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Guest Opinion: Costco is coming soon to Pleasanton ... finallyMost residents are aware of the long history leading up to this resolution to finally bring Costco to Pleasanton and meet...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2022Last comment by Steve Westcott, on Sep 23, 2022 at 7:39 am | 2 comments | 4011 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon Planning Commission to consider scaled-back Bishop Ranch housing proposalThe San Ramon Planning Commission is set Tuesday to discuss a proposed housing development that would bring hundreds of new...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2022Last comment by SRV Resident, on Sep 20, 2022 at 3:44 pm | 1 comment | 3485 Views
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Korean grocery store H Mart set to come to DublinDublin is set to see a new Asian grocery option that has proven popular across the country since its founding, and in the...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2022Last comment by Trudy Whelan, on Sep 20, 2022 at 1:07 pm | 5 comments | 3821 Views
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SRVUSD board to discuss union negotiationsThe SRVUSD board is set to vote on reopening labor negotiations with classified employee unions Tuesday, along with a number...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2022Last comment by H, on Sep 20, 2022 at 6:10 am | 1 comment | 1812 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
State bill on police radio encryption dies in committeeA proposal to require California law enforcement agencies to find alternatives to full encryption of radio communications...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2022Last comment by Leo, on Sep 15, 2022 at 10:32 pm | 1 comment | 2041 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
What a Week: Reflecting on 9/11Rather than rehash familiar stories of 9/11, I wanted to individualize and share the experience this year. So I pulled my...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 13, 2022 at 9:33 pm | 1 comment | 2616 Views
RESTAURANTS
New Chick-fil-A location coming soon to HaciendaChick-fil-A has signed the lease for a second location in Pleasanton, in the vacant restaurant space Sweet Tomatoes once...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2022Last comment by Darin Lassiter, on Sep 13, 2022 at 3:26 pm | 9 comments | 3240 Views
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County expands MPX vaccine eligibility to all LGBTQ menContra Costa County expanded eligibility for the monkeypox vaccine Tuesday to all LGBTQ men, not just those who may have...
Original post made on Sep. 8, 2022Last comment by Pierce Clayton, on Sep 13, 2022 at 3:25 pm | 4 comments | 1280 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Man dies from 'food-related' reaction at Walnut Creek senior living facilityA 94-year-old man living at an Atria Senior Living facility in Walnut Creek died after a food-related reaction -- the second...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2022Last comment by Bob Taylor, on Sep 9, 2022 at 11:04 am | 6 comments | 2870 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Tri-Valley, along with rest of state, avoid rolling power outages as heat wave strains gridTri-Valley communities, like the rest of California, avoided rotating power outages thanks to successful conservation Tuesday...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2022Last comment by Wei Zhao, on Sep 7, 2022 at 3:20 pm | 2 comments | 1777 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two county inmates escape from Marsh Creek Detention FacilityOfficials have identified the two men who escaped the Marsh Creek Detention Facility on Sunday morning. Gerardo Ramirez-Vera,...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2022Last comment by Gary Ulrich, on Sep 7, 2022 at 7:04 am | 2 comments | 2819 Views
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County confirms 31 monkeypox cases; numbers 'growing every week'There are 31 confirmed cases of monkeypox in Contra Costa County, with another 13 suspected cases, health officials told...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2022Last comment by Mavis Templeton, on Sep 6, 2022 at 2:24 pm | 4 comments | 2836 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Walnut Creek neighbors battle massive Seven Hills Ranch projectSeven Hills Ranch is surrounded. And not just by opponents of a planned large senior residential care development on the...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2022Last comment by Fred Stamos, on Sep 6, 2022 at 11:15 am | 5 comments | 5885 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Report identifies Bay Area's most segregated neighborhoods of white wealth; Alamo ranks 15thA new report by the Bay Area Equity Atlas says 10% of the region's census tracts are segregated "areas of white wealth" --...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2022Last comment by Latrelle Wilkins, on Sep 6, 2022 at 11:13 am | 2 comments | 3366 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Suspects charged after off-duty police officer robbed at gunpoint in DublinTwo men face multiple felonies after prosecutors allege they robbed an off-duty police officer at gunpoint in Dublin and...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2022Last comment by Marlon Jeffries, on Sep 5, 2022 at 8:32 am | 28 comments | 3907 Views
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Alamo attorney, SRVHS alum Jerome Pandell vying again for school boardThe three-person race for the San Ramon Valley Unified School District Area 1 trustee seat features a familiar name from...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2022Last comment by H, on Sep 4, 2022 at 8:00 am | 11 comments | 3860 Views
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Former SRVUSD employee charged with child pornography possessionA Danville man who worked at an elementary school in the town has been charged with possession of child pornography by the...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2022Last comment by H, on Aug 27, 2022 at 4:44 pm | 6 comments | 10649 Views
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Alamo parent Michelle Petersen running for SRVUSD boardAlamo Elementary School parent Michelle Sinnott Petersen has launched a campaign for the school district's Area 1 trustee...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2022Last comment by LiLo , on Aug 25, 2022 at 9:47 am | 5 comments | 6560 Views
SPORTS
Tri-Valley wins Babe Ruth World SeriesThe Tri-Valley Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Star Team completed a perfect postseason run Saturday, winning the Babe Ruth World...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2022Last comment by Jennifer, on Aug 23, 2022 at 8:40 pm | 1 comment | 3543 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
County supervisors approve $2.2M settlement in discrimination suit against DA's officeThe Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors has approved a $2.2 million settlement in the lawsuit brought by multiple prosecutors...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2022Last comment by H, on Aug 20, 2022 at 3:37 pm | 4 comments | 2971 Views
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