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Page 2 • July 27, 2018 • Pleasanton Weekly AROUND PLEASANTON BY JEB BING Golf anyone? Scott Raty is now available weekdays cott Raty will retire Aug. 15 chamber needed to be more fo- as president and CEO of the cused on advancing public policy so SPleasanton Chamber of Com- that the city’s economy would keep merce, leaving behind a legacy of growing. programs and accomplishments Raty says the chamber is organized during his 16 years of chamber to benefit businesses by creating and leadership. promoting economic opportunity Steve Van Dorn, who has exten- and strengthening and educating its sive experience in business-related members and the community by organizations including most recent- influencing public policy. ly as the CEO of the Pleasant Hill In that regard, the chamber’s po- Chamber of Commerce, has been litical action committee under Raty hired to succeed Raty. has become an influential arm of the organization. In recent years, it has endorsed and helped elect many who have served on the City Council in the last 10 years, divesting that governing body of a vocal minority that was taking the city in a different direction. More recently, Raty has added the Pleasanton school board to the chamber’s sphere of influence. Raty also has broadened the chamber’s outreach beyond just its business members but also to the whole community. The chamber’s newsletter now appears in the Pleas- anton Weekly six times a year. CHAMBER “That means that the roughly 150 Scott Raty, soon retiring as Chamber businesses involved in each issue of of Commerce president/CEO. that publication are noted by the Raty’s retirement marks the end of 14,000 households that receive the a 31-year career. He was first hired newspaper and, of course, by many as the Pleasanton Chamber’s chief times more than that in terms of executive in 1984. He left in 1989 to those who read it,” he said. join a business partnership, and in Raty also launched his “commu- 1993 was hired to head the Hayward nity vision” program through pol- Chamber of Commerce, working icy documents named “Pleasanton there for the next 15 years before 2015” and “Pleasanton 2020.” He being hired back by the Pleasanton brought together thought-leaders in organization in 2007. business, education, cultural arts, As the Pleasanton Chamber’s ex- recreation, jobs, housing, public $PHULFD·V3UHPLHU-HZHOU\ %HDG)DLUHV ecutive, Raty helped start its Busi- safety, traffic and transportation to ness & Community Political Action create long-range plans for city lead- Committee (BACPAC), the Pleasan- ership to follow. ton Convention and Visitors Bureau Raty credits his Pleasanton Lead- (now Visit Tri-Valley), Pleasanton ership program with enhancing the Partners in Education (PPIE), the outreach of the organization. More *(0)$,5( Pleasanton Leadership program and than 30 have signed up for this year’s brought the chamber into better program that starts in September. sync with the Pleasanton Downtown “We’ve now graduated some 750 Association. in the program, which is a wonder- In a recent interview, Raty said ful way for keeping people engaged his first five years at the helm of the in our community,” Raty said. Pleasanton Chamber were markedly What’s ahead for Raty, who moved different from the issues facing the to Pleasanton in 1977 when he and city when he returned in 2007. wife Cathy married? Not much ex- $8*867 The mid-1980s were the heydays cept to golf with others also avail- of development here, kind of like the able on weekdays until she retires 3/($6$1721 gold rush for commercial real estate from her banking job downtown. $ODPHGD&RXQW\)DLUJURXQGV and housing growth. 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Page 4 • July 27, 2018 • Pleasanton Weekly Newsfront DIGEST Tri-Valley grows as economic powerhouse School registration Online registration for the rivaling some U.S. metro areas 2018-19 school year opens Wednesday for Pleasanton Uni- New report cites key attributes helping region thrive, recommendations for maintaining success fied School District students, both returning and new. BY TIM HUNT The Tri-Valley’s tech sector is a and its very well-educated workforce. Bishop Ranch in San Ramon and Parents and guardians can ac- he Tri-Valley is growing as huge driver and helps account for the About 60% of residents had a Hacienda in Pleasanton. cess the online forms through an economic powerhouse that valley’s GDP per worker of $225,000, bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, The relative affordability of the the district’s webpage at pleasan- compares with the Raleigh- much higher than California’s at a nice increase from 54% in 2012. Tri-Valley housing compared to Sili- tonusd.net, where they will be T guided through the various regis- Durham area of North Carolina. $160,000 and the United States’ at Driving this are skilled foreign-born con Valley and San Francisco is also tration steps. The gross domestic product (GDP) $132,000. Notably, in a comparison workers, a subgroup that has grown key, although with median prices After completing the online for the valley is about $42 billion — of tech regions across the country, from 19% in 2006 to 27% in 2016. for the first six months of 2018 process, families will receive a with just a population of 361,000, only Boston is within shouting dis- Another key factor in the Tri- topping $1 million-plus in every confirmation email, which they compared to the North Carolina tech tance at 14% tech employment to Valley’s success is location, almost city except Livermore, that’s a factor should print out and bring to the triangle with a population of more the valley’s 19%. Raleigh-Durham is equidistant between San Francisco regionally and a problem nationally final and in-person registration than 2 million. at 12%. and the Silicon Valley and the gate- and globally. step — walk-through registra- That’s one of the many interesting Released last week at an Inno- way to the more affordable housing Two CEOs on the panel, Tim tion at students’ respective school findings in the new “Tri-Valley Rising vation Tri-Valley Leadership Group in the San Joaquin Valley. The re- Harkness of UnChained Labs and sites. 2018” report, an update to the first event, the report identified five key port also cites high-value, lower-cost Dave Selinger of Deep Sentinel, had For specific dates and times of walk-through registration, check report done in 2014 by the Bay Area attributes for the valley, starting with commercial real estate, particularly individual school websites. Council Economic Institute. the excellence of its school system in amenity-rich business parks like See ECONOMIC on Page 9 Mayors’ Summit The Tri-Valley Mayors’ Summit event is coming up on Aug. 15, Zone 7 and while the luncheon portion is sold out, tickets remain available talks new ($20) for the public discussion among the five mayors on various local and regional topics. $8 billion Scheduled to attend the event, hosted by the San Ramon Cham- ber of Commerce, are mayors water bond Newell Arnerich (Danville), Bill Clarkson (San Ramon), David Board delays as Haubert (Dublin), John March- proponent of state and (Livermore) and Jerry Thorne (Pleasanton). measure seeks local Networking and lunch will endorsement run from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. in The Roundhouse Market and BY ERIKA ALVERO Conference Center at 2600 Cami- Zone 7 Water Agency directors no Ramon. The public discussion heard a presentation on a proposed will follow from 12:20-1:30 p.m. statewide water bond measure at in the larger Tahoe Auditorium. last week’s regular meeting, with the For tickets, visit sanramon.org. measure’s proponent asking for their support for the new proposal — Gem Faire is back four years after California voters ap- The Gem Faire is returning to proved another multi-billion-dollar the Alameda County Fairgrounds water bond. next weekend. If passed in November, Proposi- Billed as the West Coast’s pre- tion 3 would issue $8.877 billion in mier jewelry and bead show, the three-day event will feature ex- ERIKA ALVERO general obligation bonds to gener- hibitors from across the globe Young Eli Flores was able to take the driver’s seat in each of the four Ferraris that turned out for the Make-A-Wish ate revenue for water-related proj- with a large selection of fine jew- event in his honor last Friday in downtown Pleasanton. ects, including water infrastructure, elry, crystals, gemstones, beads, groundwater supplies and storage, minerals, fossils and more. habitat protection and more. The Gem Faire runs from 12-6 Procession down Main Street The measure is sponsored by Cal- p.m. next Friday (Aug. 3), 10 ifornians for Safe Drinking Water a.m. to 6 p.m. next Saturday and Ferraris, police deliver news of Disney World trip to 6-year-old and a Clean and Reliable Water 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. next Sunday. Supply, and it has the support of Admission costs $7, valid for the diagnosed with leukemia a variety of conservancy and envi- entire weekend. For more details, BY ERIKA ALVERO visit www.gemfaire.com or call the news to Elijah because the according to his mother Eliza- ronmental justice organizations at 503-252-8300. A line of sports cars flanked 6-year-old, who finished up beth Riordan. The treatment this point — the over 460,000 valid by two police vehicles blared treatment for leukemia last De- process was long and intensive signatures it garnered were enough Lucky Fans down Main Street last Friday cember, is an avid car-lover. — three years in all — but now, to put the measure on the ballot. to deliver Elijah Flores with a He’s already prepared for her son is doing well, she said. However, Gerald Meral, former Tri-Valley Community Televi- message — he’s going to Disney the trip to Orlando, Fla. The “We appreciate everything so deputy director of the California sion is giving away tickets to The Wave waterpark in Dub- World in October. foundation also gave him some much, we’re so thankful,” she Department of Water Resources and lin on Monday through Friday The procession was made Mickey Mouse ears, which he said of the sports car extrava- the proposition’s developer, said he next week for members of TV30’s possible through the Make-A- wore excitedly at Friday’s event. ganza and upcoming trip. is seeking endorsements of local Lucky Fans program. Wish Foundation, a nonprofit “I’m going to have fun and go The parade through down- water agencies because they deal Each daily winner will receive that grants “wishes” to children on some rides,” said Elijah, who town began 4 p.m. Friday, led most directly with voters. four tickets to the park, which diagnosed with life-threatening goes by Eli. by a Pleasanton police officer “The credibility of your agency, of is open every day through Aug. conditions. They decided to use Eli was diagnosed with leuke- 12 and then weekends through a Ferrari procession to deliver mia a little after his 3rd birthday, See WISH on Page 9 See ZONE 7 on Page 8 Labor Day. Sign up at tv30.org. Q Pleasanton Weekly • July 27, 2018 • Page 5 NEWSFRONT BACK PAIN SECRETS REVEALED! Part 5: “I was told Walking Was Supposed to Be Good for My Back Pain. But Some days I can Barely Even Stand Up Straight.” Del Valle receives $5 By Tri-Valley’s Leading Physical Therapist, Kevin Mao lacking in her ‘hip’ joints. s this happening to you? Since all of the tightened muscles of her hip connect million from state Have you been told to stand more, or walk onto the back, we realized her low back was under more to help with your low back pain? Is it constant strain, and fighting against her hips. I This was the main cause of chronic fatigue, and EBRPD: Sorely needed funding to support frustrating to the point where you can barely stand up to cook a meal, never mind walk for 10 minutes? inflammation in her back. infrastructure, repairs But by softening the stiff, inflamed tissues along her Are your legs feeling weak, numb and heavy to the BY ERIKA ALVERO will certainly make a dent, Doyle point where the only thing that feels comfortable is to sit back, and loosening the tight muscles around her hip, down and rest? within just a few weeks, Deb started noticing the pressure, Del Valle Regional Park will see said. tension and strain had been lifted OFF her back. Now, no If this sounds like you, you may be battling something called an additional $5 million of funding Del Valle is used primarily for longer engaged in this ‘tug of war’ with her own body, she felt “lumbar stenosis.” in the recently approved state bud- public recreation, flood control and much more freedom to move, her energy started to return, What is lumbar stenosis? and the pain had reduced significantly. get, after a bipartisan push by local water supply, with visitors coming Stenosis happens when the bones in the lower back (the And the end result? Deb can now go out and shop for elected officials. to the park to hike, swim and camp. vertebrae) become arthritic, and the small canals which the groceries without having to sit and rest, she can stand as long as The park in Livermore includes This June saw over 100,000 visitors, nerves come out of start to get pinched. This happens when she wants, and now has much more energy throughout the day the five-mile-long Lake Del Valle res- according to officials from Baker’s a person is standing too far upright, or when the back ‘bends so she can keep up with her family (especially her 5 grandkids). ervoir, along with more than 4,000 office. backwards’. Over time it can cause nerves to become severely Could there be undiscovered mobility within YOUR acres of parkland. The funding will Aging pipes for water distribution compressed and cause pain, and numbness down the leg and body? into the feet. go to the East Bay Regional Park and sewage treatment have resulted Most people who suffer from degenerative conditions like District, to direct toward Del Valle, in wasted water — the lack of reno- This diagnosis has been the main frustration for so many ‘arthritis’ or ‘stenosis’ are unfortunately lead to believe that it back pain sufferers because activities such as standing, and is ‘permanent’ and ‘nothing else can be done’. Like Deb, there which officials say is in dire need vations have led to about 300,000 walking are supposed to help. could still be an AMAZING potential for your body to heal, of infrastructure repairs, especially to 600,000 gallons of wasted water “It just takes so much effort for me to move, it feels like I’m as long as you know where to focus on. considering the park’s high rate of every year because of line breaks or constantly fighting myself just to stand up straight. Feeling In know WHERE you should be focusing, you might need visitors. leaks, according to Baker’s office. like this all the time, it drains my energy,” Deb told me. a ‘Mobility Audit’. During a Mobility Audit, we will carefully “Del Valle is one of three State “Del Valle Regional Park has been A dear client of mine Deb, age 61 had been struggling with analyze your mobility, your balance and stability, and see all of back pain for 15 years, a recent diagnosis of ‘stenosis’ and also Parks that the East Bay Regional Park a wonderful family recreation spot in the complex interactions that happen when you move. From District manages with no funding our community for decades,” Baker “degenerative disc disease”). there, we will SHOW you what the ‘root causes’ of your pain Deb had been active all her life, but also battled back may be, and how they can be fixed. from the state for operations, main- said. “The park desperately needs problems due to work as a secretary for 20+ years. The past And at Balance and Body Restoration we offer to perform tenance, or infrastructure repairs,” to improve its infrastructure, and few years were the hardest, as she noticed her energy was this ‘Mobility Audit” for FREE at our “Discovery Session”. said Robert Doyle, general man- this funding is a great start for those down, and pain levels worsening. You will not be asked for a single dime at this session, it ager of EBRPD. “This investment will projects. I am proud to have secured She’d been told the only way to ‘correct it’ would be a ‘spinal is merely a chance for you to meet us in person, and see if help upgrade key infrastructure and this funding for Del Valle through fusion’ surgery, which she refused. there is something more that can be done to help you stay visitor facilities at Del Valle.” bipartisan work. Our open spaces Is there another way? Can it get better without surgery? independent and mobile and return to the activities you love. The $5 million comes in the form need our continued support to pre- Absolutely! Contrary to belief, even in the case of TO CLAIM THIS OFFER call 925-361-7726, OR visit www. of a state grant to EBRPD, purposed serve them for future generations.” ‘degenerative conditions’ in the back such as stenosis, we are balanceandbodyrestoration.com/free-discovery-session. now finding there is MUCH more that can be done. By seeing (Due to high volume, we can only offer these sessions to the first toward Del Valle at the request of Glazer, who worked with Assem- the body as a whole, for Deb, we found hidden movement 10 people who call). Assemblywoman Catharine Baker blywoman Baker to secure this fund- PAID ADVERTISEMENT (R-San Ramon) and State Senator ing, credited his Tri-Valley colleague Steve Glazer (D-Orinda), according across the aisle for the action coming to officials from Glazer’s office. to pass. Doyle said that the park district “Her work to bridge the partisan is currently looking to direct about divide in the State Capitol builds im- $1 million of the funding toward portant alliances that have resulted a new visitor center, converting a in open space, water, transportation concessionaire building into an envi- and BART parking improvements in ronmental education center. The rest our shared districts,” Glazer said. “I will go toward renovating the park’s join with our many friends from the 50-year-old water infrastructure, from environmental community and out- the pipes to the filtration system. door enthusiasts from Pleasanton, This won’t completely cover the Dublin, San Ramon and Livermore entire scope of repairs, which could in saying a big thank you to Catha- cost as much as $6 million, but it rine Baker.” Q

