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When its initial public of-fering hit Wall Street last week, 10x Genomics

stock (TXG) soared on the Nasdaq Stock Market.

The initial price of the Pleasanton-based company was $39, and it rose to $58 before closing at $52.75. It closed Tuesday at $56.83, so it clearly is not a one-day wonder. The company offered 11.5 million shares and expects the offering to produce $448.5 million, according to the San Francisco Business Times.

10x Genomics, which makes sin-gle-cell sequencing tools to help re-searchers working on gene research, was founded in 2012 and reached unicorn status in January at $1.28 billion in valuation after its last round of fundraising earlier this year.

10x Genomics equipment is so efficient and cutting-edge that it is used by 13 of the top 15 pharma-ceutical companies and more than 90 of the top 100 research institu-tions. The company moved into its new headquarters, next to Stoneridge Shopping Center, earlier this year. It’s hiring about 200 people this year, growing the employee count by 50%.

The company’s roots trace to Law-rence Livermore National Laboratory, where co-founder Ben Hindson had worked with colleagues who joined him at QuantaLife. 10x CEO Serge Saxonov came to QuantaLife from 23andMe. It licensed a technology from Lawrence Livermore in 2008. Bill Colston, who spent 20 years at Lawrence Livermore, served as the CEO of the firm. Ted Tarasow, an-other former lab manager, also joined the firm.

The QuantaLife sale spawned three other companies. Saxonov and Hindson founded 10x Genomics, while Colston founded HealthTell in Pleasanton where Tarasow is vice president of product development, and Klint Rose co-founded Purigen Biosystems in Pleasanton and serves its chief science officer. Colston serves on the board.

The QuantaLife connection and acquisition by BioRad in 2011 has prompted a series of legal challenges to 10x, alleging its products used technology patented by QuantaLife before the acquisition by BioRad. Earlier this year, according to the San Francisco Business Times, a judge

awarded BioRad $35 million and a 15% royalty on products 10x had already sold using the single-droplet technology.

On the eve of the public offering, BioRad filed another suit, alleging further patent violations in other 10x products. BioRad charged that the GemCode and Chromium offerings violate its patents. The droplet tech-nology is licensed from Lawrence Livermore and Harvard and is critical to 10x’s Next GEM product line.

The legal challenges notwithstand-ing, 10x Genomics has become a poster child for why the Tri-Valley is such an ideal area to build cutting-edge life sciences companies. The founders, who had been working in the Tri-Valley at QuantaLife, searched potential locations around the Bay Area (including Marin County) be-fore concluding that Pleasanton was an ideal location. It helped that rents for older buildings, necessary for labs, were inexpensive compared to locations in the South Bay or on the Peninsula.

The success of the company set it up to move from Koll Business Park into the four-story building across from Stoneridge Mall earlier this year — the sign is visible from Interstate 680.

Saxonov repeated to the Business Times what he told me earlier this year in an interview, that they intend to build a very large company. He was also quoted as saying 10x is just getting started in developing technol-ogy to accelerate biological research.

In January, he said that scientists only understand about 5% of how the human body works so there’s an amazing opportunity for 10x as well as researchers around the world.

“In the coming decade, it will be tangibly possible for us to build tech-nologies and tools to get us there, to be the key enabler,” Saxonov said. “It’s an ambitious vision,” he told the Business Times.

The public offering concludes a very busy time for Saxonov, who spent weeks on the road pitching the 10x story to institutional investors to build interest in the company before its September public launch. Given the performance of the stock, several understood his vision.

Editor’s note: Journalist Tim Hunt has written columns on the Tri-Valley

community for more than 40 years.

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StreetwiseON THE ROAD IN ISRAEL

What do you do before leaving on a trip in order to minimize any

travel-related anxiety?

Riffat AminTech sales rep from London

I try to be as organized as possible. I pack well in advance, check and re-check my calendar for important dates and meeting times, and put my passport and currency in a safe but visible place so that I will be certain to remember them, along with all of my electronic devices, adapters and recharging cords.

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Before I travel, I go to the government website to make sure that where I want to go is a safe place to visit. If the web-site indicates there is some danger there, I change plans and go elsewhere.

Amitay LeviTech executive from Cupertino

Well, when I am traveling for work, I try to be very organized and make a lot of lists. When I travel with my wife though, I don’t have to worry about a thing because she takes care of every single detail. Often when we travel together, I don’t even know where we’re going until we get there.

Hava DoranyTour guide from Tel Aviv

I never do anything special before I travel. I am always just happy, and never worry about a thing, because I feel God is watching over and protecting me at all times.

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I don’t really do anything special before I go away on a trip, but while I’m travel-ing, I’m always sure to have my pass-port, my Visa card and some local cur-rency with me because as long as I have all that, I can deal with any problems that may confront me during my trip.

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NewsfrontNight Market back The NorCal Night Market is returning to the Alameda Coun-ty Fairgrounds for the third time this year, with the popular event inspired by the famous open-air nighttime bazaars of Asia open in Pleasanton from today through Sunday. Organized by 626 Night Mar-ket, which produces large night markets throughout the state, the NorCal market is set to bring more than 200 vendors providing Asian-themed food, merchandise and art for attend-ees of all ages. The NorCal Night Market will be open from 4 p.m. to midnight each day. Officials say residents should be prepared for increased traffic around the fair-grounds during the event. Visit www.norcalnightmarket.com.

One final slide Pleasanton parks officials are urging families to come out to Mission Hills Park next Friday evening for kids to take “one last ride” on the park’s popular big slide before it closes for the fall to undergo renovations. The 30-year-old slide — cited by many as the city’s most popular park amenity — has become difficult to maintain to an operational standard, so city officials have approved plans to replace the single slide with two slides side-by-side, an in-teractive climbing path and new stairs. The community event will run from 5-7 p.m. Friday (Sept. 27) at the park at 600 Junipero St. City officials will be provid-ing cookies, water and informa-tion about the new slide, and they encourage families to bring a picnic dinner for the evening. The new slide is scheduled to open in the winter, weather permitting.

Downtown fire A portion of First Street in downtown Livermore was blocked for several hours last Saturday morning while fire-fighters gained control of (and then mopped up) a small fire on an exterior wall of the Yamato sushi restaurant. The initial call came in mid-morning Saturday that an out-side wall on the building at 2041 First St. was aflame, ac-cording to deputy fire chief Aaron Lacey, of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department. The fire was quickly con-tained that morning, limited to only the exterior of the build-ing, but fire crews and police had that area of First Street closed until about noon, Lacey said. No injuries occurred and there was no damage inside the restaurant. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

DIGEST

BY JEREMY WALSH

Pleasanton is poised to become home to the Tri-Valley’s first ax-throwing lounge in the coming

months after the City Council on Tuesday confirmed a conditional use permit for the new recreational game and bar venue to open in the Valley Plaza shopping center. The unanimous decision capped a nearly 90-minute public hear-ing during which council members heard from a dozen residents, mainly in favor of the Limitless Axes & Ales proposal, and then debated final safety standards and other opera-tional limitations to be imposed by the city.

