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NEWS School district wrapping up superintendent search5

TRI VALLEY LIFE ‘Enchanted April’ musical premiere16

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The annual Mr. Amador show, an event held at Amador Val-ley High, is really turning out

to be a family affair. My grandson, Jordan Nally, was a contestant in 2011, and this year my grand-daughter, Bailey Little, along with her co-director, Aubrey Krieger, is in charge of the event. The time and effort that goes into making the event a success is incredible, and I’ve been lucky enough to have a front-row seat since December, when my wife Jan and I hosted their first fundraiser. This isn’t your typical contest of tal-ent or other pageant-like elements — it’s all about the cash. Cash for a very worthy cause, that is. All of the proceeds are donated to the George Mark Children’s House, a palliative care facility located in San Leandro. When Bailey first visited the house last year, she saw first-hand the compassionate care given to children and their families who are facing devastating medical issues. She was moved to see that fami-lies can stay together in the com-fortable, home-like atmosphere. Since families never see a bill, Mr. Amador’s donation of $27,575 from last year’s show was much ap-preciated. Bailey hopes to surpass that number this year. The student-run program in-volves hundreds of volunteer hours. The directors start planning in the summer, with the committee and boys joining them in Decem-ber. During twice-weekly practices,

the boys must learn several choreo-graphed dances, plan and practice individual talents to perform at the show and participate in several key fundraisers during the season. It’s challenging to balance their already-busy schedules with these additional commitments, but they do it beautifully and without com-plaint. It’s obvious why these 10 were selected to participate. They represent the best Amador spirit and recognize the truly remarkable service the George Mark Children’s House provides. Mr. Amador’s two shows will be held April 25 at 5 p.m. and again at 7:45 p.m. at the Amador Theater. This is the culmination of the team’s months of work where the 10 contestants will showcase their talents. The goal is to impress the audience enough to buy their vote by placing money in their in-dividual donation boxes located in the lobby, where there will also be a silent auction. I’ve got my eye on the basketball donated by the War-riors and signed by the team. The night will end with a live auction where everyone can bid for the opportunity to go on a date with one of the 10 boys. The title of Mr. Amador 2016 goes to the con-testant who raises the most money. To make a donation, visit www.tinyurl.com/donatemrav. Tickets for both shows are available online at http://mramadorcommittee.wix.com/mramador2016 and at the door. Hope to see you on April 25.

AROUND PLEASANTON

BY JEB BING

About the CoverGraceway Church in Pleasanton has changed names, switched to another Presbyterian denomination and will soon be moving to a new home. Graceway’s choir sings at a recent Sunday service, one of the church’s last before it moves to a temporary space during renovations to its new building on Quarry Lane. Photo by Meredith Bauer. Cover design by Kristin Brown.

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Mr. Amador — A family affair

BAILEY LITTLE

The contestants for Mr. Amador at the April 25 show are (back row, from left) Cole Torquemada, Arsh Singh, Jack Naughton, Thomas Herz and Thomas Serrano, and (front row) Justin Clark, Mark Molz, Austin Lucero, Gavin Wallace and Jeffrey Klei.

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Pleasanton animal services officer Frankie Blavet took in two baby owls last week after they tumbled from their nest inside a Pleasanton warehouse (one owlet shown in closeup at left). The young birds were checked for injuries at Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital and returned to their mother a day later.

Baby owls taken in by Pleasanton police after fall from nest

Young birds evaluated at Lindsay Wildlife hospital, later reunited with mother owl

The targets had flown the coop, but Officer Frankie Blavet was on their tails, a capture imminent. With heavy gloves at the ready, Blavet cornered them. She was expecting a fight. Then again, these weren’t Pleas-anton police’s usual suspects. They weren’t even human. Blavet, Pleasanton’s animal ser-vices officer, captured two baby owls who had fallen from a nest high inside Oldcastle Precast’s warehouse rafters on April 7.

The owlets had tumbled from a broken nest, and it was deemed too dangerous for the animals since it was above construction equipment in the Valley Avenue warehouse. While the mother owl could have repaired the nest, the owlets probably would have fallen out again soon — enduring another 25-foot drop to the con-crete floor below. They were taken to Lindsay Wildlife Rehabilitation Hospital in Walnut Creek to get checked

for injuries, Blavet said. “Lindsay Wildlife Hospi-tal is incredible, and they take countless orphaned and injured wildlife from us in the spring and summer months,” she said. “Should a citizen find an injured or orphaned wild animal, they can bring the animal to Lindsay directly as well.” The baby owls still had some of their down coat and were

PUSD’s search

nears endNew superintendent

expected to be announced Tuesday

BY MEREDITH BAUER With interviews concluded as of this week for the Pleasanton Unified School District’s superin-tendent position, the district is nearing the end of its search for a new leader. The school board this week fin-ished interviewing superintendent finalists, whose identities and cre-dentials will be revealed to the nine members of a board-selected com-munity committee. But the district will not release that information to the community at large, district spokesman Patrick Gannon said. The school board conducted in-terviews Tuesday and Wednesday in closed-session meetings, and board members were scheduled to talk over the interviews yesterday afternoon to select a superinten-dent, also in closed session. The board had considered mak-ing the finalist names public to fos-ter community transparency but had not definitively stated it would do so. Some executive-search con-sultants told the school board ear-lier in the process that releasing the names of finalists could cause problems for the runners-up and could limit the number of sitting superintendents willing to apply for Pleasanton’s position. The district is searching for a new superintendent after former superintendent Parvin Ahmadi re-signed last June to become Castro Valley’s superintendent. Former Amador Valley High School prin-cipal Jim Hansen has been serving

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Vote for local mom-daughter lookalikes

The photos of the eight finalists for the Pleasanton Weekly’s an-nual Mother-Daughter Lookalike Contest in honor of Mother’s Day are now posted at www.pleasan-tonweekly.com/two_of_a_kind/.

Visit the Weekly’s website to cast your vote for the mother and daughter you think most resemble each other. Online voting is set to remain open until April 25.

At stake: The first-place winners will receive $50, plus four tickets to the Alameda County Fair, and the second-place prize is $25 and two fair tickets.

Check online and in the May 6 edition of the Pleasanton Weekly to see if your favorites won and to learn more about the winning mother-daughter pair.

Spring Book Sale

The Friends of the Pleasanton Public Library is set to host its an-nual Spring Book Sale next week-end at the library on Old Bernal Avenue.

More than 40,000 donated books, CDs, DVDs and other odds and ends will be for sale, with proceeds supporting new materi-als, programs and equipment for library programs and services.

Members of the nonprofit Friends of the Pleasanton Library get early access to the sale from 6-9 p.m. April 22. Non-members can peruse the sale April 23 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and April 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A popular feature for the final day is all you can fit into a grocery bag for $7.

Because of the event’s popular-ity and limited space, no strollers or electronic devices will be al-lowed, organizers said. To become a Friends member or learn more about the sale, visit www.friend-softhepleasantonlibrary.org.

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Tri-Valley Haven is hosting its Spring Pace for Peace walk/run fundraiser the morning of April 23 in Livermore.

The event features a 5K and a 10K “Hope Run” through Liver-more’s wine country, although participants can walk if they choose. All event proceeds sup-port the local survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence and homelessness served by Tri-Valley Haven and its abuse prevention programs.

Race-day registration starts at 7 a.m., with participants off at 8 a.m., at 3663 Pacific Ave. in Liver-more. Medals and pace awards will be given, with refreshments afterward.

For more information or on-line registration, visit www.trival-leyhaven.org. More details are also available by calling Lisa at 667-2728.

City leaders to continue rezoning efforts for a Costco store on Johnson Drive

Speakers in packed meeting room talk about traffic, not CostcoBY JEB BING

A majority of the members of the Pleasanton City Council and Planning Commission

agreed Tuesday night that they will continue with plans to rezone a 40-acre site on Johnson Drive to accom-modate a proposed Costco member-ship store and two hotels. The commitment came after a three-hour public discussion in a packed meeting room in the Pleasan-ton Senior Center. Although the meeting was billed as a “workshop,” with no votes taken, three council members, including Mayor Jerry Thorne, agreed to di-rect city planners to convene public

hearings to allow the Planning Com-mission and council to consider cer-tification of plans to create a Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone. Once approved at the city level, the plan would be placed on a ballot to gain voter approval, either in con-junction with the General Election Nov. 8 or in early 2017. At the same time, a citizens group headed by Bill Wheeler is seeking signatures to qualify an initiative for the Nov. 8 ballot that would limit any retail development on the John-son Drive site to no more than a 50,000-square-foot store, about a third of the size Costco would need for its store. Hotels or other non-retail

uses would not be affected by the rul-ing if approved. Wheeler owns Black Tie Transpor-tation, which is located next to the redevelopment site on Johnson Drive. Supporters of the petition lined the sidewalk in front of the Senior Center on Tuesday night seeking signatures from those attending the meeting. Although Costco has not submit-ted any formal plans to build a store on Johnson Drive, the retailer has signed a letter of intent to purchase 20 acres of the 40-acre site to be rezoned. If the site is rezoned, Costco would need to get the approval of both the Planning Commission and City Council before building permits

could be issued. At Tuesday night’s meeting, only Councilwoman Karla Brown vehe-mently opposed the rezoning plan, although others suggested waiting for the outcome of Wheeler’s initiative before taking staff time to continue work on the plan. “We don’t need a club retail (Cost-co) here,” she said. “Something up to 50,000 square feet will pay (the taxes), and we won’t have 12,000 cars using Johnson Drive.” But Planning Commissioner Herb Ritter disagreed. “I want to continue this process,”

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BY MEREDITH BAUER When Dan McIntyre considers Dublin San Ramon Services District’s (DSRSD) future, he dreams big. The newly appointed general man-ager of DSRSD has his sights on better preparing the district to avoid a water shortage if the California drought continues. But he’s also hoping to work toward ambitious goals that could make the district zero-waste. McIntyre, who joined DSRSD a year ago as the engineering services manager, said the district is continu-ing to swap out drinking water with recycled wastewater for landscape irrigation, is searching for additional water sources to bring in and is re-searching new methods of treating water. “One thing is to think long-term about water supply and diversifying our water supply,” McIntyre, 51, said during an interview after his promo-

tion last week. “As much as it’s rained in the past year and snowed in the mountains, it’s still an average year. ... At least some of the pressure we’ve dealt with the past two years isn’t as severe.” DSRSD has been pushing water conservation hard in Dublin and San Ramon, where it provides drink-ing water — the district also pro-vides sewer services on contract to Pleasanton. In addition, the district launched a residential recycled water fill station two years ago where residents could take free recycled water home to water their landscaping. The program recently announced its fill station on Johnson Drive will be open an addi-tional day in anticipation of warmer months — residents can pump water Wednesday, Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The district also wrapped up a

