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Last year, Angel Moore, the marketing director for the Alameda County Fair and

a Pleasanton resident, served on Facebook’s small business advisory council.

She worked with other small busi-ness people from across the country on the council, sharing how the fair uses Facebook and learning about how other businesses use it, plus ex-ploring the Facebook tools available.

Facebook selects members annu-ally to serve for one year. Never did she expect that her experience there would lead to a Facebook birthday fundraiser that she ran for an Ar-kansas organization serving battered women.

Then, last week, Angel was invited back to Facebook to speak on a panel with seven other businesswomen about their experiences with the so-cial media giant on International Women’s Day. During the panel and lunch discussion that followed with Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg, the women shared how they supported other women and the subject of birthday fundraisers came up.

One participant from Little Rock, Ark., shared about the fundraiser that she was doing for the Women and Children First: The Center Against Family Violence. She shared that it cost $1,500 to help a woman turn her life around. The issue of family violence sadly resonates with Angel, who had one friend killed and knows others who have suffered through attacks.

She woke up last Friday morn-ing, after pondering the prior day’s activities, and decided to celebrate her birthday (which was that day) with a Facebook fundraiser for the Arkansas shelter. She set the goal of saving one women and sent it out to friends and family. She confessed to being a bit nervous — why would her local friends want to support an out-of-state shelter?

Was she pleasantly surprised. The fundraiser, posted mid-morning, al-ready had raised $1,700 by 4 p.m. As of Monday, it was more than $2,500.

“The response was overwhelm-ing,” she said. “One of my sons asked me why I was crying and I told him because I was so happy. I would have never met this woman had it not been for International Women’s Day and Facebook.”

During the lunchtime discussion,

one participant from Israel described how her small group of women sup-porting other women started with 10 ladies and now has more than 90,000 on the Facebook group.

Another group of moms from Fresno formed the “Bad Moms Club” to share tips and to support each other. The group also has grown substantially. When the hurricane and flooding hit Houston last year, the club reached out to women and connected with those who need-ed diapers or formula. Moms were packing up their vans and driving hours to meet other moms to deliver the products, she said.

Earlier this year, Facebook brought back members of all the councils for a reunion, sharing and learning.

Moore’s 2017 team included members from upstate New York, Alaska and other communities across the United States. The council allows Facebook staffers to learn how users are building their businesses with the social media platform as well as to train council members on what is new and being upgraded on the site.

Self-taught on Facebook, Angel loves to share what she’s learned. She invites small business people in-terested in learning more about how to use Facebook and other social media to reach out to her directly or tap into Facebook’s Blueprint online training program.

Teaching herself is nothing new for Angel. She started at the fair as a receptionist and then moved to the marketing department (with no experience) as a coordinator. From there, she’s worked her way up to now direct all marketing for the fair-grounds and the annual county fair.

That assignment includes plenty of advertising on a variety of plat-forms — radio, television, print and social media. The fair’s surveys show that Facebook is the No. 1 way fair-goers hear about the annual event and Instagram is No. 4. The fair now has more than 100,000 followers on Facebook and uses a variety of its capabilities to promote events dur-ing the 18-day run of the fair.

In her blog about the event, Sand-berg wrote, “Angel said that since she got on Facebook, the county fair has hired 25 more employees to keep up with a major jump in ticket sales.”

Editor’s note: Journalist Tim Hunt has written columns on the Tri-Valley

community for more than 40 years.

TIM TALKBY TIM HUNT

About the CoverAmador Valley’s Lou Cesario and Foothill’s Angelo Scavone are two of the longest-tenured coaches in Pleasanton, both bringing a passion to the sport of baseball and to their teams. Photos by Mike Sedlak. Cover design by Rosanna Kuruppu. Vol. XIX, Number 8

Celebrating a birthday with Facebook fundraiser


StreetwiseASKED AROUND TOWN

Hannah TaylorHigh school student

Texting usually works. Many of my childhood friends have moved away and live in different places of the world. But most are just a text away. We have entire text conversa-tions, and if something interesting is going on, I tell my friends to check my Instagram, and vice versa, because that’s where the pictures are.

How do you like to keep in touch with your childhood friends?Hilda O’LearyAmerican Sign Language interpreter

Mostly use social media to keep up with old friends. Predominantly Facebook, but sometimes Instagram and Twitter too.

Martha NielsonRetired

Usually, I use Facebook. But I also keep in touch the old-fashioned way — I pick up the phone and give them a call. I really enjoy hearing people’s voices. It makes the physical distance between us almost seem to disappear.

Jack LoguercioFitness instructor

Mostly Facebook. And I always encourage old friends to look me up whenever they come to town. I also try to attend a high school reunion once every decade or so.

Peter WillisRetired

I like to see them in person. Now that I’m retired, my wife and I pretty much plan our trips around where our old friends and family live, and then we travel around the coun-try to visit with them. It’s a wonderful way to not only keep up with old friends, but to also see areas of the country we probably would not otherwise go to.

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NewsfrontBART to Livermore With the BART Board of Di-rectors soon to select a preferred Livermore extension option, the Pleasanton City Council voted last week to endorse its top choice: conventional BART rail down the Interstate 580 median to a new station near the Isabel Avenue intersection. BART is also considering alter-natives: a light rail extension to Isabel, new Express Bus services or less-intensive enhanced bus services between Livermore and the eastern Dublin-Pleasanton BART station. The City Council also voted March 6 to formally oppose ei-ther bus extension option and to encourage BART officials to construct more parking at the Isabel station than the 3,400 parking spots proposed for the conventional BART extension. The BART board is currently expected to announce a prelimi-nary choice for preferred project alternative in April and then con-firm the final project option in May.

Get your passports Residents who want to apply for a new passport can now do so at the Pleasanton City Clerk’s Office at the downtown Civic Center. City officials announced the office was selected as a desig-nated U.S. State Department Passport Acceptance Office, so any American citizen planning international travel can apply for a passport by making an online appointment on the City Clerk’s webpage. Passport applications will be accepted by appointment only and walk-in service will not be available. The city will only be able to process new passport applications (Form DS-11), not renewal forms (DS-82). Make an appointment at cityofpleasantonpassports.org, available for Mondays through Thursdays, 10:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4 p.m. For more pass-port information, visit travel.state.gov.

St. Pat’s Brew Crawl Downtown Pleasanton is set to go green this Saturday as the Pleasanton Downtown Associa-tion hosts its seventh annual St. Patrick’s Brew Crawl. Running from 5-8 p.m. on the Irish holiday, the Brew Crawl will feature samplings of craft beers and ciders from more than 25 downtown locations while eating some tasty bites along the way. The event will be held rain or shine, with no refunds offered. PDA officials urge participants to get into the festive spirit by wearing green and other fun St. Patrick’s Day items.

DIGEST

BY ERIKA ALVERO

The Pleasanton school board received and talked over the annual demographer’s report

and seven-year enrollment projec-tions Tuesday night. The data, staff say, can help the district plan for and implement fu-ture programs and facilities. “Once we receive feedback and direction from the board, then we would use this baseline data to start looking at some of those K-8 mod-els that we talked about back in January,” said Micaela Ochoa, deputy

superintendent of business services, at the four-hour-long meeting. The district is expected to see a net growth of 790 students over the next seven years, according to Davis Demographics. The growth is anticipated to mostly take place in the elementary level, primarily in the northern part of the district. This increased student population could mean that the district would need two more elementary schools by maturation, or by the time when all developable land is completely built out.

In order to determine the projec-tions, the demographers looked at birth data, mobility factors and stu-dent yield factors. Birth data, applied only to the district’s kindergarten cohort, looked at the recorded number of births over the last few decades, using the numbers listed about five years be-fore the projected date. What they found was that the 2017 kindergar-ten class was about 120% of 2012 recorded births in Pleasanton — a positive sign that families were mov-ing into the district, said David Kaitz,

the representative from Davis Demo-graphics present at the meeting. Mobility consisted of student movement within and without the district over the course of the past four years. Pleasanton Unified dem-onstrated a high rate of student retention — in fact, an increasing population — something that Kaitz also said was indicative of an attrac-tive district. And student yield was determined by dividing student counts in a given

Board discusses future school enrollment projections

Also: Students oppose foreign language class cuts, Classified Employee of the Year

Fair unveils concert lineup

Cattle drive, horse racing, new Sky Ride

also on their way

BY JEREMY WALSH

Classic rockers Blue Oyster Cult, 38 Special and War, country music stars LeAnn Rimes and Clay Walker, hit-makers Shaggy and Sir Mix-a-Lot and Bay Area products En Vogue and Smash Mouth are all set to bring their talents to the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton this summer. The Big O Tires Free Concerts series schedule led the 2018 enter-tainment lineup unveiled last week by fair officials, who also announced the return of the cattle drive through downtown Pleasanton on opening day, 15 days of horse racing, a variety of special events and the arrival of a new gondola-style ride spanning the fairgrounds. The 2018 Alameda County Fair, themed “Hello Summer!”, is set to take over Pleasanton from June 15 to July 8 for an 18-day run over four weekends at the fairgrounds at Ber-nal and Valley avenues. “With the new Sky & Turbo rides, the return of the Opening Day Cattle Drive, more big concerts and other surprises, there won’t be any better way to say ‘Hello to Summer’ than a day at the Alameda County Fair,” fair CEO Jerome Hoban told the Weekly. The nightly concerts, each fol-lowed by a fireworks show, are among the popular draws to the fair each summer, with fair-goers able to grab a standard seat to the concert for free with fair admission or pay to

BY ERIKA ALVERO

About 1,000 Foothill students joined others around the Tri-Val-ley and the country in walking out of class Wednesday morning to support gun reform and to commemorate the victims of the Parkland school shooting. Students who participated in the march and rally — part of Na-tional School Walkout Day across the Bay Area and U.S. — began at 10 a.m. at the school’s quad area facing Foothill Boulevard, circled around the front science building, and then returned to the quad, all the while chanting “Enough is enough.” Sophomore Alexander Chen, who was one of the event’s or-ganizers, said the Parkland, Fla. shooting last month was a

“wake-up call.” “We hope to send a message to Congress and the government, that everyone is in on this issue, and we all call for reform, even teenagers who may not have the right to vote yet,” Chen said. “And that gun reform is definitely needed across the country.” The event was approved by the school and the district, with officials saying they wanted to provide a safe space for the stu-dents to voice their opinions. Student-led events also took place at Amador Valley and Village high schools and all three PUSD mid-dle schools. Signs at Foothill featured a range of messages, from “Protect kids not guns” to “Never forget.” Many also held smaller papers

that all began “I am...” and con-cluded with the name of an in-dividual victim from one of the mass school shootings that had occurred since Columbine. Upon returning to quad after the march, a few students waving an American flag and a “Don’t tread on me” flag spoke out in favor of citizens’ Second Amend-ment rights to bear arms. The much larger group of students advocating for gun control soon circled around the counter-pro-testers and the two sides got in-volved in a debate for about 20 minutes. Superintendent David Ha-glund, who was at the Foothill walkout, said the event went ex-actly as they had hoped, with the students engaged in dialogue.

