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Jim’s Country Style Restaurant after closing time on the afternoon of Nov. 17, 2024, days after founder Jim Goff died after being struck by a truck while watching the Baja 1000 race in Mexico. (Photo by Chuck Deckert)

Tragedy in Mexico. The anticipation of Costco’s opening. A family of four killed on Foothill. Principals gone without explanation. Pre-election coverage. Freeway closures. And so much more … Here is the list of our 24 most-read stories written in 2024, based on data for PleasantonWeekly.com.

1. Jim’s Restaurant founder killed during Baja 100 racing event in Mexico

2. Kaiser lays off administrative staff in Pleasanton

3. New details emerge about fatal crash on Foothill Road that killed Pleasanton family

4. Amador Valley principal out on indefinite leave of absence

5. Pleasanton teens injured in Hayward shooting

6. Emerald High principal texted in resignation after being called into meeting by superintendent, records show

Founding principal Francis Rojas speaks at ribbon-cutting ceremony for Dublin’s new Emerald High School on June 8, 2024. He would abruptly resign for unknown reasons four months later, a development that led to two of the Pleasanton Weekly’s Top 8 stories of 2024. (Photo by Chuck Deckert)

7. Costco set to open in Pleasanton on the day before Thanksgiving

8. Emerald High principal Rojas resigns months into new school’s first year open

9. Johnson, Fickes vie for seat on Alameda County Superior Court

10. Phase II of BART Silicon Valley extension to break ground on Friday

11. Southbound I-680 set to close through Pleasanton for entire MLK holiday weekend

12. Pleasanton putting up new traffic pattern around Meadowlark Dairy for summer months

13. Dublin Unified mourning recent deaths of teacher, staffer

14. Fire breaks out at Amador Valley High School

15. Pleasanton Preps: Remembering my friend, former Foothill coach Randy Isaacs

16. Costco touts August timeframe for opening day in Pleasanton

Wil Ramos, the warehouse manager for the new Costco in Pleasanton, cuts the ribbon alongside Pleasanton Mayor Karla Brown to mark the official opening of the new store on Nov. 27, 2024. Construction updates on the Costco store accounted for three of the Top 24 stories in 2024. (Photo by Christian Trujano)

17. Caltrans schedules full closure of southbound I-680 in San Ramon next weekend

18. Mother, daughter die in fiery crash in Livermore

19. ‘The worst 911 call I’ve ever heard’: Ex-sheriff’s deputy sentenced to 50 years to life for Dublin double murder

Mugshot of Devin Williams Jr. (Photo courtesy ACSO)
Mugshot of Devin Williams Jr., a former sheriff’s deputy convicted in 2024 of murdering a Dublin couple. (Photo courtesy ACSO)

20. Homebuilder Taylor Morrison acquires piece of Dublin’s Francis Ranch site

21. Pleasanton’s first-ever Costco opens its doors

22. PPD investigating fatal car crash on Foothill Road

23. Former sheriff’s deputy found guilty of murdering Dublin couple

24. PDA announces 2024 Concert in the Park lineup

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Jeremy Walsh is the associate publisher and editorial director of Embarcadero Media Foundation's East Bay Division, including the Pleasanton Weekly, LivermoreVine.com and DanvilleSanRamon.com. He joined...

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