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JDEDZ back
The Pleasanton City Council is scheduled to take up the revised Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone during its regular meeting next Tuesday evening.
Sent back for more environmental review after a lawsuit, the JDEDZ represents the policy and regulatory project that would lay the foundation for bringing a Costco store, two new hotels and other businesses to the north side of town near the I-580/I-680 interchange.
City staff says the new “revised final supplemental environmental impact report” is ready to go, recommending its approval along with the rest of the JDEDZ package. The Planning Commission agreed, endorsing the updated JDEDZ package on Dec. 11.
The council meeting is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 4) at the Pleasanton Civic Center, 200 Old Bernal Ave.
Mental health talk
The Alan Hu Foundation and Las Positas College on Tuesday is set to host a lecture and Q&A session with Dr. Shashank V. Joshi, a mental health expert and Stanford University professor, speaking on the topic, “Promoting Mental Health in School Settings.”
Joshi is the training director and director of school mental health services in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Stanford Children’s Health.
The speaker event featuring Joshi will run from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday (Feb. 4) in LPC’s Mertes Center for the Arts, Main Theater, Building 4000, in Livermore. There is no charge for admission. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. RSVP by this Sunday at alanhufoundation.org.
The event is presented by Alan Hu Foundation and LPC Psychology Club in partnership with Lyra Ghose of Stanford Medicine. The foundation was started by Alan’s parents, Xiaofang Chen and Chih-Ching Hu, to promote mental health awareness after the Pleasanton boy died by suicide at the age of 15. They also want to remove the stigma surrounding psychiatric disorders and support research for cures.
‘Screenagers’ sequel
Axis Community Health is hosting three, free Tri-Valley showings of “Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER: Uncovering Skills for Stress Resilience,” a sequel to the film “Screenagers: Growing up in the Digital Age” that examines the science behind teens’ emotional challenges and the interplay of social media.
“The NEXT CHAPTER provides solutions and tools that can be useful for youth and adults alike. Skills for resilience can truly make a difference in people’s lives,” said Emma Gil, certified health education specialist with Axis.
The first showing is next Wednesday (Feb. 5) at 6:30 p.m. at the Firehouse Arts Center in downtown Pleasanton. Registration requested; RSVP at www.eventcombo.com (search for “Screenagers NEXT CHAPTER”).
—-They also want to remove the stigma (they believe is) surrounding psychiatric disorders
What I glean from the above: That prejudice is in their own heads, they will have to first remove it from there.