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John Shirley, 93, former Livermore mayor and city’s first veterinarian, joins current Mayor John Marchand at groundbreaking for new meeting hall.

After 30 years, Livermore City Council will have ‘21st century’ chamber

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onstruction has started on a new $6 million Livermore City Council meeting hall next to the city’s civic center and library at Pacific and South Livermore avenues.

The 6,500-square-foot building, due for completion in the fall of 2019, will include a 124-seat council chamber in an amphitheaterstyled layout and an 1,800-squarefoot emergency operation center long sought by the Livermore Police Department.

Mayor John Marchand said the council chamber will be named for former Mayor John Shirley.

“This new building will allow the council to move out of the 30-yearold, triple-wide trailer where we’ve been holding our meetings and into 21st century Livermore, the home of technology,” Marchand said at the groundbreaking ceremony.

“We’ll have 124 comfortable seats, an enhanced audio-visual system and a meeting room where the audience will actually be able to see presentations, including live broadcasts in the lobby (for overflow crowds),” he added.

The new building replaces the old library on the site.

At the groundbreaking ceremony, City Manager Marc Roberts said his first assignment after being hired as an assistant planner 30 years ago was to plan for a temporary City Council chamber at 3575 Pacific Ave. “I was told to design one that would last five years or so and to make it so ugly that they will want to tear it down,” Roberts said. “The first was true but not the second.”

Marchand quipped: “They told

him to make it last three to five years when they really meant 35!”

The mayor said the new council meeting hall has been needed for decades and it will serve Livermore for generations to come. The new emergency operation center will replace the small room in the basement of the police department that’s now used for that purpose.

“It’s noteworthy to say as we start construction that there was not unanimous support for this building,” Marchand said. “There was organized opposition, with some saying we shouldn’t spend money on a larger more modern facility.”

“However, the City Council elected to represent our residents disagreed and voted to do this,” he added.

He also praised the council for deciding to name the chamber where its meetings are held for Shirley, whom he called “an iconic member of our community.”

Shirley, now 93, served on the Livermore City Council from 1958 to 1966, including two years as the council-chosen mayor from 19621964. After serving in the U.S. Army in World War II, he attended UC Davis and then became Livermore’s first veterinarian, practicing there from 1954 to 1987.

He also has a long record of volunteer service, including many years as a member of the Livermore Rotary Club, which established the John Shirley Exceptional Service Award in his honor.

He told the groundbreaking audience that he was surprised by the controversy over building a council meeting building.

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School board talks overcrowding solutions PUSD staff to begin engaging community on K-8 options in north Pleasanton

California Listens The Pleasanton Public Library has been chosen to host “California Listens: A Digital Storytelling Workshop,” a statewide project that allows residents to share their stories about life in the Golden State.

The traveling workshop will appear at the library May 3 and 4 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants will receive help creating a two- to four-minute short, digital film using personal and family images, videos or archival material. Participants must commit to both full days.

Pleasanton city officials say they hope to collect a tapestry of stories for use by the library and to become a part of the California State Library’s collection. A film festival will be held in the fall of 2018 that showcases the films created through the state project.

To register, fill out an application at www.storycenter.org/ pleasanton by Wednesday. For more information, visit http:// californialistens.org.

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BY ERIKA ALVERO

t was a full house at the Pleasanton school board’s special workshop Tuesday night, as trustees and staff talked over how to best address overcrowding in north Pleasanton schools.

Specifically, the 3-1/2-hour meeting focused on facilities planning, enrollment projections and the possibility of implementing one or two kindergarten through eighth grade campuses — all three are subjects that have been discussed over the past few months, but staff and the board decided to talk about them all together in one public meeting, as they all apply to the capacity issues.

“The overcrowding of the schools in north Pleasanton isn’t going to go away,” Superintendent David Haglund said. “It’s going to get worse without a solution to it.”

As a workshop, no action was taken, a point emphasized multiple times throughout. However, trustees directed staff to begin engaging the community about K-8 possibilities, something staff didn’t want to begin if the board was against that concept.

This week, the discussion centered less on specific programs and more about how a K-8 would address the capacity problem.

The northern Pleasanton schools specifically affected by overcrowding

are Donlon Elementary School, Hart Middle School and Fairlands Elementary. As an “impacted site,” in the words of Haglund, any possibility of expanding Fairlands was off the table, so the workshop centered primarily on Donlon and Hart.

The options discussed included converting Donlon and/or Hart into a K-8 school, changing the district’s enrollment boundaries, expanding the existing sites or building a new elementary school by trading or selling the districtowned Neal property on the southeast side of town for a parcel on the north.

While Hagland said no option

Searching for family The Livermore-Amador Genealogical Society is hosting a public service project this Sunday afternoon at the Pleasanton Library from 1:30-4:30 p.m. for residents who want to learn more about their family heritage but don’t know where to start.

The outreach event aims to help facilitate an understanding of ancestry products such as DNA research or online research databases.

Sunday’s event will offer research assistance in one-hour blocks on the half-hour starting at 1:30 p.m. For more info, visit www.L-AGS.org. Q

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Zone 7 sells water bonds $71.4M in proceeds to fund ozone projects, debt refinancing

Road repairs The Alameda County Public Works Agency is advising commuters that crews will begin repairing pavement Monday on Vasco Road from mile marker 3.74, just past the intersection at Old Vasco Road.

The project, which will run weekdays through May 10, will include excavation, stabilizing and repaving of the depressed portion of the pavement, county officials said.

Work hours will be Mondays through Fridays 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. One-lane roadway access will be maintained through the work zone. Motorists should expect delays and consider alternate routes if applicable.

Also last week, Caltrans reminded drivers that rehabilitation work will continue along westbound Interstate 580 from the I-205/I-580 interchange to North Flynn Road outside Livermore from 5 p.m. to 4 a.m. weekdays through September.

was “off the table,” there were some constraints.

Changing enrollment boundaries or otherwise bringing children from northern Pleasanton to less-populous schools in the south side of town might keep students from attending their home schools and would just be a temporary fix, according to Board Vice President Valerie Arkin.

“Boundary changes are a pretty temporary band-aid type of fix ...

We pride ourselves in this district of kids going to their neighborhood school,” Arkin said.

The board had already decided

BY ERIKA ALVERO

first Bras for the Cause walk.

She became involved through another breast cancer survivor who had friends in Tri-Valley SOCKs (Stepping Out for Cancer Kures).

“I fell in love with this fun-loving, dedicated and hardworking group of people,” Hughes said. “I have consistently been an active volunteer since that very first walk.”

After treatments, Hughes became cancer-free until the fall of 2016 when her biannual breast

Officials from the Zone 7 Water Agency recently announced the successful sale of water revenue bonds that would generate $71.4 million to be used for the agency’s upcoming ozone filtration projects and to refinance the debt from a water storage program approved over 10 years ago.

Prior to the sale, the Livermore Valley Water Financing Authority bonds received high credit ratings: an “AA+” long-term rating from Standard & Poor’s Global Ratings and a “AA” rating from Fitch Ratings.

“Zone 7 is extremely happy with the results of the bond sale which out-performed at least one recent bond sale from a similar public agency in California and will allow Zone 7 to finance the much-needed ozone treatment projects as well as realize significant cost savings related to the Cawelo capital repayment,” officials wrote in a statement.

The agency sold $64 million in 2018 Series A bonds that will generate just under $71.4 million in revenues with a true interest rate of 3.54%.

Of the bonds’ proceeds, $57 million will go toward the ozone filtration projects at the Del Valle and Patterson Pass water treatment plants. The purpose of the projects is to enhance water quality by disinfecting and treating for

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TRI-VALLEY SOCKS

Cheetah ladies in coordinated outfits were among the participants in last year’s Bras for the Cause, an annual fundraiser for breast cancer research. This year’s event is set to arrive in downtown Pleasanton later this month.

Battling breast cancer with Bras for the Cause Spirited 5K Saturday evening walk scheduled for April 28

BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI

Tri-Valley SOCKs’ 13th annual Bras for the Cause will take place April 28, an energetic evening of high-spirited women walking through Pleasanton’s downtown wearing various versions of brassieres outside their clothing.

The event is a glittery affair of people battling good-naturedly for awards including most creative individual, most creative team, best electric light show and best show stopper. The 5K (3.11-mile) walk has raised more than $1.6 million to fight breast

cancer; last year alone it netted $160,000, which was distributed to four local breast cancer charities.

This year the walk is Saturday, April 28, with the theme “Warriors — In It Together,” since women diagnosed with breast cancer become warriors, showing courage in the face of danger, and those who walk are committed to fight alongside them.

The 2018 walk honors survivor Diane Hughes, who was diagnosed with breast cancer for the first time in 2005; the next year she participated in her

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NEWSFRONT

Foothill students connect with company leaders for speed interviews DECA, PPIE sponsor career prep event with Google, Workday and more

BY ERIKA ALVERO

More than 100 Foothill students recently practiced their interviewing skills during a special speed interview program with volunteers from Oracle, Workday and other locally based companies.

The program was hosted by the high school’s DECA program in conjunction with the Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation (PPIE) as a way to help prepare students for their own careers.

“These students are so capable and positive — I honestly came away feeling very hopeful about our future,” said Stephen Hilton, board president of PPIE and a senior vice president at Robert

Half International.

Students from Integrated Marketing Communications and the Economics of Business Ownership participated in the event on March 27. At the session, each student met with a volunteer for a 15-minute interview and presented a two-minute “pitch,” answered interview questions and received feedback.

Volunteers also shared with students about their own career paths and experiences.

“Our students were so excited by this opportunity and they took a lead role in making it happen — from preparing their own portfolios and LinkedIn profiles to ensuring the day went smoothly

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for our guests,” said Tami Raaker, a teacher and the DECA adviser at Foothill.

“It was really amazing to have this opportunity to interact with industry professionals and getting to hear about their career expertise and life experiences,” said Rithvik Sunku, the DECA club’s director of training. “As a high school student, experiences like this make me glad that I am in a career technical education class like Economics of Business Ownership.”

The speed interview session comes as PPIE has been increasing efforts to connect Pleasanton students with additional resources from the local business community, including through working with the Tri-Valley Regional Occupation Program and having company representatives virtually visit classrooms.

Foothill principal Sebastian Bull

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Foothill DECA students planned the speed interview program in conjunction with Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation leaders.

added that he hopes to expand the program next year at Foothill and with Amador Valley High.

