Commission reviewing new proposal for vacant San Ramon Valley Boulevard site
Nearly a decade after approving mixed-use development plans for a vacant site in northeastern San Ramon, the city’s Planning Commission is set to review a new concept for the property adjacent to Windmill Farms Produce that would reduce the number of housing units and eliminate the retail portion that was previously floated.
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Livermore Library plans to open new space just for teens next year
In response to community requests, the Livermore Public Library is poised to begin renovating a portion of the Civic Center branch at the end of the year for exclusive use by teenagers.
Alameda County, Castlewood leaders still debating disputed $1.4 million charge
With less than a month remaining in Alameda County’s fiscal year, the county Public Works Agency and the Castlewood Property Owners Association remain at loggerheads on financial issues the county wants resolved this month.
Pleasanton council rejects residents’ push for formal opposition to immigration detention center in Dublin
Despite pleas from those resident speakers, the council majority did not support advancing on the topic any time soon as not a priority for the city of Pleasanton.
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Lifestyle
Letters: What SB 1193 is really about | Zone 7 election | Ask your kids | Wear orange | Rodeo cruelty | Trump hates Israni? | A better way than Measure G
“Alameda County residents deserve to know how all of their tax dollars are being spent, and that’s exactly what SB 1193 does: it brings the Supervisors’ discretionary funds into the light for public viewing.”
Community Briefs: Graduation season is here | Summer nights lineup
Graduation season has arrived in the Tri-Valley as schools across the region get set to send off their graduating seniors over the next week. Read about this and more in this week’s Community Briefs…
LARPD, Foothill students partner to offer community sports equipment box at park
Want to give tennis, Frisbee or other recreational sports a try, but don’t have any equipment? A new pilot project at one Tri-Valley park this summer seeks to break down that barrier.
A&E
Livermore-Amador Symphony to showcase ‘Dramatic Voices’
Bold, emotional and creative compositions are the thread connecting the music throughout Livermore-Amador Symphony’s “Dramatic Voices” concert next weekend at the Bankhead Theater.
Still rolling after 70 years: Vine Cinema owner reflects on milestone for Livermore’s oldest movie theater
The Vine Cinema & Alehouse is considered a community staple by many, but that doesn’t mean the road has been easy.
‘America in Art’: New Bankhead exhibit commemorates nation’s 250th anniversary
Livermore’s Bankhead Theater is celebrating America’s 250th birthday with a new art exhibit in which artists explore and interpret the people, landscapes, traditions, history and cultural moments that shape the American experience.
Spotlight
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,…
Moving insurance vs. moving coverage: What California consumers need to know
Many people assume their movers provide “insurance” for household goods. In reality, most licensed movers in California are required to provide coverage, which is different from insurance and comes with important limitations.
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Tri-Valley beer scene: Get to know the local breweries serving their craft from Livermore to Danville
The Tri-Valley has earned recognition for its winemaking prowess. Local brewers are now expanding the area’s beverage profile by making thirst-quenching, award-winning beers.
Embarcadero Media CEO Dawes announces he will step away
Adam Dawes, who has led Embarcadero Media Foundation through stiff winds buffeting both the organization and wider media landscape, has announced that he will be stepping down as chief executive officer of the local nonprofit that publishes DanvilleSanRamon.com.
Sports
Alameda County supervisors approve new term sheet for sale of Oakland Coliseum property
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a non-binding term sheet for the sale of the Oakland Coliseum property at a special meeting last week.
Pleasanton Preps: Inside Foothill’s underdog run in NCS softball tournament
“I told the girls this was the best softball game I had seen,” Foothill coach Greg Chandler said. “The girls deserved it.”
Who’s left in postseason pursuits for track-and-field, softball and baseball in Tri-Valley
Foothill softball stuns defending champs, No. 1 seed to reach NCS semifinals.
ReAL Estate
Been there, bought that: Baby boomers are helping shape real estate
“Here in the Tri-Valley, and across the country, older boomers are an active and influential force in real estate and one that often gets lost in the headlines.”
Contra Costa voters to decide on first new assessor in three decades
The Contra Costa County Assessor’s office is set to be under new leadership following this year’s election, when the longtime incumbent is poised to retire and make way for new blood for the first time in decades.
Appellate court sides with city in ruling on San Ramon Market Place project
After a lengthy legal battle with a neighborhood group that organized to protest a redevelopment project slated for the Market Place shopping center, the project approved by the San Ramon Planning Commission more than three years ago could be coming…
