AROUND TOWN Bank opens its doors inside Kolln Hardware building Comerica Bank opened its Pleasanton branch Tuesday inside the historic Kolln Hardware Building. This morning, the bank plans to send out a team of its executives and managers ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jul 1, 2009 at 8:49 am There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 5, 2009 at 6:09 pm.
AROUND TOWN Park district lays out components of land use plan for Ridge Roughly 80 people attended a Monday land use plan meeting for the Pleasanton Ridge, the first in what East Bay Regional Park District officials said will be a series of meetin... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jul 1, 2009 at 8:00 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2009 at 4:50 pm.
AROUND TOWN Is Downtown Haunted? I stumbled upon this article...
I had no idea and it is kind of creepy to think about.
Anyone had any experience with this?
Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Is it true, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jun 30, 2009 at 9:49 pm There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 2, 2009 at 9:52 am.
AROUND TOWN Pest Problems With this hot weather we are seeing a large increase in ants and spiders; and, now we hear that the neighbors have subterranean termites. Does anyone have a recommendation fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Judi, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Jun 30, 2009 at 5:05 pm There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 30, 2009 at 10:33 pm.
AROUND TOWN "Jesus Freaks Down Town" have published this for two years on video site!! Cholo pointed out a ling in the origina "Jesus Freaks" thread that has two years worth of these street preachers vidoes posted on line.
Pleasanton and the residents are on ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jon, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood, on Jun 30, 2009 at 4:39 pm There have been 61 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 24, 2009 at 6:33 pm.
AROUND TOWN CONFLICTS ON THE TOWN SQUARE FORUM: What to do? I noticed on a lot of threads that people get upset when discussions get involved and emotional. Some people have even suggested taking the Town Forum down. Except for the few... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jun 30, 2009 at 8:19 am There have been 10 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2009 at 12:43 pm.
AROUND TOWN Cholo says he is leaving this forum! Posted by CHOLO, a resident of Livermore, 2 hours ago
Due to the overwhelming hate towards me I have decided to move on to the Livermore Weekly. You all will miss me and my... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Amber, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Jun 29, 2009 at 12:00 pm There have been 16 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 9, 2009 at 10:22 am.
AROUND TOWN AMERICAN FATHERS I took my son backpacking for the first time, all weekend.
It was grueling, we were eaten my mosquitoes, and today I’m at work scratching like a baboon.
But I saw my son aro... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Douglas Kendall, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jun 29, 2009 at 10:34 am There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 1, 2009 at 9:38 pm.
AROUND TOWN Kay Huff's ladies' day gains in popularity It's Fair time starting next Wednesday and once again hundreds are signing up for Kay's Ladies' Day at the Races, scheduled this year for post time at 12:15 p.m. Friday, July ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jun 26, 2009 at 10:31 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 26, 2009 at 10:31 am.
AROUND TOWN Jesus Frieks downtown with signs and yelling Whats up with these Jesus Freaks that come downtown on weekends in the summer? They are very aggressive and shout inappropriate things directly at people. The police say they ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jon, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood, on Jun 26, 2009 at 9:57 am There have been 74 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 15, 2009 at 5:38 pm.
AROUND TOWN Jerry the "Mayor" downtown at Tully's and Bikers Who is this Jerry guy that people call "the mayor" who hangs around with all the bikers downtown?
He seems friendly enough, or even a bit to friendly to me.
Also, whats ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mary, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on Jun 26, 2009 at 12:20 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 26, 2009 at 12:42 pm.
AROUND TOWN Jim passed away and Gene is now homeless.. Jerry The "Mayor" Sadly "Jim" who would often be downtown by Tully's coffee has passes away at age 50.
A quiet and kind of grumpy guy at times, will be missed by many regulars.
RIP Jim...
... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Donald, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on Jun 26, 2009 at 12:14 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 26, 2009 at 8:32 am.
AROUND TOWN City Council votes on Botox BAN The City Council will be voting on a proposed special election, to BAN any further Botox Spa's in Pleasanton!
Stay tuned! Now, this will really cause a stir with the mother... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Julie, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jun 25, 2009 at 11:30 am There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 25, 2009 at 3:11 pm.
