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Pleasanton set to host special budget workshop
The city is scheduled for a special budget workshop next Tuesday (May 21) where it will share a list of services that may have to be cut amid an ongoing budget deficit.
“To address the projected budget deficit, the city must identify new and/or expanded revenue sources to keep pace with the growth of expenses, or significantly curtail expenses and reduce service levels to maintain the required balanced budget,” the city stated in a May 10 e-newsletter.
The city is also currently looking at the possibility of putting a half cent sales tax measure on the November ballot but stated that if it can not increase its revenues somehow, the list of services it will share on Tuesday may need to be reduced or eliminated.
The workshop will take place at the Pleasanton City Council Chamber on Tuesday, May 21 from 5-6:30 p.m.
Tri-Valley coalition advocates for regional priorities
Elected officials from the Tri-Valley Cities Coalition recently took their annual advocacy trip to Sacramento where they met with key state legislators to discuss regional issues such as transportation, housing and environmental policies.
The coalition is made up of officials from Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton, San Ramon and Danville.
According to a May 1 press release, the coalition focused on legislation like Assembly Bill 1889, which was amended to “integrate wildlife connectivity considerations into existing conservation elements of general plans, streamlining compliance without adding new plan elements,” and Assembly Bill 1820, which was amended to “allow cities a 20 business day window to deliver fee and exaction estimates.”
The coalition also expressed ongoing concerns about PFAS contamination and explored funding opportunities for remediation; advocated for the Valley Link Rail Project; and reiterated its support for housing bonds while discussing strategies to enhance public infrastructure.
‘Essential aspects of successful storytelling‘
The Tri-Valley Writers Chapter of the California Writers Club will welcome Bay Area novelist, editor and writing coach Margaret Lucke as its next guest speaker to share tips on the art of successful storytelling.
According to her website, Lucke has written books about love, ghosts and murder and has also been teaching fiction writing classes at the University of California, Berkeley since 1994.
Apart from writing her books, short stories, feature articles and scripts, she also works with businesses and individuals as a writing coach and editorial consultant.
Lucke will be sharing what she believes to be essential components of a great story and the tools to make sure readers will want to keep turning the page, according to a press release from the writers’ group.
The meeting will take place at Las Positas College on June 15 at 2 p.m. with check-in beginning at 1:30 p.m. For registration and ticket information, visit www.trivalleywriters.org.
