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1. Pleasanton 99 Ranch Market To Close In December (patch.com) — Pleasanton shoppers will soon lose the 99 Ranch Market on Rosewood Drive, which is set to close Dec. 5 and impact 54 employees. Company officials say the move is meant to streamline operations while still serving Pleasanton through the Stoneridge Drive store and nearby Tri-Valley locations. The closure comes as other Asian supermarket chains expand across the East Bay, reshaping regional grocery options.
2. Updated plans to expand Alisal Elementary fail to appease neighbors (pleasantonweekly.com) — Neighbors around Pleasanton's Alisal Elementary are still fighting a planned campus expansion and new Kolln Street driveway, despite updated designs and traffic-safety steps. District officials say the $35 million Measure I1 modernization will add classrooms, parking and safety upgrades, while working with the city of Pleasanton on traffic fixes, but residents insist on remodeling only, not expanding enrollment or driveways.
3. Pleasanton's housing woes: Lawsuits from outside groups (pleasantonweekly.com) — Pleasanton is weighing new rezoning of three sites after settling a challenge to its state-mandated Housing Element, the latest in a long line of housing lawsuits reshaping local policy. Planning commissioners voiced frustration with outside advocacy groups, while residents remain divided between preserving small-town character and expanding affordable housing so more people can live in Pleasanton.
4. ICE arrest reported near Santa Rita Jail in Dublin (pleasantonweekly.com) — Residents in the Tri-Valley are being alerted after an ICE arrest near Santa Rita Jail in Dublin and reports of ICE agents staying at the Residence Inn in Pleasanton. Local officials stress that Pleasanton and Dublin police do not enforce civil immigration law, while advocacy groups urge immigrants countywide to know their rights and report any suspected ICE activity safely.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "There was a pink man who lived in a one story pink house. Everything he had was pink. What color were the stairs?" — There were no stairs. (Thank you Ro B. for sending it in!)
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