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New Harrington Free Art Walks highlight Pleasanton public art
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Learn more about public art in downtown Pleasanton through a new free walking tour that honors the pieces’ local benefactors. The Museum on Main and Pleasanton Cultural Arts Council are partnering to present the art walks twice this month to highlight 15 artworks donated by Gary and Nancy Harrington in and around the Firehouse Arts Center and at the museum.
New Superintendent Galletti talks plans for the future of Sunol Glen
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Shay Galletti, former coordinator of early literacy and numeracy in Pleasanton, officially started her new job as superintendent and principal at Sunol Glen School on Monday after she was appointed by the school board on June 18. While Galletti started her new position as...
Pleasanton Preps: Future bright for local gymnast Sumanasekera after strong showing at U.S. trials
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Though Tiana Sumanasekera fell just short of making the 2024 United States Women’s Gymnastics National Team, the 16-year-old from Pleasanton let the world know she is going to be a force over the next couple of Olympics. Sumanasekera finished eighth in the all-around...
Planning Commission OK’s new gated senior housing project on Foothill Road
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Pleasanton Planning Commission approved an application last week that would transform a 46-acre plot of land to the south of Foothill High School into a new gated community for seniors. The large development, which would construct up to 110 new residential homes, will...
Big Fremont apartment complex lands buyer in $100 million-plus deal
FREMONT — A big apartment complex in Fremont has been bought for well over $100 million in a deal that suggests the market for rental housing has begun to falter in Silicon Valley. The downtown Fremont apartment complex was bought for $126 million by a real estate investment firm,...
East Bay among hottest parts of Bay Area during heat wave
LIVERMORE, Calif. - The East Bay will be one of the hottest areas in the Bay Area this week. Restaurants and businesses in downtown Livermore said they didn't see as many people as they'd normally see sitting outside on Monday evening. In fact, we found more people dining indoors than...
Berkeley housing prices projected to increase next year, mirroring Bay Area trends
With the median price for a single-family home in the Bay Area reaching $1.46 million in May — a 12% increase from last year that nears a record $1.5 million median price set in April 2022 — Berkeley’s housing market remains an outlier with its current decline in prices.
Bay Area Black veterans honored in Oakland with street signs
OAKLAND, Calif. - There are new street signs in Oakland, honoring Black, Bay Area veterans. The Alameda County Veterans Affairs Commission honored three Black veterans this weekend, unveiling plaques bearing their names. The commission put up commemorative plaques honoring Major Gen. John Stanford, Major Howard Jackson and Sgt. Morrie Turner.
Los Altos Police Nab Suspect in $400K Fraud and Identity Theft Case, San Ramon Man Charged
Following a nearly year-long investigation, the Los Altos Police Department has made headway into a significant fraud and identity theft case, leading to an arrest in San Ramon. The intricate investigation identified 38 victims and accounted for losses exceeding $400,000, as reported by the police department on their Facebook page.
Kitten rescued from side of freeway in Castro Valley extricated from under dashboard
(KRON) — A kitten that was rescued from the side of a freeway in San Ramon was successfully extricated from under the dashboard of a car after being stuck there. Natalie Borton was driving along I-580 in Castro Valley Friday morning when she noticed the feline on a fence near the BART tracks. Borton stopped […]
City provides latest updates on Springtown Open Space project
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It was another packed house at the latest community meeting in Livermore about the Springtown Open Space improvement project plans. City engineer Joel Waxdeck delivered a presentation last week providing the most current conceptual plans from RRM Design Group, a multidisciplinary design firm working with the city to bring the project to fruition in the neighborhood located in the foothills of northeast Livermore.
Where to find SF Bay Area July 4th parades, festivals and fireworks shows
July 4th festivities will be held across the Bay Area this week through the actual holiday on Thursday with parades, festivals and fireworks shows.Below is a rundown of confirmed events:PARADES AND PICNICSAlameda 10 a.m. The annual July 4th parade returns. There will be additional July 4th festivities held at the USS Hornet starting at 10 a.m. Event infoAmerican Canyon This year's parade starts at 3 p.m. at American Canyon Road and Elliot Drive, traveling north on Elliot Drive to Benton Way, ending at Community Park II where there will be a celebration with food trucks, live music and other activities. Event...
National Weather Service issues extreme weather warning for Bay Area
San Francisco’s Department of Emergency Management says that while the whole city is under a heat advisory warning, the neighborhoods that will be most impacted include the Mission, the Tenderloin, Bayview, SOMA, and Chinatown. Temperatures will be even higher inland and in other parts of the Bay: Brentwood is...
Bay Area heat wave could be 'deadly, historic' as parts of region face extreme weather next few days
Parts of the Bay Area will be experiencing triple digit heat for several days this week beginning on Tuesday.On Tuesday afternoon, the National Weather Service said the Bay Area is headed into "an exceptionally dangerous situation" with the triple-digit heat wave."An exceptionally dangerous situation is underway as we enter a potentially deadly, historic, and prolonged heat event. Protect yourself during excessive heat and stay," the NWS tweeted on X.An exceptionally dangerous situation is underway as we enter a potentially deadly, historic, and prolonged heat event. Protect yourself during excessive heat and stay #WeatherReady. https://t.co/alBAaph8rU pic.twitter.com/jXSZqTNdfi— NWS Bay Area 🌉 (@NWSBayArea)...
Transient pushes woman into California commuter train, killing her
A homeless man allegedly pushed a 74-year-old woman into an arriving San Francisco Bay Area commuter train, killing her, police said Tuesday. Authorities with Bay Area Rapid Transit, better known as BART, said in a statement that the woman hit her head on the train and fell onto the platform in downtown San Francisco. She […]
‘Everything rests on this’: Will taxpayers loan Bay Area counties $20B to fix housing?
With state and federal funds drying up, banks lending less, and more cities facing budget deficits, tens of thousands of newly proposed affordable homes have been stuck in limbo, unable to get off the ground. So come this November, Bay Area voters will not only be weighing in on the...
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