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Today's riddle: You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• Pleasanton seeks to set new rules for private sport courts, business canopies (livermorevine.com) — Pleasanton is moving toward new rules that would limit hours, setbacks, and fence heights for backyard sport courts, while also tightening how brightly and boldly gas station canopies can be lit and branded. The Planning Commission has unanimously recommended these changes to the City Council after neighborhood disputes and downtown canopy debates, so residents and business owners should watch for a final vote that could affect home projects and signage plans.
• Major Asian Grocery Chain Is Closing One of Its Pleasanton Stores Bay Area Telegraph (bayareatelegraph.com) — Pleasanton shoppers will lose the 99 Ranch Market at Rose Pavilion on Rosewood Drive, which is set to close permanently on December 5, affecting 54 employees. The Pacific Pearl Pleasanton store on Stoneridge Drive and the Dublin location will remain open, giving residents other nearby options as the Tri-Valley's Asian grocery scene continues to evolve.
• TechBeat Conference Brings AI, Robotics And Startups Together In California (indicanews.com) — Pleasanton just hosted the TechBeat 2026 conference at Rosewood Commons, drawing entrepreneurs, tech leaders and investors to explore AI, robotics and startup innovation. Attendees moved between interactive sessions, met a humanoid robot, and saw startups like SunnySide.AI highlighted as organizers worked to build long-term connections between emerging ventures and established businesses.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "You're in a room with a mirror and a table, but no windows or a door. How do you get out?" — Look in the mirror and see what you saw, take the saw and cut the table in half. Two halves make a whole, climb out of the hole. (Thank you Mary K. for sending it in!)
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