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Sunday, November 29, 2020
Tree removal along Highway 84 part of Niles Canyon Road safety project
Caltrans will be performing tree removal along Highway 84 between now and the spring of 2021 as part of the Niles Canyon Road safety project, according to a Caltrans spokesperson.
Sunday, 2:38 PM | No comments yetWomen making an impact
Impact 100 East Bay is on a mission. Since 2016 it has united women in the community to each contribute $1,000 every year, which adds up to a substantial annual grant to help people in need.
Sunday, 11:05 AM | No comments yetAlameda County housing program seeks landlords
Setting some "ambitious targets" to ensure affordable housing and eliminate homelessness in Alameda County, the county is looking for landlords to match with local residents in need of a home as part of its Vision 2026.
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Setting some "ambitious targets" to ensure affordable housing and eliminate homelessness in Alameda County, the county is looking for landlords to match with local residents in need of a home as part of its Vision 2026.
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Dublin: City partnering with American Red Cross for blood drive
The American Red Cross and city of Dublin are teaming up for a community blood drive at the Dublin Senior Center this week.
Sunday, 11:04 AM | No comments yetHarvest Park library ready after year-long rebuild
After more than a year of construction, the Harvest Park Middle School library recently finished being rebuilt. Work on the building was needed after it was damaged by a fire in 2018.
Sunday, 11:03 AM | No comments yetChabot-Las Positas welcomes new vice chancellor of business services
Chabot-Las Positas Community College District welcomed its new vice chancellor of business services, Jonah Nicholas, to his first day on the job this month.
Sunday, 11:03 AM | No comments yetLAVTA's self-driving cars now carrying passengers
Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority is driving change on local roads and inviting the public to hop aboard its shared autonomous vehicle (SAV) for the first time earlier this month.
Sunday, 11:02 AM | No comments yetThursday, November 26, 2020
Zone 7 to continue environmental planning for Delta Conveyance Project
The Zone 7 Water Agency will remain a part of the Delta Conveyance Project for the next two years, following a 5-2 vote by the Board of Directors earlier this month.
Thursday, 8:57 PM | No comments yetTri-Valley reimagines holiday shopping for 2020
Holiday shopping around the Tri-Valley looks much different this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Crowd-drawing traditions are transitioning to curbside pickups and health-conscious experiences.
Thursday, 8:05 PM | 1 commentValley Views: Resilience important for these holidays
Here I am healthy and with much to be thankful for, so I expected to enjoy this Thanksgiving, too, even if my only "gathering" was a short visit to my daughter's backyard to share, physically distanced, my traditional homemade pie.
Thursday, 8:05 PM | No comments yetHoliday Happenings 2020
Celebrate the holiday season at City Center Bishop Ranch in San Ramon as the lifestyle center lights up with festive community activities and sparkling decorations. See that event, and many others, on the docket across the Tri-Valley.
Thursday, 8:00 PM | No comments yetOn the road again
Neither flat tires nor mangled bikes nor pandemic can keep the Gagnon family from loading up their RV to travel cross country to revel in the glory of its national parks.
Thursday, 7:58 PM | 1 commentTuesday, November 24, 2020
PG&E announces Patti Poppe as next CEO
PG&E Corp. announced last week that Patricia "Patti" Poppe has been appointed as the utility's new chief executive officer.
Tuesday, 9:25 PM | No comments yetLivermore subcommittee, working group aim to foster equity and inclusion
The Livermore City Council is working to integrate equity and inclusion into the fabric of the community through its newly formed subcommittee and subsequent working group.
Tuesday, 9:21 PM | 6 commentsFoothill student is first female Eagle Scout in Tri-Valley
Lauren Swenson-Lennox of Pleasanton has become the Tri-Valley's first female Eagle Scout, completing her Board of Review on Oct. 30. She is a founding member of Troop 998G formed in February 2019.