“Welcome to Pleasanton,” Mayor Jerry Thorne said after the vote to ap-plicant Michael Hill, who was joined in the council chamber audience by a small group of supporters, some of whom donned Limitless T-shirts. Aiming to capitalize on the grow-ing popularity of ax-throwing as a corporate event, hobby or evening-out activity, Hill — who also operates Limitless Escape Games in Livermore — seeks to open an ax lounge in Valley Plaza, which is located at the northwest corner of Santa Rita Road and Valley Avenue. Limitless Axes & Ales would occu-py Suites A and B in the multi-tenant commercial building at the western

edge of the shopping center, inside the units where Monument Car Parts will soon close its doors. The Planning Commission signed off on the ax lounge’s use permit in a 4-1 vote on Aug. 14 following a discussion that centered on the pro-posed location, safety standards and operational strategy. That would have represented the city’s final approval of the project, until Vice Mayor Karla Brown on Aug. 20 called for a full council review of the application, saying she’d fielded concerns from residents and business owners in the area. The council’s conversation Tues-day focused on similar topics as the

commission’s debate — patron safety, alcohol sales and operational plans. In the 4,300 square feet, Limit-less Axes & Ales would feature seven throwing lanes with two tar-gets each, a bar serving beer and wine, seating areas, a lobby and re-strooms. Each lane would be fenced in to prevent thrown axes from going into other lanes or elsewhere in the building. There would be two throwers per lane at a time, tossing the ax end-over-end toward different targets watched by a “coach,” an employee who would provide step-by-step

Council approves ax lounge permitAlso: City joining East Bay Community Energy, speed limit drop on Independence Drive

Legislature advances

Tesla open space billAims to allow sale, preservation of site outside Livermore

BY JULIA BAUM

A large swath of East Bay open space is one step closer to potential preservation after a bill from the Tri-Valley’s state legislators was sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk last Friday. Authored by Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) and Senator Steve Glazer (D-Orin-da), Assembly Bill 1086 would give the state the option to sell part of the 3,100-acre Carnegie State Vehicular Recreation Area (SVRA) located just southeast of Livermore — better known known as the Alameda-Tesla Expansion Area — if the California Department of Parks and Recreation decides the sale is in the public interest. It would also mandate that any sale proceeds be deposited in the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Rec-reation Division Trust Fund. Both houses of the State Legislature ap-proved the measure on Sept. 13; the bill passed on the State Assembly floor 56-21 and then in the State Senate 30-10. For almost 20 years, the Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division and State Parks have been caught in a legal battle with local stakeholders over off-highway ex-pansion plans. Bauer-Kahan said the

BY JULIA BAUM

Jorge Quero, a track coach at Foothill High School, received a warm “welcome home” from the Pleasanton community when he was sworn in as a full-fledged U.S. citizen during a natural-ization ceremony on campus last week, nearly 16 years since Quero and his wife first arrived from Mexico. “It feels kind of the same but officially now,” Quero said with a laugh about being a newly mint-ed citizen after the ceremony. For the past 11 years he has led track at Foothill, where many students said they look up to the team’s head coach as a firm but fair and encouraging role model. During the Sept. 12 citizenship event, Foothill principal Sebas-tian Bull read a letter written by one of Quero’s former students, who said, “Anyone who’s been coached by Jorge knows how much of his heart and soul that he pours into his work.” Dozens of Foothill staff, Amer-ican Legion Post 237 members, and past and present athletes coached by Quero waved min-iature American flags during the half-hour ceremony that started with three Foothill choir mem-bers singing the national anthem and later marked the end of an extended legal process that took nearly a year to complete. Standing on the stage inside the multipurpose room, wearing a dark suit and tie, Quero re-cited the Oath of Allegiance in front of his family and the crowd, which erupted in a roar of cheers

and applause when U.S. Citizen-ship and Immigration Services (USCIS) field office director James Wyrough declared that Quero was officially “now a citizen of the United States of America.” Naturalization ceremonies usually confirm multiple people as new citizens at the same time, but Quero had the uncommon opportunity for his own personal swearing-in. “It was actually our luck that we were able to have his own ceremony. (USCIS) usually do a group of people together, but as it turned out, he was the only one to be naturalized at the time,” Pleasanton Unified School District spokesman Patrick Gan-non told the Weekly. USCIS contacted the district during summer about Foothill

as a potential ceremony location, and PUSD happily obliged. “We were proud to host here in honor of Jorge and to allow our students to participate,” Gannon said. “It meant a lot for our com-munity and to Jorge for them to be part of it.” Quero and his U.S.-born wife were married about 30 years ago in Mexico, where they lived until 2003, when they came to the States. “I will say it was long — not hard, it was long,” Quero said about applying for citizenship last year. Now that he’s achieved that important milestone, Quero said he looks forward to exercising his new civic rights and responsibili-ties as an American. “I have the right to vote and I will have to have my jury duty,” he said.

Newly minted citizenPopular Foothill track coach takes oath at

special naturalization ceremony

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Foothill track coach Jorge Quero raises his hand while reciting the Oath of Allegiance during a special naturalization ceremony at the school Sept. 12.

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NEWSFRONT

BY JULIA BAUM

A new Wellness Center that opened at Dublin High School last week will give students a place that they can turn to on campus when life becomes overwhelming, wheth-er in or outside of the classroom. Dozens of students, faculty and administrators including Dublin Mayor David Haubert, Dublin Uni-fied School District Superintendent Dave Marken and DUSD Board President Amy Miller marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting cer-emony on the morning of Sept. 12, followed by a sitdown lunch in the drama theater catered by students in the school’s culinary program. Tri-Valley school districts are in-creasingly focused on the mental well-being of students; Pleasanton Unified School District has held screenings of the mental health doc-umentary “Angst” at Foothill and Amador Valley high schools over the

past year, as have schools in Liver-more. Students said the Wellness Center at Dublin High is a much-needed and beneficial resource for them and their approximately 3,200 peers. “As somebody who does

really struggle with anxiety, it’s nice to know that we have a center now that is available all times of day for me to come, or for other students to come, and just feel safe and secure,” student Jenna Bowie said during a speech that day. “We know that

we’re safe and secure but sometimes we need to be reminded of that.” The first of its kind in the district, the Wellness Center offers students an array of services and programs that cater to their mental, emo-tional and social needs. On-call, individual and group counseling, “adulting 101” classes, and tobacco use prevention education are some of the amenities that can be found at the small portable building tucked near the tennis courts. Food and hygiene items are even available for students who have nothing to eat for lunch or forgot to put on some deodorant before head-ing off to class. A small garden with seating just outside completes the peaceful en-vironment that is expected to be a popular draw for students. Inside are private offices for counseling sessions and couches and chairs where visitors can relax in front of a

small tabletop meditation fountain; vivid green succulents and mod-est but colorful floral arrangements brighten the otherwise standard building. “Here we’re walking the talk, and that is so meaningful,” said Miller, who implored youth to take advan-tage of the center whenever they need. “These resources are here for you; we’re here for you. We want you to be successful and we know that sometimes that means taking care of your heart and soul, and this is the place for you to do it.” Renovations on the building that now houses the Wellness Center started in May, according to DUSD spokesman Chip Dehnert. Fremont Bank donated $10,000 toward the project, which was mostly paid for using district funds. The Wellness Center is open to Dublin High students during school days from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

BY DOLORES FOX CIARDELLI

Piñatas, Mexican dances, paper flowers and more. Come to the front lawn of Mu-seum on Main from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. next Saturday (Sept. 28) as it celebrates community with the Pleasanton-Tulancingo Sister City Association. “We feel very fortunate to be a part of a community with so many amazing organizations work-ing to enrich the lives of people living here in Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley as well as around the world,” said Sarah Schaefer, the museum’s director of education. “It is an honor to be able to partner

and help spotlight one of these or-ganizations each year through our Celebrate Community programs in the month of September.” For the last 36 years, the PTSCA has presented its cultural exchange program with Tulancingo in Hi-dalgo, Mexico, with mayors, civic leaders, community activists, busi-ness people, residents and students traveling back and forth for cul-tural experiences. “This year, we are thrilled about highlighting the important work of this longstanding community orga-nization and the vibrant culture of our sister city,” Schaefer said. The group has sent more than

145 Pleasanton students on am-bassador exchanges to Tulancingo, and it also hosts a posada in Pleas-anton during the holidays. Museum on Main is celebrating the organization with two events this month, beginning with Mom’s Reading Time on Sept. 11 that fo-cused on Mexico. The second activity is Family Day on Sept. 28, a cultural ex-travaganza that will present Mex-ican-themed activities and crafts, with Mexican music playing in the background. Activities will in-clude making piñatas, paper flow-ers, papel picados, Aztec-inspired headdresses and abalero toys.

