Express: San Ramon budget planning | Dublin mayor among BART board candidates | EBRPD issues rattlesnake warning

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San Ramon council weighs in on budget challenges

The San Ramon City Council and staff met last week for a special meeting on the city’s projected budget challenges in the coming fiscal year, and recommended cuts aimed at contending with an ongoing structural deficit that is projected to more than double in the next budget cycle.

Dublin Mayor Hernandez among three candidates to file for local BART board vacancy

The Tri-Valley BART hubs of Dublin and Pleasanton are set to have a new representative for their district on the transit agency’s Board of Directors for the first time in decades, following the departure of the longtime director in that district earlier this spring.

Coding bootcamp formerly based in Tri-Valley sanctioned by feds

A coding education business that previously operated in the Tri-Valley prior to a rebrand amid multiple lawsuits from former students is facing a permanent ban on consumer-lending activities following widespread accusations of misleading students and a federal order supporting some of those allegations.

EBRPD issues rattlesnake advisory as weather heats up

It’s that time of the year again when sunny spring weather brings snakes slithering across trails to warm up their cold blood. The East Bay Regional Park District issued a rattlesnake advisory this week as more of the reptiles are being spotted by hikers.

Meet majestic Marjorie at Valley Humane Society

Marjorie is the majestic maven of Kitty City! This mature and marvelous cat is a master of purrs and pet-pleasing pursuits. Marjorie is a model companion, mingling merrily with her feline friends.

An evening of 30 exquisite wines, excellent company, delectable cuisine, and live music

Uncorked is Thursday, May 16th, and you don’t want to miss it! Join us and emcee Mark Triska, TVC Board Chair, for this reception-style event. Enjoy wine tasting with samples from award-winning Livermore Valley AVA wines, vote for the people’s choice award, and enter the raffle for unique prizes. > LEARN MORE

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Life on Other Planets: In this Rae Dorough Speaker Series Aomawa Shields, an astronomer and astrobiologist, searches for exoplanets where life might exist by using computer models to calculate the kind of atmosphere they’d need to support it. 7:30 p.m., May 2. Tickets $25-$60. Visit livermorearts.org/.

Storytime at San Ramon Library: Join for Storytime and enjoy books, songs, fingerplays, movement and fun. Attending Storytime is a wonderful opportunity for young children to develop language, early literacy and social skills. Thursdays, 11:15 a.m.-12 p.m.

California, Places & People Exhibit: In this Village Theatre Art Gallery exhibition, California, Places & People, thirty seven artists from the California Watercolor Association have selected paintings of favorite places they have visited in California or people they have seen here. Through June 21. For more information visit danville.ca.gov/227/Village-Theatre-Art-Gallery

In Stitches at San Ramon Library: Bring a needle craft project (knit, crochet, embroidery, etc.) and come craft and laugh with us. All skill levels are welcomed. Please note this is not an instructed class. 2-3 p.m., Fridays.

Girls Night: The Musical: Follow five friends as they visit their past, celebrate their present, and look to the future on a wild and hilarious night out, bursting with energy and packed with hits. 7:30 p.m., May 3. Tickets $45-$65. Visit livermorearts.org/

Call For Artists: Botanica: he Village Theatre and Art Gallery is hosting it’s 14th annual juried exhibit. The theme is Botanica and the town of Danville is seeking artists to submit original artwork that depicts all things floral and plant-based. Submissions open until May 3 with $30 entry fee. Visit danville.ca.gov/227/Village-Theatre-Art-Gallery.

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