Castro Valley

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan is getting heat for not walking the walk when it comes to be being frugal with taxpayer funds.  

Hayward school district still has two principal vacancies to fill.  

In semiannual Academic Performance Index (API) scores released Friday, Bay Area schools showed a wide range of results, with many ranked at the top, but also a significant number showing up in the bottom levels.  

Hayward Unified employees are coming up with creative ways to try to make sure students get a nutritious breakfast. A canvas-covered cart, loaded with bright yellow buckets filled with breakfast goodies, is rolled out to the playground during morning recess at four of the district's elementary schools, said Robin Gallagher, director of child nutrition. Any student may grab something to eat.  

No arrests have been made in the death of Castro Valley teen, who was killed in her family's home in 1994.  

PLEASANTONNew principals hired at middle, high schoolsNew principals have been hired for Foothill High and Pleasanton Middle schools. Jason Krolikowski will take over as the principal at Foothill, replacing John Dwyer, who has accepted a position with the Fremont Union High School District in  

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.  

From the first time you heard her, there was something vaguely familiar about Juice Newton. You felt like you knew her, casually -- like the girl who went to London with her mom in the summer between her junior and senior year of high school.  

Good stuffMonkey business "Monkey See Monkey Do" -- 2 p.m. June 1. This one-hour improv show is designed for kids. The family-friendly show is made up on the spot based on audience suggestions.  

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Sgt. 1st Class James Grissom, a graduate of Mount Eden High School, died in March of injuries he received in combat in Afghanistan.  

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Five years after being fired amid accusations that she tipped off her nephew to an impending police raid, former Oakland City Administrator Deborah Edgerly is back in the thick of city business. SEIU, Local 1021 has hired Edgerly as a consultant to review the city's books as it continues negotiations on a new labor deal for more than 2,000 full and part-time city workers.  

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A man who tried to drive away from an Alameda County's Sheriff's Office deputy was shot by the deputy late Thursday night near westbound Interstate 580 in Castro Valley, an agency spokesman said.  

The Alameda County Sheriff's Office is investigating an officer-involved shooting on westbound Interstate Highway 580 near Castro Valley that occurred late Thursday night, deputies said.  

Undocumented students do not qualify for federal aid, and a group of Hayward High students have taken it upon themselves to try to help fill that gap.  

Purple & White Camp -- Registration for 14th annual Piedmont summer basketball camp. For boys and girls ages 9-14, June 24-27: 1-5 p.m. or July 15-18: 9 a.  

Police say a Hayward officer fired at a car he thought was going to run him down, but instead of hitting the driver, he killed the passenger, Shawn Stoddard-Nunez, a former foster child who leaves a brother to mourn him.  

In addition to restoring elementary music instruction, Hayward trustees also vote to reinstate GATE funding beginning next school year.  

Roadwork should be finished by end of June.  

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.  

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.  

Free celebration will include games for both children and dogs, tours and a K9 demonstration.  

Senior captures event with leap of 19 feet, 23/4 inches to go with two other league championships  

Five of Hayward's nine mobile home parks will remain senior-only. Applause broke out in the packed City Council chamber Tuesday after the council unanimously approved an ordinance that prohibits converting the parks to allow all ages to live there.  

More than 200 performers will take the stage at Hayward City Hall plaza.  

A group of Hayward students took up the challenge of illustrating what health and wellness means to them through photographs, and some of their work is on display at the Foothill Gallery.  

If approved, the increase in water rates would go into effect in October.  

Much of Castro Valley Boulevard will be shut down Saturday morning for the parade, leading up to the 93rd annual rodeo the following weekend.  

Pleasanton Civic Arts Stage Company is exploring new theatrical territory with "Ramayana," an ancient Indian epic adapted by Berkeley playwright Anthony Clarvoe.  

If you don't count short RV getaways or quickie trips to Disneyland, we haven't taken a real vacation in years. Most of our "vacations" have been long weekends that revolved around conferences for work.