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VOL. XVI, NUMBER 8 • MARCH 20, 2015 • PLEASANTONWEEKLY.COM
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5 NEWS
Pleasanton police to get 3% raises
5 NEWS Glazer, Bonilla finish on top Election Night
17 TRI VALLEY LIFE A hair-pulling affliction
The Pleasanton Community Concert Band
40th Anniversary Spring Concert
“O, To Be In England,
Now That April Is (almost) There”
Music by English composers
Sunday, March 29, 2015 at 2:00 pm
Firehouse Arts Center
4444 Railroad Ave. Pleasanton, CA
The doors will open at 1:40 pm
The concert is FREE, though donations are appreciated.
For more information call 925-846-5897 or go to the Pleasanton
Community Concert Band website. www.pleasantonband.org
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BY JEB BING
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T
he Goodguys Rod & Custom Association will kick off
its first show of 2015 when
the 33rd All American Get-Together
opens March 28 for a two-day run
at the Alameda County Fairgrounds.
The show will bring together
more than 3,000 candy-colored and
chromed hot rods, customs, classics, muscle cars, trucks of all years,
and American-made and powered
vehicles.
The spring event officially ends
the “off season” for hot rodders all
over California and has become
one of the “must attend” events on
the Goodguys schedule, said Goodguys representative Betsy Bennett.
At the weekend event, fans will
get a close-up glimpse of just how
eclectic the modern day hot-rodding scene is with acres of vehicles
on display. Highlights of the event
include an indoor display and competition for the Custom of the Year
award. That competition is open to
vehicles from 1936 to 1972.
John D’Agostino, a famous designer and American car builder
from Discovery Bay, will showcase
two entries: Pantheon, a 1968 Buick
Riviera Coupe Resto Mod, and Elvis
III, a 1959 Cadillac built by Italian
builders, Celebrity Customs.
There will also be competition in
the Goodguys AutoCross, a closed
performance race course on the Fairgrounds paved parking lot, where
speed and agility meet to battle it
out in a weekend-long, fastest-carwins contest of speed and skill. Twotime Indy 500 winner Al Unser, Jr.,
and nine-time Pikes Peak Hill Climb
winner Roby Unser will race for the
Team Speedway award in the Pro
Class of the AutoCross all weekend.
Again this year, the Goodguys
will showcase the AutoCross Shootout Finals qualifying at each event.
The Duel in the Desert, the Final
Shootout will take place at the 18th
Nationals on Nov. 21 at WestWorld.
Also, during the two-day Goodguys show, the Fairgrounds midway
will feature custom big rig tractor
trailers, offering high-performance
parts and accessories. Also, the show
will feature a giant used car parts
swap meet and Auto Trader Classics
car corral, and for kids, model kits
will be given out by Revell.
Based in Pleasanton, the Goodguys Association promotes and produces the world’s most dynamic
automotive events. Founded by lifelong hot rodder Gary Meadors and
wife Marilyn in 1983, Goodguys
is the world’s largest hot-rodding
association with over 70,000 active members worldwide. Goodguys
events feature thousands of hot rods
and customs, tricked out trucks,
mighty muscle cars and classics
sprawled throughout venues such as
lush fairgrounds, super speedways
and large outdoor stadiums.
The cars, vendor exhibits, the
Goodguys AutoCross, live entertainment and colorful people create
a festive atmosphere charged with
electricity at events which Meadors
believes are a way to get car people
and hot rod aficionados like him
together to show off their cars, trade
ideas, listen to some live music and
have a little fun.
Meadors’ vision behind the Goodguys was simple: to welcome all
genres of American car enthusiasts
with a lean towards V8 powered,
low-to-the-ground eye catchers like
hot rods from the 1930s and ’40s,
customs from the ’50s, muscle cars
from the ’70s, and even the new
breed of American Muscle such as
the 5.0 GT Mustangs, Z28 Camaros,
Dodge Chargers, Challengers and
everything in between.
What started over 30 years ago
is now a strong, 21-event series
that allows car guys to meet and
hang out with car guys. The spirit
of hot-rodding is alive and well at
the Goodguys events for sure in the
generations of cars on display.
The Goodguys 33rd All American
Get-Together will be open from 8
a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 28,
and Sunday, March 29. General admission is $20, Youths age 7-12 $6.
Children 6 and under are admitted
free-of-charge. Q
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Pleasanton high school spring sports athletes, from left: Foothill track-andfield star Emily Barrett (contributed photo), Amador Valley baseball player
Steven Nice (photo by Allan Crabill) and Foothill lacrosse player Daniel
Payne (photo by Lynley Payne). Cover design by Lili Cao.
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DIGEST
Downtown Doggy Day
Stores and restaurants will
hold a “Downtown Doggy Day”
March 28 on Main Street and
adjacent streets to raise money
for the Valley Humane Society
and to give dog owners a chance
to enjoy the downtown with
their pets.
Julie Vlahon, events coordinator for the Pleasanton Downtown Association, which is
sponsoring the Saturday event,
said participating shops and restaurants with dog-friendly patios will have special offers and
free treats for owners and their
animals.
“Downtown Doggy Day is an
all-day special event just for
you,” she said in a message to
dog owners. “It’s a fundraiser
for Valley Humane Society, a
Pleasanton nonprofit organization that works to save and
improve the lives of companion
animals.”
For more details, including a
list of participating businesses,
visit PleasantonDowntown.net.
Celebrating St. Patrick
Patrick Ball, one of the premier Celtic harp players in the
world and a captivating spoken
word artist, will perform a special St. Patrick’s Day program
at the Pleasanton Library this
Saturday.
The free family concert, best
for ages 5 and older, is scheduled at 2 p.m. Two hundred
tickets will be distributed in the
children’s area of the library beginning at 1:30 p.m. on the day
of the performance.
Patrick Ball has nine instrumental and three spoken word
albums that have collectively
sold more than 500,000 copies
internationally.
Coach of the Year
Nominations are now being
accepted for TV30’s Outstanding High School Coach of the
Year Award.
The award will be presented
at this year’s Tri-Valley Sports
Final Outstanding Athletic
Awards event to be held May 28
at the Robert Livermore Community Center.
The deadline to submit nominations is May 1.
“The coach motivates and
provides guidance to the students, and many times their
support is so powerful it influences the students for the
rest of their lives,” said Melissa
Tench-Stevens, TV30 executive
director. “We thought it was important to recognize the coach’s
dedication with this award.”
To nominate a favorite coach,
go to www.tv30.org, click on
the banner at the top of the
website and fill out the short
form. Q
Pleasanton police to get 3% raises
in each of next 3 years
Contract proposal goes to City Council at special meeting next Tuesday
T
BY JEB BING
he city of Pleasanton and the
Pleasanton Police Officers’ Association have accepted a new
three-year contract, retroactive to last
May 3, that offers 3% pay increases
each year through May 31, 2017,
when the agreement will expire.
The proposed settlement was reviewed Tuesday night by Debra Gill,
the city’s newly promoted director of
Human Resources/Labor Relations,
before a four-member City Council
and in a mostly empty chamber
in the Civic Center. The council is
expected to ratify the agreement at a
special meeting next Tuesday.
Gill said that because of the recession and across-the-board belt
tightening in City Hall, unionized
police officers had no cost-of-living
wage increases during the three-year
contract in effect from 2011 to 2014.
The proposed contract will cost
the city approximately $1.85 million through fiscal 2016-17, with
$260,000 in retroactive pay increases
having an immediate impact on the
current fiscal year municipal budget.
The contract includes modifications to police benefits. The passage
of the Public Employees’ Pension
Reform Act by the state in 2013
resulted in significant changes to
the California Public Employees’
Retirement System (CalPERS).
That means that police union
members new to the program are
now required to contribute 11.5% of
their salaries toward retirement. Police officers already in the CalPERS
system prior to the 2013 changes,
called “Classic Members,” do not
have this requirement and instead
their contributions are fixed at 9%.
Even so, the proposed new contract calls for a 1% increase for
Classic Members in June and another 0.05% increase in June 2016
for a total contribution for these
officers of 10.5% by the end of the
new contract. New members’ contributions will remain at 11.5%.
The new contract also reduces
retirement benefits, now at 3% at
age 50 using the single highest year
retirement formula, to 3% at age 55
Chamber
hosting
Community
Service
Awards
Glazer, Bonilla grab top spots
on Election Night
Stage set for State Senate runoff following Tuesday
primary that drew 20.1% of voters
BY JEREMY WALSH
Orinda Mayor Steve Glazer
was the top vote-getter in the
State Senate District 7 special
primary Tuesday but fell well
short of the majority needed to
win the seat outright, setting the
stage for an all-Democrat runoff
against Assemblywoman Susan
Bonilla, who sat in second place
after Election Day.
Glazer led the way with 31,857
votes, or 32.8% of those cast
in the primary held in parts of
Alameda and Contra Costa counties, including Pleasanton, according to unofficial final Election Night totals released late
Tuesday by the California Secretary of State’s Office.
“It was positive evidence that
voters want a fiscally responsible,
bipartisan problem-solver who is
independent from powerful special interests,” Glazer said in an
interview Wednesday morning.
Bonilla, a Concord Democrat,
placed second with 24.9% of the
vote, at the end of Election Night.
