon Services District incumbents Ann Marie Johnson and Arun Goel have secured seats on the agency's board this election season.

The 2022 East Bay Athletic League football season ended with some positive achievements from both Amador Valley and Foothill. The contrast is looking to next year: The Dons have a lot more reasons to be excited than the Falcons...

Measure P, the South Livermore Sewer Extension Project, has received Livermore voters' stamp of approval to move forward, sitting at 66.59% (21,081) Yes votes in the Nov. 8 general election.

The Pleasanton Police Department recently welcomed Cindy Tran as its newest police dispatcher. "I've seen how individuals in law enforcement can have a positive influence on others," Tran said, "and I want to help give back to the community."

The Crayon Initiative, a Tri-Valley nonprofit organization that supplies crayons to children's hospitals throughout the country, has a new leader at the helm as of this fall.

The winter holiday season is officially upon us. Here's our review of the events calendar in Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, San Ramon and Danville now through New Year's weekend...

Two weeks after withholding $1 billion in homelessness funding over lackluster local plans, the governor is now yielding.

City Manager Gerry Beaudin just received unanimous support from the City Council (who admittedly tread carefully that night) to revamp the city's longstanding process for identifying and prioritizing public projects, programs and policies initiatives.

The two contested seats for the Dublin Unified School District Board of Trustees, areas 3 and 5, are among the elections with confirmed outcomes, as incumbents William Kuo and Dan Cherrier each won by a comfortable 2:1 margin.