$5.1 million purple pipe construction project last month to bring recycled water to West Dublin. “Because DSRSD has invested in recycled water for more than 20

years, almost 30% of our water sup-ply is now locally controlled and drought-resistant. The entire com-munity benefits from a more diverse and reliable water supply that is less

dependent on Delta water,” DSRSD board president D.L. (Pat) Howard said in a statement. McIntyre agreed, saying the treated wastewater is now used instead of drinking water to keep the grass healthy. While recycled water can damage certain plants and trees after long periods of use, he said, grass loves it. “Those parks are essentially drought-proof,” he said. Part of McIntyre’s mission to pro-tect the district’s water supply is to look into other sources, such as buy-ing water from another area and pumping it in via a bypass from another agency, but he said that idea and others have a ways to go. The agency is also considering tackling more involved methods such as researching the possibility of build-ing a collaborative desalination plant in the Delta and working with other Tri-Valley water agencies or cities to purify wastewater and deposit it into Lake Del Valle or the underground aquifer for later use as drinking water. Those efforts each contain their own challenges, he said, and the dis-trict has other difficulties that he’ll be dealing with. Since DSRSD was founded 63 years ago, the distribution pipes that were put in en mass when the district started operations will need to be replaced in the coming years. He said the district will have to figure out a way to pay for those and will con-tinue to evaluate and repair old pipes in the meantime to extend their use. Another challenge the district faces comes from the march of time. The district hired a large swath of workers in the 1990s and 2000s, and now that workforce is getting ready to retire. “Twenty or 30 years ago, you had all these new people brought in, and you can see a bow wave of retire-ments,” he said. Despite the challenges, McIntyre said he’s excited to think about what the district could accomplish. Down the line, he hopes to bring the district to a point where everything that flows through its system is recycled and repurposed — even waste, possibly as a power source. “What we’d actually like to do is get to the point that we recycle in one way or another all of our water,” he said. “We’re close to doing that in the summer months, but we’d like to do it year-round and not to have to pump any of our treated effluent over the hill to the Bay.” Before joining DSRSD, he worked as Livermore’s public works director for 12 years and worked in the engi-neering division for 12 years prior to that promotion. His appointment as DSRSD general manager was finalized last week, with the district’s board member Georgean Vonheeder-Leopold noting in a state-ment that McIntyre “understands Val-ley politics and I look forward to working with him.” He succeeds former general man-ager Bert Michalczyk, who retired in November. A Tri-Valley resident for 26 years, McIntyre grew up in Merced and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He later earned a mas-ter’s degree in public administration from Cal State East Bay. His salary is just over $244,000, according to DSRSD.

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DSRSD’s new GM eyes drought-proofing region

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Newly appointed DSRSD general manager Dan McIntyre explains his goals for the district and its challenges related to the drought, aging infrastructure and other concerns.

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BY JEB BINGHERS Breast Cancer Foundation

will hold its seventh annual awards event from 6-10 p.m. April 23 at Castlewood Country Club.

The People with Purpose: Pink Tie Gala will recognize individuals and organizations whose work supports breast cancer survivors and the foun-dation’s efforts to serve them.

In previous years, honorees have been celebrated at a luncheon event. This year’s event will be a cocktail hour, three-course dinner, award presentation and dance to celebrate breast cancer survivors. KTVU’s Heather Holmes will be master of ceremonies.

The funds raised at the event will go toward HERS Breast Can-cer Foundation programs, including “We Support, YOU Survive,” which serves low-income women in need

of post-surgical garments. The funds will also support the organization’s Lymphedema Project, which provides specialty garments for the prevention and ancillary treat-ment of this painful condition, re-gardless of financial status. Funds are being raised through corporate sponsorship, donations and ticket sales. This year’s honorees include:* Dr. Stanley Rockson, professor of lymphatic research and medicine at Stanford University.* Adiba Barney, CEO of SVForum and breast cancer lifer-advocate.* Dr. Rishi Sawhney, oncologist at Val-ley Medical Oncology Consultants.* Tri-Valley SOCKs, a breast cancer support nonprofit in Pleasanton. Rockson, a professor of cardio-vascular medicine, is a noted expert on lymphatic disease. Many breast

cancer survivors develop lymph-edema as a consequence of their treatment for cancer. Lymphedema causes painful and chronic swelling of limbs, yet it is often overlooked as the source of a survivor’s discomfort during recovery. Rockson is an advocate for im-proving physician education about lymphedema to promote improved diagnosis and better understanding of the condition among healthcare providers and patients. Barney has worked for decades as an advocate for entrepreneurs, with a special focus on women, technol-ogy and start-ups. In her two years at SVForum, she grew the nonprofit’s scope from a regional host of innova-tion gatherings to an international entrepreneurship advocacy group. Earlier, she worked for several years with various organizations

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hopping around on the ground when Blavet found them, but they weren’t tiny chicks. The officer got the roughly foot-tall owlets into carriers so they could be taken to the wildlife hospital.

“They were quite feisty, and I am glad I had my welders gloves handy,” she said.

Lindsay Wildlife director of

veterinary services Guthrum Pur-din said the owls were in good condition and weren’t injured, and they were just learning to fly. That was a sign that they could live outside of a nest and were ready to start hunting lessons. “They can fly, but not very far. It’s like training wheels,” he said. The owlets were returned to the warehouse and put in a spot where the mother owl could find them but far away from lumber

storage, construction equipment and territorial crows, Purdin said. Hospital officials followed up with warehouse staff, who told them they’d seen at least one baby owl hopping around with its mother, he said. “It’s the best that can be hoped for. These little guys were in a bad spot,” he said, “and they were able to be reunited with their mother.”

—Meredith Bauer

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as the interim superintendent for this school year. Pleasanton Unified started its search for a new superintendent in November when it hired search firm McPherson & Jacobson as the district’s consultants for $28,000. A community committee made up of a district administrator, a principal, a member of the teachers

union, a member of the classified employee union and five residents selected by the board met with the superintendent finalists this week and shared their thoughts with the board before a final decision was made yesterday, Gannon said. The pick is set to be announced pub-licly Tuesday, he added. Gannon said the board aims for the new superintendent to begin work on July 1, the first day of the district’s 2016-17 financial year.

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he said. “I am in favor of keeping taxpayer dollars in Pleasanton.” Gerry Beaudin, the city’s commu-nity development director, said Cost-co and the two planned hotels would generate $2.7 million a year in ad-ditional revenue for the city, or about 8% more than current receipts. The new Costco store would be similar to its stores in Danville and Livermore, although its Pleasanton parking lot would be larger. Beaudin said without having any specific plans from Costco, he doesn’t know how large the Pleasanton store would be. Livermore’s Costco is a 160,000-square-foot building, com-pared to a 140,000-square-foot store in Danville. Black Tie Transportation and Valley Bible Church, which would be locat-ed in the 40-acre site to be rezoned, would be “grandfathered” in the plan and be able to “modestly” expand their facilities. However, the plan calls for widen-ing Johnson Drive to four lanes with no parking spaces between Club-Sport and Stoneridge Drive. Black Tie employees who park their personal cars on Johnson Drive would have to find other spots. Of the 30 speakers who addressed city staff, the commissioners and council members Tuesday night, most talked about ongoing and in-creasing traffic problems in Pleasan-ton and their concerns that a big box store like Costco, with its regional appeal, would make things worse. “I shop at Costco in Livermore, and I would rather keep driving there than to see one here,” one woman said. Other comments included:• “My office is at Hacienda and Owens Drive. I see how congested I-580 is already; I can’t imagine an-other 12,000 cars coming from a Pleasanton Costco.”• “I’m a Costco member and am very excited about the prospect of Costco coming here. I won’t have to go on the freeway twice a month to shop at Costco.”• “I own a business in Pleasanton. There’s just no room in this city for more retail.”• “I’m 18 years old. Why do we need a Costco, all for a few sales tax dol-lars? Do you really care about my

generation?” Summing up what many speakers said, one woman said, “This is not about Costco, it’s about traffic.” In a statement, Tony Perino, presi-dent of Nearon Enterprises, which owns 22 acres of the Johnson Drive redevelopment site, said his company purchased the site from the Clorox Corp. when it moved its research center to a new nearby corporate campus. Nearon spent $2.5 million tear-ing down buildings on the site and removing toxic chemicals left behind from 50 years of industrial use there,

and Nearon now has a “clean bill of health” by regional agencies. “We now have a signed agreement with Costco for a 15.6-acre site ... and we are also under contract with a de-veloper that has secured franchise ap-proval to build two Marriott-flagged hotels.” He added that Costco demogra-phers indicated that the vast majority of Pleasanton households are cur-rently Costco members. “The EDZ (Economic Develop-ment Zone) ... is an example of stra-tegic community development and planning at its best,” Perino added.

LPC speech team takes second overall in international competition

Five local students win titles in individual contests in Austria

Las Positas College’s speech team, the Talk Hawks, earned second place last month at the International Fo-rensics Association Tournament in Vienna, Austria. The team competed against 15 other groups March 14-15 and se-cured first place among two-year in-stitutions and second place overall, according to school officials. “We are extremely proud of our team’s performance at the interna-tional competition, where they dem-onstrated great skill and poise and served as excellent ambassadors for our school and our nation,” Las Posi-tas College president Barry Russell said in a news release.

The Talk Hawks won four events, and seven students placed in indi-vidual competitions, including five who finished in first place, the col-lege stated. The students spent time outside of the competition exploring Vienna by attending an opera and hearing a performance featuring works of Mo-zart — who hailed from Austria — as well as visiting Slovakia. Students paid for their own travel expenses, the college stated. Students who placed in individual competitions included Phillip Ban-nister, international champion in Duo Interpretation, fourth place in Infor-mative Speaking and seventh place in

Poetry Interpretation; Jennie De Rose, international champion in Prose In-terpretation and sixth place in Persua-sive Speaking, and Kimbria Mitchell, fifth place in Dramatic Interpretation. Also placing were Vincent Walker, international champion in Informa-tive Speaking, third place in Dramatic Interpretation and sixth place in Po-etry Interpretation; Katelyn Harper, international champion in Duo In-terpretation and seventh place in Speech to Entertain; Erin McQueen, third place in Dramatic Interpretation and Danielle Leedeman, international champion in Speech to Entertain and third place in Rhetorical Criticism.