She held a 2,249-vote lead over
fellow Democrat Joan Buchanan
(22.6%), a former Tri-Valley Assemblywoman, in the battle for a
spot in the May runoff to fill the
unexpired State Senate term left
vacant after Mark DeSaulnier (DConcord) resigned following his
election to Congress.
There are an estimated 13,300
ballots — primarily qualifying
vote-by-mail ballots not received
before Election Day — to be
counted between the two counSee ELECTION on Page 8
and averaging retirement benefits
over the highest paid three years.
In addition, the state law in effect
since 2013 lowers those benefits
for employees hired after its passage to 2.7% at age 57.
The new contract affects all of
Pleasanton’s 73 sworn law enforcement personnel, comprised of 13 police sergeants and 60 police officers.
The contract is similar to a $2.45
million, 3-1/2-year agreement
reached in February with unionized firefighters in the LivermorePleasanton Fire Department, with
costs shared by the cities of Pleasanton and Livermore, which operate the department under a joint
powers agreement. Q
52nd annual event gives
honors for excellence,
leadership
GLAZER FOR SENATE 2015
Orinda Mayor Steve Glazer (front) celebrates with supporters on Election
Day, which saw him finish first in the special primary for State Senate
District 7.
The Pleasanton Chamber of
Commerce will recognize individuals, groups and businesses who
have demonstrated excellence and
community leadership in business,
volunteer activities and achievement within the Pleasanton community at the Firehouse Arts Center this Wednesday.
The Community Service Awards
began in 1963 to recognize good
people doing great things in the
community and since then hundreds of recipients have been honored.
This year’s award recipients include:
• Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel,
Inc., Business Philanthropy Award:
For businesses that have provided
philanthropic service beyond the
scope of normal business activity.
• Ritter Investments, LLC, Excellence in Business Award: For businesses that have made a positive
impact in the Pleasanton community through their achievement
within the scope of normal business activity.
• Cassidy Turley / DTZ, Excellence
in Service Award: For organizations
that have contributed to Pleasanton.
• Bob Silva, Distinguished Individual Service Award: For individuals
See CHAMBER on Page 6
Pleasanton Weekly • March 20, 2015 • Page 5
NEWSFRONT
Pleasanton recruits artists for
‘Project Paint Box’
BY AMANDA AGUILAR
The city of Pleasanton is currently looking for artists to share
their creativity through Phase II
of “Project Paint Box,” a public art
beautification program.
The program’s first phase began
last fall when three traffic utility boxes in downtown Pleasanton
were selected to be transformed by
local Bay Area artists.
Phase II of Project Paint Box
will also include three traffic utility
boxes, located at the corners of:
First Street at Bernal Avenue, Stanley Boulevard and First Street, and
Kottinger Drive and First Street.
Artwork on the utility boxes
should have a theme that embraces
Pleasanton’s culture, history, flora
and fauna — as well as have a
strong Pleasanton connection.
Interested artists should submit
an application, biography and proposed artwork design by April 3 at
5 p.m. The Project Paint Box application can be found on the city
of Pleasanton’s website.
Eligible applicants must be from
one of the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco,
San Mateo, Santa Clara or Solano.
Once all submissions have been
entered, the Public Art Selection
Sub-Committee (PASS) will review
and evaluate them, recommending
artists to the Civic Arts Commission.
The commission will invite the
recommended artists to present
their design at its May 4 meeting,
during which the commission can
ask artists questions about their
design.
Pleasanton city council will
review the commission’s recommended final designs in June, and
selected artists could begin their
work as early as July.
For more information, contact community services manager Michele Crose at 931-5347 or
[email protected].
To date, Pleasanton has one traffic utility box completed at the
corner of First and Neal streets,
near Lions Wayside Park. The design, titled “Children at Play,” was
painted by Irma Grant.
A second utility box, titled “I
Love Pleasanton,” is currently in
progress by Tatiana Salvator — at
First and Ray streets. The last traffic
utility box of Phase I, “Me Town,
P-Town,” will be completed in the
coming months by Chinar Desai on
Main and St. John streets. Q
CITY OF PLEASANTON
“Children at Play” by Irma Grant is located at the corner of First and Neal
Streets, near Lions Wayside Park.
Pleasanton seeking
candidates for
commissions,
committees, task forces
Patricia
Falcone,
new deputy
director for
Science and
Technology
at Lawrence
Livermore
National
Laboratory
Deadline is April 3 with applications available online
The city of Pleasanton is currently accepting applications to fill
vacancies on several city commissions and committees.
Commission members must be
Pleasanton residents with the exception of the Economic Vitality
Committee, in which case members must be employed in the city
of Pleasanton.
Applications must be received no
later than Friday, April 3. Interviews
will be held on April 16 and 17.
The commissions and committees
where positions are available follow:
• Civic Arts Commission: 1 youth
member for a 2-year term.
• Economic Vitality Committee: 1
representative from each of the following categories: business at-large,
commercial services firm, environmental industry, high technology,
residential real estate broker and
residential real estate development.
• Human Services Commission:
1 member, 1 youth member for
2-year terms.
• Library Commission: 1 member,
1 youth member for 2-year terms.
• Parks and Recreation Commission: 1 member, 1 youth member
for 2-year terms.
• Youth Commission: Representatives
from each of the following categories:
2 middle school members, 1 high
school member, 1 at-large member.
Also being sought are three atlarge community members for an
11-member Civic Center/Library
Master Plan task force, which is
beginning the process of evaluating
options for development of a new
library and administration building
on the existing Civic Center site or
other locations.
Those interested must complete
and submit a committee/commission application as well as a supplemental questionnaire by the deadline date of April 3.
For more information, send an
email to Steve Bocian, assistant city
manager, at [email protected]. Applications are available online at the city’s website at
www.cityofpleasantonca.gov/pdf/
newcommapp.pdf. Q
— Jeb Bing
CHAMBER
ness Award: For businesses (large
and small) that promote sustainable environmental business practices throughout their organization
for the benefit of employees, customers or the community.
The public event, sponsored
by Chevron, will start at 6 p.m.
with a hosted bar and heavy hors
d’oeuvres as well as a silent auction
followed by the awards presentation. Cost to attend is $35 per
person, and tickets are on sale now
at www.pleasanton.org. Q
—Jeb Bing
Continued from Page 5
who have contributed to Pleasanton through exceptional service to
the community or philanthropic
efforts.
• Dick Karn, Lifetime Achievement
Award: For individuals who have
contributed to Pleasanton through
exceptional service to the community or philanthropic efforts over
the whole of a career.
• Oracle and Nuubia, Green Busi-
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
White House science, technology
expert takes Livermore Lab post
Patricia Falcone served in Office of Science, Technology Policy
BY JEB BING
Patricia Falcone, associate director for National Security and
International Affairs in the White
House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), has been
selected as deputy director for Science and Technology at Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory.
“Falcone’s proven leadership
and expertise in national and
international security matters,
combined with her commitment
to and experience in sustaining
and developing science, technology and engineering excellence
for critical national missions,
were prominent among many
factors in her selection,” said lab
director Bill Goldstein.
Falcone will join the Lab on
April 7.
During her tenure as an associate director at OSTP, a position appointed by the president
and confirmed by the Senate,
Falcone advised on a wide range
of national security science and
technology issues, including the
health of national security science and technology capabilities
in federal and national laboratories, universities and industry.
Prior to her appointment as
associate director, she was on
assignment from Sandia National
Laboratories to OSTP, working
on science and technology issues
associated with nuclear security.
“Dr. Falcone’s breadth and
depth of knowledge, her terrific
contacts across the defense and
intelligence communities and her
superb judgment all contributed
to an outstanding performance
in her leadership of nationalsecurity science and technology
for the White House, said John
P. Holdren, OSTP director and
science and technology adviser to
President Barack Obama.
While at Sandia, Falcone
served in a variety of technical
and management positions and
was named a distinguished member of the technical staff in 1989.
She has a Bachelor of Science in
Engineering in aerospace and mechanical sciences from Princeton
University and earned both Master
of Science and doctorate degrees
in mechanical engineering from
Stanford University. Throughout
her career, she has worked with
the Livermore Lab and returns
with deep knowledge of the National Nuclear Security Administration and its laboratories.
As a member of the lab’s senior
management team, Falcone will
serve as the principal advocate and
champion of its science and technology base and oversee the strategic development of its capabilities.
She will be responsible for the
Laboratory’s portfolio of worldclass science, technology and engineering (ST&E) activities, collaborative research with academia and
the private sector, the Institutional
ST&E Roadmap and the internal
investment portfolio, including the
laboratory-directed research and
development program. Q
NEWSFRONT
Sunflower Hill adds new board members, adviser
Organization seeks sustainable, special needs programming, residential options
Sunflower Hill, a Pleasanton
based nonprofit seeking to create a
residential community for individuals with special needs, has added
four new board members and one
new adviser to its organization.
Pleasanton residents Cindy Everson and Carolyn Zalewski, Cindy
O’Hare of Danville and Dean Clark
of San Ramon were recently elected
to the Sunflower Hill board of directors.
Julie Borg, founder and CEO of
Borg Fence in Livermore, joined
the organization as a new adviser.