Members of the sister-city group will be there to share their experiences, and they will display art and artifacts from Tulancingo. A local dance group will perform

Mexican dances. The museum is located at 603 Main St. For more information, go to www.museumonmain.org or call 462-2766.

Dublin High unveils new Wellness Center for studentsFirst-of-its-kind facility offers mental health counseling, ‘adulting 101’ classes and more

Olé! Family Day to celebrate MexicoMuseum on Main joins with sister-city group for fiesta

directions and safety oversight, ac-cording to city staff. A viewing area behind the lane could accommodate up to 10 people total. The bar would sell beer, wine and snack foods. The majority of the dozen citizen speakers told the council they sup-ported Hill’s proposal, including the possibility of catering to Scouts and other youth groups, and allowing beer and wine during all business hours — likening the venue to a bowling alley or bocce center. In the end, the council approved the use permit with a 5-0 vote while adding a few other conditions, in-cluding limiting alcohol sales to two drinks per person per throwing ses-sion, requiring one coach per lane, and setting a minimum participant age of 13 years old unless the reser-vation is part of an organized youth

group activity, in which case the age could go down to 10 years old. Hill has said he hopes to open by the end of the year.

In other business

• The council voted unanimously to initiate the process of allowing the city to join East Bay Community Energy (EBCE), a community choice aggregation program of municipali-ties in Alameda County that of-fers alternative electricity sources for their residents and businesses. EBCE has the ability to procure electricity from clean, renewable en-ergy sources on behalf of ratepayers, according to city staff. PG&E still delivers the power, maintains the grid and manages the billing, and electricity customers would have the option to opt out of EBCE and re-main with PG&E as their exclusive provider. The joint powers authority (JPA) was formed in October 2016 among

the county and all cities except Pleasanton and Newark, with the Pleasanton City Council taking a wait-and-see approach and asking city staff to return with a recommen-dation after EBCE operated for one year. That first year in operation is wrapping up, and city staff recom-mended opting Pleasanton into the program. The city’s registration pro-cess would need to be completed soon in order to receive EBCE ser-vice by 2021. The council is expected to take the next steps — an EBCE ordinance and a resolution — next month. • The council’s seven-item con-sent agenda included the final read-ing of the city’s new massage ordi-nance, authorizing the speed limit on Independence Drive to decrease from 30 mph to 25 mph, and ac-cepting a $500,000 donation to the city’s library fund from Workday Inc. and the Workday Foundation.

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The Dublin High School community and district officials welcomed the new Wellness Center on campus with a ceremony last week.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

The Museum on Main Family Day in 2017 featured games of yesteryear. This year’s event will celebrate the Pleasanton-Tulancingo Sister City Association.

TAKE US ALONG

Raise a glass: Jeff and Leslie Dannis of Pleasanton visited the Takasago Sake Brewery in Asahikawa, Japan with their cruise buddies for a tasting sake at the locally owned brewery that uses only water from Mount Fuji and locally grown rice. From left: Janet and Bruce Anderson of Canada; Jeff and Leslie Dannis; their tasting guide; Jim and Cindy Vynckier of Canada; Bob and Becky Simpkins of Canada; and Linda and Tommy Maher of Florida.

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NEWSFRONT

Brazen burglary caught on camera leaves Vintage Hills on edge

Pleasanton neighbors are on edge after a pair of masked bur-glars kicked in the front door of a Vintage Hills house last week while a woman was inside with her child. The brazen break-in happened around 8:30 a.m. Sept. 11, accord-ing to Sgt. Julie Fragomeli with the Pleasanton Police Department, while one of the homeowners was upstairs taking a shower and her 9-year-old son was playing down-stairs. Home surveillance video that has gone viral since then caught the criminals trying to kick and smash their way in through the door.

Andrea Leggett told several news outlets that she heard her dogs growling and a “loud commo-tion” downstairs that was becom-ing louder. “Things started get-ting louder,” Leggett told ABC7 and KRON4 reporters. “It was like someone was trying to get in the front door and there was banging, it was almost like the whole half of the house shook.” The burglars managed to break down the door after several at-tempts but were scared off when Leggett started yelling, likely be-cause they were not expecting any-one to be home at the time. Although the door was damaged, nothing was taken from the home. The culprits remain unidentified and at-large, with police investigat-ing the case. Pleasanton has experienced

several recent property crimes, in-cluding a series of smash-and-grab thefts from vehicles near down-town; three teenage suspects were arrested along Bonita Avenue two weeks ago in that case. There were also three break-ins in the Ruby Hill neighborhood, but Fragomeli said those happened a few weeks ago and are not believed to be con-nected to the break-in. “There are no arrests and detec-tives are following up on all avail-able leads,” Fragomeli said. “Some of those include things that we learn or hear from residents while doing a canvas of the neighborhood.” Police are also collecting as much video evidence as they can from neighbors, which they believe might help catch the perpetrators. “There’s a lot of people that do have video surveillance from the ingress and egress of that neighborhood,” she said. In the meantime, Fragomeli ad-vised residents that creating the appearance of an occupied house could deter would-be criminals be-cause “burglars typically do not want to have any type of confronta-tion with anybody.”

In other news

• A 45-year-old man suspected of domestic violence was arrested without incident after holing up for nearly 20 hours in an apart-ment just blocks away from police headquarters earlier this week, ac-cording to Fragomeli. Officers first responded to the Civic Square Apartments at Bernal and Case avenues on a domestic battery call around 4:40 p.m. Sun-day. The suspect was said to be alone in an apartment, which was soon confirmed, the sergeant said. The suspect refused to leave the apartment, leading to a standoff

with police. One officer spoke to the man over the phone, but the suspect was highly agitated and likely intoxicated; police didn’t communicate with him any other way, according to Fragomeli. Officers remained on scene for several hours, after which most cleared the scene except for detec-tives who kept surveillance with his car still parked outside the apartment, Fragomeli said. Detectives established contact with the man again around 1 p.m. Monday and he agreed to turn himself in, the sergeant said. Offi-cers then arrested and booked him into the Santa Rita Jail on suspi-cion of domestic abuse and battery with injury. • The commute to and from Pleasanton on Monday morning was snarled after a collision be-tween two big-rigs on northbound Interstate 680 near Fremont led to a fuel leak of more than 3,800 gal-lons of gasoline, according to the California Highway Patrol. The backup on southbound I-680 spanned Pleasanton and spread onto many city streets near the freeway throughout the morning. The crash was first reported at 1:48 a.m. Monday on northbound I-680 near Vargas Road. A big-rig struck the center divider and jackknifed, then was struck by the second big-rig, CHP Officer Tyler Hahn said. Minor injuries were reported but the crash caused authorities to close all northbound lanes of the highway for several hours. The two left lanes reopened shortly before 9 a.m. and the rest of the lanes weren’t opened up again until 3:30 p.m. Monday.

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Beer, Brats & Bingo American Legion Post 237 is again holding its Beer, Brats & Bingo fundraiser, set for next Sat-urday (Sept. 28) at the Veterans Memorial Building in downtown Pleasanton. The event raises money for the organization’s efforts to support the needs of local military veter-ans. Many Tri-Valley businesses have donated Bingo game prizes for the fundraiser, and beer will be provided by locally owned and operated Eight Bridges Brewing Co., organizers said. Seating is limited to the first 200 attendees. To learn more, visit www.americanlegionpost237.org.

