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SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Superintendent Contract
Awhile back someone posted a link here to John Casey's contract on the PUSD website. Does anyone recall this and can someone please repost that link if you have it. Thanks. READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Concerned Citizen, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood, on Jan 13, 2009 at 2:31 pm
There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 20, 2009 at 5:48 am.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Bay Area representatives prepare for new president
Emboldened by an increased Democratic majority in both houses of Congress, the California legislature and the upcoming swearing-in of a new president, Bay Area Democrats in Wa... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 13, 2009 at 12:13 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 13, 2009 at 1:20 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to discuss budget tonight
School districts across the state are looking to cut millions of dollars from their budgets in face of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's proposed budget outlining a $41.6 billion d... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 13, 2009 at 8:51 am
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 17, 2009 at 4:04 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Valley Community Bank gets Federal bailout?
See: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2009/01/05/daily79.html?surround=lfn Why are no local news media reporting on our local bank receiving $5.5M in Fede... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Tax Revolt, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood, on Jan 13, 2009 at 6:38 am

AROUND TOWN
Letter: Pleasanton Hotel closure a product of greed
Dear Editor, Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=5071 posted Friday, January 9, 2009, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 12, 2009 at 7:59 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 15, 2009 at 6:40 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Use of Empty StoreFronts
Instead of letting the Downtown look so pathetic with the empty storefront Windows adding up, I think the city should make the owners of these locations beautify or loan out t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Claudette McDermott, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood, on Jan 12, 2009 at 1:55 pm
There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 15, 2009 at 6:07 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
School administrators head to Sacramento today as deep budget cuts loom
With the Pleasanton school district facing a possible $8.7 million shortfall, administrators and staff finance managers will join other California school districts today at a ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 12, 2009 at 12:49 pm
There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 17, 2009 at 10:35 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Hotel restaurant relics for sale Wednesday
On Wednesday, Pleasanton residents will be able to purchase a piece of local history as auctioneers will be selling off antique furniture and other restaurant materials at the... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 12, 2009 at 10:36 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2009 at 7:37 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Second Street chimney fire extinguished quickly Sunday
Quick action by firefighters extinguished a potentially dangerous chimney fire in a large two-story home at 4397 Second St. Sunday. The fire caused minimal damage and there we... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 12, 2009 at 10:30 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2009 at 10:30 am.

AROUND TOWN
Hotel restaurant relics for sale Wednesday
On Wednesday, Pleasanton residents will be able to purchase a piece of local history as auctioneers will be selling off antique furniture and other restaurant materials at the... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 12, 2009 at 10:27 am
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2009 at 12:35 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
College Admissions 101
Learn how colleges evaluate applicants, discover how to find "best fit" colleges and find out how to prepare a strong application from 7-8:30 p.m., Monday, Jan. 12, at the Ple... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 12, 2009 at 10:15 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2009 at 11:34 am.

EDITOR'S BLOG
From websites to mailbox delivery, New Media is changing
As readers, viewers and advertisers shuffle the ways they get their news and sell their products as if they have some sort of a universal remote capable of switching media, th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Jan 12, 2009 at 8:05 am
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 13, 2009 at 4:09 pm.

RESTAURANTS
Blush Organic Frozen Yogurt
Have you heard of it? My friend introduced me to it today. It was so FREAKING amazing on a warm day. So refreshing! I heard it's good for you as well. Anyone tried thi... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Amy, a resident of Dublin, on Jan 12, 2009 at 1:05 am
There have been 18 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 14, 2009 at 8:44 am.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Paid advertisement by Robert Byrd?
I just read the paid advertisement, "Downtown, Pleasanton Part II" by Robert Byrd. Is he seriously comparing a coffee shop where patrons buy a $3.00 cup of coffee to the beau... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by I don\'t understand, a resident of the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood, on Jan 11, 2009 at 9:16 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jan 12, 2009 at 12:42 pm.

PUBLISHER'S BLOG
The year's most regrettable of the regrettable
Most good journalists try to get things right and abhor corrections, clarifications and the like, particularly for what is considered a "stupid mistake." Every year journal... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Gina Channell-Allen, president of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Jan 10, 2009 at 8:16 am
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 14, 2009 at 12:11 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton considering eliminating class-size reductions, teaching and administrative positions
Pleasanton School Supt. John Casey warned yesterday that the state's growing deficit problems could force the district to cut as much as $8.7 million from this year's and th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 9, 2009 at 10:06 am
There have been 163 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 23, 2009 at 7:26 am.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton considering eliminating class-size reductions, teaching and administrative positions
Pleasanton School Supt. John Casey warned yesterday that the state's growing deficit problems could force the district to cut as much as $8.7 million from this year's and th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 9, 2009 at 10:00 am
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 18, 2009 at 11:55 am.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Letter: Gov. Palin thanks woman for Afghan blanket
Dear Editor, Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=5072 posted Friday, January 9, 2009, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 9, 2009 at 8:40 am
There have been 27 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 22, 2009 at 9:17 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Bring the gnomes home
In the 10 years John and Tracey Weber have put up their popular Christmas light display in their yard, they never had any trouble. This year, however, thefts out for lighted g... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 8, 2009 at 9:36 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 9, 2009 at 12:30 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton teen dies in crash
Cameron Mitchell-Goulette had called his dad at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26 as he was heading home to Pleasanton from Discovery Bay. He asked his dad if they could go shopping for some ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 8, 2009 at 6:13 pm
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 18, 2011 at 8:53 pm.

SPORTS
Donations still being accepted for Zuffa family
Donations are still trickling in for the family of a woman who received second- and third-degree burns to her body after her home exploded and a fire ensued. Read the ful... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 8, 2009 at 5:41 pm
There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2009 at 10:25 am.

AROUND TOWN
News Digest
Submit father-son look-alikes Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4098 posted Friday, June 6, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 8, 2009 at 4:33 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 8, 2009 at 5:54 pm.

CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Panel finds Chowchilla kidnapper suitable for parole
A two-person panel has found one of the three men who kidnapped a busload of Chowchilla schoolchildren in 1976 and buried them in a quarry in Livermore to be suitable for paro... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jan 7, 2009 at 5:31 pm
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2009 at 3:35 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Hair Cutter for Boys
Anyone know a good hair cutter for boys? Not the classic short hair style cut, more like the skater-dude cut. Cosmos is too hit or miss. Thank you. READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Lisa, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jan 7, 2009 at 2:21 pm
There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jan 22, 2009 at 12:00 am.

AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton and Tri - Valley Home Sales from December '08
If you are curious what home sales did in Pleasanton and the Tri- Valley last month, follow the link below. http://moxleyteam.com/2009/01/tri-valley-home-sales-january-2009/ ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Moxley, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Jan 7, 2009 at 1:05 pm

 

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