—Meredith Bauer

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WEEKLY MEETING NOTICES

To explore more about Pleasanton, visit us at www.cityofpleasantonca.gov

City CouncilTuesday, April 19, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Council Chamber, 200 Old Bernal Avenue• Public Hearing to receive protests related to the annual weed abatement

program and order to abate public nuisances• Public Hearing to consider Fiscal Year 2016-17:

(a) Allocations for Housing and Human Services Grant and Community Grant Program Funds (b) Annual Action Plan for the use of Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds

• Public Hearing: PUD-115 Guy Houston - Consider a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Development Plan at 11249 Dublin Canyon Road, allowing for the retention of the existing single-family residence and development of two residential units and related site improvements; and two growth management allocations for the project

• Public Hearing: PUD-99 Ponderosa Homes - Consider a Planned Unit Development (PUD) Development Plan Growth Management Agreement,

Homes for an approximately 9.02-acre site located at 1851 Rose Avenue, allowing for the development of nineteen (19) residential homes and related site improvements

Economic Vitality CommitteeThursday, April 21, 2016 at 7:30 am Conference Room #3, 157 Main Street• Overview of PUSD Budget• Presentation and Discussion re: Automated Meter Infrastructure

Housing CommissionWednesday, April 21, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. Council Chamber, 200 Old Bernal Avenue• Acceptance of Annual Housing Authority Independent Audit for the Year Ending

6/30/2015• Informational Review and Discussion of Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA)• Approval of updates to Pleasanton Homeownership Assistance Program

(PHAP) Guidelines

Essex Development and the City of Pleasanton announce the availability of 38 Below Market Rent (BMR) Apartments located in the Galloway development (4863 Willow Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588). (Development website: www.gallowaypleasanton.com) A pre-application process will be administered by Essex development and the City to determine the screening order in which full applications will be considered for the BMR units. The BMR units will be made available for lease from May through September 2016 and will include studios, 1, 2, and 3-bedrooms. Three units will be ADA accessible and available for lease by persons with physical disabilities. All BMR units will be reserved for very low income persons/households earning up to the 50% of the Area Median Income (AMI) limit established by the City adjusted for household.

Pre-application forms, eligibility guidelines and other information is available online at the City’s website: http://www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/resident/housing/rentals/belowmarket.aspPrinted copies of the application will be available at the following locations:

400 Old Bernal Avenue 5353 Sunol Blvd.

200 Old Bernal AvenueApplications will be accepted no later than no exceptions or consideration will be given to applications received after the deadline date. *Informational Sessions will be held at the (5353 Sunol Blvd.) on the following dates/times: from

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More than 200 people filled Pleasanton Senior Center meeting room Tuesday to hear details of proposed rezoning of Johnson Drive site that could allow Costco to build a third Tri-Valley store here.

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Community Pulse

Vineyard Avenue crash leaves two hospitalized, 500 without power Pleasanton police think alcohol may have contributed to a solo-ve-hicle crash Sunday night that put two women in intensive care and left hundreds of residents without power. One of the women was driving on Vineyard Avenue near the inter-section of Machado Place when the vehicle went off the roadway and crashed into a power pole, accord-ing to battalion chief Mike Miller, of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. The female passen-ger was thrown from the vehicle, and the driver was pinned in the wreckage. Both were taken by ambulance to Eden Medical Center in Cas-

tro Valley and remained in the hospital’s intensive care unit as of Tuesday afternoon, according to police Sgt. Joe Leonardo. He said their names and other iden-tifying information would not be released until the investigation is complete, citing medical privacy considerations. Pleasanton police continue to investigate the crash and are await-ing the results of the blood-alcohol test, but officers “believe it was a factor,” Leonardo said. The crash broke one power pole and damaged three others, knocking out power for about 500 PG&E customers, utility spokeswoman Tamar Sarkissian said. Emergency crews were noti-fied of the power outage around 8 p.m. Sunday and were working on the poles by 8:30 p.m.

Power was restored to all affected customers by 2:48 p.m. Monday, she said. Vineyard Avenue lanes between Bernal and Isabel avenues remained closed until about noon Monday, though part of Vineyard past Ber-nal reopened by mid-morning.

In other police reports:

• A series of mail thefts occurred between Sterling Greens Circle and Dolores Drive earlier this month, prompting police to recommend safeguarding mailboxes. Unknown culprits took mail from at least five homes in Pleas-anton, along with mail from Red-wood City homes, Pleasanton po-lice stated. The Pleasanton thefts took place between 4 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. April 2. Most residents didn’t know what items were taken. One resident

told investigators she knew the thieves stole several mailers and her copy of the Pleasanton Weekly she was looking forward to read-ing, according to police reports. A few scattered magazines and advertisements were left behind at the scene. Police continued to in-vestigate and had not made any ar-rests in the cases as of Wednesday. Police urged residents to safe-guard their mailbox with a lock or other device and to not leave mail outside overnight. Anyone with information on these cases is asked to contact the Pleasanton Police Department at 931-5100.• One of the participants of an East Bay bicycling event on Saturday was struck by a vehicle in Dublin and suffered serious injuries. The collision occurred around 3 p.m. at Dublin Boulevard and

Arnold Road during the Cinderella Classic, an annual bicycle ride for women and girls, Dublin police Lt. Nate Schmidt said. A woman was traveling east-bound on Dublin Boulevard when a vehicle hit her, Schmidt said. She was taken to a hospital for treat-ment of injuries considered serious but is expected to survive. The bicyclist was crossing the street during a leg of the 65-mile Cinderella Classic, which takes riders — some in costumes — from Pleasanton to Livermore and Danville and then back again. Schmidt said the collision was accidental and that the motor-ist involved was cooperative with investigators. Drugs or alcohol are not being considered as factors in the crash.

—Meredith BauerBay City News contributed to this report.

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Our beloved husband, father, uncle, and grandfather passed away peacefully after attending his favorite art class at Stoneridge Creek retirement community.

Born in Wausau WI, he attended the University of Wisconsin where he met, and later married, Marilyn Sullivan. After his return from the Korean war he earned a degree in Criminology from Michigan State University.

His professional career included Security Management for Sears and the Hecht Company, and later in Commercial Insurance for Employers Insurance of Wausau.

After living in nine states and fifteen residences, John retired in Pleasanton. He enjoyed fishing, painting, woodcarving, skiing, and traveling extensively in the U.S. and abroad.

John is survived by his loving wife Marilyn and children Scott Slade of Sunnyvale, Holly Moen of Davis, Nancy Kraemer of Pleasanton, Douglas Slade of Stafford, VA, and Carolyn McCarthy of Rumson, NJ. Also surviving are thirteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Services were held on Wednesday, April 13th at Graham-Hitch Mortuary in Pleasanton.

Private family burial is at Sacramento Valley Military Cemetery, Dixon, CA.

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April 10Alcohol violation

3:10 p.m. in the 1700 block of Stoneridge Mall Road

DUI

1:44 a.m., intersection of Peters Avenue and St. John Street

Theft




April 9Fraud

10:54 a.m. in the 4000 block of Stanley Boulevard

Theft

9:36 a.m., 5900 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; theft from auto


7:50 p.m., 500 block of East Angela Street; theft from auto

April 8Drug violation

5:27 p.m., intersection of Stoneridge and Chabot drives

7:08 p.m. in the 3500 block of Yellowstone Court

9:48 p.m. in the 1800 block of Santa Rita Road

DUI

7:36 p.m. in the 3700 block of Vineyard Avenue

Fraud

2:52 p.m. in the 4500 block of Rosewood Drive

11:51 p.m. in the 5100 block of Hopyard Road

Graffiti

4:24 p.m. in the 1900 block of Santa Rita Road

Theft

1:10 p.m., 700 block of Neal Place; theft from auto

Vandalism

8:14 a.m. in the 3000 block of Valley Avenue

April 7Drug violation

9:19 p.m. in the 1100 block of Wenig Court

Fraud

4:12 p.m. in the 7000 block of Johnson Drive

Residential burglary

3:52 p.m. in the 5400 block of Springdale Avenue

Theft

7:41 a.m. in the 4500 block of Rosewood Drive

9:49 a.m., 5400 block of Sunol Boulevard; shoplifting

3:15 p.m., 5000 block of Owens Drive; bike theft

3:43 p.m., 3100 block of Bernal Avenue; theft from auto

5:26 p.m. in the 4400 block of Entrada Drive

Vandalism

3:13 p.m. in the 5400 block of Springdale Avenue

April 6Fraud

10:54 a.m. in the 2300 block of Raven Road

Residential burglary

11:59 a.m. in the 7900 block of Stonehurst Circle

6:25 p.m. in the 5700 block of West Las Positas Boulevard

7:30 p.m. in the 3400 block of Arbor Drive

10:39 p.m. in the 4100 block of Amberwood Circle

Robbery


Theft

4:47 a.m., 4900 block of Monaco Drive; theft from auto

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PG&E crews work Monday morning to repair damage caused when a vehicle crashed into a power pole on Vineyard Avenue the night before, sending two women to the hospital and leaving about 500 residents without electricity.


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As this time of year approaches, kids start staring at the clock, counting down the minutes until the last day of school. But as a parent, you’re likely not wishing this time away so quickly, especially if you haven’t finalized any day care or day camp plans.

The sheer number of summer day camp options can leave any parent feeling over-whelmed. And there’s more to consider than just sing-alongs and friendship bracelets. The best camps provide your kids with lifelong memories and the skills they need to be successful. With an endless stream of

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2. Use technology to help them understand.

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the “why” and “how.”

For students to excel athletically, they need to understand the “how,” “why” and “feel” behind the skill in their activity. If a child gets involved in a sport simply because their parents pushed them to, they likely won’t be motivated to improve or con-tinue playing. It’s important to help your kids find activities that boost their self-esteem.

4. Be a model for active behaviors.

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The parishioners settled in their pews, bouncing rest-less toddlers and hugging old friends. The sounds of electric guitar flooded the sanctuary.

Some parishioners raised their hands in worship, reaching toward the sanctuary’s taut tent-like ceiling. This is a typical scene at Graceway Church in Pleasanton, but it won’t be for long. The city’s oldest church, known until recently as Center-pointe Presbyterian Church, has been through several meta-morphoses since it was founded almost a decade after the Civil War, and its leaders see this year as a time of another rebirth. Graceway is about to enter a new era as it moves to a new building, adjusts to its new name and acclimates to a new Presbyterian denomination. On March 1, the church switched affiliations from Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to ECO: A Covenant Order of Evangelical Presbyterians — a denomination created in 2012 that emphasizes founding new churches and holds more conservative views than cur-rent PC(USA) doctrine. Graceway Church changed its name March 4 as part of a branding overhaul. The church wants to bring in more mil-lennials, teens and young families, and a new name is part of that mission, said the Rev. Mike Barris, pastor of the church. “It really represents the next logical step in their progres-sion,” said church spokesman Vintage Foster, president of AMF Media Group, a media strategy and communications firm and a division of Armanino in San Ramon. “As it moves its campus, as it moves into this new denomination, it’s also moving more thoroughly into this new way of communicat-ing with the community.” Graceway had a choice: Stay on its property off Busch Road, which it had been located at for eight years, and pay to construct a new building or sell the site and purchase an already-constructed property to renovate.