Tuesday, 9:20 PM | No comments yetChristmas Toy Drive benefits PUSD families struggling during pandemic
Community members and local service organizations are partnering to collect and donate holiday gifts to more than 900 students in Pleasanton Unified School District during the Pleasanton Christmas Toy Drive, which runs through Dec. 11.
Tuesday, 9:19 PM | No comments yetCOVID-19 case rate continuing to rise in Alameda County
While Alameda County's rate of new coronavirus cases continues to rise, the county is not seeing the same level of hospitalizations as it did earlier this year, the county's health officer said Tuesday.
Tuesday, 9:18 PM | No comments yetPleasanton Preps: Decision to postpone high school sports again makes me 'as mad as hell'
With high school sports, at least the kids had Dec. 7 as the carrot to point their hopes toward. Now that is gone and who knows when they will have another hope to cling to, if one even arises. So, where do we direct our anger?
Tuesday, 4:53 PM | 5 commentsThorne presents his final Mayor's Award; leaders praise city's outgoing mayor
Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne handed out the final Mayor's Award of his four-term tenure during a virtual ceremony that also included Thorne's peers offering special recognition to the city's outgoing mayor.
Tuesday, 4:45 PM | 1 commentCSU faculty, administrators at odds over ethnic studies requirement
California State University took another step last Tuesday toward requiring students to take an ethnic studies class as part of their lower-division coursework, a move that would also have significant implications for the state's...
Tuesday, 4:11 PM | No comments yetBART board OKs incentivizing early retirements to address budget woes
The BART Board of Directors voted Thursday to forge ahead with an incentivized retirement program intended to help mend the agency's ailing financial outlook due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Tuesday, 4:11 PM | No comments yetMonday, November 23, 2020
Passing on the memories
Selling the old family home is hard -- especially when it is a stunning Victorian on Second Street in Pleasanton -- but it helps when the buyer is the young family across the street...
Monday, 8:48 PM | 1 commentFoothill DECA pushes to new heights during Global Entrepreneurship Week
Foothill High School's DECA members showed off their business savvy during Global Entrepreneurship Week, an annual event that prepares high school and college students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.
Monday, 5:49 PM | No comments yetLeaders look to local solutions for Pleasanton's Climate Action Plan 2.0
Pleasanton's long-term outlook for addressing climate change could entail local solutions such as the city producing its own renewable energy and investing in green infrastructure, according to local leaders and environmental activists
Monday, 5:46 PM | 2 commentsCastlewood rebrands as The Club at Castlewood ahead of extensive remodel
Pleasanton's historic Castlewood Country Club now has a new name to herald its $16 million remodeling and upgrading project that will launch next spring. It is now called The Club at Castlewood.
Monday, 4:35 PM | 1 commentLocal J. Rockcliff acquired by Silicon Valley brokerage
J. Rockcliff Realtors, with offices in Pleasanton, Danville and a number of other East Bay communities, was recently acquired by Sereno Group.
Monday, 2:17 PM | No comments yetDublin again ranks as best conditioned roads in entire Bay Area
The average overall state of the Bay Area's local roadways has held steady over the past five years and is described as "fair" in a report released Thursday by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission.
Monday, 2:13 PM | 1 commentLivermore PD responds to death in public
The Livermore Police Department is investigating after a local man was found dead on the property of Las Positas College on Friday in an apparent suicide in public.
Monday, 12:23 PM | No comments yetSunday, November 22, 2020
PUSD trustees approve 2.75% pay raises for cabinet members
After postponing a vote on the matter earlier this spring, the Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved pay raises for the district's executive cabinet at their Nov. 12 meeting.
Sunday, 5:39 PM | No comments yetZone 7 offering rebates for self-adjusting 'smart' irrigation controllers
Swap out your outdated irrigation system controllers for new self-adjusting "smart" controllers and save both water and money with Zone 7 Water Agency's "Smart Irrigation Controller Rebate Program."
Sunday, 5:29 PM | No comments yetLivermore: Quest Science Center plans livestream STEM panel
Educators, innovators and advisors will share their stories and insight to inspire future scientists and engineers during a Dec. 1 livestream event hosted by Quest Science Center in Livermore.