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SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS PTSCA Priem Family Foundation, Jean King, Lynn and Joan Seppala, The Watkins Family, Pleasanton hosts Tulancingo students Kaiser Permanente, Fremont Bank, The Pleasanton-Tulancingo Sister City Association is in the middle Beets Hospitality Group, of its 33rd annual summer exchange program, with four girls from Tulancingo recently returning home from their visit to the Tri-Valley. Livermore-Amador Symphony, Their activities included a Pleasanton Civic Center tour, a trip to San Visit Tri-Valley, The Pleasanton Weekly, Francisco, an Oakland A’s game complete with tailgate, the Santa Cruz Catering by Wente Vineyards, Beach Boardwalk, the Alameda County Fair and a birthday celebration Lance Cavalieri Jewelers, (fiesta de quinceañera) for delegation member Isabela Abril Gomez. Returning to Tulancingo with the girls was Pleasanton’s lone exchange Diablo Magazine, The Independent, student this summer, Sophia Rodriguez. The nonprofit urges local Hacienda Business Owners Association high-schoolers to consider applying next year for the 2019 summer exchange trip. More information at ptsca.org. 2400 First Street, Livermore www.LVPAC.org 925.373.6800 Page 6 • July 27, 2018 • Pleasanton Weekly NEWSFRONT Swalwell bill aims to prevent U.S. president, family from profiting off foreign powers Proposal would criminalize unauthorized benefits, expand rules to also include companies controlled by president or VP

BY JEREMY WALSH takes a meaningful stand against isolate himself from his business that has garnered both positive and parents-in-law — as well as The Tri-Valley’s U.S. Rep. Eric any effort to buy and sell our interests while in office, as pre- and negative reviews within his companies they have a controlling Swalwell (D-Dublin), one of Con- White House,” Swalwell said in a decessors Jimmy Carter, Ronald district. interest in. gress’s more vocal critics of Presi- statement. “America’s Presidents Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill HR 6466 aims to expand upon The proposed legislation would dent Donald Trump and many of and Vice Presidents must not Clinton and George W. Bush did current law pertaining to emolu- make violators subject to criminal the administration’s international enrich themselves from foreign by utilizing blind trusts. (Swalwell ments, or gifts from foreign gov- fine and possible imprisonment policies, has introduced a new sources — they should hold them- contends Barack Obama didn’t use ernments, which elected officials for up to five years. bill to toughen federal regulations selves to a higher standard, and if blind trusts because he didn’t hold are prohibited from obtaining Exceptions to the no-foreign- that aim to curb any U.S. presi- they won’t, it’s our job to do it for business interests or personal as- under the Constitution except influence rules would include in- dent or vice president from receiv- them.” sets that could present conflicts of when allowed by Congress. vestments by a foreign state or its ing financial benefits from foreign Dubbed the “Prevent Corrupt- interest.) Current regulations implement controlled company into a mutual powers. ing Foreign Influence Act,” House “Unlike other Presidents, Don- the ban, provide reporting for gifts fund or in an asset held in a blind The proposed legislation would Resolution 6466 was introduced ald Trump has failed to distance that are allowed and authorize for trust of those on the prohibited expand upon existing laws impos- in Congress on Monday and has himself from his private business civil penalties for violations, Swal- recipient list. ing civil penalties for presidents been referred to the House Judi- interests while serving our nation, well noted. Swalwell said he was inspired and vice presidents receiving un- ciary Committee and the House and so he and his family are get- The new bill would broaden the to craft the bill because of Trump authorized foreign gifts by also Oversight and Government Re- ting richer from Trump companies scope to prohibit not just gifts, companies’ history of Russian in- making offenses subject to crimi- form Committee for review and that receive money and benefits but “anything of value” given by vestments and business connec- nal penalties, broadening the gift consideration. from foreign powers,” Swalwell foreign powers. The phrase is not tions, as well as a $500 million loan definition to “anything of value” Swalwell, who has zeroed in on said. further defined in the legislation. from Metallurgical Corporation of and extending the rules to apply to Trump’s international agenda and “Americans deserve to know Secondly, Swalwell’s proposal China to an Indonesian develop- those officials’ immediate families interactions with foreign powers that their President is working for would expand the rules to pro- ment project in which the Trump and companies they control. almost since the president’s elec- them and only them, not having hibit financial benefits from any organization is involved happening Swalwell, whose district in- tion, said his bill was inspired his own wallet fattened by foreign company that is more than 50% around the same time the president cludes Pleasanton, said his goal by Trump companies’ reported interests,” added Swalwell, who controlled by a foreign govern- eased sanctions on Chinese tele- with the bill is to prevent foreign connections to Russian and Chi- continues to appear in a variety ment, and it would extend the list communications firm ZTE. states from exerting improper in- nese governments and some of the of national media to express his of banned recipients to include The legislation would not crimi- fluence over decisions made by president’s policy decisions. concerns about the Trump admin- a president’s or vice president’s nalize past financial deals, but it America’s highest elected officials. The third-term congressman ar- istration and congressional Repub- immediate family members — would look to curtail continued or “It’s long past time that Congress gues Trump should do more to licans’ priorities — a media profile spouse, children, siblings, parents future business relationships. Q

