Walnut Creek Sets Nov. 11 Veterans Day Ceremony at Lesher Center
The City of Walnut Creek will hold its annual free Veterans Day ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 11, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Lesher…
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Earlier stories
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Civic life
Billionaires Spend $300M Against Prop. 40 as Feds Probe SFUSD Course
Campaign finance filings show California billionaires have spent roughly $304 million opposing Proposition 40 and backing competing…
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Menlo Park Downtown Housing Plan Faces Up to $45M Funding Gap
Menlo Park’s plan to partner with Related California to build at least 345 affordable apartments on three downtown parking lots faces…
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Alameda Delegates Reflect on Boys & Girls State as Altarena Opens
Nine Alameda high school seniors sponsored by American Legion Post 647 shared insights from the California Boys & Girls State civic…
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Defense Grills FBI Agent in Ex-Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao Trial
As the federal corruption trial of former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her partner Andre Jones entered its second week Tuesday,…
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Martinez Announces Marina Closures for King Tides Through January
The City of Martinez has announced temporary daytime closures at the Martinez Marina and Waterfront Park for five extreme high tide…
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Hops & Scotch Closes at Avalon as Lesher Center Unveils Holiday Lineup
Hops & Scotch Taproom & Whiskey Bar has closed after more than eight years at Avalon Walnut Creek on Treat Boulevard, even as…
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Bipartisan House Pledge Urges Lawmakers to Seat Midterm Winners
Among the eight Republicans and one Republican-caucusing independent in California’s U.S.
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Report Urges Direct Intervention Powers for New K-12 Commissioner
A new report published through the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence by researchers Heather Hough and Jason Willis…
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California Prepares K-12 Overhaul Under New Education Commissioner
Under Assembly Bill 181—proposed by Gov.
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California Orders Lenders to Explain Wildfire Claim Payout Delays
California’s Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency and the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation have ordered…
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Outside PACs Spend Record $6M+ in California Insurance Chief Race
Independent expenditure committees have spent a record $6 million-plus in the Nov. 3 race for California insurance commissioner…
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Sycamore Valley Park fields get turf work and a lighting tune-up
The Town of Danville Maintenance Services Department has completed its late-October athletic field aeration, drainage inspection, and…
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Community
Kayaker Films Great White Shark Near Half Moon Bay; SFDanceworks
Kayak fisherman David Slavich captured dramatic footage of a 6-to-7-foot great white shark circling his boat off Pillar Point in Half…
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49ers Trade Fourth-Round Pick to Colts to Reacquire DeForest Buckner
The San Francisco 49ers agreed Tuesday to send a fourth-round draft pick to the Indianapolis Colts in exchange for 32-year-old Pro…
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Oakland Roots Fall 3-2 in Finale as Piedmont Opens NCS Playoffs
Oakland Roots SC saw its USL Championship playoff hopes end in a 3-2 regular-season finale defeat at Sacramento Republic FC despite…
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East Bay Sophomore Builds Blockwork Site for Safe Teen Chores
Aaditya Kamat, a 10th grader at American High School in Fremont, created Blockwork (blockwork.online) to connect teenagers with…
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Pleasanton opens applications for Dec. 5 Hometown Holiday Parade
The City of Pleasanton has opened participant registration, volunteer sign-ups, and announcer video auditions through Sunday, Nov. 22,…
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Town of Danville Dedicates Resurfaced Cushioned Tennis and Pickleball Courts with Redwood Shade Arbors at Osage Station Park
Crack-resistant post-tensioned court surfacing, acoustic perimeter windscreens, and a rose-bordered seating pergola at 816 Brookside…
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Town of Danville and Museum of the San Ramon Valley Unveil Restored 1891 Southern Pacific Depot Platform and Telegraph Gallery
Heart-redwood station eaves, permeable brick Iron Horse Trail promenade, and interactive railroad telegraph exhibits refresh 205…
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East Bay Regional Park District and Danville Horsemen Dedicate Equestrian Staging Corral and Solar Kiosk at Las Trampas Wilderness
Permeable horse-trailer turnaround bays, galvanized mounting paddocks, and a satellite emergency call box at 18012 Bollinger Canyon…
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Town of Danville Dedicates Resurfaced Permeable Lacrosse and Soccer Turf Field with Shielded LED Lighting at Diablo Vista Park
Cork-cooled synthetic carpet, zero-uplight sports luminaires, and shaded team benches at 1000 Tassajara Ranch Drive expand evening…
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Town of Danville and County Connection Debut Zero-Emission Electric Trolley Stop and Brick Pavilion at Danville Livery
Battery-electric vintage-styled weekend shuttle, real-time e-ink arrival boards, and shaded bench seating at 400 Sycamore Valley Road…
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Town of Danville Dedicates Permeable Synthetic-Turf Softball Infields and Shaded Dugouts at Sycamore Valley Park
Cork-infill terracotta basepaths, perforated steel dugout canopies, and solar LED scoreboards at 2101 Holbrook Drive keep youth…
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Town of Danville Opens All-Abilities Sensory Music Garden and Inclusive Playground Expansion at Oak Hill Park
Tactile acoustic chimes, a flush-entry wheelchair glider swing, and poured safety surfacing at 3005 Stone Valley Road welcome children…