It chose the latter and bought a property earlier this month at 1183 Quarry Lane in Pleasanton. The church will hold Sunday service in rented space at Alisal Elementary School starting May 15 until renovations are completed on the Quarry Lane property. Barris said he expects to move to the permanent location later this year. “What we want is to have a fresh start,” Barris said. At the same time, the roughly 200-member church lost several dozen members over the past few years due to dis-agreements within the church — some of which revolved around whether to move to ECO or remain with PC(USA). “There certainly were people who felt that PC(USA) was a better niche for what God called them to do, so we probably ended up losing about 10% of the congregation,” Graceway elder Tim Hunt said. “For those that left, we absolutely respect them. Our feeling is as long as they landed somewhere that can help them with their walk with Jesus, God bless them.”

ECO grows in Bay Area Graceway is the first ECO church in the Tri-Valley, but the movement isn’t new to the Bay Area. At least five other Bay Area churches have switched to ECO, including the 3,000-member megachurch Menlo Church headquartered in Menlo Park. Graceway had wrestled for years about whether to stay with PC(USA) — the largest and historically dominant Presbyte-rian denomination nationwide — when church leadership felt the denomination was shifting from its historical roots. Barris said Graceway in particular felt PC(USA) had gotten too entrenched in socio-political issues, such as the topic of whether to allow same-sex marriages at their churches, and it wasn’t providing enough support to local churches’ mis-sions to serve their communities. “PC(USA) is really enmeshed in political and social action and is not providing support to its local churches,” Bar-

ris said. “Our focus is not on the political stuff. It’s on the ministry.” Walnut Creek Presbyterian, Christ Community Church of Milpitas, Morgan Hill Presbyterian and West Valley Presbyte-rian Church in Cupertino have also joined ECO. A few Bay Area PC(USA) churches have moved to other Presbyterian denominations, some of which are more conservative in their beliefs and practices than ECO. Nationally, a growing number of churches had been breaking away from PC(USA) for years mainly over debates centered around gay rights. That exodus was at its strongest in recent years as the denomination debated amending its definition of marriage to allow for same-sex weddings, which took effect last year. PC(USA) lost 101 congregations to other denominations in 2014, 148 in 2013 and 110 in 2012, as compared to 21 in 2011, according to PC(USA) data. While some churches left for purely theological reasons, other churches’ leaders said they felt they needed to get their congregation out of a politically charged and administra-tively taxing environment. “Like any longtime institution, the PC(USA) had devel-oped quite a bit of bureaucracy,” said Scott Palmbush, pastor at Menlo Church’s Mountain View campus. “It really became a challenge for us to work within that.” Bruce McIntosh, an elder at Walnut Creek Presbyterian, said the church’s move to ECO in February has allowed it to spend more time reaching out to other congregations, rather than focusing on theological debates. “This is a good fit for us, and we feel like we’re going to get the proper kind of encouragement and resources,” McIntosh added. Palmbush said there’s been much more freedom to try new ideas and reach out to the community without having to get every action approved by a higher governing board — similar to a regional office being freed from having to run every decision by headquarters ahead of time. Menlo Church has been able to rebrand, hire staff faster and implement projects without restrictive red tape, he said. It still doesn’t perform same-sex weddings or allow gay parishioners to be elected elders, but Palmbush denied that differences on interpretations of marriage was the driving force behind the church’s change. “A lot of people will focus on the theological controversies about the denominational change, but I think the more ex-citing thing is around the ability to try to do something new and different,” he said. Likewise, Barris is looking forward to working with ECO to establish other churches in the Tri-Valley. ECO empha-sizes church planting — the creation of tiny churches — and Barris said he believes that’s one of the most effective ways to spread Christianity in the Bay Area. As for the marriage debate, Barris said Graceway hasn’t yet established its policies regarding same-sex weddings or leadership roles for gay members. ECO as a denomination defines marriage as between a man and a woman. “We welcome people of every race, nationality, walk of life, economic circumstance and sexual orientation, and to-gether we seek to learn about and follow Jesus,” Barris said.

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Above: Newly renamed Graceway Church has purchased this building at 1183 Quarry Lane, previously home to a lithography company. The congregation could move in later this year, once renovations are complete, pastor Rev. Mike Barris said. Left: Graceway’s choir sings traditional hymns, including “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,” on a recent Sunday. The church includes a mix of modern and traditional worship styles.

New way forGracewayCity’s oldest church reborn

as Tri-Valley’s first to embrace ECO movement

STORY AND PHOTOS BY MEREDITH BAUER


Facing challenges Graceway has gone through some bumps in the road the past few years, including losing some familiar faces. Bob Sanchez, a member for nearly 27 years, said he left after a majority of church members voted to start the process to move to ECO in December 2014. The decision of some church members to leave Graceway was deeply personal and difficult since the members are part of a close-knit community, some stated. Sanchez said he felt the church could have disagreed with the PC(USA) stance on various issues without leaving the denomina-tion. He said he stood in front of his congregation before a mem-

bership vote and debated that leaving the denomination would further divide the faith, rather than fostering inclusiveness. “I argued that you could still make your beliefs known at PC(USA), and their thought was, ‘It’s been too long a fight.’ And my thought is you never give up the fight,” he said. He and his wife opted to attend Lynnewood United Meth-odist in Pleasanton. He said he also continues to attend a Bible study with friends from Graceway. Sanchez said he felt ECO wasn’t the right fit for his family. Since ECO as a denomination believes marriages must be heterosexual, he fears gay residents won’t want to try to attend the church, re-gardless of whether the congregants would be welcoming. “Overall, my opinion is that I feel that it’s not a good direc-

tion to go where you will make some of the people who need the most saving not want to even visit your church,” he said. The church also suffered a blow to its image when parents of a former preschool student sued in 2013, claiming an em-ployee had tied up a child. The incident, though resolved, made it more difficult to attract new congregants since news articles on the subject were near the top of the church’s Google search results, according to Hunt, who also writes the “Tim Talk” blog for PleasantonWeekly.com. While shedding the Centerpointe name helped take care of that problem, Barris stated that wasn’t the reason Grace-way changed its name. Graceway pushed past another potential obstacle in Octo-ber when the Pleasanton City Council approved the church’s request to rezone its property off Busch Road to allow resi-dential development, following heated community debate about adding more homes during a season of drought. The church then sold its parcel to Ponderosa Homes, an agree-ment that officially closed earlier this month.

A new identity Over Graceway’s 140-year history, the church has experi-enced its share of changes. Originally called First Presbyterian Church of Pleasanton, the congregation of 19 met at a chapel on Second and Neal streets — which still stands today — and was later renamed Pleasanton Presbyterian. The church grew, moving to a bigger site on Mirador Drive in 1979 and again moving to a larger site off Busch Road and Valley Avenue in 2008, where a large sanctuary was planned. But the church was hit hard with financial trouble and, eight years later, is still worshiping out of a large tent-like structure that was meant to be temporary. Just like the church was renamed Centerpointe when it moved in 2008, Barris noted it was simpler to make the name change to Graceway during a relocation. In addition, he said the church paid off the debt to PC(USA) on its for-mer property as part of the move away from the denomina-tion, freeing the leadership from those burdens. Frank Napoleon, a Graceway elder, said the labels of various denominations are important on a leadership level, but such changes shouldn’t affect the feel of the church’s community. The “view from the pew” won’t drastically change, he said. “If you’re a normal parishioner and you’ve been there for the last five years, it won’t significantly change the service model,” Foster agreed. That’s not to say the way the church runs Sunday worship hasn’t changed. To draw in more young families and millen-nials, Graceway combined its contemporary and liturgical services into one 10 a.m. service about a year ago. The service incorporates elements of both styles. On a recent Sunday, a band performed popular contemporary praise songs, followed by communion. The next week, the choir sang a mix of traditional hymns. Little children ran off to Sunday School while adults watched video messages of encouragement from another Pleasanton pastor. A fundraising bake sale waited outside. Looking forward, Barris said he wants to highlight the church’s new identity, hoping to shed the difficulties of the past few tense years. “It’s more about where we’re wanting to go,” he said, “rather than where we’ve been.”

Far left: Congregants will continue to meet in this sprung structure off Busch Road and Valley Avenue until May 15, when Graceway Church will temporarily move Sunday services to Alisal Elementary School while its new permanent home is under construction.Near left: Graceway attendees raise their hands in worship on a recent Sunday while a band plays contemporary Christian songs.

Graceway started its life in the 1870s as First Presbyterian Church of Pleasanton, which met out of this chapel on Neal and Second streets. The site is now home to Lighthouse Baptist Church.

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T he small notice appeared in the London Times in February 1922:

“To those who appreciate Wisteria and Sunshine: To let for the month of April — a medieval castle on the Italian Mediterranean shore.”

The ad proved irresistible for four very dif-ferent women, who took the chance to escape their everyday lives and the dreary post-war winter.

Their experience unfolds in “Enchanted April,” a novel by Elizabeth von Arnim pub-lished in the early 1920s, which now has been reborn as a musical — and Pacific Coast Rep-ertory Theatre is presenting the premiere next weekend at the Firehouse Arts Center.

“Can the region support a world premiere?” asked co-artistic director David Judson, an equity actor who plays the role of Briggs, who owns the castle. “The interest is incredible. Six or seven critics are coming to the show. It definitely has the potential to go to Broadway.”

After being a successful book, movie and play, “Enchanted April” was commissioned as a musical by Palo Alto’s West Bay Opera, with script and lyrics by Charles Leipart and musical score and orchestration by Richard B. Evans. The result was work-shopped at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., with Broadway actors.

“The official workshop was like a glorified stage reading and used minimalist sets,” Jud-son said. “They did use costumes ... It was in front of an audience but wasn’t actually the full musical.”

Judson meanwhile had met Evans at the Bohemian Club in San Francisco and read the script.

“We workshopped some of his material at a benefit over the summer, and he said, ‘David, we want you to do this,’” recalled Judson.

Leipart and Evans have been working with the creative team of the Pleasanton production throughout the entire process and making adjustments to the show. For example, they added a new song at the beginning.

“It took three to four months to cast the show,” Judson said. “We had somebody fly from Canada to audition, and we received video submissions from throughout the country.”

Veteran actor David Bryant, who was the original Marius in “Les Miserables” on Broad-way, will play the role of Frederick in “En-chanted April.”

“To me as a pro, it’s a huge honor to be sharing the stage with someone of his caliber,” Judson said. “We are transitioning from being a regional, small company to professional the-ater now. We actually have five equity actors in the show, the largest number we’ve had.”