Everson has two teenage sons
with autism and previously served
as the co-founder and president of
PAR (Providing Autism Research)
For Kids Sake, a nonprofit organization, for more than 10 years.
Everson is a partner in the company, MatchPoint Solutions, LLC.
Zalewski, a former corporate
lawyer with expertise in contracts
and corporate transactions, has
been an active volunteer with a
number of local special needs organizations, including Special Olympics, School of Imagination and
PAR For Kids Sake. She has a 12
year-old son with autism.
O’Hare is a licensed professional
fiduciary and principal of RCO
properties and Estate Management
Advisors. She previously served in
various management positions with
PG&E in San Luis Obispo and is
involved with a number of community organizations.
Clark, experienced in software
and technology, is currently the senior director of Systems Engineering for VMware. He is the father
of a teenage son with autism and
Fragile X syndrome.
Borg joins the organization’s
advisory group, which includes
John Sensiba of Sensiba San
Filippo; Sblend Sblendorio, Hoge
Fenton, Jones and Appel; Alan
Cerro, Dutra Cerro Graden; Toby
Trevarthen, Anchor Intelligence;
Vicki Obee, Bittersweet Farms, Dr.
Lynne Mielke of Optimal Health
Spectrums Medical Clinic and Dr.
Glenn Petersen, of Alta-Bates Medical Center.
Everson, Zalewski, O’Hare and
Clark join existing Sunflower Hill
board members Janeen Rubino
Brumm, Leslie Vilfort, Anne Daniels, Tamara Notestine, Christina
Bogert, Angi Queenan, Lynn Monica, Jon Elfin, Dave Muller, Rosemary Kirbach and Susan Houghton.
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7 Pleasanton teachers awarded $150
Local educators chosen out of 150 Tri-Valley applicants
BY AMANDA AGUILAR
The California Retired Teacher
Association (CalRTA) of the TriValley awarded seven Pleasanton
teachers a $150 stipend to be spent
in the classroom for additional
teaching material.
Out of 150 applicants from the
four school districts that applied, the
following Pleasanton teachers were
chosen:
• Heather Halliday Dickson, Foothill High
• Janet Dobbs, Valley View El-
ementary
• Merilee Fisher, Village High
• Tessie Gonsalves, Harvest Park
Middle School
• Jodee Nunemacher, Mohr Elementary
• Paula Simms, Amador Valley
High
• Cheri Weinhagen, Hart Middle
School
In addition to the Pleasanton
teachers, CalRTA of the Tri-Valley
awarded 13 other teachers from
Dublin, Livermore and Sunol
school districts, and Livermore Valley Charter School.
CalRTA offers stipends to Tri-Valley teachers every year — paying
close attention to how many students will benefit from the stipend,
said Cathe Norman.
“We try to be sure we are touching all of the areas of learning,” she
added.
In years past, CalRTA of the TriValley awarded 10 teachers with
$100; now it’s 20 teachers at $150
each. Q
Sunflower Hill was founded by
11 families of children with developmental delays. Its goal is to
create a sustainable, special needs
community for individuals and
families seeking programming and
residential options.
For more information, visit www.
sunflowerhill.org. Q
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NEWSFRONT
Involving kids in family vacation planning
Trips can teach children great money lessons they’ll need as adults
BY JASON ALDERMAN
Family vacations produce memories for a lifetime, but they can
also teach kids great money lessons
they’ll need as adults.
Involving kids in planning family vacations not only helps them
appreciate the overall benefits of
travel, but offers an opportunity
for even the youngest kids to learn
lessons about budgeting, saving
and essential money management
they will encounter every day.
If you have trouble tearing your
kids away from their smartphones,
you might be in luck. The technology kids use can be very effective
in budgeting, pricing and planning
travel. Surfing travel destinations
can teach kids a great deal about
what travel really costs.
The first step in planning the
family vacation should be creating
a budget for the
trip. Set a realistic dollar limit
for the trip and
be prepared to
discuss why that
limit exists. For
example, if there
is a home renovation project
Jason
scheduled that
Alderman
particular year,
explain how that affects the overall
family budget and the resources for
the trip. It’s an important lesson in
balancing fun and family priorities.
After these limits are discussed,
work with kids to create a detailed budget for accommodations,
transportation, food, special event
tickets and souvenirs, particularly souvenirs kids might buy for
themselves. For tips, check out
(practicalmoneyskills.com/travel)
for saving ideas and this online
calculator (practicalmoneyskills.
com/travelcalculator) to help plan.
Once the budget is set, point
kids in the direction of certain
travel websites to start and let
them bring back as much information as they can on potential locations and costs.
Putting the kids in charge of
Taxpayers face deadline to claim
2010 state refunds
Unclaimed refunds in Alameda County total almost $7.5 million
An estimated 1.2 million taxpayers who did not file a state tax
return for 2010 face an April 15
deadline for claiming refunds, the
Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has announced.
In Alameda County, 45,254 taxpayers are eligible to receive a
total of $7,423,932 in refunds for
an average of $164 per taxpayer,
the FTB reported. Statewide, unclaimed refunds total more than
$160 million.
“This money belongs to taxpayers, and the FTB wants to
do everything possible to make
sure they get it,” State Controller
and FTB Chairwoman Betty T. Yee
said.
Taxpayers may have missed out
on claiming refunds because they
made too little to require filing
a tax return, even though they
had taxes withheld from wages or
made estimated tax payments. A
return must be filed to qualify for
a refund.
State tax law provides most taxpayers with a four-year window to
make a claim. For 2010 returns,
that window will generally close
this year on April 15. Unclaimed
refunds revert to the state.
Refunds for 2010 may be delayed for taxpayers who did not file
returns for the three ensuing years
while FTB determines if taxes are
owed for those years. Also, refunds
may be used to pay debts to the
FTB or other state agencies, or for
unpaid child support.
Current and prior-year tax forms
are available at ftb.ca.gov. Click on
the forms and instructions link.
Taxpayers who only need to report
W-2 wages and withholding can
access the 540 2EZ form, fill it out
online in minutes, and mail it to
the FTB.
Taxpayers missing tax documents for past years, such as
Forms W-2, 1098, and 1099,
should request copies from employers, banks or other payers.
Sign on to the FTB online at
MyFTB Account to change a mailing address and view account
information, such as California
wages and withholding for up to
four years. Taxpayers can also call
the FTB at 800-852-5711.
Last year, California taxpayers
filed more than 16 million returns
and claimed nearly $11 billion in
refunds. Q
—Jeb Bing
TAKE US ALONG
Christmastime in the sand: Lyle and Kathy Perry, Steve and Lucy Oase, and Ken and Mary Perry enjoyed the
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travel planning gives them an opportunity to learn about trade-offs.
For example, a cross-country trip
that involves substantial transportation costs might contain a valuable lesson in finding affordable
accommodations.
Depending on the age of the
children doing the research and
how much advance time is available to plan the trip, they can
also learn how traveling in season
and out of season might help the
budget. Many peak summer destinations become significantly more
affordable if a family chooses to
travel over the winter holidays.
Above all, trip planning can
teach an important lesson in
spending and savings. If children
want to buy souvenirs or treats on
the trip, that’s an opportunity to
have them set aside part of their
allowance or chore money to pay
for their special purchases on the
trip.
Finally, once everyone is home,
parents and kids might find it useful to discuss how the vacation
went overall and what improvements can be applied next time.
Encourage kids to start researching next year’s destinations immediately so the money and activity
conversation can begin even earlier.
Bottom line: Involving your
children in family vacation planning allows them to see the world
and to practice good budgeting,
saving and spending habits. Q
Jason Alderman directs Visa’s financial education programs. Follow him
on Twitter, @PracticalMoney.
ELECTION
Continued from Page 5
ties as of Wednesday morning, according to election officials.
Republican Michaela Hertle, a
Pleasanton political newcomer who
withdrew from the race after qualifying for the ballot, still received 17% of
the vote in the primary, as of Election
Night. The final candidate, Concord
Democrat and professor Terry Kremin, finished a distant fifth at 2.8%
Voter turnout stood at about
20.1% between the two counties as
of Election Night.
Had any one candidate received
more than half of the vote Tuesday,
he or she would have won the
seat outright. Instead, Glazer and
Bonilla appear poised for a runoff
election May 19.
The winner of the State Senate special election will fill an abbreviated term, the remainder of
DeSaulnier’s four-year term set to
expire at the end of 2016.
Glazer, a 57-year-old in his 11th
year on the Orinda City Council, is
a small business owner and former
adviser to Gov. Jerry Brown. He received an endorsement from Hertle
early in the State Senate campaign
after she bowed out of the race.
Bonilla, 54, of Concord is in her
third term in the State Assembly
and is a former Concord mayor
and Contra Costa County supervisor. Almost a quarter of the 7th
State Senate District falls within
Bonilla’s 14th Assembly District,
which includes parts of northern
Contra Costa County, plus Vallejo
and Benicia in Solano County.
Bonilla used a strong showing
in Contra Costa County to propel
her to second place Election Night,
outgaining Alamo resident Buchanan by almost 4,900 votes there, or
6.1%. More than three-quarters of
registered 7th District voters reside
in Contra Costa County.
Buchanan placed second in Alameda County with 28.7%, but
it wasn’t enough to yield Election
Night success. Bonilla actually came
in fourth (14.21%) in the Alameda
County, overtaken by Hertle who
received 18.85% of the vote in her
home county despite dropping out.
