The San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Education is set to discuss Tuesday allocating a one-time payment of $2,500 to all full-time district employees for pandemic-related expenses and duties.

The San Ramon Planning Commission is set to debate a concept design for a new six-story, 177-unit senior housing and care facility proposed for the Bishop Ranch area during its meeting Tuesday night.

The town of Danville's infrastructure and public facilities are set to be the main topic of conversation during the Town Council's meeting Tuesday, when maintenance services director Dave Casteel will be on hand for his annual report.

He has been a home beer brewer for years and wanted to continue, even as the stores carrying the ingredients closed. He also wanted to keep seeing his folks and thought they might help with the endeavor.

The Dublin City Council will likely extend the terms of its funding agreements for the Iron Horse Trail Bridge at Dublin Boulevard project, after the project extending Scarlett Drive southward to Dublin Boulevard was delayed.

City officials will hold a large joint session Tuesday to discuss Toyota Walnut Creek's plan to convert six acres of its property north of Ygnacio Valley Road into a mixed-use development with around 600 units of housing.

The San Ramon City Council has approved a plan to fly commemorative flags on city-owned flagpoles, and while council members generally agreed that some sort of platform should be provided, opinions did differ on location.

Public school and health officials are partnering with Kaiser Permanente to send mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics to various schools around Contra Costa County, including the San Ramon Valley, in the weeks ahead.

Pleasanton Art League took a new approach this year with its 2021 Youth Art Competition, "PAL's Pals," allowing students to "enter an art show like a pro."

Five artists have used the turbulent times to find inspiration and hone their crafts, efforts that have been rewarded by being selected for the Eugene O'Neill Foundation's prestigious Travis Bogard Artist in Residence Program.

Danville's annual Fourth of July parade has been called off this year, according to organizers, who said they have been forced to do so after the town government failed to give them permission to proceed with enough time to prepare.

The city of San Ramon is playing host to a new pilot program for how first responders treat mental health crises, that includes training firefighters and emergency paramedics to respond to mental health emergencies, instead of police.

It's not too late to catch this year's joint high school production, 'On Broadway.' Adapting to pandemic restrictions, Amador Valley and Foothill combined their students' talents to produce a movie of the musical revue now on YouTube.

With statewide COVID-19 restrictions loosening and weather heating up, the Livermore Valley wine industry is welcoming visitors back for tastings, special events and live music after lying mostly dormant for over a year.

A longtime PE/special education teacher who lived in San Ramon died in a three-car crash at the intersection of Crow Canyon and Bollinger Canyon roads last week. Susan Guinee worked for years at Arroyo High School in San Lorenzo.

In the face of increased scrutiny brought about by two fatal police shootings since 2018, Danville Police Chief Allan Shields gave a presentation on the training and recruitment procedures for local officers.