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Pleasanton Inside this issue Profiles Weekly in Business VOL. XVI, NUMBER 8 • MARCH 20, 2015 • PLEASANTONWEEKLY.COM SPRINGSPRING SPORTS SEASON UNDERWAY AT AMADOR VALLEY,VALLEY, FOOTHILLFOOTHILL »1111 5 NEWS Pleasanton police to get 3% raises 5 NEWS Glazer, Bonilla finish on top Election Night 17 TRI VALLEY LIFE A hair-pulling affliction The Pleasanton Community Concert Band 40th Anniversary Spring Concert “O, To Be In England, Now That April Is (almost) There” Music by English composers Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 2:00 pm Firehouse Arts Center 4444 Railroad Ave. Pleasanton, CA The doors will open at 1:40 pm The concert is FREE, though donations are appreciated. For more information call 925-846-5897 or go to the Pleasanton Community Concert Band website. www.pleasantonband.org 3,000 GOODGUYS SWAP MEET FREE KIDS VEHICLES AUTOCROSS & VENDORS ENTERTAINMENT Saturday & Sunday, March 21 & 22 Full Throttle 20% OFF Fun! Vitamins, Supplements & Body Care including sale items Sponsored by: 33RD ALL AMERICANMER GET-TOGETHER FEATURING ALL YEARS OF AMERICAN MADE OR POWERED HOT RODS, CUSTOMS, CLASSICS, MUSCLE CARS & TRUCKS! MARCH 28 & 29 ALAMEDA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS I PLEASANTON, CA SAT 8-5 & SUN 8-4 www.newleaf.com TM Vintage Hills Shopping Center, 3550 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton REGISTER YOUR VEHICLE OR PURCHASE 925-621-7660 • Open Daily 8am-9pm TICKETS AT GOOD-GUYS.COM 925.838.9876 *Select Soups. Packaged or Canned. Does not apply to New Leaf Deli soups. Whiles Supplies Last. Limited to Stock on Hand. #goodguys Page 2 • March 20, 2015 • Pleasanton Weekly AROUND PLEASANTON BY JEB BING Support Pleasanton TH Two-time ANNUAL Indy 500 Weekly’s 10 TRADE SHOW winner Al All Women Invited Unser, Jr. coverage of our (left) and WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST Pikes Peak community. 5-7 PM Hill Climb RSVP/Prepay: winner Memberships begin Roby Unser http://www.gnon.org/monthly-mixer.html will race in at only 17¢ per day Over 12 vendor booths... Pleasanton Join today: on March Location: Berkshire Hathaway Home Services 28-29. SupportLocalJournalism.org 4725 First St., Suite 150, Pleasanton GOODGUYS Goodguys back in town March 28 he Goodguys Rod & Cus- parts and accessories. Also, the show tom Association will kick off will feature a giant used car parts Tits first show of 2015 when swap meet and Auto Trader Classics the 33rd All American Get-Together car corral, and for kids, model kits opens March 28 for a two-day run will be given out by Revell. at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Based in Pleasanton, the Good- The show will bring together guys Association promotes and pro- THE NEW CALIFORNIA more than 3,000 candy-colored and duces the world’s most dynamic chromed hot rods, customs, clas- automotive events. Founded by life- sics, muscle cars, trucks of all years, long hot rodder Gary Meadors and and American-made and powered wife Marilyn in 1983, Goodguys GOLD vehicles. is the world’s largest hot-rodding The spring event officially ends association with over 70,000 ac- the “off season” for hot rodders all tive members worldwide. Goodguys over California and has become events feature thousands of hot rods one of the “must attend” events on and customs, tricked out trucks, the Goodguys schedule, said Good- mighty muscle cars and classics guys representative Betsy Bennett. sprawled throughout venues such as At the weekend event, fans will lush fairgrounds, super speedways get a close-up glimpse of just how and large outdoor stadiums. eclectic the modern day hot-rod- The cars, vendor exhibits, the ding scene is with acres of vehicles Goodguys AutoCross, live enter- on display. Highlights of the event tainment and colorful people create include an indoor display and com- a festive atmosphere charged with petition for the Custom of the Year electricity at events which Meadors award. That competition is open to believes are a way to get car people vehicles from 1936 to 1972. and hot rod aficionados like him John D’Agostino, a famous de- together to show off their cars, trade signer and American car builder ideas, listen to some live music and from Discovery Bay, will showcase have a little fun. two entries: Pantheon, a 1968 Buick Meadors’ vision behind the Good- Riviera Coupe Resto Mod, and Elvis guys was simple: to welcome all III, a 1959 Cadillac built by Italian genres of American car enthusiasts builders, Celebrity Customs. with a lean towards V8 powered, There will also be competition in low-to-the-ground eye catchers like the Goodguys AutoCross, a closed hot rods from the 1930s and ’40s, performance race course on the