“We’re excited about the future, and we look forward to working with business and education leaders to shape that future for our students,” said PPIE executive director Steve McCoy-Thompson.

The companies who participated in the session heralded

from a wide array of fields: 1st United Credit Union, U.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell’s office, Deep Sentinel, Google, Huntington Learning Center, FIDM, Intel, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Mirador Capital Partners, Oracle, Robert Half International, Roche Molecular Diagnostics, StartUp Genius, Valley Humane Society, Wells Fargo and Workday. Q

Amador brings back language classes from chopping block AP Spanish 5, Honors French 5 reinstated after students speak to school board

Fields up high: Pleasanton residents Claire and Tom Fields brought their Weekly along to Machu Picchu in Peru.

UPCOMING MEETINGS City Council Meeting Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 7 p.m.

City Council Chambers, 200 Old Bernal Avenue • Public Hearing: Introduce an ordinance amending Title 3 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code to add a new chapter 3.44 establishing a Johnson Drive Economic Development Transportation Fee and adopt a resolution amending the Master Fee Schedule to set the fee • Public Hearing: *VUZPKLY ÄZJHS `LHY ! (a) Allocation of Housing and Human Services Grants and Community Grant Program Funds (b) Annual Action Plan for the use of Federal Community Development Block Grant Funds • Consider adoption of policies for sustainable water supplies

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Amador Valley High School administrators have decided to reinstate two additional advanced language sections, after seven students showed up to a recent school board meeting to oppose the planned removals from the course offerings list.

Amador school officials had decided to cancel AP Spanish 5 and Honors French 5 due to low enrollment, according to the students at the March 13 meeting, who all expressed disappointment that they would not be able to continue pursuing their respective languages.

Honors French 5 was already being taught alongside a lowerlevel French class, which had been raised by parents as a concern, according to the students. They pointed to the benefits of collaborative learning, adding that completely eliminating the course was not the solution.

But on March 18, Amador principal Mike Williams sent out a public statement announcing that the classes would take place in the 2018-19 school year.

“Amador Valley Administration recently reviewed how the site’s 2018-19 allocation for class

sections was dispersed,” Williams wrote. “Since Tuesday’s PUSD Board Meeting, we have determined that two additional sections should be allocated to accommodate the requests for AP Spanish 5, Honors French 5 and French 1. Teachers have been identified to teach these classes. To create the student requests for French, we are combining French 1 and Honors French 5.”

Williams added that the students who had originally signed up for the courses would receive a direct email communication. Q —Erika Alvero

Changes announced for Livermore outlets Parking program, store openings, new assistant GM and more

BY JEREMY WALSH

Management at the San Francisco Premium Outlets in Livermore unveiled a new parking program, introduced a new assistant general manager and revealed several store openings and renovations among a series of recent changes at the retail complex off Interstate 580.

First on the list is the new “Parking Made Easy Program,” which aims to help address some of the parking concerns associated with the oft-crowded outlets.

Already underway, the program reserves 200 parking spots each Saturday and Sunday — on a firstcome, first-served basis — for

shoppers who sign up and pay $5 per day, according to Claire Marvin, public relations representative for the outlets.

Parking Made Easy is located in the premier section of the North Main Entrance, near the Gap Outlet and the food court. Customers who register for the program will also receive special offers for certain outlets and eateries.

Within the outlets, Francesca’s Collections opened a new women’s fashion store in Suite 2728 last month, and the new Dockers Outlet opened this week in Suite 690A. In the next couple weeks, three remodeled stores will reopen their

doors: clothing retailer Theory, skin and hair care shop L’Occitane and the Levi’s Outlet.

And to help oversee the retail campus, Mia Centeno was recently hired as the outlets’ new assistant general manager.

Centeno’s previous experience includes working as assistant property manager for TRC Retail in San Ramon, property coordinator for CIM Group in Oakland and office administrator for the Petaluma Village Premium Outlets. A George Mason University (Virginia) graduate, Centeno also worked as a freelance editor and social media specialist for several real estate publications. Q

NEWSFRONT

DECA students to compete at international conference Falcons, Dons named state finalists, advance to Georgia event

BY ERIKA ALVERO

DECA students from both Foothill and Amador Valley high schools competed at the State Career Development Conference in early March, with 34 moving on to the international conference later this month.

DECA is a global organization that aims to prepare students for careers in marketing, finance, hospitality and management.

In total, 42 students from Amador and 55 from Foothill participated in the state conference in Anaheim from March 2-5.

“Competing at the state level was

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after many talks, Trustee Joan Laursen pointed out, that they wanted to keep elementary school student enrollment at 700, which clashed with any potential expansion of the respective schools.

And the trade or sale of the Neal property for a possible new K-5 school could be difficult, considering the long process of selling the land, finding a new 10-acre spot for a new campus and construction.

When David Kaitz from Davis Demographics presented his company’s updated enrollment projections for the district, he also advised against using boundary line adjustments to solve enrollment issues, pointing to the significant enrollment growth disparities between north and south Pleasanton.

According to the demographers’ data, northern Pleasanton is projected to see a peak enrollment of nearly 2,900 students in 2023, an increase of about 460 students from this past fall. Southern schools, though, are projected to be “stable or decreasing,” Kaitz said.

However, by converting Hart and/ or Donlon into a K-8 school, staff

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cyanotoxins, which were discovered at Lake Del Valle in 2015.

The other $14.1 million will be directed to refunding the Cawelo capital payment, an agreement between Zone 7 and the Cawelo Water District approved in 2006 providing Zone 7 with an additional 120,000 acre-feet of underground water storage in case of a drought.

By refinancing the outstanding debt through the bond sale, the agency’s interest rate on the capital payment has dropped from 4.5% to 2.9%, lowering the zone’s annual payments by about $200,000, officials say. Q

so exhilarating as I got to meet and observe so many talented people around me,” said Foothill student Kylie Maeda, who placed first in the Apparel and Accessories Marketing category. “I’m really excited to be a part of something so important.

DECA has opened up opportunities for me that have allowed me to grow as a student and a leader.”

Sixteen students from Foothill and 18 from Amador were firstthrough fourth-place finishers, meaning they earned a spot at the international conference.

The state conference involved a series of events, including

competitions, workshops, networking and more. Students were judged in different categories like business administration or entrepreneurship, with distinct requirements for each type of event, from written reports or exams to presentations to mock interviews.

Students were allowed to participate in up to two events.

The two programs were publicly recognized at Pleasanton Unified School District’s March 27 school board meeting.

“It’s an honor to be the adviser at Amador,” said Douglas Hortag, calling his students the

said they could potentially solve the increasing capacity problem at both the elementary and middle school levels on the north side.

“The idea was could we convert a, or more than one, school into a K-8 model to solve both the elementary overcrowding issue in north Pleasanton, and then the one that wasn’t talked about and that’s the middle school overcrowding in north Pleasanton,” Haglund said.

Though the different design options were not the primary focus of the workshop, staff touched upon it briefly.

In terms of the rationale behind the various specialized K-8 programs, assistant superintendent of educational services Odie Douglas and Jenni Tyson, director of educational services, emphasized that success of a particular model depended on its implementation, though Tyson also pointed to research indicating that fewer “transition” years could prove beneficial academically to students.

Haglund delved a little more into this topic, noting that a K-8 model could allow children to maintain relationships with staff formed in earlier grades through their middle school years, he said, years often recalled as being “rough.”

A few of the eight speakers during the public comments section asked the board to look into redrawing boundary lines before moving to a K-8 model.

“In your survey, (really) ask parents, ‘Are you interested, to take your student to another school in south Pleasanton?’” parent Jill Jones said. “I wouldn’t be opposed to that, and I think other parents might be open to that too. Just as a possible solution.”

The issue of equity and accessibility also came up during public comments, especially in light of last workshop’s talk on possible International Baccalaureate (IB) or dual language immersion magnet schools.

“I looked at the program as much as I could, and it’s a neat program and I don’t know enough about it,” Donlon first-grade teacher Denise Morgan said of the IB program, which has an annual cost associated with it. “But I do have a problem spending money for a school, when we are really working on trying to get the school district a little bit more equitable and equal for our kids.”

Douglas emphasized that ensuring all students had equal access to any possible program would be a priority. Q

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The Foothill High School DECA team gathers at the state conference’s Grand Opening Session. Sixteen Falcons would go on to place at the competition.

“next-generation leaders.”

Foothill adviser Tami Raaker echoed his sentiments. “It is a joy to teach these students,” she said. “They’re incredible and a next-generation leader is a perfect explanation.”

Raaker was also honored in

Anaheim, winning the California DECA Adviser of the Year Award.

The International Career Development Conference will take place in Atlanta, Ga. from April 21-24.

The trips are funded entirely by fundraising and donations, according to district officials. Q

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28, and the 5K walk starts at 7 p.m., beginning and ending at Amador Valley High School, 1155 Santa Rita Road. Walkers are not required to wear bras but most do and men, too, are encouraged to walk and dress in the spirit of the event.

Each walker must raise at least $200 in pledges to participate.

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MRI revealed something suspicious. Again, she responded to treatment.

“I am now cancer-free, again, because of early detection and because I was my own advocate,” she said. “Early detection is the answer.”

Registration for the Bras for the Cause walk opens at 5 p.m. April

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

During the internship period, the intern will be an integral part of the team, participating fully in the process of gathering and presenting news.

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Community Pulse POLICE BULLETIN Jail death: Inmate was arrested for Livermore carjacking An inmate who apparently killed himself at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin on Sunday afternoon had just been arrested four days earlier for allegedly carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Livermore and leading

officers on a high-speed chase, authorities said.

Logan Masterson, 37, was the inmate who was found unresponsive in his one-person cell at Santa Rita at about 4:30 p.m. Sunday, Alameda County sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly said.

Jail medical staff, firefighters and paramedics attempted life-saving measures on Masterson but he was pronounced dead, according to Kelly.

Masterson was booked into Santa Rita Jail on suspicion of carjacking,

Barbara Simonson Hill August 27, 1961 – March 28, 2018

We lost our beloved Barbara Simonson Hill tragically and far too soon on March 28, 2018.

Barb was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on August 27, 1961 to parents Ray and Thelma Simonson and was raised with her sister Mary in nearby Fairfield.

