State of the City
Pleasanton Mayor Karla Brown is set to deliver her second State of the City address — and her first in-person — later this month at the annual event hosted by the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce.“I look forward to sharing this year’s update with the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce and the community at the State of the City address,” Brown said in a statement. “I invite Pleasanton residents and businesses to learn about the projects and programs our city has been working on, and some of the exciting initiatives on the horizon that will help ensure our city’s growth, vitality and stability in the years to come.”
The 2022 State of the City luncheon event is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Pleasanton at The Club. Tickets cost $60 per person, available at www.pleasanton.org. A video-recording of the event is also typically broadcast after the fact on Tri-Valley Community Television.
Death on BART tracks
BART train service was stopped for nearly an hour and a half between the Dublin-Pleasanton and West Dublin-Pleasanton stations on Wednesday morning due to a fatality on the trackway, the agency said.A medical emergency at an unspecified location on the tracks was reported publicly just before 6:56 a.m. Wednesday, with BART saying there was no service between the two Tri-Valley stations but trains were leaving from West Dublin-Pleasanton toward San Francisco on a limited basis during the response and investigation.
BART confirmed at 7:16 a.m. that the incident involved a fatality on the tracks.
The agency reported at 8:28 a.m. that the Dublin-Pleasanton station reopened and normal service restored, with the goal of getting all trains back on schedule. Additional information about the fatality was not revealed as of press time Wednesday.
Housing rights
The Pleasanton Public Library and ECHO Housing are collaborating for an educational event next week, “Housing Workshop: All About Evictions and Renter’s Rights”.Presenters will discuss and answer questions about terminations of tenancy, eviction protections under the Alameda County moratorium and the “Tenant Protections Act of 2019”.
The session is set for 6 p.m. next Thursday (March 24). It is free but registration is required. Visit cityofpleasantonca.gov.