Glazer finished comfortably
ahead in each county, earning
34.76% of the Alameda County
vote and 32.22% of the Contra
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Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla
finished second in the primary,
poised to earn a spot in the May
runoff.
Costa County vote.
Contra Costa had the most voter
participation in the primary, standing at 21.5% (almost 80,000 of the
eligible 371,805 voters).
Alameda County turnout came
in at roughly 15.6% (18,050 voters of the registered 115,690). Less
than 20% of those participating
voters cast their ballots at the polls
Tuesday, with the remaining 80%plus voting by mail.
The combined cost of holding
the primary election was estimated
at $2.4 million, according to election officials from the two counties.
They estimate similar costs for the
May runoff.
The unofficial election results
include early vote-by-mail tallies
and totals reported by 100% of the
precincts on Election Night. The
election figures will likely change
as final vote-by-mail ballots, provisional ballots and other qualifying
ballots are processed, according to
the California Secretary of State.
Contra Costa reported having
about 9,000 mail ballots and 900
provisional ballots still to be counted, and Alameda County reported
still needing to tally at least 3,200
ballots, as of press time.
County election officials have
until March 27 to certify final results from the primary.
The 7th District includes Pleasanton, Livermore and Sunol at the south
end, Brentwood, Antioch, Pittsburg
and Concord to the north, Orinda,
Lafayette and Walnut Creek to the
west, and the San Ramon Valley. Q
Community Pulse
POLICE BULLETIN
Arrests made in Home
Depot robbery
Detectives from the Pleasanton Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Unit arrested Ainslee Smith, 25, in Fairfield on
March 10, accusing her of being the woman
identified in a Pleasanton Home Depot store
video after several power tools were stolen
earlier in the month.
Danville police also made an arrest connected to the case this Monday, nabbing transient
Steven Proctor, 21, who is accused of driving
the getaway car, a gold Lexus, that struck
a Home Depot loss prevention agent in the
store’s parking lot during the robbery, according to Pleasanton police Sgt. Kurt Schlehuber.
Proctor has been extradited to Alameda
County, according to Schlehuber.
The Home Depot security officer was run
down by the car as he tried to detain the
woman who had just stolen several power
tools, according to police. The woman then
jumped into the vehicle and she and the
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driver drove away. Officers checked the area
but were unable to locate the suspects.
Smith, of Walnut Creek, was nabbed after
Pleasanton detectives received a call from
agents from Home Depot’s regional loss prevention office, which was also investigating
the robbery. The agents provided information
of a similar crime that was committed at a
Home Depot earlier in Vacaville, identifying
Smith and Proctor as suspects in that robbery, according to Schlehuber.
The Pleasanton Home Depot security officer injured in the robbery reportedly identified Smith when shown a video from the Vacaville store as the one who stole the power
tools in Pleasanton.
Smith was located in Fairfield and arrested
on suspicion of robbery. She was later booked
at Santa Rita Jail on charges of robbery, assault
and also possession of methamphetamine.
At the time of her arrest Smith was seated
in the front seat of the Lexus that was used in
the Pleasanton robbery, according to police.
A search of the Lexus resulted in evidence
implicating Smith and Proctor, who have a
dating relationship, according to Schlehuber.
In other police reports:
• California Highway Patrol (CHP) officers
were led on a high-speed car chase through
Pleasanton and ending near the edge of Los
Altos Hills on Tuesday afternoon.
The chase started in Vacaville, and the
driver fled, speeding south onto Interstate
680 through Contra Costa and Alameda
counties, according to the CHP.
The driver, identified as 24-year-old Davis
resident Ramon Bernal, continued into San
Jose and onto Interstate 280 until reaching
Magdalena Avenue, where the car crashed and
flipped just after 3 p.m., according to the CHP.
Bernal stepped out of the car at his own
accord and officers conducted a felony stop
on him, CHP officials said.
He was transported to the hospital for
evaluation. Once medically cleared, he was
to be booked into Santa Clara County Jail on
suspicion of felony evasion and drug DUI.
• A 20-year-old man was arrested Monday
on suspicion of burglary-related charges after
Pleasanton police received a call about a
suspicious person walking around the neighborhood.
The officer located a man — later identified as Adam Leekeith Johnson — at the
intersection of Greenwood and Raven roads.
Police reports said Johnson, of Livermore,
was on probation for possession of methamphetamine, with a search clause.
When the officer conducted a search, he
reportedly found a set of two car keys that
appeared to be shaven or altered. Johnson
also had a screwdriver, magnets and a box
cutter in his pocket, police said.
Johnson reportedly told the officer the
tools were for his construction job. When the
officer asked why he had the tools on him
while he wasn’t working, Johnson didn’t have
a reason, police said.
Johnson was arrested on suspicion of possessing burglary tools.
• An unknown man was allegedly seen
masturbating on a bicycle trail along Martin
Avenue and Trenery Drive on Saturday.
Police said a female bicyclist reported that
around 1:40 p.m. she saw a man inappropriately touching himself. She told police the
man saw her and didn’t stop.
Police searched the area but could not find
the man. According to police reports, the
man was described as a white male with gray
hair, around 55-60 years old.
Under the law, those arrested are considered innocent until convicted. Q
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Opinion
WEEKLY MEETING NOTICES
Planning Commission
Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 7:00 p.m.
Council Chamber, 200 Old Bernal Avenue
• P15-0010, Kim Connors, Appellant; John Rocha, Applicant
Appeal of the Zoning Administrator’s approval of an application for
Administrative Design Review to construct a 1,200-square-foot
second unit with an approximately 317-square-foot one-car
garage on the property located at 547 Sycamore Drive.
• P15-0014, Academic Center of Volition
Application for a Conditional Use Permit to establish a Heritage
School at 6665 Owens Drive.
• P14-1186, Nagib Haddad
Application for Design Review approval to construct an
approximately 6,841-square-foot, two-story custom home and
related landscape and site improvements, including approximately
23,817 square feet of grading, at 8019 Golden Eagle Way.
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COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES RECRUITMENT
The City Council is accepting applications for the following:
Civic Arts Commission
Youth Member – 2-yr term
Economic Vitality Committee
1 Member from each of the following categories:
Business at Large
Commercial Services Firm
Environmental Industry
High Technology
Residential Real Estate Broker
Residential Real Estate Development
Human Services Commission
3 members
Youth Member – 2-yr term
Library Commission
1 member
Youth Member – 2-yr term
Parks & Recreation Commission
1 member
Youth member – 2-yr term
Youth Commission
2 Middle School Members
1 High School Member
1 At Large Member
3 At-Large Community Members for Civic Center/Library
Master Plan Task Force
The City of Pleasanton is beginning the process of evaluating options
for development of a new library and administration building on the
existing Civic Center site and other locations, including the Bernal
Property. As a result the City Council approved the formation of
an 11-member task force to include (3) three at-large community
members. Interested persons will need to complete and submit
a Committee/Commission Application as well as a supplemental
questionnaire by the deadline. For more information email Steve
Bocian, Assistant City Manager at [email protected].
APPLICATION DEADLINE FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015
Interviews will be held on April 16th and 17th
Apply at
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EDITORIAL
Good news on water
conservation
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here was good news Tuesday on the California drought
front with Pleasanton’s drinking water supplies and conservation efforts looking better than a year ago and the
state’s Water Resources Control Board finally taking tougher
measures to force the laid-back water agencies in the Southland
to impose mandatory restrictions similar to what Pleasanton and
other Tri-Valley cities have had in place since last spring.
Locally, the lack of rain since December will keep those restrictions in place probably for all of 2015, although rainfall to
the north will give us 60% of our normal needs, a significant
improvement over a year ago, Dan Martin, Pleasanton superintendent of water and sewer utilities, told the City Council on
Tuesday. At his recommendation, penalties in place for much of
2014 will remain suspended at least through the council’s April
21 meeting when a full year’s forecast will be available.
Last year, Pleasanton’s potable (drinking water) consumption
dropped by 27.8% over 2013, amounting to a saving of 1.6 billion gallons. The city’s and public’s conservation efforts are continuing, with Martin reporting consumption down 10.9%, or 70
million gallons, over the same period in 2013 — the baseline
that will stay in place in comparing water usage in 2015.
Lake Oroville, a primary water source for Pleasanton, has
higher water levels than a year ago, although still far below
normal. In addition, the city’s multimillion-dollar program
to build the pumping stations and lay the pipes for recycled
water is underway, with recycled water to start flowing to
parks, sports fields and planted roadway medians this fall.
All this means that there will be ample supplies for meeting
indoor drinking water requirements this year with some still
available for outdoor irrigation.
The state’s Water Resources Board’s action announced Tuesday,
while welcome, is long overdue. Urban agencies, especially in
metropolitan Los Angeles, have not gone far enough in curtailing water use and have been inconsistent in imposing restrictions. By declaration the board imposed statewide rules that
affect everyone. Although much the same as already in place
here, they level the playing field to force all of us to conserve. Q
LETTERS
Rescind vote on course
materials
Dear Editor,
The last time math materials
were adopted by the Pleasanton
Unified School District, no Brown
Act violations occurred. Superintendent (John) Casey had a full
demonstration of materials in a
televised board meeting agenda
April 22. Then, after the board
was able to gather community and
teacher input, Casey brought the
item back for a vote on June 3
with revised course outlines, also
in a properly noticed and regularly
scheduled televised board meeting.
