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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
News Digest: Amador Girls Who Code | Goodguys Get Together event | Holi celebration in Dublin
Young girls and nonbinary students were recently taught how to program and write code during the Amador Valley High School Girls Who Code club's fourth annual summit at the school on March 11.[Thursday, March 23, 2023]
Cracked roads on I-580 forces third lane closure
Three right lanes on Interstate 580 eastbound near North Flynn Road outside Livermore are currently closed so that Caltrans workers can work on repairing the cracked roads caused by recent storms and heavy rain.[Thursday, March 23, 2023]
Pleasanton school board to finalize plans for elementary, middle school boundary adjustments
The Pleasanton school board will be looking to approve one of three different elementary school boundary adjustment scenarios and align the middle school boundaries with the elementary school during Thursday's board meeting.[Wednesday, March 22, 2023]
Livermore council adopts 2023-31 Housing Element
The Livermore City Council recently approved a resolution to adopt its 2023-31 Housing Element and will now await final state certification before revisiting the document at a future time to make any potential changes.[Thursday, March 23, 2023]
Cracked roadway, guardrail collapse cause lane closures on I-580 east of Livermore
Two right lanes on Interstate 580 eastbound near North Flynn Road outside Livermore have been closed due to a major crack in the lanes, creating serious impacts for many commuters in the Tri-Valley.[Tuesday, March 21, 2023]
Pleasanton Middle School principal Nguyen stepping down
Pleasanton Middle School Principal Joe Nguyen has announced that after nearly four years at the school he will be resigning from his administrative position effective on June 30.[Tuesday, March 21, 2023]
Council to debate 360-unit apartment complex on Stoneridge Mall property
The Pleasanton City Council is set to be looking at possibly approving a 5-1/2-story, mixed-use apartment complex and parking structure at the Stoneridge Shopping Center property during Tuesday's meeting.[Monday, March 20, 2023]
Pleasanton makes online budget survey available for residents
As Pleasanton city staff get ready to discuss the upcoming two-year budget, community members have been given the opportunity to share what projects they think should be prioritized through an online survey and other public events.[Sunday, March 19, 2023]
Storm update: Some Tri-Valley schools closed without power; large tree damages historic church
Several schools across Pleasanton along with the Sunol Glen School had to close for the day as the Tri-Valley continues to experience power outages and downed trees due to the most recent atmospheric river storm.[Wednesday, March 15, 2023]
Pleasanton Library staff present updates on programs, services, book collection to City Council
Pleasanton Library staff highlighted several ways their division have incorporated diversity, equity and inclusion into program planning and the library's broader work plan during a presentation to the City Council on March 7.[Wednesday, March 22, 2023]