National School Walkout DayAt Foothill, about half the student body takes part

ERIKA ALVERO

Hundreds of Foothill High School students marched and rallied in support of gun reform during National School Walkout Day on Wednesday morning. Student-led events also took place at the other Pleasanton high and middle schools.

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See FAIR on Page 7


NEWSFRONT

BY JEREMY WALSH

Last Friday marked the initial deadline for candidates hoping to win election to various positions on the June 5 primary ballot for Pleasanton. Races such as U.S. Congressional District 15, State Assembly District 16 and Alameda County District At-torney are set, while the contests for Zone 7 Water Agency Board of Direc-tors, Alameda County Assessor and Alameda County Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder had their candidacy deadline extended after incumbents chose not to seek re-election. Zone 7 Water Agency has four seats up for election this June, and four candidates filed by the deadline Friday: incumbents John Greci Jr., Bill Stevens and Sarah Palmer, along with retired Zone 7 water engineer Dennis Gambs. All four are Liver-more residents. But because incumbent Jim Mc-Grail didn’t file, the candidacy dead-line was extended until Wednesday at 5 p.m. That gave additional time for Pleasanton resident and global

biotechnology analyst Olivia San-wong, a member of the city’s Eco-nomic Vitality Committee and for-mer City Council candidate, to file her candidacy papers and join the race. McGrail, a Livermore attorney and businessman who is wrapping up his first term on the Zone 7 board, has not responded to inquiries about why he is not seeking re-election. Pleasanton’s Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin) will face two Tri-Valley challengers in his bid for a fourth straight term: Rudy L. Pe-ters Jr., a Republican small business owner and U.S. Navy veteran from Livermore, and Pleasanton resident Brendan St. John, a medical market-ing executive running without party preference. The top two finishers will face each other in a runoff election in November. Assemblywoman Catharine Baker (R-Dublin) is running for her third consecutive term. She will be chal-lenged by a lone Democrat, Orinda attorney Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, who

filed her candidacy paperwork on the deadline day last Friday. Democrat Tom Tarantino, a Wal-nut Creek resident and an Army vet-eran, also took out candidacy papers but bowed out of the race and threw his support behind Bauer-Kahan last week. Because Baker and Bauer-Kahan are the only two candidates in the race, they will see each other again on the November ballot regardless of how many votes each receives in June. In Alameda County contests, District Attorney Nancy O’Malley is being challenged by Oakland civil rights attorney Pamela Price. Anoth-er prospective candidate, Frederick Remer, pulled nomination papers but did not complete the filing pro-cess before the deadline. The Assessor’s Office and Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder’s Office are set to have new officeholders after the incumbents didn’t file for re-election. That also means the can-didacy filing period for those two po-sitions were extended to Wednesday afternoon. With Assessor Ron Thomsen retir-ing after 18 years at the helm, Jim Johnson (chief of the department’s Assessment Services Division) was the lone candidate to file paper-work as of press time Wednesday

— though Fremont residents John Weed and Kevin D. Lopez had taken out nomination papers too, but hadn’t filed. Thomsen, a Castro Valley resident who climbed the ranks in the depart-ment since first being hired there in the 1970s, said the time was right to step away when his current term expires at the end of the year. “We’ve come a long way ... With technology, we’ve been able to make enhancements and improvements to what we do,” Thomsen said, also praising the work of his “great em-ployees” over the years. Chief deputy auditor Melissa Wilk and auditor/accountant Irella Christi-na Blackwood have entered the con-test to succeed Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder Steve Manning, who is not running for re-election. Three other countywide officials won’t face challengers in their re-election bid: Sheriff-Coroner Gregory Ahern, Superintendent of Schools L. Karen Monroe and Treasurer-Tax Collector Henry “Hank” Levy. The county will see one Alameda County Superior Court judgeship contested this June, with Judge Tara Flanagan challenged by retired pub-lic defender Karen Katz. The other 24 judgeships up for re-election this summer went unchallenged and will

not appear on the ballot. Pleasanton resident Yvonne Cer-rato, who represents Pleasanton and the rest of District 7 on the Alameda County Board of Education, will not face any challengers in her bid for a fifth term in office. The District 7 seat, which in-cludes Pleasanton, will not appear on the June ballot, nor will the District 4 seat for which incum-bent Aisha Knowles of Castro Val-ley is unchallenged. The District 1 seat will be contested between two Berkeley residents, incumbent Joa-quin Rivera and challenger Abdur Rahman Sikder. Pleasanton’s Alameda County Su-pervisor Nate Miley is not up for re-election this year, but two of his board colleagues are. District 2 Su-pervisor Richard Valle and District 3 Supervisor Wilma Chan each filed for re-election with no challengers. The June primary will also feature higher offices such as U.S. Sen-ate, Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Controller, Trea-surer, Attorney General and state Board of Equalization. Additionally, there will be a variety of state propo-sitions, bond measures and Regional Measure 3, the proposed Bay Area bridge toll increase to fund traffic congestion relief projects.

Local candidate list for June primary rounds into shapeSwalwell, Baker, O’Malley facing challengers; Zone 7 race set after candidacy deadline extended

LAVTA

New-look Wheels busesThe Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) has begun rolling out 18 new buses into service on Wheels routes throughout the Tri-Valley — buses built locally, at the Gillig manufacturing facility in Livermore. The Wheels buses feature a brand-new exterior design and logo. The buses still carry the familiar red, white and blue Wheels colors, but the design has been modernized and is now complementary to the design of LAVTA’s Rapid buses.

area by the number of housing units. Kaitz said that in their conversa-tions with the city of Pleasanton, they had been told by the City Council that work on the East Pleasanton Specific Plan had been halted in-definitely, so Davis Demographics removed the east side from their projections. This year’s projections were higher than those presented last year. Kaitz attributed this aberration to an unex-pected increase in the kindergarten class. “The biggest (thing that hap-pened), your kindergarten went up,” he said. “Last year went down — imagine, you’re basing most of your projections on a lower kindergarten class. That has a ripple effect for every year, for every grade class from that point forward.” He added that the uptick in hous-ing resale was another factor leading to the unanticipated kindergarten rise. Board members, however, ex-pressed some concerns about the fluctuating projections, especially considering that they would be using the data to plan weighty new proj-ects. They pointed to the fact that Pleasanton Unified had seen an in-crease of over 100 students just since last October. “How do you really use birth-rates?” trustee Jamie Yee Hintzke said. “Well, we know it’s people

moving in with already school-age kids.” Board vice president Valerie Arkin raised some questions on the recent rise in multi-family housing devel-opments in the city, and about pro-posed developments coming to the east side. Kaitz replied that oftentimes it takes several months for new devel-opments to become occupied, and that the demographers should have more solid data in the fall. In terms of the other potential de-velopments Arkin mentioned, Kaitz said they would want to wait for more solid confirmation from the city. “I don’t like to speculate when it comes to development,” he said. No action was taken on this item at this time. The report will return to the board at the April 10 meeting.

In other business

• A group of seven advanced lan-guage students spoke during non-agenda public comment about a recent decision at Amador Valley High School to cut the highest-level language classes due to low enroll-ment, according to the students. The students, six in the French program and one taking Spanish language courses, spoke to the value of cultural and linguistic immer-sion, and how many of them hoped to pursue their studied language of choice in college. Assistant superintendent Odie Douglas later said that he would

follow up with Amador principal Michael Williams on this matter. • The board held two recognition ceremonies. Juan Castro Jr., a groundskeeper of 27 years, was honored as Employee of the Year for the California School Employees Association. And two students were recognized for having received perfect scores on Advanced Placement exams. Jeffery Li, a junior at Amador, was one of three students in the world to receive a perfect score on the AP Calculus BC exam last year, and Jeffrey Chen, who graduated last year from Ama-dor, earned his perfect score on the AP Computer Science test. • Board members approved the conceptual design for the Lydiksen Elementary School modernization project. They stipulated, however, that they would move forward with im-proved communication with neigh-bors, two of whom spoke during public comments and expressed concerns about potential increased traffic at the new drop-off zone along Sandalwood Drive, and that the proj-ect could then reduce nearby prop-erty values. • The board endorsed creating an internship program for adults with disabilities, presented by the district’s adult and career education services. PUSD will now submit an applica-tion to the Regional Center of the East Bay for state funding. Staff hopes to implement the in-ternship program in fall 2018.

BOARDContinued from Page 5

BY JEREMY WALSH

The Foothill High School com-munity is mourning the death of senior Scott Kienhofer, who died Sunday after battling cancer. Foothill principal Sebastian Bull announced the news in a message to the Foothill commu-nity Monday, saying Kienhofer was “a beloved member of the Class of 2018” and offering con-dolences on behalf of the school to the teen’s family. “It is very difficult for all of us to face the loss of one of our students,” Bull said, reminding students to reach out to their

parents or grief-support c o u n s e l o r s on campus if they need help during this time. Kienhofer had been bat-tling non-Hodgkin’s T-cell lym-phoblastic lymphoma, according to the “Scottie Strong” Twitter account set up last year to offer support for his cancer fight. The teen’s family is planning a celebration of life but details aren’t available yet, Bull said.

Remembering Foothill senior Scott Kienhofer


BY JEREMY WALSH

The Zone 7 Water Agency Board of Directors unanimously approved three contracts worth just over $44 million with outside firms for the ozone filtration project at the Del Valle Water Treatment Plant.

The approvals occurred amid three special meetings the board held in less than a week in Livermore that also included a cost-sharing agree-ment with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to bring federal assis-tance to local flood damage projects, closed-session discussions about hiring a new general manager and agency-paid travel to New York for two staff members.

The ozonation project aims to im-prove the quality of Zone 7 water by disinfecting and treating cyanotoxins found in Lake Del Valle and ad-dressing taste and smell concerns for water from Zone 7 source supplies, according to agency officials.

The estimated $49.07 million project would include the construc-tion of new facilities like an ozone generation building, contactor struc-ture, new chemical storage facilities and a new utility water pump sta-tion, as well as modify existing filters and chemical systems.