Register to vote In honor of National Voter Reg-istration Day, Organizing for Ac-tion (OFA) East Bay Central will host voter registration drives at three Tri-Valley sites next Tuesday (Sept. 24). The local volunteers will be encouraging all U.S. citizens 18 years old and older to register to vote at Walmart in Pleasanton (4501 Rosewood Drive), Walmart in Livermore (2700 Las Positas Road) and Target in Dublin (7200 Amador Plaza Road). They’ll have registration forms and primary election information.

Dublin library sale Friends of Dublin Library will present its Fall Used Book and Media Sale at the Dublin Library next weekend. A key fundraiser for the organi-zation, the event will be open to Friends members from 9-11 a.m. next Saturday (Sept. 28) and then open to everyone from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. that Saturday and 1-4 p.m. that Sunday. Most prices are $1 or less. Funds from sales go toward pur-chasing library materials and sup-porting its programs. The Dublin Library is located at 200 Civic Plaza. Visit www.dublinfriends.org.

Butterfly release “Where Art & Nature Meet” is a new exhibit coming to the Bankhead Gallery, featuring more than 60 works of art that reflect the wonders of the natural world. A free opening reception from 1-3 p.m. this Saturday will con-nect the art world with other senses as attendees hear live bird sounds, smell plants and flowers, touch rock surfaces, and experi-ence a live butterfly release on the plaza. It will also have live jazz and light refreshments. A free closing reception will be held as part of Art & Wine Inter-twined from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Oct. 19, with wine tasting, live music and refreshments. The gallery at the Bankhead Theater is located at 2400 First St. in Livermore.

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Tango from heavenThe passion of tango meets the romance of the harp in “Tango del Cielo,” featuring Argentine tango, Spanish flamenco and Latin jazz, at the Firehouse Arts Center Theater at 8 p.m. this Saturday and 2 p.m. this Sunday. The fiery show has award-winning musicians and dancers, multi-media use of film, art and effects, and is appropriate for all ages. Tickets are $20-$30. Go to www.firehousearts.org, call 931-4848, or purchase at the theater box office, 4444 Railroad Ave.

new legislation would add clarity to the situation. “This rich biological and cultural area has been tied up for years in the courts,” Bauer-Kahan said in a statement. “This bill clears up un-certainty that has been plaguing our region by giving the Department of Parks the authority to sell this land if they see fit.” The Carnegie SVRA has experi-enced declining attendance since 2007, but AB 1086 would not affect the existing riding area or take away any off-highway trail driving areas. The entire Alameda-Tesla Expan-sion area is in Alameda County, but the Carnegie SVRA rests in both Alameda and San Joaquin counties. “This legislation provides a sound mechanism to resolve a long-stand-ing dispute over the future use and protection of this land,” Glazer said. “It is my hope that this legislation will lead to the preservation of these fragile natural lands and important cultural resources.”

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Sept. 15Domestic battery

4:44 p.m. on Bernal Avenue

Theft

9:06 a.m. on the 7600 block of Chestnut Way

11:13 a.m., 3500 block of South Olympic Court; auto theft

11:45 a.m., 3200 block of Flemington Court; theft from auto

Assault/battery

3:12 a.m. on the 4700 block of Willow Road

Vandalism

2:05 a.m. at Ruby Hill Boulevard and Vineyard Avenue

Sept. 14Domestic battery

7:30 p.m. on West Las Positas Boulevard

Drug violation

7:11 p.m. on the 5600 block of Owens Drive

Burglary

3:35 p.m. on the 1400 block of Stoneridge Mall Road

Alcohol violation

1:39 p.m. on the 4300 block of Addison Way

Theft

12:02 p.m., 4900 block of Owens Drive; theft from auto

1:05 p.m., 5500 block of Springdale Avenue; shoplifting

Sept. 13Assault/battery

11:41 p.m. on the 1800 block of Santa Rita Road

DUI

9:29 p.m. on the 3700 block of Oak Brook Court

Shoplifting


Drug violation

7:47 p.m. on the 4500 block of Rosewood Drive

Burglary

2:46 a.m. on the 2800 block of Hopyard Road

Sept. 12Drug violation

9:28 p.m. on the 2700 block of Stoneridge Drive

11:10 p.m. on the 11900 block of Dublin Canyon Road

Theft

11:27 a.m. on the 6400 block of Calle Esperanza

6:15 p.m., 2100 block of Valley Avenue; bicycle theft

7:47 p.m., 1400 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; shoplifting

Burglary


Fraud

12:06 p.m. on the 4100 block of Mohr Avenue

Domestic battery

9:39 a.m. on Corte Rivera

DUI

2:43 a.m. at Santa Rita Road and Francisco Street

Sept. 11Vandalism

6:51 p.m. on the 6900 block of West Las Positas Boulevard

Theft

10:35 a.m. on the 1000 block of Stoneridge Mall Road

10:53 a.m., 5100 block of Hopyard Road; theft from auto

11:46 a.m., 6200 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; theft from auto

11:53 a.m. on the 3600 block of Ovella Way

3:06 p.m., 5900 block of Stoneridge Mall Road; theft from structure

Burglary

8:44 a.m. on the 3200 block of Burgundy Drive

Sept. 10Shoplifting


Drug violation

12:39 p.m. on the 5200 block of Hopyard Road

Alcohol violation

12:18 p.m. on the 900 block of Main Street

POLICE REPORT


OpinionPUSD anti-vaping resolution

Dear Editor, As the parent of a young child, I want to thank the Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees for adopting their strongly worded resolution to once again promote student health in town by opposing the distribution and sale of tobacco and vaping products to our children. The resolution encourages the entire community to join with them to take a stand against these harm-ful products, many of which we are just beginning to understand the risks of. The board’s action will hopefully bring a heightened awareness to our young people and their families to the dangers associ-ated with the use of these highly addictive products. I can’t think of a more important goal than to safeguard the health of our kids. Thank you Pleasanton Unified for your leadership on this issue.

—Jack Balch

Our community benefits when you buy local

Wow, what a year the Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce is having! In 2019, we are on track to have the largest growth of new business members in over a decade. Our city has more than 6,000 ac-tive business licenses registered in the city of Pleasanton. The Cham-ber of Commerce has almost 750 active business members who sup-port and participate in the many events, activities and services pro-vided by the chamber. Our goal is to reach out to the businesses in our community to provide information on how mem-bership in the chamber can help provide networking opportunities, educational seminars, business ser-vices and business development to help grow their businesses while providing local services and prod-ucts for our residents. One of the chamber’s missions is to be the catalyst for business and economic growth while bring-ing value to our community and helping to make Pleasanton a great place to live, work and play. More than 50% of the tax rev-enue received by the city comes from the business community. This revenue supports our schools, po-lice, fire, infrastructure and our community parks. Did you know that once Pleasan-ton Costco and the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone is complete, based on the city’s sales estimate, the Pleasanton Unified School District will receive more than $277,000 annually and the city of Pleasanton general fund will

receive more than $2 million a year at full build-out? Buy local and use local services, and our community will benefit.

—Herb Ritter,Chamber board chair

Actions speak louder ...

I want to thank the school board for passing a resolution that sup-ports tobacco and vaping-free schools. It’s something. I have never smoked anything, ever. I have never understood the appeal. So, maybe I just don’t “get” this. While I appreciate the resolu-tion, I wonder why it doesn’t in-clude any concrete actions that will be taken. Apparently kids are vaping in middle and high school bathrooms all the time — and it was forbidden even before the resolution. What will the school district do to ensure we have tobacco and vap-ing-free schools? Words are great, but seem hollow without accompa-nying actions. Can we get yard duties to moni-tor the bathrooms? And when kids are found vaping, can we come up with some small group classes for them? Have them meet with cancer patients? Volunteer at a hospital? Make a documentary or write an essay ... something? There must be research about how we can help our kids. If we really care, and I think we do, we’ll allocate some resources and identify actions. I believe this is all wrapped up in the greater discussion we need to have as a community about mental health. If we care, we’ll act.

