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Tree disposal
Signups are underway for the annual Christmas Tree Pickup and Recycling Day this month benefiting Boy Scouts Troop 941 in Pleasanton.
Money raised by the effort is used to help buy camping equipment and fund the troop’s scouting activities such as summer camp and weekend outings.
The Scouts’ holiday tree pickups will take place Jan. 9 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., and are restricted to Pleasanton addresses. All trees must be curbside when pickups start that morning, and all ornaments, lights and tree stands must be removed. No flocked or artificial trees will be picked up.
Register by Tuesday (Jan. 5). To sign up for the pickup, visit www.Troop941.org.
Survey on LAVTA pandemic changes
Community feedback is wanted on the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority’s changes to service that were brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The public input process is required “when emergency service changes have been in place for more than 180 days,” officials said.
LAVTA was forced to reduce or eliminate services with low use in order to maintain essential functions after overall ridership plummeted by approximately 90% during the first week of Alameda County’s shelter-in-place order in March.
Currently, two regular and three express routes have been discontinued, and service on six routes has been reduced. All service after 11 p.m. is discontinued.
Details about LAVTA’s actions to operate during the pandemic and emergency service changes, as well as the public input process, are available at wheelsbus.com/covid.
Comments received will be summarized and given to the Board of Directors. Submit comments by email to info@lavta.org or by postal mail to COVID Service Change Comments, LAVTA, 1362 Rutan Court, Suite 100, Livermore. Comments may also be faxed: 443-1375.
The deadline to submit commentary is Jan. 20 at 5 p.m.
Nonprofit of the Year
Tri-Valley State Senator Steve Glazer (D-Orinda) this fall awarded the 2020 Nonprofit of the Year honor for his District 7 to Trinity Center, a nonprofit organization based in Walnut Creek that supports homeless and very-low-income individuals.
Trinity Center served 970 different individuals and provided more than 56,000 services in 2019-20. It operates during the day and offers services such as meals, showers, laundry, clothing, and mail and telephone access, coupled with case management for benefits, housing, employment and substance use counseling, according to Glazer’s office.
“I am proud to honor Trinity Center for its vital work in keeping people safe and providing them with much needed services during this trying time of the coronavirus pandemic,” Glazer said. “Trinity Center’s work is a lifeline for people who otherwise might not make it. Nonprofit organizations like Trinity are doing heroic work that cannot be undervalued.”