In 1983, she earned a BS in Industrial Engineering at Purdue University. Proud to be an engineer like her dad, she started her career at Naval Avionics in Indianapolis. In 1986, she married and then earned an MBA at Indiana University, Bloomington before moving to Hawaii in 1988 where she had honeymooned. She felt like family among those she worked with there at a financial software company, Users, Inc., and she enjoyed sailing, snorkeling, hiking and many wonder-filled adventures throughout the islands. In 1993, she took a job at Pac Bell Directory in San Francisco and enjoyed living city life with her husband, commuting to and from work via cable car.

In 1995 they moved to the Indian Rock neighborhood in Berkeley where they had son Griffin in 1997. Barb was, first and foremost, a loving mother and while she continued to excel professionally as a Director at Pacific Bell, she decided to focus on her children soon after daughter Emily was born in 2001. The family moved to Pleasanton in 2005 where she was actively involved in the neighborhood, the schools, the Girl Scouts and at the local fitness center Club Sport where she loved to play in tennis leagues and socialize with her multitude of good friends.

In 2015, she restarted her career with The Nature Conservancy in San Francisco. As a lifelong lover of nature and animals, it was deeply gratifying to her to be able to use her technical and managerial talents in the service of such a noble cause. She took great pride in having worked on a project to restore bird migration paths in California after the loss of wetlands due to development. She was so happy to be working with so many kind, generous and brilliant colleagues. This was her dream job and we were so happy she got to enjoy it while she was still with us.

Though her life was too short, it was full and impactful with her many contributions as wife, mother, friend, colleague, volunteer and a genuinely good-hearted human being on this planet. She is survived by her sister, Mary Hamilla, and her loving children Griffin and Emily, her cherished cats, Sweetie and Tiraimsu and a host of heart-broken extended family, friends and colleagues. She will live on in our hearts and be part of who we are always.

The family asks that donations be made to The Nature Conservancy.

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burglary, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of stolen property, felony reckless evading, resisting arrest and possession of metal knuckles, according to Livermore police.

The case began when a woman reported that when she was walking to her vehicle in the 2100 block of Third Street at about 7 p.m. April 4 when a man, later identified as Masterson, pointed a handgun at her and demanded her keys, police said.

Fearing for her safety, the woman gave up the keys and Masterson drove away in the victim’s vehicle, police said. The victim immediately called police.

Officers found the vehicle traveling north on North Livermore Avenue at Las Positas Road and tried to make a traffic stop but Masterson zoomed away, taking the Greenville Road exit and fleeing east on Altamont Pass Road, police said.

With officers in pursuit, Masterson allegedly stopped on the shoulder of the road and resisted arrest, but officers were able to take him into custody.

The officers allegedly found two handguns in the carjacked vehicle.

Another victim later reported a residential burglary in which the two handguns and other property were stolen, police said.

In accordance with Alameda County’s inmate death protocol, detectives from the sheriff’s Eden Township Substation in San Leandro are investigating Masterson’s death, Kelly said.

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office have also been notified of the death, according to Kelly. The county

coroner’s bureau also responded to the jail and will conduct an autopsy to determine the manner and cause of the inmate’s death.

In other news • Pleasanton police are investigating a carjacking that occurred near Stoneridge Shopping Center last week, according to a department spokesman.

The thief remains at large after the April 5 incident, though the stolen vehicle was found abandoned in Livermore later in the day, Sgt. Erik Silacci said.

The situation unfolded around 11:30 a.m. when a man visited a bank on Stoneridge Mall Road, according to Silacci. Police did not release the name of the bank.

The man took out cash from the ATM and then was approached by a stranger while walking back to his car, Silacci said. The stranger reportedly threatened the victim and demanded property, including the man’s car keys.

The victim complied and the stranger sped away from the bank in the car, the sergeant said. The thief was described as a white man, about 5-foot-11 and 185 pounds, wearing gray sweatpants and a black, long-sleeved turtleneck.

Pleasanton police soon arrived at the bank, interviewed the victim and learned that the car was equipped with GPS technology, Silacci said. The vehicle was tracked to a Livermore neighborhood.

Officers from Livermore and Pleasanton police departments responded to that location and discovered the vehicle unoccupied, Silacci said. “An exhaustive search was completed, but the suspect

was not located and remains at large,” he added.

Anyone with information about the carjacking or the suspect can call Pleasanton police at 931-5100.

Reference case No.18-13328.

• Some speeding drivers on Highway 84/Isabel Avenue in the Tri-Valley got a surprise last week — increased enforcement by several police agencies who combined to issue more than 200 citations for driving infractions during one morning commute.

The targeted enforcement effort lasted four hours the morning of April 5, aiming to help cut down on unsafe and illegal driving in the wake of major-injury crashes along Highway 84, according to Livermore police.

“This roadway has seen its fair share of serious traffic collisions, and our hopes are that increased enforcement will help slow down motorists and change poor driving behaviors,” Livermore police said in announcing the results of the operation.

Highway 84 in Livermore has seen two fatal crashes in the past 11 months, including last month when a 20-year-old Stockton woman died after losing control the morning of March 16 just south of Stanley Boulevard. That’s in addition to the double-fatal alleged DUI crash that occurred on Stanley just past Highway 84 during Thanksgiving week.

The enforcement effort April 5 saw 16 officers issue 232 traffic citations, according to Livermore police. Pleasanton and Dublin police officers, along with county sheriff’s deputies, also took part in the operation. Q —Jeremy Walsh and Bay City News Service

POLICE REPORT The Pleasanton Police Department made the following information available.

April 7 Burglary Q 10:19

a.m. on the 3300 block of Medallion Court

Q 11:04

p.m. on the 6600 block of Owens Drive

Alcohol violation Q 5:17

p.m. on the 400 block of Del Sol Avenue

Drug violation Q 12:41

a.m. on the 4700 block of Willow Road

April 6 Theft from auto Q 8:09

a.m. on the 11900 block of Dublin Canyon Road

Q 10:36

p.m. on the 1000 block of Stoneridge Mall Road

Q 10:54

p.m. on the 5700 block of West Las Positas Boulevard

Domestic battery Q 10:07

p.m. on Golden Road

Robbery Q 6:25

p.m. on the 5200 block of Johnson Drive

Drug violation Q 4:32 p.m. on the 4100 block of Stanley Boulevard

Q 10:01

April 5

Q 12:56

DUI Q 11:12 p.m. at Hopyard Road and Stoneridge Drive Theft Q 6:35 a.m., 1000 block of Division Street; auto theft Q 11:22 a.m., 5700 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; auto theft Q 2:20 p.m. on the 4000 block of Fairlands Drive Q 3:43 p.m. on the 4200 block of First Street Q 4:30 p.m., 4700 block of Willow Road; theft from structure Q 9:04 p.m., 7700 block of Chestnut Way; auto theft Graffiti offense Q 3:21 on Koll Center Parkway Q 3:26 p.m. at Valley Avenue and Northway Road

April 4 Vandalism Q 3:45 p.m. on the 11300 block of Dublin Canyon Road

Theft a.m. on the 6200 block of Stoneridge Mall Road p.m., 4000 block of Pimlico Drive; auto theft

Q 2:31

p.m., 6400 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; theft from auto

Burglary Q 6:59

a.m. on the 4500 block of Pleasanton Avenue

April 3 Theft Q 9:46

a.m., 7700 block of Chestnut Way; auto theft

Q 12:38

p.m., 5700 block of Johnson Drive; shoplifting

Q 12:56

p.m. on the 4400 block of Rosewood Drive

Q 7:23

p.m. on the 5800 block of Valley Avenue

Q 7:46

p.m. on the 1400 block of Stoneridge Mall Road

Q 8:02

p.m., 1400 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; shoplifting

Fraud Q 2:36

p.m. on the 4200 block of Churchill Drive

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Dear Editor, On behalf of Sunflower Hill, please accept our sincere gratitude for your generous Holiday Fund donation in the amount of $4,949.50 to our organization. Thank you for believing in our vision.

As you know, Sunflower Hill seeks to create a sustainable residential community for individuals with special needs. We’re thrilled that we now have city council approval for the Livermore as well as the Pleasanton communities. Your support is helping make this a reality.

Right now, more than 80% of adults with developmental disabilities end up living with their parents their entire lives.

With the significant increase in the number of children being diagnosed with autism (now, one in 45 nationwide!), the need for additional and permanent housing options for all individuals with special needs is greater than ever. We believe Sunflower Hill’s model can change the paradigm by providing a life-long residential community that’s akin to a senior living community.

In 2015, we launched our beautiful garden at the historic Hagemann Ranch in Livermore. In 2017, more than 13,000 pounds of fruits, vegetables and herbs were harvested, with 78% going directly to local shelters and community food kitchens in our area to feed low income families.

As you also know, we also run programs providing horticulture training and garden access to adult day programs, local high school special day and transition students, and to our interns, serving over 202 special needs individuals.

Thank you again — we’re thrilled to have your support. —Sarah Renton, Administration assistant

According to one Amador teacher, “Your support has sustained and lifted my program to new heights and reached over 1,200 students. My former students, who are now in college or working in the biotech industry, often comment on how much better their lab skills are compared to their classmates. This is really a reflection of PPIE and your commitment to students at AVHS. Because of you, my students are better prepared for college and ‘the real world.’�

Second, we will also help fund more librarian staff hours at our schools — to keep school libraries open during lunch, recess and after school. One elementary school librarian thanked PPIE with a heartfelt story about how the refuge of the library helped one shy girl find her place and a group of friends that enabled her to stay in school. —Steve McCoy-Thompson, Executive director

Texting while driving will kill you I drive on Northern California freeways every morning, five days week. I encounter drivers of motor vehicles on the freeways that are texting while they are driving.

They are drifting into my lane of travel in front of me while they are texting and driving.

On one recent occurrence of this type of activity, I honked my horn at the texting driver. She over-corrected and drove into the lane of traffic on the right, miraculously escaped collision with vehicle in that lane she over corrected into, because the vehicle driver in that lane was alert and avoided the texting driver.

The texting driver in this incident was a young lady. As a result of this incident, I will never again honk my horn at a texting driver. I will

simply give them all the roadway necessary, for them to kill themselves. Hopefully, they do not kill innocent people in the process.

Texting drivers are not limited to young ladies. I encounter older male drivers engaged in texting while driving. There is a lot of texting drivers on the freeways of every age, of every nationality, of all genders.

This violation of motor vehicle code is impossible to enforce. There is no resolution for this texting while driving demise.

