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.
AROUND TOWN Checkpoint leads to 4 DUI arrests Four drivers were arrested Monday night for driving under the influence of alcohol during a DUI and driver's license checkpoint near the fairgrounds. One arrest was for a comb... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 7, 2008 at 10:13 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2008 at 8:01 pm.
AROUND TOWN Police to man DUI checkpoint tonight From 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. police will be screening cars for sobriety and drivers licenses in an undisclosed location in Pleasanton.
Read the full story here http://www.pleasa... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 5, 2008 at 8:42 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2008 at 2:04 pm.
AROUND TOWN Handmade holiday For the holidays, kids want to give gifts but often don't know what to get. So they make things. That is what I like to do when it is time to give a gift and I'm not sure what... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 5, 2008 at 7:29 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2008 at 6:52 pm.
AROUND TOWN Please stop the speeding on W. Las Positas before a child is hit! I am about at the end of my understanding and patience with some of the drivers in this town, and implore the police department to start taking this situation more seriously b... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Grace, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood, on May 5, 2008 at 5:26 pm There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 16, 2008 at 12:20 pm.
AROUND TOWN BART station apartments clear first hurdle Planning Commissioners were on board with plans for a 350-unit apartment complex next to the future West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station. They voted 4-1 to approve the plans, f... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 5, 2008 at 12:02 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2008 at 9:28 pm.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Amador Valley High's civics champs make top 10 in nationals Amador Valley High School's Competition Civics team was named one of the top 10 in the country last night after two days of intense competition in the 2008 "We the People" com... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 5, 2008 at 8:38 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 10, 2008 at 5:49 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Amador Valley We the People makes top 10 finals at Nationals! The Amador Valley "We the People" competition civics team has just found out that they are in the 10 ten out of 50 competing states after 2 days of preliminary competition and... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Civic Minded, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on May 4, 2008 at 7:48 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2008 at 5:17 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Search for Castlewood couple's killers continues It's been six weeks since authorities discovered the bodies of Charlene Abendroth, 57, and her husband Ernest Scherer, Jr., 60, in their Castlewood Country Club home, victims ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 4, 2008 at 9:16 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 8, 2008 at 4:58 pm.
AROUND TOWN Come to city's Open House tomorrow For a fun-filled and close-up look at how Pleasanton operates, don't miss the city's open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at the municipal Operations Service Center, loca... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 3, 2008 at 3:42 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 3, 2008 at 3:42 pm.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Vintage Hills Center After reading the Editorial this week about the Vintage Hills property, I'm sure I'm not the only one who drives by that center and fantasizes what they'd like to see there (o... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Paulette, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood, on May 3, 2008 at 3:23 pm There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2008 at 6:03 pm.
AROUND TOWN PLEASE VOTE "NO" ON "PROPOSITION 98" & "YES" ON PROP. 99" PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU VOTE IN THE "DIRECT PRIMARY
ELECTION" ON TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2008 & PLEASE MAKE SURE
THAT YOU READ THE FINE PRINT ON PROPOSITION 98 & 99
BEFORE VOTIN... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Walter, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood, on May 3, 2008 at 2:57 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2008 at 4:07 pm.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Incident near Ironwood and Mohr We live at the end of Mohr avenue. we have a water reservoir at the back of our house (I think its a quarry). On 29th of April (morning), I saw lot of police and firemen in th... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by vyji kalavacherla, a resident of the Ironwood neighborhood, on May 3, 2008 at 9:16 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 3, 2008 at 9:20 am.
CRIMES & INCIDENTS Immigration arrests made at area El Balazo restaurants Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) searched area El Balazo restaurants, including the Hopyard Road and Wal-Mart shopping center locations, on claim... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 2, 2008 at 7:31 pm There have been 133 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 6:12 am.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Letter: Council--preserve our rights Dear Editor,
Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3958 posted Friday, May 2, 2008, 12:00 AM READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 2, 2008 at 4:12 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 3, 2008 at 2:20 pm.
COMMENTS ON STORIES Reason for Accusation of Sensationalism Left Out of Talking Points It's interesting that the reasons for the accusation of sensationalism by the Pleasanton Weekly regarding crime reporting was left out of the Talking Points article by Gina ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mark, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on May 2, 2008 at 4:04 pm
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL Police Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid I was shopping at the Kohls Department store this morning around 10:30a.m. and witnessed a Police I.C.E. raid on El Balazo restaurant. I am glad to see that Pleasanton is NOT... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Anne, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood, on May 2, 2008 at 11:20 am There have been 72 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 15, 2008 at 6:13 am.