—Christina Nystrom Mantha

Build Costco now

Pleasanton city leadership is working hard toward getting the Costco built in Pleasanton on John-son Drive. If it is possible to put this development on the fast track, by way of working 16-hour days to get it done, we should do that. It is disgusting a small minority group led by Matt Sullivan can delay this important money-saving, tax-paying, retail development. Sullivan and the group he represents are all about greed. The majority of voters in Pleasan-ton are all about saving money. Costco, when its Visa card is used, pays 4% cash back for gasoline pur-chase. Costco area gas price per gallon of gas dispensed is tradition-ally 60-65 cents per gallon less per gallon than other gas stations in the Tri-Valley. Around the country, Costco gasoline prices are, on aver-age, 12-15 cents less per gallon then nearby competitors (according to Costco). That stat alone speaks to the greed in the San Francisco Bay Area and the Matt Sullivan-led group particularly.

—Michael Austin

Red light violations on Santa Rita Road

I live with my family in the Fair-lands area of Pleasanton, for the last 15 years. In the last year, I have noticed that every time I’m driving around Santa Rita Road, especially with West Las Positas, someone runs a red light at the intersection. Not speeding up to make it through a yellow light, but entering the intersection after it has already turned red and cars on the other side have started already. 4-7 p.m. is ter-rible. I have never seen anything like this before. All over town this is happening, and I have not seen one traffic officer in the evening writing tickets any-where on Santa Rita. This is a very concerning and dangerous situation.

—Adam Wise

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Elizabeth S. “Betty” RoseSeptember 24, 1922 – September 5, 2019

Betty Rose passed away on September 5 at her home in

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Betty was born in Benton, Illinois, the daughter of

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a bachelor’s degree at the Southern Illinois Normal

University, a master’s degree from San Jose State, and a

PhD from the Southern Illinois University, Carbondale.

She married Jack W. Rose, also of Benton, in 1946. They

moved to Pleasanton in 1957 and divorced in 1967.

She taught school and finished her career with 27 years

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Betty enjoyed travel, golf, and playing bridge. She

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memories of the many students she taught over the

years. She was always pleased when she was greeted by a

former student.

She is survived by her son, Kenneth Rose and his

wife Mishell, of Fallbrook, CA; grandchildren Coral

Baker, Nicholas Rose, and Nathaniel Rose; and great-

grandchildren Jack Holm and Violet Rose Baker. Betty’s

son Michael Rose died in 2009.

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Niles Canyon Railway volunteers and local dignitaries (right) re-enact the famed historic photograph depicting the original “golden spike” ceremony at Promontory Summit in Utah in 1869. Though often recognized as representing the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad, the Promontory event occurred when crews finished the rail line from Sacramento to the East Coast. The actual ocean-to-ocean connection, with the final leg in the East Bay, was opened four months later on Sept. 6, 1869.

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All aboard! The Niles Canyon Railway, oper-ated by the nonprofit Pacific Loco-motive Association, gives Bay Area residents and visitors an opportuni-ty to experience history first-hand just minutes south of Pleasanton on weekends throughout the year. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the nonprofit runs regular rides on diesel and steam trains between Sunol and Niles in Fremont as part of what is con-sidered the only railroad operating on an original and best-preserved alignment of the Transcontinental Railroad that helped shape the his-tory of Northern California in the 19th century. Earlier this month, the volun-teers took their living history mu-seum experience one step further — into the past — with a three-day commemoration of the 150th an-niversary of the true completion of the Transcontinental Railroad. Culminating a summer of rides and special events themed “Con-necting the Country” and “Con-necting with History,” the sesqui-centennial celebration Sept. 6-8 brought out civic leaders, railroad

preservationists and train aficiona-dos in period costumes, among oth-ers, and included re-enactments of the “golden spike” ceremony along Niles Canyon rail line. “Driving of the golden spike completed the last link of the Trans-continental Railroad from coast to coast, opening the West to more rapid development by reducing travel time to under a week from coast to coast,” said Pleasanton City Councilwoman Kathy Narum, who attended a dignitaries’ event at Niles Canyon Railway on Sept. 6 — the actual anniversary date. “While watching the golden spike being manually driven into a railroad tie symbolizing the linking of the two railroads, it was difficult for me to begin to imagine the labor involved to create a track bed and then the actual laying of the track itself,” she added. “This link-age really allowed for the existence of the Tri-Valley, including Pleas-anton, and the growth that then followed with the railroad.” The May 1869 golden spike cer-emony in Promontory, Utah that is etched into American history repre-sented the connection between the

Niles Canyon Railway offers trip back

to region’s train roots

Story by Jeremy Walsh | Photos by Mike Sedlak

The Pacific Locomotive Association, which operates Niles Canyon Railway, has been celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Transcontinental Railroad all summer, including a special ceremony on Sept. 6.

Left: Fremont resident Gerry Low-Sabado, whose great-grandfather worked on Northern California rail lines, participates in the celebration, which highlighted contributions of Chinese immigrant rail workers. Right: Association president Henry Baum presents an historical perspective on the sesquicentennial.


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Volunteers and special guests prepare to board the 95-year-old Clover Valley Lumber No. 4 steam train.

East Coast and Sacramento, but it wasn’t until Sept. 6, 1869 that the final gap in California was opened, fully connecting the Pacific coast to the Atlantic seaboard.

“This last link is historically im-portant for the surrounding com-munities served, as their very ex-istence and sustained growth was predicated on the railway passing through them. It is also historically important for the railroad com-munity, locally and nationwide,” said Gail Hedberg, marketing man-ager for the Pacific Locomotive Association.

The nonprofit’s volunteer train crew re-enacted the historic event during the anniversary weekend with two recently restored Baldwin steam locomotives pulling a vintage train through Niles Canyon to the 1869 location of driving the origi-nal golden spike, Hedberg said.

The Sept. 6 ceremony included an historical presentation from as-sociation president Henry Baum and Fremont City Councilman Yang Shao reading a proclamation from the city in honor of the anniversary.

Also onhand was Fremont resident Gerry Low-Sabado, a community preservationist and

fifth-generation Chinese-American whose great-grandfather was a worker who helped build the for-mer rail line between Monterey and Pacific Grove. The special presen-tation spotlighted the importance and impact of Chinese immigrants during railway construction in Cal-ifornia, as does the association’s Sunol Depot museum.

The Niles Canyon Railway is winding down its 2019 season of regular rides, which continue on the first and third Sundays in Oc-tober. For more information, visit www.ncry.org.

Train of Lights

The annual Train of Lights program extends Niles Canyon Railway rides through the holiday season with a special hour-long evening trip through the canyon complete with refreshments, music and holiday cheer aboard antique coaches and open cars.

The rides will take place on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from Nov. 22 to Dec. 30, excluding Christmas Day. Tickets go on sale starting Oct. 12 at 10 a.m.; prices will vary.

Niles Canyon Stroll and Roll

Looking for another way to explore Niles Canyon?

This Sunday from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. a portion of Niles Canyon Road will be open to only hikers, runners and bicyclists.

The third Niles Canyon Stroll and Roll event will see a 6.4-mile stretch between Old Canyon Road in Fremont and Main Street in Sunol closed to all automobile traffic as part of an awareness campaign by local agencies hoping to bring attention to a proposal to build a new recreational trail through the canyon.

To learn more, call 510-272-6692 or visit www.84strollroll.com.

