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‘Save Donlon Field’
The community effort to keep green space at Donlon Elementary School open for park use is going to be in the public eye this Sunday afternoon, in line with Earth Day weekend.
The grassroots group of parents and other community members have pushed back at the notion of Pleasanton Unified School District’s parkland property at Donlon being included on the city of Pleasanton’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation sites inventory list for potential residential development.
“Join in this family-friendly event and learn about what is happening to Donlon field. Bring your ideas of how to save this green space for the kids and the community, in the spirit of Earth Day,” a flyer from organizers stated ahead of the event at Val Vista Park from 3-5 p.m.
Highway 84 closure
A portion of Highway 84 is scheduled to be closed in both directions from 8 p.m. today through 5 a.m. Monday (weather permitting) for work on the Alameda Creek Bridge.
The highway segment, also known as Niles Canyon Road through that area, will be closed from Palomares Road in Fremont to Main Street in Sunol.
Caltrans said a contractor will work around the clock to replace the existing bridge railings on the bridge. The work will include removal of existing barrier rail and concrete, removal of existing overhang and installation of new reinforcement bars followed by concrete pour for the new overhang.
The construction could be delayed if the weather does not hold in its favor, in which case the work would be rescheduled with public notice via Caltrans.
5th-grade promotions
Dublin Unified School District recently changed its activities plan for fifth-grade promotions, a move that caused some controversy in the community as some parents didn’t like the changes or mistakenly thought the events would be canceled entirely.
DUSD spokesman Chip Dehnert told the Weekly that the changes were not pandemic-related and had been in the works for years.
The events will now include a virtual presentation created for each class as well as scheduled times for individual classes to participate in portions at school, including receipt of the promotion certificate, photo opportunity areas and delivery of a memento or keepsake, Dehnert said.
