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AROUND TOWN
Comcast-- aarggg
Is anyone enjoying their new digital service from Comcast? Experiencing dropouts and strange messages? Maybe this should be posted in the "crimes" section. READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by mooseturd, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2009 at 10:26 am
There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 13, 2009 at 8:58 am.

AROUND TOWN
Picking Up After YOUR Dog
My wife and I have been walking around the Sports Park and have noticed that most of the dog owners DO NOT pick up after their dog. A lot of them pretend to do it but a lot o... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Park Walker, a resident of the Valley Trails neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2009 at 10:26 am
There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2009 at 8:46 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
COMMENTARY: The haves and the have-nots
Sitting side by side the other day at a joint meeting of the Pleasanton City Council and school board, City Manager Nelson Fialho and School Superintendent John Casey told ver... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:26 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:26 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
History Repeats Itself - Deja Vu Anybody?
While cleaning house, I found this letter... how naive the writer was to think a worse time could not come! 27 Jan 2003 Pleasanton Unified School District trustees are ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by John Adams, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:18 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2009 at 6:36 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Rough road ahead?
A rift that's been brewing for years between mountain bikers and the East Bay Regional Park District hit a boiling point last week when the two parties converged at a boistero... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:49 am
There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2009 at 2:00 pm.

EDITOR'S BLOG
Mommy jewelry? Now I know!
I've never been a shopper for mommy jewelry, but maybe I'll start. There's a lot of demand for these personalized mini-tags and necklaces, making and selling them seem like a ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:32 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2010 at 7:40 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Editorial
Sitting side by side the other day at a joint meeting of the Pleasanton City Council and school board, City Manager Nelson Fialho and School Superintendent John Casey told ver... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:35 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:12 am.

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Note new website "pleasantonteaparty . com"
On April 15th in Pleasanton (Santa Rita & Black Ave.), tell Washington, Sacramento, and local government officials what you think of all their wasted bailouts and pork, excess... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Paul, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:35 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2009 at 4:43 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Letters to the Editor
City needs a cemetery Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, June 30, 2006, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:21 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2009 at 10:21 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Practice What You Preach
Below is a posting made by Gina Channell-Allen (can be found on Publishers' Blog) in which she discusses identity theft, blog anonymity and the purpose of the Town Square Fo... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:39 pm
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 3:42 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Newspaper - Conflict of Interest?
I know why Jeb is censoring items against the parcel tax and why he is in support of the tax. Jeb's wife works in the office at Foothill High School and she received one of t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Mike, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 9:37 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:18 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Censorship of No On Parcel Tax Postings
Wow, it's getting more and more difficult to use the Town Square Forum to share information and offer opinions because the Pleasanton Weekly Staff closes off open discussion b... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 7:55 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2009 at 6:42 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel tax costs - up to $300K for taxpayers
The following was posted under another topic and bears repeating. In addition to costs provided by the Registrar of Voters, PUSD has been working with Lew Edwards Group (PUSD... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 7:33 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:21 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why was a thread asking questions about parcel tax blocked?
The following thread was closed off by the Pleasanton Weekly, but for the life of me, I can't figure out why since it was posted by a registered user who used her own name and... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 7:26 pm
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:46 am.

AROUND TOWN
Wednesday night fire destroys trailer at new Zone 7 plant
A fire in a construction trailer at a new Zone 7 desalinization plant at the corner of Santa Rita Road and Stoneridge Drive Wednesday night destroyed the trailer but was extin... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 4:01 pm
There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:59 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Are Videogames Bad Kids/Teens?
well i've asked a few people and all of them condemned videogames as being nothing but a waste of time that melts your brain away what do you think? READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by schnorres, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 12:56 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2009 at 3:27 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Question for Ms. Reugsegger
You mention a bit about yourself - former board member. Are you not also listed as the Administrative Assistant to the superintendent in the Palo Alto School District? In yo... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by More Questions, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 2, 2009 at 11:50 am
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:47 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
NO to the Parcel Tax and NO to businesses who support it
Here are more businesses who support the parcel tax. It's their right, but it continues to be mine and every other taxpayer's right to not patronize businesses who choose to ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 11:25 am
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 2, 2009 at 6:01 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
No to Parcel Tax and No to Super Franks
Please join me in no longer giving Super Franks your business. A Save Our Schools Fundraiser is being held at their location. I don't argue their right to hold a fundraise... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 11:13 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:47 am.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Chamber endorses Measure G parcel tax proposal
At its regular meeting last Thursday, the Chamber of Commerce board of directors unanimously decided to support Measure G. Chamber board chair Laura Olson along with president... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 2, 2009 at 8:50 am
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2009 at 3:28 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Open Response to a Board Member's Email
I am a former board member who has been watching the parcel tax issue. I decided to email the current board about the state of the district reserves. I was surprised by the ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 7:44 am
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2009 at 8:49 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Vote No on Parcel tax - support fiscal responsibility and integrity
NO PARCEL TAX! It's not necessary to balance the PUSD budget or to retain teachers or programs even BEFORE federal stimulus funds. And legislative analysts are predicting fe... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 2, 2009 at 7:36 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:49 am.

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
WOW! McNerney says "TOP TAX RATE SHOULD BE 90% " (!!!)
Tea Party Revolt Update #1 February 22, 2009 – 11:11 am Hi! An update on the expanding Tea Party Revolt 2009! This is from the website "amfreenet "dot" com. (see link b... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by *, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 1, 2009 at 5:59 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Apr 1, 2009 at 10:27 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Budding young scientists star at Science Fair
If you like science projects at the elementary level, the Alameda County Fairgrounds is the place to be next Tuesday night. More than 11,000 are expected to turn out for the 1... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 1, 2009 at 4:20 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 5, 2009 at 11:08 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Property Tax Bill
I was just paying my property tax bill (2nd installment due by April 10th) and noticed a charge for "Voter Approved Debt Service: School Unified". I see the the Pleasanton Sc... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by BJ, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Apr 1, 2009 at 3:26 pm
There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 3, 2009 at 3:49 pm.

 

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