With all the controversy about
PUSD’s lack of math instructional
materials, you would think that the
superintendent would demonstrate
transparency concerning the recent
adoption of math materials. That
does not appear to be the case.
The California Department of
Education adopted math instruc-
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Contributors
Jay Flachsbarth, Cathy Jetter,
Jerri Pantages Long, Mike Sedlak,
Kate Lyness, Nancy Lyness
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tional materials are listed here in
2014
(http://www.cde.ca.gov/
ci/ma/im/sbeadopted2014mathprgms.asp). But some of the math
programs adopted by PUSD don’t
even appear on the state’s list. The
PowerPoint presented to the board
does not disclose some of the materials are unapproved by the state,
nor does it specify what materials
were and were not piloted at each
grade level/school site. Secondly,
the superintendent instructed the
board to vote to adopt the materials not in a televised, regularly
scheduled board meeting, but in an
afternoon workshop that was not
televised.
The board must rescind its vote
to ensure a transparent process is
followed, and, in the interest of
full disclosure to the public, the
superintendent must disclose why
she recommended PUSD purchase
math programs for Pleasanton students not approved by the state.
Anne Fox
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AMADOR VALLEY
Baseball: The Dons are loaded with seniors and have come out of the gate on fire,
both on offense and defense.
Three seniors and a junior head up the
Amador pitching corps this season. Will
Pickett, Chase Henley and Jack Murphy are
the seniors, with junior Anthony Trucco
rounding out the four.
AJ Curtis and Steven Nice left the outfield
this year to anchor the infield at third base
and shortstop. Jacob McIntosh (catcher)
and Donald Camello (first base) are other
key players for the Dons.
Softball: After the incredibly successful
season the Dons had last year, they entered
this season with a big target on their back.
Undaunted, Amador advanced to the finals
of the prestigious Queen of Mountain tournament last weekend.
The Dons got some great play from
Courtney Hennings, Sammy Salustri,
Courtney Dinelli, Danielle Williams, Sofia
Molina, Kaley Moore and Jillian Pluschkell.
Boys’ Lacrosse: The Dons figure to be
very solid in the back, the strong point of
the team. Brooks Bain and Sean Tomonari
lead the long poles, with Trey Cranney returning in the goal. Bryan Bottero, Tristan
Baylor, Eric Carrolan and Bryce Veit figure
to be other key players for the Dons.
Girls’ Lacrosse: With the Dons, it never
seems to be a case of rebuilding, but rather,
reloading.
Coaching together at Amador are former
Dons’ goalie Caroline Federighi and former
Foothill star Chelsea Randel. The two were
teammates at the University of Oregon, but
now that they have graduated they are back
in Pleasanton.
Leading the way this year on the field for
the Dons will be Jackie Gilbert. She’s the first
player from California selected to play for the
United States U-19 team and will represent
the U.S. this summer in the World Cup.
Other top players for the Dons this year
will be Sadie Grozier, Hannah McGillivray,
Sami LaBella and Emily Hickey.
Swimming: Amador will once again send
some talented swimmers into the pool.
Three seniors, headed to swim in college,
lead the girls’ team. Iris Brand (sprint freestyle) is going to Wisconsin, Eva Chung (individual medley, butterfly and breaststroke)
will swim at UC Davis after high school and
Annalisa Parker (backstroke) will continue
swimming at Cal Poly.
Junior Caitlyn Plattel (freestyle) and Samantha Howell (freestyle) are two of the
other top swimmers.
The Amador boys’ team will offer a blend of
youth and experience in their top swimmers.
Seniors RJ Scott (freestyle and backstroke)
and Anthony Jhong (breaststroke) provide the
experience, with juniors Alex Gilchrist (IM,
butterfly) and Regis LaChance (sprint freestyle) adding some depth as well. Freshman
Chris Jhong (IM, freestyle) is being counted
on for big things in his first season.
See SPRING SPORTS Page 12
KIM PROBST
Foothill Falcons outfielder Jake Bauer makes a leaping catch at the wall.
Pleasanton Weekly • March 20, 2015 • Page 11
COVER STORY
LYNLEY PAYNE
ALLAN CRABILL
Amador Valley High senior Donald Camello watches the ball travel off his bat
during a recent plate appearance.
Foothill’s Sam Isola (left) plays defense in a varsity lacrosse match.
SPRING SPORTS
Continued from Page 11
Track and Field: Amador has
a solid base on the boys’ side, and
unproven but talented group on
the girls’ side.
Jamaun Charles (committed to
Washington State) and Zach Beston
(Boston College) have both made
their college choices, with Chris
Bayley and Peter Schlacte both
waiting on their choices. Nate Esparza, Dylan Zollinger, Ian Menk
and Jake Howard are all expected
to be huge contributors this season.
On the girls’ side, the 4x100 and
the 4x400 relay teams are both
showing promise early. Brookey
Villanueva and Kirsty Brown are
running well in the hurdle races.
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Boys’ Golf: The Dons have been
playing well throughout the early
EBAL season, paced by the play of
senior captain Will Richardson. Noah
Woolsey and Nathan Leung have
had good starts to their sophomore
seasons. Raza Rizvi and Josh Moroney
have also turned in solid efforts as the
Dons once again are contenders for
league and section titles.
Boys’ Tennis: Cullen Plattel, Alex
Kim, Richard Yuh and Luke Zhang
should be counted on for success on
the singles level this season. Early
on, the doubles teams of Rahul Pai
and Rohan Kota, Eric Luong and
Ronak Parikh, and Casey Guan and
Jeremiah Cheng have all played well.
Boys’ Volleyball: Coach Chris
Kim has a senior-laden team heading into the season and confidence
levels are running high. The three
senior captains are Sahit Menon,
Jash Vora and setter Chase Barkdull.
Other seniors expecting to contribute this year are Anthony Doty,
Trent Snyder, Rory Luk, Keaton
Rirdon and Donovan Dy-Liacco.
FOOTHILL
Baseball: The Falcons have
shown solid pitching, timely hitting and solid defense at this point
in the preseason.
Joseph Danckert and Brett de Geus
are the top two arms for Scavone,
and No. 3 pitcher Jeremy Lea has a
no-hitter to his credit this year.
Nate Jetter is tough behind the
dish with players like Vincent Tanisawa and Justin Goodman also playing
well in the infield. Ruben Mercado,
Jacob Bauer and Ryan Probst also are
key players for the Falcons.
Softball: Coach Matt Sweeney
fields a team with eight returning
starters, and if the pitching holds,
the Falcons could be in the thick of
things.
Jenna Crawford, Katherine Jefferies, Ragan Lacy, Alana Mendez,
Jennifer Ng, Nelani Scates, Megan
Shackley and Madalyn Warren
are the returners for Sweeney and
Foothill.
Boys’ Lacrosse: The Falcons lost
three all-EBAL players/captains to
graduation, plus a highly respected
coach, after last season. Then the
new coach at Foothill stepped away
after three games, but there are plenty of reasons to still be optimistic.
Junior Sean Maloney is in his
third year on the varsity for the Falcons. Other key returning players
are Daniel Payne, Sam Isola, Ben
Smedley, Justin Siliman, Nick Brum
and new goalie Dylan Edelson.
Girls’ Lacrosse: The Falcons are
led by three senior captains in goalie
Katie Bianco, middie Ellen Casad
and defender Nicole Lindke. Other
key players include attacker Laura
Belichak, defender Sophia Brown,
and middies Erin Schaefer and Jacqueline Templeman.
Swimming: On the girls’ side of
the team, the Falcons have been
getting some good early swims
from a number of athletes. Madeline David, Paige Heacox, Haley
Morse, Ryane Skinner and Kennedy Truex have turned in some
top times for Foothill.
On the boys’ team, big performances have come from swimmers
like Bryan Chen, Justin Lee, Aaron
Li, Jonathon Mui, Joseph Schafer
and Jeffrey Tang.
Track and Field: The Falcons
have a core group of athletes who
will make them competitive in all
meets this year.
On the girls’ side, Emily Barrett,
Natalie Richenbach, Ariana Nino
and Sarah Brocha lead the sprinters, always a position of strength
at Foothill. Mikayla Tran (jumps),
Jazmin Loo (distance) and Jaclyn
Long (throws) will be counted on
to produce points for Foothill.
On the boys’ side, the Falcons
are deep in the sprints, with Jonathon Dourneau, Cale Quistgard,
Liam Knight, Matt Gates, Isaiah
Langley and Bailey Roker combining to form a solid group. Expect
Jaron Thexton to score points in
the jumps for the Falcons.
Boys’ Golf: Last season was another successful one for Foothill
as the team won EBAL, claimed its
fifth straight North Coast Section
title and with a victory in the NorCal tournament, set the record for
most NorCal wins by a school.
But the top two players for Foothill graduated, leaving something
of a void. Behind the play of Ryan
Knop, Foothill won a tournament
and finished second in another. Raj
Chekuri, John Fracisco, Ardin Lo
and Heetae Yang have all had good
rounds in early EBAL play.
