Rome is burning. If the Pleasanton City Council majority of Mayor Karla Brown and Councilmembers Valerie Arkin, Jeff Nibert and Julie Testa have their way, we might not have the people or the water pressure to put out the fire.
For more than 25 years, Dave Hudson has been a familiar face on the San Ramon City Council dais and around town. But not for the past two months or so. The council did the right thing by agendizing the discussion on his status.
The first priority of a school district is the safety of the students. Or at least it should be. A pattern shows this is definitely not the case at San Ramon Valley Unified School District.
The video of the altercation outside of the Pleasanton Library on Jan. 19 between two Pleasanton Middle School students posted on social media showed a vicious attack, and caused fear and frustration throughout the community.
That s right; it s a time for celebration here as the Embarcadero Media East Bay Division marks its 23rd anniversary. The debut edition of the Pleasanton Weekly published on the final Friday of January 2000: Read All About It!