One key design feature, according to Zone 7 officials, is electrical facili-ties to allow the agency to purchase

power at a lower cost from the Power and Water Resources Pooling Au-thority to operate the ozone treat-ment facility, which they say will result in reduced operational costs over the long-term. Though prioritized by the Zone 7 board, the project has been criticized by some residents who said they thought its scope was too extensive and too expensive. To advance the project toward construction, Zone 7 board members on March 7 approved a maximum $34.36 million contract, plus $3.4 million more for contingencies, with Richmond-based C. Overaa & Co., to build the new ozonation opera-tion. Overaa Construction was the lowest responsive bidder of the five Bay Area firms who submitted bids to Zone 7. The board also signed off on a $3.3 million contract with CDM Smith, Inc., for engineering support services for the project and a $3.08 million agreement with The Covello Group, Inc., for construction man-agement services. Each vote was 5-0, with directors Jim McGrail and Angela Ramirez Holmes absent from the special meeting at the Zone 7 administrative building in Livermore. Construction is expected to begin next month, and the project is

expected to be substantially com-pleted by March 2020. Approximately $38 million of the ozonation project is expected to be funded through debt-financing (rev-enue bonds) while the rest will be covered by Zone 7 capital project reserves. The board in October authorized forming the Livermore Valley Water Financing Authority to issue joint powers authority (JPA) revenue bonds for the ozone filtration project. The debt-financing and investor presentations as well as pricing of the bonds are set to take place in New York later this month, so the board last week approved out-of-state travel for the Zone 7 general manager and its treasurer/assistant GM for finance to attend the meetings in New York from March 25-28. Costs covered by Zone 7 are estimated at $2,500 per employee, for airfare, parking, ac-commodations and meals.

In other business

• Also during the March 7 special meeting, the Zone 7 board approved a project coordination agreement and cost-sharing plan with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers related to Zone 7 flood control facilities damaged dur-ing rainstorms during winter 2017. In all, Zone 7 officials cited nearly $44 million in damages at 208 sites

in channels owned by the agency, primarily along Arroyo de la Laguna, Alamo Creek/Canal, Arroyo Mocho, South San Ramon Creek, Chabot Canal, Tassajara Creek and Pleasan-ton Canal. After follow-ups, 26 damaged sites were deemed eligible for Army Corps of Engineers rehabilitation assistance. Under the cost-sharing agreement, the Army Corps of Engineers will cover project design and execution, federal permitting and 80% of con-struction costs — estimated at $12.5 million. The rest of the costs, about $3.5 million, will be paid for by Zone 7 and include state permitting and 20% of construction. • The board doubled the contract with San Francisco law firm Liebert Cassidy Whitmore, now worth a maximum $100,000, for legal ser-vices related to human resources and labor topics.

• Board members spoke in closed session about labor negotiations for Zone 7 employee associations and unrepresented management, two ex-isting lawsuits involving the agency and five potential cases of litigation. No actions were reported after the closed-door conferences. • The board also talked in closed session March 7, as well as at special meetings March 8 (at the Hilton Gar-den Hotel in Livermore) and Mon-day (at Zone 7 headquarters), about finding a replacement for General Manager Jill Duerig, who is set to retire at the end of this month. Duerig said she could not provide an update on the GM recruitment process, citing the closed-session na-ture of the discussions. The board’s regular meeting next Wednesday (March 21) is the only other board meeting scheduled before Duerig’s anticipated retirement date.

upgrade to premium seating. Kicking things off opening night

on June 15 will be American classic rock band Blue Oyster Cult, known for hits like “(Don’t Fear) the Reaper” and “Burnin’ for You.” Next up for opening weekend are Reggae fusion star Shaggy on June 16 and Oakland originals En Vogue on June 17.

The fair’s second week concerts will bring a little bit for everyone, with Clay Walker (June 20), 38 Spe-cial (June 21), Smash Mouth (June 22), The Eagles tribute band Boys of Summer (June 23) and Sir Mix-a-Lot (June 24).

For week three, Con Funk Shun is set to perform June 28, followed by Queen tribute band Queen Nation (June 29), The Tubes (June 30) and Prince tribute Purple Reign (July 1). June 27 and July 4 performers are to be determined.

Country music star LeAnn Rimes will open the final week on July 5. The weekend acts are Journey tribute Journey Revisited (July 6), Neil Dia-mond tribute Super Diamond (July 7) and classic rockers War (July 8).

Jam-packed with a range of other entertainment, the 2018 fair will kick things off with a bang — or more like a rumble — through downtown Pleasanton with the second annual opening day cattle drive, featuring dozens of steer herded by real-life

cowgirls and cowboys from the fair-grounds up along Main Street and back. All of opening weekend will have a Wild West theme.

Live horse racing at the fair-grounds’ historic racetrack will also start on opening day and continue for 14 more days of the fair’s 18-day run. The fair will feature three “Racing and Tasting” events: Red, White & Craft Brew Fest (June 23), Sip, Savor & Wager Wine Festival (June 30) and Craft Cocktail Festi-val (July 7).

Other special events include the Snackdown FryDay competition

June 22, Festival Latino with Univi-sion on June 24 and free admission for all dads on Father’s Day.

Fair favorites are returning too, with monster trucks, demolition derby, extreme rodeo, junior live-stock auction, exhibits, kids’ park, pig races, carnival games, fair food, and of course, the rides. New this year will be the cross-grounds Sky Ride, with 70-passenger gondolas that offer a bird’s eye view of the fair.

The 2018 Alameda County Fair is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. from June 15 to July 8, except closure days Mondays and Tuesdays.

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PLAY for PPIELocal nonprofit PLAY’s fundraising concert raised more than $10,000 in cash and goods for PPIE, with more than 350 people filling the Harvest Park Middle School multipurpose room for the March 4 event. Preceded by a “music instruments petting zoo” that gave students a chance to try out different instruments, the concert featured performances of bands, orches-tra, Chinese ensemble, choir, kung fu and a wide variety of dances.


Community Pulse

The Pleasanton Police Department made the following information available.

March 10Alcohol violation

11:53 p.m. on the 300 block of St. Mary Street

Missing person

8:03 p.m. on Corte Montanas

Auto theft

8 p.m. on the 1000 block of Stoneridge Mall Road

Fraud

6:25 p.m. on the 1700 block of Santa Rita Road

Embezzlement

5:26 p.m. on the 1600 block of Stoneridge Mall Road

Vandalism

3:54 p.m. on the 7700 block of Highland Oaks Drive

Assault/battery


2:25 p.m. on the 3100 block of Busch Road

March 9Assault/battery

7:47 p.m. on the 4800 block of Bernal Avenue

Alcohol violation

7:30 p.m. at Valley Avenue and Stanley Boulevard

Drug violation

9:42 a.m. at Pleasanton-Sunol and Happy Valley roads

11:56 a.m. at Hacienda and Stoneridge drives

Theft

6:58 a.m., 1900 block of Fiorio Circle; auto theft

10:22 a.m. on the 4900 block of Valley Avenue

1:13 p.m., 1800 block of Cortez Court; theft from auto

2:05 p.m., 4100 block of Silver Street; theft from auto

5:05 p.m., 1700 block of Santa Rita Road; shoplifting

March 8Drug violation

8:26 a.m. on the 5200 block of Hopyard Road

9:27 p.m. on Stoneridge Mall Road

Theft

10:32 a.m., 6600 block of Koll Center Parkway; theft from structure

4:09 p.m. on the 1100 block of Santa Rita Road

Fraud

9:26 p.m. on the 4400 block of Clovewood Lane

Vandalism

4:05 p.m. on Croffters Court

Burglary

6:31 a.m. on the 4200 block of Rosewood Drive

10:31 a.m. on the 4700 block of Willow Road

March 7Theft

10:29 a.m. on the 3400 block of Andrews Drive

12:07 p.m., 2300 block of Willet Way; theft from auto

12:36 p.m., 1000 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; theft from auto

3:04 p.m., 6600 block of Owens Drive; auto theft

7:29 p.m., 1300 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; shoplifting

Fraud


Assault/battery

3:35 p.m. on the 7500 block of Driftwood Way

Drug violation

10:59 a.m. on the 600 block of Romeo Court

March 6Weapons violation


Alcohol violation

9:27 p.m. on the 900 block of Main Street

Robbery

5:53 p.m. on the 2800 block of Hopyard Road

Theft

9:04 a.m. on the 6700 block of Bernal Avenue

4:03 p.m., 7000 block of Pleasanton Avenue; theft from auto

4:15 p.m., 5700 block of Johnson Drive; theft from auto

5:14 p.m., 1400 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; shoplifting

7:26 p.m., 4100 block of Rennellwood Way; theft from auto

POLICE REPORT

Work beginning on new Dublin police headquarters

Dublin officials are set to hold a groundbreaking ceremony next week for the city’s new police headquarters, just down the road from the Dublin Civic Center. Expected to open in late fall 2019, the $21.5 million Dublin Police Ser-vices project will anchor the city’s new Public Safety Complex along with the existing Alameda County Fire Department administrative of-fices at the corner of Clark Avenue and Dublin Boulevard — the former National Food Laboratory Inc. site. “Dublin Police Services is look-ing forward to moving into our new location so we can continue to provide a high quality of service to the community we serve,” Dublin Police Chief Garrett Holmes said. “The new single-floor layout will provide us a more efficient and collaborative working envi-ronment,” he added. “The front entrance is captivating to the eye and will offer a warm welcome to those seeking our assistance. We look forward to our continued partnership with the community

at the new Public Safety Complex.” The project involves demolish-ing two of the buildings currently onsite at 6363 Clark Ave., renovat-ing another existing building and reconstructing a fourth, along with a variety of site improvements, to ac-commodate current and future DPS needs, according to city staff. The Dublin City Council last month approved a maximum $16.8 million contract with Sausal Corp. to construct the new police head-quarters, as well as a $975,000 contract with Swinerton Builders for construction management services for the project. The bulk of the project funding — $18 million — comes from the Dublin Crossing community benefit payment, with additional money

from the city’s general fund reserve for Civic Center renovations and and the city’s capital improvement program reserves. The groundbreaking ceremony is set for Tuesday at 5 p.m. at the project site. Dublin’s police department cur-rently operates out of the Civic Center. The city contracts with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office for police services.

