Sunol News

Commuter: What has happened to the 55 mph speed limits for big rigs or any vehicle towing a trailer? I tow a 26-foot, fifth-wheel travel trailer.

Youth service groups in Livermore, Pleasanton, Dublin, Sunol, San Ramon, Alamo, Danville, Walnut Creek and Concord may now volunteer for the eighth annual Youth Food Drive to be held on March 6. Sign up at www.youthservicecouncil.com/Volunteer/Volunteer.html. Details are online.

What you'll see: From bay to foothills, tracing Alameda Creek brings you to a series of surprise discoveries and great short hikes or bike rides.

The East Bay Regional Park District is the first public-funded regional park system in the nation to hit 100,000 acres, according to the National Recreation and Park Association.

Well over 200 disabled Tri-Valley residents mostly seniors - will lose state-supported home visits starting December 1, while 63 will have to start going to Oakland to find in-home support that used to be arranged locally.

The Tri-Valley's community television station may have experienced some bumps in the road, but new programming and leadership are taking TV30 to a new level.

THE EAST BAY Regional Park District is one of many agencies participating in a new Web site that enables you to plan trips to parks and trails by using public transit instead of private auto.

The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 jolted Alameda County Tuesday night.

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The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.8 jolted Alameda County Tuesday night.

After the Pony Express and before Federal Express, when mail absolutely, positively had to get somewhere, it went by train.

Cal Fire crews and East Bay firefighters are battling a wildfire that's burning in the Niles Canyon area, between Fremont and Sunol.

HOT lanes, the acronym for High Occupancy Toll lanes, appear to be a "hot" issue in Marin.

Firefighters are battling a wildfire this afternoon west of Sunol in rural Alameda County.

The Pleasanton City Council was given a preview on how driving on local freeways could change in the next two years, reducing congestion.

Under the current proposal moving forward , 450 miles of existing carpool lanes in nine counties are expected to be converted into HOT Lanes, with tolls varying by time of day and level of congestion.

Q Will there ever be a carpool lane on the northbound side of Interstate 680 through Fremont when they are finished with the toll-lane project on the southbound side? "... It amazes me that we have a carpool lane in only one direction on 680.

The Bay Area may soon have more solo drivers whipping down the carpool lane than any other place in the country - and not because of an outbreak of lawlessness.

As soon as Miriam Juarez puts down the phone, it rings again. Even when she's on the line, it rings twice more.

A stroll past Niles will uncover much of Fremont's history including its past reliance on railway tracks as an "iron horse" link to other communities around the Bay Area.