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One female was pronounced deceased following a collision with a light pole at the West Las Positas Boulevard and Hopyard Road intersection in Pleasanton Thursday night.

REGIONAL — Supervisor Wilma Chan, the first Asian American woman elected to the Alameda County Board of Supervisors and first to serve as state Assembly Majority Leader, died Wednesday after a motorist struck her as she walked her dog in the City of Alameda. She was 72.

REGIONAL — A new community foundation has launched with a vision to enhance the quality of life in the Tri-Valley and greater East Bay Area.

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The Alameda County coroner’s office has not formally determined causes of death, but detectives believe drug overdoses killed a man and woman found dead in a parked car in Pleasanton last month, police said.

The Livermore Valley Chamber of Commerce will host this year’s Tri-Valley Mayors Summit luncheon at Wente Vineyards in Livermore on Thursday, Oct. 28.

Alameda County has launched a program to encourage homeowners in unincorporated areas to develop accessory dwelling units – also known as in-law units – to create more affordable housing.

The Dublin Senior Center is seeking photos of military veterans for its annual Wall of Heroes display that will run through Veterans Day on Nov. 11.

The Livermore City Council has imposed mandatory water-use restrictions for all outdoor irrigation, with a goal of reducing usage by 15% over last year, after declaring a Stage 2 Water Shortage Emergency.

Alameda County — Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a new law to crack down on illegal street racing and "sideshows," a problem that has recently emerged on rural roads near Livermore.

LIVERMORE — The council received an update on Monday regarding the city’s progress in meeting its goals and priorities.

PLEASANTON — The city council has unanimously approved a 15% water reduction mandate for residents and businesses, effective October through March 2022.

Organizers of Livermore Pride, a local nonprofit dedicated to LGBTQ+ community, equity, and inclusion -- announced the schedule of performances and activities for its annual Pride Festival, taking place on Oct. 16, at Carnegie Park, 2155 Third St., in Livermore, from noon to 5 p.m. 

Hundreds of Livermore students and their families enjoyed clear skies and sunshine last Wednesday, Oct. 6, as they walked, bicycled, skated, and scootered to local schools on International Walk and Roll to School Day.

Lewis Feldman, director of the University of California Botanical Garden at the UC Berkeley campus, will be the guest speaker for the online meeting of the Livermore-Amador Valley Garden Club on Thursday, Oct. 14, starting at 7 p.m.

Tri-Valley Community Television (TV30) will be giving away two tickets daily to the 2021 Alameda County Fair now through Oct. 23.

DUBLIN — The city council agreed to put $5.05 million in Alameda County Measure A-1 bond funds toward the proposed Eden Housing project on Regional Street.

PLEASANTON — The City of Pleasanton has received a preliminary application for the development of a five-story, mixed-use building planned for 4884 Harrison Street.

Alameda County — Falck Alameda County — the provider of emergency ambulance services for much of Alameda County — has until Oct. 19 to provide a corrective action plan after the company failed to meet its contractual emergency response times across its service area in August.

Music historian Keith Hatschek, former director of the Music Management program at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, will explore the role of “the answer song” in popular American music in an online presentation sponsored by the Livermore Public Library at 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 30.

The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce will belatedly recognize its 2020 Community Service Award winners in person during “Pleasanton, Let’s Celebrate,” an outdoor gathering at Barone’s Restaurant & Gardens, from 5 to 7 p.m., on Wednesday, Oct. 20.

The Livermore Public Library will host an online lecture by Marisa Villegas-Ramirez, a specialist in Latino student achievement for the Oakland Unified School District, on Chicano, Latino, and Indigenous identity in American history on Tuesday, Oct. 12. 

Livermore has introduced updated, mobile-friendly websites for the city, the Livermore Public Library and the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department.

The Pleasanton and Dublin police departments will mark National Coffee with a Cop Day on Wednesday, Oct. 6.

LIVERMORE – The City of Livermore will hold a series of public meetings in the coming weeks as it undergoes its redistricting process.

Catharine Baker, a two-term California assemblymember and appointee to the state's Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC), spoke last week before the Rotary Club of Livermore.

The annual Dublin Harvest Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9, on the grounds of the Dublin Heritage Park and Museums, 6600 Donlon Way.

Two Alameda County supervisors on Monday appeared closer to recommending a moratorium on new solar farm projects until the county approves policies for how they should be built and where.

The Alameda County Public Health Department (ACPHD) — alongside health officers for the counties of Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and the City of Berkeley — today reached consensus on criteria to lift indoor masking requirements.

DUBLIN — In an effort to assist local businesses and service-oriented organizations affected by the pandemic, the planning commission has approved an extension of the city-issued Temporary Use Permit (TUP) program.

Alameda County — The Zone 7 directors voted unanimously Sept. 15 to spend an extra $2.7 million to hasten a well-pumping project by one year.

PLEASANTON — The city council held a joint meeting with the school district last week to review the status of the School Resource Officer (SRO) program and a draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) that could be approved in November.

DUBLIN — Mayor Melissa Hernandez gave an update on the city during the Dublin Chamber of Commerce State of the City Address last month.

Alameda County — Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a new mandate adding the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of vaccinations required for children to attend school.

PLEASANTON – The City of Pleasanton today has ordered the lowering of its Civic Center flags for 24 hours to honor the life of Robert Butler, former mayor and councilmember who served from 1978-1993 (1982-1983 as mayor).

Mariachi San Francisco, a 10-piece mariachi band, will perform in traditional costumes on the basketball courts next to Rincon Branch Library, 725 Rincon Ave., Livermore, at noon on Sunday, Oct. 10, as part of a Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration sponsored by the Livermore Public Library.

A dead bird found in Pleasanton has tested positive for the West Nile virus, according to the Alameda County Mosquito Abatement District.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a state budget bill with provisions to protect the 3,100-acre Tesla Park site near Livermore from use as an off-road vehicle park.

An emblematic ribbon-cutting was held by East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) at the Scott Haggerty Wind Energy Center in the Altamont Pass last Friday to mark the start of commercial operations.

The warden at the women’s federal prison in Dublin has been charged with sexually abusing a ward, forcing her to touch him and to strip naked when he made his rounds, prosecutors said Wednesday.

DUBLIN — The city council has given the green light to an affordable housing project in the transit-oriented section of downtown.

LIVERMORE — The city council this week enacted the next stage of the water shortage contingency plan, bringing the city to a 15% mandatory conservation level.

PLEASANTON — The Pleasanton City Council has taken the initial first steps toward moving from an at-large to district-wide elections.

Alameda County — Pressure on Falck Northern California, the provider of emergency ambulance service for much of Alameda County, appears to be building in the wake of increasing emergency medical response times across the county.