Sunday: Very warm with periods of sun, with a high of 92 and low of 60 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
Monday: Sun through high clouds, temps: high: 87, low: 56.
Tuesday: Sun and some clouds, with a high of 85 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• CAIR-SFBA, CAIR Action, MCC East Bay to Host Dublin, Pleasanton Candidate Forum Sunday (cair.com) — Local voters can meet Pleasanton and Dublin candidates face-to-face at a community forum this Sunday, Aug. 23, from 2-4 p.m. at MCC East Bay on West Las Positas Boulevard in Pleasanton. The nonpartisan event features city council and school board hopefuls, moderated discussion, and audience Q&A, giving Pleasanton residents a direct chance to press candidates on November election issues.
• Death announcements for the week of Aug. 21, 2026 (jweekly.com) — Family and friends are remembering Dr. David Sander Bloom, who spent his later years living at Stoneridge Creek in Pleasanton and joined Congregation Beth Emek after a long medical career in Marin. He passed away July 27 at age 89, leaving a legacy of devoted family life, community service, and support for Jewish causes. A celebration of life is planned for October in San Rafael.
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
Pleasanton Community of Character welcomes 3 new Board Members —Ken Mano Read on Patch
I can't find the post asking for ideas for best places to see sunsets in Pleasanton or nearby Dublin or Livermore so I don't know if there were any suggestions. (Preferably not to go high places or places not easily seen from car by handicapped person.) Thank you. (Nextdoor Vineyard Estates)
Serra SOL Memory Care posted a job opening for Life Enrichment Assistant in Pleasanton. Apply here.
Albertsons Company posted a job opening for Manufacturing Analytics Manager in Pleasanton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Pleasanton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Dublin
Learning Programs for Children Dublin CA: Best Brains Highlights Academic Enrichment Opportunities (issuewire.com)
Shaffer, Chang to Newsmax: China Threat to Politicians 'Pervasive' (newsmax.com)
The Hertz Foundation Travel Fund: removing barriers to professional growth (eurekalert.org)
Fusion energy finally solved the physics puzzle, but MIT researchers just revealed the far harder problem nobody saw coming (energiesmedia.com)
Fremont
Girl, 6, Found Safe After Abduction In Newark: Police (patch.com)
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