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A trip to the theater: Concerts, plays, comedy and dinosaurs for Bankhead this spring
“The excitement is building at the Bankhead Theater for its milestone 20th season arriving in August. Not to be missed in these forward-looking announcements is a crowded catalog for the heart of spring to put a bow on 2025-26 for LVA and its resident theater companies.”
On ‘Conversations’: Catching up with host Mel McKay and TV30 after my appearance on show
“Sharing our story is especially important now that we are a nonprofit journalism foundation. And I had a great opportunity to do just that with this month’s episode of ‘Conversations’ with Mel McKay on Tri-Valley Community Television, the local access station.”
Musings, reflections and reactions about Tri-Valley community news (plus the occasional scoop) from editorial director Jeremy Walsh. Published every Thursday, What A Week covers cities, schools, special districts, counties, crime, courts, local and regional politics, nonprofits, A&E and the people who make it all happen in Pleasanton, Livermore, San Ramon, Danville, Alamo, Blackhawk, Sunol and Dublin.
Open hearts change lives: Nonprofit for food, shelter in Tri-Valley looks to build on big 2025
Coming off a 30th anniversary year in which its staff, volunteers and supporters accomplished incredible, inspirational results and milestones, Open Heart Kitchen is motivated to keep the momentum going throughout 2026.
New judges appointed in Alameda, Contra Costa counties
“One addition to the Alameda County Superior Court and three new judges in Contra Costa County, plus a former local prosecutor assigned to the bench in San Francisco. Those were among the 25 judicial appointments and nominations announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom up and down the state so far this year.”
Women’s Hall of Fame: Livermore news publisher, Valkyries GM, county undersheriff and more
“The 2026 class of the Alameda County Women’s Hall of Fame reads like a Who’s Who catalog. The lone Tri-Valley resident on the list? Well, hers is a name I know well in the local news business…”
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‘Her Words, Her Light’: Tri-Valley photographer puts the focus on local women and their stories
Pleasanton photographer Nina Pomeroy is in the midst of a new portrait and podcast project to capture personal connection in this age of increasing isolation and inauthenticity – “real women, with real stories, in their most honest light”.
More than fair: Pleasanton ‘grounds generate $312 million in annual economic impact
“Clearly the summer fair is a big part of that (producing $132.1 million in economic impact and supporting 860 ongoing jobs in and of itself), but it’s not the whole story – as the Johnson study shows.”
Searching for Eryn: Remembering Tri-Valley educator who drowned in American River
“Hoping to tell more of the real story of the life and legacy of the late Danville resident and former Pleasanton teacher whose disappearance and death while walking along the American River made headlines just after New Year’s Day.”
Get tested: Talking with a longtime source about his experience with a cancer my family knows all too well
“I reached out to Stark to learn more about his story, and see if he’d let me tell it to our audience, because prostate cancer is one I know all too well – three Walsh men all having faced the disease.”
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