By Janette Pace I was raised in Pleasanton in a large family of 6 children. I loved riding my bike around town and walking to school with my friends, but when I got home, I always worried about my next meal. As a child, I didn’t have the words to Read more…
By Stephen E. Wright I saw the red-and-blue light bar on top of the police SUV as I approached an embankment Saturday. I was on my way to Matt’s tent, which is adjacent to rusted railroad tracks that run parallel to a busy Pleasanton boulevard. It’s not unusual to see Read more…
When I met Sandra, the first thing I noticed was her doormat that rested outside her tarp-covered shelter down along the mudded Livermore creek. It wasn’t too far from businesses, restaurants, and a grocery store.
Open Heart Kitchen has received a $7,000 grant from the Share the Spirit East Bay, a program of the Bay Area News Group – East Bay Times and administered by the Contra Costa Crisis Center. These funds will support Open Heart Kitchen’s hot meal program, providing about 2,500 meals to Read more…