Pleasanton News

By Barbara Lewis Pleasanton's Firehouse Arts Center will continue its comedy series, "Comedy @Firehouse Arts," at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 8, with comic Mike Pace .

"Mr. Kitty" has been missing since 10 a.m. Wednesday and was last seen in the Laguna Vista area in Pleasanton.

A judge on Friday lifted a temporary seal on documents related to the indictment of Deonna Zuffa, who is accused of setting her Pleasanton home ablaze in 2008 just days before her family was to be evicted.

A mall shopper heard the cries of twin infants coming from inside a Cadillac Escalade on Wednesday afternoon, and when she saw there was no adult with them, she called police.

Three months ago, many bank customers were fuming. They didn't like big bank bailouts, and they didn't like the $5 debit card fees that Bank of America and other institutions were rolling out.

A girl's best friend doesn't have to have bling, bark will suffice. A California teenager with epilepsy is getting word that she'll soon receive a special Canine Assistant free of charge.

Capt. Tom Pappas of the Alameda Fire Department took part in a dramatic rescue Tuesday morning that was recorded by a video camera on his helmet and is now being shared on YouTube .

Pleasanton police arrested a Danville woman Wednesday afternoon after she left a toddler and a baby inside her locked car while she was shopping at Stoneridge Mall .

This is a 2011 file photo showing Baltimore Orioles baseball player Brad Bergesen of Pleasanton.

Bay Area drivers will be able to buy their way into the fast lanes on six more freeway stretches - including the Oakland approach to the Bay Bridge - in 2015, as a region-wide express lane network rolls to a start.

Perhaps there's someone out there getting ready to take a lovely lady or dashing gent on a Valentine's Day date and wants to know where the best kissing spots are in Pleasanton.

Take out your fishing event calendars and put down these two dates — Feb. 24 and March 10. The first date marks the beginning of the three-day fly fishing show coming to the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton. The second is the day of the annual perch tournament on Monterey Bay. The fly fishing show is totally dedicated to those who like to fling flies for their fish. The show features some of the best fishermen in the sport sharing their knowledge on how, where and with what to find fish with a fly. Some will be holding seminars on various locations and techniques. The Destination Theater will offer the traveling angler a chance to preview several exotic angling destinations. A row of fly tyers will offer instruction on putting together the latest effective patterns, and casting clinics will be available for those who want to tune up their game. You can go to their website at www.flyfishingshow.com for information on start times and admission fees. The annual sand crab class perch tournament March 10 will be limited to the first 300 entries. A 2 p.m. weigh-in will be held at the Portuguese Hall at 216 Evergreen St. in Santa Cruz. Start times are not official. Participants can be on the water at any time that day. Prizes will be awarded to the winners and a banquet is planned at the hall once the weigh-in is completed. The entry fee is $35 per person, or $60 for a team of anglers. Proceeds from the event benefit the Monterey Bay Salmon and Trout Project. Sign-ups are taken via the event's website (which has not yet been published). Check with your local tackle shop or tune in to the 'Let's Go Fishing' radio show for the name of the site and additional information. Speaking of surf perch, the action for barred perch in Monterey Bay is reported to be good. According to those who walk the beaches, plenty of structure has been formed along bay beaches south of Capitola. Anglers that are finding the fish are targeting holes or rip currents with plastic grubs. The number of perch has not been impressive, but the size of the catches has been good. Fish from one-and-a-half to two pounds have been taken in the last few weeks. Out on the water the hunt continues for a good sack of sand dabs and Dungeness crabs. Limits have been the rule for people on local party boats. These $75 trips have put a lot of good seafood on local tables. Occasionally, a boat will run into a school of mackerel and add them to the fun. Reports also have tons of anchovies in the bay, and the knowledgeable ones predict they will be around when the salmon season opens in April. Let's hope so. The winter rain has been pretty much absent from our stretch of coast this winter, but up north the coastal streams have recently received a nice infusion of water that have the steelhead in the mood to play. Good reports are coming from the Russian, Gualala, Garcia, Chetco, Smith, Mad and the south fork of the Eel. Valley streams like the Feather, Mokelumne, Sacramento, and American rivers all have steelhead. Since our local streams more resemble a wading pool than a river, it looks like local steelhead anglers will need to put in some windshield time if they want to connect with their favorite fish. a Mike Parrish is a Salinas-based freelance writer. His "On the Water" column appears every other week. Contact him at mdpfly@aol.com

When 15-year-old Lucy Brillhart stands before an audience with no script and unsure what her fellow actors might say, she loves every moment of it.

Ro Khanna watches the Super Bowl with friends at the Sunshine Saloon in Pleasanton, Calif., on Sunday, Feb.

The Foundation for Pleasant Hill Education will host Dine Out for Education on Feb.

Valley Humane Society would be negatively impacted if Gov. Jerry Brown's proposal to repeal the 1998 Hayden Law goes through.

Add San Ramon to the growing list of the Bay Area cities that could become home to Walmart grocery stores.

Again with the vehicular burglaries. After a slight respite, car break-insA picked up again last week, including twoA at Foothill High School and two at Club Sport, according to the Pleasanton Police Department .A Two cars reportedly had their windows smashed Sunday at the high school between 4:10 p.m. and 4:50 p.m. One owner's loss was reported as ... (more)

San Ramon's fireworks are up in the air. The cost for the city's Independence Day celebration -- held since 1985 -- could top $300,000 this year, so San Ramon City Council is seeking input from residents about whether to spend the money or to downsize the event, possibly to a concert in Central Park, much like the one held in Pleasanton.

For the fourth year in a row, Callippe Preserve Golf Course in Pleasanton has made the Grennskeeper.org list of year-end best rankings, once again securing the East Bay nomination for Best Value "Worth the Green Fee," according to a city press release.