Boys’ Tennis: Through the early
part of the season, the Falcons
were getting solid singles play from
Andy Francis, Alexander Guerdat,
Jeffrey Huai, Patrick Maund, Andrew Patel and Daniel Yang.
Benjamin Chen, Yujin Kim, Cliff
Moran, Joseph Ronan and Robert
Thompson turned in some good
efforts in doubles.
Boys’ Volleyball: Each year the Falcons seem to face the task of replacing
a talented graduated class, and each
year under the guidance of coach Dusty
Collins, they seem to do just fine.
This year the senior leaders are
Chase Larsen (setter) and middleblockers Cameron Freeman and Curran Johan. In the early season, the big
man at the point of attack has been
junior outside hitter Edgar Alaniz. Q
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dle school when she noticed that a good friend of hers didn’t video.
Corsie chose seven subjects for her documentary, includhave any eyebrows or eyelashes. Her friend finally confided
ing Brown, which follows their lives and struggles over the
that she had an unquenchable desire to pull her hair out.
“When you’re 12, life is already awful,” Corsie said. “I was course of a year.
“I wanted them to be relatable. I didn’t want them to come
really concerned for her, less about the pulling, and more
about how alone she must have felt. Years later, I was thinking, off as freaks,” Corsie said. “This disorder is so different from
person to person — 99% of the people I’ve met would not
‘What was that?’ I wanted to learn more.”
The medical term is trichotillomania. Sufferers call them- say it defines them.”
Corsie also got in touch with the Trichotillomania Learnselves “trichsters” — that is, if they go public and admit they
ing Center in Santa Cruz.
have the compulsion.
Before allowing her access to a retreat in Santa Cruz, the
Corsie, who has a degree in media arts production, could
not forget about the struggles of her friend and felt compelled founder grilled Corsie to establish her intentions because
to publicize the disorder. She is just completing a documentary there has been a lot of sensationalism on the subject.
“I heard terrible stories but I also heard some great stories,”
film on the subject, titled “Trichster.”
“Trichotillomania is two to three times more common than Corsie said of her research. “One girl I met online when we first
eating disorders,” Corsie said, yet it remains unknown. It usu- started shooting, she was completely bald and so depressed and
ally begins at ages 11 to 13, and 15 million people in the United in a terrible state. I met her eight months later and she’d been
pull-free for seven months. I saw her last year and she had hair
States suffer from it.
Corsie went to University of Arizona, where she made a short down to her shoulders — she’d completely transformed herself.”
Corsie’s co-workers at Fluid also took an ardent interest in
film on trichotillomania, and upon graduation immediately
moved to New York. After a short gig at MTV, she became an the project and offered their professional services for free for the
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music composition, the audio mix, and graphic design and color.
As the documentary progressed, it consumed more and
more of her time, and Corsie resigned her position at Fluid.
“It was a really hard decision, but ‘Trichster’ was becoming
more and more important to me,” Corsie said. “As it became
more important, I wore myself out. I was ready to come back
to California.”
She moved back into the Birdland home of her parents, Sharon and Gordon Corsie, and set up an editing office where she
dedicated herself to the documentary full time. A few weeks
ago, she relocated to Los Angeles, and she expects to complete
the final editing this month.
Corsie hopes that “Trichster” will raise awareness of the disorder, plus help those who are suffering in silence to seek help. She
said the best treatment is cognitive behavioral therapy.
“Doctors have different ideas of how to help it, but there is
no magic pill,” she said. “I’m hoping ‘Trichster’ will help get
the word out there — we need people to fund the research.”
“Trichotillomania Learning Center, based out of Santa Cruz,
is the only legitimate place to go for help,” Corsie added. “It
is a nonprofit run by women — five people are trying to help
the entire United States.”
“Trichster” will premiere at the Soho Film Festival in New
York in May.
“That will be the big red-carpet night we’ve all been looking forward to for years,” Corsie said. “I’ll be there with four
other girls who helped make this with me and hopefully a lot
of the crew members — we had 15 crew members.”
The core group of five meets weekly to coordinate their duties, including budgeting, maintaining the website trichster.com,
designing a poster for a film festival and creating a new trailer.
“It’s pretty incredible what we were able to do,” Corsie said.
“We were all at points in our careers where we were looking
to do something more creative.”
They have raised more than $30,000 via crowd-funding but
Corsie noted that expenses are high, including applications to
be in film festivals. She plans to make the film available for
online streaming and eventually to put it on DVD.
ABC’s “20/20” aired a special March 13 called “My Strange
Affliction,” with the last segment featuring trichotillomania and
Corsie’s documentary. “20/20” flew Corsie to New York from California to film the show, as well as Rebecca Brown from London.
“I feel like my fingers are magnets and they’re attracted to
my hair,” Brown stated on the show. “You literally cannot stop
pulling out your hair.” Q
Pleasanton Weekly • March 20, 2015 • Page 17
FUN STUFF FOR KIDS OVER THE SUMMER
Camp Connec tion
Summer 2015
Alameda Pediatric Dentistry
1443 Cedarwood Lane, Suite D
Pleasanton, CA 94566
(925) 846-KIDS
www.alamedapediatricdentistry.com
Our dental staff provides dental care to children, teens and special needs
patients in the greater East Bay Area. We strive to create a fun-filled environment where children feel at home! With three kid friendly locations
in Alameda, Pleasanton & Oakland, we’re conveniently located to better
serve your family needs.
Building Kidz School
4300 Mirador Drive
Pleasanton, CA 94566
(925) 249-9000
www.buildingkidzschool.com
Building Kidz School provides the best preschool, daycare, kindergarten,
nursery, academic and childcare facilities in California. Our staff is well
trained in the field of early child education. We are located in Pleasanton, Morgan Hill, Pacifica, San Mateo, South San Francisco, Mountain
View, Scotts Valley and Concord.
We invite you to visit our facilities, meet our staff, see our classrooms,
play on our playgrounds and to learn more about our programs: Infant
Care, Toddlers, Preschool, Kindergarten and Performing Arts.
enGAGE! Summer Enrichment Camp
at Harvest Park Middle School
(925) 577-6981
www.engagethegifted.org
[email protected]
enGAGE! Summer Enrichment Camp inspires kids to stretch themselves
beyond grade-level standards and use higher order thinking skills to
become creative problem solvers. enGAGE! students thrive with the time
and encouragement to deeply investigate topics of interest and learn to
ask questions that will lead to a lifetime of discovery. Two-week or fourweek options for incoming 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th & 8th graders. Courses include Creative Writing, Brain Fitness Through Art, Creative Problem Solving, Music Production, Digital Art & Animation and LEGO NXT Robotics.
Session 1 is June 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, July 1 & 2. Session 2 is July 6, 7, 8,
9, 13, 14, 15 & 16. Tri-Valley Music Camp is July 27, 28, 29, 30 & 31.
Fashion Design & Sewing
Camp @ KIDZ KRAFTZ!
7690 Quail Creek Cir.,
Dublin, CA 94568
(925) 271-0015
www.KidzKraftz.com
Focus on sewing stylish, wearable clothing, accessories, craft and jewelry
projects, while introducing children to fashion design concepts, sewing
techniques, basic pattern manipulation and fashion illustration. Sewing
machines and notions provided. FREE fabric for first day of the camp.
Pizza Party on last day of the camp. Early Bird Registration Special, as
well as many Discount options available.
Roughing It Day Camp
1010 Oakhill Road
Lafayette, CA 94549
(925) 283-3795
www.roughingit.com
Roughing It is an all-outdoor summer day camp for campers age 4-16.
Activities include instruction in Horseback Riding, swimming, fishing,
boating, outdoor living skills, and more! 1, 2, 4, and 8-week sessions
available from June 22 - August 21. Free transportation to and from
camp each day with 2 central bus stops in Pleasanton. Free Extended
Care also available. Helping children grow in wonderful ways since 1972!
Write Now!
Summer Writing Camps
Pleasanton / Palo Alto
Emerson (650) 424-1267
Hacienda (925) 485-5750
www.headsup.org
[email protected]
Improve your student’s writing skills this summer at Hacienda School
of Pleasanton and Emerson School of Palo Alto. Courses this year are
Expository Writing, Creative Writing, and Presentation Techniques.
Visit our website for more information.
For more information about these camps, see our online camp directory
at tinyurl.com/PW2015camps. To advertise in the April Camp Connection,
call (925) 600-0840 ext. 122 or email [email protected].
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Calendar
Clubs
TRI-VALLEY WRITERS MEETING
Guest speaker Kevin Thaddeus
Fisher-Paulson will guide us
through the art and craft of the
memoir on Saturday, March 21.
Cost is $12 for members, $17 for
non-members. The CWC Tri-Valley
Branch invites writers of all genres
and experience levels to learn about
their craft. Contact [email protected] for more info.
Concerts
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Radar love
Are you picking up Radar’s signals? The
8-month-old mini-Schnauzer mix wants
you to take him home. He wants to be
the only one within range of your heart,
so if Radar detects another dog, he’ll
be jealous. Scope out Radar at Valley
Humane Society, 3670 Nevada St. in
Pleasanton. For more info, visit www.
valleyhumane.org or call 426-8656.
