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Staying Pleasanton Dillon Strong Weekly Page 10 VOL. XVI, NUMBER 30 • AUGUST 21, 2015 WWW.PLEASANTONWEEKLY.COM Interim superintendent leads district through transition with start of school on horizon PAGE 12 5 NEWS Commission, developer tangle over homes on church site 5 NEWS School board approves principal, administrator contracts 14 SPORTS Pleasanton RADD athletes shine at softball event Now partners in the Tri-Valley Stanford Health Care and ValleyCare Stanford Health Care – ValleyCare is proud to have partnered. Now, shared expertise and serve the Tri-Valley. collaboration puts the best patient-centered care, right here in our community. You and Discover more at your family will have access to specialists in Stanfordhealthcare.org/ValleyCare every field and advanced treatments and technology. It’s a partnership that underscores our commitment to giving patients the best care available, close to home. Page 2 • August 21, 2015 • Pleasanton Weekly Grand Opening! 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Sanie Zehra, MD Board Certified in Family Medicine iageo, a consumer goods As a result, Diageo is becoming Board Certified in Geriatrics Medicine company with a portfolio of more innovative, appealing to con- world-famous drinks brands sumer interests with flavor exten- withD offices in Hacienda, has part- sions and special events, such as its Come nered with Google’s Business View virtual tour for Tri-Valley consumers. to offer a free virtual tour that allows To learn more about Diageo at people to see inside the walls of the diageo.com, use Google to search for Experience famous Guinness Storehouse and four virtual tours of Guinness Storehouse other distilleries, the No. 1 tourist at- and four single-malt scotch whiskey traction in Ireland. The tour includes distilleries in Scotland: Cardhu, the Patient all seven floors of the massive build- Singleton of Glen Ord, Talisker and ing, including the top-floor Gravity Lagavulin. Diageo has its Pleasanton Bar, the highest bar in Dublin, Ireland. offices at 4695 Chabot Drive. Centric “People travel from all over the Diageo is but one of the vibrant world to the Guinness Storehouse in business activities seen this summer Care! Dublin and to our distilleries in Scot- in Hacienda, a Pleasanton business land to learn about the heritage and park where growth and new product provenance of their favorite brands,” applications are topping the list of an said Venky Balakrishnan, Diageo’s economic rebound. More than a dozen Livermore Family Medicine & Geriatrics, Inc global vice president of digital innova- new companies have settled into Haci- tion. “Google Business View brings the enda since the beginning of the year. Call Now to Make an Appointment: 925-344-4450 immersive experience of visiting these “Tenant activity in Hacienda has famous landmarks to people, regard- been very good so far this year” said 4\YYPL[H)S]K3P]LYTVYL*( less of where they are in the world.” James Paxson, Hacienda’s general Of course, Diageo PLC, which manager. “Even with a slight increase is headquartered in London, wants in vacancy this last month, Hacienda’s *HYLMVY[OL>OVSL-HTPS`WYV]PKLKI`V\Y)VHYK*LY[PÄLK7O`ZPJPHUZ more people to tour some of its occupancy has increased by nearly distillery operations, even if only two percentage points since the end Visit us @ LFMGINC.COM virtually. The company makes its of last year. Additional activity is ex- money by producing and distribut- pected before the end of the year.” 6\YWO`ZPJPHUZHYLHɉSPH[LK^P[O:[HUMVYK/LHS[O*HYL¶=HSSL`*HYL4LKPJHS*LU[LY ing beverage alcohol with spirits, Paxson said Hacienda has recently beer and wine brands. These include, welcomed new tenants to the park. besides Guinness, Johnnie Walker, They include: Crown Royal, Buchanan’s, Windsor • Dr. Alex Anastasiou, a provider of and Bushmills whiskeys, Smirnoff, adolescent and adult psychiatry, with 2015 Ciroc and Ketel One vodkas, Captain an office at 5890 Stoneridge Drive, Morgan, Baileys, Don Julio, Tanquer- Suite 215. ALL ABOUT ay and Guinness. • Ananda Bhavan, a new restaurant The company owns manufacturing featuring authentic South Indian production facilities across the globe, cuisine, at 4515 Rosewood Drive, including maltings, distilleries, brew- Suite 700. eries, packaging plants, maturation • Stanford Children’s Health Bayside (;&/86,9( :,1(6 (;48,6,7( 3$,5,1*6W $0$=,1*I 68535,6(6NE $ 0(025$%/( (9(1,1* warehouses, cooperages, vineyards, Medical Group, a provider of health wineries and distribution warehouses. services for children, at 5890 Stoner- Diageo’s promotional efforts in the idge Drive, Suite 212. 6$785'$<2&72%(5²30 9(7(5$160(025,$/%8,/',1*07',$%/2%/9'/$)$<(77( Tri-Valley are part of the company’s ef- • Solid Personnel, a recruiting and fort to boost sales and its public image. staffing firm, at 5933 Coronado The firm has faced headwinds in recent Lane, Suite 201. days according to market analyst Tre- • Leisure Sports, designers, develop- )HDWXULQJ([HFXWLYH&KHI5RGQH\:RUWK fis, with its operating profits declining ers, owners and managers of high- 6-time East Bay Chef of the Year 11% on a year-on-year basis. end fitness resorts, at 4670 Willow That’s not surprising. Trefis reports Road, Suite 100. that there’s been a slowdown in the Hacienda is the largest develop- (9(173$663257 U.S. spirits market, economic stress ment of its kind in Northern Cali- (QMR\H[TXLVLWHWDVWLQJVIURPSUHPLHUZLQHULHV in Russia, “anti-extravagance” mea- fornia with more than 10 million sures in China and economic turmoil square feet of existing mixed-use in Venezuela, which resulted in a space occupied by some 660 com- 2% decline in volumes, particularly panies that locally employ approxi- BUY YOUR WINE FOR THE HOLIDAYS! among global brands. mately 19,000 people. Q About the Cover RIQHWSURFHHGVIXQGQXUVLQJVFKRODUVKLSVDQGPLGZLIHU\SURJUDPVLQ$IULFD Interim schools superintendent Jim Hansen is set to lead the Pleasanton 7,&.(76$1'025(,1)2:::*5(77$)281'$7,2125* Unified School District through a transition period while district officials work to select the next permanent superintendent. Photo by Meredith Bauer. Cover 0(',$63216256 design by Kristin Brown. 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