However, most all motor vehicles manufactured today now have hands-free technology for answering calls, and with programmable voice commands, can make calls.

However, there will remain the text nuts, no matter the sophistication of available technology to avoid texting while driving. —Michael Austin

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Tri Valley Life

BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI

o see the delicate designs on her jewelry, you might not guess that Holly Ellsworth-Rose dreams of riding a Harley-Davidson through the Black Hills of Dakota.

“I sold my Harley before I got married and had kiddos,” said the Pleasanton artist, who was one of Harley’s two licensed fine artists — and the only woman.

Her dad was her mentor, a man who painted and sculpted, and taught her to do the same. In 1993, when he bought a Harley-Davidson, he introduced her to the adventure of riding in the wilds of scenic Utah.

Holly, who was earning her living doing airbrushed portraits, began to focus on painting closeups of the legendary motorcycles as well as children gazing with wonder at the Harleys.

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Holly Ellsworth-Rose, an electrical engineer by trade, also has had a career painting portraits and children with Harley-Davidsons.

She was one of the two artists licensed by the company, and its CEO bought two of her original paintings, including “Fill ‘er Up,” above. Now she is creating jewelry, and the sliced corks she paints red and adorns with hearts are bestsellers. At right, she works on a whimsical painting of her favorite animal (the giraffe) using a “scumbling” technique to shows layers of colors.

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“Harley-Davidson had one artist, Scott Jacobs, who was authorized to paint Harleys,” Ellsworth-Rose recalled. “My mom was living in Sacramento and saw that Scott Jacobs was going to be at a gallery.”

Her mother shared Holly’s paintings, and the publisher said to have her get in touch.

“My first painting incorporating kids and Harleys was ‘Hog Dreams,’ and I used a friend’s son,” Ellsworth-Rose said. “My second one, ‘Fill ‘er Up,’ was my most successful.

A little boy is pumping gas, and a little girl is drinking an orange soda.”

She would come up with ideas then scout out a locale with the elements she needed for her paintings — the perfect gas station and gas pumps, the right children.

Her Harley paintings were large, sold for $15,000$18,000, and took six months to finish. Harley-Davidson CEO Jeff Blustein and his wife Brenda bought two for their art collection, “Getting in Gear” and “Fill ‘er Up.” “They told me they had just been to the Norman Rockwell museum and that my artwork reminded them of his,” Ellsworth-Rose remembered, adding that she considered it the ultimate compliment.

She created a series of her children and Harley paintings, which were distributed and sold internationally. “Getting in Gear” was made into a jigsaw puzzle distributed by Target nationwide.

Ellsworth-Rose said she has been making art as long as she can remember, holding a pencil or crayon in her hand or molding wax in her young fingers. She grew up with her mother in Northern California and spent summers with her father in Utah.

“My dad later went back to school to get an art degree,” Ellsworth-Rose said. “I got my creativity from him.”

When she went to Chico State, her goal was financial freedom and she majored in electrical engineering then worked for a small engineering firm in Folsom. But she

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realized she wanted something more creative — and to be her own boss.

She honed her sculpting skills and created statues of children, while working part-time at Intel, but found each piece took a long time and needed a commensurate price tag. After several years, she began airbrushing custom portraits, working 24/7 in her garage to support herself — after she sold one to a gallery in Folsom, she began to meet gallery owners and earn a living in photo-realistic portraits.

“Then my dad bought a Harley Davidson. He was living in Salt Lake City, and we’d go on rides,” she said. “Utah is so beautiful. And I fell in love with the people and the machines — incredible people, diverse, all amazing.”

Eventually Ellsworth-Rose returned to engineering, working in sales, then met her husband and moved back to Northern California.

“We had kids (now 12 and 14), and I would dabble in painting,” she said.

Now, after six years in Pleasanton, she creates jewelry, with a studio and office in her home.

“It’s really exciting to learn about marketing, about business,” she said.

“I started putting my images on metal washers first,” she added. “One of the things that was super frustrating for me was that even my prints were, like, $250 or $1,000, not affordable to everyone. And having kids, I can’t spend six months on a painting.”

She dubbed her jewelry “Cheeryos,” due to the shape of the washers when she began — round with a hole in the middle — but also because of their upbeat designs.

“It’s my hope that women feel cheery when they wear them,” Ellsworth-Rose explained.

She said she enjoys seeing what she can do with “found objects,” and going wine-tasting with friends, she “found” corks.

“I turn the corks into necklaces,” she said. “I slice them on my saw and sand them, and add a chain and dangly beads. I make them fun. They are my latest ‘canvas.’ A red cork with a little heart is one of my more popular pieces.

“I want to focus on hearts and simple reminders so people can put on one of my bracelets and it puts a smile on your face, creates a second of positive energy,” she continued.

“I’ve always tried to be thankful for everything I have.

That is one of the keys to happiness. As long as my family is healthy, how can I be anything but positive?”

Her catalog will be out soon but for now her jewelry and artwork can be seen at cheeryos.com. Q

TRI VALLEY LIFE

Opera presents ‘Three Decembers’ Frederica von Stade to star in role created for her

BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI

Livermore Valley Opera will present mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade in Jake Heggie’s “Three Decembers” in a starring role created just for her, at the Bankhead Theater at 7:30 p.m. April 28 and 3 p.m. April 29.

This production celebrates the 10th anniversary of the contemporary opera, which has adult themes and language, and was the first American opera performed by Livermore Valley Opera.

“I feel so blessed to have another chance to sing Jake Heggie’s wonderful ‘Three Decembers,’” von Stade said.

LVO artistic director Erie Mills,

who has sung in operas with von Stade before, saw her perform in “Three Decembers” last year.

“I heard her sing the opera in Honolulu in March 2017, and I asked her if she would be interested in singing it for LVO,” Mills said. “This is a wonderful opportunity to perform this opera with Ms. von Stade. It will offer a unique experience for audiences because the story is about family and relationships, something anyone can relate to, and it is in English.”

The two-act chamber opera is based on an unpublished play, “Some Christmas Letters,” by Terrence McNally. Set in the month of December in the years 1986, 1996

and 2006, “Three Decembers” tells the story of a famous actress, Madeline, and her two adult children as they struggle to know and love each other. It’s a universal story about the family we wish for, and the family we wind up with.

“The character Maddy that I play is a famous actress who has known all the ups and downs of a life in show biz,” von Stade explained. “She has suffered and she has caused suffering, especially to her two children, Bea and Charlie, because she has hidden a very tragic fact from them.

“The opera is full of wonderful humor, pathos, light and darkness, and through Jake’s beautiful music and the amazing libretto of Gene

Scheer, we get to know three very interesting people, three very real people, and find a little bit of ourselves in them.”

The April 29 matinee will be followed by a dinner to benefit the opera, at 5 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Hall, 522 South L St. in Livermore. The dinner will include appetizers, a three-course paella dinner, Livermore wines and a chance to meet the singers.

Tickets for the opera are $42$90. Go to LVOpera.com or the Bankhead box office, 2400 First St. in Livermore, or call 373-6800.

Tickets to the benefit dinner are $200, of which $100 is an LVO donation. Q

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Mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade is starring in “Three Decembers” at the Bankhead Theater later this month.

U.S. Air Force brass ensemble to perform at Bothwell Free concert is part of Livermore arts community outreach The Travis Brass, one of the ensembles of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West, will offer a free concert at the Bothwell Arts Center at 7 p.m.

April 23, presented by the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center.

Although the event is free, space is limited and tickets are required.

The Travis Brass has two trumpet players, Technical Sgt. Thomas Salyers and AFC Alan Matteri; Staff Sgt. Daniel Nebel on French horn; Senior Airman James Wright on trombone; and Senior Airman Lee Jarzembak on tuba.

Matteri has performed as part of the orchestra for Livermore Valley Opera and a number of other local

groups since graduating from California State University East Bay. In addition to supporting military ceremonies and presenting free concerts, the Travis Brass preserves American music heritage by providing assistance for music educators and students.

This free concert with the Travis Brass is one of several new initiatives of the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center.

“It is part of our mission to reach out to people across the community and offer a variety of arts opportunities,” executive director Scott Kenison said. “We are shifting our emphasis and plan to provide open

houses or backstage tours where people can get a more intimate look at the venue and can ask questions and interact with our staff.”

“The Bankhead Theater and Bothwell Arts Center are facilities that provide a true community benefit, helping to make the arts accessible for everyone,” he added. “We want to actively involve and engage people with our venues and events.”

Bothwell Arts Center is located at 2466 Eighth St. Request tickets at the Bankhead Theater box office at 2400 First St., call 3736800 or visit lvpac.org. Limit is four tickets per family. Q —Dolores Fox Ciardelli

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The Travis Brass, one of the ensembles of the U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden West.

Towne Center hosting Abbi Waxman Author to discuss writing ‘Other People’s Houses’ Abbi Waxman apologized to her mother on Elle.com last Mother’s Day in a compilation from five writers who are now also moms.

“My refusal to eat anything green from the ages of 1 to 14,” Waxman began, and went on to mention the “whole blue eyeliner period” and her “tastelessness in Mother’s Day jewelry choices (giant rhinestone peacock pin, anyone?).”

Waxman, who was born in England but now lives in Los Angeles with her three daughters, three dogs, three cats and “one very patient husband,” is appearing at 7 p.m. next Wednesday at Towne Center Books to discuss and sign her latest novel, “Other People’s Houses.”

In the book, Frances is the queen of her cul-de-sac’s school carpool crew. But when one of her charges sends her to retrieve forgotten school supplies, Frances stumbles

on her friend Anne Porter having a 9 a.m. quickie with a younger man who is definitely not her husband.

The idea for the plot grew out of Waxman’s own carpooling duties.

“Every time I was sitting in a car pickup line, at school, at camp, at whatever, I was always seized by an overwhelming sense of ennui,” Waxman said. “For some reason, sitting in a long line of idling vehicles, waiting for children, is a soul-crushing experience.”

After Frances discovers the infidelity, the novel alternates between the perspectives of four families, as the affair unravels the neighborhood and exposes — to comedic effect — each household’s insecurities, neuroses and strife.

“Part ‘Desperate Housewives’ and part ‘Peyton Place,’ Waxman’s latest novel still remains wholly original,” according to RT Book Reviews.

LEANNA CREEL

Author Abbi Waxman is coming to Towne Center Books next week.

