http://www.pleasantonweekly.com If it is local and useful, it is on PleasantonWeekly.com. en-us Bob and Marilyn Athenour will join Gary and Nancy Harrington at 1:45 p.m. today to unveil the sculpture "Joyful Empowerment" in front of the Museum on Main in downtown Pleasanton.]]> Newly elected Pleasanton City Councilwoman Kathy Narum was sworn into office Tuesday with her family at her side and to loud applause from a council chamber packed with her supporters.]]> A top transportation official said Wednesday that the United States must remain dedicated to building high-speed rail systems to confront pollution, population increases and competition from rest of the world.]]> Pleasanton came out near the top of a recent list of the wealthiest cities in America. ]]> Three students from Amador Valley High's engineering program, part of the district's new Project Lead The Way program, took first place at their first-ever competition.]]> Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne said this week that he and other Tri-Valley mayors will keep working with a local consulting group to plan lobbying trips to Washington, D.C. despite the decision by Mayor Bill Clarkson and the San Ramon City Council to bow out of the annual planning effort.]]> The Pleasanton City Council approved a proposed three-year agreement Tuesday with the union representing 220 regular city employees that will raise individual pension contributions to 8% by the end of the year and reduce floating holiday hours while also granting a 7% wage increase over the life of the new contract, the first pay increase in several years.]]> A special one-hour edition of "Mayors Report," taped on location at Pleasanton's Alviso Adobe Community Park, is currently airing on Tri-Valley TV 30. Mayors from the cities of Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore discuss topical issues relating their cities and the Tri-Valley. The show, which runs for two weeks, airs Monday – Friday at 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. "The Mayors Report Special Edition is a bi-yearly production that goes on location, rotating through the cities," said Melissa Tench-Stevens, executive director. Among the topics that are discussed are the economic outlook, working together, summer youth activities, and what's new in each city. Appearing on "Mayors Report" are Dublin Mayor Tim Sbranti, Livermore Mayor John Marchand, and Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne, with TV30 moderator, Tom Morrison. For complete schedule of air dates and times, visit the Tri-Valley TV website www.trivalleytv.org.]]> When Zillow came online a few years ago, it was an instant challenge to real-estate appraisers and professionals and gave a great deal of perceived knowledge to the public.]]> Home sales in Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore and Sunol for April 1-12 and in San Ramon for April 24-May 7.]]> A man was killed when a metal pipe came crashing through his windshield as he drove on Interstate Highway 580 in the Livermore area Wednesday morning, a California Highway Patrol spokesman said.]]> With 16 home games left in the Giants regular season that fall on either a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday night, BART wants to remind baseball fans that late-night, mid-week work in the Transbay Tube may affect BART service after 10 p.m. ]]> The Rotary Club of Pleasanton will hold its 20th Annual Fathers' Day Spirit Run Sunday, June 16, starting under the Arch on Main Street. Proceeds from the event will support college scholarships for local high school students as well as Hope Hospice, Rotaplast, the Tri-Valley YMCA, Valley Humane Society and victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. The event will include a 10K run, a 5K Run/Walk and three separate Kid's Challenge races for children ages 2-8. Early registration entry fees are Kids' Challenge, $10, and for the 5K and 10K runs, $32 for adults and high school students, $22 for students in grades K-8, and $22 each for families of four or more. Final mail-in registration must be postmarked by June 10. Final online registration will close at 10 p.m. June 12. For more information and to register, sign on to
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application.]]> City National Bank has opened a new banking office in Pleasanton as part of a continued expansion in Northern California operations.]]> Good feelings filled the Veterans Memorial Building last Thursday as people gathered to support the values promoted by longtime school board member Juanita Haugen, who died in 2007 after a two-year fight against cancer.]]> Fifteen new firefighters for the Livermore-Pleasanton and the Moraga-Orinda fire departments graduated last Friday from the 11-week Recruit Fire Academy.]]> An attempted kidnapping and purse snatching reported to police last week turned out to be a false alarm -- and a false report, according to a news release by the Pleasanton police department. Jennifer Flores, 23, claimed she and her infant son were the target of an attack on May 16. Flores was arrested at about 3 p.m. today for filing a false police report.]]> The 2013 season of Pleasanton's popular "Concert in the Park" series will get under way at 7 p.m. Friday, June 7, with the OTR band playing classic rock.]]> Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean it's not there.]]> Strong sales in higher-cost coastal regions and heated market conditions drove California's median home price to its highest level in March since May 2008, while inventory shortages continued to stifle home sales, the California Association of Realtors reported this week.]]> Home sales in Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore and Sunol for March 28-April 3 and in San Ramon for April 18-25.]]> The Lawrence Livermore Laboratory has asked 600 employees to consider quitting with applications for Self-Select Voluntary Separation Program (SSVSP) being accepted now and those who qualify leaving their jobs by June 13. The program, which has been approved by the National Nuclear Security Administration, is being offered as a means to address budget challenges in fiscal year 2014, laboratory officials said. After the program is finished, the lab will see whether involuntary layoffs may be necessary.]]> From A to Z -- from the fictional antidepressant Ablixa to the real drug Zoloft -- Steven Soderbergh toys with drugs, duplicity and their side effects. -- ST]]> Director Seth Gordon's action-comedy follow-up to "Horrible Bosses" proves far from perfect but ultimately difficult to resist, thanks to Melissa McCarthy and co-lead Jason Bateman. -- PC]]> When you need a Realtor or mortgage broker, consider these local professionals.
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