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Town of Danville Completes Motorized Acoustic Drapery and LED Stage Rigging Retrofit at Historic Village Theatre
Automated velvet sound banners, fanless theatrical spotlights, and a backstage wheelchair lift modernize the 1913 Front Street…
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National Park Service and Town of Danville Launch Zero-Emission Shuttle and Restored Courtyard at Eugene O’Neill Tao House
Quiet 16-passenger battery-electric minibus departs the Museum of the San Ramon Valley on Railroad Avenue for guided autumn tours of…
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Town of Danville and Contra Costa County Reopen Renovated Canine Corrals at Hap Magee Ranch Park
Subsurface French drains, engineered K9 turf aprons, cedar agility ramps, and stainless-steel paw-wash stations upgrade the two-acre…
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Town of Danville and Regional Park Rangers Reopen Resurfaced Equestrian and Multi-Use Trailhead at Sycamore Valley
Crews install all-weather decomposed granite footings, horse trailer turnaround bays, and self-closing gate latches connecting…
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Town of Danville Activates Real-Time Ultrasonic Creek Stage Gauges Along San Ramon Creek Bridges
Public Works and emergency managers link five solar radar sensors at Hartz Avenue, Diablo Road, and Sycamore Valley Road to a public…
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San Ramon Valley Veterans Memorial Building Opens Autumn Archival Exhibition on Hartz Avenue in Danville
Local historians and veterans organizations unveil digitized twentieth-century service letters, flight logs, and student oral-history…
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Town of Danville and Volunteer Naturalists Plant Monarch Pollinator Waystation Along Iron Horse Trail
Landscape crews establish 1,200 native narrow-leaf milkweed, California lilac, and golden yarrow plants near the Railroad Avenue Depot…
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Town of Danville Energizes Solar Carport Canopy and Battery Microgrid at Oak Hill Park
The 240-kilowatt photovoltaic array shades parking stalls along Stone Valley Road while powering park sports lighting and emergency…
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Village Theatre opens bookings for November concerts and stagecraft
The historic Front Street venue opens ticket reservations for November acoustic concerts, chamber theatre productions, and…
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Danville Advances Hap Magee Ranch Park Stewardship and Iron Horse Trail Crossing Upgrades
Town maintenance crews refresh canine park drainage and historic cottage pathways while engineers synchronize trail beacons.
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Things to do
Livermore’s Bankhead Theater Unveils November and December Lineup
Livermore Valley Arts has announced the November and December 2026 holiday season at the Bankhead Theater on First Street, featuring…
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Fremont Art Association Hosts Rachel Maple Chinese Painting Demo
The Fremont Art Association will host guest artist Rachel Maple on Wednesday, Nov. 4, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at its gallery at 37697…
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Fremont Cultural Arts Council Names Moon Writing Contest Winners
More than 150 visitors at Half Price Books in the Fremont Hub cast 581 individual votes in the Fremont Cultural Arts Council’s “Living…
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San Ramon, Danville, and East Bay Cities Set 2026 Tree Lightings
Communities across San Ramon, Danville, Martinez, Fairfield, Dublin, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Concord, and Pleasanton have announced…
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Pleasanton Library Van Zippy Visits Ridgeview Commons Nov. 5
The City of Pleasanton Library and Recreation Department outreach vehicle, Zippy, will visit Ridgeview Commons Senior Community on…
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Tri-Valley Veterans Day parade and concert set for Nov. 8
The 29th Annual Tri-Valley Veterans Day Parade and Concert will take place Sunday, Nov. 8, starting at 1 p.m. at Veterans Memorial…
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Juried art show and family matinees open on Front Street
The Town of Danville’s Village Theatre and Art Gallery on Front Street has unveiled its late-autumn juried visual arts exhibition and…
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Museum launches history walks and exhibits at the 1891 railroad depot
The Museum of the San Ramon Valley in downtown Danville has launched its late-autumn schedule of guided historic walking tours and…
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Autumn art show and live watercolor demos open at Blackhawk Gallery
The Alamo Danville Artists Society is presenting its autumn fine art exhibition at the Blackhawk Gallery in Danville, highlighted by…
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Business
California and FTC Sue Dollar General Over Checkout Price Overcharges
California joined the Federal Trade Commission and 19 other states on Tuesday in a federal lawsuit filed in the U.S.
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Weather & safety
Hayward Police and Marine Mammal Center Rescue Seal From Roadway
Hayward Police Department officers responded to a call about a seal wandering in the middle of a roadway and kept the animal safe…
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State Climate Assessment Warns of Six-Day Bay Area Heat Waves and Rising Wildfire Power Costs
California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment warns that statewide temperatures are projected to rise 3.5 to 4.3 degrees Fahrenheit by…
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County Connection bolsters school buses to ease Diablo Road traffic
County Connection is reinforcing its dedicated 600-series school bus routes serving Danville middle and high schools this autumn to…
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Lake Del Valle boats face 30-day quarantine after golden mussels found
The East Bay Regional Park District and California Department of Fish and Wildlife have classified Lake Del Valle as infested…
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Real Estate
California Builds 692,000 Homes Since 2019 Yet Lags Annual Need
State housing director Gustavo Velasquez told the Little Hoover Commission that more than 692,000 homes have been built in California…
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