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Sky Zone trampoline park to open Tracy location in 2025
TRACY, Calif. — Sky Zone, a trampoline park and entertainment center, is coming to Tracy. Usman Rao, a tech executive who joined Sky Zone in 2015, recently acquired three existing parks including one in Vacaville, according to a Sky Zone news release. He will be the franchisee behind the Tracy location slated to open in 2025.
A place in TV history: Livermore woman appearing on Pat Sajak’s last episode of ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Livermore native Tammi Barker Neilsen arrived inside Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City not even sure if she’d make it on the air and was just “there for the experience”. Lo and behold, the married mother of three who has been...
Vegetation Fires Keep Officials Busy
Sonora, CA — There were a few vegetation fires in the Mother Lode region over the weekend that burned between 2-4 acres, and a major fire that ignited near Tracy. The largest in the Mother Lode counties was the Bear Fire, which started on Sunday morning in the 5600 block of Bear Trap Drive in Mariposa County.
News Digest: ‘Summer Youth Ride Free’ on Wheels bus | County arts award nominees | First Concert in the Park of season
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Wheels bus system in Pleasanton, Livermore and Dublin is offering free bus service to all youth throughout summer break, hoping to make it easy for kids and teens to enjoy their break close to home while also encouraging them to give public transit a try.
Grass fire burns near homes west of Brentwood
A grass fire was burning several acres just west of Brentwood Friday, authorities said.Cal Fire said the Albers Fire was burning in the area of Albers Court and Deer Valley Road west of Highway 4.The fire was burning close to at least two homes in the area and other structures.As of 12:13 pm. Cal Fire said forward progress had been stopped after the fire burned 50 acres. https://x.com/calfireSCU/status/1799157686073958790This is a breaking news update. More information to be added as available.
Livermore school board to interview superintendent candidates
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District Board of Education is set to hold special closed-session meetings this weekend to interview candidates vying to become the district’s new superintendent. According to the district’s superintendent search webpage, these interviews are the next step in...
Driver helps passengers to safety after StanRTA bus gets caught in Corral Fire
STANISLAUS COUNTY, Calif. — A Stanislaus County transit bus was caught in the flames of the Corral Fire Saturday evening. After the Corral Fire sparked near Tracy in San Joaquin County, it produced enough smoke and fire to force cars on the highway to turn around and head westbound.
Stockton council District 6 candidates reveal no new financial information ahead of election
In each election, candidates in races across California must disclose information about their finances to the public to guard against conflicts of interest should they win office. In Stockton, all eight candidates vying for the Stockton City Council's four open seats this November have filed Statements of Economic Interest: documents where officials can...
East Contra Costa County gets a Wildland Fire Center to meet growing demand for fire response
On Thursday, Contra Costa County gained a little more muscle in the battle to respond to wildfires in the eastern part of the county. The county opened a new wildfire response hub in Byron to train and support crews responding to wildland fires. Fire crews and local leaders joined together to cut the ribbon at the property on Bixler Road in Byron as onlookers applauded.
Brentwood Church Vandalized with Politically Charged Graffiti, Police Seek Witnesses
Residents of Brentwood awoke to an unsettling scene on the morning of June 6th as a local church became the target of vandalism, with spray-painted messages decrying various social and political issues. The Brentwood Police Department reported that officers were dispatched around 7:00 AM to the 1800 block of Highland Way, following a call about the church's defacement. The graffiti plastered across the church's exterior read, “Avenge al Aqsa, LDS invest in genocide ur tithes takes lives, free congo sudan invest in, divest invest from exxon meta apple jp morgan amazon google." Additionally, the property suffered from two broken windows.
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