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That’s a big snake Thank you Danville zoologist Jungle James shares a boa constrictor with Cub to all our partcipants Scouts at Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area earlier this month during Twin Valley Scout Day Camp, a four-day event that featured

outdoor activities, including obstacle courses, hiking, boating, bee ™ study, swimming, creative skits, meeting the Alameda County Sheriff’s Mounted Posse and a demonstration with Pleasanton Police dogs. The camp is part of the San Francisco Bay Area Council and is supported … and sponsors… by a network of volunteers from local Tri-Valley Boy Scout troops. OGDEN COSTA CREATIVE GROUP

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Pleasanton Weekly • July 27, 2018 • Page 7 NEWSFRONT ‘Green the Bankhead’ Conservation project focuses on saving energy, reducing costs

BY ANDY LI with Livermore city leadership. less costly developments include The Livermore Valley Perform- The “Green the Bankhead” proj- investing in low-flow water fea- ing Arts Center is enacting a ect plans to replace incandescent tures, replacing worn-out car- new program called “Green the light bulbs with LED lighting, pet with more environmentally Bankhead” that aims to make which will create significant en- friendly material, and modifying the Bankhead Theater safer, more ergy savings. Current lights at the the layout of offices and other efficient and environmentally Bankhead use 575 or 750 Watts rooms to take advantage of natu- friendly. and some stage lighting consumes ral lighting. The goal of the new project as much as 3,000 Watts. The David Doyle of Doyle Construc- is to achieve LEED certification, new LED lights will use only 170 tion is leading the effort to “Green a globally-recognized rating ac- Watts while still providing the the Bankhead.” He acknowledged ERIKA ALVERO Pleasanton resident Olivia Sanwong, new Zone 7 board member, takes oath of knowledging a commercial build- same amount of brightness. that the newest LEED v4 certifica- office administered by Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty. ing’s sustainability, by 2019 as LED lights also generate less tion is rather difficult to obtain, well as WELL certification, which heat, reducing costs on the the- and should the Bankhead The- assesses the health and well-being ater air-conditioning system. ater manage to achieve the new ZONE 7 somewhat hesitantly to his solicita- of patrons and staff. Some of the new LED lights also standards, it would be one of the Continued from Page 5 tion of their support. An endorse- “We’re excited to get the project have multiple colors, making first theaters in California to do ment from the agency would be un- underway, but we are being stra- them ideal for shows and other so. The foundation will also be water agencies throughout the state, precedented, they said — with the tegic in balancing the cost against events, Bankhead officials said. working with Glumac, a sustain- with your consumers is very high exception of their public support of the efforts that provide the great- Around $8,000 to $10,000 able energy company stationed in ... They trust you,” he said. “And so the California WaterFix, which was est value,” said Chris Carter, the alone would be saved by the Folsom, which has over 45 years your endorsement to our campaign not a ballot measure. Bankhead’s developing director. new installations in the audito- of experience advising clients. is really important, because of all The directors debated for a while Since opening in downtown rium, and changing the lighting Despite the ambitious nature of the various endorsements we could about whether to have staff ana- Livermore in 2007, the Bankhead on the stage would save twice that the new energy venture, “Green have, local water agencies are really lyze the proposition for a report in Theater has served as a venue for amount. In total, 20% to 30% of the Bankhead” will actually help the best.” the future, with directors Angela hundreds of thousands of visi- all energy costs could be saved the organization become more No action was taken at the July Ramirez Holmes and Sandy Figu- tors to enjoy concerts, theatrical once these changes have been financially thrifty as well. Sev- 18 Zone 7 board meeting, with ers saying they didn’t want to waste performances, free community made, officials said. eral generous donors have al- directors listening to and discussing staff time, though director Bill Ste- and cultural events, and visual Another major goal of the mas- ready stepped up to help fund the Meral’s presentation on Prop 3, also vens pointed out that a presentation arts exhibits. It is managed by sive energy systems overhaul is project, and over half of the total known as the Water Supply and could be a good educational oppor- the Livermore Valley Performing to eventually install solar panels $700,000 cost has already been Water Quality Act of 2018. tunity for the public. Arts Center through a partnership on the roof of the building. Other secured, officials said. Q If passed, the largest chunk of Linda Kelly, a local resident who bond revenue from Prop 3 — leads the group Citizens for Sensible $2.355 billion — would be directed Water Rates, spoke against spending to conservancies and state parks for staff time on the measure. watershed lands restoration, and to “I think that staff has a lot of work nonprofits and local agencies for ahead of it, and important work to river parkways. be doing which is direct benefit to Additionally, the proposition al- Zone 7 customers,” she said. “To locates $640 million to groundwa- pull those resources for a state issue ter sustainability agencies and $500 like this ... seems to me we’re being million for public water system asked to have our very capable staff infrastructure improvements. The spend more time than maybe is nec- measure also stipulates that $1.398 essary, when it’s probably got legs of billion be spent on projects ben- its own.” efiting state-defined disadvantaged The discussion was ultimately communities, with another $2.637 postponed to a future date. billion prioritized for disadvantaged In other business Guaranteed Transfer communities. * The bond is expected to generate • The meeting was preceded by Admission to CSU & UC about $8.4 billion in interest over a reception and swearing-in cer- a 40-year period, according to the emony for three of the water agen- state fiscal analyst, which would cy’s newly elected directors, two of *Based on Eligibility Requirements and Participating CSU & UC Campuses cost the state a total $17.3 billion. whom are new to the board. During his presentation, Meral Alameda County Supervisor Scott compared Prop 3 to previous water- Haggerty conducted the swearing- related measures that have passed. in for the two new members: Ol- His proposal is similar to Prop 1, ivia Sanwong and Dennis Gambs. which passed in 2014 and issued Livermore Mayor John Marchand LAS POSITAS $7.12 billion in bond money for swore in incumbent director Bill water infrastructure and watershed Stevens. Director Sarah Palmer, also protection. re-elected in June, was absent from “But the remaining funds that the board meeting. COLLEGE were in Proposition 1, by the end • General Manager Valerie Pryor of next year those will pretty much presented on behalf of the Govern- be expended by the various depart- ment Finance Officers Association ments that receive them,” he said. that Zone 7 had been awarded a FALL SESSION BEGINS AUGUST 20th And Prop 68, which passed in Certificate of Achievement for Ex- FLEXIBLE CLASS SCHEDULES AVAILABLE the recent June election and was cellence in Financial Reporting. billed as “a parks and water bond,” “As somebody who’s been a CFO, he said, would have some over- previously for a long time, this is lap with his proposed measure, in a very prestigious award, and all WWW.LASPOSITASCOLLEGE.EDU terms of the components regarding the credit goes to Osborn and his safe drinking water and wastewater team,” she said, singling out Osborn recycling. Solitei, the agency’s treasurer and as- The Zone 7 directors reacted sistant general manager of finance. Q