In other news

• Local authorities arrested a Concord man last week on suspi-cion of robbing a Dublin conve-nience store, and they believe the 27-year-old could be tied to other hold-ups in the area. The investigation began around 3:30 a.m. March 7 when Dublin police responded to the 7-Eleven at 11920 Dublin Green Drive where a man came in, made it look like he had a gun and demanded money, ac-cording to Capt. Nate Schmidt. The robber, described as a white man in his 20s, stole cash and lottery tickets

before fleeing in a silver Pontiac G6. Police searched the area but couldn’t find the robber, so they distributed a photo of the man from the 7-Eleven robbery to near-by law enforcement agencies. That led to San Ramon police helping Dublin police identify their suspect as 27-year-old John Wainscott, ac-cording to the captain. Authorities arrested Wainscott at his Concord home March 8, and after serving a search warrant there, found evidence linking him to the Dublin robbery, Schmidt said. Police believe the Concord man is respon-sible for “numerous robberies” in the Bay Area, including in San Ramon. Pleasanton police have not indi-cated whether they think Wainscott is tied to any unsolved robberies in the city. They did, however, an-nounce last week they are searching for a 6-foot-tall white man for rob-bing the Chevron station at Hop-yard Road and Owens Drive around 2 a.m. Feb. 23. That man was wear-ing a hoodie and sunglasses and claimed to have a knife. • Dozens of recommendations were recently approved by the BART Board of Directors to im-prove the BART Citizen Oversight Model for BART police, officials with the agency said last Friday. The announcement comes on the heels of a decision by the BART Board of Directors to hear public comment about the death of Shal-eem Tindle, who was shot and killed by a BART police officer in January. The board made the decision to hear public comment after activ-ists packed the board’s chambers

Feb. 22, demanding that they be heard at the regular board meeting on next Thursday. In all, 39 recommendations were approved unanimously by the board and included clarifications and sug-gestions to improve the operations of the Office of the Independent Police Auditor and the BART Police Citizen Review Board. Notable changes include adding to the list of people who can sub-mit a complaint and allowing the independent police auditor to in-vestigate any kind of allegations of misconduct. In a statement, Russell Bloom, BART independent police auditor, said the changes will help BART keep up to date with best practices in the area of police oversight. George Perezvelez, BART Police Citizen Review Board chair, said in a statement, “It’s a great step in mov-ing the BART Police Department in line with progressive policing prac-tices insuring greater transparency and community engagement.” The 39 recommendations were part of 54 proposals submitted last year by the consulting firm OIR Group which reviewed the struc-ture and functionality of the BART Police Oversight Model. BART board members will con-sider the 15 other recommenda-tions at a future meeting, BART officials said. The approvals by the board also allow the independent police au-ditor to review each situation in which BART police use force.

— Jeremy Walsh and Bay City News Service

POLICE BULLETIN

Francis “Frank” DePiero

passed away March 4, 2018

in Pleasanton, CA. Frank

was born August 22, 1925

in Ashtabula, Ohio to

Antonio DePiero, Bugnara,

Italy and Francesca

Ingorvata. Frank was the

youngest of five brothers

and four sisters, all of

whom have preceded him

in death. His first job was

as a “hostler” with the

Pennsylvania Railroad. He joined the Navy in WW-2

returning to the west coast where he and his Brother

Rollie DePiero attended San Jose State. Frank worked

for Farmers Insurance for 35 years. He has been a

resident of Pleasanton, CA for 46 years. He loved playing

golf, watching golf and above all he loved watching his

Grandson Ryan’s football and baseball games. He was

an avid walker who spoke with many as he traveled

around Pleasanton’s downtown.

He is survived by his wife of 66 years Patricia “Patsy”

DePiero of Pleasanton, CA, son Steve Kerr (Paula)

of Fremont, CA, daughters Denise Lizer (Chuck) of

Phillipsburg, MT, Sandie Dreyer (Mark) of Rainier, OR,

Nancy Duty (Russ) of San Diego and Karen King (Steve)

of Livermore, CA. as well as numerous grandchildren

and Great-grandchildren. A private service and burial

was held at the Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery.

P A I D O B I T U A R Y

Francis “Frank” DePieroAugust 22, 1925 – March 4, 2018

CITY OF DUBLIN

Rendering shows design of front entrance for new Dublin Police Services headquarters. The project is set to be completed in late fall 2019.


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The Weekly’s “Pleasanton Preps” columnist, Dennis Miller, wrote last week about a situation in which a set of parents did an investigation of Amador Valley High School girls varsity basketball coach Al Chavira,

which led to his being placed on leave. The other team parents felt the “dirt” dug up was benign and requested the coach’s reinstatement. Comments via email and on Town Square indicate significant confusion between a news story, editorial and a column. News stories are the most basic form of journalism — reporting that conveys the essence of an issue or event from as many perspectives as possible. A news story might contain the opinion of the sources through quotes, but it does not include the opinions of the writer. Editorials reflect the consensus view of the paper’s editorial board. Columns are written by people paid to share information and opinions. The American Press Institute, in its news literacy curriculum for middle school students, describes a columnist as a “writer of a column that appears regularly. Columnists frequently offer opinions on current events.” Like most papers across the country, the Pleasanton Weekly has more than one column. All written by veteran journalists with decades in the industry, our columns include “Tim Talk” by Tim Hunt, “Around Pleasanton” by Jeb Bing and “Pleasanton Preps” by Dennis Miller. Readers can differentiate between news stories, editorials and columns by presentation and writing style. News stories have the byline of the reporter and will not reflect the opinion of the reporter. Editorials run on the Opinion page and are written from the perspective of a group, using words like “we” and “us.” Columns run regularly, and usually in the same location in the paper, have a title like “Around Pleasanton” or “Pleasanton Preps” and generally have a photo of the columnist and a “tagline” at the end of the column that contains information about the writer and how to contact them. Personal pronouns are used to indicate opinion.

Columns online can be presented as blogs or in a more general area of the website with the name of the column in the headline and the tagline informa-tion at the end. Editorials are sometimes presented this way online, identified with the word “Editorial” in the headline. The commonality among news stories, editorials and columns is that we strive for truth and accuracy. Facts written in the “Pleasanton Preps” column last week were true, but the accuracy of one point was questionable. Dennis referenced a private investigator’s report, but we have not been able to obtain a copy of the alleged report and the family’s written complaint cites only their personal research. As a matter of transparency and journalistic ethics, we wanted to clarify that information as soon as possible and have posted an editor’s note/clarification on the online version of last week’s column that says: “A previous version of this Pleasanton Preps column stated that a private investigator’s report was sent to Amador Valley High School before girls basket-ball coach Al Chavira’s suspension. The complaint filed with the school cited a family’s own, personal research into the coach’s background.” The parents in question have declined the opportunity to write a rebuttal, anonymously, for the Weekly. For his part, Chavira has not responded to our request for comment. Speaking of ethics, no families were named in the “Pleasanton Preps” col-umn to lessen any negative impacts on all girls on the team. Speaking of children, the real injured parties in this mess are the Amador girls basketball players. Their season ended in turmoil amid an abrupt coach-ing change — the removal of a second-year coach described as dedicated and well-liked by the team parents ... save two.

Won’t ride BART anymore

Dear Editor, I was amazed that the board is discussing parking rates while to-tally ignoring the safety of the com-muters who must endure the exist-ing unsafe travel because they have no other option but to use BART. I and my family have had the fol-lowing personal experiences which continue daily. Vagrants jumping over the entry gates in order to lay around in the BART station. Gang members pulling out guns and threatening each other. People pulling out knives and fighting in the middle of the train car. People walking through the train harassing riders, asking for money. Hoodlums who get on the trains and turn over all seats looking for change, etc. Broken escalators which never seem to get repaired. Vagrants urinating on the BART platform while waiting to get into a warm train. The amount of money that BART has already collected from their rid-ers is ridiculous and there have been no improvements — including the so-called new train cars that have yet to appear! I would like to invite all of you to ride the BART system during

commute hours and late at night — and experience what the rest of us continue to have to deal with. Those who must ride BART are now having to arm themselves with mace and other items to protect themselves. I will not ride BART anymore. Why don’t you discuss hiring more BART police and discuss fixing the problems already existing rather than how you can increase the cost to riders?

—Helen Dillon

Neighborhoods omission

Dear Editor, Thank you for Our Neighbor-hoods booklet. I have lived in the Golden Eagle Estates area of Pleas-anton for 27 years, so I am surprised to learn from your publication that Golden Eagle Estates is not consid-ered a Pleasanton neighborhood. I do note that an area of Dublin is considered a Pleasanton neighbor-hood. How strange is that? I am guessing that it has something to do with real estate agents perhaps not wanting to represent Golden Eagle, so I will keep your booklet as a guide as to which agents I should avoid when it is time to sell my home. Thank you again for the booklet. It is very interesting.

—Patricia Wilen

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City CouncilTuesday, March 20, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.Council Chamber, 200 Old Bernal Ave.• Consider adoption of Ordinance No. 2175 to amend the contract between

the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the City of Pleasanton to include Section 20516 (Employees’ Sharing Additional Cost) of an additional 1.5% for Classic CalPERS Local Police Members of the City of Pleasanton

• Consider adoption of a resolution approving a Franchise Agreement with Pleasanton Garbage Service, Inc. for solid waste, recyclable materials, and organic material services and a resolution approving a Rate Reserve Agreement with Pleasanton Garbage Service, Inc.

• Consider approval of an agreement with Tri-Valley Repertory Theatre for theatrical production services for Civic Arts presents not to exceed $130,000 annually


Tri Valley Life What’s happening around the Valley in music, theater,

art, movies and more

ut on your green and make a visit to Dublin this week-end — Dublin, California, that is — for its annual St.

Patrick’s Day celebrations.If there is no green in your closet,

don’t worry: The free festival will offer plenty of green bling, as well as an Irish Marketplace with 250 booths offering quality Celtic jew-elry, artwork, Irish tartans, kilts and hand-knit wool sweaters, capes and shawls, and more.

It was only natural that Dublin here in the Tri-Valley should live it up on St. Patrick’s Day in a big way. The fun homage to every-thing Irish began more than three decades ago, and the festival now runs 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Satur-day and Sunday at Dublin Civic Center.

“It’s our 35th anniversary,” said Stephanie Mein, city of Dublin special events coordinator. “We make it as Irish as possible, that’s our goal.”

This includes three stages of Irish dance, plus a Tea Cottage with live Irish music.

“There is nonstop Irish dancing for two days,” Mein said.

Mein anticipated the food with enthusiasm, to include traditional and new Irish, international and carnival fare.

“There’s a lot of Irish food — corned beef and cabbage and tra-ditional items like bangers and mash,” she said.

“Updated” Irish food will in-clude corned beef sliders, Irish na-chos, and Irish eggrolls stuffed with corned beef cabbage, pepper jack and horseradish. A popular dessert is Bailey’s Irish Crème Brulee.

