http://www.trivalleyviews.com If it is local and useful, it is on TriValleyViews.com. en-us A special one-hour edition of "Tri-Valley Mayor's Report," taped on location at The Bridges Golf Course in San Ramon, is being broadcast by TV30, the community television system. ]]> Stanford's Skip Kenney, one of the most respected coaches in the world of swimming, announced his retirement Wednesday following 33 years at the helm of the Cardinal program.]]> Police are looking for the driver of a Mercedes suspected of fleeing the scene of a fatal collision with a bicyclist late Tuesday night.]]> Meet comic great - Mark Texeira. An amazing artist for Marvel, DC Comics, and more. He has worked on Spider-Man, Ghost Rider, Wolverine, Vampirella, Conan, Thor, Black Panther, X-Men, and more.The event is from 4:30-6:30 p.m., Friday, May 18 at Heroes & Villains Comics, 264 Main St., Pleasanton. Call 399-5352 or visit www.heroesvillainscomics.com.]]> The public is invited to an exhibition of the Chinese American Cooperation Council photography class from 2-4 p.m., Saturday, May 19, at the Pleasanton Public Library, 400 Old Bernal Ave. The class has 17 students and is taught by master teacher photographer Jianzhong Cai. For more information, call 931-3400 or email niumatters@gmail.com.]]> The Widowed Men and Women of Northern California would like to invite you to join them for brunch / luncheon at 12:30 p.m., Sunday, May 20 at Pasta's Trattoria, 405 Main St., Pleasanton. Cost your menu choice and beverage. RSVP to Ruby by Thursday, May 17 at 462-9636.]]> Safeway Inc. announced Tuesday that its board of directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend, reflecting a 21% increase from $0.145 per share to $0.175 per share on a quarterly basis.]]> Allegiant Travel Co. will launch new nonstop air service between Stockton and Honolulu and Maui, Hawaii in November.]]> Young Slovakian cycling sensation and overall 2012 Amgen Tour of California race leader Peter Sagan (SVK) of Liquigas-Cannondale crossed first at the finish line in Livermore Tuesday, taking his third stage win of the 2012 race and making Amgen Tour of California history by winning three consecutive stages.]]> Walmart won the Pleasanton City Council's approval in a 4-1 vote Tuesday night to open one of its Neighborhood Market grocery stores in the long-vacant Nob Hill supermarket on Santa Rita Road.]]> Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes declined for the first time in seven months this April, sliding three notches to 25 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index.]]> From rental restrictions to electric vehicles and electronic meeting notices, Californians living in homeowners associations are seeing several new laws governing their communities that took effect Jan. 1.]]> The California Association of Realtors is distributing a public service announcement across the state to warn consumers that they are at risk from scammers who offer phony mortgage modification schemes to troubled borrowers.]]> For centuries orchids have been a hobby of the very wealthy. Orchid collectors, like the Rothschilds in Europe, have mounted expeditions to far-off places like Africa, Asia and South America in search of the finest, most exotic specimens. Now, with the advent of cloning and decades of commercial breeding, orchids are one of the best-selling plants in America.]]> This week's data represents homes sold during April 2011]]> The pendulum on mortgage credit has swung too far in the other direction ]]>