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About Christian
Christian Trujano is a staff reporter for Embarcadero Media's East Bay Division, the Pleasanton Weekly. He returned to the company in May 2022 after having interned for the Palo Alto Weekly in 2019.Christian primarily covers the Pleasanton city, school board, Zone 7 water and general news beats while also helping cover the greater Tri-Valley region. Since May, Christian has reported on the 2022 primary elections; middle schoolers protesting gun violence; city council plans on funding city projects; and the fire on the Pleasanton Ridge.
A San Jose native who studied at San Jose State and De Anza College, Christian began writing for school newspapers in 2017. While he has enjoyed writing about city and school meetings since then, Christian also enjoys watching Bay Area sports, making music for fun and taking care of his two new kittens.
Stories by Christian
Pleasanton teachers want to discuss class sizes, salaries, benefits in contract negotiations
The Pleasanton school board is set to receive the list of topics that the Association of Pleasanton Teachers want to negotiate with the district for the next academic year, including reducing class sizes, adjusting salaries and...[Thursday, October 27, 2022]
Campaign finances show thousands spent on Pleasanton council, PUSD board candidates
Fair Political Practices Commission 460 filings show that thousands of dollars have been contributed toward Pleasanton City Council and Pleasanton Unified School District candidates as well as the campaign for Measure I.[Wednesday, October 26, 2022]
Pleasanton: Chamber celebrates with annual Community Service Awards
The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce honored several residents and local businesses who positively contribute to the city at its 58th annual Community Service Awards on Monday.[Thursday, October 27, 2022]
Pleasanton Rotary Club to host 29th annual Halloween Spirit Run
The Rotary Club of Pleasanton is hosting its 29th annual Halloween Spirit Run this Sunday, a popular community event downtown that raises money toward funding student scholarships and community grants.[Tuesday, October 25, 2022]
Growing up in Pleasanton in the 1950s
Imagine walking down Santa Rita Road after school just ended and seeing kids riding their horses to the pool rather than their cars. Or seeing 13-year-olds driving their moms to the grocery store. That was life on a daily basis for...[Sunday, October 23, 2022]
What to do about Pleasanton's city wells?
The Pleasanton City Council authorized staff last week to allocate $363,755 from the water utility enterprise fund and put that money toward a new capital investment project that would develop and analyze water supply alternatives.[Monday, October 24, 2022]
Amador Valley High featured on Wikipedia main page
By the end of the week, Amador Valley High School will have one thing in common with medieval rulers, aquatic arthropods and American rapper and singer Doja Cat -- all would have been featured on Wikipedia's front page this week.[Wednesday, October 19, 2022]
Valley View Elementary principal resigns after just a few months on the job
Valley View Elementary principal Julie Plaisance has announced her resignation after she was hired in late May -- meaning whoever takes her place will be the fourth permanent principal there in the last three academic years.[Tuesday, October 18, 2022]
Winegrowers association rebrands as Livermore Valley Wine Community
The Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association, an organization that supports wineries, growers and wine aficionados in the Livermore area, announced it has rebranded its name and will now go by the Livermore Valley Wine Community.[Sunday, October 23, 2022]
Growing up in Pleasanton in the 1950s
Imagine walking down Santa Rita Road after school just ended and seeing kids riding their horses to the pool rather than their cars. Or seeing 13-year-olds driving their moms to the grocery store. That was life on a daily basis for...[Thursday, October 20, 2022]