Sunday, 5:24 PM | No comments yetSaturday, November 21, 2020
Public advocates seek $166M penalty against PG&E over power shutoff notifications in 2019
A $166 million penalty against PG&E is being sought by advocates for ratepayers for failures related to three 2019 Public Safety Power Shutoffs.
Saturday, 9:52 PM | No comments yetSupervisors appoint Dr. Moss as county's permanent health officer
Dr. Nicholas Moss, who has served since July in an interim role, is the new health officer of Alameda County, supervisors agreed Tuesday.
Saturday, 9:50 PM | No comments yetAlameda County to receive $4.1M in settlement with Apple over iPhone batteries
Alameda County will receive $4.1 million in a settlement with Apple Inc. over alleged misrepresentations about its iPhone, the California Attorney General's Office said Wednesday.
Saturday, 3:46 PM | No comments yetLivermore work crew triumphs in quest to find wedding ring flushed down toilet
A Livermore woman who accidentally flushed her wedding ring down the toilet thought her chances of ever seeing it again had also gone down the drain, but with a lot of luck and hard work on behalf of the Public Works Department ...
Saturday, 3:39 PM | No comments yetFriday, November 20, 2020
Livermore: Defendant in cold-case sexual assaults dies from self-inflicted injuries
A Livermore man facing charges for two cold-case sexual assaults in the East Bay died Thursday from injuries sustained in a suicide attempt that occurred one week earlier in the hours after the crimes' survivors testified against him.
Friday, 4:14 PM | 1 commentPolice: Playgrounds set on fire at two Pleasanton parks
Playground equipment at two Pleasanton parks were set on fire in a pair of apparent arson incidents this month, police said on Friday.
Friday, 3:11 PM | No comments yetThursday, November 19, 2020
Pleasanton: Council doubles assistance for renters struggling during COVID pandemic
Pleasanton residents who have struggled to pay their rent during statewide COVID-19 lockdown restrictions will get some relief after the City Council unanimously increased funding for a city-run rental assistance program.
Thursday, 5:35 PM | No comments yet2020 Holiday Fund campaign now underway
This marks the beginning of the 2020-21 Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund, a fundraising campaign that will provide vital financial assistance to six core Tri-Valley nonprofit organizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic this winter.
Thursday, 3:47 PM | No comments yetNews Digest: Free flu shots for vets, Geocache game in Livermore & Rise Against Hunger
The Pleasanton Public Library is set to host the VA Palo Alto Mobile Medical Outreach Team on Monday morning to facilitate free flu shots for veterans.
Thursday, 3:40 PM | No comments yetGovernor implements nightly curfew for non-essential activities in Alameda County
The order is for counties in the purple or most-restrictive tier, including Alameda County, in the state's Blueprint for a Safer Economy plan and will order all non-essential work and gatherings to stop from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
Thursday, 3:20 PM | 9 commentsWednesday, November 18, 2020
Livermore: Pianist, fiddler join lineup for Bankhead benefit gala
Renowned pianist Jon Nakamatsu and Celtic fiddler Natalie McMaster will join the artist lineup for the "Best of the Bankhead" virtual benefit for Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center at 6 p.m., this Saturday (Nov. 21).
Wednesday, 10:09 PM | 1 commentLivermore: 'Handmade for the Holidays' art fair goes online
Handmade and one-of-a-kind gifts by nearly two dozen artists are for sale at the new "Handmade for the Holidays" online art fair, which opened Nov. 13 and runs through Dec. 24.
Wednesday, 10:08 PM | No comments yetPDA encourages residents to 'Shop Small -- Support Local'
The Pleasanton Downtown Association, in collaboration with the city of Pleasanton, has unveiled a new program to encourage Pleasanton residents to shop, dine and otherwise support local businesses this holiday season.
