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File photo of the emergency department at Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley hospital. (Photo by Mike Sedlak)

A local malpractice verdict that made national headlines. Business closures and business openings. A sudden resignation. Deadly crashes. Public records detail previously unexplained departures of two high school principals. A new freeway interchange. And so much more … Here were our 25 most-read stories written in 2025, based on data for PleasantonWeekly.com.

1. Jury sides with Stanford Tri-Valley doctor after woman sues for malpractice during her pregnancy

2. Pleasanton specialty car shop owner charged in real estate Ponzi scheme

3. Tri-Valley’s first Pop Mart store debuts at Stoneridge Shopping Center

4. ‘Constructively terminated’: East Bay Parks general manager resigns two days after performance evaluation

5. Walmart closing Neighborhood Market in Pleasanton next month

6. Tim Talk: Taxpayers on hook for $1.6 billion boondoggle in desert

7. ‘He loved helping other people’: Amador alum ID’d as motorcyclist who died in I-580 crash

Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton. (Embarcadero Media file photo)

8. Pleasanton woman killed in Tuesday night crash downtown

9. Tim Talk: City and Stoneridge owners need to get moving

10. Dozens of Pleasanton workers hit by wave of Oracle layoffs

11. Court records reveal new details on weekend shooting in Pleasanton

12. ‘For sure I need this to stay a secret’: Inside the grooming, Grindr investigation of a Pleasanton principal

13. Pleasanton teen identified in fatal crash on Del Valle Road

14. News Digest: I-680 NB closure this weekend | AI Summit coming to Dublin | Livermore wine auction

15. CHP arrests driver in Pleasanton on suspicion of felony grand theft

16. PPD seeks public’s help in identifying bank fraud suspect

17. Editorial: Our yearlong fight for public records on Amador principal ouster finally pays off

Principal Jonathan Fey applauds the seniors in Amador’s class of 2024. He would be put on administrative leave two months later for alleged inappropriate Grindr conversations with one of those students, and another from the 2023 class. (Photo by Christian Trujano)

18. News Digest: I-680 SB closure this weekend | Barone’s redevelopment update | Leadership Pleasanton signups

19. Pleasanton resident, former city commissioner appointed as Alameda County Superior Court judge

20. Stampede headed for downtown Livermore

21. Downtown Pleasanton Starbucks set to close later this month

22. ‘A snap move’: The story behind Emerald High principal’s shocking resignation

23. Discrimination lawsuit against Workday moves forward

24. ‘A safer, more efficient route’: Highway 84-Interstate 680 interchange improvements complete

25. PG&E shuts off power across several counties

Alameda County Supervisor David Haubert, standing next to other local and state leaders, cuts the ceremonial ribbon Nov. 17 to celebrate the completion of the $244 million Highway 84-Interstate 680 interchange improvements project. (Photo by California Department of Transportation)

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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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