Drive-in movies
The Alameda County Fairgrounds will host a pop-up series of drive-in movies this summer, starting next Friday evening (June 12) with “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
Designed as a family activity that aligns with social-distancing guidelines, the drive-in series will also allow fair officials to offer new entertainment at the Pleasanton fairgrounds during a summer in which the annual fair has been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The series, which will feature classic movies on Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 1 (except July 4), has the first four movies scheduled: “Raiders” on June 12, “The Goonies” on June 13, “Jurassic Park” on June 19 and “Grease” on June 20.
Attendees will view the movies from their cars. Guests will listen to the movie audio through their vehicle radio or on a portable FM radio. Show time will be when darkness arrives, but not before 8:45 p.m.
A parking fee of $25 per vehicle will be charged in advance online (no motorcycles allowed); the fee includes admission to the movie and one free ticket to the 2021 Alameda County Fair. For more information, visit www.alamedacountyfair.com.
Property tax waiver
Alameda County announced this week that its policies for waiving penalties, interests and costs on property tax payments for those affected by COVID-19 will align with the executive order recently issued by Governor Newsom.
The revised policy — which is effective starting in June and lasting through May 6, 2021 — extends the date and specific installments to be considered for a COVID-19 penalty waiver. The installments will include the first and second installment of property taxes for 2020-21 and, if approved, defer them until May 1, 2021.
Secondary residences and large businesses are not eligible for penalty relief beginning June 1. Alameda County officials said Treasurer-Tax Collector Henry Levy “hopes that the economic hardships experienced by Alameda County taxpayers will be short-lived and will do what he can to help the financial situation of all those affected. “
The policy, instructions and application form are available at https://treasurer.acgov.org. The office is still closed to the general public.
Applications may be submitted electronically; payment by check is recommended. Qualified waiver requests will not be processed until payment is received.
For more information, call 510-272-6800.
PUSD meeting night
The Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees has moved its regular meeting nights to Thursdays in June (like the district did in May) to accommodate TV30’s broadcast schedule to ensure all meetings will be televised live or viewable via livestream.
The next regular meeting will be on the evening of June 11, followed by a meeting on June 25. The sessions will be held online-only, via videoconference instead of in-person, due to the coronavirus crisis. For agenda information, visit www.pleasantonusd.net.
