An event destination: Visit Tri-Valley pushes bold vision to transform region – but not everybody is all-in on the $365M project
Tens of 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.
Corks popping to celebrate 45 years at Sunshine Saloon
Remembering Pleasanton in 1981, before Hacienda and three other major business parks, it’s difficult to imagine a successful dive bar doing comedy shows in a strip shopping center.
Pleasanton fairgrounds welcoming 160th Scottish Games this holiday weekend
The Tri-Valley will be immersed in the culture and tradition of Scotland this Labor Day weekend as the Scottish Highland Gathering & Games makes its annual pilgrimage to the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.
Shamrock Hills TK-8 School ‘creating a community’ in first weeks open in Dublin
Dublin’s newest public school opened with the start of the school year – and Shamrock Hills TK-8 School is already making its mark on the community in the central part of the city, according to its principal.
Subscribe to Express!
Pleasanton’s Iza wins dog surfing competition in Pacifica
You might have heard of the phrase “hang 10” in surfboarding. But have you ever heard of hanging 18? Well that’s what Iza, a French bulldog from Pleasanton, has been doing for the past five years at local dog surfing competitions across California along with her owner, David Fasoli.
Newsom signs off on Alameda County discretionary spending bill
With Aisha Wahab off to Washington to complete the remaining congressional term of disgraced former Rep. Eric Swalwell, she has notched a final win in Sacramento with the successful passage of a new state law to regulate Alameda County’s discretionary spending – and the local officials with whom she clashed on the bill are planning…
Visit every station: BART invites people for annual speedrun
Public transit enthusiasts are inviting the Bay Area community to join them on Sunday for the annual BART speedrun, an attempt to travel to every BART station as fast as possible, to celebrate the agency’s 54th birthday and the start of Transit Month.
AI pushes Tri-Valley schools to rethink academic honesty
A student who asks artificial intelligence to explain a calculus problem may be using it as a study tool. A student who copies and pastes an AI-written essay is most likely cheating.
Pleasanton Preps: A naming proposal for Amador Valley’s new gym
“That got me thinking about Amador and how easy it would be to name the gym and the court. And after a phone call from longtime Tri-Valley Herald writer Billy Ortiz where he offered a suggestion, it got me thinking even more…”
Weather trends bring early wine grape harvest to Livermore Valley
“The quality of the grapes doesn’t change with the time of harvest,” Amos said. “The grapes don’t care when they’re picked. You pick them when they’re ready, when they’re ripe, when the flavors are developed.”
Construction underway on 195-unit Trumark housing development in Bishop Ranch
Trumark Homes is celebrating the groundbreaking on the latest housing development in its hometown of San Ramon, with construction now underway on nearly 200 new housing units boasting easy access to the Iron Horse Regional Trail.
Takeaways from first week of games for Tri-Valley football teams
Week 1 of the high school football season has come and gone for East Bay Athletic League teams – and as always, there were mixed results.
Danville-based drone defense startup celebrates ‘period of rapid growth’
Terra Industries, headquartered in downtown Danville, made a series of announcements this summer that included the appointment of a former SpaceX executive and millions in additional funding that is set to expand its presence far beyond the small town’s borders.
Recent Dougherty Valley grad identified as victim in fatal Livermore solo crash
A former student athlete and competitive chess player from San Ramon was killed in a solo crash in Livermore last week, with the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau identifying Ashwin Punaroor as the teenager who died at the scene.
San Ramon commission holding study session on Faria Preserve neighborhood expansion
The San Ramon Planning Commission is poised for a study session and concept review Tuesday on a nine-unit housing project being considered for a portion of the Faria Preserve site that was previously zoned for an unspecified house of worship facility.
Danville council looks ahead to fall festival with ‘Gilmore Girls’ theme
Additional details about a new “Gilmore Girls” festival coming to Danville this fall are on tap at this week’s Town Council meeting after the news was first reported last week.
Something went wrong. Please refresh the page and/or try again.