Community Briefs: SRVHS homecoming parade | Senior Tech Fair | Court appoints presiding judge | ‘Space Between the Notes’ tour
The town of Danville is set for San Ramon Valley High School’s homecoming parade and warning drivers of associated road closures for the Friday festivities as the new school year and athletic season kicks into gear. See that and more in Community Briefs…
925 GIVES: Daylong donation drive benefits Tri-Valley nonprofits, including our own Embarcadero Media Foundation
“Today is an important 24 hours for nonprofit fundraising in the Tri-Valley. 3VCF is holding its second annual 925 GIVES campaign, which aptly falls on Sept. 25 in reference to the 925 area code that most of the eligible organizations operate out of.”
Pleasanton school board names Diolazo as next permanent superintendent
The PUSD Board of Trustees unanimously appointed deputy superintendent Ed Diolazo on Thursday night to serve as the district’s next superintendent.
SRVUSD election forum sees new faces join incumbents at the dais
The SRVUSD boardroom in Danville saw two new fresh faces join two longtime incumbents last week for a candidate forum ahead of this year’s school board election cycle, which consists of a two-way race for Area 5 and two other candidates unopposed.
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Pleasanton announces 2026-27 Cultural Celebration Series
Pleasanton’s Cultural Celebration Series is returning next month with a list of events and activities throughout the next year that aims to bring residents and community members together to commemorate diversity and cultures from around the world.
Hively set to celebrate 50 years with upcoming anniversary gala
Hively, a Pleasanton-based child and family support nonprofit, will be hosting another community celebration and fundraising event next month to commemorate 50 years of serving children, families and childcare providers across the region.
Guest Opinion: Reflecting on our world on Ray Bradbury’s famous date – August 4, 2026
“Bradbury imagined this date as the aftermath of the end of the world. Thankfully for us it’s not. Instead it’s become a chance to ask whether progress means anything if we leave the best parts of ourselves behind.”
PUSD advocacy efforts result in AB 1204 not advancing in State Legislature
The Pleasanton Unified School District, along with many other districts statewide, celebrated the legislative death of Assembly Bill 1204 during this past session in Sacramento.
Tense contract renewal negotiations continue between county and fair board
The contract is set to renew Sept. 30 and it’s up to the supervisors to decide whether they want to modify the contract as part of the five-year extension. A county lawyer told them it was their option to tie the renewal and contract changes together, but they could proceed with changes apart from the…
Newcomer Woods campaigning for ‘students first’ in SRVUSD Area 5 board bid
The challenger in SRVUSD’s only competitive race in the upcoming general election is seeking to spread his platform and get to know the community as he seeks to unseat the longtime incumbent representing Area 5.
Chancellor Mehdizadeh retiring from Contra Costa Community College District
The Contra Costa Community College District is poised to be under new leadership for the fourth time in the past decade, with Chancellor Mojdeh Mehdizadeh set to depart in December. Executive vice chancellor Micaela Ochoa, a former Pleasanton Unified administrator, has been named interim chancellor.
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.
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.
‘My actions were the ultimate hypocrisy’: Danville financial adviser gets 9-year prison term for decades-long Ponzi scheme
A disgraced former financial adviser who operated out of the San Ramon Valley for decades is set to be taken into custody next month to serve out a years-long prison sentence after he pleaded guilty to long-running Ponzi scheme that drained millions from nearly a hundred unsuspecting investors far and wide.
Golden mussels detected at Lake Del Valle in Livermore; boating restrictions put in place
EBRPD has enacted a 30-day quarantine for boats that launch at Lake Del Valle after highly invasive golden mussels were detected in the reservoir in Livermore, the agency announced Monday.
Appeal over retaining wall height exemption heads to Danville Planning Commission
The Danville Planning Commission is poised Tuesday to review an administrative decision by town staff to allow a new housing project to build a retaining wall exceeding the typical height requirement by six feet amid an appeal from neighboring residents.
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