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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Our Schools, Drugs & Violence
Per a new SF Chronicle analysis of statewide suspension data for the 2006-07 school year, see how our Pleasanton schools did (be sure to check the schools’ details): http://w... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by firstgen, a resident of the Pheasant Ridge neighborhood, on May 19, 2008 at 3:35 pm

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Signature Properties v. school district case trial begins
After more than five years of very-public dispute, another—and possibly decisive phase of the litigation between the Pleasanton school district and the city's premier ho... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 18, 2008 at 9:30 am
There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 24, 2008 at 11:34 am.

AROUND TOWN
Don't cut down the tall trees in Pioneer Cemetery
May 17, 2008 I thought the city was going to preserve and beautify the Pioneer Cemetery in Pleasanton? I live next to it on San Carlos Way, and I am shocked and saddened th... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jim Brice, a resident of the Southeast Pleasanton neighborhood, on May 17, 2008 at 11:09 pm
There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 18, 2008 at 2:07 am.

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Landlords paying big $$$$$ to push 98 out & 99 in
On June 3rd 2 IMPORTANT propositions are on your ballot. > California RENTERS need to be aware: Proposition 98 and Proposition 99 > Issues with Prop 98: it will ELI... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Pleasanton RENTER, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood, on May 16, 2008 at 10:36 pm
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 24, 2008 at 1:32 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board member's residency called into question
A few residents claiming school board trustee Pat Kernan is in violation of residency requirements led the Pleasanton Unified School District to seek legal counsel, the Weekly... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 16, 2008 at 6:18 pm
There have been 54 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 30, 2008 at 12:48 am.

AROUND TOWN
Of Note
Local Scouts earn Eagle status Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4018 posted Friday, May 16, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 16, 2008 at 3:47 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2008 at 3:47 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Just say no to more initiatives
We've said before that we're generally opposed to ballot box initiatives that should best be left to paid city staff to research and elected officials to enact. That, after a... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 16, 2008 at 1:42 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 17, 2008 at 10:08 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Town Hall meeting to look at local housing market
A town hall meeting aimed at providing the public with objective, timely and accurate information about the residential real estate market in Pleasanton will be held April 30 ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 16, 2008 at 12:22 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2008 at 12:22 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board member's residency called into question
A few residents claiming school board trustee Pat Kernan is in violation of residency requirements led the Pleasanton Unified School District to seek legal counsel, the Weekly... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 16, 2008 at 11:48 am
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2008 at 6:39 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Weddings
Alison Weaver & Thomas Brown Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4033 posted Friday, May 16, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 16, 2008 at 9:12 am
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2008 at 12:07 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Letter: DUI checkpoints are money well spent
Dear Editor, Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4024 posted Friday, May 16, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 16, 2008 at 6:39 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2008 at 9:47 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Woman assaulted while walking downtown
Police are looking for a man who they say assaulted and attempted to stab a 29-year-old Pleasanton woman around 2:40 a.m. this morning. The incident occurred near First and Ab... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 15, 2008 at 4:49 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 29, 2008 at 2:15 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Military moms
Sunday marks an especially meaningful Mother's Day for Sherry Yonker and her family. After being split by an ocean and many countries for months, her son returned from his fir... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 15, 2008 at 1:01 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 5, 2008 at 10:30 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Obituaries
Clarence "Smitty" Schmidt Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3785 posted Friday, March 28, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 15, 2008 at 12:55 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 12:55 pm.

AROUND TOWN
Vote NO on 98 and Yes on 99
I am sending this to you today to make sure you are aware of a deceptive ballot measure on the June 3rd statewide ballot. Proposition 98 is a deceptive measure that a group of... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Pat, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood, on May 15, 2008 at 12:30 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 4:25 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Residents asked to curb water usage by 10 percent
Pleasanton's main water supplier is asking residents to cut down on the amount of water they use in light of the situation in the Delta region and a below-average snowfall sea... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 14, 2008 at 10:00 pm
There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2008 at 11:06 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Tightening home mortgage rules hitting self-employed hardest
In a blow to hundreds—probably thousands—of breadwinners in Pleasanton who successfully operate their own businesses, the housing credit crunch is causing lending ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 14, 2008 at 12:44 pm
There have been 13 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2008 at 10:49 pm.

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Water Conservation
Summer is coming and today is going to be hot. Time to start thinking once again about water conservation, especially since EBMUD has just voted to begin water rationing (htt... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on May 14, 2008 at 10:09 am
There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 24, 2008 at 12:21 pm.

AROUND TOWN
PLEASE VOTE "NO" ON "PROPOSITION 98" & "YES" ON PROP. 99"
We need to keep this information going...so posting it again. Please read the information that is being sent...its misleading! PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU VOTE IN THE "DIREC... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Walter, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood, on May 13, 2008 at 8:38 am
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 15, 2008 at 9:41 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
GATE Plan Flawed
Everyone is talking about cutting administrators. I agree! Look at the GATE plan or the school site plans. How much money out of those plans goes to pay district office adm... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Peter, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood, on May 12, 2008 at 7:27 am
There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2008 at 5:12 pm.

AROUND TOWN
What's with the pink and purple ribbons everywhere?
I was driving in downtown today and there were tons of pink ribbons up and down Santa Rita Rd. and purple on Main St. Anyone know what these were for? It made my drive quite b... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Amber, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on May 10, 2008 at 5:00 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 10, 2008 at 8:22 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Editorial
We were stopped in our tracks twice Monday, first by traffic on westbound Bernal Avenue that was waiting to be processed through a one-lane thoroughfare at a sobriety checkpoi... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 9, 2008 at 9:37 pm
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2008 at 1:17 am.

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Tejon Ranch and Oak Grove
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/09/MNIR10J7R9.DTL Anyone else notice the similarities between this and Oak Grove? READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on May 9, 2008 at 8:23 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 4:24 pm.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Congratulations to the lookalike winners
Weekly readers voted and the winners of this year's Mother-Daughter Look-alike contest are Daisy Ng, and daughters Sarah and Jennifer. Read the full story here http://www.p... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 9, 2008 at 2:22 pm
There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 29, 2008 at 11:28 am.

COMMENTS ON STORIES
Sullivan, Sierra Club join Oak Grove appeal effort
The Tri-Valley region of the Sierra Club has agreed to support an appeal by former Councilwoman Kay Ayala and her citizens' coalition of a Superior Court decision that favors ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 9, 2008 at 7:55 am
There have been 53 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 21, 2008 at 6:21 pm.

 

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