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article by Ishmeet, a News Team Contributor Jimmy Carter once said, “The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human rights violation on Earth.” Rights are the legal entitlements that citizens obtain to act in a certain way. Rights for both genders aren’t proportionally divided though. According to a gender-equality report, only six countries in the Read more...

From Kanchan, News Team Contributor Usha Akella tells no lies. The first time I met this poet, producer, and founder of South Asian poetry collective Matwaala was at a Desi poetry reading moderated by India Currents. It was a surreal moment for a South Asian American teenage girl who grew up on a diet of Mahabharata reruns and idolized authors Read more...

article written by Kanchan Naik, a News Team Contributor When Kalai Bagai first arrived in San Francisco on September 6th, 1915 with her husband Vaishno and three sons, local newspapers flocked to cover the story of the first Indian-American woman to enter the Bay Area. Fleeing British imperialism in her homeland, Bagai was exposed to the very casual racism and persecution she Read more...

article written by, Kanchan Naik, a news team contributor Residents of the Tri-Valley came together to honor Catherine Kuo after her tragic passing in an automobile accident at Fallon Middle School. Ms. Kuo (48 years old) was a board trustee for the Dublin Unified School District, and was highly involved in DUSD’s volunteer programs. In fact, she unfortunately passed away Read more...

To access the flier, click Community Education Series Spring 2021 The Community Education Series is currently offering 2 workshops for parents about mental health and balancing life and 1 workshop for teens discussing mental health. We hope you can join us. To sign up for the workshop presented by Z-Cares, Understanding Mental Health for Our Children, click HERE. To sign Read more...

written by Kanchan Naik, a News Team Contributor Henri Rousseau, one of the most influential artists in the 19th century, displays his enigmatic style in his oil painting, The Sleeping Gypsy. He was a Frenchman and a Post-Impressionist painter, who lived from 1844 to 1910. Created in 1897, which was the time when Rousseau created his best art, The Sleeping Read more...

YIG 2021 Flier   Public organizations have a wide range of responsibilities to our community. Learn what certain professional do in the City of Pleasanton and Pleasanton Unified School District. If could be that you want to be a more involved citizen or that you are interested in public sector career. Join Youth In Government Day Tuesday, March 30, 2021 Read more...

article by news team contributor, Margaret Lucie is a sophomore at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California and one of our very own Ptown News Team writers. She is the president and founder of a successful organization about string music named Bow Buddies. Bow Buddies is dedicated to offering free workshops for string musicians and access to career advice Read more...

article written by Ananya, a news team contributor This week, I interviewed my very good friend and extremely talented musician, Andrea W.  Andrea is a high school junior at Tilden Preparatory School in Walnut Creek. 1) If you weren’t playing your current instrument(s), which one(s) would you play? Or would you even play at all? I would be playing the Read more...

article by Hiya, News Team Contributor California is inextricably linked to its water resources–our urban centers, farms, industry, recreation, and scenic beauty would not be possible without water. However, water management in California has always been a challenge. Our variable climate is marked by long droughts and severe floods, with stark regional differences in water availability and demand. Background The Read more...