16+ hour, 3+ min ago  (316+ words) Comic book culture " and everything in its orbit " is set to be celebrated at the Bankhead Theater when Comic Con Livermore returns "for a day of adventure, creativity and family fun" this Saturday." Billed as "a place where fandoms collide…...

16+ hour, 5+ min ago  (106+ words) Pleasanton Weekly Meet Novita, a charming 4-year-old cat with a big heart and an even bigger personality! She loves spending time with others, soaking up attention and being part of the fun. Novita thrives with a cat-savvy adopter who understands…...

23+ hour, 13+ min ago  (435+ words) The East Bay Regional Park District last week announced its purchase of a property in Doolan Canyon, signaling a step toward possibly opening the area's preserve for public access and recreational opportunities. Known as the Olsen property, the newly acquired…...

23+ hour, 30+ min ago  (543+ words) The Pleasanton Planning Commission will be voting Wednesday on adopting several resolutions that would move the city one step closer to annexing a large plot of land in East Pleasanton where a developer plans to build nearly 200 single-family homes. If…...

15+ hour, 45+ min ago  (472+ words) PG&E is warning Bay Area customers about a new scam involving QR codes and barcodes, with customers across the utility's service area losing more than $211, 000 to impostors in the first half of the year alone. The scam begins with…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (228+ words) The city of Pleasanton will be featured on national television this Saturday morning as part of a new educational series called "Now We Know with Steve Guttenberg" on CNBC. According to the trailer for the Pleasanton-themed episode, the segment will…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (1468+ words) The nation's largest public four-year university may soon be barred from replacing faculty with generative AI as a bill backed by a union of professors comes nearer to reaching the governor's desk. Few examples exist of the California State University's…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (365+ words) Public school operations professional Amy Nichols is returning to the Tri-Valley after being hired as the new assistant superintendent of business services for the Dublin Unified School District. Nichols, who spent five years with the Pleasanton Unified School District earlier…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1198+ words) And then there were none. Around this time last year, in a column aptly titled "Anybody there? , I lamented the future of Tri-Valley school district communications as two of the four director-level public information officers were being laid off amid…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago  (532+ words) The city of Pleasanton's city clerk office will be hosting a "pre-nomination orientation session" next Thursday (June 25) for residents who are thinking about running for mayor or a seat on the City Council. The free orientation session will take place…...