“What we are saying this year is: ‘You don’t need a passport to experience the Emerald Isle,’” Dub-lin public information officer Shari Jackman said. “You will experi-ence it all at the St. Patrick’s Day Festival.”

The fun begins tonight at the Green & White Gala with a happy hour at 6 p.m., following by a buf-fet and dancing until 11:30 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Dublin Sister City Association at the Shannon Community Center, and dignitaries from Bray, Ireland, Dublin’s sister city, often attend. The deadline to purchase tickets was last week.

Tomorrow morning a Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Alam-eda County Firefighters Local 55 is open to all, no advance tickets needed, beginning at 7 a.m. at Station 16, 7494 Donohue Drive in Dublin. Pancakes (green!) will be served hot off the griddle for $5, benefiting the local’s charitable efforts.

At 9:30 a.m., the Dublin Lions

Club Parade kicks off from Ama-dor Plaza Road to travel east on Dublin Boulevard, north onto Vil-lage Parkway, and west of Amador Valley Boulevard, ending at Dono-hue Drive.

Seating is available on the curb, and folks bring folding chairs and blankets. If viewers want to hear announcements about the parade participants and see them strut their stuff, the grandstand is lo-cated at 7400 Amador Valley Blvd. next to Oil Changers. Bleacher seat-ing is available.

Organizers suggest parking for the parade and festival on Clark Avenue, which is midway and just a short walk to both events.

On Sunday morning, the 20th annual Shamrock 5K Fun Run & Walk begins at 8:30 a.m. on Dublin Boulevard at Civic Plaza. Packets may be picked up, or last-minute runners can register, from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Dick’s Sporting Goods, 2820 Dublin Blvd.

But the festival is the main event of the weekend.

“We generally get a good crowd — about 80,000 — when the weather is nice,” Mein said. “But since it is on St. Patrick’s Day this year, we might exceed that.”

“The festival is very family friend-ly, there’s a lot to do,” she added.

Although the festival ends at 5 p.m. both days, the carnival rides continue until 7 p.m. Saturday evening.

“Kids love the carnival,” Jackman commented, with its big slide and games and rides for all ages.

And if your idea of Ireland is a cup of tea with a scone and short-bread, the Irish Tea Cottage will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days, in the transformed lobby of City Hall.

“Everyone loves the Tea Cot-tage,” Jackman said. “It’s a respite from the busyness of the festival — tea in beautiful china cups and other treats.”

Organizers keep a close eye on weather predictions and so far were pleased with the forecast for cloudy skies but dry conditions.

“In March, it is 50-50,” Mein noted. “But if it rains, we call that authentic Irish weather.”

The festival is made possible by a volunteer brigade of all ages. To volunteer for next year, call Mein at 556-4508.

Also, no dogs are allowed, even Irish wolfhounds.

Mein sees the festival as a chance for people to get to know Ireland a bit, if from afar.

“Even if you think you don’t like Irish music, give it a try — it’s very infectious,” she said.

For more information, go to dublinstpats.com or call 556-4500.

BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI

CITY OF DUBLIN

Dublin’s St. Patrick’s Day weekend celebrations feature something for everybody, from the parade and pancake breakfast Saturday to the Shamock 5K Fun Run & Walk on Sunday, and of course, the annual festival both days at the Civic Center.


TRI VALLEY LIFE


The Valley Concert Chorale is continuing its Season of Roses with a collection of moving choral pieces in its March concert, “The Eternal Rose,” at 7:30 p.m. this Sat-urday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Pleasanton. The highlight of the concert will be Morten Lauridsen’s “Lux Aeter-na,” a favorite of choral singers — and audiences — around the world. “Mr. Lauridsen is one of, if not the most, heralded choral composers in the world today,” artistic director John Emory Bush said. “His choral works are some of the most mov-ing and inspiring of pieces ever written.” Lauridsen was named an Ameri-can Choral Master by the National Endowment for the Arts and was the 2007 recipient of the National Medal of Arts. The program will also include a “Requiem” by young American composer Daniel Elder, accompa-nied by organ and oboe; Ola Gjeilo’s

“The Ground”; and Paul Mealor’s exciting and triumphant “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing.” Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. High school and college students are $10; chil-dren are free. Order tickets at www.valleyconcertchorale.org or

call 866-4003. The Valley Concert Chorale is in its 55th season of sharing members’ belief in the transforming power of music. Under the direction of John Emory Bush, the chorale has offered performances to serve the diverse musical tastes of its audiences.

Chorale presenting ‘The Eternal Rose’

Concert of ‘most moving and inspiring’ pieces ever written

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Valley Concert Chorale led by artistic director John Emory Bush.

The library will have deals galore at its spring book and media sale next weekend, given by Friends of the Pleasanton Library. Volunteers are sorting through donations this week, arranging the volumes in groupings for easy perusing by customers. The sale begins next Friday evening, from 6-9 p.m., for members of the Friends of the Pleasanton Library to get first crack at the offerings. The sale opens to the public from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat-urday, March 24; and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Sunday, March 25, with thousands of nearly new books, CDs, DVDs, audio

books and more. Most small paperbacks are 50 cents. Most hardbacks and large paperbacks are $1. On Sunday, fill one of the provided bags for $7. Pay with cash, local check or credit card. Funds raised by book sales each spring and fall benefit the library’s materials and programs. Memberships for Friends of the Pleasanton Library are avail-able at the door. Cost is $10 for an annual individual; $100, lifetime individual; $150, life-time couple; $15, annual fam-ily; $200, lifetime family; and $5, annual student through the 12th grade.

—Dolores Fox Ciardelli

Boost your book collection

Friends of Library offering great buys next weekend

Aquila Theatre of New York is bringing its signature style to Jane Austen’s classic romantic tale of two very different sisters’ uneven path to love in “Sense and Sensi-bility” at a single performance at 7:30 p.m next Thursday at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore. Austen’s classic romantic com-edy is filled with hope, heartbreak and unexpected twists as the sis-ters struggle after the untimely

death of their father, in a world that favors the male heir and leaves the women to fend for themselves. Aquila Theatre is known for its reinterpretations of classic plays for contemporary audiences. Tickets are $40-$80, and $17 for student and active military personnel. Visit lvpac.org or call 383-6800.

—Dolores Fox Ciardelli

Jane Austen onstage at Bankhead

New York company to present ‘Sense and Sensibility’

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Aquila Theatre from New York will present Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” in one performance at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore.


Seventy-six trombones will march cross the stage at the Fire-house Arts Center, from March 16-25, when “The Music Man Jr.” is presented by Pleasanton Civic Arts Stage Company in partner-ship with Bay Area Children’s The-atre. The production, performed by and aimed at youngsters, runs approximately one hour, with no intermission. “Based on Meredith Willson’s Tony Award-winning musical com-edy, ‘The Music Man Jr.’ features some of musical theater’s most iconic songs and a story filled with wit, warmth and good old-fash-ioned romance,” said Annie Clark of Bay Area Children’s Theatre. She noted that the show has two complete casts, with 25 actors in each, to give acting experience to more young people. Cast members range in ages from 9 to 16 and come from Pleasanton, San Ramon and Livermore. Approximately two-thirds are returning from previous productions. “Exposure to classic American musical theater is important to cre-ate well-rounded young actors,” Clark said. The story stars a fast-talking trav-eling salesmen, Harold Hill, who lands in River City, Iowa, and gets into hilarious situations as he imper-sonates a music professor to con the town into buying 76 trombones and band uniforms. Many problems arise since Hill does not know the basic notes about music, and the situation is complicated when he falls for the suspicious Marian the librarian. The film adaptation in 1962 starred Robert Preston and Shirley

Jones, and won an Oscar for Best Musical Score. “’The Music Man Jr.’ is family entertainment at its best — a bold, brassy show,” Clark said.

Seventy-six trombones‘The Music Man Jr.’ is coming to Pleasanton

Children onstage

What: ‘The Music Man Jr.’Who: Pleasanton Civic Arts Stage Company with Bay Area Children’s TheatreWhen: March 16-25; 7:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays and SundaysWhere: Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave.Tickets: $12-$18; children and seniors, $7-$13. Go to www.firehousearts.org, call 931-4848, or purchase at the theater box office, 4444 Railroad Ave.

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Marian the librarian and Professor Harold Hill are portrayed by Mason Hekl and Dylan Burlingame in “The Music Man Jr.


Tri-Valley Rotarians are holding an End Polio Now campaign during March and April to collect dona-tions to end the paralyzing disease throughout the world. In 1988 there were 350,000 cases of polio in 125 countries around the world. At that point, Rotary International joined forces with the World Health Organi-zation and UNICEF to push for eradication. In 2017, only three countries had any cases of polio — Nigeria, Pakistan and Afghani-stan — and only 22 cases, a 99% reduction since 1988. “We can see the end is near to

eradicate this terrible crippling disease, but every last child below the age of 5 must be vaccinated,” End Polio Now campaign chair-woman Nancy Harrington said. “An infected child can transmit polio to others for up to six weeks, even when the child exhibits no symptoms.” Polio primarily affects children under 5, invading the nervous sys-tem. It can cause total paralysis with-in hours. The disease is incurable but preventable with the vaccine. In order to say polio is eradi-cated, the world must go for three years without any cases, as hap-pened with smallpox. Unless every

child is reached with the vac-cine, within 10 years, as many as 200,000 cases could surface each year, Harrington said. “To eradicate this disease takes lot of money,” she said. “We are all very serious about this, and it will happen.” Rotary International’s goal is to raise $150 million each year for the next three years, which will be matched by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, two to one. Rotarians from local clubs will make the rounds with donation containers in March and April. Do-nations may also be made at end-polio.org.

Rotarians collecting to end polioOnly three countries had cases in 2017


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STORY BY DENNIS MILLER | PHOTOS BY MIKE SEDLAK

The crack of the bat, the smell of the fresh cut grass — all amid the chatter that comes with baseball.

It’s that time of year as high school baseball season has started. And in Pleasanton, Amador Valley and Foothill High are getting it done on the diamond.

Both teams figure to once again be among the elite in the East Bay Athletic League, as the two schools consistently have strong programs — thanks to the head coaches run-ning the ships.

Lou Cesario at Amador and An-gelo Scavone at Foothill are two of the longest-tenured coaches in Pleasanton, both bringing a passion to the sport and to their teams.

Cesario, who has been coaching for 24 years, is in his 18th season at Amador, while Scavone has been running the Foothill program since 1994, except for a three-year break from 2005-07.

