SCHOOLS & KIDS Final decisions nearing on new San Ramon Valley school buses Guess with the current budget fiasco the PUSD faces, considering something like San Ramon schools is out of the question? Wonder what that district knows/does that PUSD can l... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by tiredoftraffic!, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 7, 2009 at 6:25 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2009 at 6:39 am.
AROUND TOWN General Plan delayed again by housing cap dispute Community and city leaders started updating the Pleasanton General Plan in 2003, a hoped-for three-year process that is now completed and waiting for final approval by the Pl... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 7, 2009 at 3:03 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 3:03 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Dirty Politics in a Community of Character - Continued This message is in response to "Get Educated" in the category "Dirty Politics in a Community of Character". I do not want to register as I feel that would be disclosing too m... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by foothill parent, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2009 at 8:30 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 7:24 pm.
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL The Influence on Mainstram Media on Adolescents To those of you who have ever doubted your own beauty, been called something you’re not because you look a certain way, or found that you can’t stray away from the messages th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Annie Wu, a member of the Pleasanton Middle School community, on Apr 6, 2009 at 6:03 pm There have been 25 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2009 at 12:07 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PUSD Website Problem Does anyone else have problems with downloading files from the PUSD website? Specifically, I'm trying to download and save the Board "full agenda packets" from the recent par... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2009 at 12:21 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2009 at 8:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Editor has destroyed the PWs credibility The editor of this news source today "outed" an anonymous Town Forum poster. This is a serious violation, and greatly undermines this paper's credibility. It seems clear tha... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Amazed, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2009 at 11:01 am There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2009 at 5:49 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Police seek information on fatal hit-and-run on I-880 California Highway Patrol investigators are searching for the driver of a light-colored Nissan Sentra who possibly witnessed a fatal hit-and-run Sunday morning on Interstate H... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 6, 2009 at 8:53 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 10:29 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Livermore district mulls deep cuts Full text of article can be found here
Web Link
"Though much of ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mary, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 6, 2009 at 1:18 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 4:59 pm.
AROUND TOWN My Favorite Apple Turnover Recipe. It is mighty tasty! Here is my favorite Apple Turnover recipe. I hope at least a few people enjoy it. Please give me your critique.
Apple Turnovers
With apple turnovers, the biggest deci... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paul, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood, on Apr 5, 2009 at 9:24 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2009 at 5:30 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Great Weather We Are Having, Eh? Hey Frank, you are right, we are being shut down. So this thread will not use the "t" word. Either Jeb and his staff are filtering out all of us "bad people" talking about t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by resident, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:04 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2009 at 9:33 am.
AROUND TOWN Obituaries Robert C. Greene
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 20, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:53 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2009 at 10:49 pm.
AROUND TOWN Kolln & Valley I am glad that the council decided to open Stoneridge, thinking of the town rather than an isolated community. People, heading west, will get off at El Charro, take a right o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Fair Access, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:05 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 8:30 pm.
COMMENTS ON STORIES PW Parcel Tax Limitation Policy: Results to Date I took a snapshot of the PW parcel tax posting policy which selectively limits who can post on any thread that involves this subject. These results are observations made at a... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by frank, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood, on Apr 5, 2009 at 6:04 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2009 at 4:07 pm.
AROUND TOWN PW further restricting community dialogue? More restrictive policies implemented by the PW?
For the last two weeks, the letters to the editor have not been posted as articles on pleasantonweekly.com. This prevents t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by tax revolt 2, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood, on Apr 5, 2009 at 5:06 pm There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 4:55 am.
SPORTS AVHS Sports ...no music? no play by play? no fun!
After being told last week that there should be no music or announcing
at AVHS athletic events I'm just wondering why? A huge part of sports
is the fans, music,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Janis Giovacchini, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 5, 2009 at 11:10 am There have been 57 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2009 at 10:33 am.
AROUND TOWN Home Sales This week's data represents homes sold during February 2009
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 20, 2009, 12... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:56 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:56 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Why Trust PUSD? I'm just curious as to why everyone seems to think that the summaries, memos, FAQs put out by PUSD about the parcel tax measure is reliable information? Sure, all the informa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:27 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 5:50 am.
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL More CENSORSHIP from the Oh-So-Tolerant Pleasanton Weekly! I placed a link to a site on "pjtv . com" which provides information that the mainstream media simply does not air. This link references what is going on in Shelbyville, Ten... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by #, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 4, 2009 at 9:38 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2009 at 11:42 am.
AROUND TOWN Helicopters at night Several nights this week, we have had helicopters circling overhead for several hours. Does anyone know what they are doing, as in are they police, news, military, or doing so... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Dennis, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Apr 4, 2009 at 8:04 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2009 at 8:28 am.
AROUND TOWN Cinderella Is In Town Actually 2500 Cinderellas are in town riding their bikes in the annual Cinderella Classic and Challenge. Pleasanton is home to the largest all women’s cycling event in the co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Steve Rosefield, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood, on Apr 4, 2009 at 7:58 am
SCHOOLS & KIDS Vote Yes on Measure G – Destroy Pleasanton Schools A vote for Measure G is a vote to Destroy Pleasanton Schools.
If you vote Yes on Measure G:
Two Staff Development Days are removed from the school calendar. Leaving only... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tax Revolt, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood, on Apr 4, 2009 at 7:00 am There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 5:13 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS The Kingdom for a Time Machine I had asked the Board (posted in another thread) what had happened to the plan to have a 7% reserve. The response was “I have not heard that as a goal of the board for many,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Kathleen, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community, on Apr 3, 2009 at 10:20 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 6:38 am.
AROUND TOWN Loud helicopters? There have been two helicopters circling low (and loud) above Pleasanton for about the last hour (9 to 10 pm) tonight (Friday, April 3). At one point the two were in close fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Downtowner, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2009 at 10:06 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 19, 2010 at 5:01 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Pleasanton teachers agree to a 2-day layoff if parcel tax passes The Association of Pleasanton Teachers--the teachers' union--has announced that its members have voted by a two-thirds majority to ratify a tentative agreement negotiated with... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:33 pm There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 5:59 am.