Harvest Valley Church finds new home in Pleasanton
The Pleasanton Planning Commission held a minutes-long meeting last week to approve a conditional use permit and design review plan that allows Harvest Valley Church to move into the Valley Business Park.
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Downtown Livermore’s R Place Music Club hits the market
An entertainment venue and bar on Old First Street was recently listed for sale along with its resident building.
BART board OKs contingency plan to solve $367M deficit if sales tax measure fails
BART’s Board of Directors last week approved a sweeping contingency plan that would slash service, close stations and raise fares if the transit agency fails to secure new funding to close a projected $367 million deficit next fiscal year.
Young Dublin singer Madison Lauren reflects on run to ‘Star Search’ finals
“Ever since I was 6 years old, I’ve said that I wanted to sing for the world. Four and a half years later, I was able to sing on Netflix’s ‘Star Search’,” said young Dublin singer Madison Lauren.
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Lifestyle
Dublin honors Frederiksen Elementary’s Griffin as Teacher of the Year
Educator Jericho Griffin of Frederiksen Elementary School has been named the 2025-26 Teacher of the Year by the Dublin Unified School District.
Tri-Valley teens design urchin-catching submarine
A team of Dublin High School students recently invented a sea urchin-capturing submarine in attempts to help protect kelp forests threatened by the purple critter.
Take Us Along: Wheelchair Foundation in Dominican Republic
Students, teachers and volunteers in the Dominican Republic with the Wheelchair Foundation’s “From the Heart” school program took a short break from distributing wheelchairs to catch up on news from home.
A&E
Dublin writer pens biography on legendary Stanford women’s basketball coach VanDerveer
Dublin’s Michelle Smith has released her new biography of legendary Stanford University women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer, a book that brought together the two Hall of Famers whose professional relationship dates back some 30 years.
‘Così fan tutte’: Testing love and swapping fiancées
Livermore Valley Opera is set to present a rom-com classic featuring couples pushing the boundaries of their love.
News Digest: STEP UP Club wins NASA competition | Fentanyl awareness forum | HEALFest in San Ramon
Amador Valley High School’s STEP UP club, an all-girls STEM club, was recently named one of 60 teams who won NASA’s TechRise Student Challenge, an annual competition where students in grades six through 12 design an experiment that will eventually…
Spotlight
Ivy League mentorship for college applications and career foundations through meaningful projects
Path Mentors was born out of dissatisfaction with the toxic high-pressure environment that college admissions has created. Founded in 2019 by Columbia graduates, the Path Mentors’ team of nearly 100 mentors from a wide range of professions including technology, finance,…
Moving insurance vs. moving coverage: What California consumers need to know
Many people assume their movers provide “insurance” for household goods. In reality, most licensed movers in California are required to provide coverage, which is different from insurance and comes with important limitations.
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A century of Castlewood: Tracing the evolution from Hearst hacienda to golf club to modern hub for recreation
Perched partway up the southwestern hills is an epicenter of recreational and social activity that evokes the past, present and future of Pleasanton.
Shaken up: Earthquake swarms leave Tri-Valley community on edge
The largest of the most recent swarm of earthquakes last week served as a Monday morning wakeup to call to San Ramon resident and Bay Area native Joyce Yee while she watched a “cascade of glass” flow from her kitchen…
Sports
Pleasanton Preps: Amador boys finish third in NCS basketball playoffs
The Amador Valley boys’ basketball team kept their season alive by knocking off Liberty 57-43 to take third in the North Coast Section Division I playoffs.
Pleasanton Preps: Remembering my old Amador coach, Mike Geib
“When former teacher Mike Geib passed away recently, a big chunk of the history of Amador Valley High School, as well as a big part of his legion of former players, went with him.”
‘We did it the right way’: Magical season for Livermore boys’ basketball comes to end in NCS second round
The record may say the Livermore boys’ basketball team had its season ended with a 56-31 loss to Amador Valley in the second round of the North Coast Section Division I playoffs. But this was a season to celebrate for…
ReAL Estate
Guest Opinion – Mandates without money: The state’s housing agenda will not achieve affordability
“Housing affordability is not solved by wishful thinking. It requires billions in state and federal subsidy. Our goal is a Pleasanton that remains livable, and welcoming, but we must align mandates with fiscal reality to achieve that goal.”
The dream is alive: Growing East Bay homeownership
“In Pleasanton and across the Tri-Valley, the dream of homeownership is still alive and may be closer to reality for buyers.”
Pleasanton council backs early review process for rezoning applications
The Pleasanton City Council this month unanimously supported creating a new city policy that would allow for early staff evaluation of development-related rezoning and General Plan amendment applications.