Do the math and you can see both have been coaching longer than their current players have

been alive. The two have brought a strong sense of continuity to the programs, mixed in with success and an old-school approach to the game of baseball.

Baseball is a unique sport at the high school level, as the playing field is something maintained by the program, not the school. Look-ing at the other sports, the football fields (also used for soccer and lacrosse) require little maintenance. The gyms at the respective schools are used for a variety of activities

ranging from physical education classes to school functions, and thus maintained by the schools.

But baseball stands alone. The coaches must take care of the field or it turns into a field of weeds. Luckily for the players at the two schools, they have coaching staffs that embrace the quality of the dia-mond their teams play upon and are willing to put in the work.

Go to either school in the middle of the day and rather than taking a break for themselves, both Scavone

and Cesario can be found in their free time squeezing in some work on their fields.

“It’s my baby,” Cesario said of the Amador field. “I have always looked at it as my classroom. I have been taking care of it since the day I walked on the Amador campus, and we take care of it 365 days a year.”

Scavone echoed the sentiment about the field at Foothill.

“I spend two hours a day taking care of our field,” Scavone said. “If

Amador Valley head baseball coach Lou Cesario (center) is in his 18th season leading the Dons. And they’re off to a strong start, posting a 4-1 record to begin the 2018 season.

Cesario gives some final words to his Dons before they took the field last Friday against Deer Valley, a game Amador went on to dominate 22-0.

Scavone and the Falcons are off to a fast start so far in 2018, undefeated in four games heading into yesterday’s scheduled matchup at Acalanes in Lafayette.

Angelo Scavone, who started managing Foothill baseball in 1994, talks to his baserunner Ryan Stemplinger during the Falcons’ 10-2 home win over College Park last Friday.


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Scavone, also the team’s third-base coach, tells Foothill runners to keep rounding the bases during a hit against College Park.

I didn’t do that, we wouldn’t have an acceptable field. We take great pride in it, as the kids work hard so we want to provide a facility that promotes an atmosphere and culture that will let them develop.”

The diligence the two have for their respective fields is a micro-cosm of what they bring to their baseball programs. Over the years, both have seen changes in high school sports, and hard work on the field is not the only area where due diligence is called for with the staffs.

Funding for prep sports formerly came from the school district, but that ship has sailed, leaving the coaches to do way more than just coach baseball or work on the field.

“The biggest change I have seen over the years has come in terms of district support,” Scavone said. “There has been less and less as the years have gone by, and we are now self-funded in terms of pretty much everything. We have to focus on fundraising and getting donations just to make it work, and it’s getting harder and harder to make ends meet. I would say in my 25 years, I have needed to raise over $250,000 to cover everything.”

Cesario has also felt the financial crunch at Amador.

“We are 100% fully funded by ourselves,” he explained. “I honest-ly need to raise money to buy grass seed. (Fundraising) is stressful every year and it can get rough as some years we don’t raise enough money, so we are forced to cut back on certain things. That’s hard because you want the kids to have nice gear.”

Another big change Cesario has seen over the years is the lack of at-tention the daily newspapers have for high school sports.

“It’s nowhere near the same as it was when I started,” Cesario said of the media coverage. “We used to have reporters at our games, and I really enjoyed talking with them about the game and other teams in the league. Now there’s no one.”

But the game goes on and both work just as hard this year — if not harder — than the day they took over their respective programs. Then again, in the EBAL, hard work is a must.

Competition is something both thrive on. In the past, each has made mention of how tough it is to coach in the EBAL, and according to Cesario, nothing has changed on that front.

“Our league is ultra-competi-tive,” Cesario said. “You have to coach your butt off every day. You can play well and still get thumped for weeks. But I like that you have to work hard every day just to compete.”

With the time the two have turned in, the memories are abun-dant. Some involve certain players, while others relate to something as simple as working with the dozens of players over the years.

For Scavone, it’s been players like Brandon Crawford (currently

with the San Francisco Giants) who Scavone said was the best posi-tion player he has ever coached. Brad Bergeson (formerly with the Baltimore Orioles and Arizona Dia-mondbacks) was mentioned as the best pitcher Scavone has had.

At Amador, Stephen Piscotty — currently a member of the Oakland A’s — has always been a special player to Cesario, but the Ama-dor skipper also mentioned players like Will LaMarche (Giants orga-nization), Chris Keck (Colorado Rockies organization) and Daniel Jackson (Long Beach State) as other top players he has coached.

While it’s easy to run off names of former players, both also em-brace the time spent with their teams over the years.

“The best memories I have are about the kids that have put in the grit and grind into the game,” Sca-vone said. “We have had some kids that have taken the longer route to get to the college game, but they kept working. The great thing is, kids are all on their own timetable. Some develop sooner and others later. I’ve always enjoyed the kids that never quit working.”

Cesario feels much the same way.“The best memories are the re-

lationships with the kids,” Cesa-rio said. “In 2010 when we won league, that was the first for the school in 30 years. That year was also the first North Coast Section title for the school ever.”

As the two have squared off nu-merous times over the years, there’s

Cesario meets with Dons pitcher Mitch Benson in warmups ahead of last week’s home game against Deer Valley.

a high level of mutual respect.“The biggest compliment I can

give him is he is one of the best game day coaches I have ever coached against,” Scavone said of Cesario. “The way he manages the game is fun to watch.”

“Angelo always brings his team ready to play,” Cesario added. “We know we are going to get every-thing Foothill has every time we play them.”

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Amador Valley softball pitcher Danielle Williams threw a perfect game in the Dons’ 5-0 victory over College Park last Saturday, one of two wins for Amador that day.

Williams went seven innings with-out allowing a baserunner and struck out 17 College Park hitters.

Allison Kim drove in a pair of runs for the Dons, with Julia Camelo also bringing in an Amador run. Aynslee

Roberts, Chloe Engel, Mia Hildeb-rand and Bridget Aguilar all added hits for Amador. Earlier in the day the Dons beat Tracy 1-0, with Williams again lead-ing the way. She had a double and drove in the lone run at the plate and struck out 17 again while allowing just two Tracy hits from the circle. Engel and Hannah Kramer also had hits for Amador.

Foothill track and field

Last Saturday, the Falcons brought home both girls titles — frosh/soph and varsity — from the Wolf Pack Relays at Merrill West High in Tracy. On the boys’ side, the frosh/soph and varsity teams finished fourth. Following are the first-place finish-ers for the Falcons:• Girls 4x400 relay: Varsity, Belle Ad-uaka, Carina Stacey, Reece Lombardi,

Abby McKeag. Frosh/soph (F/S), Erin Chin, Elyse Wolhenberg, Ella Swad-ley, Abbey Howe.• Boys 4X400 relay: Varsity, Jack Cruz, Allen Seo, Anthony Lin, Thom-as Kersulis.• Girls pole vault: Varsity, Ashley Bunting (8 feet). F/S, Sydney Sullivan (9 feet). • Girls high jump: F/S, Lauran Twamugabo (4 feet, 4 inches). • Girls triple jump (Foothill sweep): Swadley (31-5.5), Howe (30-3.5), Twamugabo (28-7.5).• Boys 400: Logan Richardson (54.31 seconds).

Foothill tennis

The Falcons are on a roll, sweeping three East Bay Athletic League oppo-nents last week. Foothill defeated San Ramon Val-ley 7-2 led by a strong showing in singles by Kyle Thompson, Shreekar Eedara, Adam Linette, Abhi Eedara and Ani Poruri. The Falcons picked up two victories in doubles, by Alex Yang and Dylan Weiglein at No. 1 and Mark Mouch and Brendan Hwang at No. 3. Next up was another 7-2 win, this one over Monte Vista. Shereekar Eed-ara, Abhi Eedara, Linette and Poruri again took their singles matches, and Yang and Weiglein, and Matt Haskell and Hwang prevailed in doubles. The Falcons ended the week with a

9-0 win over Dublin.

Foothill girls soccer

The Falcons’ season finally came to an end last week in the inaugural NorCal Regional State playoffs with a 4-0 loss to Mitty. The Falcons were one of eight Division I schools in Northern Cali-fornia to be picked to participate in the playoff. With the success of the 2017-18 season, EBAL recognition followed with six players receiving awards voted on by league coaches: Sarah Mirr (2nd Team All-EBAL), Taylor Noval (2nd Team), Peyton Raun (2nd Team), Megan Guerra (Honorable Mention), Allison Jenezon (Honor-able Mention) and Quinn Lombardi (Honorable Mention).

Hart cheer

On Feb. 25, Hart Middle school sent two stunt teams to compete in the USA Jr. Cheer Nationals in Ana-heim, and came away with a national title. Team 2 consisting of Elana Basto, Audrey MacVicar, Laney Lopez and Deanna Juan beat out teams from 11 other schools to claim the champion-ship of the Junior Group Stunt Nov-ice Division.

Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for the

Pleasanton Weekly.

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CCOP basketball champsThe Catholic Community of Pleasanton seventh-grade boys basketball team won the Tri-Valley CYO National Division Championship last month. The team had an overall regular-season record of 9-1 and was a perfect 3-0 in the playoffs on the way to clinching the title. Team members were: (back row, left to right) Ross Kobayashi, Tyler Kubo, Thomas Kim, Aryan Jain, Shloke Suri and Bhavik Singhal, (front, left to right) coach Jason Kubo, Anthony Woods, Ryan Cheong and coach Rodger Kobayashi and (not pictured) Nathan Zhu, Idan Shtepel and Mihir Prakash.

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The Hart Middle School stunt team 2 recently won the championship in the Junior Group Stunt Novice Division at the USA Jr. Cheer Nationals in Anaheim.

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995 Fictitious Name StatementBENTOLICIOUS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 541036 The following person doing business as: BENTOLICIOUS,4833 HOPYARD ROAD, #E-2, PLEASANTON, CA 94588, ALAMEDA COUNTY, is hereby registered by the following owner: HUNAN YUAN RESTAURANT, INC., 5231 MUIRWOOD DRIVE, PLEASANTON, CA 94588. This business is conducted by HUNAN YUAN RESTUARANT, INC., A CORPORATION. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. SIGNATURE OF THE REGISTRANT: LEONARD HSU, MANAGER/SECRETARY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on FEBRUARY 7, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, FEBRUARY 23, MARCH 2, 9, 16, 2018.)

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Mountain Mike’s Pizza FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 541870 The following person doing business as: Mountain Mike’s Pizza, 8951 San Ramon Road, Suite A, Dublin, CA 94568, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Berry Global Channels, Inc., 7600 Ridgeline Drive, Dublin, CA 94568. This business is conducted by Berry Global Channels, Inc. a Corporation. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. Signature of Registrant: Rajesh Berry, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on March 1, 2018.(Pleasanton Weekly, March 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018).

