Wine Month festivities kick off in Livermore
Livermore Valley Wine Month is upon us once again with a series of events throughout May featuring local wineries.
Danville man killed in crash on I-580 in Livermore
A crash Thursday morning on Interstate 580 in Livermore resulted in the death of a Danville man, according to authorities.
Rep reckoning: Reflections as national scandal hits Tri-Valley with Swalwell sex abuse allegations
“I tend to think the words someone uses along the way are a signal about their true character … Maybe the writing was always on the wall that Eric Swalwell would be the author of his own political downfall.”
Three Valleys Community Foundation named Nonprofit of the Year
California Sen. Jerry McNerney has selected the Three Valleys Community Foundation as the Nonprofit of the Year for his State Senate District 5.
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News Digest: Downtown Pleasanton Wine Stroll | Tri-Valley Conservancy photo contest | National Day of Prayer at fairgrounds
The Pleasanton Downtown Association is hosting its annual Wine Stroll this Saturday. See that and much more in this week’s News Digest.
Who is running in key Zone 7 Water Agency election?
Those priority projects and other important decisions for Zone 7 will be made by a Board of Directors that will have at least three new members after the upcoming primary election.
PUSD board set to discuss special education department updates
The Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees will be receiving an update Thursday on the current state of the district’s special education department and how it has been handling increases in student needs, fiscal impacts and compliance efforts.
‘Funky’ Aesop: A fable-ulous family show at Las Positas College
“The Tortoise and the Hare”, “The City Mouse and the Country Mouse” and other morality tales from ancient Greek storyteller Aesop are the heart and soul of a new children’s musical from the Las Positas College theater arts team.
Bonner, Johnson compete for Alameda County judgeship
Civil rights lawyer Cabral Bonner and consumer protection attorney Michael Johnson are going head-to-head in the primary election for a seat on the Alameda County Superior Court bench.
Pleasanton council adopts new ordinance, policies aimed at improving citywide wireless coverage
The Pleasanton City Council unanimously approved a new ordinance and three new policies last week to remove restrictions for wireless service providers in the hopes of making it easier for them to build new facilities — big and small — and modify existing ones.
Coroner IDs Livermore woman killed in motorcycle crash Tuesday
The Alameda County Coroner’s Office on Wednesday identified the woman as Janelle Benson Weispfenning, a 50-year-old Livermore resident.
LLNL enters landmark partnership with commercial fusion company
The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and the Livermore-based fusion energy startup company Inertia took major steps towards commercializing fusion energy this month, announcing one of the national lab system’s largest-ever private-public partnerships aimed at bridging the gap between scientific theory and commercial application.
Appellate court sides with city in ruling on San Ramon Market Place project
After a lengthy legal battle with a neighborhood group that organized to protest a redevelopment project slated for the Market Place shopping center, the project approved by the San Ramon Planning Commission more than three years ago could be coming closer to fruition following an appeal court ruling last week.
