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Tesla, Sugar Ray on bill
The “Signs” point to a memorable “Love Song” and a chance to “Fly” back to better days for those looking for an evening “Escape” with musical nostalgia at the Alameda County Fair this summer.
Fair officials last week revealed the latest two acts added to the Big O Tires Summer Concert series lineup: Northern California hard rock band Tesla on July 2 and Southern California pop-rock group Sugar Ray on June 20.
They join previously announced performers WAR (June 13), Twist on Taylor (June 21), Too $hort (June 25) and Clint Black (July 3).
The 2025 Alameda County Fair is set to run from June 13 to July 6 (with closure days Mondays and Tuesdays), with concerts every night in the amphitheater except for the Fourth of July when the fairgrounds will close early. Tickets for some concerts are on sale now online.
‘New Science of Adolescence’
Local youth mental health support nonprofit Alan Hu Foundation is hosting a webinar with Laurence Steinberg, Ph.D., next Tuesday (Feb. 4) from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on the theme “Age of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence”.
Organizers said Steinberg’s lecture “will discuss the teenage brain’s potential for change, the elongation of adolescence as a developmental stage, and the implications of each for how we parent, educate, and understand young people.” Register at alanhufoundation.org.
Additionally, the foundation is set to be the beneficiary of a concert on Saturday (Feb. 1) starring award-winning Pleasanton teen pianist Celicia Thendean at St. Augustine Catholic Church at 3999 Bernal Ave.
Thendean will be supported by her sister Chiara on violin and church music director Ira Stein. For tickets, go to catholicsofpleasanton.org.
FPPC prosecution heat map
California’s Fair Political Practices Commission this week released its 2024 “Enforcement Heat Map” that details data on all 1,054 cases it successfully prosecuted during the last calendar year — to the tune of $802,238 in administrative fines statewide, its highest total since 2017.
“The Heat Map is more than just a tool for transparency — it’s a visual representation of our commitment to enforce California’s ethics laws and ensure accountability at every level of government,” FPPC Chair Adam E. Silver said in a press release. “By providing clear, accessible data, we’re empowering the public to see exactly how the FPPC is working to safeguard integrity across the state.”
At a glance, none of the cases resolved in 2024 for Alameda County (five violations; $4,848 in fines) appear to have direct times to the Tri-Valley. The list includes a campaign non-filer violation from August 2024 for Supporters of Recall Pamela Price and Stacy Owens ($3,700) and a $200 fine for then-Alameda County Planning Commissioner Lawrence Ratto for a statement of economic interest non-filer violation in January 2023.
See the 2024 interactive map, plus other past years, at fppc.ca.gov/transparency/heat-map1.
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