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ECONOMIC $162,000, Nashville $138,000, Valley. The regional rail authority is Continued from Page 5 Portland $145,000 and Raleigh- working on a plan, due next year, Durham $91,000. to run trains like what BART uses differing views. Harkness recruits The educational level also is tell- in eastern Contra Costa County to his high-skilled professionals in the ing, with 60% of Tri-Valley resi- connect Lathrop with the Dublin/ Bay Area and sells great schools, dents holding bachelor’s or higher Pleasanton BART stations with con- great location with limited com- degrees. Austin (43%), Boston nections to ACE in Tracy and at mutes and lower housing prices. (47%), Nashville (34%), Portland Greenville Road in Livermore. The Tri-Valley advantages in these (39%), Raleigh-Durham (44%) and Early plans, which will use the areas allow him to continue to Silicon Valley (50%). For the Tri- abandoned Southern Pacific Rail- build his skilled work force. Valley, these numbers have changed road right-of-way that is owned by Selinger buys into that but points dramatically, nearly doubling since Alameda County through the Al- out how the service workers taking the late 1990s when the Golden tamont Pass, indicate that it may be care of his home are churning at a Valley report was compiled by the about the same cost as the five-mile rapid rate. His company is head- Tri-Valley Business Council. BART extension to Isabel Avenue quartered in Pleasanton and he Then, there’s housing, and the and it could be delivered years loves the lifestyle of being able to major advantages collapse. Based sooner. VCCF mountain bike, take his daughters on Zillow’s home value index, the The sooner the better because to public school and still work his Tri-Valley’s home value is about studies by the Metropolitan Trans- Weekly recognized by ValleyCare long days. He also pointed out that $950,000. The next highest is portation Commission show that The Pleasanton Weekly received the President’s Circle Corporate Part- he just put together a team of 10 Boston at about $420,000, while Bay Area residents who live and ners program award earlier this month from the ValleyCare Charitable skilled workers in China for the Nashville and Austin are both in work within a half-mile of rail and Foundation. The award, recognizing the newspaper as a Corporate same cost as two here in the valley. the mid-$200,000 range, while ferry stops use transit for 42% of Partner in its coverage of the foundation’s charitable work, was The high quality of life, particu- Portland and Raleigh-Durham are their work trips, while people liv- presented at the organization’s 2018 annual meeting at LifeStyleRx in larly for those fortunate to live and in the mid-$300,000s. ing outside this radius use transit Livermore. Editor emeritus Jeb Bing (shown with the award) was joined at the ceremony by (from left) Scott Gregerson, president, Stanford work in the valley, is a big plus. Not The cost of housing shoves fami- only 4% of the time. Thus, the Health Care-ValleyCare; Bob Shapiro, foundation chairman, and Shaké so much for those who fight I-580 lies over the Altamont Pass to San push for transit-oriented housing. Sulikyan, executive director. and I-680 during commute hours. Joaquin County. More than 32,000 Among the recommendations in When asked about threats to his San Joaquin County residents com- the report is for Innovation Tri-Val- business, Harkness cited the two mute into the Bay Area and the ley to pull together business leaders freeways. number going to Santa Clara Coun- and other stakeholders to create a One of the striking aspects of ty has increased by half, while it’s 2040 plan. The goal is to maintain “Tri-Valley Rising 2018” was the grown by about one-third in Alam- the vibrant economies while tack- comparison to other tech-centered eda County. That’s put increasing ling the key issues that threaten the presents regions — Austin, Boston, Nash- pressure on four daily trips of the long-term viability of the area. ville, Portland, Raleigh-Durham ACE train as well on I-580. To read the report, visit www. and Silicon Valley. The silver lining in the BART innovationtrivalley.org. Q Looking at productivity or board’s decision to cede its commit- Editor’s note: Journalist Tim Hunt has GDP per worker, the Tri-Valley ment to extend tracks to Livermore covered the Tri-Valley community for Blackie at $224,000 trailed only the Sil- is it may result in a more flexible more than 40 years. He writes a “Tim icon Valley at $269,000. Other and better system to connect San Talk” blog appears twice a week at areas: Austin $141,000, Boston Joaquin County and the Livermore PleasantonWeekly.com. Farrell WISH sirens, the caravan drove south- wrapped package filled with Dis- Continued from Page 5 bound down Main Street and ney “Cars” paraphernalia, match- pulled up in front of the Museum ing balloons and the news that his on a motorcycle and followed by on Main, where they were greeted wish to go to Disney World would four Ferraris, driven by mem- by a small crowd of Eli’s friends be granted. bers of the Ferrari Owners Group and family, along with Make-A- Eli was then able to take the (FOG), who volunteered their time Wish organizers — and of course, driver’s seat in each vehicle — and cars for the event. a slightly speechless Eli. he chose to start with the police Blasting their horns and police Eli was presented with a large, motorcycle. “He loves police cars,” Riordan said. “Every time he sees one going down the street he gets excited.” TAKE US ALONG The family will take the wish in a few months, heading to Or- lando the week before Halloween. “There are few experiences more powerful than helping grant a wish,” said Jen Wilson, marketing with Bobby Black director for Make-A-Wish Greater Bay Area. “When members of the Inklings Coffee and Tea Ferrari Owners Group found out Eli liked race cars, they were eager 530 Main Street Pleasanton, CA to help and surprised him with a parade of cars to let him know his wish was coming true. A wish TICKETS: $15 at door helps children like Eli replace fear with confidence, sadness with joy or online: eventbrite.com and anxiety with hope.” Make-A-Wish America operates nationally, with local chapters This Weekend! across the country and in U.S. Couples trip: Six Pleasanton couples visited Portugal together last fall. Shown territories. FOG is a prominent 7 pm here at their coastal villa in Cascais are (from left) Lee and Kathy Cannon, supporter of Make-A-Wish Great- Sat Dave and Joy Ellebrecht, Linda and Dan Fries, Becky and Bill Radulovich, er Bay Area, having raised over $1 July 28th Stephanie and Jim Spillane, Linda and Joe Couto. Joe Couto is originally from million for the chapter over the Lisbon, so the group enjoyed Portugal like locals. past few years. Q

Pleasanton Weekly • July 27, 2018 • Page 9 Community Pulse

overseeing special event management visibility at intervals between 9:15-10 and that’s because of the decision to Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Depart- POLICE BULLETIN for the department. p.m., according to Boland. Officers close a block of Neal Street between ment or a host of allied agencies. Several posts on social media, in- reported that there were more than the parks. Anyone interested in hosting a Na- Police discuss Concerts cluding the Weekly’s “Town Square” 30 people still lingering in Lions “Anytime there is a road closure, tional Night Out party can visit www. in the Park presence forum, following the July 13 concert Wayside Park at 10 p.m. (when the the police department becomes re- pleasantonpd.org and download an contended that some police officers park should be empty). sponsible for that closed roadway application or contact Shannon Rev- Pleasanton police have made sever- and/or volunteers were “threatening” Still, Boland said police have de- and police presence is required,” Bo- el-Whitaker at 931-5242 or srevel- al changes to how they manage pub- and “disrespectful” during the eve- cided to adjust their strategies for land said, adding that people have [email protected]. lic safety and local regulations during ning, especially when it came time concerts going forward. praised the Neal Street closure when • Investigators say the 480-acre the popular Concerts in the Park this to clear Lions Wayside and Delucchi Officers will stop using vehicle talking to him at several of this year’s Grant Fire, which started July 15 near summer, but they deny allegations of parks after dark. lights “so as not to disturb concert- concerts. the Altamont Pass in unincorporated overly aggressive behavior by officers The allegations included that po- goers” and all public address an- Concerts in the Park run each Fri- Alameda County was started by a dispersing concert-goers after a recent lice officials brightly shined police nouncements about packing up and day night between June and August teenager playing with “safe and sane” show, according to the police sergeant car lights toward the parks, waved leaving the park will now all come from 7-8:30 p.m. This week’s show fireworks on the side of the road. flashlights and rudely yelled com- from the Pleasanton Downtown features classic rock music from The The fire was reported just after mands at attendees to disperse — in Association, which organizes the Dropsticks. 5 p.m. near Interstate 580, west of Wedding Announcement the time between when the concert weekly Friday night concerts, the In other news Grant Line Road. More than a dozen stopped around 8:30 p.m. and when sergeant said. agencies got involved in the firefight, Dudikoff – McLaughlin the parks close at 10 p.m. Police officers will then walk • Pleasanton will join communi- achieving full containment the fol- Sgt. Jim Boland said he spoke through both parks around 9:50 p.m. ties throughout the Tri-Valley and the lowing morning. Evan McLaughlin of with police personnel who staffed to remind remaining residents that United States in celebrating National The following day, Alameda Pleasanton (Foothill High ‘00) the event that night and determined rules require the parks to be vacated Night Out with neighborhood block County Sheriff’s deputies were no- was married to Jennifer Dudikoff “accounts of officers flushing people by 10 p.m., he added. parties on Aug. 7, and residents are tified that a 17-year-old boy had of Fair Oaks at an afternoon out of the park ‘as soon as the music “The police department is commit- reminded that the deadline to register taken responsibility for starting the ceremony at the California State stopped’ are inaccurate” while also ted to providing a fun and safe en- their event with PPD is today. fire and turned himself in at the Capitol on Saturday, July 21. Evan works as Chief of denying assertions that the police vironment for Concerts in the Park. The 35th annual National Night Manteca Police Department, ac- Staff in the California State response was inappropriate. Further, the department enjoys a Out is a crime- and drug-preven- cording to sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Assembly and is the son of Gary Boland acknowledged that officers, great partnership with the Pleasanton tion event sponsored nationally by Ray Kelly. and Margie McLaughlin, who who are tasked in part with making Downtown Association and the com- the National Association of Town The suspect and an 18-year-old resided in Pleasanton from 1988 sure the parks are clear at 10 p.m., munity of Pleasanton. In this spirit, Watch and co-sponsored locally by friend were driving when they broke to 2010. Jennifer is the Director have discretion for how to remind I hope these changes to our process the Pleasanton police. down on the side of the road. of Public Affairs at the California concert-goers about the closing time. will make for an enjoyable Concerts The event is designed to heighten “He pulled out some safe and sane New Car Dealers Association. On July 13, those warnings includ- in the Park series for all involved,” crime- and drug-awareness gener- fireworks,” Kelly said. “They were lit, The couple will reside in ed verbal reminders, comments over Boland said. ate support for and participation in they went into the grass, and they Sacramento. police vehicle speaker systems and At the same time, police remain local anti-crime programs, strengthen started a small grassfire.” the use of vehicle lights for improved focused on making sure the audi- neighborhood spirits and police- “They came forward and did the ence leaves the parks by 10 p.m., as community partnerships, and send right thing,” Kelly added. “We defi- required, in light of increasing com- a message to criminals to let them nitely appreciate that.” plaints from neighbors about some know neighbors are organized and The sheriff’s office plans to present John Richard Wortham lingering concert-goers’ littering, loud fighting back, according to police. the case to the Alameda County Dis- April 25, 1957 – July 5, 2018 noises and drunken behavior, includ- Parties can range from potlucks to trict Attorney’s Office for prosecution ing public urination, according to barbecues to ice cream socials, and for recklessly starting a fire. “It was John Richard Wortham, Boland. in the past have included live bands, a negligent act, a reckless act, but it 61, of Pleasanton, California, The sergeant also pointed out bounce houses and kids parades. Par- wasn’t an intentional act of arson,” passed away at his home that some residents may have been ties that are registered with the police Kelly said. “It’s a different section of on July 5, 2018, following a noticing more police representa- department before the deadline could the penal code.” Q short battle with cancer. tives near the concerts this season, be visited by the Pleasanton police, —Pleasanton Weekly staff and Born on April 25, 1957, elected city and state officials, the Bay City News Service in Castro Valley, California, John attended Chabot POLICE REPORT College and Cal State East FD #429 LOCALLY OWNED The Pleasanton Police Department made Alcohol violation Bay, and served in the the following information available. AND OPERATED SINCE 1891 Q 9:55 a.m. on the 5100 block of United States Marine Corps Hopyard Road for three years. He enjoyed July 22 Burial & Cremation Q 6:12 p.m. on the 5300 block of reading, writing, singing Trespass/prowling Hopyard Road Celebration of Life Q 3:12 p.m. on the 1300 block of in his church choir, playing Q 8:37 p.m. at Santa Rita Road and Services Brookline Loop Stoneridge Drive guitar, Bible study, travel, Theft from auto Drug violation and spending time with his Reception Facilities Q 7:49 a.m. on the 7500 block of Canyon Meadows Circle Q 4:04 p.m. at Peters Avenue and West family. He worked for State Angela Street Advance Planning Compensation Insurance July 21 Q 11:51 p.m. on the 4500 block of Fund in Pleasanton for Made Easy Theft from auto Rosewood Drive almost 15 years. for a free consultation Q 10:17 a.m. on the 5700 block of Fraud John is survived by his wife of 33 years, Gail Lynette; son, or in-home visit call Owens Drive Q 11:33 a.m. on the 3700 block of Ian Richard; step-mother, Dorothy Wortham; sister, Courtney Assault/battery Trenery Drive Q 2:33 p.m. on the 5100 block of Case July 19 Clements; brother, Edwin Wortham V (Cynthia); step-siblings Avenue Michael McGlynn, Jr. (Nafisa), Brian McGlynn, Kathleen Theft Drug violation Q 7:22 a.m., 1300 block of Brookline McGlynn (Ann), Patricia Ketner (Darrell), and Jeanne Wurzel Q 12:41 a.m. at Valley Avenue and Loop; theft from auto Quarry Lane (Paul). Q 8:29 a.m., 3500 block of Churchill He was preceded in death by his father, Edwin Wortham IV; July 20 Court; theft from auto mother, Georgene Dawn Wise and step-sister, Ann McGlynn. Q 12:44 p.m. on the 7800 block of Theft Flagstone Drive A celebration of John’s life will be held on Sunday, August Q 7:42 a.m., 5300 block of Owens Court; theft from structure Q 12:45 p.m., 1400 block of Irongate 26, 3 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 2020 Fifth Street, Court; theft from auto Deanna Moser Q 11:24 a.m., 4400 block of Black Livermore, CA. Avenue; theft of bicycle Q 12:51 p.m., 1400 block of Stoneridge 925.846.5624 Mall Road; shoplifting In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the choir of Q 1:33 p.m., 1900 block of Santa Rita the First Presbyterian Church Livermore or Midwives for Haiti, to view our facilities visit: Road; theft of auto Vandalism 7130 Glen Forest Drive, Suite 101, Richmond, Virginia 23226; www.grahamhitch.com Q 8:55 p.m., 4800 block of Hopyard Q 5:59 a.m. on the 3800 block of Vineyard Avenue Website: midwivesforhaiti.org Road; theft from auto 4167 First Street, Vandalism Trespass/prowling PAID OBITUARY FD#429 Pleasanton Q 8:47 p.m. on the 4800 block of Q 2:46 a.m. at Regency Drive and Hopyard Road Medallion Court Page 10 • July 27, 2018 • Pleasanton Weekly Opinion Pleasanton Weekly EDITORIAL THE OPINION OF THE WEEKLY