Wednesday, 10:08 PM | No comments yetTri-Valley nonprofit food providers adapt to help supply holiday meals
Nonprofit groups that traditionally provide large in-person meals during the holidays have been forced to find creative ways to help feed families in need during the coronavirus pandemic.
Wednesday, 10:07 PM | 1 commentLivermore: Gordon-Hagerty out as NNSA administrator
Lisa E. Gordon-Hagerty resigned this month as the U.S. Department of Energy under secretary for nuclear security and administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees both national labs in Livermore.
Wednesday, 5:16 PM | No comments yetDublin: Hernandez wins mayor seat; Hu, McCorriston on council
Following a historic election year and crowded City Council race, Dublin's next mayor and two council members said they are ready to lead Dublin through the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery in just a matter of weeks.
Wednesday, 4:41 PM | No comments yetTuesday, November 17, 2020
County's purple tier regression all but halts PUSD's Jan. 4 elementary reopening plan
PUSD now anticipates not being able to reopen elementary school campuses for in-person classroom instruction on Jan. 4 in light of new guidance from health officials after Alameda County was reverted back to the purple tier.
Tuesday, 7:40 PM | No comments yetWang, Guzmán aim to bring 'positive change' to LVJUSD
Two newcomers with ambitious goals celebrated wins in a five-candidate election for the Livermore school board: public policy advocate Kristie Wang and former Tri-Valley teacher and parent volunteer Yanira Guzmán.
Tuesday, 5:55 PM | No comments yetOfficials: Keep holiday get-togethers small, short, stable and safe
While Thanksgiving is typically a time for family and friends to come together and enjoy each other's company, Bay Area health officials are imploring residents to celebrate responsibly and help stem the spread of COVID-19.
Tuesday, 3:35 PM | 2 commentsPleasanton's announces virtual holiday festivities
The city of Pleasanton has unveiled the schedule for its weeklong virtual holiday celebration early next month that will culminate with the Dec. 5 debut of its tree-lighting ceremony video recently recorded downtown.
Tuesday, 2:36 PM | No comments yetMonday, November 16, 2020
Pleasanton council to consider additional COVID relief for renters
The Pleasanton City Council may increase funding for a city program that's been helping struggling Pleasanton residents pay their rent during the COVID-19 pandemic at their upcoming Tuesday night meeting, starting 7 p.m.
Monday, 9:47 PM | No comments yetPleasanton: Applications open for Juanita Haugen Memorial Scholarship
The Community of Character Collaborative invites all high school seniors in Pleasanton to apply for the annual Juanita Haugen Memorial Scholarship.
Monday, 4:38 PM | No comments yetPleasanton North Rotary funds scholarship for veterans
The Las Positas College Foundation will administer a new annual $500 scholarship endowed by the Pleasanton North Rotary (PNR) Foundation in the memory of two of its past presidents, David Cherry and Ed Golden.
Monday, 4:38 PM | No comments yetGlazer backs audit efforts of BART inspector general
Tri-Valley State Senator Steve Glazer (D-Orinda) recently shared his support for BART's first inspector general mission to root out waste, fraud and abuse in the regional public transit agency.
Monday, 4:35 PM | No comments yetAlameda County moving to purple tier Tuesday
Alameda and Contra Costa are among counties moved to purple tier as governor pulls "emergency brake" on reopening plans. "We are seeing (COVID-19) community spread broadly," Newsom says. Read full coverage on our website.
Monday, 1:21 PM | No comments yetAlameda, Contra Costa among counties moved to purple tier as governor pulls 'emergency brake' on reopening plans
Most of the Bay Area's counties will move into more-restrictive reopening tiers this week as the state attempts to extinguish its current rise in new coronavirus cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
Monday, 1:20 PM | 21 commentsPleasanton: Judge rules in favor of city to effectively end latest lawsuit over proposed Costco store
A judge last Friday ruled against the petitioners suing the city of Pleasanton for a second time over environmental approvals for the proposed Costco and JDEDZ, potentially ending the lawsuit and clearing the way for the project.
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