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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editor has destroyed the PWs credibility
The editor of this news source today "outed" an anonymous Town Forum poster. This is a serious violation, and greatly undermines this paper's credibility. It seems clear tha... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Amazed, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood, on Apr 6, 2009 at 11:01 am
There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 10, 2009 at 5:49 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Livermore district mulls deep cuts
Full text of article can be found here Web Link "Though much of ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Mary, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 6, 2009 at 1:18 am
There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 4:59 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Great Weather We Are Having, Eh?
Hey Frank, you are right, we are being shut down. So this thread will not use the "t" word. Either Jeb and his staff are filtering out all of us "bad people" talking about t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by resident, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:04 pm
There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 6, 2009 at 9:33 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why Trust PUSD?
I'm just curious as to why everyone seems to think that the summaries, memos, FAQs put out by PUSD about the parcel tax measure is reliable information? Sure, all the informa... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:27 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 5:50 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Vote Yes on Measure G – Destroy Pleasanton Schools
A vote for Measure G is a vote to Destroy Pleasanton Schools. If you vote Yes on Measure G: Two Staff Development Days are removed from the school calendar. Leaving only... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Tax Revolt, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood, on Apr 4, 2009 at 7:00 am
There have been 24 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 8, 2009 at 5:13 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
The Kingdom for a Time Machine
I had asked the Board (posted in another thread) what had happened to the plan to have a 7% reserve. The response was “I have not heard that as a goal of the board for many,... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Kathleen, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community, on Apr 3, 2009 at 10:20 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 6:38 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton teachers agree to a 2-day layoff if parcel tax passes
The Association of Pleasanton Teachers--the teachers' union--has announced that its members have voted by a two-thirds majority to ratify a tentative agreement negotiated with... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:33 pm
There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 5:59 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students support diversity with Day of Silence
Margaret and Ro, my family fully supports you and your partners as valued members of the community!! My daughter came home today with her GSA T-shirt for the Day of Silenc... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by John Adams, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, on Apr 3, 2009 at 8:47 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 7, 2009 at 4:02 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
RE: Building community takes a village
I applaud Margaret Fuquea's courageous letter to the editor in today's Pleasanton Weekly. I too am considered a second class citizen because of my relationship, yet I pay the... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Ro, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:09 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2009 at 6:31 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
What is going on with the Signature Properties lawsuit?
Back in December, PUSD announced that they were hiring Signature's attorneys, on a contingency basis, to assist PUSD with a malpractice lawsuit against the attorneys PUSD orig... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Sensibly Save Our Schools, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2009 at 1:23 pm

SCHOOLS & KIDS
CONTINUED -- Newspaper - Conflict of Interest?
Posted by Sensibly Save Our Schools, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, 15 hours ago Mike, I don't know whether to start laughing or crying!... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Another Gatetree Resident, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2009 at 1:22 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2009 at 6:41 am.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
CONTINUED -- Newspaper - Conflict of Interest?
Amazing. The thread started with this post was closed/locked to only registered users. Jeb knows this will essentially SHUT ALL CONVERSATION ON THE TOPIC DOWN! ----------... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Another Gatetree Resident, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2009 at 1:21 pm
There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 4, 2009 at 4:37 pm.

SCHOOLS & KIDS
Continued -- "Dirty Politics in a Community of Character"
Posted by djohns, a member of the Amador Valley High School community, 1 hour ago djohns is a member (registered user) of Pleasanton Weekly I received Superintendent Casey... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Another Gatetree Resident, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2009 at 1:15 pm

SCHOOLS & KIDS
"Dirty Politics in a Community of Character"
"Dirty Politics in a Community of Character" The superintendent of Pleasanton's public schools was caught last month using district resources to campaign for Measure G, t... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Liz, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Apr 3, 2009 at 10:29 am
There have been 46 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 9, 2009 at 6:16 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.

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.

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.

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.

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