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🌱 Patch AM: Pleasanton Church To Celebrate 150 Years This Sunday

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In today's newsletter:

  • Pleasanton's oldest church marks 150 years with community celebration
  • How a Pleasanton teen's year in the Netherlands changed school forever.
  • Who's really bankrolling Pleasanton's candidates and Measure HH campaign?

Also on today's calendar: Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, Fire Safety Expo and 25 more events.

Today's riddle: How do billboards talk? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, with a high of 69 and low of 49 degrees.
  • Sunday: Sunshine and pleasantly cool, temps: high: 73, low: 51.
  • Monday: Partly sunny, showers around, with a high of 75 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Pleasanton Church To Celebrate 150 Years This Sunday (patch.com) — Pleasanton residents are invited as GraceWay Church, the city's oldest congregation, marks 150 years with an afternoon celebration of music, memories, and refreshments. The church traces its roots from a small 1876 Presbyterian gathering on Main Street to its current Quarry Lane location, highlighting generations of Pleasanton community service and charitable outreach.
   

2. From Pleasanton to the Netherlands: Exploring Decker Gillette's 10-Month Exchange Journey (newsbreak.com) — A local Amador Valley High student from Pleasanton spent the 2025-26 school year in the Netherlands through Rotary Youth Exchange, returning home with new language skills and a more relaxed outlook on school pressure. He describes adjusting from Bay Area life to a tiny Dutch town, navigating host families, food changes, and a different school system while staying connected to friends and family back in Pleasanton.
   

3. Campaign filings reveal who's funding Pleasanton's election races (pleasantonweekly.com) — Pleasanton voters get a detailed look at who is funding this year's mayoral, City Council, school board and Measure HH campaigns, including large self-funding, real-estate PAC support and many local donors. The report breaks down contributions, spending, and backing for the hotel tax increase, helping residents understand which interests are lining up behind key candidates and the transient occupancy tax measure.
   

4. AIA's Dussehra Diwali Dhamaka 2026 To Bring Indian Cultural Celebrations To California (indicanews.com) — Pleasanton residents can experience a full day of Indian cultural celebrations when Dussehra Diwali Dhamaka 2026 comes to the Alameda County Fairgrounds on October 17. From a dramatic Raavan effigy burning and Ram Leela performances to carnival rides, a free health fair, and dozens of food and shopping booths, the event promises family-friendly activities right at 2005 Valley Avenue.
   

5. Lavin joins Pleasanton Weekly as editor (pleasantonweekly.com) — Pleasanton readers will see a new editorial leader guiding coverage, as longtime Bay Area journalist Emily Lavin takes over as division editor for PleasantonWeekly.com and its Tri-Valley sister sites. With deep experience in community reporting, she says she's eager to learn what matters most to local residents and help tell their stories across Pleasanton and neighboring cities.
   

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  • Changing the Game: Integrating Mental Health into Youth Sport Ecosystems —Alan Hu Foundation Read on Patch
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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "How do billboards talk?" — Sign language (Thank you Ellen S. for sending it in!)
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