Police arrest Pleasanton teen in connection with regional burglary sprees
Pleasanton PD recently teamed up with other agencies to arrest a 19-year-old Pleasanton man they allege is connected to dozens of commercial burglaries across the Tri-Valley and greater Bay Area, including the rash of early-morning crimes in Pleasanton on Sept. 10.
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Construction begins on new memory care facility in Dublin
A senior housing company broke ground this month on a memory care project in western Dublin, with the goal of opening the facility late next year.
Ex-GM sues East Bay Parks for whistleblower retaliation, gender discrimination
Nearly a year’s worth of legal dispute between the East Bay Regional Park District and its former general manager has reached an apex, with Sabrina Landreth filing a lawsuit this month over her abrupt departure from the public agency late…
Unopposed Ordway secures third full term on SRVUSD board
Longtime San Ramon resident Susanna Ordway has earned another term on the San Ramon Valley school board after being unchallenged for the Trustee Area 4 seat this fall.
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Tri-Valley Haven’s Pace for Peace returns next month to support survivors of domestic violence
Tri-Valley Haven’s annual Pace for Peace walk/run is set to return next month starting from the nonprofit’s community building, located at 3663 Pacific Ave. in Livermore.
Take Us Along: World travelers check in from Arctic Circle
Pleasanton’s John Perez and Kristi Reed reach the Arctic Ocean on the first leg of their road trip across the world.
Column – Home sweet home: Seniors are staying put
Modern seniors have more flexibility than ever to design a next chapter that fits their life
A&E
‘BINGO!’ Inside Tri-Valley game hall that serves as ongoing fundraiser for local nonprofits
Hunched over cards with daubers in hand, folks await a number-letter pairing from their nests of food and drink at cafeteria-style tables. A ball is announced and the relative silence is cut with chatter as a player yells “BINGO!” and wins hundreds of dollars.
Community Briefs: Local Author-Palooza at Rakestraw | Danville, SRVUSD candidate forums | Innovate Bay summit | Beer City Run
More than a dozen local authors are set to gather at Rakestraw Books in Danville this weekend for the shop’s Local Author-Palooza event, with something on tap for readers of all ages. See that and much more in Community Briefs…
Holiday favorites, folklore music and Mozart for Valley Concert Chorale
Valley Concert Chorale is getting in tune for “an extraordinary range of sacred masterworks, festive holiday traditions, and dynamic choral collaborations” for its upcoming 2026-27 performance season.
Spotlight
This California Delta community is drawing Bay Area homebuyers to the water
Bay Area residents understand the value of open space. That’s why it’s no surprise a private waterfront enclave on the California Delta is drawing homebuyers who are ready for a different kind of life.
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,…
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An event destination: Visit Tri-Valley pushes bold vision to transform region – but not everybody is all-in on the $365M project
Thousands of seats for concerts, interchangeable arenas for different sports and abundant space for business meetings and conferences – for a price tag in the hundreds of millions.
Pleasanton Weekly wins General Excellence, nine other first-place honors in California Journalism Awards
“The winning categories capture the quality, range and impact of our journalism: General Excellence, Investigative Reporting, Enterprise Series, Best Newsletter, Columns, Editorial Comment, Business and the Economy, Sports Feature, Profile Story and Fine Arts.”
Sports
Pleasanton Preps: Amador flag football team building momentum in 2026
This year the Dons entered the season with a lot of experience and jumped out to a 10-2 mark, including a 13-12 win over Cardinal Newman last Friday, ending a 29-game winning streak by the Cardinals.
Strong start with non-league schedule for (most) Tri-Valley football teams
Here is a look at the EBAL football teams through the first three weeks of the season…
Tracy High football coach, Pleasanton native accused of recording students in locker room
The head coach of Tracy High School’s varsity football team – who grew up in Pleasanton and suited up for the Amador Valley Dons in the mid-1990s – was arrested Friday after police allege he secretly videorecorded students changing in…
ReAL Estate
‘They kind of lost rational reason’: Property owners, city litigate land use at Dublin’s eastern edge
A years-long legal battle involving the city of Dublin and the owners of a parcel in town is poised for a trial by jury next year as both sides butt heads over control of the land through which the proposed…
Fitness club set to take over old Rite Aid space in Alamo Plaza
Renovations are underway to turn an empty former Rite Aid building into a high-end fitness club in affluent Alamo.
Rigatoni’s restaurant closes for good in Dublin after 27 years
Rigatoni’s, a mainstay of the Dublin culinary scene for nearly 30 years, quietly shuttered this week – the latest scaling back for the Italian restaurant group that once boasted three brand names known in the Tri-Valley and beyond.
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