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Food distribution
Two Alameda County Community Food Bank distribution sites are now available in Pleasanton on Tuesdays and Thursdays for Tri-Valley residents in need: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Muslim Community Center East Bay (5724 W. Las Positas Blvd., No. 300) and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alameda County Fairgrounds (4501 Pleasanton Ave., Gate 8).
Officials advise participants at the drive-thru sites to keep their car windows up, follow the cones, answer the intake questions and open their car trunk so food can be placed in their vehicle contact-free.
New student webinar
Parents or guardians whose children will enroll in the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District for the first time in fall 2021 can participate in an informational webinar on next Thursday (Jan. 14) at 6 p.m. with student services director Scott Vernoy.
Vernoy will present information about the district and its enrollment process, and participants will be able to ask questions during the live webinar.
The webinar link is available on the homepage at www.livermoreschools.org. The webinar will be recorded and translated into Spanish for those who prefer to view the presentation at an alternate time.
The online pre-enrollment form will be posted next Friday (Jan. 15).
Superior court updates pandemic rules
Alameda County Superior Court officials on Tuesday announced actions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, including extending the stay on execution of writs of possession to March 1, to align with the current moratorium on evictions in Alameda County.
The court also said that, starting Thursday, it would begin hearing a limited number of in-person traffic matters in Department 102 of the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse at 661 Washington St. in Oakland.
The clerk’s office will remain closed to the public and walk-in appearances will not be permitted for now, court officials said.
Those directed to appear in person must bring proof of their court date to be admitted into the courthouse and will be required to complete a health screening questionnaire.
Officials said the court will significantly limit the number of in-person matters each day due to the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.
Defendants in traffic and criminal matters are urged to appear remotely whenever possible.
— Bay City News Service
Alameda County Reads
Alameda County’s first countywide reading program will kick off later next week, giving residents a chance to read the same book and later discuss it together.
The Alameda County Reads program will launch on Monday (Jan. 11) with “Eat Joy: Stories & Comfort Food from 31 Celebrated Writers,” edited by Natalie Eve Garrett.
The kickoff event will start with a video of County Librarian Cindy Chadwick interviewing Garrett.
People can sign up online for a discussion and arrange to pick up the book at their local library.
The program will last through April with various book discussion events and other programs, according to the county library.
Eight county library branches are participating in the program: Albany, Castro Valley, Centerville, Dublin, the Fremont Main Library, Newark, San Lorenzo and Union City.
People can find out more about the program online at aclibrary.org.
— Bay City News Service
Bicycles for kids in Livermore
“It was pedal to the metal” as volunteers from the Livermore Valley Craft Brew Foundation and Kids Bike Lane worked last month to assemble and prepare bicycles to donate to 48 middle school students in Livermore, according to the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District.
The donations were made possible by money raised during the foundation’s second annual Bikes n’ Brews Fundraiser, held virtually in October. Shown: Jesse Barto, technical director for the foundation, and volunteer Shawna Lettau with the bicycles before they were distributed to the local kids.