Fair- customs from the ’50s, muscle cars grounds paved parking lot, where from the ’70s, and even the new speed and agility meet to battle it breed of American Muscle such as out in a weekend-long, fastest-car- the 5.0 GT Mustangs, Z28 Camaros, wins contest of speed and skill. Two- Dodge Chargers, Challengers and time Indy 500 winner Al Unser, Jr., everything in between. and nine-time Pikes Peak Hill Climb What started over 30 years ago winner Roby Unser will race for the is now a strong, 21-event series Team Speedway award in the Pro that allows car guys to meet and Class of the AutoCross all weekend. hang out with car guys. The spirit Again this year, the Goodguys of hot-rodding is alive and well at will showcase the AutoCross Shoot- the Goodguys events for sure in the out Finals qualifying at each event. generations of cars on display. The Duel in the Desert, the Final The Goodguys 33rd All American Shootout will take place at the 18th Get-Together will be open from 8 Put all food scraps Nationals on Nov. 21 at WestWorld. a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28, Also, during the two-day Good- and Sunday, March 29. General ad- and soiled paper guys show, the Fairgrounds midway mission is $20, Youths age 7-12 $6. will feature custom big rig tractor Children 6 and under are admitted in your green bin. trailers, offering high-performance free-of-charge. Q Help create rich soil About the Cover for our farms. Pleasanton high school spring sports athletes, from left: Foothill track-and- field star Emily Barrett (contributed photo), Amador Valley baseball player ReadySetRecycle.org Steven Nice (photo by Allan Crabill) and Foothill lacrosse player Daniel Payne (photo by Lynley Payne). Cover design by Lili Cao. Vol. XVI, Number 8 Pleasanton Weekly • March 20, 2015 • Page 3 Streetwise ASKED AROUND TOWN STRENGTH If you could find a book that would IN NUMBERS tell you how the rest of your life will play out, would you read it? Chuck Durran Oil change specialist Well, I don’t ever really read books, but if the book came in a movie, heck yeah, you bet I’d watch it! Rick Smith Project manager I wouldn’t read it. I like that my future is a bit of a mystery, and I don’t want to lose the feelings of anticipation and * spontaneity that I have in terms of not TRY A FREE CLASS knowing exactly what the future will CALL: (925) 271-5475 -OR- VISIT WWW.CLUBSPORTS.COM bring. *Some restrictions apply. Must be a local resident and first-time guest 21 years of age or older to receive free class pass. One per household. Call or come in between 9am and 7pm. ID required. Expires 3/31/15. Christine McGinnis Cashier/stocker 7090 JOHNSON DRIVE | PLEASANTON, CA 94588 I would read it because I’d be so curi- ous to see whether my life, and all that I expect will happen to me, will turn out differently than how I imagine it. 2014 Pat Markle Program manager I would absolutely read it because I am a planner and an organizer, and knowing how my future will play out We Now would really help me to make the best Sell Dog plans to prepare for it. Knowing my future might even help me to invest Food more for it. Chris Markle Chip Car Key Software development $ 99 I would definitely read that book 69 because I’m the kind of person who (Some Restrictions likes to know what is going to hap- Apply) pen. In fact, any time I read a book, I always read the last few pages first, Ask Us About: so that I know how things turn out in Rescreening Or New Window Screens, Sharpening Knives, the end. Scissors, Chainsaws, Mower Blades and Many Garden Tools. —Compiled by Nancy, Jenny and Katie Lyness Have a Streetwise question? Email [email protected] The Pleasanton Weekly is published every Friday by Embarcadero Media, 5506 Sunol Two Locations to serve you: Blvd., Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94566; (925) 600-0840. Mailed at Periodicals Post- age Rate, USPS 020407. The Weekly is mailed upon request to homes and apartments 1807 Santa Rita Rd, Pleasanton in Pleasanton. 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Reproduction without permission is strictly prohibited. www.truevalue.com/pleasanton Page 4 • March 20, 2015 • Pleasanton Weekly Newsfront DIGEST Pleasanton police to get 3% raises Downtown Doggy Day Stores and restaurants will in each of next 3 years hold a “Downtown Doggy Day” March 28 on Main Street and Contract proposal goes to City Council at special meeting next Tuesday adjacent streets to raise money for the Valley Humane Society BY JEB BING tightening in City Hall, unionized now required to contribute 11.5% of and averaging retirement benefits and to give dog owners a chance he city of Pleasanton and the police officers had no cost-of-living their salaries toward retirement.