PUBLISHER Looking back on another fun-filled Alameda County Fair Gina Channell, Ext. 119 e bid adieu earlier this Wine Festival and the new Craft EDITORIAL month to the 2018 Alam- Cocktail Festival all drew capacity Editor Weda County Fair, another crowds to the racetrack’s infield. Jeremy Walsh, Ext. 118 successful installment of Pleasanton’s • The highest attended Big O Tires Tri Valley Life Editor annual summertime showcase. Concert Series shows included 38 Dolores Fox Ciardelli And this year proved just as popu- Special, LeAnn Rimes, WAR, Smash Editor Emeritus lar as ever, with 423,418 people Mouth, En Vogue, Blue Öyster Cult, Jeb Bing coming to the fairgrounds during Sean Kingston, Clay Walker and Sir Staff Reporters the 18-day run between June 15 Mix-a-Lot. Erika Alvero, Ext. 111 and July 8 — marking an increase in • Popular special attractions in- Ryan J. Degan, Ext. 121 average daily attendance compared cluded extreme rodeo, monster Interns to the 2017 fair, which had two trucks and demolition derby in the Andy Li, Cierra Martinez more days, according to 2018 totals Action Sports Arena, and Alaskan pig Contributors recently released by fair officials. races, Chinese acrobats, hypnotist Tim Hunt, Dennis Miller, The fun-filled fair featured food, Tina Marie and the Great Ameri- Mike Sedlak, Jenny Lyness, attractions and activities to entertain ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIR can Petting Zoo elsewhere on the Nancy Lewis, Anumita Kaur all those who crowded through the Carnival rides on those warm summer nights were among the popular activities grounds. main gate off Valley Avenue. at the 2018 Alameda County Fair. • STEAM weekends ran four days ART & PRODUCTION Fair-goers again chowed down each week, giving kids a chance to Design and Production Manager on their favorite fried foods by the The horses were also a big draw, Other fair highlights: experience hands-on educational ex- Kristin Brown thousands, consuming 31,688 corn with 52,699 people taking in Oak • 22,064 riders tried out the new hibits and activities. Designers dogs, 29,997 funnel cakes and 658 Tree at Pleasanton during the 15 days Sky Ride, an overhead attraction Looking back on the 106th Al- Linda Atilano, Kaitlyn Khoe, deep-fried Twinkies — plus other fair of live horse racing. spanning much of the fairgrounds. ameda County Fair, CEO Jerome Rosanna Kuruppu, Paul Llewellyn, staples like 11,998 barbecue turkey The fair saw other high turnout • Thousands filled downtown Hoban said it best: “The 2018 fair Talia Nakhjiri, Doug Young legs and 4,235 orders of cotton candy. in two of its more important catego- Pleasanton on opening day to watch was indeed the perfect way to wel- The fifth annual Snackdown con- ries, compared to 2017: 15% more cowgirls and cowboys herd dozens come in summer ... every day offered ADVERTISING test brought out a host of creative pounds of food donated during the of steer in the second annual cattle something fun and special. We ap- Account Executive tasty treats, highlighted by the Grand one-day food drive benefiting Alam- drive. preciate everyone who came out and Karen Klein, Ext. 122 Champion submission smokehouse eda County Community Food Bank, • The Red, White & Brew Craft made the fair a part of their summer Real Estate Sales tots. Other top finishers were Texas and an astounding 418% increase in Beer Fest, the Sip, Savor & Wager celebration.” Q Carol Cano, Ext. 226 tater dog, Fruity Pebbles shrimp on attendees contributing to the cloth- BUSINESS a stick, strawberry shortcake milk- ing drive. Administrative Associates shake and crazy cake. Oh, and some 3,933 more dads Ashleigh Allen, Ext. 124 Across the board, more than took advantage of free admission on Regina Nestor, Ext. 124 18,000 entries were submitted to the Father’s Day (5,564 dads in all). Carolyn Chan, Ext. 124 fair’s various competitive exhibits. The fair also offered free admis- Circulation Department Those indoor displays (especially on sion to active military and veter- Ext. 141 hot afternoons) proved a popular ans throughout its 2018 run, plus haven for attendees to check out singled out first responders with BE A PART OF THE PUBLIC PROCESS HOW TO REACH THE WEEKLY categories such as artworks, pho- free entry on Independence Day. VOLUNTEER FOR A CITY COMMISSION Phone: (925) 600-0840 tographs, calligraphy, baked goods, That all in addition to gifting a free In April and September of each year, the Mayor and City Council Fax: (925) 600-9559 place-setting and collectibles. ticket to elementary school students Editorial email: recruits and appoints residents of Pleasanton to a variety of Just under $16,400 in fine art in Alameda County and on June boards and commissions, allowing them to contribute to and [email protected] pieces were sold during the fair. Add 23 bringing fair entertainment to PUÅ\LUJLKLJPZPVUZHќLJ[PUN[OLJP[`WYV]PKPUNHK]PJLHUK [email protected] that to the $58,378 in small animal families served by the George Mark feedback on important community issues. Applications are Display Sales email: sales and $734,030 in sales from the Children’s House, a home for criti- now being accepted for the following: [email protected] junior livestock auction. cally and terminally ill kids. Classifieds Sales email: Committee on Energy and the Environment [email protected] Youth Member Circulation email: circulation@ LETTERS Economic Vitality Committee PleasantonWeekly.com Categories include: Commercial Real Estate Development, Fourth of July celebration military veterans, Pleasanton Com- Commercial Real Estate Broker, munity Concert Band members and Financial Services and Medical Services * The Pleasanton Weekly is published Dear Editor, our dedicated crew, to produce the every Friday by Embarcadero Media, Human Services Commission 5506 Sunol Blvd., Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA On a beautiful Tri-Valley July 4 Independence Day celebration for Member 94566; (925) 600-0840. (the same day that Joey Chestnut hundreds of our neighbors of all ages. Library Commission Mailed at Periodicals Postage Rate, USPS set a new national record for 74 hot We thank the Pleasanton Weekly Member 020407. dogs consumed in 10 minutes), 20 for helping publicize the event, which Youth Member members of the Pleasanton Lions attracted our largest crowd yet. The Pleasanton Weekly is mailed upon request Youth Commission to homes and apartments in Pleasanton. cooked and sold 650 hot dogs in We also thank the city of Pleas- Middle School Member Community support of the Pleasanton 100 minutes to celebrants at Lions anton for allowing us to use Lions Weekly is welcomed and encouraged through Wayside Park here in Pleasanton. Wayside Park for the past two memberships at levels of $5, $8 or $10 per By the way, there is another decades as we celebrate the Fourth For more information or to apply, please visit month through automatic credit card charges. cityofpleasantonca.gov/gov/depts/clerk/boards/default.asp Print subscriptions for businesses or residents connection: Chow-down champ of July. Sponsorship by Heritage of other communities are $60 per year or $100 Applicants must reside within the Chestnut is the son of former Ama- Bank, ACCUSPLIT and Pleasanton Pleasanton city limits * Does not apply for two years. Go to www.PleasantonWeekly. dor Valley High School band direc- Lions enabled us to produce this com to sign up and for more information. Applications are due August 17, 2018. tor Merlin Chestnut. midday program. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Interviews will be held Week of August 27, 2018 Pleasanton Weekly, 5506 Sunol Blvd., Suite 100, The local Lions represented one- We invite your readers to join us For additional information contact the Pleasanton, CA 94566. fifth of the volunteers who came July 4, 2019 for this free, fun, fes- 6ɉJLVM[OL*P[`*SLYRH[   © 2018 by Embarcadero Media. together to “Celebrate Freedom and tive event. All rights reserved. Reproduction without its Evolution since the Revolution” —W. Ron Sutton, To explore more about Pleasanton, permission is strictly prohibited. with community members. It takes Event founder visit us at www.cityofpleasantonca.gov 100 of us, including Boy Scouts, Pleasanton Weekly • July 27, 2018 • Page 11 COVER STORY

Scott Ball opens up one of his beehives to check on the colony inside. The hive is one Livermore, located on the open space of an acquaintance.