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 525995 The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name. The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Mountain Mike’s Pizza, 8951 San Ramon Road Suite A, Dublin, CA 94568. FILED IN ALAMEDA COUNTY ON: January 3, 2017 UNDER FILE NO. 525995. REGISTRANT’S NAME: Dublin Foods Inc., 8951 San Ramon Road, Suite A, Dublin, CA 94568. THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY Dublin Foods Inc., a corporation. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Alameda County on March 1, 2018.(Pleasanton Weekly, March 9, 16, 23, 30 2018).

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 525994 The following person

has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name. The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: Loard’s Ice Cream, 8951 San Ramon Road, Suite B, Dublin, CA 94568. FILED IN ALAMEDA COUNTY ON: January 3, 2017, UNDER FILE NO. 525994. REGISTRANT’S NAME: Dublin Foods, Inc., 8951 San Ramon Road, Suite B, Dublin, CA 94568. THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY Dublin Foods, Inc., a corporation. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Alameda County on March 1, 2018.(Pleasanton Weekly, March 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018).

Writing in Darkness FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 541755 The following person doing business as: Writing in Darkness, 4185 Cristobal Way, Pleasanton, CA 94566, Alameda County, is hereby registered by the following owner: Axel Salomon Gonzalez, 4185 Cristobal Way, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is conducted by Axel Salomon Gonzalez an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein February 24, 2018. Signature of Registrant, Axel Salomon Gonzalez, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on February 26, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2018).

Equity Enterprises FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 542283 The following person doing business as: Equity Enterprises, 4460 Black Ave., Suite L, Pleasanton, CA 94566, Alameda County, is hereby registered by the following owner: Bradley A. Hirst, 2456 Minivet Court, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is conducted by Bradley A. Hirst, an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein July 1,1975. Signature of Registrant: Bradley A. Hirst, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on March 9, 2018.(Pleasanton Weekly, March 16, 23, 30, April 6, 2018).

997 All Other LegalsORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY Case No.: RG18894342 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: GENIE CAROLE HOLLI filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: GENIE CAROLE HOLLI to GENIE CAROLE HOLLIE. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: APRIL 13, 2018, 11:30 a.m., Dept.: 24 of the Superior Court of California, County of ALAMEDA, 1221 OAK STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94612. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: PLEASANTON WEEKLY. Date: FEBRUARY 22, 2018 WYNNE S. CARVILL, JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (PLEASANTON WEEKLY, MARCH 2, 9, 16, 23, 2018)

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Real EstateCalendarTheaterTHOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Pleasanton high school actors and musicians are donning flappers’ caps and rosining their bows for their annual musical extravaganza, this year taking on the 1920’s-set classic “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” The shows for closing weekend are Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinee at 2 p.m. in the Amador Theater, 1155 Santa Rita Road. Tickets, $15 and are available on the Firehouse Arts Center’s website at www.firehousearts.org.

Food & Drink ST. PATRICK’S DAY DINNER FOR VETS Support The Veterans Memorial Building of the San Ramon Valley at our Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner on March 17, 5 p.m., 400 Hartz Ave., Danville. This fundraiser includes dinner, silent auction, live auction and door prizes. All funds collected go directly to pay for the expenses of the Veterans Wing of the building, which helps support 9 local Veterans organizations. $40 per person. Order tickets from Lee Halverson at [email protected]. For more info, visit www.vmbsrv.org.

Lessons & Classes LAWYERS IN THE LIBRARY Members of the Alameda County Bar Association visit the Pleasanton Public Library on the third Tuesday of each month to give free 15-20 minute consultations. Appointments are by lottery. Register from 5:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m.; names selected at 5:50 p.m. 400 Old Bernal Avenue. Call 931-3400, ext. 7.

PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY USER GROUP The PT Users Group meets at 10 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd. The usual format is 2-3 presentations by various presenters. Topics include internet use, email, photos, security, help with Windows 7/8/10, smart phones, tablets. Cost is $2.00 to $2.50. Call 931-5365.

Health & Wellness AL-ANON AND ALATEEN Have you been affected by someone’s drinking? Al-Anon and Alateen offer hope and strength for families and friends of problem drinkers. Contact 277-7661 or [email protected]. Go to www.alanonTriValley.org. Pleasanton.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) TRI-VALLEY NAMI Tri-Valley Parent Resource and Support Group meets for parents with children to age 17 diagnosed or suspected of having bipolar or other mood disorders. It meets from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Pathways To Wellness, 5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 114. The group is free, drop-in, no registration required. For more info contact Marsha McInnis at 980-5331 or [email protected].

GRIEF WORKSHOP The death of a loved one is unlike any other loss. Grieving people need time and space to honor their grief. Although there is no right or wrong path, there are Stepping Stones that are part of each grief journey and we will explore them. Join us Thursday

at 7:30 p.m., March 22, at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 4001 Stoneridge Drive. Call Eleanor Flatley at 846-8708 for more info.

Community Groups ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION BRANCH 285 The Italian Catholic Federation, Branch 285, a social/philanthropic organization, invites those who love all things Italian to join us for a potluck and guest speaker event at 6 p.m. the third Friday of the month at St. Elizabeth Seton Church, 4001 Stoneridge Drive. Call Judy at 462-2487.

PLEASANTON NORTH ROTARY We meet every Friday for lunch 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Haps Original Steaks and Seafood at 122 West Neal Street. Learn more about us online: www.pnr-rotary.org. Public Relations Contact: Stacey Blaney, 872-4036, email: [email protected] or call 519-0669.

LIVERMORE VALLEY COIN CLUB Livermore Valley Coin Club is for anyone in the Tri-Valley interested in coin collection. Meetings are held the third Tuesday of the month at the Livermore Library, 1188 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore. Meet and greet at 7 p.m., business meeting, 7:30 p.m.

MOTHERS WITH A PURPOSE Mothers With a Purpose meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Foothill High School Library, 4375 Foothill Road. Mothers with a Purpose was formed by local moms to offer support to families affected by addiction. Visit www.motherswithapurpose.org.

Religion & Spirituality MOM2MOM MEETINGS Moms and grandmothers of all ages are welcome to join the Mom2mom group based on the Titus 2 women where the older moms are mentoring the younger moms. Parenting tips, guest speakers, crafts and practical life applications. Meetings are 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. the first and third Wednesdays of the month at Harvest Valley Church, 3200 Hopyard Road. Contact Valerie Fleming at 484-2482 ext. 121 or [email protected].

Government MeetingsZONE 7 WATER AGENCY BOARD MEETING The Board of Directors meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Zone 7 offices, located at 100 North Canyons Parkway in Livermore. Board meetings are open to the public. Community members may provide comment on any agenda item, and may address the Board about non-agenda items during each meeting’s Citizens Forum. Agendas are posted at least 72 hours prior to meetings.

PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL The Pleasanton City Council meets on the first and third Tuesdays each month at 7 p.m. in the council chamber at the Pleasanton Civic Center, 200 Old Bernal Ave.

Brentwood3 BEDROOMS

794 Franklin Drive $712,000Sat 1-4 Jo Ann Luisi 321-6104

Dublin5 BEDROOMS

4629 Redwood Avenue $1,215,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Mark James 216-0454

Fremont3 BEDROOMS

42741 Mayfair Park Avenue Call for priceSat/Sun 1-4 Fabulous Properties 980-0273/519-8226

5 BEDROOMS

45555 Cheyenne Place $1,649,950Sat/Sun 1-5 Joseph Sabeh, Jr. 415-385-6442

Livermore3 BEDROOMS

1620 Placer Circle $799,290Sat/Sun 1-4 Lisa Sterling-Sanchez 980-926555 Riverstone Common $789,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Linda Traurig 382-97466466 Rosemary Common $749,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Miranda Mattos 336-7653

4 BEDROOMS

1256 Diamond Court $835,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Gina Huggins 640-3762

5 BEDROOMS

531 LaGrange Lane $1,395,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Linda Futral 980-3561

Pleasanton3 BEDROOMS

4078 Cristobal Way $865,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Emily Barraclough/Wendy Harmon

895-7253/264-9563627 East Angela Street Call for priceSat/Sun 1-4 Tim McGuire 462-76536526 Sierra Lane $800,000Sat/Sun 2-4 Doug Buenz 785-777

4 BEDROOMS

1370 Briones Court Call for priceSat/Sun 1-4 Tim McGuire 462-765312 Deer Oaks Drive $2,149,000Sun 1-4 Tim McGuire 462-76534131 Graham Street $895,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Kris Moxley 519-90803302 Prairie Drive $1,400,000sFri. 10:30-1:30/Sun 1-3 Dave & Sue Flashberger

463-0436

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9220 Longview Drive $2,175,000Sun 1-4 Janice Habluetzel 699-31221124 Piemonte Drive $2,850,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Fabulous Properties 980-0273/519-82263720 Raboli Street $2,499,000Sun 1-4 Fabulous Properties 980-0273/519-8226

San Ramon4 BEDROOMS

411 Old Ranch Court $1,625,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Fabulous Properties 980-0273/519-8226

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1757 GREENWOOD ROAD, PLEASANTONLocation, Location, Location. This Highly Updated Single-Story Country Model in Desirable Pleasanton Valley Neighborhood offers a Recently Remodeled Kitchen (2016), Three Bedrooms, Two Remodeled Baths, Hardwood Floors, Crown Molding, Plantations Shutters, Spacious Rear Yard with Stamped Concrete and Pergola. The Adorable Front Porch allows you to enjoy a Cup of Coffee or a Glass of Wine. Located Walking Distance to All Levels of Schools, Shopping, Post Office, Neighborhood Parks and Downtown Pleasanton. For More Photos and information go to 1757greenwood.com or call the Blaise Lofland Group for a Private Showing.

SOLD FOR $1,142,000

PLEASANTON VALLEY

715 MONTEVINO DRIVE, PLEASANTONBlaise Lofland Real Estate Group Represented the Buyer in the Purchase of this Attractive Custom Built Home In Family Friendly Vintage Heights. Four Large Bedrooms Plus Den And 3.5 Bathrooms. This Open Floor Plan Home Is Tastefully Upgraded in Crowned Molding, Baseboards & Plantation Shutters Throughout. Updated Granite Slab Gourmet Kitchen W/ Stainless Steel Appliances, Center Island, Recessed Lighting, Hardwood Floors, Three Fireplaces, 1 Full Bedroom And Bath Downstairs, Gorgeous Master Suite W/ Retreat Area, Stunning Master Bathroom, Soaring Ceilings, 3 Car Garage, Beautiful Rear Grounds With Peaceful Sitting Areas & Pergola, So Much To List! Too Many Features And Updates.

