Scorching schoolyards: California groups want more trees, less asphalt at schools
Too few trees at California’s schools mean there’s little protecting students from a warming planet. Here’s how advocates say the state can pay for more shade.
EBRPD: Hiker, dog located after being missing for nearly two days in Ohlone Wilderness
After being lost in the Ohlone Wilderness over the weekend, the East Bay Regional Park District — along with the help of other regional agencies — has found an Oakland resident who went missing with his dog in the Tri-Valley expanse for nearly two days.
PPD presents first bi-annual update of the year
The Pleasanton Police Department presented its first bi-annual report of 2024 to the City Council on May 7 and updated the council on last year’s longer response times, crime trends and personnel challenges.
State: Report says Delta tunnel benefits to outweigh costs by more than double
For every $1 spent building the controversial Delta tunnel, $2.20 of benefits will be generated for the water consumers of California over 100 years. That was the finding announced last week by…
Subscribe to Express!
See local screening of film on ‘Hope in Aging and Dementia’
The Danville Senior Center is hosting a screening of a new documentary on dementia by…
LARPD board chair receives statewide award of distinction
Longtime member of the Livermore Area Recreation and Park District Board, David Furst, has been recognized with the Award of Distinction for Outstanding Board Member…
5-year-old who drowned at Bethel Island identified as Livermore resident
Lucas Zhang was from Livermore. He was found submerged near the docks at Bethel Island by a rescue diver Saturday and was pronounced dead at…