“The compelling peek behind closed doors is simultaneously witty and wince-inducing, and potentially heavy themes are handled with authenticity, charm and a healthy dose of irreverence.”

Waxman’s first novel was “The Garden of Small Beginnings.” She worked in advertising for many years, and says that is where she learned to write fiction.

“Other People’s Houses” was published by Berkley Books/Penguin Random House in paperback and sells for $16. Q —Dolores Fox Ciardelli

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Unique trio coming to St. Augustine Pianist and composer Ira Stein is bringing his trio back for a concert on April 28 at 8 p.m. at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Pleasanton. The trio is made up of piano, cello and soprano saxophone, an unusual combination of instruments, that play a unique style of music, blending Bach improvisations with original compositions. Tickets are available at the door only; $15 adults and $10 for students/seniors. For information, go to www.catholicsofpleasanton.org.

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COVER STORY

Pleasanton welcomes Tulancingo delegation next week

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BY JEB BING

leasanton will host a delegation of 30 representatives from its sister city Tulancingo, Mexico next week to mark the 35th year of friendship between the two communities.

The Tulancingo visitors will join local members of the Pleasanton-Tulancingo Sister City Association (PTSCA) for a six-day celebration that will start with a breakfast Wednesday at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel. After meetings with city officials, wine-tasting and a Bay cruise, the anniversary event will conclude April 22 with a farewell dinner and a final breakfast the next day.

The public is invited to join in some events by invitation from PTSCA members and to a picnic from noon to 4 p.m.

April 22 at the Amador Recreation Center. Those planning to attend must let association representatives know ahead of time.

The Sister Cities program was created by President Dwight Eisenhower after World War II as a means of fostering bonds between people from different communities around the world. By forming these relationships, Eisenhower reasoned that people from different cultures could understand, appreciate and celebrate their differences while building partnerships that would lessen the chance of new conflicts.

Today, this network unites tens of thousands of citizen diplomats and volunteers in over 500 member communities with more than 2,000 partnerships in 145 countries on six continents.

“The PTSCA has allowed many in Pleasanton and Tulancingo to know each other’s culture at a personal level, which has led to a better understanding between our communities and families that we wouldn’t have had the opportunity to share otherwise,” said Margo Tarver, a member of PTSCA since 1989 and currently the organization’s publicity director.

“Through this organization, we’ve also created a student exchange program that helps high school students to enrich their experiences in many ways, including improving their skills in speaking and understanding English and Spanish,” she added.

After participating in the program, Natalie Kleffman, who was a senior at Foothill High School at the time, told Tarver that by staying with a family in Tulancingo during a summer, she had “the feeling of complete and total security in a foreign country.”

“You made friends in two months that you feel closer to than people you’ve known for two years,” Kleffman said.

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from local schools to travel to their sister city where families host the students in their homes for three weeks. This allows them to experience another culture in a safe, monitored environment.

But PTSCA is more than a student exchange program. As Eisenhower envisioned, the Pleasanton-Tulancingo compact has evolved into a bilateral swapping of ideas, friendship, business and culture. Even the climate, farmers markets and city governments are similar.

That’s what led Bob Athenour, an Amador Valley High

‘The PTSCA has allowed many in Pleasanton and Tulancingo to know each other’s culture at a personal level.’

Margo Tarver, PTSCA publicity director

School Spanish teacher (now retired), and former real estate executive Steve Noble to choose Tulancingo after a group met to seek out a sister city for Pleasanton. Traveling there and finding similar interest from Tulancingo civic leaders, the two encouraged the city councils of both cities to ratify a sister-city affiliation May 10, 1983.

The first delegation of 17 people from Tulancingo came to Pleasanton in September 1984. It was greeted by a parade on Main Street, a band performance at Amador Valley High and local business leaders. Delegates from each city have been meeting ever since.

Nearly every year, the PTSCA hosts a Cinco de Mayo fiesta, sends a Pleasanton delegation to Tulancingo or hosts one from there, participates with a float in the Pleasanton Holiday Parade, and sponsors seminars, booths and discussions on Mexico-related topics, including coordinating events with both Pleasanton high school Spanish clubs, local businesses and local service and charitable organizations.

“I’ve been in Tulancingo many times and always marvel at the similarity between our two cities,” said Tarver, who served eight years on the Pleasanton Library Commission.

She continued: “They make cheese like we used to do at the Cheese Factory; they have a dairy industry like Pleasanton once had. Even the view from the hills as you drive toward Tulancingo is much like the one we have of Pleasanton as we

drive down the Dublin grade on I-580. It’s a marvelous experience.”

Tarver will join other members of Pleasanton’s PTSCA delegation in next week’s festivities. They will include Jorge Victoria, president; Noble and David Streubing, vice presidents; past president Rita Prieto-Galvin and her husband Jay, association historian Corrine Mavridis and Athenour, who is now director emeritus.

The Tulancingo delegation will include its current president Martha Soto and four past presidents as well as the Tulancingo fire chief Jesus Garcia.

Just three years ago, Garcia received two out-of-service fire trucks that were donated by the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. Last year, during a visit by a Pleasanton delegation, Garcia unveiled the two trucks that his department had refurbished and are now in use in Tulancingo.

On tap for the coming week’s celebration are a welcome dinner at Castlewood Country Club next Wednesday night, a tour of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories in Livermore on Thursday, a Hornblower cruise on the Bay and “Big Band Night” at Garré Winery on Friday and the picnic and farewell dinner that Sunday.

Next Saturday, the Tulancingo visitors will travel to Benicia, which is also their sister city.

Although Tulancingo is Pleasanton’s oldest sister city, the city also has established a sister city association with Blairgowrie, Scotland and Fergus, Ontario, Canada.

Two other Tri-Valley cities also have sister-city affiliations.

Dublin’s sister city is Bray, Ireland. Livermore has three: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala; Snezhinsk, Russia; and Yotsukaido, Japan.

For more information about the Pleasanton-Tulancingo Sister City Association and its schedule of events for the 35th anniversary celebration, sign on to www.ptsca.org. Q

COVER STORY

Clockwise from top left: Tulancingo and Pleasanton students are flanked by Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne and PTSCA president Jorge Victoria at the Pleasanton Civic Center. Bob Athenour, standing in front of Pleasanton Hotel, helped start PleasantonTulancingo Sister City Association in 1983 and is now its director emeritus. At Florest Park in downtown Tulancingo, students on the left are from Tulancingo and on the right from Pleasanton. Tulancingo firefighters pay tribute to Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, which donated the fire truck behind them three years ago. Pleasanton sister city delegation visits the ancient city of Teotihuacan during trip to Tulancingo. (Photos courtesy of PTSCA)

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Sports PLEASANTON PREPS

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The Foothill baseball team made the most of its break, taking the title of the Big O Classic tournament.

The Falcons opened the tournament with a 14-3 win over Santa Rosa.

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and drove in a pair. Josh Anderson, Ben Hansen, Josh Robinson, Matt Ager and Jason Dormann shared time on the mound in the win.

In the second game, Foothill gained a measure of revenge with a 9-3 victory over Heritage — the only team to beat Foothill this season.

The Falcons had 10 hits in the game, including triples by Sam Novitske and Jeremy Lea and a double by Jake Simons. Brett Hansen earned the win and was supported out of the bullpen by Dylan Pottgieser and Seugman Shim.

The win put the Falcons into the title game, where they thumped Freedom 12-1.

Foothill jumped out to an early lead, posting six runs in the bottom of the first and then three more in the second inning. Foothill rapped out 12 hits, including multiple hits

by Novitske who doubled in to start the game, Sam Zevanove who posted a two-run triple and Ben Hansen who had a two-run double. Shim earned the win, James Kroll, Robinson and Dorman also contributing.

Amador softball The Dons headed south for the break and won a pair of games in the Michelle Carew Classic in Anaheim.

Amador beat Huntington Beach 3-1 behind a big game from Danielle Williams — who homered and drove in a pair of runs at the plate, and went the distance in the circle, striking out six and allowing four hits.

Maude Fouque and Valeria Torres-Colon added hits for the Dons.

Amador also edged Lakewood 1-0 despite getting out-hit 4-2.

Williams struck out 15 in the game and allowed only four hits again. Mia Hildebrand and Bridget Aguilar had the two Amador hits, and Torres-Colon scored the lone run.

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The Falcons overall had a great measure of success against Dublin, winning both the boys and girls varsity meets, as well as the JV girls.

The JV boys fell by only five points.

The following swimmers dropped best times in the meet: Lizzie Balicanta, Emilie Clark, Bill Dai, Lauren Graham, Ava Haase, Ainsley Hasty, Michaela Hoyman, Dillon Kathian, Jackson Koempel, Eugene Kruger, Lucas Lee, Andrew Li, Courtney Olivier, Bailey Pierce, David Reimer, Steven Reimer, Camille Rodriguez, Addie Sciammas, Jalen Shen, Nick Skinner, Alison

As promised last week, starting with this column, I will list some of the top athletes and teams from Amador Valley and Foothill over my 30 years of covering prep sports in town.

This week it’s all about former Amador girls basketball star Mia Fisher.

Fisher led the Dons to the CIF State finals in 1999 and 2000 and was one of the best basketball players — male or female — that I had the pleasure of covering. She was a point guard for the Dons and was the female equivalent of Jason Kidd.

Yes, she was that good.

Blessed with tremendous court sense as well as the ability to score whenever needed, Fisher brought a sense of excitement to the girls’ game that is rarely seen, combining sizzling play-making skills with tremendous grace on the court.

After her Amador career was done, Fisher played for UC Santa Barbara, and then spent eight years playing professionally in Europe. Q Editor’s note: Dennis Miller is a contributing sports writer for the Pleasanton Weekly. To contact Miller or submit local high school sports scores, game highlights and photographs for his weekly Pleasanton Preps column, email him at acesmag@aol.com.

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Be Strong Swimathon The Be Strong and Give Back Happiness Swimathon, benefiting the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital, will take place Sunday, April 22 at the Pleasant Valley Swim Club.

Organized by former Children’s Hospital patient Sarah Banholzer, 16, and her mother, Teri, the event runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

To sign up for the event that is open to adults and children, go to www.2018bestrongswimathon. eventbrite.com.

Calendar Business FREE JOBS AND RESUME COUNSELING Thursdays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., free consultation with an experienced employment recruiter.

