State WARN records show Oracle's permanent layoff of 63 workers at 5815 Owens Drive is effective Nov. 13, followed by 50 Safeway and 22 Kaiser job cuts in Pleasanton on Nov. 20.
Tobias Teague / November 11, 2026
5-day forecast / Pleasanton, CA
FridayShowers And Thunderstorms60° / 51° 100%
SaturdayAreas Of Fog then Partly Sunny63° / 46° 36%
SundayLight Rain63° / 45° 90%
MondayChance Light Rain then Areas Of Fog58° / 39° 29%
TuesdayAreas Of Fog then Sunny58° / 42° 8%
Lead Story
Pleasanton
Contractor starts swapping out all of the city's 22,000-plus water meters, a $12 million job running into 2027
Concord Utility Services will work zone by zone, starting in south Pleasanton, replacing every water meter in the city's system. Each swap shuts off water for about 30 minutes, and customers get a letter first.
Reese HardyNovember 12, 20263 min read
Pleasanton
Trustees vote tonight on emergency repairs after rain flooded Amador Valley High's gym building during a roof job
The PUSD board meets at 6 p.m. Thursday on letting the district skip bidding to fix an Oct. 22 flood in Building N's locker room, plus a $450,000 increase to the roof contract.
Sasha Ortiz · November 12, 2026
Pleasanton
Animal shelter bill would jump 36% to $340,789 as Livermore's exit leaves three agencies splitting the cost
A one-year East County Animal Shelter deal on the Nov. 17 consent calendar shows the city's share of operating costs rising to 13.73%, while the agencies renegotiate pricing and building ownership.
Reese Hardy · November 12, 2026
My Community - News
Lunit and 10x Genomics have announced a collaboration to combine AI-driven pathology analysis with spatial molecular data for clinical research in oncology.
Tobias Teague / November 11, 2026
The rezonings for Hacienda West, Metro 580 and 5960 Inglewood carry out a 2025 legal settlement with the Housing Action Coalition that requires Pleasanton to finish the job by Dec. 31. Some neighbors have objected over traffic and schools.
Sasha Ortiz / November 11, 2026
10x Genomics has formed a collaboration with Fudan University and SPDx to conduct research focused on breast cancer.
Tobias Teague / November 11, 2026
News From Neighboring Cities
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- BART's San Jose extension finishes the 83-foot shaft where tunnel boring will start in 2028
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Weather
View all57°Mostly Cloudy
Pleasanton, CA
Fri60°/51°
Sat63°/46°
Sun63°/45°
Mon58°/39°
Tue58°/42°
Current conditions in Pleasanton are clear and mild at 68F. Today stays partly sunny with highs near 74F, similar to yesterday. A significant cooldown arrives tomorrow with rain.
Hollis Pruett / November 12, 2026
Current conditions in Pleasanton are clear at 66F. Today brings a high near 77F with little to no rain. Tomorrow remains mostly sunny, slightly cooler.
Hollis Pruett / November 11, 2026
Current conditions in Pleasanton are clear and cool at 46F. Today brings sunny skies with a high near 77F, matching yesterday's warmth. Little to no rain is expected through this evening.
Hollis Pruett / November 11, 2026
California
View allThe AP called the one-time 5% tax on billionaires' wealth defeated, 52.8% to 47.2% in the unofficial count, though Alameda County voters favored it with 57.8%.
Sasha Ortiz / November 10, 2026
Most of the governor's commutations need sign-off from four of seven justices because the prisoners have multiple felony convictions. Prosecutors and a victims' rights group oppose the move; some victims' relatives support it.
Reese Hardy / November 8, 2026
The AP projects former San Francisco supervisor Jane Kim will be California's next insurance commissioner; state Sen. Ben Allen conceded Friday. Results are unofficial until certified.
Sasha Ortiz / November 8, 2026
Federal lawyers moved Friday to dismiss a case seeking to set aside ballots linked to about 20,000 people, days before a hearing on the reliability of their list.
Sasha Ortiz / November 8, 2026
Three tech companies filed federal suits against Attorney General Rob Bonta to stop AB 1709, which bars personalized feeds and autoplay for users under 16 starting in January.
Reese Hardy / November 8, 2026
The board voted unanimously Wednesday to let the Sacramento Valley reservoir divert up to 986,000 acre-feet a year. Zone 7, which supplies Pleasanton, sits on its reservoir committee; tribes and environmental groups oppose it.
Reese Hardy / November 5, 2026
Sport
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- Rockets Survive Late Warriors Rally to Win 115-108
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- Doncic’s 32 Points Lead Lakers Past Bucks 123-112 at Fiserv Forum
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- Curry’s Exit Left a Scoring Gap Houston Was Ready to Punish
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- Filip Forsberg Powers Nashville Past Los Angeles 3-0
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