Judson, who lives in Pleasanton with his wife and three children and teaches drama at Castro Valley High, is pleased that two of the cast are from Pleasanton: Josselyn O’Neil (An-gela) and Andrew Mondello (Beppo). Pacific Coast productions also employ Pleasanton teens on the crew.

“We have to remain cognizant of our roots and our purpose to serve the region with

professional-level entertainment,” Judson said. “There are excellent budding regional talents.” Broadway veteran director/actress/choreog-rapher Lois Grandi is again teaming with Music Director Pat Parr for the production. “Enchanted April” has been made into a film twice, and the 1992 version starring Miranda Richardson received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Support-ing Actress for Joan Plowright. The Broadway stage play starred Molly Ringwald and Eliza-beth Ashley, and earned a Tony Award nomi-nation for Best Play in 2000. The story is about what happens in Italy in the 1920s when life and love are about to bloom for the four London women: Rose, neglected by her husband and hiding a secret

desire; Lottie, full of life and a mischievous streak; Lady Caroline, a stunningly beautiful

but jaded debutante; and Mrs. Fisher, a widow who believes her glory days are all behind her. These ladies’ magical month on the Medi-terranean awakens them to a world of beauty, and things begin to get lively when their husbands and lovers begin to arrive. The show features a quartet that sings and narrates throughout. Judson extols the ambitious sets in “En-chanted April.” “The designs are stunning, with a two-level set. There are turntables involved,” he said, pleased with Pacific Coast’s progress since it was appointed the resident musical theater company at the Firehouse Arts Center in 2011. “As we continue to grow, the sky is the limit as far as what we can produce here.”

‘The interest is

incredible. Six or seven

critics are coming to

the show. It definitely

has the potential to

go to Broadway.’

David Judson, Co-Artistic Director

What’s happening around the Valley in music, theater, art,

movies and moreTri Valley LifeTri Valley Life‘Enchanted April’ — a charming new musicalWorld premiere taking placeat Firehouse Arts Center

‘Enchanted’ world premiere

What: “Enchanted April,” new musical based on ’20s taleWho: Pacific Coast Repertory TheatreWhen: April 23 to May 8; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m.

Saturdays and SundaysWhere: Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave.Tickets: $18-$39. Go to www.firehousearts.org, call 931-4848 or purchase at the theater box office.

What’s happening around the Valley in music, theater, art,

movies and more

‘Enchanted’ world premiere

What: “Enchanted April,” new musical based on ’20s taleWho: Pacific Coast Repertory TheatreWhen: April 23 to May 8; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m.

Saturdays and SundaysWhere: Firehouse Arts Center, 4444 Railroad Ave.Tickets: $18-$39. Go to www.firehousearts.org, call 931-4848 or purchase at the theater box office.

ANTONIO GONZALEZ

Three women who rent a castle in Italy for “Enchanted April” include (from left) Amy Franklin Leonards (as Rose), Rachel Powers (as Caroline) and Joy Sherratt (as Lottie).

BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI


Opinion

Another possible conclusion

Dear Editor, In response to Matt Sullivan’s letter in the April 1, 2016 Pleas-anton Weekly: I have an alter-nate conclusion to consider after reviewing Mr. Sullivan’s obser-vations concerning our current political climate. Our national politics have been taken over by the extremists on the left and right, with the major-ity of Americans being moderates who are stuck in the middle. These extremists no longer re-spect the opinions of those who do not agree with them. They choose to vilify and insult indi-viduals who believe differently than they do. Sadly, this anger has trickled down to our local politics, with Mr. Sullivan’s regular contribu-tions to our local papers’ opinion pages leading the way. Perhaps the “rebellion” Mr. Sul-livan predicts will be the moder-ates of our town (and nation) finally saying “enough” to the extremists and taking us back to the respectful, productive politi-cal environment we all deserve.

Since Mr. Sullivan likes to quote Thomas Jefferson, he may want to review Jefferson’s “A Decalogue of Canons for Observations in Practical Life”. In particular, he should take to heart, “Think as you please, and so let others, and you will have no disputes.”

—Karl Aitken,43-year Pleasanton resident

Stanley beautification

Dear Editor, The Stanley Boulevard beauti-fication project, a $15 million Al-ameda County project advanced by Supervisor Scott Haggerty who represents Livermore, has wasted our tax dollars. What happened to this project? Hundreds of trees and plants that lined Stanley are dead; weeds are now the main attraction. A couple dozen benches that line Stanley are useless, unless you want to sit and stare at commute traffic, train tracks and weeds. Who is responsible for the maintenance, and is there any recourse on the people who did the work to replace the dead trees and plants? It looked better in 1970 with no improvements than it does now. This is one huge waste of coun-ty funds and a disgrace to the tax payers. I realize no one wants

to rock the boat or disturb our elected officials, but this situation needs to be addressed. It is a eye sore and a clear lack of planning. A picture of the weeds and dead trees and overgrown status should be on the front-page cover on one of your next issues. They would have been better off adding river rock and cementing the areas planted. Mr. Haggerty, an explana-tion and resolution to this huge waste of money is due the tax pay-ers and is not a out of line request.

—Ron Imperiale

Thank you, Holiday Fund

Dear Editor, I want to express my sincere thanks for the generous donation the Sandra J. Wing Healing Ther-apies Foundation received from the 2015 Holiday Fund. This donation will provide many Tri-Valley cancer patients with the ability to experience the benefits and relief healing therapies can offer. We have been providing can-cer patients access to acupuncture, acupressure, therapeutic massage, guided/visual imagery and deep breathing meditation since 2009. These healing therapies, in many scientific studies, have been prov-en to provide relief from the side effects of chemotherapy and the stress of a cancer diagnosis.

We hope to bring a bit of brightness, hope, and comfort to a person dealing with the reality of cancer. The Holiday Fund has helped to make this happen for several in need.

—Sandra J. Wing,Foundation CEO/president

Stop the pandering

Dear Editor, I don’t know about you, but I’m getting tired of the pandering to special interest groups by all of the presidential candidates but one. Forget about the Republican circus and concentrate on the two who have a real chance of win-ning the presidential race. Hillary Clinton panders to women, period. She wants equal-ity for women. Men can take care of themselves. Bernie Sanders speaks quite plainly to the entire 99% of us who know that the middle class has essentially ceased to exist. He wants everybody starting out to have at least a decent minimum wage. After that, it’s up to indi-vidual initiative and education to climb the ladder. Which candidate sounds better to you? Simple question. Simple answer.

—Jim Bruner

LETTERS

EDITORIAL THE OPINION OF THE WEEKLY

A majority of Pleasanton City Council members wisely agreed Tuesday to pursue

zoning changes that would allow a third Tri-Valley Costco member-ship store and two Marriott-flagged hotels to be built on a 22-acre site on Johnson Drive. The site was purchased in 2011 by Nearon Enterprises when the Clorox Corporation placed its glass-walled research center up for sale to consolidate its new Pleas-anton operations on a corporate campus nearby. Although Nearon had several op-portunities to redevelop the site, its president Tony Perino agreed to await the outcome of a city-led Johnson Drive Economic Develop-ment Zone task force that was seek-ing, in Perino’s words, “to transform the significantly under-utilized site into a thriving community-serving commercial development.” Tuesday night, city staff publicly reviewed plans to upgrade Nearon’s and other properties totaling 40 acres on Johnson Drive as a major commercial and hotel center that will capitalize on the locations at the intersection of the I-580 and I-680 freeways. In a packed Senior Center meet-ing room with more than 200 at-tending, Pleasanton’s community development director Gerry Beau-

din talked about zoning changes that will create opportunities for new land-uses and services on John-son Drive that would also broaden the city’s economic base and gener-ate new tax revenue projected at $1.4 million to $1.7 million an-nually to support city services and programs for our community. Perino said Tuesday that his firm has a signed agreement from Costco to buy a 15.6-acre site, and that he has a signed contract from a developer to build two Marriott-flagged hotels on adjacent sites. Tax revenues from these three businesses would stay in Pleasan-ton. The 12,000 Costco members who live here would save an esti-mated 5 million miles per year by shopping locally instead of driving to Costco stores in Danville and Livermore. Not everyone wants this kind of development. Bill Wheeler, owner of Black Tie Transportation that is located on Johnson Drive, says Costco would generate too much traffic for Johnson Drive and hurt his business, which relies on fast-response to the livery and shuttle transportation he provides. He is seeking signatures from registered Pleasanton voters to place an initiative on the Nov. 8 ballot to restrict any retail use on the Johnson Drive site to no more

than 50,000-square-foot buildings, about a third of what Costco plans to build. Others who spoke at Tuesday night’s meeting cited traffic concerns over housing and busi-ness growth throughout the city as reasons against development. City leaders acknowledged Tues-day that the proposed land-use changes for the Johnson Drive area has become a contentious issue. We also recognize that there are

pros and cons to any land-use change. But working diligently with the public — as the stake-holders, property owners, Plan-ning Commissioners and the City Council did this week — gives ev-eryone a chance to explore options and solutions that respect existing uses and provide opportunities for new land-uses and revenue op-tions. Tuesday night’s meeting was a start.

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Sports

Competing in sports while grow-ing up is far more beneficial than just the physical aspects gained from playing the game.

To me, the most important as-pect is the development of the person through life lessons learned on the playing field.

Growing up in Pleasanton, I was able to learn more about life through my experiences playing in various youth sports and then at Amador Valley High School. Blessed with a series of great coaches, a tremendous foundation was laid out not just for myself, but all my teammates as well.

It’s not a guarantee, of course, that the athlete embraces the les-sons in front of them, but for those who do, the rewards can be great.

In watching the Masters and the Golden State Warriors last week-

end, there were life lessons for the taking — and it is up to us to make sure we learn those lessons. Having coached youth soccer and football teams in Pleasanton and spending 16 years covering high school athletics, I have always placed development above win-ning. Don’t get me wrong; I love winning. But there has to be more than finishing on top. It is all about accountability and responsibility. In the team game, you have a responsibility to your team-mates to try your best and not to be something that serves as a distraction or a detriment to your teammates. Individually, there has to be an understanding that you alone are responsible for your actions and results. You have to take the bad with the good, and handle both

graciously and with class. Watching Jordan Spieth on Sun-day at the Masters was painful. A testament to his character was that he came back to finish second. An-other was the way he handled the defending champion’s duty of plac-ing the Green Jacket on the winner. Hurting, Spieth persevered — and the crowd on hand recognized it, giv-ing the 22-year-old a rousing standing ovation at the ceremony. As Spieth said, it will hurt for a while, but he will benefit and come back even stronger. The occasion took me back to when I was covering a high school softball section championship. The star player for the Pleasanton school was a freshman, and the accolades had poured in throughout the season. In the title game, she had a bad game and her team lost. She was visibly upset after the game, and the coach asked me not to talk to her as she was hurting. I knew the coach well enough and had been around the team throughout the year, so I suggested that he allow her to talk because she needed to understand that with the good comes some bad as well. The coach relented, and al-though it was tough for her to talk, she powered through and gave an insightful interview. The player went on to become arguably the best high school ath-lete I ever covered, and she went on to the highest stage her sport has to offer. She has dealt with adversity along the way and always handled it with class, consistently beating back the challenges she faced. With the Warriors, it is the sheer joy the team brings to each game that is key. They have superstars and role players. But watching them, it is as if they are one. There are some great players in sports that don’t win titles, including some who let their ego and “me first” attitude get in the way of the team’s success. Working together toward a common goal is a lesson that athletes can use in all aspects of life. The lessons are there, and it is our duty to help the youngsters of today to learn them so they in turn can pass them on to the next generation. I wrote two weeks ago about how wonderful it is that two new high school football coaches are giving back. Let’s work together to make sure that is always the case.

Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for the Pleasanton Weekly. To

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RADD athletes race in East Bay tuneupThree members of Pleasanton’s Recreational Activities for the Develop-mentally Disabled (RADD) competed and earned awards Saturday in the East Bay Buffaloes Invitational Track Meet in San Pablo, a meet that serves as a tuneup for the Special Olympics Northern California regional event in Pleasanton later this month. The team’s participants were (from left) Pleasanton’s Camellia Pinhero (200-meter, 400 and 800 run), Hayward’s Lisa Burley (50 and 100 walk and softball throw) and San Leandro’s Austin Burks (100 and 200 run and TurboJav, javelin throwing).

BY JEREMY WALSH Pleasanton teen Chase Godi used three birdies to propel him to a four-stroke victory in his age group in the Major Champi-onship at Pumpkin Ridge host-ed by the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour in Oregon. The Foothill junior shot 19-over-par to defeat five other competitors in the boys 16-18 division during the two-day tournament played April 2-3 on the Ghost Creek course at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club out-side Portland, Ore. Godi held the lead after post-

ing an 80 in the opening round and then closed the deal with a final-round 79 to finish four shots ahead of runner-up Dom Marrese of Bellevue, Wash. With the first-place finish, Godi clinched berths in the tour’s 2016 Druh Belts Mid Sea-son Invitational in Georgia in June and the Tour Champion-ship in Florida in July. Godi wasn’t the only Tri-Val-ley golfer to notch a win in Oregon. San Ramon resident Alexis Browne shot 38-over-par en route to earning the victory in the girls 14-18 division.

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Foothill golfer tops division at Pumpkin Ridge

Foothill golfer Chase Godi celebrates after taking first place in his division at the Major Championship at Pumpkin Ridge outside Portland, Ore., earlier this month.

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ClubsGARDEN CLUB ANNUAL PLANT SALE The Livermore Amador Valley Garden Club will hold their annual plant sale from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, April 16 at Amador Valley High School, 1155 Santa Rita Road. There will be annuals, peren-nials, roses, succulents, vegetables, drought tolerant plants, trees and shrubs at low, low prices.

TRI VALLEY WRITER Kevin Gunn, the current Poet Laureate of Livermore, will present a Poetry Workshop at 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 16 at Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Road. He curates the Ravenswood Poetry Series, works with elementary school students and gives work-shops in local schools. He also started a Teen Poet of the Month contest program. Cost is $12 for members, $17 for non-members. Contact 389-7819 or [email protected]. Go to www.tri-valleywriters.org.

Concerts‘VOICES FROM HEAVEN’ Enjoy an evening of German choral music performed by Bay Area Classical Harmonies. “Voices from Heaven” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 at Lynnewood United Methodist Church, 4444 Black Ave. Directed by Andrew Chung. Tickets are $25, $20 for seniors, $10 for students. Call 846-0221 or go to www.lynnewood.org.

BROADWAY CHORUS AND BROADWAY CHORUS KIDS ‘MORE OF YOUR FAVORITES’ Broadway Chorus and Broadway Chorus Kids present “More of Your Favorites” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, April 15-17 at Livermore High School, 600 Maple St., Livermore. Audiences cast their votes during the last concert for their favorite Broadway musicals to create a show completely comprised of audi-ence and chorus favorites. Call 462-2121 or go to www.trivalleyrep.org/tickets$ndividual-tickets.

JAYME STONE’S LOMAX PROJECT Multiple award-winning Canadian banjoist, composer, and producer Jayme Stone brings together some of North America’s most distinc-tive and creative roots musicians to revive, recycle and re-imagine traditional music at 8 p.m. on Friday, April 15 at the Firehouse Arts Center. Focusing on songs col-lected by folklorist and field record-ing pioneer Alan Lomax. Tickets are $17-$27. Call 931-4848 or go to www.firehousearts.org.

EventsFRIENDS OF THE PLEASANTON LIBRARY BOOK SALE The Friends of the Pleasanton Library will host its annual Spring Book Sale Friday-Sunday, April 22-24 at the Pleasanton Library. Members only sale will be from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, with memberships available at the door for $10. The regular

sale will run from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. on Sunday. Go to www.friendsoft-hepleasantonlibrary.org.

TRI-VALLEY HEALTH FAIR The Tri-Valley Health Fair will be held from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, April 16 at the Firehouse Arts Center. The Health Fair will include vendors, dental and vision screenings, physi-cal examinations, entertainment and other health related resources.

WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA HAPPY HOUR The Widowed Men and Women of Northern California invite you to Happy Hour at 5 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 at Coco Cabana, 4500 Tassajara Road, Dublin. RSVP to Mary at 705-7337 or [email protected] by Tuesday, April 19.

WIDOWED MEN AND WOMEN OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA LUNCH The Widowed Men and Women of Northern California invite you to join for lunch at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 22 at China Villa, 4022 East Ave., Livermore. RSVP to Marilyn at (408) 420-0130 or [email protected] by Tuesday, April 19.

Exhibits‘REMNANTS OF THE PAST’ VINTAGE AND ANTIQUES SHOW “Remnants of the Past” is a juried vintage and antiques show featuring vendors artfully displaying unique items from around the world. The show will be held from 1-7 p.m. on Friday, April 15, and from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 16 at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Tickets are $15. Go to www.rem-nantsofthepast.com/.

Fundraisers‘BLING IT ON’ JEWELRY EVENT The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop Pleasanton invites you to their semi-annual jewelry event “Bling it On” Friday-Sunday, April 15-17. Featuring fine jewelry, vintage and costume jewelry and a wide selec-tion of rings, earrings, brooches, bracelets, pearls and watches. Proceeds benefit American Cancer Society’s programs of research, edu-cation and service. For more infor-mation or to donate, contact Kelley Jewell Meno, Manager, at 462-7374.

HARLEM WIZARDS AT GRANADA HIGH SCHOOL Celebrate Livermore Valley Education Foundation’s 25th Anniversary with the Harlem Wizards at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 22 at Granada High School, 400 Wall St., Livermore. Kids will enjoy “Trick Hoops and Alley Oops”. Enjoy a pre-game meet and greet with the Wizards. Tickets start at $12 for students, $15 for adults. Contact 315-6826 or [email protected]. Go to bit.ly/1Qmcxow.

HARLEM WIZARDS AT LIVERMORE HIGH SCHOOL Celebrate Livermore Valley Education Foundation’s 25th Anniversary with the Harlem Wizards at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 21 at Livermore High School, 600 Maple St., Livermore. Kids will enjoy “Trick Hoops and Alley

Oops.” Enjoy a pre-game meet and greet with the Wizards. Tickets start at $12 for students, $15 for adults. Contact 315-6826 or [email protected]. Go to http://bit.ly/1Qmcxow.

PACE FOR PEACE 5K 10K WALK/RUN Join for Tri-Valley Haven’s 5 and 10 K Walk Run that winds through Livermore’s wine country, from 8-11 a.m. on Saturday, April 23. Race day registration at 7:30 a.m., race at 8 a.m. Proceeds benefit preven-tion programs of Tri-Valley Haven. Cost is $35-$45. Contact Lisa at 449-5845 or [email protected]. Go to trivalleyhaven.org.

PAWS IN NEED SPRING FLING Shop at the Paws In Need Spring Fling sales event from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 at the Feline Medical Center, 3160 Santa Rita Road. Choose from animal-themed gifts for garden, kitchen and home decor, fashion and pet items. The one-day sale benefits the Just Like New Fund, which provides financial aid for Tri-Valley residents who can-not afford urgent medical care for their pets. Call 895-2909 or go to Paws-In-Need.org.

HolidayTRI-VALLEY CULTURAL JEWS’ PASSOVER SEDER Tri-Valley Cultural Jews will hold their annual Community Potluck Second Seder from 5-7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 23 at the Bothwell Arts Center, 2466 8th St., Livermore. This kid-friendly haggadah is secular and progressive with lots of singing. After the hour-long ceremony, we will share a potluck dinner. Free to TVCJ members and children, $20 for non-member adults. Call Judy at 485-1049 to RSVP.

Lectures/WorkshopsA DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CHILD WITH ADHD Come to this free event offered by the Pleasanton Special Needs Committee from 7-8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 26 at Hart Middle School, 4433 Willow Road. Learn strategies to help you and your child manage the day, from getting to school to getting through home-work and everything in between. Behavioral and pharmacological interventions will also be discussed. For registration and more infor-mation, go to www.tinyurl.com/AprilSNC.

JOB SEARCH A TO Z Looking for a new job? Come to “Job Search from A to Z” workshop from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19 in the Dublin Library Program Room, 200 Civic Plaza, Dublin. Get advice from a job search counselor on how to conduct a successful job search. Go to www.aclibrary.org.

PEOPLE AND PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS Create pic-tures that capture the essence of your subject, and learn the princi-ples of photographing people with instructor Gerry Mooney, a profes-sional photographer who taught at

Ohlone College for 25 years, from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, April 16 at the Dublin Library, 200 Civic Plaza, Dublin. Register at 803-7252.

SeniorsSENIOR VIP CLUB HAWAIIAN LUAU The Pleasanton Senior Center VIP Club will have a Hawaiian Luau from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. on Monday, April 25 at the Pleasanton Senior Center. Entertainment and Hawaiian lunch provided. Tickets are $8 and avail-able at the Travel Desk. Purchase tickets no later than April 18 due to limited seating. Call 931-5370.

SpiritualMOM2MOM 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 mentor-ing the younger moms. Parenting tips, guest speakers, crafts and practical life applications. Meetings are 9:30-11:30 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].

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We are seeking local high school or college students with an appetite for news and an interest in learning about print and digital media for internship opportunities. The intern will research stories, do interviews and help with fact checking and rewrites for the award-winning Pleasanton Weekly and DanvilleSanRamon.com. He or she will also be introduced to the other aspects of publishing, including advertising and production.