Learn how to search for a job on the web, find employment web sites, get help with online applications, and resume writing.

Sign up at the Reference Desk for a private consultation. The Library has extensive support material available to assist you. For more info and to make an appointment, please call the Reference Desk at 931-3400 ext. 4. Pleasanton Library, 400 Old Bernal Ave. SUMMER JOB FAIR Alameda County Fairgrounds, 4501 Pleasanton Ave. Saturday, April 28, 1-4 p.m. at the Fairgrounds’ Yellow Gate entrance.

Representatives from the Fair, Spectra and Venue Smart, the Fair’s on-site food and beverage and custodial partners, will be on hand to provide info, accept applications and interview potential candidates.

Most positions start Mid-June and run through the second week of July. Candidate must be 16 or older to apply.

Fundraisers JEWELRY EVENT Discovery Shop, 1989 Santa Rita Road, April 20, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., April 21, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and April 22, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. All proceeds benefit The American Cancer Society’s programs of research, education, service and advocacy.

Food & Drink CITY SERVE OF THE TRI-VALLEY Free, fresh produce and more on the third Thursday of each month, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Axis Community Health, 4361 Railroad Ave., Livermore. Info on CalFresh and MediCal enrollment will also be available. For more info call 462-1755.

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PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY USER GROUP The PT Users Group meets at 10 a.m. on the fourth Thursday of the month at the Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd. The usual format is 2-3 presentations by various presenters.

Topics include internet use, email, photos, security, help with Windows 7/8/10, smart phones, tablets. Cost is $2.00 to $2.50.

Call 931-5365.

Health & Wellness NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND Tri-Valley Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will be meeting from 1-3 p.m., the second Saturday of each month at Valley Memorial Hospital, 1111 E. Stanley Blvd., Livermore, across from Trader Joe’s. Any visually impaired or blind person is urged to attend. Call Carl at 449-9362.

AL-ANON AND ALATEEN Have you been affected by someone’s drinking? Al-Anon and Alateen offer hope and strength for families and friends of problem drinkers.

Contact 277-7661 or help@ AlanonTriValley.org. Go to www. alanonTriValley.org. Pleasanton.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS (NAMI) TRI-VALLEY NAMI Tri-Valley Parent Resource and Support Group meets for parents with children to age 17 diagnosed or suspected of having bipolar or other mood disorders.

It meets from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Pathways To Wellness, 5674 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 114. The group is drop-in, no registration required and is free. For more info contact Marsha McInnis at 9805331 or marsha@nami-trivalley.org.

EAST BAY ESSENTIAL TREMOR SUPPORT GROUP If you have recently been diagnosed with ET or would like to learn more

about this common movement disorder in a safe and supportive environment, please join us from 10 a.m.-noon on the third Saturday of each month, in Conference Room 112 at the Alcosta Senior & Community Center, 9300 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon. For more info, view their blog at www.eastbayet.com or call 487-5706 or email eastbayet@ comcast.net.

MOTHERS WITH A PURPOSE Mothers With a Purpose meets at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Thursday of the month at the Foothill High School Library, 4375 Foothill Road. Mothers with a Purpose was formed by local moms to offer support to families affected by addiction. Visit www. motherswithapurpose.org.

Volunteers RED CROSS BLOOD DONATION OPPORTUNITIES Granada High School, 400 Wall St., Livermore, April 25, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 26, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Donors of all blood types are needed to help meet patient needs this spring.

Make an appt. to donate at RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).

Government Meetings PLEASANTON CITY COUNCIL The Pleasanton City Council meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month at City Council Chamber, 200 Old Bernal Ave. SCHOOL BOARD The Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees will meet on Tuesday at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth in the District Office Board Room, 4665 Bernal Ave. ECONOMIC VITALITY COMMITTEE MEETING Pleasanton is known as a city of planned progress,

PLEASANTON TULANCINGO SISTER CITY ANNUAL BBQ April 22, 12-4 p.m., Amador Recreation Center, 4455 Black Ave. The delegation from our Sister City of Tulancingo, Mexico will be visiting. This event is open to all.

This event is free, but we must have an RSVP (Steve Noble, 9631617) to know how many people to plan for. We are planning an All-American BBQ with hot dogs, hamburgers, etc.

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Patrick is a brown short-hair tabby, about 6 years old.

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Committee meets on the third Thursday of the month at 7:30 a.m., Remillard Conference Room, 3333 Busch Road. admin. cityofpleasantonca.gov.

BICYCLE, PEDESTRIAN & TRAILS COMMITTEE Advises Parks and Recreation Commission and City’s Traffic Engineering Division on bicycle, pedestrian and trail related items. Committee reviews and prioritizes potential projects, provides input on policies related to bikeways and trails, and promotes community education.

Fourth Monday of each month, 6:45 p.m., 5353 Sunol Blvd.

Pleasanton Senior Center, www.cityofpleasantonca.gov.

ZONE 7 WATER AGENCY BOARD MEETING The Board of Directors meets on the third Wednesday

of each month at 7 p.m. at Zone 7 offices, located at 100 North Canyons Parkway in Livermore.

Board meetings are open to the public. Community members may provide comment on any agenda item, and may address the Board about non-agenda items during each meeting’s Citizens Forum.

Agendas are posted at least 72 hours prior to meetings.

Seniors MEN OF BREAKFAST Join the Men of Breakfast or MOB at 8:30 a.m. on the first and third Tuesday of the month for a cup of coffee and friendly discussion at the Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd. Bring a newspaper and whatever topics pique your interest.

VOLUNTEERS IN FULL BLOOM Saturday, April 19, 6 p.m., Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd. A night of dinner, awards and appreciation for our wonderful volunteers and community partners.

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LAWYERS IN THE LIBRARY Members of the Alameda County Bar Association visit the Pleasanton Public Library on the third Tuesday of each month to give free 15-20 minute consultations. Appointments are by lottery. Register from 5:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m.; names selected at 5:50 p.m. 400 Old Bernal Ave. Call 931-3400, ext. 7.

Classic Albums Live will perform Led Zeppelin’s iconic second album in its entirety, including such legendary hits as “Whole Lotta Love,” “Heartbreaker,” “Moby Dick” and “Bring It On Home,” starting at 8 p.m. April 21 at the Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St. in Livermore. That album reached No. 1 on the U.S. charts within two months at the end of 1969, bumping the Beatles’ “Abbey Road.”

Classic Albums Live was started in 2003 to produce a more authentic musical experience with tribute bands. Tickets for “Led Zeppelin II” are $40-$80, with $17 tickets available for students or military.

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STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 529487 The following person has abandoned the use of the fictitious business name. The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: STUDIO NINE TWO FIVE FILED IN ALAMEDA COUNTY ON: 3/31/2017 UNDER FILE NO. 529487 REGISTRANT’S NAME: BRIANNA CASTRO, 4349 OLD DUBLIN ROAD, CASTRO VALLEY, CA 94552.

THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY BRIANNA CASTRO, AN INDIVIDUAL. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of ALAMEDA COUNTY on MARCH 14, 2018. SIGNATURE OF THE REGISTRANT, BRIANNA CASTRO, OWNER. (PLEASANTON WEEKLY, MARCH 23, 30, APRIL 6, 13, 2018).

PACIFIC COAST WINDOW COMPANY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 542935 The following person(s) doing business as: PACIFIC COAST WINDOW COMPANY, 3597 NEVADA ST, STE. C, PLEASANTON, CA 94566, ALAMEDA COUNTY, is hereby registered by the following owners: KEVIN MOHN AND WILLIAM MOHN, 1559 LEXINGTON LANE, PLEASANTON, CA 94566. This business is conducted

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A Center for Integrative Health FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 542354 The following person doing business as: A Center for Integrative Health, 4487 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 103, Pleasanton, CA 94588, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Lori Mancuso, 4487 Stoneridge Dr., Suite 103, Pleasanton, CA 94588. This business is conducted by Lori Mancuso, an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein February 15, 2018.

Signature of Registrant: Lori Mancuso, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on March 12, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2018).

FAMILY STAR BRANDS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 542634 The following person(s) doing business as: FAMILY STAR BRANDS, 4695 CHABOT DRIVE, SUITE 200, PLEASANTON, CA 94588, ALAMEDA COUNTY, is hereby registered by the following owner: JANET CARBUNGCO ZAMORA, 4644 PAMELA COMMON, LIVERMORE, CA 94550. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein.

SIGNATURE OF THE REGISTRANT: JANET CARBUNGCO ZAMORA, BUSINESS OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on MARCH 19, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, MARCH 23, 30, APRIL 6, 13, 2018) DINA’S CONSULTING SERVICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 542590 The following person doing business as: DINA’S CONSULTING SERVICE, 2802 CALLE REYNOSO, PLEASANTON, CA 94566, ALAMEDA COUNTY, is hereby registered by the following owner: YAFANG LIU, 2802 CALLE REYNOSO, PLEASANTON, CA 94566. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein ON JANUARY 1, 2018. SIGNATURE OF THE REGISTRANT: YAFANG LIU, OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on MARCH 16, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, MARCH 23, 30, APRIL 6, 13, 2018)

995 Fictitious Name Statement

WOOF WAGGIN’ MOBILE DOG SPA; WOOF DOG SPA FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 542659-6 The following person doing business as: WOOF WAGGIN’ MOBILE DOG SPA; WOOF DOG SPA, 168 EDYTHE STREET, LIVERMORE, CA, 94550, ALAMEDA COUNTY, is hereby registered by the following owner: NIKKI GRIECI, 168 EDYTHE STREET, LIVERMORE, CA 94550. This business is conducted by an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business names listed herein ON JANUARY 1, 2018. SIGNATURE OF THE REGISTRANT, NIKKI GRIECI, OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on MARCH 19, 2018.

(Pleasanton Weekly, March 23, 30, April 6, 13, 2018)

NINE TWO FIVE SALON FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 542495 The following person doing business as: NINE TWO FIVE SALON, 818 MAIN STREET, SUITE B, PLEASANTON, CA, ALAMEDA COUNTY, is hereby registered by the following owner: BRIANNA CASTRO, 4349 OLD DUBLIN ROAD, CASTRO VALLEY, CA 94552. This business is conducted by an Individual.

Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business

Tri Valley Auto Service FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 542879 The following person doing business as: Tri Valley Auto Service, 4212 First St., Pleasanton, CA 94566, Alameda County, is hereby registered by the following owner: Ron & J Auto, LLC, 225 Butano Cut Off, #414, Pescadero, CA 94060.