AROUND TOWN Ban on NO SEX MARRIAGE originates in Pleasanton! The new California ballot initiative banning NO SEX MARRIAGE originates in Pleasanton!
Engorged with triumph over their ballot initiative banning SAME SEX marriage, propo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Douglas Kendall, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jun 25, 2009 at 8:29 am There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 28, 2009 at 12:58 pm.
AROUND TOWN Attorney General joins in suit to invalidate Pleasanton's 29,000-unit housing cap law Following through on earlier complaints to Pleasanton officials, State Attorney General Jerry Brown joined a San Francisco affordable housing coalition yesterday in a 2006 law... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jun 25, 2009 at 7:21 am There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 11, 2009 at 2:40 pm.
AROUND TOWN California AG Brown sues Pleasanton over housing cap Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. Wednesday sued the City of Pleasanton to remove its "draconian and illegal" limit on new housing, a significant cause of traffic congestio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Carlos C, a resident of the Valley Trails neighborhood, on Jun 24, 2009 at 2:11 pm There have been 19 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 25, 2009 at 8:48 am.
AROUND TOWN The Remaking of our Curbs - at what cost? Will the PW please find out the cost of the major rework of sidewalks? For example, the extensive use of heavy machinery at the intersection of Mohr & Greenwood must be adding... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Very Concerned, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on Jun 24, 2009 at 9:01 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 21, 2009 at 1:24 pm.
AROUND TOWN The results are in on Posts by comment number... As an informal poll I checked the number of comments by category for the five most recent posts on the PW Town Square Forum. Results are...
Top categories by number of commen... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by TumbleWeed, a resident of the Lemoine Ranch neighborhood, on Jun 23, 2009 at 6:04 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 26, 2009 at 10:10 am.
AROUND TOWN Sports Park Lights What possible reason could there be for those very bright lights at the ball field being on at 2:30 AM???
They stay on most of the night.
Surely this city could find better... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Millie, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood, on Jun 20, 2009 at 5:45 am There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 23, 2009 at 11:08 pm.
AROUND TOWN Friday's weather forecast for Pleasanton, Tri-Valley Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley are expected to be mostly sunny today. High temperatures in the
mid 90s and west winds of 5 mph to 20 mph are anticipated
Read the full story ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jun 19, 2009 at 2:14 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 19, 2009 at 2:16 pm.
AROUND TOWN Only One Way To Revitalize Downtown Pleasanton The only way to revitalize the downtown is to build high density housing downtown. Three or even four story condiminiums with underground parking and storefronts on the first... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rick, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood, on Jun 19, 2009 at 11:41 am There have been 14 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 29, 2009 at 2:01 pm.
AROUND TOWN What Pleasanton has What I don't like about P Town(and PW Forum)
Obama Bashing,
Cholo,
uncle hommerr,
anger at public education and educators,
Pleasnton Garbage Service,
Wal Mart,
chain fo... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Tumble Weed, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood, on Jun 19, 2009 at 1:03 am There have been 31 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 26, 2009 at 10:51 am.
AROUND TOWN State charges Target Corp. with dumping hazardous wastes in local landfills California Attorney General Jerry Brown and 20 district attorneys filed a lawsuit against Target Corp. in Alameda County Superior Court yesterday accusing the retailer of ille... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jun 18, 2009 at 4:35 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 19, 2009 at 8:56 am.
AROUND TOWN Appeal on Oak Grove development OK goes to court today Opponents of a developer's plan to build 51 multi-million-dollar estate homes in the city's southeast hills will have their day in court this morning as the state Court of App... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on Jun 18, 2009 at 11:38 am There have been 17 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 24, 2009 at 8:29 pm.
AROUND TOWN New sidewalk/curb cuts in Vintage Hills Has anyone noticed the sidewalk work being done in Vintage Hills this week? I think it's terrific that the sidewalks will now be accessible to all with the cuts/ramps that ar... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Vintage hills resident, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood, on Jun 16, 2009 at 11:34 pm There have been 26 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 13, 2009 at 2:04 am.
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