MIKE SEDLAK wiggle has to do with the energy She returned to beekeeping a few Honey bees and other pollinators are crucial to agricultural production, and face increasing dangers from pesticides, that they have to expend to get years ago after seeing an advertise- parasites and the loss of their foraging environment. there, how far it is to get there,” Ball ment for a “flow hive,” a cheaper said. “The direction that they dance and less-intensive honey harvesting and how they do the dance tells the method. other bees what direction to fly, in “I would not have gotten into relation to the sun.” beekeeping if I had to harvest the Ball harvests cut comb honey honey the old-fashioned way,” she from his apiary, which consists of said. “It’s way, way too much work.” Hive minds what he calls a “mongrel Italian” bee She now has two colonies in her species. Donning a white, space- backyard, nestled amidst a sea of man-like bee suit, he carefully lifts agapanthus and yellow lion’s tail Local beekeepers continue to protect pollinators the various layers of the hives every flowers, which seem to be popular few weeks to check on his colonies with hummingbirds and other pol- in face of national crisis and on the hexagon-filled frames linators in addition to bees. BY ERIKA ALVERO that he has placed in the boxes. To So far, though other veteran bee- produce the cut comb honey, he keepers may snub the newfangled Scott Ball was concerned for his in which these same bees have complex and communal social will later cut the nectar-filled hon- liquid extractor, Martin hasn’t queen. been on the decline and face in- structure. A single colony can have eycomb from the frame and then found a downside to the flow hive. Queen bee, that is. Her majesty creasing dangers from pesticides, up to 80,000 bees, the majority of break it up into smaller pieces. To harvest the honey, she just has to was nowhere to be seen in the bot- mites and the loss of their foraging which are the female worker bees Some honey bees brought spe- tom layer of his hive, but worker environment. with a few hundred male drones. cifically to pollinate avocado or honey bees were busily feeding a It’s vital for the public to recog- “The males absolutely do noth- almond or blueberry fields produce few other “queen cells” — which nize, Ball said, “how important it ing,” Ball said. “All they do is sit honey with distinctive flavors based could indicate they were preparing is that we take care of our environ- around, relax, take a break, eat on their pollination sites, but out- a few possible replacement queens, ment, take care of our pollinators, some food, go out and try to find side of a monoculture situation, portending ill for the colony, whether they be honey bees or but- a queen to mate with.” (He’s not it’s difficult to control where they which depends heavily on its sole terflies or whatever.” alone in this sentiment: at one point travel. So much of the honey Bay egg-layer. Ball started his business a year a hymn from the Mormon Church, Area residents consume is what “The reason I don’t want that to ago, though his interest in bees which uses a beehive as a symbol, many beekeepers call “wildflower happen is because then that’s lost began when he was in high school had a line stating, “The world has honey,” Ball said. profit, lost time,” said Ball, who — he asked his dad for a beehive no use for a drone.”) “You really don’t know where owns a small business called Buena for his birthday. The worker bees spend their days they’re getting it from,” he said. Vista Honey based in Livermore. “It “‘You’re sure you don’t want a collecting pollen and nectar, which “They’re getting it from a number of takes a lot more energy to recover stereo?’” Ball recalled his father’s they bring back to the hive. The different sources.” from.” Rebuilding a society after a response. nectar is then deposited into a myr- The cut comb harvesting requires leader’s death can be tempestuous But a hive he received, with his iad of hexagonal cells in their hive, intensive monitoring and is more — honey bee colonies seem to be father dutifully taking over the col- which they also create themselves time-consuming than using a liquid no different. ony once Ball left for college. using built-in wax glands — Ball extractor — and might result in Ball is part of the Tri-Valley bee- Now Ball, who also works as an gives them a frame to work with, more honey bee casualties, as you keeping community, a brood that engineering geologist, has returned but they have the ability to initiate necessarily squish a few every time maintains hives for whatever rea- to bee life. He currently keeps seven one themselves, as seen by feral bee you open the hive — but he enjoys son, be it honey harvesting or envi- apiaries, a few of which are close to hives. the process. So far, he sells to The ronmental stewardship. Or just out his Livermore home — a helpful Honey bees communicate with Restaurant at Wente Vineyards and of a general affinity for the black- proximity for the pollination of his one another through what is known Salt Craft in downtown Pleasanton. and-yellow-striped pollinators. own garden, as bees can travel as as a “waggle dance.” If, for example, Pleasanton resident Lynn Mar- Unwittingly or not, they have far as three miles from their hive, a worker bee has found a nearby tin, on the other hand, is a more joined into the complex agroeco- though some have been known to flower patch, she will return to her casual beekeeper. She entered the system in which honey bees play go farther. colony and share the location with beekeeping realm as a child, as her an integral role — an ecosystem Honey bees are known for their a specific “waggle.” “The way they father kept bees in Livermore. Pleasanton beekeeper Lynn Martin harvest

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and vegetables,” USDA officials wrote in a recent report. “Of the 2.5 million colonies of bees in the United States, the almond crop in California alone requires approxi- mately 2 million colonies, and this need is projected to increase signifi- cantly over the next few years.” But over the last eight years, the department found that nation- ally, the honey bee population saw winter declines ranging from 22- 36%; and during surveys taken in 2014-15 and 2015-16, the summer declines were at least as high. The phenomenon has been termed “colony collapse disorder,” or CCD. The specific reason for CCD is still somewhat murky, ac- cording to the USDA, but experts believe it can be attributed to sev- eral factors in conjunction with one another: pesticides, parasites and loss of forage habitat lead the way. The fight to protect the honey bee has taken on political dimen- sions, as seen by the Obama ad- ERIKA ALVERO ministration’s formal strategy to ERIKA ALVERO One colony can have as many as 80,000 honey bees within the hive, the majority of which are female worker bees. e of three at this particular apiary in protect the critters back in 2015. And though much of the preserva- fairly new — the city’s beekeep- ultimately voted to amend the city Now, Browne finds himself some- tion fight comes from commercial ing prohibition was lifted in 2015, code in February 2015, allowing what of a local bee consultant, insert an L-shaped metal “flow key” beekeepers, urban beekeepers and thanks in large part to the efforts Pleasanton beekeepers to maintain called in if someone stumbles onto into the hive, turn, and out flows hobbyists have a place too. of David Browne, who lives a few two hives on single-family residen- a swarm. He likes to catch feral bee the honey. Ronni Brega, president of the streets over from Martin in the tial properties and up to 10 on prop- swarms, which he does with lem- The fresh honey is nice, and Alameda County Beekeepers As- Birdland neighborhood over by erties within agricultural districts. ongrass oil and a box. “For some watching bees busily buzz in her sociation, says they try to educate the Ken Mercer Sports Park. Both “To be very frank we approached reason that scent is an attractant to backyard is therapeutic, Martin the public about the importance of Browne and Martin belong to the beekeeping skeptically,” Adam bees,” he said. said. But she returned to beekeep- pollinators and dangers of pesticide Alameda County Beekeepers As- Weinstein, the city’s planning man- Local beekeepers urge others in ing primarily for environmental use. The association has a booth at sociation. (Ball, on the other hand, ager at the time, told the council the community to join them in reasons. the Alameda County Fair, a prime is part of the Mt. Diablo Beekeepers back in 2015. “These are stinging their work — or if not join them, to “I knew that the bees were in educational opportunity. Association.) insects, after all, so we approached value the pollinators and plant bee- trouble,” she said. The club has also formed a “Local Browne’s dive into Pleasanton’s this project with the expecta- friendly flora in their yards. Even Aside from honey production, Bee Initiative” to focus on keeping beekeeping regulations came after tion that we might find beekeep- after a painful bee sting, said Ball honey bees are responsible for pol- bees disease-resistant and parasite- someone complained about his own ing incompatible with residential from his Livermore apiary. linating over 100 crops in North free. “Keeping bees is very difficult,” hives a few years ago, which at the neighborhoods.” “If we got rid of all our pollina- America, according to the U.S. De- Brega said. “It’s very time-consum- time were situated along his back “However ... we came out of our tors, it would be very difficult to partment of Agriculture. ing and it’s not just about putting fence that abuts the Sports Park. research concluding that beekeep- produce the produce that are in “Pollination is responsible for a box in your yard and harvesting After investigating, he found that ing could actually be conducted our markets,” he said. “We need to over $15 billion in added crop honey. It’s about animal husbandry.” beekeeping had been banned with- safely on detached, single-property look at that and realize, ‘Yeah, I got value, particularly for specialty The ability to legally keep bees in Pleasanton (then a town) limits residential properties, and agricul- stung, but gee I’d like to have that crops such as nuts, berries, fruits within Pleasanton’s city limits is in 1926. tural zones,” he added. peach tomorrow.’” Q “I think the code got changed 80 years ago because at the time, farm- ers thought bees hurt their crops,” Browne said. “So funny how things change. So they thought bees would mar the fruit and the crops.” He worked with city officials, who agreed the prohibition was outdated — regulations vary throughout the Bay Area, but San Francisco, for example, treats bees primarily as a “nuisance,” meaning hives are fine to keep as long as no one complains. “The population of San Francisco was 10 times Pleasanton, and if they can deal with it just from a nuisance perspective, then we could have something that says ‘four hives al- lowed,’” Browne said. He initially proposed a four-hive limit — maintaining multiple hives is good beekeeping practice, in case something happens to one colony, especially to the queen. Mail-in queens are an option, but it’s bet- ter to stay local, as bees can take a while to accept the scent of an ERIKA ALVERO ERIKA ALVERO outsider. The “flow hive” process Martin uses to collect honey is much less intensive than ts honey from one of her two backyard colonies using a “flow hive.” The Pleasanton City Council traditional liquid extractors.

