Nob Hill closing its Pleasanton supermarket
Pleasanton's Nob Hill Foods supermarket at 3112 Santa Rita Rd. will close next month, leaving Trader Joe's as the city's only major food store in the northeast section of the city. (Monday, 8:28 AM)

Hollywood Video store closing
Hollywood Video, a staple in the Amador Village Shopping Center on Santa Rita Road, is closing. (Monday, 11:17 AM)

Amador Valley finishes 2nd, Foothill 3rd in statewide 'We the People' competition
Amador Valley High School and Foothill High School took second and fourth places in Friday's state finals in Sacramento in the 2010 "We the People" competition. (Monday, 8:29 AM)

Media News to test concept of charging readers of its online publications
MediaNews, the company that publishes the Contra Costa Times and Tri-Valley Herald, is making post-bankruptcy plans to limit online users to as many as 25 "premium" articles monthly, after which they'll have to pay an undetermined fee unless they subscribe to a MediaNews print publication. (Monday, 8:16 AM)

S.F. City College canceling most summer school classes due to budget shortfall
City College of San Francisco is canceling most classes in its upcoming summer session to offset a $12 million budget shortfall, a school spokeswoman said. (Monday, 4:50 AM)

Monday's weather forecast for Pleasanton, Tri-Valley
Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley are expected to be mostly sunny with a high temperature of 59 degrees by mid-day. West winds of 5 to 10 mph are anticipated. (Monday, 4:38 AM)

San Ramon man among 5 seized in Nashville on credit card scam charges
Police in Tennessee have arrested a San Ramon resident and four others after a gift card scam was uncovered by Nashville International Airport security personnel who noticed hundreds of magnetic striped cards in a suitcase. (Monday, 4:50 AM)

Missing a hen?
The Sheppard family recently had an uninvited guest that is now making herself at home. (Saturday, 8:32 AM)

Bicyclist injured on Sunol's Kilkare Road
A bicyclist suffered major injuries in a collision with a vehicle yesterday in unincorporated Alameda County near Sunol, a California Highway Patrol officer said. (Friday, 6:36 AM)

Labor dispute at Castlewood could affect services
A labor dispute involving 40 full-time and part-time employees at Castlewood Country Club could disrupt services at the prestigious organization's golf course and dining rooms if not resolved. (Thursday, 7:07 AM)

Collecting for Haiti
It's been a busy past couple of weeks for a variety of outfits gathering items and goodwill for the country of Haiti. On Wednesday, students and faculty at Amador Valley High School held a run/walk on the track, while over the weekend the Pleasanton Rotary Club collected wheelchairs and walker. Late last week, Brownie Troop 1268 gathered up shoe donations. (Friday, 6:39 AM)

Wine stroll attracts hundreds to downtown stores as rain holds off
Blustery winds and the threat of rain didn't stop hundreds from walking the downtown streets of Pleasanton last night to enjoy the annual February wine stroll sponsored by the Pleasanton Downtown Association. (Saturday, 8:06 AM)

• Pleasanton police arrest driver after finding badly beaten girlfriend in back seat (Tuesday, 5:23 AM)
• San Ramon man fatally struck on I-580's Dublin grade Sunday morning (Monday, February 1, 2010, 6:28 AM)
• Woman accused of taking $900K from Pleasanton company (Friday, January 29, 2010, 7:29 AM)
• School board meeting to be broadcast at 8 a.m. today (Sunday, 9:44 AM)
• Rock out with The Sippy Cups (Wednesday, 5:39 AM)
• Redcoats gets OK for four nights of downtown entertainment (Thursday, 7:09 AM)
• Prop. 8 trial, followed nationally, now recreated on YouTube (Wednesday, 5:26 AM)
• Religious, other groups join same-sex married couple to seek overturn of Prop. 8 (Thursday, 7:09 AM)
• Cancer healing therapy foundation aids 12 through donated funds (Wednesday, 5:26 AM)
• Court rejects claim that sex offender residency requirement is unconstitutional (Tuesday, 5:53 AM)
• First deck section of Bay Bridge put into place (Wednesday, 4:47 PM)
• Record jump (Thursday, 7:10 AM)

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