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The 29th Annual Tri-Valley Veterans Day Parade and concert will take place on Sunday, November 8, 2026, honoring student veterans with more than 75 organizations expected to participate.
The City of Pleasanton invites residents to register for the December 5 parade, volunteer, or sponsor the annual Main Street event.
The City of Pleasanton's outreach vehicle Zippy will host a free event for seniors at Ridgeview Commons on November 5, offering crafts and information on community resources.
A Flock camera alert led police to the empty car Friday evening. The search drew CHP air support and a sheriff's K-9 team and a shelter-in-place alert near Val Vista Park; police say they see no ongoing threat.
The Regional Transit Measure would raise Alameda County's sales tax by half a cent for 14 years; BART says a defeat would mean deep service cuts and possible station closures, while taxpayer groups say agencies should cut costs first.
Alameda County Vector Control collected the geese Oct. 8 and 12. The East Bay Regional Park District says the risk to the public is low and lists who to call about a dead bird.
The 20th District race covers western Pleasanton and Dublin plus San Leandro, Hayward, Union City and several unincorporated communities. Election Day is Nov. 3.
The 5K and 10K start at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, near 652 Main St., with kids' races at 10 a.m. Race-day sign-ups run from 7 to 8:20 a.m.
The package would add $9,000 a year in deferred pay for City Manager Marianna Burch, give most executive managers 4% and lift 56 city jobs to the new $17.40 minimum wage. The same agenda leases park land for a historic schoolhouse museum.
The Democratic incumbent points to more than 80 bills passed since 2018; her Republican challenger, an Alamo appraiser, says public safety and housing limits come first.
The 52nd annual event starts downtown at 8:15 a.m. Oct. 24, then moves to Foothill High School for a 3 p.m. field show.
The Pleasanton Heritage Association also honored a Spanish revival home on Second Street and a 1930s Tudor revival on Pleasanton Avenue in its 2026 preservation awards.
The city's free celebration runs 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Pleasanton Senior Center, and residents can reserve space for an ofrenda until 6 p.m. Oct. 29.
The Livermore lake, found infested in September, is now under a 30-day quarantine rule for boats headed to other East Bay park lakes; officials say the mussels probably arrived with Delta water.
Pleasanton's Planning Commission takes up citywide standards for private pickleball, tennis and basketball courts on Oct. 28, along with new limits on lit canopy signs and corporate branding at gas stations and drive-throughs.
The Tri-Valley water wholesaler hosts a free flood safety open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 24 in Livermore. Pleasanton says it has spent more than $16 million on storm repairs since the 2017 and 2023 storms.
Bridge Housing's 142 apartments would be Pleasanton's first fully affordable complex. Council members liked the site Tuesday but raised funding and parking concerns; an application is expected by mid-2027.
A 2025 state law lifted the cap on board pay. Pleasanton Unified's board can discuss and possibly vote on an increase at its Oct. 22 meeting; residents objected when the idea surfaced in June.
Main Street’s parade starts at 5 p.m. Pacific, with a tree lighting afterward. Entry fees range from $60 to $100.
Tri-Valley Conservancy now holds conservation easements on 131 acres north of the Dublin-Livermore line and 200 acres of North Livermore wetlands, bought as mitigation for the 573-home East Ranch project in Dublin.
The city has scheduled a 6 p.m. neighborhood meeting at the library on its railroad quiet zone, which could end routine horn blasts at Santa Rita Road, St. Mary Street, Rose Avenue and Angela Street.
