Announcements
by LVCP on July 2, 2010 | 
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Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory High School (LVCP) will hold a free Summer School Session July 6th through July 29th from 9:00AM to 1:30PM. This summer session is open to all enrolled LVCP students and current 8th graders at Livermore Valley Charter School (LVCS). LVCP and LVCS students who would like to continue the learning process over the summer in a small and supportive environment are highly encouraged to attend.
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by Around Dublin Team on July 1, 2010 | 1 Comment | Topics: Announcements · Public Works
A toll increase on the Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges, along with several other important changes, goes into effect today, July 1, 2010. These include the debut of congestion pricing — also known as time-of-day pricing — on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, which is by far the region’s busiest toll bridge. Starting July 1, automobile tolls on the Bay Bridge will vary from $4 during weekday off-peak hours, to $5 all day on Saturdays and Sundays, to $6 from 5AM to 10AM and from 3PM to 7PM on weekdays. The regular automobile toll will rise to $5 at all times on the Antioch, Benicia-Martinez, Carquinez, Dumbarton, Richmond-San Rafael and San Mateo-Hayward bridges. BATA invites Bay Area residents to visit www.mtc.ca.gov/tolls/ for more information about this latest toll increase.
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by Around Dublin Team on June 29, 2010 | No Comments | Topics: Announcements · Things To Do
Rabbits make great vegetarian pets. They are easily litter box trained, like to play with toys, and can live peacefully with cats. Many people who are allergic to cats are not allergic to rabbits. East Bay SPCA would like to invite Around Dublin Blog readers to check out the adoptable bunnies this Saturday and learn more about what wonderful pets rabbits can be.
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by Around Dublin Team on June 29, 2010 | 2 Comments | Topics: Announcements · Profiles
Artist Cliff Garten has been approved by the Dublin City Council to create a conceptual design for public art at the BART Station entry within the Dublin Transit Center. The artist will be unveiling his design for the BART location and welcomes the public’s opinion. The design will be on display for two weeks and comment cards will be available.
Garten is the founder of Cliff Garten Studio in Venice, CA. Garten’s practice integrates architecture, landscape and engineering as means of positioning his sculpture in the public realm. By connecting people to places and infrastructure through social history, ecology, and material, Garten’s work locates the latent potential in every public place and situation to become more than the specific functions it appears to perform. Sculpture and landscape, function and form, like public and private experiences are never distinct, but exchange places throughout the day.
Garten received his Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design and his Master of Landscape Architecture with distinction from the Graduate School of Design, Harvard University. Garten is the recipient of two Individual Artist Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Bush Foundation Fellowship for Individual Artists, the Bush Foundation Leadership Fellowship, and the Jerome Foundation Travelling Artist Grant. The American Society of Landscape Architects has cited many of his works for design excellence.
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by John M. Zukoski on June 28, 2010 | 10 Comments | Topics: Announcements · Parks · Things To Do
The City of Dublin has designated three parks where “safe and sane” fireworks may be lit from 10AM to 10PM on Fourth of July. The three parks are:
- Alamo Creek Park
- Dublin Sports Grounds
- Emerald Glen Park
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by Around Dublin Team on June 27, 2010 | No Comments | Topics: Announcements · Public Works
Zone 7 Water Agency is planning to repair several bank slides along the Iron Horse Trail in
Dublin. The repairs are located between Amador Valley Boulevard and the County Line are
scheduled to take place in mid-to-late July. In order to keep the trails operational during the
repairs, Zone 7 Water Agency had graded a handful of detours onto the property adjacent to the trail from June 14 to June 17. Please contact Dexter Yee at Zone 7 Water Agency with any questions regarding the slide repairs or the planned trail detours, (925) 454-5080.
Zone 7 Water Agency is committed to providing a reliable supply of high quality water and an effective flood control system to the Livermore-Amador Valley. It supplies treated drinking water to retailers serving nearly 200,000 people in Pleasanton, Livermore, Dublin, and, through special agreement with the Dublin San Ramon Services District (DSRSD), to the Dougherty Valley area. It also supplies agricultural water to 3,500 acres, primarily South Livermore Valley vineyards, and provides flood protection to all of eastern Alameda County. In fulfilling present and future commitments to the community, Zone 7 Water Agency strives to develop and manage the water resources in a fiscally responsible, innovative, proactive, and environmentally sensitive way.
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by Around Dublin Team on June 26, 2010 | 3 Comments | Topics: Announcements · Public Works
Northern California’s first Express Lane, covering 14 miles of I-680 southbound from Pleasanton to Milpitas, will open Monday, September 20 at 5AM. The opening will launch a new era in Bay Area transportation and congestion management. For the first time, solo drivers can choose to use the carpool lane by paying a toll electronically via a FasTrak® toll tag. Carpools, transit vehicles, and motorcycles, as well as hybrid vehicles with a valid sticker, may continue to use the lane for free.
“The new Express Lane will be a great step forward for drivers who want a reliable trip without risking a backup,” said Scott Haggerty, chair of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and of the joint powers authority overseeing the I-680 Express Lane. “Things will soon be easier for everyone driving south over the Sunol Grade because the I-680 project is on schedule to open on September 20.”
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by Around Dublin Team on June 20, 2010 | 9 Comments | Topics: Announcements · Local Issues
Dublin Police Services has recently received a special bulletin from East Bay Regional Parks about an attempted robbery along Iron Horse Trail. On Sunday, June 13, 2010, around 7:50PM, the victim was walking along the Iron Horse Trail, east of Dougherty Road in Dublin, CA, when he was confronted by a male suspect. The victim was unable to provide any additional description. The suspect sprayed the victim in the eye with an “ammonia” smelling liquid, causing instant pain and loss of vision.
“Gimme your sh*t,” said the suspect. As the victim screamed in agony, the suspect fled the area without taking anything from the victim.
Please report any similar incidents to East Bay Parks Police Investigations Sgt. Tyrone Davis at (510)690-6554.
In the meantime, Dublin residents are reminded to exercise caution when enjoying the trail. Some safety best practices include:
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by Around Dublin Team on June 19, 2010 | No Comments | Topics: Announcements · Sustainability
Recycling just got more rewarding in Dublin, CA, where StopWaste.Org announced the start of a recycling contest that gives residents a chance to win prizes for keeping their trash free of recyclables and compostables.
During regular garbage collection days from June 21–July 31, the prize crew will select random garbage carts and separate the contents into three categories: recyclables, compostables, and garbage. Five households in each city with the least amount of recyclables and compostables in their garbage relative to the whole cart will be declared the winners. They will receive their choice of $50 in cash or gift vouchers for BART or Safeway, with the best of the group in each city being named the grand prize winner. A grand prize winner from Dublin with the least amount of recyclables and compostables in overall garbage will receive an additional $250 in cash and the title of being Dublin’s best recycler.
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