AROUND TOWN
Housing madness
A few weeks ago I posted about how ridiculous are housing market has become.I mentioned as evidence a 1500 sq ft older home in Valley Trails advertised in PW for 650,000.Well.... |
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18 minutes ago by Here we go again, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board goes out of town to hire new principals for schools here
The Pleasanton school district Tuesday hired Jason Krolikowski (in photo), an assistant principal from the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, as Foothill High's new pri... |
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42 minutes ago by Proud Pleasantonian, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
U.S. News & World Report: Foothill, Amador Valley among top high schools in country
All nine Tri-Valley high schools scored among the top high schools in the country in the latest U.S. News & World report ranking of high schools nationwide.
Read the full sto... |
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1 hours ago by Carl Peterson, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
$3-million federal lawsuit continues against city of Pleasanton, one of its police officers
A $3 million federal lawsuit that names the city of Pleasanton, a Pleasanton police officer and a number of others is continuing to make its way through the court system.
Rea... |
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2 hours ago by Brian M. Lancaster, a resident of the Beratlis Place neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board approves smaller classes for first-graders
The Pleasanton school board has approved class size reductions for first-graders.
Read the full story here Web Link posted... |
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2 hours ago by Kelly French, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Boston Marathon Bomber Left Curious Notes Inside Boat: 'Hillary' Implicated?
As police searched for him, and as he lay bleeding in his boat hideout, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote “Praise Allah” on the side panel of the boat, p... |
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2 hours ago by Wake Up America!, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school district receives one-time windfall from state
The Pleasanton school district can look forward to some unexpected funding.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thurs... |
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5 hours ago by AVMom, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Outrage Against the Obama Machine at Fevered Pitch: All Tea Party Groups Are Non-Partisan Social Welfare Groups, Didn't the IRS Know?
The outrageous inquiries made by the IRS of groups committed to abolishing America's tax system continues to boggle the minds of ordinary citizens.
Treasury Secretary Jack ... |
Freedom Sometimes Must Come at the Expense of Others |
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6 hours ago by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
AROUND TOWN
what exactly is a heritage tree?
What makes a tree a heritage tree in downtown P-town? I have a fir I want to get rid of but was told by a neighbor I can't without the permission of the city. there is a sa... |
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7 hours ago by heritage tree, a resident of the Canyon Oaks neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
High density low income housing off of Martin Avenue
I received a notification in the mail about potential development of land east of Martin Avenue which the city owns. 235 acres is currently zoned for residential. My neighbo... |
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8 hours ago by Livermoron, a resident of Livermore |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Charges reduced for Pleasanton financier William Hogarty
What started out as an attempted murder charge wound up as a misdemeanor assault conviction for William Hogarty, the CEO of a now defunct mortgage consulting firm, O.F. Lendin... |
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18 hours ago by Jhmjhm, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
COMMENTARY: Pleasanton gets it right
Kathy Narum resigned from the Pleasanton Planning Commission last week after five years as a member and after winning election May 7 to a seat on the City Council in a robust,... |
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18 hours ago by All\'s good !, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Attorneys threaten 'costly' lawsuit against Pleasanton if Measure PP becomes law
Years of effort to restrict residential and commercial development on Pleasanton hillsides ground to a halt this week after attorneys from Oakland and San Francisco threatened... |
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23 hours ago by LF, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Steve Mattos honored with memorial scoreboard
In honor of late Amador Valley High School father, coach and Athletics Boosters Club member Steve Mattos, a state-of-the-art scoreboard for the Amador Stadium will be dedicate... |
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23 hours ago by nancy s., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Software engineer gets 7-year sentence for stabbing death in downtown Livermore
A Livermore software engineer was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in state prison for his voluntary manslaughter conviction for the stabbing
death of another man in a road ... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 5:15 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
AROUND TOWN
HELP - Baby ducks in storm drain
corneer of via del cielo/ calle allegre. Police stopped by - nothing they can do, and oh don't take storm drain cover off (I was trying to coax babies into pool net). Animal... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 5:09 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Obama in the Grips of a New Scandal: US Marines May Be Verging on Mutiny
As if the multiple scandals that threaten Obama with impeachment, if not a lengthy prison terms have not been enough, we have yet another scandal at the White House: The comma... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 4:35 pm by Really?, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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THIS WEEK IN THE LIFE OF OBAMA
It makes one wonder why anybody believes anything coming from Obama and his administration.
At this point even one of his most stalwart supporters, Chris Mattews, who in 200... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 4:29 pm by Daveg, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Shoppers cheer as New Leaf Community Markets opens in Pleasanton
If crowds waiting through a near-hour-long grand opening ceremony are any indication of support, the celebration Wednesday morning at New Leaf Community Markets' dedication of... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 12:17 pm by Shopper, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Fresh and Easy.......Hmmmmm. Service in the toilet
I have gone to Fresh and Easy from time to time regularly since it opened. I remember their crew from the beginning and oh how I miss them. They seemed happy to be there and... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 9:57 am by Kyle, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pleasanton mother pushing infant son in stroller attacked on West Positas Boulevard
A mother pushing her infant son in a stroller near the bus stop on the south side of West Las Positas Boulevard west of Santa Rita Road was attacked by two men about 6:20 p.m.... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 9:40 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
America Innundated with Illegal Immigrants' Lewd and Lascivious Acts
U.S. Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Carl Levin (D-Mich.), Ranking Member and Chairman of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, today released the follo... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 9:23 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Is Pleasanton Police Hiding Crime Statistics?
Why does the Pleasanton Police no longer update the city's website Police Blotter?
The Police web site here Web Link... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 9:20 am by Howdy , a member of the Harvest Park Middle School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Let Them Starve As Punishment: Food Stamps Cut Once Again
The Senate Agriculture Committee completed work on the 2013 Farm Bill Tuesday, and took another big whack at food aid, again. They voted to cut the Supplemental Nutritional As... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 6:20 am by Freedom, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Scientists Reject Global Warming: 1.6% of International Scientists Reject the Idea of Human Generated
If there wasn't any doubt before, now we know: Not all scientists do agree that humans are causing global warming.
As researchers under the guidance of John Cook at Skepti... |
Debunking Global Warming Myth |
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on May 16, 2013 at 11:01 pm by Debunking Global Warming Myth, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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