VALLEY HUMANE SOCIETY/V. KELLY
‘YEA FOR THE 90’S!’ YOUTH MUSIC
FESTIVAL 18 young Pleasanton musicians come together in the 13th
Annual Youth Music Festival Show
to tell the story of the 90’s through
music and an insane amount of pop
culture references, at 2 p.m. and
7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 21.
Back up bands include Backdraft
(middle school) and Lies in the
Silence (high school). Tickets are
$10, $5 for students. Call 931-4848
or go to www.firehousearts.org.
BOSTYX See the Hits of Boston
and Styx, featuring former Boston
vocalist/guitarist David Victor, at
8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday,
March 27-28 at the Firehouse Arts
Center. With hits like “More Than
a Feeling,” “Mr. Roboto,” “Peace
of Mind,” and “Come Sail Away.”
Tickets are $30-$40. Call 931-4848
or go to www.firehousearts.org.
CHRIS SCOVILLE ‘UNPLUGGED’ A
classically-trained pianist, Chris
Scoville brings a love of music and
an eclectic Rock ‘n Roll attitude to
all his performances. The show will
be at 8 p.m., doors open at 7 p.m.,
on Thursday, March 26 at Tommy
T’s, 5104 Hopyard Road.
KIT
AND THE KATS: ‘PUT A NICKEL
IN THE JUKEBOX!’ Recording artist
Laura Ellis headlines a delightful
romp through the hits of 1958-63:
a little R&B, a little Pop, a little
Rock ‘n Roll, at 3 p.m. on Sunday,
March 22 at the Firehouse Arts
Center. Three singers, a four-piece
band, plus vintage video clips in
this energetic live production.
Tickets are $25-$35. Call 931-4848
or go to www.firehousearts.org.
Events
CELTIC HARP AND SPOKEN WORD
ARTIST AT PLEASANTON LIBRARY
Patrick Ball, one of the premier
Celtic harp players in the world and
a captivating spoken word artist,
will perform a special St. Patrick’s
Day program at 2 p.m. on Saturday,
March 21 at the Pleasanton Library.
Free. 200 tickets will be distributed at
1:30 p.m. in the children’s area. For
more info call 931-3400, ext. 3 or go
to www.pleasantonlibrary.org.
DUBLIN MAYOR TO PRESENT STATE
OF THE CITY ADDRESS Dublin Mayor
David Haubert will present his
first State of the City Address on
Wednesday, March 25, at a luncheon
sponsored by the Dublin Chamber
of Commerce at the Shannon
Community Center in Dublin.
PREPARE
FOR THE HARVEST!
Bonus
Bucks
Time!
FREE Class
Saturday, March 21 at 10 am
Container gardening with Lita Gates
C
Sunday, March 22 at 1 pm
Creating hanging baskets with Lita Gates
Cre
Get your vegetable garden ready using
G
organic soil amendments and fertilizers.
We have a complete selection of vegetable
plants including heirloom varieties.
2014
Great Gardens Begin Here!
2756 Vineyard Avenue, Pleasanton
925-462-1760
www.WesternGardenNursery.com
Open Daily 9am-5:30pm
facebook.com/wgnursery
Tickets are $40. Contact the Dublin
Chamber of Commerce at 828-6200.
LUNCH IN PLEASANTON The Widowed
Men and Women of Northern
California invite you to Lunch at 1
p.m. on Wednesday, March 25 at
Mexico Lindo Restaurant, 6690 Koll
Center Parkway. RSVP to Gloria by
Sunday, March 22 at 846-8320 or
[email protected].
Fundraisers
AN AMERICAN PASSPORT State
Champs Amador Valley “We the
People” Comp Civics Team is headed for Nationals in Washington
DC! Join the team at 7 p.m. on
Monday, March 23 at the Firehouse
Arts Center for international appetizers, silent auction, and a team
exhibition. $35 suggested donation.
Contact Stacey Sklar at ssklar@
pleasantonusd.net.
ANIMAL LOVER’S BOUTIQUE SPRING
FLING Shop at the Animal Lover’s
Boutique Spring Fling event, from
10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday, March
21 at the Feline Medical Center,
3160 Santa Rita Road. Choose from
animal-themed gifts for people and
pets. The one-day sale benefits the
Just Like New Fund, which provides
financial aid for Tri-Valley residents
who cannot afford urgent medical
care for their pets. Call 323-8517 or
go to www.Paws-In-Need.org.
VFW BENEFIT DANCE VFW Post
6298 presents a Benefit Dance from
1-3 p.m. the third Wednesday of
the month March 18-June 17 at the
War Memorial Hall, 301 Main St.
The Mellotones Dance Band will
play music from the 30s and 40s,
featuring popular tunes of stage,
screen and radio, plus all-time swing
favorites. Cover is $10, includes a
light lunch. Call 443-2224.
Lectures/
Workshops
HELPING CHILDREN AND TEENS WITH
ADHD SUCCEED AT HOME AND AT
SCHOOL World-renowned ADHD
expert Dr. Stephen Hinshaw will
discuss a range of topics related to
ADHD: its reality, how it manifests
across the age span, how it looks
in girls and women, and evidencebased treatment strategies, from
6:30-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday,
March 25 at Hart Middle School in
the Multipurpose room. Register at
http://bit.ly/1A6uYvd.
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Bulletin
Board
115 Announcements
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140 Lost & Found
Stolen Blue backpack
Our car was broken in to last night(3.3)
at Florence and Lytton in north downtown Palo Alto and our backpack stolen.
The backpack had a surface tablet,
dvds, and sentimental items. We know
the tablet/dvds is probably gone, but
we’re hoping that rest of the backpack’s
contents were dumped near-by. If any
one has come across a blue backpack
with faded orange pulls in the area, we’d
really appreciate it.
145 Non-Profits
Needs
Did You Know
that not only does newspaper media
reach a HUGE Audience, they also reach
an ENGAGED AUDIENCE. Discover the
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INDEX
QBULLETIN
BOARD
100-155
QFOR
SALE
200-270
For Sale
201 Autos/Trucks/
Parts
QKIDS
STUFF
330-355
QMIND
& BODY
400-499
Q J
OBS
SERVICES
600-690
QH
OME
SERVICES
700-799
QFOR
RENT/
FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE
801-899
QP
UBLIC/LEGAL
NOTICES
995-997
The publisher waives any and all claims
or consequential damages due to errors
Embarcadero Publishing Co. cannot assume
responsibility for the claims or performance of
its advertisers. Embarcadero Publishing Co. right
to refuse, edit or reclassify any ad solely at its
discretion without prior notice.
455 Personal Training
636 Insurance
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2015 NFL Sunday Ticket. Included with
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apply - Call for details 1-800-385-9017
(CalSCAN)
Did You Know
7 IN 10 Americans or 158 million U.S.
Adults read content from newspaper
media each week? Discover the Power
of Newspaper Advertising. For a free
brochure call 916-288-6011 or email
[email protected] (Cal-SCAN)
Auto Insurance
starting at $25/month!
Call 855-977-9537 DISH TV
Packages for $19.99/mo & $14.95/mo
for Internet + $25 Visa Gift Card (with
Activation). Call NOW and Save: 844589-9575. Conditions apply. (Cal-SCAN)
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High Speed Internet starting at $14.95/
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Kill Roaches!
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Odorless, Long Lasting. Available at ACE
Hardware, The Home Depot (AAN CAN)
2007 Kubota BX24
2007 Kubota BX24 TLB with a 54”
mower. It has 292.2 hours since new.
Please email at for more details : david.
[email protected]
Kid’s
Stuff
340 Child Care
Wanted
Childcare
Nanny is needed who will works monday through friday 4-5 days a week 9-10
hours a day email karlheidi@outlook.
com
355 Items for Sale
Did
144 million U.S. Adults read a
Newspaper print copy each week?
Discover the Power of Newspaper
Advertising. For a free brochure call 916288-6011 or email [email protected]
(Cal-SCAN)
Mind
& Body
415 Classes
Did You Know
Newspaper-generated content is
so valuable it’s taken and repeated,
condensed, broadcast, tweeted, discussed, posted, copied, edited, and
emailed countless times throughout
the day by others? Discover the Power
of Newspaper Advertising. For a free
brochure call 916-288-6011 or email
[email protected] (Cal-SCAN)
425 Health Services
500-585
QB
USINESS
245 Miscellaneous
Chevrolet 2003 Corvette
50th Anniversary Edition Convertible.
Excellent original condition. 61,000
miles.
Kubota 2007 Bx24
Tractor is eqquiped with, Diesel engine,
Glow plugs, 4 wheel drive. Please email
at for more details : david.jansen1965@
gmail.com
202 Vehicles Wanted
Cash for Cars
CASH FOR CARS: Any Car/Truck.
Running or Not! Top Dollar Paid. We
Come To You! Call For Instant Offer:
1-888-420-3808 www.cash4car.com
(AAN CAN)
Donate Your Car, Truck, Boat
to Heritage for the Blind. Free 3 Day
Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing,
All Paperwork Taken Care of. 800-7315042 (Cal-SCAN)
I Buy Old Porsches
911, 356. 1948-1973 only. Any
condition. Top $$ paid. Finders Fee.
Call 707-965-9546 or email
[email protected]
(Cal-SCAN)
Hot Flashes?
