COMMENTS ON STORIES
Attorneys threaten 'costly' lawsuit against Pleasanton if Measure PP becomes law
Years of effort to restrict residential and commercial development on Pleasanton hillsides ground to a halt this week after attorneys from Oakland and San Francisco threatened... |
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5 minutes ago by resident--for awhile, a resident of the Laguna Oaks neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Housing madness
A few weeks ago I posted about how ridiculous are housing market has become.I mentioned as evidence a 1500 sq ft older home in Valley Trails advertised in PW for 650,000.Well.... |
hoops |
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7 minutes ago by Jess, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
To Whom It May Concern
Hi, my name is Stanley and this is my story. How does an eight year old dog end up at the shelter? Why did my owners leave me there? I have been a good dog, I protected my ... |
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35 minutes ago by two-dog owner, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Is California worth the price?
For those of you have lived in other states do you think Calif is overpriced in comparison or are you happy to pay the difference if you were or are starting out today. |
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1 hour ago by Casual Viewer, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood |
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Scientists Reject Global Warming: 1.6% of International Scientists Reject the Idea of Human Generated
If there wasn't any doubt before, now we know: Not all scientists do agree that humans are causing global warming.
As researchers under the guidance of John Cook at Skepti... |
Debunking Global Warming Myth |
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2 hours ago by Debunking, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
HELP - Baby ducks in storm drain
corneer of via del cielo/ calle allegre. Police stopped by - nothing they can do, and oh don't take storm drain cover off (I was trying to coax babies into pool net). Animal... |
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3 hours ago by Beth, a resident of the Laguna Vista neighborhood |
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Obama Staggered by Recent Scandals: Polls Show the Public Is Incensed by the Administration's Corruption
Recent public opinion polls reveal a steep drop in public support for the Obama administration.
Yesterday's Gallup poll shows Obama with a 51-42 approval rating. This is... |
Freedom is more than just a word |
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3 hours ago by nancy s., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
I-580 W on-ramp work at Foothill?
What is going on with the barriers and the traffic "flow" reconfiguration on the Foothill-San Ramon overpass and the on-ramp to 580 westbound? I say "flow" because it's now e... |
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5 hours ago by Grace, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
U.S. News & World Report: Foothill, Amador Valley among top high schools in country
All nine Tri-Valley high schools scored among the top high schools in the country in the latest U.S. News & World report ranking of high schools nationwide.
Read the full sto... |
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6 hours ago by Sam, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
COMMENTARY: Pleasanton gets it right
Kathy Narum resigned from the Pleasanton Planning Commission last week after five years as a member and after winning election May 7 to a seat on the City Council in a robust,... |
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7 hours ago by All\'s good !, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
EDITOR'S BLOG
Thorne is 'Pro-business and proud of it'
"I'm pro-business and I'm proud of it!"
With those words not heard from a Pleasanton mayor since Ken Mercer in the 1980s, Mayor Jerry Thorne spelled out his views and gover... |
Jeb Bing |
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9 hours ago by Enough, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board goes out of town to hire new principals for schools here
The Pleasanton school district Tuesday hired Jason Krolikowski (in photo), an assistant principal from the San Ramon Valley Unified School District, as Foothill High's new pri... |
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23 hours ago by Parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
New Leaf Community Market opens in Vintage Hills Center at 10 a.m. today
New Leaf Community Market will open its new store at 10 a.m. today in the Vintage Hills Shopping Center at 3550 Bernal Ave.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 19, 2013 at 5:50 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Outrage Against the Obama Machine at Fevered Pitch: All Tea Party Groups Are Non-Partisan Social Welfare Groups, Didn't the IRS Know?
The outrageous inquiries made by the IRS of groups committed to abolishing America's tax system continues to boggle the minds of ordinary citizens.
Treasury Secretary Jack ... |
Freedom Sometimes Must Come at the Expense of Others |
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on May 19, 2013 at 9:46 am by b, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Obama in the Grips of a New Scandal: US Marines May Be Verging on Mutiny
As if the multiple scandals that threaten Obama with impeachment, if not a lengthy prison terms have not been enough, we have yet another scandal at the White House: The comma... |
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on May 19, 2013 at 7:47 am by nancy s., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
$3-million federal lawsuit continues against city of Pleasanton, one of its police officers
A $3 million federal lawsuit that names the city of Pleasanton, a Pleasanton police officer and a number of others is continuing to make its way through the court system.
R... |
Editor |
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on May 19, 2013 at 7:04 am by Bobby G., a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Charges reduced for Pleasanton financier William Hogarty
What started out as an attempted murder charge wound up as a misdemeanor assault conviction for William Hogarty, the CEO of a now defunct mortgage consulting firm, O.F. Lendin... |
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on May 18, 2013 at 8:16 pm by P, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school district receives one-time windfall from state
The Pleasanton school district can look forward to some unexpected funding.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Thurs... |
Editor |
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on May 18, 2013 at 6:21 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board approves smaller classes for first-graders
The Pleasanton school board has approved class size reductions for first-graders.
Read the full story here Web Link posted... |
Editor |
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on May 18, 2013 at 3:29 pm by Kelly French, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
what exactly is a heritage tree?
What makes a tree a heritage tree in downtown P-town? I have a fir I want to get rid of but was told by a neighbor I can't without the permission of the city. there is a sa... |
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on May 18, 2013 at 10:21 am by heritage tree, a resident of the Canyon Oaks neighborhood |
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High density low income housing off of Martin Avenue
I received a notification in the mail about potential development of land east of Martin Avenue which the city owns. 235 acres is currently zoned for residential. My neighbo... |
Andreas |
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on May 18, 2013 at 10:08 am by Livermoron, a resident of Livermore |
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Boston Marathon Bomber Left Curious Notes Inside Boat: 'Hillary' Implicated?
As police searched for him, and as he lay bleeding in his boat hideout, Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev wrote “Praise Allah” on the side panel of the boat, p... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 7:40 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
AROUND TOWN
Steve Mattos honored with memorial scoreboard
In honor of late Amador Valley High School father, coach and Athletics Boosters Club member Steve Mattos, a state-of-the-art scoreboard for the Amador Stadium will be dedicate... |
Editor |
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on May 17, 2013 at 6:34 pm by nancy s., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Software engineer gets 7-year sentence for stabbing death in downtown Livermore
A Livermore software engineer was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in state prison for his voluntary manslaughter conviction for the stabbing
death of another man in a road ... |
Editor |
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on May 17, 2013 at 5:15 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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THIS WEEK IN THE LIFE OF OBAMA
It makes one wonder why anybody believes anything coming from Obama and his administration.
At this point even one of his most stalwart supporters, Chris Mattews, who in 200... |
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on May 17, 2013 at 4:29 pm by Daveg, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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