Pleasanton Weekly • July 27, 2018 • Page 13 What’s happening around the Valley in music, theater, Tri Valley Life art, movies and more

00 East Coast phenomenon also a presence in Pleasanton BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI

Yankee Doodle went to town A-riding on a pony, Young American Patriots, or YAP for short, is one of only Stuck a feather in his cap two fife and drum bands in the And called it macaroni. state, Giaimo said, with the other in Southern California, so its he tune is a rousing one members compete as individuals when played by the Young among themselves. Professional American Patriots fife and flute players and drummers serve T YAP drum corps, marching in the uni- as judges. Pleasanton’s Young American Patriots play fife and drum music in the style of early American colonists. form of George Washington’s Con- Winners of the Fourth of July tinental Army. competition at Ardenwood His- “Many of our songs are linked toric Farm in Fremont were: met Olympic hopefuls. drum bands across the county and to events in America’s colonial Q Advanced fife: Jyothi Vema “We try to give the kids op- is attending a national muster this history, but ‘Yankee Doodle’ is (gold), Sushant Vema (silver), portunities they would never have month. our most popular tune for sure,” Vishok Lakshmankumar (bronze); otherwise,” Giaimo said. “There “They are like family,” he said, founder Jason Giaimo said. Q Intermediate fife: Meenakshi Yar- is always a balance — keeping it which is an advantage for YAP. lagadda (gold), Rohith Dinesh (sil- interesting and educational.” “One of our band members had ver), Medha Garikipati (bronze); The group is totally non-politi- to move to New York state and was Q Snare drum: Alex Raj (gold), cal, he noted, saying, “Our politics upset, but it turned out they had a Vardaan Singhania (silver). ended in 1776.” band right in the area. So I called Giaimo continues to lead the YAP is not Giaimo’s day job — them and they welcomed him with band, although his own children he is chief financial officer for a open arms,” Giaimo said. have outgrown it. software company — but it is his Giaimo pointed out that YAP is “My son (Jaiman) is in col- passion. less time-consuming than school lege now but my daughter (Ashni) He was 7 when he joined the fife bands. came to our July 4 event,” he said. and drum corps in his hometown, “You still get the experience and “She was there for moral support. and he is a three-time national fife camaraderie but it doesn’t over- Some of the kids know her as an cha=mpion. whelm you,” he said. “Our events expert fifer.” YAP “There was a band in Westfield, are pretty much volunteer and The fife is a simplified, six-holed Meenakshi Yarlagadda, gold in N.J., and my mother thought it charity events so it’s good to give flute, Giaimo explained, “halfway intermediate fife. would be a good way for my broth- back to the community.” between a piccolo and a flute.” er and me to keep out of trouble,” The Young American Patriots YAP members meet on Friday But there is more to YAP than Giaimo said. next can be seen marching in Pleas- evenings at his Pleasanton home, the music. “I was very competitive and anton’s Veterans Day parade, where where they learn to play the fife “We talk about what life was like wanted to sound better than my they will be joined by Daughters of or drum, how to read music, and in the colonial days, people and brother, who was older,” he added the American Revolution. how to march. They eventually their leadership. Our three pillars with a laugh. “He and I both stayed For more information, visit write their own music. are music, history and leadership,” with it through high school.” www.YoungAmericanPatriots.com Giaimo said. “George Washington Giaimo has friends in fife and or email [email protected]. Q YAP himself had a fifer and a drummer Alex Raj, gold in snare drum. in each troop; they were used to direct troop movements on the The 18 enthusiastic youths — battlefield.” Tribute to ages 9 to 14 — bring their signa- “We try to keep it exciting for Satchmo ture sound to Pleasanton parades the kids,” he added. “For instance, and local events, regaling onlook- we were asked to play in San Jeff Bordes & Friends, ers. But Giaimo had more in mind Francisco at an event where the featuring Rudy Parris, will celebrate the spirit of New when he began the endeavor in keynote speaker had orbited the Orleans in a big birthday 2010, when his own son and Earth and lived in the International bash saluting the one and daughter were the right age. Space Station. I said we would be only Satchmo in “A Birthday “I wanted to give them the same delighted but wanted him to chat Tribute to Louis Armstrong” opportunities that I was given with the kids.” at 8 p.m. Aug. 4 at the Fire- when I was in a fife and drum The astronaut sat with them house Arts Center. Bordes, corps,” said Giaimo, who grew up for about 20 minutes, sharing his who grew up in Pleasanton in New Jersey. experiences. and has his own six-piece “Fife and drum is a whole phe- YAP also has performed at ensemble, is a Bay Area nomenon on the East Coast,” he Tri-Valley parades, the Alameda favorite, especially at the Firehouse. Tickets are $17- explained. “Any town on the East County Fairgrounds, Six Flags $27. Go to www.firehouse- Coast has a fife and drum corps Discovery Kingdom, Moscone arts.org, call 931-4848 or that competes at the state level, Center in San Francisco and the purchase at the theater box then Tri-state competitions, then Olympic Trials at HP Pavilion in office, 4444 Railroad Ave. they might go on to the national YAP San Jose, where they watched the CONTRIBUTED PHOTO championships.” Jyothi Vema, gold in advanced fife. men’s gymnastics competition and

Page 14 • July 27, 2018 • Pleasanton Weekly TRI VALLEY LIFE Transformative art now on display ‘American Idol’ stars at Las Positas College onstage at Wente ‘Art of Peace’ features art pieces using dismantled firearms Vineyards BY CIERRA MARTINEZ Calling all “American Idol” An art project seeking to engage fans, or anyone who enjoys residents throughout the commu- new talent. nity in critical thinking and analy- The “American Idol Live! sis of gun violence is now open for 2018” tour will be at Wente public viewership at Las Positas Vineyards in Livermore on College in Livermore. Tuesday, one of more than 40 Organized by the Alameda stops showcasing this season’s County District Attorney’s Office Top 7 finalists: Cade Foehner, in collaboration with The Robby Caleb Lee Hutchinson, Catie Poblete Foundation, the “Art of Turner, Gabby Barrett, Jurnee, Peace” exhibition presents six local Maddie Poppe and Michael J. artists and their pieces chosen by Woodard. a panel of judges, to “recreate Season 8 “American Idol” and metamorphosize” art pieces winner Kris Allen is also part out of the remains of dismantled of the show, as are the winners of this is the first since the show firearms. ABC’s 2017 “Boy Band,” a summer moved to ABC this year.

“Gun violence plagues our com- CIERRA MARTINEZ reality competition show. The show begins at 8:15 p.m. munities. The Art of Peace focuses This artwork is among the pieces created by local artists using dismantled The tour kicked off July 11 in Tuesday. Tickets start at $44 for the a spotlight on our ongoing efforts firearms as part of the collaborate project "Art of Peace." Redding and will end Sept. 16 in terrace. Go to www1.ticketmaster. to end this crisis,” District At- Washington, D.C. The last “Ameri- com. Q torney Nancy O’Malley said in a spokeswoman Teresa Drenick. can Idol” tour was in 2015, and —Dolores Fox Ciardelli statement. “Patti Poblete, in Solano County “Over the past 30 years, the DA’s created this project after her son Office has amassed over one thou- was killed by gunfire. Patti focused sand firearms that were collected as on creating something meaningful evidence in criminal prosecutions. out of his death, and hopes that This project has re-imagined these this project will take root through- presents at instruments of violence into objects out the state and nation,” Drenick of beauty and grace,” she added. said. The Firehouse Instead of destroying the weap- “Art of Peace,” which first opened ons and creating pollution into in Oakland in May and June, will the air, the DA’s Office engaged be on display through August at a licensed company to make the Las Positas College Mertes Center rv firearms ineffective and separate for the Arts in Livermore. Exhibit a ey the parts. The exhibit serves mul- hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mon- H tiple purposes and highlights the days through Thursdays. For more CIERRA MARTINEZ issues of gun violence hopefully to information, call the college at 424- Here an artist replaced the weapon in d Han Solo's hands with flowers. n curb or stop it, according to DA’s 1000. Q Ma el

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Tickets now on sale at Special ‘Psychedelic Summer’ Livermore-based LunaFish & Friends (from left: Kurt Stahl, Bill Ziegler, Don Bott, Chris Gattuso-Fish, Jeff Fish, Tom Rose and Michael Fine) will bring the psychedelic rock music of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s to the Bankhead ^^^ÄYLOV\ZLHY[ZVYN Theater in downtown Livermore in a community concert, “Psychedelic Summer,” at 8 p.m. next Friday (Aug. 3), featuring hits from such artists as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Eric Clapton and Jefferson Airplane. All seats for this VYJHSS    community concert are $20. Visit lvpac.org or call 373-6800. 8 Fresh news Sat Aug. 25th pm delivered daily Today’s local news & hot picks Sign up today at PleasantonWeekly.com

Pleasanton Weekly • July 27, 2018 • Page 15 Sports PLEASANTON Sponsoredpy by PREPS BY DENNIS MILLER 484-0789 vicsallstar.com Ballistic players, leaders among latest ‘Difference Makers’ Club to announce top three honorees in September ahead of 50th anniversary

