Pleasanton, CA|News|
Maurice Ghysels Appointed Permanent Pleasanton Superintendent
Ghysels, an AVHS graduate who served as superintendent in Mountain View and Menlo Park, was interim superintendent for the past year.

I am excited to start as Patch's permanent Tri-Valley editor and dig deep into the communities of Danville, San Ramon, Dublin, Pleasanton and Livermore. I previously worked as a field editor for Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Malibu, and Northridge-Chatsworth. I took a brief detour to report for the Beverly Hills Courier, then rejoined Patch as a roving editor and California general assignment editor. Before then I was the Associate Editor of the Jewish Journal, a biweekly paper covering the Jewish community north of Boston. I grew up in Marblehead, Massachusetts, a small, seaside town north of Boston, and graduated from Bard College in New York, and then got my masters in teaching from New York University. I'm excited to get to know the Tri-Valley. Feel free to send any story ideas to michael.wittner@patch.com.
Ghysels, an AVHS graduate who served as superintendent in Mountain View and Menlo Park, was interim superintendent for the past year.

The public is invited to attend the official opening of the $29 million overcrossing.
On Monday, Joe Calabrigo left his post as the longest continually serving town manager in the western USA, and second longest in the USA.
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 Independence Day celebrations all around the Bay.
Three similarly-sized quakes struck different parts of the Bay Area at around the same time, according to USGS.
Iron Horse Trail Overcrossing Opening + Orchards application filed + Run San Ramon registrations + Independence Day Concert + more
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 Independence Day celebrations in and around Solano County.
Your guide to fireworks, parades and other July 4 Independence Day celebrations in Alameda and Contra Costa counties.
San Ramon paid $120K to a man it cited for projecting "Build Back Better" on City Hall, but does not admit any wrongdoing.
Caltrans said that lanes of a 9-mile stretch of both northbound and southbound will close nightly, on no particular schedule.
Comic fans can enjoy meeting artists of all genres, a costume contest, celebrity guest appearances, a film screening, and more.
Several lanes will close at night during the week in both the eastbound and westbound directions, Caltrans said.
Residents can buy fireworks from an approved list of nonprofits. They will be allowed at four designated parks on July 4.
Dougherty Valley High School students Aditi Ranjan and Sravya Namburu won first prize for their PennyPal financial literacy app.
The famed Emerald Glen Park festival will feature arts, crafts, singing, dancing, food, drink, rides, and more.
The city is hosting a town hall Thursday to answer questions about a proposed fusion energy research facility just south of the airport.
A 5-acre fire burning near Mt. Diablo has caused the Contra Contra Sheriff to issue a Level 2 Evacuation Warning.
The town is celebrating its 50th July 4 parade with the theme "50 Years of Community Service."
Updated Climate Action Plan adopted + Camp Central extended care + arts newsletter + Run San Ramon registration + July 4 concert + more
Several suspects tried to rob BJ Jewellers on Dublin Boulevard Friday afternoon, police said.