This business is conducted by Ron & J Auto, LLC, a Limited Liability Company.

Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business

Legal Notices

STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 520540 The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name.

The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: PACIFIC COAST WINDOW COMPANY FILED IN ALAMEDA COUNTY ON: JULY 18, 2016 UNDER FILE NO. 520540 REGISTRANT’S NAMES: FRED GOTTHARDT, 4779 MCHENRY GATEWAY, PLEASANTON, CA 94566; BILL MOHN, 31 CASTLEDOWN ROAD, PLEASANTON, CA 94566. THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED

BY FRED GOTTHARDT AND BILL MOHN, a JOINT VENTURE. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of ALAMEDA COUNTY ON MARCH 23, 2018. (PLEASANTON WEEKLY MARCH 30, APRIL 6, 13, 20, 2018) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 524034 The following persons have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name. The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office.

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME: PACIFIC COAST WINDOW COMPANY FILED IN ALAMEDA COUNTY ON: OCTOBER 31, 2016 UNDER FILE NO. 524034 REGISTRANT’S NAMES: BMFL LLC, 3597 NEVADA STREET, PLEASANTON, CA 94566. THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED

BY BMFL, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of ALAMEDA COUNTY ON MARCH 23, 2018. (PLEASANTON WEEKLY MARCH 30, APRIL 6, 13, 20, 2018) JZ SUPPLIES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 542998 The following person doing business as: JZ SUPPLIES, 4695 CHABOT DRIVE, STE 200, PLEASANTON, CA 94588, ALAMEDA COUNTY, is hereby registered by the following owner: JEROME ZAMORA, 3810 VINEYARD AVE, APT. F, PLEASANTON, CA 94566. This business is conducted by an IndividuaL. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. SIGNATURE OF THE REGISTRANT: JEROME ZAMORA, BUSINESS OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on MARCH 26, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, MARCH 30, APRIL 6, 13, 20, 2018) BEAR POWER CLEAN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 543050 The following person(s) doing business as: BEAR POWER CLEAN, 4096 CID WAY, PLEASANTON, CA, 94566, ALAMEDA COUNTY, is hereby registered by the following owner: DIRTY BEAR POWER WASH, LLC, 4096 CID WAY, PLEASANTON, CA 94566. This business is conducted

by A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein MARCH 1, 2018.

SIGNATURE OF THE REGISTRANT: EDWIN H. LIVINGSTON, OWNER, MANAGING MEMBER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on MARCH 27, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, APRIL 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018) GALS BY DESIGN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 542098 The following person doing business as: GALS BY DESIGN, 3608 VINE ST., PLEASANTON, CA 94566, ALAMEDA COUNTY, is hereby registered by the following owner: LORI WREDEN, 3608 VINE ST., PLEASANTON, CA 94566. This business is conducted by an Individual.

Registrant began transacting business

under the fictitious business name listed herein IN JANUARY 2013. SIGNATURE OF THE REGISTRANT: LORI WREDEN, OWNER. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on MARCH 6, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, APRIL 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018) Intersect Insight FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 543354 The following person doing business as: Intersect Insight, 7011 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 170, Pleasanton, CA 94566, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Intersect LLC, 7011 Koll Center Parkway, Suite 170, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is conducted by Intersect LLC, a Limited Liability Company. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein April 5, 2018. Signature of Registrant: Mark Francis, President. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on April 5, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, April 13, 20, 27 and May 4, 2018).

M Design & Construction FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 543453 The following person doing business as: M Design & Construction, 253 Tomas Way, Pleasanton, CA 94566, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Jill A. Copeland, 253 Tomas Way, Pleasanton, CA 94566.

This business is conducted by Jill A. Copeland, an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein June 1, 2003. Signature of Registrant: Jill A. Copeland, owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on April 6, 2018. (Pleasanton Weekly, April 13, 20, 27 and May 4, 2018).

997 All Other Legals SUMMONS (Citacion Judicial) Case Number: 30-2017-00939887-CU-PACJC (Numero del Caso). NOTICE TO DEFENDANT (Aviso al Demandado): Alejandro Hernandez Gomez, an individual and DOES 1 TO 100. YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): Lucrecia Jackson, an individual; Vincent Jackson, an individual. You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this Summons is served on you to file a typewritten response at this court. A letter or phone call will not protect you; your typewritten response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case, and your wages, money and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may call an attorney referral service or a legal aid office (listed in the phone book).

Despues de que le entreguen esta citacion judicial usted tiene un plazo de 30 DIAS CALENDARIOS para presentar una respuesta escrita a maquina en esta corte. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no le ofrecera proteccion; su respuesta escrita a maquina tiene que cumplir con las formalidades legales apropiadas si usted quiere que la corte escuche su caso. Si usted no pesenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso, y le pueden quitar su salario, su dinero y otras cosasde su propiedad sin aviso adicional port parte de la corte.

Existen otros requisitos legales. Puede que usted quiera llamar a un abogado immediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de referencia de abogados o a una oficina de ayuda legal (vea el directorio telefonico). The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de las corte es) Superior Court of the State of California, County of Orange, Central Justice Center, 700 Civic Center Drive West, Santa Ana, CA 92701. The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado es): Adam Shea, Ryan Casey, Patrick Gunning; Panish Shea & Boyle, LLC, 11111 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 700, Los Angeles, CA 90025; 310-477-1700 or 310-477-1699. Date (Fecha): March 19, 2018, David H. Yamasaki, Clerk of the Court. (Pleasanton Weekly April 6, 13, 20, 27, 2018).

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Real Estate OPEN HOMES THIS WEEKEND

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5732 Hansen Drive Fri 10:30-1:30/Sun 1-3

4 BEDROOMS 319 Deep Creek Court Sat/Sun 2-5 Martin Group

Call for price 928-4311

Dublin 2 BEDROOMS 7461 Oxford Circle Sat/Sun 1-4 Katie Moe

$665,000 216-9083

Fremont 5 BEDROOMS 44551 Partlet Court Sat/Sun 1-5 Joseph Sabeh, Jr.

$2,498,950 415-385-6442

Livermore 3 BEDROOMS 341 Marie Common Sat/Sun 1-4 Debi Bodan 6766 Tiffany Common Sat/Sun 1-4 Miranda Mattos

$670,000 640-3778 $749,000 336-7653

Pleasanton 2 BEDROOMS 5382 Black Avenue Sat/Sun 1-4 Tim McGuire 1175 Bradford Way Sun 1-4 Kris Moxley 3 BEDROOMS 5375 Black Avenue #3 Sat/Sun 1-4 Kris Moxley 6916 Corte Pacifica Sat/Sun 1-4 Brian Wright 4380 Entrada Drive Sat/Sun 2-4 Doug Buenz

$849,000 462-7653 $1,295,000 519-9080

$735,000 519-9080 $1,098,888 580-4524 $899,000 785-7777

Low $1,100,000s Dave & Sue Flashberger 463-0436 4036 West Las Positas $1,059,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Tim McGuire 462-7653 4 BEDROOMS 6629 Amber Lane $1,999,000 Sun 1-4 Julia Murtagh 997-2411 3254 Anastacia Court $1,338,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Ingrid Wetmore/Lisa Sterling-Sanchez 918-0986/982-9265 420 Pine Hill Lane $1,999,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Rosanne Hoffman/Donna Garrison 890-4416/980-0273 5782 San Juan Way $1,199,500 Sat 12-3/Sun 1-4 Blaise Lofland 846-6500 587 San Miguel Court $1,250,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Mike D’Onofrio 463-9500 5 BEDROOMS 1081 Heinz Ranch Court $2,195,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Blaise Lofland 846-6500 5506 Legendary Court $2,388,000 Sat/Sun 2-4 Doug Buenz 785-7777 9220 Longview Drive $2,175,000 Sun 1:30-4:30 Janice Habluetzel 699-3122 3720 Raboli Street $2,399,000 Sun 1-4 Fabulous Properties 980-0273/519-8226 1330 Stony Brook Lane $1,698,800 Sat/Sun 2-4 McDowell Real Estate Group 209-0343

San Ramon 4 BEDROOMS 411 Old Ranch Court $1,568,888 Sat/Sun 1-4 Fabulous Properties 980-0273/519-8226 25 Sant Blas Place $889,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Jennifer Branchini 463-9500

Find more open home listings at pleasantonweekly.com/real_estate

SPRING HAS SPRUNG AND THE MARKET IS HOT! MULTIPLE OFFERS ABOUND.

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411 Old Ranch Court, San Ramon 4 BD, 3.5 BA in 3,367 SF on .46 acre lot Private backyard with outdoor kitchen.

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6916 CORTE PACIFICA

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DESIRABLE COUNTRY FAIR NEIGHBORHOOD. 3 Bedroom | 2.5 Bath | Approx 1646 Sq.Ft. | Built in 1985.

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3003 East Ruby Hill Drive, Pleasanton 4 BD, 3.5 BA 4,537 SF on .53 Acre Located on Ruby Hill Golf course and close to community center and pool.

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Proudly presenting this move-in ready 2 bedroom, 2.5 bath townhome in The Woodlands in Dublin. Set in a private and secluded location that feels worlds away, yet provides easy access to Bart, area freeways and all that the Tri-Valley has to offer. This unit features an updated kitchen as well as a 2 car garage and laundry in the unit. This unit has much to offer including an attached 2 car garage and laundry in the unit!

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Attention Buyers: If you’re looking to buy a home in Pleasanton, and you’re not already working with an agent, you need to call me today. We’ve got upcoming listings and some may sell without going on the market. Neighborhoods include: • Country Fair

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3 bd/2 ba, 1,767 sq ft, 6,226 lot sq ft Offered at $1,059,000

4bd/3.5ba 4,906 sq ft, 1.2 acre lot Offered at $2,099,000

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3 bd+office/2.5 ba, 1,600 sq ft, Townhome Call for details

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“We hired Tim to sell our house in Pleasanton in January of 2018. Tim assessed our house and put together a detailed marketing and pricing strategy. The marketing materials, staging, and recommended upgrades made our house look fantastic. We had the house open for one weekend and had multiple offers the next week. We ended up selling the house above our asking price and within the range Tim thought we would get. We were extremely happy with Tim, his team and the whole process he managed.”