The Ballistic United Soccer Club drafted by the Oakland Sompers, its first ever director of coaching. He is celebrating its 50th anniversary but the team was sold and relocated brought, hired and recruited many this year, and in conjunction, Bal- to Canada. Instead of moving to talented, educated, licensed and suc- listic is honoring the top 50 “Differ- Canada, Steve opted to stay local cessful coaches with him to BUSC. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO ence Makers” in club history. and was in the process of trying out Along with his administrative tal- Dolphins capture 4th straight Twice a month, we are running for both the San Jose Earthquakes ents, Randy also brought his knowl- five of the honorees here in my and the Sacramento Spirit, but he edge and passion for the game and league title “Pleasanton Preps” column. The top blew his knee out in an amateur its players to the pitch as he was Pleasanton Valley Swim Club swimmers celebrate last weekend three Difference Makers will be an- game, ending his career. also coaching teams in the club, after the team won the Valley Swim League Championships for the nounced in September. The latest Gary Patton mentoring coaches and developing fourth year in a row, smashing three league records in the process. five honorees are: talents. Q Those new records were in 11/12-year-old girls 200 medley relay (Makayla Rauscher, Sydney Seipel, Katie Salonga and Elizabeth Joe Correia Gary served as one of the club’s Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a first key volunteers and was one of contributing sports writer for the Williams), 9/10 boys 100 medley relay (Jared Risher, Laird Muise, Playing in the club’s first 10 the founders. He also worked as the Pleasanton Weekly. To contact Miller Thatcher Douwes and Landon Kenney) and 9/10 boys 200 freestyle years, Joe established himself as a director of recreation with Pleasan- or submit local high school sports scores, relay (Muise, Matthew Yang, Risher and Kenney). Other highlights included Kenney, Sarah Baer and Nathan Bodensteiner each cap- game highlights and photographs for his top goalscorer in the region. Ini- ton back in the 1960s. turing four gold medals. tially starting as a member of the Inducted into the club’s Hall of weekly Pleasanton Preps column, email Panthers, Joe used his high work Fame in 2012, Gary was instrumen- him at [email protected]. ethic, team spirit and nose for the tal in securing and handling the goal to continue his exploits domi- negotiation between the city and nating the East Bay Athletic League the government over the land that Livermore moving forward with lease deal (EBAL) while winning champion- became the Pleasanton Sports Com- ships at Amador Valley in the mid- plex — which has been considered for Las Positas Golf Course to-late ‘70s. one of the top youth sports facilities Steve Swadley in Northern California, thanks to Staff: New agreement would reduce financial liability for city the effort and passion of Gary. BY ANUMITA KAUR Steve started playing soccer in Bob Maas July 9 but is still subject to final entering into a full-lease agree- the eighth grade and everything The Livermore City Council negotiations, would remove the ment with CourseCo was strong went uphill for the talented striker. Bob served Ballistic in a multi- voted unanimously earlier this city’s involvement in the day-to- among the council and audience He made the varsity at Amador as a tude of areas, including coach, ref- month to accept a golf course day golf business, eliminating members. freshman, and the next three years eree, parent and ultimately the club management company’s proposal costs and relieving debt for the City staff will now negotiate final he led the Dons to a second-place president. Bob’s tenure as president to pursue a full-lease agreement city, according to city staff. The terms with CourseCo and bring a finish in the EBAL. In his senior began in 1996 and ran for nine for the city-owned Las Positas Golf proposed term of the lease would lease agreement back for council year the Dons took the EBAL title. years. One of Bob’s greatest contri- Course. be 10 years, with two optional consideration by September. Steve walked on and made the butions to the club was his work Under the agreement frame- five-year extensions. Tucked between I-580 and the team at San Jose State, then one with city personnel to create the work, CourseCo would assume all Other options the city explored Livermore Municipal Airport, Las of the top college programs in the first — and only — soccer-specific responsibility for the golf course for the golf course property, due Positas features an 18-hole golf country. Following his freshman facility in Pleasanton, which is the operations and oversight, expand- to cost concerns, included con- course, a nine-hole course and a year, Steve was awarded a full Val Vista Complex. ing its partial operator role at the verting the land to a sports park driving range, along with restau- scholarship and led the team to as Randy James municipal course off Interstate 580. or selling it for commercial de- rant and clubhouse facilities. Q high as the No. 3 ranking in the The proposal, which received velopment. However, support for Editor’s note: Anumita Kaur is a freelance country. Randy was selected and hired initial support from the council maintaining the golf course and writer for the Pleasanton Weekly. Following college Steve was almost 20 years ago by Ballistic to be

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Page 18 • July 27, 2018 • Pleasanton Weekly Real Estate HOME SALES This week’s data represents homes sold 587 San Miguel Court S. & T. Kelly to during May 16-29 S. Kannareddy for $1,345,000 1807 Sannita Court Sohal Trust to Y. Pleasanton Wang for $3,150,000 Livermore Beauty 6629 Amber Lane Brady Trust to N. 1330 Stony Brook Lane Ishaya Trust Rastogi for $2,150,000 to Shah Trust for $1,700,000 4161 Amberwood Circle S. Ekren to 2785 Turnstone Drive Bartolotti 3 Puri Court, Pleasanton 207 Heligan Lane #8 S. Adai for $690,000 Trust to Quinton Trust for $1,337,000 3254 Anastacia Court Tabler Trust to 6645 Via San Blas J. & P. Wolf to J. 5 Bed/3 Bath, 3,720 Sq Ft 2 Bed/2.5 Bath, 1,505 Sq Ft M. Selvam for $1,401,000 Lee for $1,230,000 5656 Belleza Drive Callahan Trust to 3177 West Las Positas Boulevard V. Duggineni for $750,500 P. Muppidi to H. Mandalia for $1,251,000 All 3 of these homes 5762 Belleza Drive S. Shekarchian to 843 Aramon Court K. & R. Kalepp to S. Natarajan for $765,000 Edgerton Trust for $1,560,000 5375 Black Avenue #3 Pecoraro Trust 4255 Cabernet Court D. & L. Garon will be open to D. Ryder for $780,000 to Yue Trust for $1,390,000 3623 Cameron Avenue Tomlin Trust 1640 Calle Santiago T. Hemenway to to J. Zhao for $2,250,000 R. Ramirez for $700,000 Saturday and Sunday 2891 Chocolate Street N. & M. 32 Castledown Road N. & C. Sullivan Chiaradia to T. Wong for $1,160,000 to B. Hughes for $1,662,500 from 1-4 PM. 4803 Del Valle Parkway Uranwala 5766 Corte Libre S. & A. Stokoe to B. Trust to A. Poddar for $1,255,000 Maoz for $1,880,000 4253 Dorman Road J. & D. Zentner 2727 Corte Ponderosa J. & P. Hee to Come by and see us! to J. Caruso for $750,000 M. Tohara for $1,370,000 1889 Foxswallow Circle Foley Trust to 41 Craig Court Xavier Trust to N. Dua R. Dhar for $1,420,000 for $975,000 3294 Vermont Place, Pleasanton 4816 Funston Gate Court G. & J. 2329 Foothill Road #2 M. & M. 4 Bed/2.5 Bath, 2,196 Sq Ft Federico to T. McCawley for $1,334,000 Tehranian to W. Zhang for $488,000 7918 Hillsboro Court Dolce Trust to 6252 Gibson Court A. & T. Shields to S. Wang for $1,100,000 K. Palomlno for $1,130,000 7574 Knollwood Place G. & T. Walder 4871 Golden Road Nelson Trust to L. to V. Dasu for $835,000 Zhu for $1,026,000 655 Merlot Court J. & D. Darling to S. 5732 Hansen Drive L. & D. Addington Gina Piper Darling for $1,000,000 to A. Choubey for $1,185,000 4369 Mirador Drive T. & P. Kamienski 3759 Kamp Drive Hickey Trust to M. to R. Acosta for $1,175,000 Vemula for $1,185,000 925.200.0202 8055 Mountain View Drive #C 359 Kottinger Drive S. & J. Murphy to B. Haig to D. Balasubramanian for R. Puli for $925,000 $610,000 528 Kottinger Drive S. Moorehead to www.PleasantonRealEstate.com 3459 Old Foothill Road C. & S. Austin S. Makineni for $830,000 to Sun Meadowlark for $3,380,000 Source: California REsource Better Homes & Gardens Tri-Valley Realty / BRE#: 01201349 proximate. proximate. d for informa- d for y already listed. y already KsWyO sale, condition, e, and square footages are ap are footages and square A Team That Speaks Your

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ASCONA AT RUBY HILL 2133 POMEZIA COURT, PLEASANTON Don’t Miss this Popular “PIAVE" Model in Ruby Hills “Ascona” with Downstairs Master Suite. The Monterey-Spanish Architecture Styled Home offers Four Bedrooms, Bonus Area, Three and One-Half Bathrooms and has 3477 Square Feet. It Sits on a Premium Approxi- mately One-Quarter Acre Professionally Land- scaped Lot. Private Rear Grounds. Upgraded Gourmet Kitchen, Completely Remodeled Master Bathroom and New Windows. Quiet Court Location is Convenient to Clubhouse, Swimming Pool and Tennis Courts. For more information and/or a Private Showing Contact the Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group. For more photos and info visit 2133pomezia.com. OFFERED AT $1,849,000

SQUARE FOOTAGE, ACREAGE, AND OTHER INFORMATION HEREIN, HAS BEEN RECEIVED FROM ONE OR MORE OF A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT SOURCES. SUCH INFORMATION HAS NOT BEEN VERIFIED BY ALAIN PINEL REALTORS®. IF IMPORTANT TO BUYERS, BUYERS SHOULD CONDUCT THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION.

Pleasanton Weekly • July 27, 2018 • Page 21 COMING SOON OPEN SUNDAY Can Buyer Cancel a Contract After All Contingencies Removed? Q: Doug, we just sold our home recently in Pleasanton. We did everything right - we got pre-sale inspections, filled out all of our disclosures, and provid- ed potential buyers with all of the information they need to write an offer. We accepted an all cash offer with no contingencies, but the next day the buyer Pleasanton Valley 28 Colby Court cancelled the sale before they put their deposit into escrow. Can they do that? Charming, remodeled 4 BR, 2.5 BTH on a large Sparkling detached home with 3BR, 2.5 BTHs, Melinda in Pleasanton cul-de-sac lot with pool. Shows like a model! hardwood floors, granite & stainless kit & more! A: Melinda I’m sure that was unwelcome news. Very disappointing to be Offered at $1,289,000 Offered at $950,000 sure. Can they cancel the contract? Sure. The better question is what rem- COMING SOON JUST LISTED edies do you have as a seller. Unfortunately, since they did not put the good faith deposit into escrow, there are no funds to secure the offer. IF their de- posit was in escrow, you would be in a stronger position, and may have been able to make a claim or negotiate for part or all of the buyer’s deposit, depend- ing on the circumstances. But since there is no deposit, you have limited prac- tical options to enforce the contract. You may be able to take action against them on the basis of bad faith, but it would likely be expensive and a fairly long

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2245 Doccia Court, Ruby Hill 458 Sangro Court, Ruby Hill 5877 San Juan Way, Pleasanton 4BR, 3BA, 3252+/- Sq. Ft. 4BR, 3BA, 2680+/- Sq. Ft. 4BR, 3.5BA, 2572+/- Sq. Ft. Offered at $1,899,000 Offered at $1,515,000 Offered at $1,349,000

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