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Pleasanton’s popular library is taking yet another step to help the community “Discover,

Connect and Share.” The city’s Li-brary and Recreation Department has announced it is launching Pop-Up Programs, bringing its well-liked of-ferings to new locations around town. “Pop-Up Programs really add a nice element of surprise for chil-dren,” said Lia Bushong, assistant li-brary and recreation director. “When a child comes to a fire station or to the mall and hears a special story from a librarian, a police officer or a firefighter, it really helps them under-stand the importance of reading in every part of our lives.” The library staff has a commitment to sharing programs that foster dis-covery and connection, and, indeed,

has tagged its mission “Discover, Connect and Share.” Shoppers may hear a story-time when they visit the mall while others may experi-ence virtual reality at a senior living community. Featured programs for young chil-dren this fall will include Pop-Up story-times for infants, toddlers and preschoolers at such varied locations as Pleasanton fire stations, Stoner-idge Shopping Center, the Pleasan-ton police station, Hively and the Firehouse Arts Center. Older children will be able to see their favorite robots Dash and Dot pop up at the Amador Recreation Center, where they can discover and learn coding skills, starting Oct. 19. Children of reading age can share stories with canine reading pals at Valley Humane Society with Paws

to Read sessions beginning Oct. 1. Adults also will have plen-ty to discover at Pop-Up Pro-grams. Travel enthusiasts can explore the world through Oculus Rift, a virtual reality experience at the senior hous-ing communities of Kottinger Gardens, and Stoneridge Creek, beginning this month. “It’s nice that the library has someone to visit Kottinger Gardens where not everyone has the mobility to visit the library,” Kottinger service coordinator Dianamaria Ba-ciarelli said. “By bringing the library to us, people can get

connected with the community and with each other.” Trivia buffs can meet new play-ers and form teams to test their knowledge of books, sports, mov-ies, theater and culture at a special Library and Recreation Pub Trivia Night on Dec. 19 at the Firehouse Arts Center. Literacy learners and seniors can connect at Intermediate English Conversation Classes at the Pleasanton Senior Center, which began on Monday. And earlier this month the library also started a Books and Coffee program at the Senior Center. All Pop-Up Programs are free-of-charge although some require regis-tration. Go to Pleasantonlibrary.org

to download fliers with the month’s activities.

Library Card Sign-Up Month

Pleasanton Library and Recreation is joining libraries nationwide this month for Library Card Sign-Up Month, a time to remind families that a library card opens new worlds — plus provides resources to help stu-dents succeed in school and beyond. “Our library programs serve stu-dents of all ages,” senior librarian for teen services Teresa Parham said. “For younger children, we offer early lit-eracy resources to help them learn to read and encourage school readiness, and for teens and older students, we provide access to technology and

digital tools (such as laptop comput-ers, virtual reality equipment, robot-ics programs) as well as classic novels on every schools’ reading lists.” This year, Disney and Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” characters Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Bo Peep and friends are promoting the value of a library card and how libraries transform lives and communities. Pleasanton Public Library cards are free to anyone who lives in California. They are only issued in person at the library, which has application forms. Borrowers younger than 14 must have their applications signed by a parent or guardian. During September, the library will host activities, including a “Show Your Card” drawing for a Towne Center Books gift card. Visit the Infor-mation Desk or the children’s depart-ment to participate.

Looking for Bookleggers

The library has been running its Bookleggers program for 30 years, with volunteers making presenta-tions in Pleasanton elementary and middle schools to interest students in reading and using the library. “Bookleggers are our library am-bassadors,” children’s librarian Chris Spitzel said. “They extend our reach dramatically, encouraging students to discover new books and inform-ing them about library services.” Volunteers, who are trained for eight weeks, are asked to visit six to 12 classrooms per semester for at least one school year. The fall training for new volunteers began this week. For further information, contact Spitzel at [email protected] or call 931-3400, ext. 4426.

Tri Valley Life What’s happening around the Valley in music, theater,

art, movies and more

Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’ opens next weekOpera transports audiences to courtly 19th century Russia


Tchaikovsky wrote opera? Yes, he did, and Livermore Valley Opera presents his most famous Rus-sian opera, “Eugene Onegin,” at the Bankhead Theater from Sept. 28 to Oct. 6. The fully staged opera is a passionate drama, filled with the some of the com-poser’s most sweepingly romantic music. “This is a beautiful opera about love denied, unfulfilled, and love lost set to Tchaikovsky’s best music,” artistic

director Erie Mills said. This extravagant production was de-signed to transport audiences to the courtly elegance of 19th century Russia. The story is based on Alexander Push-kin’s human verse drama, the bittersweet tale of a love that could have been. Stage direction is by Candace Evans, and the orchestra is conducted by music director Alex Katsman, who is Russian-born with degrees from St. Petersburg Rimsky-Korsakov State Conservatory and Mussorgsky College of Music in St. Petersburg. “This opera requires a powerful cast and LVO’s cast is wonderful, completely sung in Russian,” Mills said. “With the projection of English supertitles, the au-dience will not miss a word.” The cast features American baritone Morgan Smith, known for his dramatic portrayals and the power and beauty of his voice, who will perform the title role of Eugene Onegin. Ukrainian-born soprano Antonina Chehovska sings the role of Tatiana, who

is initially rejected by Onegin. The New York Times declared that her “heartfelt ‘Letter Scene’ from Tchaikovsky’s ‘Eugene Onegin’ made her an audience favorite.” Tenor Kyle van Schoonhoven, a re-cent graduate of the world renowned Adler Fellowship at the San Francisco Opera, will sing the role of Lensky. His most recent performance of Wagner’s “Mein Lieber Schwan” at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House was praised as a “revelation” by the San Francisco Chronicle. On Sept. 28, an Opening Night Gala dinner will be held at 4 p.m. at Uncle Yu’s at the Vineyard, across the street from the Bankhead Theater. Evans and Katsman will meet with guests and provide opera insights. The gala will in-clude traditional Russian desserts, wine and a coffee bar at the Bankhead lobby at 6:30 p.m. All performances will include lectures one hour prior to curtain time, as well as an artists’ reception in the lobby im-mediately afterward.

Russian opera

What: Tchaikovsky’s “Eugene Onegin”Who: Livermore Valley OperaWhen: 7:30 p.m. Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; Sept. 28-Oct. 6Where: Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., LivermoreTickets: Regular adult pricing: $42-$90Ages 40 and under: $40Ages 20 and under: $20Gala tickets: an additional $95Call 373-6800, visit lvpac.org, or go to the box office.

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Clockwise from top left: baritone Morgan Smith, soprano Antonina Chehovska, stage director Candace Evans and tenor Kyle van Schoonhoven.

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The Harrington Gallery in the Firehouse Arts Center is hosting a major installation titled “Convergen-ces: Science, Technology, and Art” from Sept. 28 through Oct. 26.

The exhibit opens with an art-ists’ reception from 1-3 p.m. next Saturday (Sept. 28), and the public is invited to explore the works, meet and chat with the artists, and enjoy light refreshments. A donation of $5 is suggested.

“Unique artistic visions of the

planet, space and human biology come together in ‘Convergences,’ an innovative exhibit focused on artists who practice at the intersections of science, technology and art,” gallery curator Alena Sauzade said.

She noted the works will range from abstracted graphite drawings of the earth from above, to sculpted biological macro structures, and that they all in some way examine fun-damental questions about human life, the fragility of the earth, and the possibilities of life beyond our planet.

The artists, who used a variety of media, are Kimberely D’Adamo Green, Scott Kildall, Ray Koh, Chris-ty Kovacs, Hannah Perrine Mode, Sarah Ratchye and Christine Weir.

