How to celebrate Earth Day in the Tri-Valley
Tri-Valley residents will have the opportunity to celebrate the one planet we all call home with several Earth Day volunteer opportunities and events happening across the region throughout the rest of the month.
Guest Opinion – ‘Make Polluters Pay’ superfund: Why Danville and San Ramon should support it
“Every flood repair, every emergency response, every infrastructure fix comes out of city budgets — money that could go elsewhere. There’s a commonsense fix, and it’s gaining ground … the ‘Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act’.”
Inside Livermore PD’s Mounted Police Unit training
The Livermore Police Department and the Western States Mounted Officers Association held a weeklong training for mounted officers at Robertson Park, which aims to help the department stay up to date with the latest tactics, methods and laws for officers on horseback.
Contemporary French supper club to replace The Syndicate downtown Livermore
Since shuttering last month, The Syndicate cocktail bar downtown Livermore is anticipated to reopen with a different concept this spring under new ownership.
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Electric ride: Jurisdictions grapple with how to regulate e-bikes while also still encouraging safe use
Commute. Exercise. Leisure. Electric bicycles have gained popularity in recent years for a variety of uses, including in the Tri-Valley where residents can be seen cycling across the region.
The battle over Measure B: Campaigns heat up for 0.625% sales tax increase in Contra Costa County
Measure B would increase sales tax across the county by 0.625% and generate an estimated $150 million in revenue annually over the next five years. The measure aims to contend with federal cuts to social services funding and bolster health care, food assistance, and other county services.
Raise the Base: Tri-Valley school districts join coalition seeking to increase state funding floor
All school districts in the Tri-Valley are now part of a statewide coalition of districts, teacher unions and other school organizations who are asking state legislators to consider raising the base level of funding for public schools in California.
Scratch the itch for stitch at AVQ’s annual Quilt Show
The beauty and bond of the blocks are the common thread for the Amador Valley Quilters and their 19th biennial Quilt Show next weekend.
News Digest: Phantom at Firehouse | Mr. Amador shows | LV Opera fundraising matching challenge
Franc D’Ambrosio, a world-renowned Broadway actor best known for his years of playing the role of the phantom in the critically acclaimed musical The Phantom of the Opera, will be performing at the Firehouse Arts Center in Pleasanton this Saturday.
BART records highest monthly ridership since pandemic
BART recorded its highest monthly ridership levels since 2019 in March, advancing a slow, years-long comeback from reduced commuter traffic that evaporated during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Tri-Valley athletes to run Boston Marathon for cancer charity team
A trio of runners from the Tri-Valley are taking part in the Boston Marathon next week as part of a fundraiser benefiting cancer research.
Pianist Nakamatsu performing with Pacific Chamber Orchestra
Renowned concert pianist Jon Nakamatsu is set to play alongside the Pacific Chamber Orchestra for the first time next weekend.
Cook-Kallio facing Dublin challenger Shanbhogue for Area 7 county Board of Education seat
The race is set for Area 7 of the Alameda County Board of Education this June as incumbent Cheryl Cook-Kallio will look to maintain her seat while challenger Sangeetha “Sandi” Shanbhogue of Dublin seeks to bring a new perspective to the dais.
Final fraudster sentenced in massive ‘DC Solar’ Ponzi scheme
The final person has been sentenced in what the U.S. Department of Justice said is the biggest criminal fraud scheme in the history of the Eastern District of California, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant announced.
Newsom sets special election to fill Swalwell seat
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday issued a proclamation setting a special election to fill the Congressional seat vacated by embattled former U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell.
Lawsuit alleges electric vehicle to blame for crash that killed Pleasanton family of four
The parents and grandparents of a family of four who died two years ago in Pleasanton after the electric car they were driving crashed and caught on fire on Foothill Road have filed suit, alleging the company knowingly sold and distributed a defunct and dangerous vehicle.
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