Women 40-65 with frequent hot flashes,
may qualify for the REPLENISH Trial - a
free medical research study for postmenopausal women. Call 855-781-1851.
(Cal-SCAN)
Safe Step Walk-in Tub
Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be
fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation.
Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch StepIn. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American
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No phone
number in the
ad?
GO TO
FOGSTER.COM
for contact
information
Jobs
550 Business
Opportunities
NEW Biz Opportunity
but only the adventurous need apply.
New Free report reveals the secrets to
success in today’s hottest growth industry. www.moneyop.com (800) 679-1959
(AAN CAN)
560 Employment
Information
Drivers: Attn: Drivers
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your first year! $$ Quality Equipment
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Call: (866) 275-2349. (Cal-SCAN)
Business
Services
Compare Medicare
Supplement Plans and Save! Call NOW
during Open Enrollment to receive
Free Medicare Quotes from Trusted,
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Call Now! 888-989-4807. (CalSCAN)
Home
Services
715 Cleaning
Services
Convenient Cleaning
Personalized service. Move in/ move
out. 15+ years exp., refs. $60 for 3 hours.
Lic. 060612. Natalie, 925/922-3920
751 General
Contracting
A NOTICE TO READERS:
It is illegal for an unlicensed person
to perform contracting work on any
project valued at $500.00 or more in
labor and materials. State law also
requires that contractors include
their license numbers on all advertising. Check your contractor’s status
at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB
(2752). Unlicensed persons taking
jobs that total less than $500.00
must state in their advertisements
that they are not licensed by the
Contractors State License Board.
Real
Estate
809 Shared Housing/
Rooms
All Areas: Roommates.com
Lonely? Bored? Broke? Find the perfect
roommate to complement your personality and lifestyle at Roommates.com!
(AAN CAN)
Public
Notices
995 Fictitious Name
Statement
LC CONSTRUCTION
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: 501776
The following person(s) doing business
as: LC CONSTRUCTION, 211 ELVIRA
STREET, LIVERMORE, CA 94550, is hereby
registered by the following owner(s):
Lance Cook, 211 Elvira St., Livermore,
CA 94550; Joelle Cook, 211 Elvira St.,
Livermore, CA 94550. This business
is conducted by a Married couple.
Registrant began transacting business
under the fictitious business name(s)
listed herein 01/15/15. Signature of
Registrant: Joelle Cook. This statement
was filed with the County Clerk of
Alameda on 02/25/2015. (Pleasanton
Weekly, March 6, 13, 20, 27; 2015)
ANEW HOME STAGING
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: 501706
The following person(s) doing business as: ANEW HOME STAGING, 7759
COUNTRY LANE, PLEASANTON, CA
94566, is hereby registered by the
following owner(s): Leah Davis, 7759
Country Lane, Pleasanton, CA 94566;
Jason Davis, 7759 Country Lane,
Pleasanton, CA 94566. This business
is conducted by a Married couple.
Registrant has not yet begun to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed herein. Signature of
Registrant: Leah Davis. This statement
was filed with the County Clerk of
Alameda on 02/24/2015. (Pleasanton
Weekly, March 13, 20, 27, April 3; 2015)
STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE
OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME
File No. 477845
The following person(s) has/have
abandoned the use of the fictitious
business name(s). The information
given below is as it appeared on the
fictitious business statement that was
filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s
Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S):
D.I. MEDICAL, 1807 SANTA RITA ROAD
#D254, PLEASANTON, CA 94566 FILED
IN ALAMEDA COUNTY ON: 05/02/2013
UNDER FILE NO. 477845 REGISTRANT’S
NAME(S): Dunkel International, 1807
Santa Rita Road #D254, Pleasanton, CA
94566 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED
BY a Corporation. Signature of
Registrant: Brian Dunkel, President. This
statement was filed with the County
Clerk Recorder of Alameda County on
February 6, 2015. (Pleasanton Weekly,
March 20, 27, April 3, 10; 2015)
601 Accounting/
Bookkeeping
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small. Call Linda, 925/918-2233
605 Antiques & Art
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Deadline: 5 p.m. the Friday before publication
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Pleasanton Weekly • March 20, 2015 • Page 19
Real Estate
OPEN HOME GUIDE AND REAL ESTATE LISTINGS
OPEN HOMES THIS WEEKEND
HOME SALES
This week’s data represents homes sold during Feb.
18-25
Pleasanton
1582 Calle Santiago Hu Trust to D. Xu for
$430,000
7670 Canyon Meadow Circle #H C. Barajas to
B. & H. Patel for $470,000
244 Carnation Court Fries Trust to C. & Z.
Stewart for $690,000
7665 Fairoaks Drive E. Derge to G. & C.
Mayorga for $821,000
1586 Foothill Road Angelikadis Trust to R.
Sandhu for $1,325,000
2541 Glen Isle Avenue D. Spry-Schiano to S.
Jaiswal for $817,500
2518 Larrikeet Court Harris Trust to I. & H.
Sharfi for $965,000
3375 Norton Way #14 A. & E. Harwood to A.
Smith for $370,000
4559 Ross Gate Way V. & M. Syerik to K. Jung
for $950,000
3487 Windsor Court D. & C. Slifer to Z. Chen
for $860,000
Dublin
4906 Colchester Court B. & M. Contos to H. &
P. Houston for $990,000
7225 Dover Court Z. Crouse to B. & M. Crouse
for $535,000
3275 Dublin Boulevard #102 A. Daud to J. & H.
Mutti for $485,000
3275 Dublin Boulevard #208 A. Wong to R.
Siddique for $471,000
6566 Pioneer Lane C. Millner to M. Hood for
$290,000
3506 Saddlebrook Place S. Naebkhel to A. & R.
Sharma for $815,000
7020 Stagecoach Road #A S. Tsujimoto to C.
Fancher for $335,000
Brentwood
Livermore
1209 Aberdeen Avenue M. & J. Santos to S. & R.
Villanueva for $575,000
310 Bernal Avenue V. Frankson to K. Langwell
for $300,000
90 Cameo Drive K. Kelley to R. & J. Jones for
$614,000
1576 Carnelian Lane Lanza Trust to A. & L.
Lindsay for $950,000
1068 Geneva Street J. & W. Webb to N.
Belthangady for $651,000
1237 Hollyhock Street W. & G. Watson to M.
Kolt for $510,000
1134 Lucille Street G. & M. Knox to N. Clark for
$478,500
975 Murrieta Boulevard #15 T. Lyons to S. Xie
for $225,000
1085 Murrieta Boulevard #217 G. & L. MacKin
to C. Gendron for $300,000
1087 Murrieta Boulevard #330 V. Sanchez to J.
Balanon for $300,000
685 South K Street Rounds Trust to A. Sabo for
$815,000
711 Swallow Drive D. & L. Penaflor to C.
Marshall for $669,000
1855 Vancouver Way R. & N. Holden to D.
Landry for $830,000
3992 Yale Way Alves Trust to Halim Trust for
$487,000
358 Adelle Street B. & A. Ragan to E. & M.
Hernandez for $456,000
1064 Auburn Street C. Haight to N. & C. Corwin
for $587,500
2816 Bresso Court D. & C. Fiore to F. Munteanu
for $960,000
851 Chippewa Way P. & K. Moore to S. & M.
Gracio for $635,000
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Superb home tucked deep within the subdivision. No
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Great home in highly sought after Westside Danville,
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Market Upate:
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month with 43, 16% fewer than a year
ago.
Prices continued to rise in February. The median sales price was $903,000,
up 8% from $834,000 in January. February’s closed sales were for 100% of their
asking price, on average. They have been at or near 100% for aver a year. The
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Pleasanton
Cindy and Gene Williams
REALTORS® BRE LIC # 01370076 and 00607511
925.918.2045
www.WilliamsReGroup.com
3228 Picadilly Court,
Pleasanton
Beautifully updated single story!
4 BR, 3 BA among 1701+/-sq. ft.
Walkingdistance to park, pool,
and school.
Offered at $839,000
#1 Top Producing Team in Sales and Volume
for Keller Williams Tri-Valley Realty in 2014!
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26 Raccolio
415 Abbie Street,
Downtown Pleasanton
One of a kind Downtown home!
Incredible remodel in 2004.
4BR, 3BA with bonus room.
2000+/-sq. ft.
Offered at $1,249,000
REALTORS®, GRI, CRS, SRES
925.463.0436
www.SoldInAFlash.com
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Priced in the mid $700’s
OPEN SUN 1-3
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6586 Inglewood Drive,
Pleasanton
862 Gray Fox Circle,
Pleasanton
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beautiful acre parcel with pool,
waterfall covered grotto and
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$2,598,000
Simply beautiful 4 bedroom, 2
bath home. Gourmet granite
kitchen with rich cabinetry and
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Priced in the mid $700’s
AT KELLER WILLIAMS, WE FOCUS OUR RESOURCES
ON BUILDING THE AGENTS!
Contact me today to join
our team.
Debbie Burness
[email protected]
925-357-3210
Based on Terradatum info 1/1/2014 to 12/31/2014 – Cities Pleasanton, Dublin, and Livermore
Team Leader/Manager
5994 W. Las Positas, Suite 101, Pleasanton | 459 Main Street, Pleasanton | 2300 First Street, Suite 316, Livermore | Broker License #01395362
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