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Try Transit to School
The Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority is again offering its Try Transit to School promotion, which allows local middle and high school students to ride for free on all Wheels bus routes during the first weeks of school.
The program, which runs through Sept. 4, applies to all regularly scheduled Wheels and Rapid bus routes in Pleasanton, Livermore and Dublin to give students a taste of “how easy it is to ride Wheels to and from school,” LAVTA officials said, adding, “Students can also use this opportunity to ride transit to hang out with friends, go to work, shopping and other fun activities.”
The agency also announced new schedule changes will affect bus routes in all three cities to better accommodate the start of the school year and connect with school timelines: Routes 501, 502, 503 and 504 in Dublin; Routes 602 and 604 in Pleasanton; and two Route 15 afternoon trips in Livermore.
Visit wheelsbus.com or call 925-455-7500.
National Night Out in Pleasanton Valley
Residents on Gatetree Circle in the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood enjoyed some time with each other and local first-responders as one of the many parts of the city to host a party on Aug. 1 for National Night Out.
Observed each year in Pleasanton, as well as throughout the Tri-Valley and the country, National Night Out aims to connect police and fire personnel with the communities they serve as well as raise awareness for crime prevention and public safety programs.
EBRPD response info
The East Bay Regional Park District recently launched a new web-based system to make information about the agency’s police and fire departments more accessible and transparent to the public, officials said.
“The system also includes an interactive webpage with near real-time mapping of police and fire activity, including location, date and time, a general description and outcome,” EBRPD said. “The new system also allows the public to sign up for daily or weekly email updates with a summary of public safety activity and links to more information.”
Provided by Sun Ridge Systems, Inc., the new Citizen RIMS and housed on Crimegraphics.com will allow email updates to be automatic rather than manually input by staff. Go to ebparks.org.
Free therapy
Tri-Valley Haven is offering short-term therapy (up to 10 counseling sessions at no cost) to people and families who have experienced trauma such as domestic violence or sexual assault.
“We provide individual and family therapy for children, teenagers and adults,” Tri-Valley Haven reps said. “In addition to individual and family counseling, we facilitate two ongoing support groups: Healing Through Art, which helps to overcome destructive effects of past trauma and abuse, and a DV Support Group for survivors of domestic violence.”
Call 925-449-5845 ext. 5 or visit trivalleyhaven.org.
