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…
Open Heart Kitchen’s food distribution of grocery care packages is moving to the Pleasanton Senior Center beginning Tuesday, August 24, 2021. The grocery distribution had been operating at the Alameda County Fairgrounds since June 2020 and managed by Open Heart Kitchen since November 2020 in partnership with Tri-Valley Haven and 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…