PleasantonCA.city — Tri-Valley neighborhood news with hometown heart.
Pleasanton Reads seeks volunteers 18 and older to help adult English learners; tutors generally meet weekly for 90 minutes plus preparation.
Pleasanton Newsroom
October 11, 20261 min read
Pleasanton Library is inviting prospective adult literacy volunteers to a training session Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Pacific, according to its current event announcement.
The Pleasanton Reads program pairs volunteers with adults working on English reading, writing and conversation. Its event listing welcomes native English speakers and multilingual volunteers age 18 and older who are fluent in American English. Previous teaching or tutoring experience is helpful but not required.
Tutors meet with learners once a week for 90 minutes, plus preparation time. The library provides instructional materials and meeting space at no cost to participants. Volunteer roles also include conversation groups and book clubs for English learners.
The city’s volunteer program requires orientation, online workplace-conduct training and a city-paid Live Scan screening. For training arrangements and questions about joining, contact Pleasanton Reads at literacy@cityofpleasantonca.gov. The library is at 400 Old Bernal Ave.
Pleasanton Newsroom
Reporting from Pleasanton and the surrounding area.
Regular unleaded averages $6.3703 in the Oakland area, down from yesterday, down from last week and above the California average.
The Youth Commission on Wednesday reviews a plan that would let teens apply each December to lead free workshops in city buildings, with one program picked for each of spring, summer and fall.
King's Land Chess wants to host about 52 rated tournaments a year next to its classroom in Valley Business Park; the Planning Commission takes up the permit Wednesday, and staff recommends approval.
With an El Nino winter ahead, CalMatters compared the governor candidates: Steve Hilton backs Sites Reservoir and a higher Shasta Dam but opposes the Delta tunnel, while Xavier Becerra says he will listen and keeps the tunnel on the table.
California and France have established a bilateral climate partnership to coordinate on clean energy deployment, electric grid reliability, wildfire defense, and the energy impacts of artificial intelligence.
State emergency managers have stockpiled millions of sandbags, portable flood barriers, and stone across 68 depots statewide as California reinforces water systems ahead of winter storms.
