Livermore residents, officials raise concerns over reported ICE arrests
Livermore officials and residents are reaffirming their support for the immigrant community following reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested four people in the city last week.
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Fosters Freeze in Livermore to serve final frosties this Sunday
The long-standing Fosters Freeze in Livermore will close for good on Sunday as its family owners retire.
Taking the Honor Flight: Pleasanton’s Hal Strunk joins fellow veterans on special trip to Washington, D.C.
The longtime Pleasanton resident traveled to Washington, D.C., from Oct. 8-10 through the nonprofit Bay Area organization that takes groups of veterans on carefully planned trips to the nation’s capital and its variety of monuments.
Cook’s Seafood teases possible return
One week after Cook’s Seafood abruptly announced it had closed its Pleasanton and Menlo Park restaurants, a new flyer posted at the Koll Center Plaza storefront suggests the business could reopen.
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Lifestyle
Take Us Along: 50 years of friendship
Christine Kearney and Susan Malone celebrated 50 years of friendship during a visit to Colorado this summer – posing here at Pikes Peak.
Letters: De La Salle was a bad sport against Amador Valley
“While De La Salle prides itself on its elite athletic status and Lasallian Catholic mission, the game-day environment displayed a disappointing lack of sportsmanship and basic respect.”
Springtown park opens this weekend
The long-awaited Springtown Community Park and Disc Golf Course is set to open on Saturday, featuring playgrounds, a fitness area, a community garden and more.
A&E
Davin-Levin Duo set for harp and guitar concert at Bankhead Theater
The chamber music concert will feature the ensemble’s own commissions and arrangements of pieces by Philip Glass, Florence Price, Jonathan Cziner, Maurice Ravel and Manuel de Falla.
CYT Tri-Valley brings Disney’s ‘Frozen’ to the Bankhead Theater
The run of shows over the next two weekends includes a special Nov. 14 sing-along.
Kristi Yamaguchi ice rink returns to kick off the holidays at Bishop Ranch
The Kristi Yamaguchi Holiday Ice Rink at City Center Bishop Ranch will open for the season Friday, and the Bay Area Olympic champion figure skater is set to appear at the rink that evening and host a skating clinic the…
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: Local teams making runs in NCS tournaments
Amador Valley is the top seed in the D-I playoffs and the Dons played just like that, easily winning their first two games.
‘Peanut punch’ ejection leads to unfair suspension for Amador football player
“I have seen thousands of high school football games and as mentioned, I have seen the tape of the situation, and believe me, that was not an ‘act of fighting’.”
Pleasanton seeks to set new rules for private sport courts, business canopies
The Pleasanton Planning Commission is recommending a new set of rules for residential sport courts, including set hours of operation and height limits for fencing and light fixtures.
ReAL Estate
Check the new digs: SRVUSD moves into new headquarters – and new role as landlord
Following a similar strategy to Pleasanton Unified three years earlier, San Ramon Valley Unified has fully moved into the Canyon Commons Corporate Plaza building it purchased to house its headquarters operations and open up a new revenue stream of rental…
New tenants, expansions drive leasing growth at Bishop Ranch
John Muir Health, Cloud Software Group and Trumark Homes were among the businesses that added square footage at the San Ramon campus
Honoring local history: Two houses, two commercial properties win 2026 Heritage Preservation Awards
The Kottinger Barn at 200 Ray St. and a home-turned-office at 180 Spring St. were among four buildings honored by the Pleasanton Heritage Association.
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