AROUND TOWN
Police: 'victim' fabricated tale of robbery and attempted kidnapping
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 po... |
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57 minutes ago by Willie Pfistergash, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Planning commissioner Kathy Narum wins Pleasanton Council seat
Planning Commissioner Kathy Narum was elected to the Pleasanton City Council Tuesday, receiving 4,586 votes or 39.62% of the 11,655 votes cast in the special election
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2 hours ago by Hmm., a resident of the Birdland 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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2 hours ago by PUSD Insider, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
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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2 hours ago by Pleasanton Science Teacher, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood 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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3 hours ago by Pleasanton Teacher, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Amador Valley High students take 1st place in engineering competition
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.
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3 hours ago by Ptown Teachers Rock, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SPORTS
BUSC Soccer fees soaring
Our family just received the registration notice for the upcoming BUSC soccer season. What a surprise to see the new price tag. On top of the registration fee BUSC have added ... |
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5 hours ago by ValueNotFees, a resident of the Golden Eagle neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Man dead in 'freak accident' on I-580
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 Pat... |
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6 hours ago by Trucks are \"Road Hazards\", a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Following the William Hogarty case? You'll want to watch this....
If you are following the case of William Hogarty and his real estate fraud, grand theft, conspiracy and perjury charges, you'll want to watch this. If you are a victim of the... |
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6 hours ago by Nextsecretmillionaire, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Which city is richest? Depends on how the numbers are run
Pleasanton came out near the top of a recent list of the wealthiest cities in America.
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7 hours ago by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School 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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7 hours ago by Matt Morrison, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Over the top yearbook photo can run
An Amador Valley High senior will be allowed to have his distinctive photo in the school's yearbook after all.
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8 hours ago by \"member\", a resident of the Carriage Gardens neighborhood |
TIM HUNT
The chief's LOL moment
Speaking to a group of Centerpointe Church men this week, Police Chief Dave Spiller observed that he is still asked whether BART increases crime perpetrated by non-residents.
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9 hours ago by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Fox spotted near 680 and Stoneridge
Was excited to see a fox and a pup wandering the sidewalk at the 680 overpass and Stoneridge Dr. I hope Mrs. B does not run them over. |
Rob |
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11 hours ago by Jumbo, a resident of the Del Prado 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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15 hours ago by Sarah, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton city employees agree to higher pension contributions, but gain first wage increases in 3 years
The Pleasanton City Council approved a proposed three-year agreement Tuesday with the union representing 220 regular city employees that will raise individual pension contribu... |
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16 hours ago by Cheryl Cook-Kallio, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Tri-Valley cities to keep funding Washington-savvy consultant despite San Ramon dropping out
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. des... |
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16 hours ago by David, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton memorial service planned May 25 for Jack Dove, who would have turned 90 that day
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 25, for Jack Dove, a well-known Pleasanton community activist and former executive with the old Montgomery Ward departme... |
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16 hours ago by Mike Tassano, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Is California worth the price?
For those of you have lived in other states do you think Calif is overpriced in comparison or are you happy to pay the difference if you were or are starting out today. |
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18 hours ago by hoops, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Resturant suggestions
We are a group of ladies around 25 of us that are looking for a restaurant that can seat all of us together. We meet monthly and celebrate birthdays. Most are seniors so we ... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 10:14 pm by Linda Krafty, a resident of the Ridgeview Commons neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton city employees agree to higher pension contributions, but gain first wage increases in 3 years
The Pleasanton City Council approved a proposed three-year agreement last night with the union representing 220 regular city employees that will raise individual pension contr... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 9:32 pm by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Readers Choice 2012
The tallies are in for the Pleasanton Weekly Readers Choice 2012 contest with a total of 26,365 confirmed votes. Thanks for letting us know where you like to go for goods and ... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 5:10 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Obama Is Killing Americans: Republicans Raise Suspicions About Weather Triggering Device
Only a day before President Obama is due to deliver a major speech on national security, his administration on Wednesday formally acknowledged that the United States had kille... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 4:40 pm by Vote for Liberty over Death, 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.
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on May 22, 2013 at 1:24 pm by woggut, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
New Leaf Community Market opens in Vintage Hills Center at 10 a.m. today
New Leaf Community Market will open its new store at 10 a.m. today in the Vintage Hills Shopping Center at 3550 Bernal Ave.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 22, 2013 at 10:32 am by D, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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