SCHOOLS & KIDS School forum puts financial crisis at forefront Many educational buzz words were used during Tuesday night's school board candidates forum as hopefuls vied for votes.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Foothill High principal calls state budget impact on schools 'dire' In a letter to Foothill High School students, parents and alumni, the school's principal John Dwyer said he had anticipated that his New Year's message would be one of hope an... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Feb 1, 2009 at 2:42 pm There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 3, 2009 at 2:19 pm.
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL Take Us Along Inside a cage in shark-infested waters. In the hand of a wakeboarder on Lake Shasta. With President Barack Obama (okay, so it's only a cut-out, but hey, it's an A for effort).... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 31, 2009 at 9:24 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2009 at 12:32 am.
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL 2nd installment of county property taxes due Monday Alameda County tax officials are reminding property owners that the second installment of their 2008-09 property taxes, unless already paid in full, is due Monday, Feb. 2.
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COMMENTS ON STORIES Capt. Sullenberger to be honored at Super Bowl Danville resident Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, along with the rest of the crew of Flight 1549, will be honored by the National Football League during Super Bowl XLIII p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 30, 2009 at 3:59 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 2, 2009 at 3:09 pm.
BOOKS & MOVIES Slum Dog Millionaire Just a warning -- Slum Dog Millionaire is not the feel-good movie that the advertising leads you to believe. For those of us who are sensitive and faint of heart, especially w... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sandra Ryan, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood, on Jan 30, 2009 at 2:32 pm There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 11, 2009 at 8:11 am.
COMMENTS ON STORIES BART discusses increasing fares, parking fees Bay Area Rapid Transit directors Thursday discussed the possibility of increasing fares and parking fees as a way of coping with a projected budget deficit of up to $90 millio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 30, 2009 at 12:52 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 30, 2009 at 12:52 pm.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Editorial What is it that county officials don't understand about the word Recession? Despite layoffs, corporate downsizing and looming program cuts because of a $41-billion state budge... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 30, 2009 at 12:32 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 6, 2009 at 1:38 pm.
EDITOR'S BLOG What Dr. King might have said today The Tri-Valley YMCA traditionally holds it community-wide breakfast honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. a week after the national holiday so that more people will co... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Jan 30, 2009 at 8:51 am
COMMENTS ON STORIES Letter: Hope? How ironic "We all awoke with hope"--a highly ironic Weekly headline for last Jan. 24 (Cover, pages 16-17).
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COMMENTS ON STORIES Letter: Obama lovefest will come to an end Dear Editor,
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Teachers Use Cell Phones In Class Few could argue with the ban on student cell phone use in the class. However, the use of cell phones by teachers is quite common in the Pleasanton Unified School District. Ac... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Crumudgeon, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood, on Jan 29, 2009 at 7:41 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 8, 2009 at 8:05 pm.
AROUND TOWN 16 texting-while-driving citations issued by CHP The California Highway Patrol as of Wednesday has issued 16 citations in the Bay Area for text messaging while driving since a law banning that activity went into effect Jan. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 29, 2009 at 6:02 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 31, 2009 at 7:16 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Emotions run high with school cuts on the line With the elimination of class-size reductions on their worry lists, parents, educators and others packed a school district meeting Tuesday night as the board discussed two hot... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 29, 2009 at 8:40 am There have been 99 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 4, 2009 at 2:06 pm.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Livermore Lab unit gives $5,000 awards to local schools The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory has given $5,000 to the Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore and San Ramon Valley school districts and the Las Positas College Foundation.
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Sweet victory for Foothill again Foothill will continue its undefeated reign after a 3-0 win over Cal High tonight. The girls varsity team scored one goal in the first period and two in the second, staving of... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 28, 2009 at 5:08 pm There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 1, 2009 at 11:26 am.
AROUND TOWN Germain pleads not guilty Former Castlewood Country Club tennis pro Henry Germain pleaded not guilty today to 16 charges of child molestation against six female victims.
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COMMENTS ON STORIES Duraflame files suit against air district over wood-burning ban Duraflame Inc. has filed a lawsuit against the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, claiming the district does not have the right to
ban all combustible material on day... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 27, 2009 at 10:01 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 11, 2010 at 6:29 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Of Note Help for the hungry
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Pleasanton police should patrol Alisal more Why is it that 'soccer moms' think it is okay to block traffic and/or park and wait for their kid on the red zone? Where are the police when you need them? Really, the conge... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pleasantonian, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Jan 27, 2009 at 3:31 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Mar 2, 2009 at 8:54 am.
RESTAURANTS Amarone Italian Restaurant - A REAL Italian meal Finally, a REAL Italian restaurant. The chef is from Florence, the owners from Verona, Italy. They KNOW how to do it up right. EVERYTHING is homemade....including the bread... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pleasantonian, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Jan 27, 2009 at 3:29 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 11, 2009 at 12:15 am.
AROUND TOWN What is happening with our downtown? It seems like every other day there is a new business being closed in the downtown area. It is very disappointing to see. What is being done to 'recruit' new, potential tena... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Downtown Resident, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Jan 27, 2009 at 3:21 pm There have been 23 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 17, 2009 at 6:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School board to discuss parcel tax, budget crisis tonight Tonight the school board will discuss the budget crisis and take action on whether to employ a survey firm to conduct a parcel tax feasibility study. This comes one night afte... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 27, 2009 at 7:51 am There have been 98 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2009 at 5:59 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Henry Germain Does anyone know what happened today in court? I thought his next court date was today but haven't read anything about it..........
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COMMENTS ON STORIES Home Depot closures include EXPO Design Center in Dublin Home Depot has announced plans to close several Bay Area EXPO Design Center and Yardbirds stores due to poor performance, including a design center in Dublin.
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