Express: Make a Difference festival | Bay Area fire crews sent to SoCal | Two arrested after fight outside Donlon Elementary

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Paper delayed

U.S. post offices were closed yesterday as part of the National Day of Mourning in remembrance of former President Jimmy Carter, which impacted the processing of the Pleasanton Weekly’s print edition this week. The newspaper is expected to arrive in subscribers’ mailboxes tomorrow instead of today. We apologize for any inconvenience. The papers are in the streetside boxes now, or check out the online pdf here today!

Make a plan to Make A Difference next weekend

If one of your new year’s resolutions is getting more involved in your community, then next weekend’s Make A Difference for Pleasanton Festival might be the event for you.

Fire crews from Bay Area sent to help battle SoCal blazes

Fire departments from all corners of the Bay Area have deployed hundreds of personnel, along with engines, trucks, water tenders and other resources in recent days to help battle massive fires in Los Angeles County.

Two men arrested after fight outside Donlon Elementary during school day

Kindergarten pickup was a little more eventful than usual at Donlon Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon, with some families seeing the aftermath of a fight between two men in the parking lot minutes earlier.

What a Week – History Makers: Museum honoring three people who ‘shaped our community’

The Museum on Main is honoring three people with longstanding impacts on the Pleasanton community later this month: Joe Callahan, Jerri Long and Ron Sutton.

Editorial: Consider contributing to our 2024-25 Holiday Fund

There’s one final weekend left to donate to the 2024-25 Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund, which winds down next week. Your contributions make such a difference in your community.

City, Zone 7 staff provide update on joint groundwater well project

The city’s joint project with the Zone 7 Water Agency to test viable locations in West Pleasanton for two potentially new groundwater wells outside of a PFAS plume is going as planned, with the test drilling coming to an end soon at Del Prado Park in Pleasanton this month, according to officials with both agencies.

News Digest: Why no Cop Log | New parade host | Water conservation art contest | Alonzo Bodden at Tommy T’s

Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is in new hands, with the Rotary Club of Dublin announcing this week that it has taken over operations of the annual event with the previous host, the Dublin Lions Club, folding in 2024 due to low membership. See that and more in News Digest.

The best and worst of breaking news

The stunning wildfires driven by the raging Santa Ana winds in Southern California bring forth the best and the worse of our fellow man.

Hot Picks

Knitting at the Pleasanton Senior Center: Refresh skills, pick up some new tips, share techniques, get help or just sit and knit. 9:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m., Fridays. Drop-in fees apply.

Gadgets Galore Exhibit at Museum on Main: A wide variety of gadgets, both recognizable and strange, will be on display in Gadgets Galore! Transforming the American Household, illustrating how industrialization transformed every American household in the 19th-century. Now through Jan. 11.

Major League Table Tennis: Experience the electrifying action of Major League Table Tennis as it lands in Pleasanton featuring Bay Area’s Own Olympian Lily Zhang. Jan. 10-12. Visit alamedacountyfair.com/

Amador Valley Quilters: This month’s speaker is Rachel D.K. Clark, a contemporary folk artist, teacher and lecturer who has been doing wearable art since 1973 and teaching on the national circuit since 1990. 10 a.m.- 12 p.m., Jan. 11. Visit amadorvalleyquilters.org/Wordpress/.

Rock of Ages: This Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical features the hits of bands including Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister and more. 7 p.m., Jan. 11, 18, 25; 1 p.m., Jan. 12, 19, 25-26. Tickets $45. Visit livermorearts.org.

Exotic Bird Mart: The Exotic Bird Mart returns to the Fairgrounds for bird enthusiasts of buyers and sellers alike. See parrots, finches, canaries, lovebirds, cockatiels, cockatoos, poultry, gamebirds and more. 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Jan. 12. Visit alamedacountyfair.com.

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