Pleasanton

Chalk artists take to the streets for the Big Draw  

Wolverines and Dons each enter Friday's championship match with momentum  

PLEASANTON -- A mother and her infant son are safe after two men robbed her then attempted to kidnap her boy inside an apartment complex Wednesday night, police said.  

A Fremont 15-year-old girl whose absence for more than a week initiated a search was alone at the Stoneridge Mall in Pleasanton when police found her Monday night.  

William Hogarty, the CEO of a now defunct mortgage consulting firm, O.F. Lending, had initially been charged with attempted murder in connection with the July attack at his Livermore home, but last week he pleaded guilty to a lesser misdemeanor assault charge and was sentenced to 36 months of probation.  

An Alameda County Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered that a diagnostic study be conducted for Marie Johnson, 42, who pleaded no contest to nine felony counts on April 16 for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy from December 2010 to May 2011.  

Work is underway now for westbound Livermore to Pleasanton toll/carpool lane that will open in fall 2015  

Talking about rattlesnakes in a previous column, I misspoke about the season when they give birth. It's more likely to be in the summer or fall than in the spring, as a reader pointed out.  

To submit an item to the What's Happening calendar, email ccnsports@bayareanewsgroup.com to request a form. Put "What's Happening" in the subject line.  

Now 24, Fuca has become something of a celebrity playing German Regional South-East League  

DUBLIN'Dublin Idol' kids sing out at farmers marketPeople can shop while hearing a free "Dublin Idol" competition for young singers at 5 p.m. Thursday and May 30 at the Dublin Farmer's Market in Emerald Glen Park, 4201 Central Parkway.  

SRV swimmers rule EBAL roost For the second straight year, San Ramon Valley High swimming teams earned titles in all four divisions at the East Bay Athletic League Swimming and Diving Championships at Amador Valley on May 11.  

Livermore Little LeagueAAA DivisionPadres 7, Giants 6: For the Padres, John Joiner pitched five strong innings, allowing just one run while striking out nine batters.  

Earl Anthony's Dublin Bowl Bowlers of the week: This week's top bowler was John Graff of the Dublin Majors with a 279 game on the way to a 744 set.K5 Signs/First Choice Construction Monday Madness (four game sets): The top bowler of the week was RC Salas with a 1003 set.  

Between the Vines is a biweekly column on wine and winemaking in the Livermore Valley region. This column was contributed by members of the Livermore Valley Winegrowers Association.  

Law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty were memorialized at the California Peace Officers Association's 5th Annual "Run to Remember" on May 11 at Shadow Cliffs Regional Park in Pleasanton.  

Boulevard's upgrade is anything butRecently, I was walking my dog in Shadow Cliffs park, and I got turned around and by mistake ended up on Stanley Boulevard.  

In my last column I wrote about Pleasanton's Lisa Highfill, who teaches math to fifth-graders using innovative instruction techniques.Since that column, I attended Pleasanton's first "Education Summit" to hear Highfill and other educators speak about the innovative teaching taking place in our  

The following excerpts were taken from area police logs:DUBLINTHURSDAY, MAY 2 DRUGS -- 9:24 p.m. An arrest was made on drug violations, Tassajara Road and Interstate 580.  

Good stuffHear it from the source Meet the Author -- 7 p.m. May 23. Author Harry Marku discusses his book, "Rare Earth," a novel of a maverick geologist who makes an extraordinary mineral find and becomes a pawn in the hands of a political cartel.  

Every year, as regularly as annual report cards, I ask my college students to recall their favorite elementary school teachers. Now that the school year is ending, here's a "report card" on the many wonderful teachers we have in the Tri-Valley.  

academicThe Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, Ind., announced that Peter Heath has earned a place on the dean's list for the winter quarter.  

Valley Humane SocietyIt's no stretch to say Sophie is eager to meet you. This gorgeous calico gallops up to visitors of Valley Humane Society's Kitty City.  

Former Pleasanton planning commissioner Kathy Narum, who cruised to a double-digit victory in the city's vote-by-mail election, will be sworn in on May 21.  

A missing 15-year-old girl who disappeared from Fremont more than a week ago has been located in Pleasanton in good health. The girl, police said, left her uncle's home voluntarily.  

Falcons lead EBAL sweep of top three, as De La Salle is second and Amador Valley third  

De La Salle's David Morgan, Amador Valley's Jason Chen set new records  

Agency proposes to change service on 13 routes in Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore  

Caltrans and Alameda County Transportation Authority host meeting on westbound I-580 toll lane in Dublin, Livermore and Pleasanton  

Due to renovation at the Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center in Pleasanton, some summer swim programs will be moved to the Amador Valley High School