In conjunction with “Convergen-ces,” the city’s Young@Art program is offering a special class for ages 5-11, from 4:30-5:45 p.m. Oct. 17. Partici-pants will visit the exhibit, then learn to use art techniques to explore the natural world. Register at www.pleas-antonfun.com, code 16078. Fees are $18 for Pleasanton residents, and

$21 for non-residents.Also opening Saturday (Sept. 28)

is the first Firehouse Arts Showcase, celebrating the center’s art programs and classes, which organizers are planning as an annual event. On dis-play will be works by youth partici-pants in the Future Art teen program. Advanced students in watercolor, colored pencil, acrylic painting and pastel will be featured in this installa-tion in the Grand Atrium Lobby and Hallway galleries of the Firehouse Arts Center.

The Firehouse Arts Center is locat-ed at 4444 Railroad Ave. For hours and more information, visit www.firehousearts.org or call 931-4849.

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In what may turn out to be a very realistic preview of what the fu-ture holds, Foothill High School has dropped its freshman football team due to a lack of players.

The Falcons are now the third East Bay Athletic League team without a freshman team this season, joining both San Ramon schools — Cali-fornia and Dougherty Valley. The re-maining players on the Foothill fresh-man team will be combined with the junior varsity team.

It was not an easy decision for Foothill varsity coach Greg Haubner to make, but it was without a doubt the right one. As the announcer for the Foothill football program, I am at the freshman games and have seen the numbers dwindle the last few years.

At last week’s game Sept. 12,

Falcons dressed only 18 players for the game against Granada and by the end, had 14 players available. There are a few major problems with so few players.

• First, safety. For some of these players, it’s their first year playing football and to be honest, they’re not ready for much game action, let alone playing the entire game. Plus, with very limited numbers, you are forced to use players out of position, which can also lead to injury.

• Second, quality of practice. Re-alistically, coaches need at least 25 or more players to be able to run a prac-tice. You want 22 players to be able to work on offense and defense against a full squad. This makes for a severe lack of quality practice time, which in turns hurts the development of the players. This leads to the third point.

• Third, fun of playing. Fresh-man football is a bonding experience for the players. Practice starts before school and helps make the transition into the world of high school a bit easier. In addition, the experience the players have in freshman football often determines whether they stay in the program for the next three years. Take away fun from the experience and the kids will not return.

So, what happens next? The writing has been on the wall

for some time, at least in Pleasanton, that the future for football is two teams — varsity and frosh/soph (JV). Amador does have 33 players on its freshman team, but the Dons only dressed 20 for their JV game last week.

Around the league there are better numbers. San Ramon Valley started the season with 60 players on the freshman team, while Monte Vista

had 45. That’s certainly not the case in Pleasanton, especially at Foothill, and there’s no signs it’s going to get better.

It’s sad to see Friday Night Lights moving in such a direction, es-pecially at a school with as rich

a tradition in football as Foothill. Football used to unite the entire school, bringing everyone together and instilling school pride. It’s tough to watch that eroding.

Amador volleyball

The Dons split EBAL games last week, beating Dublin and dropping a match to Dougherty Valley.

In the win over Dublin, Colette Wogsland finished with 21 assists and 14 digs — nearly getting a triple-double contributing 9 kills. Sam Riter added 15 assists and 10 digs in her varsity debut. Jillian Wittenauer just missed a double-double of her own with 9 assists and 12 digs.

Phoebe Monette had 14 kills, with Sophia Moore and Camille Ernst fin-ishing with 8 and 6 kills, respectively. Danielle Caccamo and Ali Martinez played great defense.

In the loss to Dougherty Val-ley, Monette and Ernst had 12 kills apiece. Wogsland kept the offense running with 40 assists. On defense, Moore had 5 blocks and Wittenauer had 27 digs.

Foothill volleyball

The Falcons had a pair of five-set thrillers last week, beating Cal and then losing to Carondelet.

The standouts against Cal were Grayce Olson (20 kills, 8 digs), Emilie Clark (14 digs, 9 service points), Sruti Jonnalagadda (9 kills, 4 blocks) and Naya Williamson (18 kills, 6 digs).

Over the weekend, the Falcons made it to the semifinals of the Royal High School Classic in Simi Val-ley, beating Royal, Ventura and San Marcos.

The losses came to Oakdale and Si-erra Canyon. Williamson was named to the All-Tournament team.

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

Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails CommitteeMonday, September 23, 2019 at 6:45 p.m.Pleasanton Senior Center, 5353 Sunol Blvd.

• Review the draft concept alternatives for the West Las Positas Boulevard Bicycle and Pedestrian Corridor

Committee on Energy and the EnvironmentWednesday, September 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.Remillard Conference Room, 3333 Busch Rd.

• Select a Representative to serve as an Alternate on the Tri-Valley Air Quality Community Alliance

• Climate Action Plan updatePlanning CommissionWednesday, September 25, 2019 at 7:00 p.m.Council Chamber, 200 Old Bernal Ave.

• P16-1349/PUD-121, Abbas Mash Applications for Planned Unit Development (PUD) Rezoning and Development Plan approval to: (1) demolish the existing approximately 3,510-square-foot restaurant building; (2) rezone the subject parcel from C-F (Freeway Commercial) District to PUD-C (Planned Unit Development – Commercial) District; and (3) construct an approximately 10,980-square-foot, single-story, multi-tenant commercial building and related site improvements located at 6455 Owens Drive. Zoning for the property is C-F District.

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Foothill forgoes freshman football season due to low participation

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Pleasanton RADD teams earn softball bronze medalsPleasanton RADD (Recreational

Activities for the Developmental-ly Disabled) athletes recently took home bronze medals from the Special Olympics 2019 Walnut Creek Re-gional Softball Competition.

More than 30 teams from through-out Northern California competed in the event contested on Aug. 24-25, according to coach Kay King.

The RADD A and RADD B teams, participating in separate divisions, each earned a bronze medal for their performance.

“Both teams had home runs with runners on bases, turned double plays and executed heads-up play in running the bases,” King said, recap-ping highlights for the local players.

“The Special Olympics softball sea-son is very short compared to the other sports, and the development and improved skills of the athletes in

such a short time is simply amazing. They continually do their best, and even though some have played this sport for years, there is always some-thing new they learn,” she added.

The RADD A team consisted of Adam Alahaithani, Margaret Viele, Steven Adkins, Mason Trevisano, Harrold Seales, Greg Neves, Steven Adkins, JJ Laurin, Patrick Harris, Joshua Layman and James Burton. Joining King as coaches were Diane Bacon, Kris Gudjohnsen and Jim Spillane.

The RADD B team included Jenni-fer Thomas, Camellia Pinhero, Scotty Tanaka, Lisa Burley, Jamie Gadbaugh, Ryan Butterly, Pete Voss, Evan Rutter and Marshall Faulk. Coaches were Mike D’Onofrio, Brian Langham, Jeff Cranor, Brian Colteaux, Jim Gundell and Jim Berriatua.

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ReligionCHILDREN’S HIGH HOLY DAY PUPPET SHOW At 4:30 p.m. on Sept. 21 at Congregation Beth Emek, 3400 Nevada Court, children and their families are invited to an entertaining and enriching puppet show to learn about the High Holy Days, featuring Treehouse Learning, Inc. There is no fee for this event and it is open to everyone.

Comedy SAN FRANCISCO COMEDY COMPETITION At 8 p.m. on Sept. 20 at the Bankhead Theater, 2400 First St., Livermore, the San Francisco Comedy Competition will be held. Among the many competitions around the country, the format of the San Francisco Comedy Competition makes winning particularly challenging. The preliminary rounds consist of short stand up sets in six venues, which may include comedy clubs, bars, restaurants, casinos and theaters.