– John Pearson and Lori Brown, Black Avenue, Pleasanton 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.

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B L A I S E L O F L A N D R E A L E S TAT E G R O U P Blaise Lofland - Marti Gilbert - Kelly McKaig - Amanda Bowen - Megan Capilla Professional Real Estate Services

Connecting People and Property

925.846.6500 • BlaiseLofland.com • BLofland@Apr.com

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BORDEAUX ESTATES

SINGLE LEVEL CUSTOM

MISSION PARK

NEW LISTING!

OPEN SAT/SUN 1–4PM!

OPEN SAT 12-3PM & SUN 1-4PM

1081 HEINZ RANCH COURT

414 PIONEER TRAILS PLACE, PLEASANTON

5782 SAN JUAN WAY, PLEASANTON

Location, Location, Location! Don’t Miss This Upgraded Beautiful Pleasanton Solar Powered(Owned) Home at the End of a Court, That is Adjacent to Wine Country Vineyards. This Upgraded “Bordeaux Estates” Home is on a 13,014 Square Foot Private Lot with Beautifully Landscaping, Private Backyard Includes InGround Pool, Spa, Covered & Heated Outdoor Entertainment/ BBQ Area and Backs to Views of Heritage Oaks, Nearby Hills & Vineyards! Great Flexible Floor Plan Includes 4141 Square Feet with Spacious Upgraded Gourmet Kitchen, Five Bedrooms, Four Bathrooms, Plus Office. Large 5th Bedroom with En-Suite Bathroom Can Be Bonus Room. For More Information or a Private Showing Call The Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group or Visit www.1081heinzranch.com!

Single Level Custom Home in Country Setting Tucked Back on Secluded Private Lane, but close to Downtown, Commute Access and City Conveniences. This Home is Solar Powered with Owned Solar Photovoltaic Syste Free Home Energy for Years to Come! This Private .33 Acre (14,357) Lot is Nicely Landscaped with Trees, Small Vineyard and In-Ground Pool & Spa. There are Four Good Sized Bedrooms Plus Loft Area, 2 and 1/2 Bathrooms and Approximately 3174 Square Feet. New Carpeting throughout. Large Gourmet Kitchen Open to Generous Family Room for Great Room Concept. Home offers a spacious Master Suite with Tub, Separate Shower and Walk-In Closet. Enjoy Downtown and Nearby Livermore Valley Wineries! For more photos and property information go to 414pioneertrails.com or For a private showing call the Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group.

Beautiful Upgraded Single Level in Desirable Mission Park Neighborhood. This Solar Powered Home Will Save You Lots of Money over Many Years! Upgraded Bathrooms & Kitchen with Granite Countertops, Hardwood Flooring, Crown Molding, Four Bedrooms, Two Bathroom with approximately 1704 Square Feet. New Interior Paint, Nicely Landscaped Spacious Private Backyard Includes a Patio, Lawn Area, In-Ground Swimming Pool and Free Standing Portable Spa. For A Private Showing or More Information Contact the Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group or visit www.5782sanjuan.com!

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715 MONTEVINO DRIVE, PLEASANTON

4105 PLEASANTON AVE., PLEASANTON

Location, Location, Location. This Highly Updated Single-Story Country Model in Desirable Pleasanton Valley Neighborhood offers a Recently Remodeled Kitchen (2016), Three Bedrooms, Two Remodeled Baths, Hardwood Floors, Crown Molding, Plantations Shutters, Spacious Rear Yard with Stamped Concrete and Pergola. The Adorable Front Porch allows you to enjoy a Cup of Coffee or a Glass of Wine. Located Walking Distance to All Levels of Schools, Shopping, Post Office, Neighborhood Parks and Downtown Pleasanton. For More Photos and information go to 1757greenwood.com or call the Blaise Lofland Group for a Private Showing.

Like New-Customized Downtown Home! Recently Remodeled Bathrooms & Gourmet Kitchen-GE SS Appliances! Travertine Floors, Plantation Shutters, Upgraded, Crown Molding, Newer Wrought Iron Stair Bannister, Anderson French Doors, Upgraded Lighting, Closet Organizers, Expanded Front Porch with New Large Walnut Front Door, Covered Outdoor Living Area with Paver Patio, Beautiful Landscaped! Premium Lot in the Neighborhood! Adjacent to Park! Walk to Main Street!

Downtown! Don't Miss this one. It's Turn Key and exceptional!

For More Photos and information go to 4105pleasanton.com or call the Blaise Lofland Group for a Private Showing.

SOLD FOR $1,142,000

Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group Represented the Buyer in the Purchase of this Attractive Custom Built Home In Family Friendly Vintage Heights. Four Large Bedrooms Plus Den And 3.5 Bathrooms. This Open Floor Plan Home Is Tastefully Upgraded in Crowned Molding, Baseboards & Plantation Shutters Throughout. Updated Granite Slab Gourmet Kitchen W/ Stainless Steel Appliances, Center Island, Recessed Lighting, Hardwood Floors, Three Fireplaces, 1 Full Bedroom And Bath Downstairs, Gorgeous Master Suite W/ Retreat Area, Stunning Master Bathroom, Soaring Ceilings, 3 Car Garage, Beautiful Rear Grounds With Peaceful Sitting Areas & Pergola, So Much To List!

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21 SUSAN COURT, ALAMO

2499 MERLOT LANE, LIVERMORE

Premium Location! Don’t Miss this Three Bedroom, Plus Office (4th area), Two and One-Half Bathroom Single Family Home in The Western Hills of Pleasanton Ridge off Foothill Road. This Property Backs to Tree Lined Open Space. Private Rear Yard with Patio, Brand New Interior Paint & Carpeting, Fireplace, Balcony, Central Air Conditioning, Tile Roof, Professionally Staged. Conveniently Located for Commute Access to 580/680 Interchange, BART’s Western Station, Stoneridge Mall and Just Minutes to Main Street and Several Livermore Valley Wineries!

The Blaise Lofland Real Estate Group represented the buyers!

The beautiful expanded & remodeled single Level Home is located on large .60-acre lot with spacious private rear grounds with newer pool & spa. Privacy is provided by the gated driveway and conveys an estate impression. Three Bedrooms, two bathrooms, plus office with fireplace. Approximately 3500 Square Feet, with Expansive Great Room offers the blending of a large gourmet kitchen and family room for entertaining. The owned solar system provides energy savings. Just a short walk to downtown Alamo and children can attend quality schools.

Beautiful Single Level Home in the Desirable Tapestry Neighborhood, by Shea Homes. This Premium Convenient Location is in the Heart of Livermore’s Wine Country and Near Beautiful Downtown Livermore. This Home Includes Four Bedrooms Plus Office (Currently 5th), Two and a Half Bathroom and 2,755 Square Feet and 3 -Car Garage on Premium .33 Acre Lot. New Carpets! Enjoy the Resort-Like Private Rear Grounds with In-Ground Pool & Spa, Outdoor BBQ and Bar Area, Professionally Landscaped with Large Grass Play Area, and Putting Green. It’s an Entertainer’s Dream! The Spacious Floor Plan Has High Ceilings and Many Windows for Natural Light. Gourmet Kitchen is Open to Family Room. Formal Living and Dining Room Provide Views of the Rear Grounds. Energy Efficient Home with Both House & Pool Solar. Don’t Miss this Great South Livermore Location!

SOLD FOR $1,150,000

SOLD FOR $2,175,000

SOLD FOR $1,323,500 SQUA R E FOOTAG E , ACR E AG E , A N D OT H E R I N FOR M AT ION H E R E I N, H A S BE E N R EC E I V E D F ROM ON E OR MOR E OF A VA R I E T Y OF DI F F E R E N T SOU RC E S. SUCH I N FOR M AT ION H A S NOT BE E N V E R I F I E D BY A L A I N PI N E L R E A LTOR S®. I F I M PORTA N T TO BU Y E R S, BU Y E R S SHOU L D CON DUC T T H E I R OW N I N V E S T IG AT ION.

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6629 AMBER LANE PLEASANTON Welcome to this gorgeous single story home, located in a highly desired neighborhood in South Pleasanton. Situated on over ½ acre, this home was completely remodeled in 2005.

Enjoy 4 bedrooms, including a large master suite, 3 full bathrooms, gleaming hardwood floors, stunning molding and built-ins, and a beautiful large gourmet kitchen. There are great views of the Pleasanton ridge and quick access to the freeway, with no freeway noise.

Just Listed for $1,999,000 Open Sunday April 15th 1-4pm

Get in touch J U L I A M U R TAG H .C O M (925) 997-2411 J M U R TAG H @ A P R .C O M DRE#0175154 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.

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JUST LISTED

OPEN SAT 4/14 & SUN 4/15 1-4PM | 5375 BLACK AVE #3, PLEASANTON

• 3 Bedrooms | 2.5 Baths | 1,690 sq. ft.

• Two Story Townhouse | Built in 1982 Offered at $735,000

AVAILABLE

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925-519-9080 www.kmoxley.apr.com BRE# 00790463

OPEN SUNDAY 1-4PM 1175 BRADFORD WAY, PLEASANTON • 2 Beds (opt. 3rd or media den) | 2 Full Baths • 2,107 sq.ft. | 5,327 sq.ft. Lot | Built in 2010 • The Village at Ironwood is a gated community for residents 55 and older Offered at $1,295,000

4834 PIPIT COURT, PLEASANTON • 6 Bed | 3 Baths | 1 Bed/1 Bath on Main Level • 2,560 sq.ft. | • 10,732 sq.ft. Lot • Court Location • In Ground Pool w/ Fence Offered at $1,395,000

COMING SOON

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• 3 Bedrooms | 2.5 Baths • 1,520 sq. ft.

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900 Main Street Pleasanton, CA 94566

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Coming Soon

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7833 Foothill Knolls Drive — Pleasanton Updated 4 bed, 3 bath, 2,588 sq ft home on a private 16,000+ sq ft lot with sparkling pool and sport court.

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25 Sant Blas Place — San Ramon — $889,000

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Charming four bedroom home situated at the end of a cul-de-sac. Great floor plan offers flexible living space with 2 bedrooms and a bath on the main level and 2 bedrooms and bath on the second level. Both offer a master bedroom option. Many updates including, newer roof, garage door, exterior and interior paint, bathrooms, carpeting and more. Yard includes deck, raised planter beds and lawn area.

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PLEASANTON $2,175,000

PLEASANTON $1,295,000

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