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995 Fictitious Name StatementTWO SAY I DO WEDDINGS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 515017 The following person(s) doing business as: TWO SAY I DO WEDDINGS, 1696 ORCHARD WAY, PLEASANTON, CA 94566, is hereby registered by the following owner(s): Debra G. Uhler, 1696 Orchard Way, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein 04/20/2013. Signature of Registrant: Debra G. Uhler. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on 02/23/2016. (Pleasanton Weekly, March 25, April 1, 8, 15; 2016)

JRG MOBILE SIGNINGS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 515497 The following person(s) doing business as: JRG MOBILE SIGNINGS, 6260 STONERIDGE MALL ROAD #115, PLEASANTON, CA 94588, is hereby registered by the follow-ing owner(s): Joseph Robert Garcia, 6260 Stoneridge Mall Road #115, Pleasanton, CA 94588. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed herein. Signature of Registrant: Joseph Robert Garcia. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on 03/07/2016. (Pleasanton Weekly, April 8, 15, 22, 29; 2016)

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BY JEB BINGA new report finds a strong correlation

between the future housing market and the cognitive decline of older Americans.

The decline is related to difficulties people have as they age with memory, their attention span, problem-solving and judgment.

The report by the Mortgage Bankers As-sociation’s Research Institute for Housing America (RIHA) finds that normal cognitive aging also correlates to a potential borrower’s ability to make decisions relating to their own housing and financial situation.

“As the Baby Boom begins to enter retire-ment years, new challenges are arising with significant implications for both borrowers and lenders,” said Gary V. Engelhardt, a Mel-vin A. Eggers faculty scholar and professor of economics in the Maxwell School of Citizen-ship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University.

“In particular, given the impact of aging on memory and other cognitive skills, there is a need to consider the implication for financial decisions made by older individuals,” Engel-hardt writes in his report, “Cognition and the Housing Behavior of Older Americans.”

“By the time individuals are arriving into traditional retirement ages, when many im-portant financial decisions are made, cogni-tive skills are already in decline as part of normal cognitive aging,” he states.

Engelhardt continues: “The baby boom-ers are entering their traditional retirement years with an expectation of living longer than prior generations but also with more

debt, meaning that they will have to make increasingly complex housing and financial decisions. In addition, the number of Ameri-cans over the age of 60 will grow to nearly 62 million by 2024.”

Adds Lynn Fisher, executive director of RIHA and the Mortgage Bankers Association’s vice president for research and economics: “This study highlights the fact that memory loss in particular raises particular challenges for the financial well-being of older Americans and suggests that we may need to reassess how the mortgage industry designs, originates and services financial products for seniors.”

Key findings in the report include:• 28% of homeowners and 36% of renters aged 65 and older in 2012 rated themselves as having a fair or poor memory.• 7% of homeowners and 16% of renters aged 65 and older in 2012 self-reported a medical diagnosis of memory disease.• For older homeowners, memory and cog-nition hold relatively stable until the late 70s, then decline fairly rapidly.• Likewise, the incidence of memory disease rises steadily with age. By age 90, about 20% of older homeowners suffer from memory disease.• Typical declines in memory and cognition are associated with substantial increases in dif-ficulty with managing money; a new diagnosis of memory disease, in particular, is associated with very large increases in such difficulty.• A new diagnosis of memory disease is associ-ated with large changes in home ownership and

shared living arrangements; typical declines in memory and cognition are associated with small to modest changes in these domains.• Declines in memory and cognition are as-sociated with an increase in mortgage delin-quency, especially for older women.

The report used data on the housing, functional, health and cognitive status of

older Americans in 2012 from the Health and Retirement Study to profile the cognitive status of older Americans and examine the link between cognitive status and housing and mortgage decisions.

In general, the bankers association deter-mined, there is a strong link between cogni-tion and these decisions.

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219 Birch Creek Drive $755,000Sat 1-4 Andrea & Earl Rozran 858-4198718 Wimbledon Lane $748,000Sun 1-4 Louise Davis 200-24574326 Second St. $1,299,000Sat 12-3/Sun 1-4 Blaise Lofland 846-65003502 Wind Cave Court $799,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Julia Murtagh 997-2411

4 BEDROOMS

929 Gray Fox Circle $1,879,000Sun 1-3 Dave & Sue Flashberger 463-0436

3014 Vermont Place $1,035,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Antero Portela 600-7653857 Castlewood Place $2,988,888Fri 4-7/Sun 1-4 Gina Piper 200-02026300 Laura Lane $2,000,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Moxley Team 600-09903083 Crestablanca Drive $1,499,000Sat/Sun 1-4 DeAnna Armario & LizVenema 260-2220/413-6544

5 BEDROOMS

1003 Pineto Place $2,158,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Fabulous Properties 980-0273/519-82268267 Moller Ranch Drive $1,669,800Sun 2-4 Doug Buenz 785-77773696 Virgin Islands Court $999,900Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 Janna Chestnut 876-61051201 Machado Place $3,499,000Sun 1-4 DeAnna Armario & Liz Venema 260-2220/413-65443785 Smallwood Court $2,599,000Sat/Sun 1-4 DeAnna Armario & Liz Venema 260-2220/413-65442418 Pomino Way $1,859,000Sat/Sun 1-4 DeAnna Armario & Liz Venema 260-2220/413-65444462 Tosca Court $1,799,000Sat/Sun 1-4 DeAnna Armario & Liz Venema 260-2220/413-6544

San Ramon3 BEDROOMS

801 Lakemont Place Unit 7 $744,900Sun 1-4 Sally Martin 998-4311

4 BEDROOMS

152 Elisha Lane $1,300,000Sat/Sun 1-4 Mark Kotch 989-1581

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Rosie Yandell & Kent Rocca

9508 Alcosta - San Ramon - $989,000Beautifully situated above Alcosta! Warmth and charm

abound in this lovely one story home. Updated kitchen

& baths, neutral decor, spacious family room & large

yard—for those not wanting a “cookie cutter” home!

This one is special!!!

Jennifer DeCoite

1500 Foothill Rd. - Pleasanton - $ 2,925,000Beautiful 5 acre single story gated estate. This stunning

English Tudor home has 4 beds, 5 baths with 4,903

sq. ft. With around 2 acres of flat landscaped yard and

around 3 acres of additional property behind home,

build a sport court, barn for horses or pool cabana.

Julia Korpi

1580 Arlington Rd. - Livermore - $679,700Gleaming hardwood floors highlight this affordable 4

bedroom, 2 bath home. Great back yard with just the

right landscaping, updated kitchen with Italian title,

granite counters and more.

Gina Piper

857 Castlewood Pl. - Pleasanton - $2,988,888Spectacular views of Mt. Diablo and the valley from

this 4 bed/4.5 bath, 6,764 sq ft home overlooking

the 18th green and the 1st & 10th tee boxes. www.

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Tracey Esling

7770 Clifden Ct. - Dublin - $ 1,799,900Beautiful home with stunning views, gourmet kitchen with

upgraded stainless appliances, including wine refrigerator.

Large bonus room with balcony access, one bedroom and

bath on the main floor. Formal living and dining area. Designer

touches throughout, amazing views and lot. this is a must see.

Jan Pegler

5250 Riverdale Ct. - Pleasanton - $ 739,000Come see this updated townhome with 1,998 sq. ft., 3

spacious beds, 2.5 baths, granite counters in the kitchen,

crown moldings throughout, laminate floors on the first

level with 3 sliders to patios, all neutral colors and newer

carpet. Balcony off master. Large walk-in closet.

Gina Piper (Exclusive Listing)

1523 Honey Suckle Ct. - Pleasanton - $2,999,500Come home to luxury and elegance in this stunning Golden Eagle estate on 1.5 acre lot featuring 4 bedrooms, 5.5 bathrooms, pool and a cabana with kitchen and full bathroom.

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Located in Happy Valley. Looking for a Vineyard? Offering a premium location on a private road with 1.25 acres. Only 5 minutes to Downtown Pleasanton and I-680. The land offers a large open space roughly ½ acre to expand the vineyard, add an additional structure or guest house. Main home offers 3,100 sq ft 4BD, 3BA with a large room on the main level. Pool house, 3-car garage, incredible views and privacy.

$2,000,000

Located in Parkside 4BD 2.5BA 2,054sf. On an 8,208sf. Lot Absolutely beautiful with upgrades throughout. Slab granite counters with gorgeous cherrywood cabinets, gas stove & stainless appliances. All baths updated. Wonderful court location on large lot with 3 car garage & side-yard access. near sports park, shopping, dining & top rated schools.

PRICE TBD

Located in Ventana Hills. 4BD 3BA 3,179sf. Wonderful open floorplan with cozy living room. Spacious formal dining w/cathedral ceilings & lots of windows for natural light. Expansive kit w/granite counters and tile backsplash, gas stove, dual oven, & pantry. Baths updated w/granite & tile. Great backyard w/pool (solar), Close to downtown & commute access.

PRICE TBD

Located in Highland Oaks. 4/2.5 w/1,948 sq ft. Updated kitchen with an open design offering newer cabinets, flooring and opening to breakfast nook. Formal living & dining room. Lower level family room opens to the private yard w/ large covered patio, pool & mature landscaping. Located close to schools & commute access.

$939,000

6300 LAURA LANE, PLEASANTON

3248 MARILYN COURT, PLEASANTON 5168 INDEPENDENCE DRIVE, PLEASANTON

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Great single story home in Central Pleasanton. This 3 bedroom and 2 bath, 1549 sq. home has been lovingly upgraded over the years. Recent upgrades include kitchen, bathrooms, and pool work. Enjoy entertaining with a large deck, pool and western exposure for balmy summer nights. There is great access to parks , schools, shops and great views of the Pleasanton Ridge.

LISTED FOR $799,000

4413 Arbutus Court, PleasantonThis 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home has 2249 sq.ft of living space and has been recently upgraded. Quaint backyard with a deck for outdoor entertaining.

MULTIPLE OFFERS SOLD FOR $1,018,000

1090 Shadow Hills Ct., PleasantonWelcome to this beautiful home located in the popular Pheasant Ridge neighborhood. This elegant “Wildwood Heights” model consists of 6 bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, and 4792 sq. ft. of living space, on .36 of an acre. This large home is situated on a premier end of the court location with a stunning landscaped backyard including a bocce ball court, and an additional 440 sq. ft. permitted

house, theater or teen lounge room.JUST LISTED AT $2,048,000

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DOWNTOWN PLEASANTON

4326 2ND STREET PLEASANTONRestored and Upgraded English Country Farmhouse Style Home on Desirable 2nd Street, originally built in 1890. Highly Sought After Downtown Location… just a short walk to Main Street! Front Porch with Sitting Area, Three Bedrooms, Plus Den/TV Room (Guest Suite�-�4th Option), Office-Off Master, Two Remodeled Full Bathrooms, Powder Room, Large Kitchen, Formal Dining Room. Approximately 2,005 Square Feet, Large 6,750 Square Foot Lot, Detached 720 Square Foot Two Car Garage (Workshop Option), Upgraded Plumbing and Electrical, Double Hung Dual Pane Windows, Refinished Wood Flooring, Crown Molding, 7" Baseboards, Ten Foot Ceilings, Private Rear Yard with Upgraded Landscaping and Driveway. For more information or to schedule a private showing, please contact Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group. Visit 4326second.com.