SOLD FOR $1,648,000

VINTAGE HEIGHTS

4105 PLEASANTON AVE., PLEASANTONLike New-Customized Downtown Home! Recently Remodeled Bathrooms & Gourmet Kitchen-GE SS Appliances! Travertine Floors, Plantation Shutters, Upgraded, Crown Molding, Newer Wrought Iron Stair Bannister, Anderson French Doors, Upgraded Lighting, Closet Organizers, Expanded Front Porch with New Large Walnut Front Door, Covered Outdoor Living Area with Paver Patio, Beautiful Landscaped! Premium Lot in the Neighborhood! Adjacent to Park! Walk to Main Street! Downtown! Don't Miss this one. It's Turn Key and exceptional! For More Photos and information go to 4105pleasanton.com or call the Blaise Lofland Group for a Private Showing.

SOLD FOR $1,325,000

ST. JOHNS PLACE

5751 ATHENOUR COURT, PLEASANTONPremium Location! Don’t Miss this Three Bedroom, Plus Office (4th area), Two and One-Half Bathroom Single Family Home in The Western Hills of Pleasanton Ridge off Foothill Road. This Property Backs to Tree Lined Open Space. Private Rear Yard with Patio, Brand New Interior Paint & Carpeting, Fireplace, Balcony, Central Air Conditioning, Tile Roof, Professionally Staged. Conveniently Located for Commute Access to 580/680 Interchange, BART’s Western Station, Stoneridge Mall and Just Minutes to Main Street and Several Livermore Valley Wineries!

SOLD FOR $1,150,000

MOLLER RANCH

21 SUSAN COURT, ALAMO The Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group represented the buyers! The beautiful expanded & remodeled single Level Home is located on large .60-acre lot with spacious private rear grounds with newer pool & spa. Privacy is provided by the gated driveway and conveys an estate impression. Three Bedrooms, two bathrooms, plus office with fireplace. Approximately 3500 Square Feet, with Expansive Great Room offers the blending of a large gourmet kitchen and family room for entertaining. The owned solar system provides energy savings. Just a short walk to downtown Alamo and children can attend quality schools.

SOLD FOR $2,175,000

WESTSIDE ALAMO

474 AMARAL CIRCLE, PLEASANTONBlaise Lofland Real Estate Group represented the Buyer in the Purchase of this Original Condition Single Level Home on Premium .32 Acre Lot. Super Location on Amaral Circle in Downtown Pleasanton. Tremendous Potential with this Three Bedroom, Two Bathroom Home. Plenty of Room for Expansion and Remodeling with this Oversized Lot. Lots of Mature, Large, Beautiful Trees on Neighboring Lots to Enjoy! For more information, contact the Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group!

SOLD FOR $905,000

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414 PIONEER TRAILS PLACE, PLEASANTONSingle Level Custom Home in Country Setting Tucked Back on Secluded Private Lane, but close to Downtown, Commute Access and City Conveniences. This Home is Solar Powered with Owned Solar Photovoltaic System (Installed Year?). Free Home Energy for Years to Come! This Private .33 Acre (14,357) Lot is Nicely Landscaped with Trees, Small Vineyard and In-Ground Pool & Spa. There are Four Good Sized Bedrooms Plus Loft Area, 2 and 1/2 Bathrooms and Approximately 3174 Square Feet. New Carpeting throughout. Large Gourmet Kitchen Open to Generous Family Room for Great Room Concept. Home offers a spacious Master Suite with Tub, Separate Shower and Walk-In Closet. Enjoy Downtown and Nearby Livermore Valley Wineries!

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2499 MERLOT LANE , LIVERMOREBeautiful Single Level Home in the Desirable Tapestry Neighborhood, by Shea Homes. This Premium Convenient Location is in the Heart of Livermore’s Wine Country and Near Beautiful Downtown Livermore. This Home Includes Four Bedrooms Plus Office (Currently 5th), Two and a Half Bathroom and 2,755 Square Feet and 3 -Car Garage on Premium .33 Acre Lot. New Carpets! Enjoy the Resort-Like Private Rear Grounds with In-Ground Pool & Spa, Outdoor BBQ and Bar Area, Professionally Landscaped with Large Grass Play Area, and Putting Green. It’s an Entertainer’s Dream! The Spacious Floor Plan Has High Ceilings and Many Windows for Natural Light. Gourmet Kitchen is Open to Family Room. Formal Living and Dining Room Provide Views of the Rear Grounds. Energy Efficient Home with Both House & Pool Solar. Don’t Miss this Great South Livermore Location!

OFFERED AT $1,299,950

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Pending Sales5215 Riverdale Court, Pleasanton

7857 Driftwood Way, Pleasanton

4866 Treewood Court, Pleasanton

6570 Arlington Drive, Pleasanton


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Built in 1956 - Located in the heart of Pleasanton and close to award winning schools, this single story home offers original wood floors, 4 bedrooms 2 baths with a living room and family room. Newer HVAC, dual pane windows and side yard access are a few additional features of the home.

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Located in our “Birdland” area and within a court, this HERITAGE Model offers 6 bedrooms and 3 baths with 2,560 sqft. One bedroom and full bath are on the main level. New carpet and paint along with its nicely landscaped yards, a pool, mature trees and a garden area is a place you’ll want to call home.

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ADDITIONAL HOMES COMING SOON:• 4 bdr 2 ½ bath tri-level with court location in Vintage Hills.

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This spectacular townhouse was remodeled from top to bottom with one bedroom and full bath on the main level and the master bedroom and bath on the upper level. A one car garage and a carport are additional features. Are your ready to sell your townhouse for a great price?

When is a good time to sell a home? My seller was thrilled to be able to welcome the new buyer of this home to Pleasanton. The single story home offered 4 bedrooms and 2.5 baths on a private and beautifully landscaped lot.

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A rare opportunity to live in a gated community for the senior residents 55 years and older. This single story offers a versatile space with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths along with a formal dining room and office (optional 3rd bedroom). The rear yard is lovely cared for with the array of fruit trees and spectacular plantings

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Tucked in an area that few know about this custom home offered a location nestled near a creek along with a private setting. 5 bdr/4 bath with 3,420 sq.ft. on a 10,000+ lot. I enjoy helping buyers find the perfect home in those unique locations.

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Attention Buyers: If you’re looking to buy a home in Pleasanton, and you’re not already working with an agent, you need to call me today. We’ve got upcoming listings and some may sell without going on the market. Neighborhoods include:

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4629 REDWOOD AVENUE, DUBLIN

5bd/3ba, 2,575 sq ft, 5,490 lot sq ftOffered at $1,215,000

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7702 OAK CREEK COURT, PLEASANTON

5 bd/3ba, 2,523 sq ft, 6,359 lot sq ftOffered at $1,319,000

PENDING

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39 SILVER OAKS COURT, PLEASANTON

5 bd/5.5 ba, 6,490 sq ft, 1 acre lotCall for details

COMING SOON

1370 BRIONES COURT, PLEASANTON

4bd/4.5ba, 4,391 sq ft, .24 acre lotCall for details

47 SILVER OAKS COURT, PLEASANTON

5 bd/5.5ba, 6,189 sqft, 1.75 acres lotOffered at $4,250,000

SOLD

4bd/3.5ba 4,906 sq ft, 1.2 acre lotOffered at $2,149,000

12 DEER OAKS DRIVE, PLEASANTON

627 EAST ANGELA STREET, PLEASANTON

3bd/2ba, 1,418 sq ft, 8,010 lot sq ftCall for details

4953 BLACK AVENUE, PLEASANTON

5 bd/3.5 ba, 3,065 sq ft, 8,100 lot sq ftOffered at $1,410,000

PENDING

IN 5 DAYS

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5136 BLACKBIRD DRIVE, PLEASANTON

4bd/2.5ba, 2,147 sq ft, 8,050 lot sq ftOffered at $1,310,000

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9302 BENZON DRIVE, PLEASANTONLocated in the community of “The Preserves”, this beautiful corner lot 4000 sq

this home offers 5 bedrooms and 4 1/2 bathrooms. Every bedroom has an

OFFERED AT $2,148,000

409 BERNAL AVENUE, LIVERMOREBeautiful mid century modern 4 bedrooms, 2 baths singe story with

OFFERED AT $759,000

PENDING


THE ADDRESS IS PLEASANTON

THE EXPERIENCE IS A�IN PINEL

PLEASANTON $2,175,000

9220 Longview Drive | 5/3.5bdJanice Habluetzel | 925.699.3122

License # 1385523OPEN SUNDAY 1:00-4:00

PLEASANTON $2,149,000

12 Deer Oaks Drive | 4bd/3.5ba Tim McGuire | 925.462.7653

License # 1349446 | OPEN SUNDAY 1:00-04:00

LIVERMORE $1,395,000

531 LaGrange Lane | 5bd/3ba Linda Futral | 925.980.3561

License # 1257605OPEN SAT & SUN 1:00-4:00

DUBLIN $1,215,000

4629 Redwood Avenue | 5bd/3ba Mark James | 925.216.0454


PLEASANTON $895,000

4131 Graham Street | 4bd/2baKris Moxley | 925.519.9080


LIVERMORE $835,000

1256 Diamond Court | 4bd/2ba Gina Huggins | 925.640.3762


MOUNTAIN HOUSE $638,000

466 West San Juan Court | 4bd/2ba Linda Futral | 925.980.3561

License # 1257605BY APPOINTMENT

PLEASANTON PRICE UPON REQUEST

627 East Angela Street | 3bd/2ba Tim McGuire | 925.462.7653


CASTRO VALLEY PRICE UPON REQUEST

19219 Almond Road | 3bd/1ba Leslie Faught | 925.784.7979

License # 1027778BY APPOINTMENT

LIVERMORE $789,000

55 Riverstone Common | 3bd/2.5ba Linda Traurig | 925.382.9746


LIVERMORE $749,000

6466 Rosemary Common | 3bd/2.5ba Miranda Mattos | 925.336.7653


BRENTWOOD $712,000

794 Franklin Drive | 3bd/2.5baJo Ann Luisi | 925.321.6104

License # 01399250OPEN SATURDAY 1:00-4:00

Square footage, acreage, and other information herein, has been received from one or more of a variety of different sources.Such information has not been verified by Alain Pinel Realtors®. If important to buyers, buyers should conduct their own investigation.

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