Fundraisers TAILS AT TWILIGHT At 6 p.m. on Sept. 21, The East Bay SPCA is excited to announce its first Tails event at our beautiful Adoption Center, 4651 Gleason Drive, Dublin. Guests will enjoy a sampling of craft beer and wine, delightful food, and an array of silent auction items. All

proceeds directly support the East Bay SPCA’s lifesaving programs and services including our animal shelters and adoption services, veterinary clinic, foster care, youth camps and educational programs for children and teens in local public schools.

THE 8TH ANNUAL TASTE OF PLEASANTON RESTAURANT & SHOP WALK FUNDRAISER From 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 24, visit over 18 participating shops and restaurants to enjoy a fantastic variety of small bites and beverages while strolling and shopping downtown. This fundraiser benefits projects and charities supported by the Pleasanton Lions Club. Please redeem your ticket(s) for a Passport at our Will Call office on the event route at 312 St. Mary Street, Suite A. Visit brownpapertickets.com for more information.

TRI-VALLEY HAVEN’S OCTOBER PACE FOR PEACE Join us at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 5, for Tri-Valley Haven’s 5K/10K Hope Run through Livermore’s beautiful wine country. Race day registration starts at 7 a.m. at 3663 Pacific Ave., Livermore or to register online follow the link at trivalleyhaven.org. All proceeds go to local survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and homelessness served by Tri-Valley Haven. For more information and to download your pledge forms please visit trivalleyhaven.org or contact Christine at 667-2707. Proxy pledge donations or sponsorships may be sent to Tri-

Valley Haven - Pace, 3663 Pacific Ave., Livermore, CA 94550.

JEWELRY DONATIONS NEEDED The American Cancer Society Discovery Shop, 1989 Santa Rita Road, Suite E, is holding its semi-annual jewelry event from Oct. 11 thru Oct. 13. The Discovery Shop is now requesting donations of necklaces, bracelets, rings and watches for the sale. Donations are accepted at the shop Monday thru Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday from 12 to 4 p.m. Please contact Kelley Meno at 462-7374 for more information.

Health and WellnessFORMER ATOMIC WORKERS COFFEE EVENT At 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 26 at Espresso Rosetta, 206 South J St., Livermore., Nuclear Care Partners is hosting a Coffee and Conversations Event for former nuclear weapons workers, including former Lawrence Livermore, Berkeley, and Sandia National Lab workers. This event will give former workers the opportunity to get their EEOICPA benefits questions answered by their local benefits specialist, connect with other former workers, and enjoy a complimentary cup of coffee. This event is free to all former atomic workers.

EDEN GARDEN STOP WASTE EVENT From 3 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 21 at the Crosswinds Church, 1660 Freisman Road, Livermore, join us at our culminating event for Eden Garden’s StopWaste program. For more information, contact Karen Abbruscato at [email protected]. To learn more about food waste and get tips to reduce wasted food, visit StopFoodWaste.org.

DIAPER NEED AWARENESS WEEK Sept. 23 thru Sept. 29 is Diaper Need Awareness Week. One in three families struggle with diaper need. In one year, over 1,100 babies visited

the Emergency Room due to severe health consequences of diaper need. Families in our community struggle each month to put clean diapers on their baby. Join Hively, 6601 Owens Drive, in our annual Community-Wide Diaper Drive and help support the families in our community.

Business TRI-VALLEY REGIONAL POWER SUMMIT From 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the Pleasanton Marriott, 11950 Dublin Canyon Road, this regional summit is designed to help inform state leaders about the Tri-Valley’s innovation economy, business and community needs. The event is an opportunity to network with some of the most

innovative thinkers, leaders and achievers in the Tri-Valley, the Bay Area and the State.

TRI-VALLEY JOB FAIR, SEPT. 2019 From 3 to 6 p.m. on Sept. 26 at the Four Points by Sheraton, 5115 Hopyard Road, the Tri-Valley’s largest job fair returns. Over forty employers to speak with, plus networking afterward.

LessonsHOPE HOSPICE ONE TIME LIVING WITH DEMENTIA CLASS Hope Hospice presents a new one-time class in our Living With Dementia education series for family caregivers on Sept. 21 at Hope Hospice, 6377 Clark Ave., Dublin.

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995 Fictitious Name StatementSpirit Pilates FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 561518 The following person doing business as: Spirit Pilates, 4409 Valley Ave. Apt. O, Pleasanton, CA 94566, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Michaela Caroline Lien, 4409 Valley Ave. Apt. O, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is conducted by Michaela Caroline Lien, an Individual. Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name listed herein June 14, 2019. Signature of Registrant: Michaela Caroline Lien, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on July 24, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, Aug. 30, Sept. 6, 13, 20, 2019).

Introvert Dragon FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 562551 The following person doing business as: Introvert Dragon, 4237 Tamur Ct., Pleasanton, CA 94566, County of Alameda, is hereby registered by the following owner: Courtney Metz, 4237 Tamur Ct., Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business is conducted by Courtney Metz, an Individual. Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name listed herein. Signature of Registrant: Courtney R. Metz, Owner. This statement was filed with the County Clerk of Alameda on August 20, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, August 30, September 6, 13, 20, 2019).

Zachary’s Chicago Pizza

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No.: 562532

The following person doing business

as: Zachary’s Chicago Pizza, 3917 Grand

Ave., Oakland, CA 94610, County of

Alameda, is hereby registered by the

following owner: Zachary’s Chicago

Pizza, Inc., 5801 College Ave., Oakland,

CA 94618. This business is conducted

by Zachary’s Chicago Pizza, Inc., a

Corporation. Registrant has not yet

begun to transact business under the

fictitious business name listed herein.

Signature of Registrant: Kevin Suto,

President. This statement was filed with

the County Clerk of Alameda on Aug. 20,

2019.(Pleasanton Weekly, Aug. 30, Sept.

6, 13, 20, 2019).

Allied Brokers Real Estate Services

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT

File No.: 563456

The following person doing business as:

Allied Brokers Real Estate Services, 665

Palomino Drive, Unit D, Pleasanton, CA

94566, County of Alameda, is hereby

registered by the following owner: Tyler

Bernard Smith, 665 Palomino Drive, Unit

D, Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business

is conducted by Tyler Bernard Smith, an

Individual. Registrant began transacting

business under the fictitious business

name listed herein January 10, 2010.

Signature of Registrant: Tyler Bernard

Smith, Owner. This statement was filed

with the County Clerk of Alameda on

Sept. 13, 2019. (Pleasanton Weekly, Sept.

20, 27, Oct. 4, 11, 2019).

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2580 Cowan Way, Livermore6 Bed 6.5 Bath 4,403 +/- SF

Kat Represented Very Happy Buyers! SOLD FOR $1,600,000

Kat [email protected] 01137199

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6317 Corte Esperanza, Pleasanton4 Bed 3 Bath 3,100 +/- SF

Kat Represented Very Happy Buyers! SOLD FOR $1,800,000

2018 Mornington Way, San Ramon4 Bed 2.5 Bath 2,715 +/- SF

Offered at $1,288,000

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5290 Theresa Way, Livermore 4 Bed 3 Bath 1,907 +/- SF

Offered at $849,000

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NEW LISTING IN GOLDEN EAGLE

311527 Honey Suckle Court, Pleasanton5BR, 5BA, 6572+/- Sq. Ft. Offered at $3,499,000

PENDING

3155 E. Ruby Hill Drive, Pleasanton4BR, 5.5BA, 5437+/- Sq. Ft. Offered at $2,695,000

NEW LISTING IN RUBY HILL

3121 Conti Court, Pleasanton7BR, 7.5BA, 6847+/- Sq. Ft. Offered at $3,249,000

PENDING

1192 Paladin Way, Pleasanton5BR, 6BA, 6359+/- Sq. Ft. Offered at $3,299,000

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