OFFERED AT $1,299,000

DOWNTOWN PLEASANTON

435 ABBIE STREET PLEASANTON

Enjoy Downtown Living and Walk to Main Street from this Completely Remodeled 3 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom Cozy Downtown Charmer! Premium Lot with Panoramic Views and Private Rear Yard, Remodeled Kitchen with Granite & SS Appliances, Remodeled Bathroom, Hardwood Floors Throughout, Wainscoting, Crown Molding, Dual Pane Windows, Copper Plumbing, Finished Garage, New Gutters, New Landscaping Includes Upgraded Drainage System, New Concrete & Fencing. Enjoy this Premium Location and Home Now and Expand it in the Future, if needed. For a Private Showing, Contact the Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group. Visit 435abbie.com.

OFFERED AT $869,000

BIRDLAND

2609 BECARD COURT PLEASANTON

Highly Upgraded Single Level in the Heart of Pleasanton. Don’t Miss this Exceptional Birdland Solar Powered Home Located on a Quiet Court and Close to Everything! Completely Remodeled Kitchen with Granite & SS Appliances, Remodeled Bathrooms, Wainscoting, Crown Molding, Plantation Shutters, Beautiful Wood Flooring, New Doors & Hardware, French Doors, Upgraded Windows, Skylight, Dimensional Roof, Finished Garage with Built-Ins, Beautiful Grounds and Landscaping with Private Rear Yard and Stone Patio! For a Private Showing-Contact the Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group. Visit 2609becard.com.

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SINGLE LEVEL CUSTOM LIVERMORE

1555 FREDERICK MICHAEL WAY LIVERMORE

Location, Location, Location! Spacious Single Level Custom Home in South Livermore’s Quiet Desirable Crystal Heights Area! Well Maintained Four Bedrooms, Three Bathrooms, Generous Upgraded Master Suite, Approx. 3667 Square Feet, Spacious Bedrooms, Large Family Room- Kitchen Area (Great Room Concept), Detached-Permitted Office/Workshop, 1/3 Acre Lot, Over-sized 3-Car Garage, Side Yard-RV Access, Beautifully Landscaped and Private Backyard! For a Private Showing, Contact the Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group.

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BRIDLE CREEK

838 SUNNY BROOK WAY PLEASANTON

Desirable Largest Upgraded Hillstar Model on Quiet Secluded Street in Bridle Creek, built by Greenbriar Homes, Premium .30 Acre Lot with Private Rear Grounds that Includes Recently Upgraded Landscaping, Pool/Spa & Rock Waterfall. View of Pleasanton Ridge, Front Porch Sitting Area, Five Bedrooms (Downstairs Suite), Formal Private Office (Possible 6th), Bonus Room (Home Theater Option), Approximately 4,455 Square Feet Spacious, Spacious Family (Great) Room, Large Gourmet Kitchen with Granite & SS Appliances, Crown Molding, Upgraded Wood Flooring, Three Car Garage, Award Winning Schools, Walk to Downtown, Convenient Commute Access to South Bay/ Silicon Valley/East Bay. For a Private Showing call the Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group and for more information visit 838sunnybrookway.com.

SOLD AT $2,070,000

BRIDLE CREEK

5753 HIDDEN CREEK COURT PLEASANTON

Exceptional Former Bridle Creek Model Home with Original & Many New Fine Upgrades on Premium Secluded over 1/2 Acre Lot on Private Court. Includes: 4,855 Total Square Footage Includes Custom Guest Cottage (400 Sq/Ft). Large Gourmet Kitchen, Five Bedrooms (Downstairs 2nd Master), Large Bonus/Game Room & Private Office. Professionally Landscaped, Park-Like Private Rear Grounds with Swimming Pool and Mature Trees. Superbly Maintained in Excellent Condition. Premium Location, Conveniently Close to Charming Downtown and Access to 680. Don’t Miss this One! For more information and photos please visit 5753hiddencreek.com or call the Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group to schedule a private showing! Visit 5753hiddencreek.com.

OFFERED AT $2,495,000

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Go to 680Homes.com for more information on these and other homes, along with market trends, tips & advice, and advanced home search

The Pleasanton real estate market started to heat up in March. Pending sales took an-other big jump during the month and while inventory rose for the third straight month, the increase was not enough to keep up with demand. The market for homes priced under $1 million was par-ticularly hot, with less than a two week supply.

Pending sales increased 41% in March, from 49 in February to 69 in March. March sales were still 9% lower than a year ago, when 76 sales went pending. Inventory in-creased form 53 at the end of Feb-ruary to 59 at the end of March, a 9% climb. One year ago, 60 homes were actively listed. Nearly 50% of pending sales were homes priced under $1 million, while only 26% of inventory was in this segment. There was a 0.8 month supply of homes at the end of March, down from one month at the end of February.

Closed sales doubled, from 24 in February to 50 in March. March’s sales were on the marked an average of 23 days, up a little from February’s 19 days. The av-erage sale was for 100% of the list price. The median sales price was $1,045,000, a 5% increase from 995,000 in February and a 14% increase from a year ago. The price per square foot dipped in March , from $493 in February to $468.

The tables below provide further details on the current market compared to prior periods, as well as a look at different market segments.

Sellers: It is a great time to be selling a home in Pleasanton. Inventory is very low and there is strong demand from buyers, especially for prime properties in .. Go to www.680homes.com to read the rest of this article.

Pleasanton Market Heats Up

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Fixer UpperOpportunity knocks! Over 3000 sq ft with

4 BR, 2 BTHS on 1/3 Acre with pool & views.$1,099,000

COMING SOON

Pleasanton Valley Charming one story 4 BR, 2 BTH home in

premium location with upgrades throughout!$1,150,000

COMING SOON

8 Bunker LaneCharming upgraded 3 BR, 2 BTH Castlewood home large private .70 Acre lot with views!

$1,150,000

PENDING-SOLD OVER ASKING

8267 Moller Ranch DriveElegant 5 BR, 3 BTH home on private .39 Acre lot

backing to open space with views!$1,669,800

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COMING SOONLIVERMORE 2 BED, 2 BATH, 1,280 SQFT, 7,895 SQFT LOT, COURT LOCATIONPRICE IN $500K’SCASTRO VALLEY 3 BED, 2 BATH, 1,172 SQFT, REMODELED KITCHEN, BATH CALL FOR PRICINGSAN LEANDRO 3 BED, 2 BATH, 1,655 SQFT, ALL NEW CONSTRUCTION, FINISHED BASEMENT, BAY VIEWSPRICE IN $600K’S

JUST SOLD

4368 CHAPMAN WAYPLEASANTON3 BED, 2 BATH, 1,372 SQFT REPRESENTED SELLER.SOLD AT $680,000

1038 DIVISION ST., PLEASANTON 2 HOUSES ON ONE LOT. MULTIPLE OFFERS. REPRESENTED BUYERS. SOLD AT $1,025,000

312 GARDEN CREEK CIR., DANVILLE 3 BED, 2.5 BATH, 1,257 SQFT. MULTIPLE OFFERS. REPRESENTED BUYERS. SOLD AT $610,000

NEW PRICE6625 HUBBARD PLACE SUNOL 5 BED, 4.5 BATH, 4,675 SQFT, 4 CAR GARAGE, SITS ON 9 ACRES REDUCED TO $2,398,000.

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481 TREBBIANO PLACE, RUBY HILL5BR, 3BA, 3023+/- Sq. Ft.

Call for Pricing

COMING SOON

2418 POMINO WAY, RUBY HILL5BR, 4.5BA, 4155+/- Sq. Ft.


OPEN SAT/SUN 1-4

4462 TOSCA COURT, PLEASANTON5BR, 4.5BA, 4103+/- Sq. Ft.

Now Offered at $1,789,000

OPEN SAT/SUN 1-4

1201 MACHADO PL., PLEASANTON5BR, 6.5BA, Plus Guest House, 7359+/- Sq. Ft.


OPEN SUNDAY 1-4

3083 CRESTABLANCA DR., PLEASANTON4BR, 3BA, 3428+/- Sq. Ft. Offered at $1,499,000

OPEN SAT/SUN 1-4

3785 SMALLWOOD CT., PLEASANTON5 BR, 5.5 BA, 5800+/- Sq. Ft.


OPEN SAT/SUN 1-4

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Beautiful home in South Livermore wine county!

5364 Carnegie Loop, Livermore6 bedrooms, 3 baths, large lot! 3566 sq. ft.

carpet and tile. 2 car garage with workshop. Entertainers delight! Call for more informa-tion. $1,189,000

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Beautiful ridgeline views from a wonderful court location. Don’t miss this 4 bdrm, 3 bath home. Walk-ing distance to 3 schools!

KW Tri Valley Realty’s #1 Production Team 2015 ~ Ranked Top 3 in Calif and Hawaii Regions

4127 Dorman Road, PleasantonAnother complete renovation in progress. Soon to have a new granite kitchen and baths. New

bedrooms, 2 baths and 1947 sq ft. LOW $900,000’S

COMING SOON

Payne Road, PleasantonWalk to the park! Wonderful one level home with 4 bdrms, 2 baths and over 1600 sq ft. Beautifully remodeled with open kitchen and great room!PRICED IN THE MID $800,000’S

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Wonderful 4 bdrm, 3 bath home on a quiet court. This beautiful home backs to the greenbelt and walking paths.

3925 Kern Court, PleasantonThe peaceful garden will enchant you! One level

room and a sunny kitchen. Master bedroom with French door to expansive yard. HIGH $800,000’S

COMING SOON

4041 Jackie Court, PleasantonFabulous 4 bdrm, 3 bath home and over 2000 sq ft. Gourmet granite kitchen and remodeled bathrooms. All on a quiet court! Beautiful yard. LOW $900,000’S

COMING SOON

6344 Benner Court, PleasantonComplete renovation in progress! One level home with 4 bdrms, 2 baths, over 1800 sq ft. Don’t miss this wonderful new home that is currently being remodeled from top to bottom! LOW $900,000’S

COMING SOON

4498 Bacon Court, PleasantonWe have remodeled this home from top to

carpeting, granite slab kitchen and bathrooms!LOW $900,000’S

COMING SOON

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925.918.2045www.WilliamsReGroup.com

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