4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (295+ words) The challenges facing the local news industry are well known but still worth revisiting. On average, 2.5 newspapers have shut down every week across the United States over the past two decades. The recently-released 2026 Local Journalist Index report, produced by Rebuild…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (240+ words) Rigatoni’s, a mainstay of the Dublin culinary scene for nearly 30 years, quietly shuttered this week – the latest scaling back for the Italian restaurant group that once boasted three brand names known in the Tri-Valley and beyond. A small sign affixed…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (960+ words) Remembering Pleasanton in 1981, before Hacienda and three other major business parks, it’s difficult to imagine a successful dive bar doing comedy shows in a strip shopping center. That’s what Bob Rossi and his girlfriend at the time (now wife) saw…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (597+ words) Operations at an unassuming office space on the edge of downtown Danville serve as a prime example of the wide range of businesses and international connections that the small, historic San Ramon Valley town is home to. In this case,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (306+ words) Time to figure out compromise to replace aging office building Rosewood Commons, originally built as the western headquarters of AT&T, has seen a variety of owners and tenants over its 40-plus year history in Pleasanton’s Hacienda Business Park. Former…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (226+ words) A page in Bishop Ranch history turned this summer when two high-end boutiques that have been at City Center since its inception shut their doors, marking the end of a fashion era that was bolstered by a major name in…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (86+ words) Real estate ‘seasons’: The calendar vs. the market Pleasanton Weekly For decades, the calendar told the story of more homes on the market and more curious buyers during the spring, a busy summer, fewer sales during the fall and a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (321+ words) Jeremy Walsh is the associate publisher and editorial director of Embarcadero Media Foundation's East Bay Division, including the Pleasanton Weekly, LivermoreVine.com and DanvilleSanRamon.com. He joined Embarcadero Media in late 2013, two days after returning from his honeymoon. After serving…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (120+ words) Pleasanton Weekly Four environmental and fishing organizations sued the California Department of Fish and Wildlife earlier this month, alleging the agency failed to meet a deadline for a report that would help determine whether the white sturgeon fish in San…...