SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill High plant sale today to benefit Special Ed program
The special ed classroom at Foothill High School is having its annual spring plant sale today. Proceeds will support the school's special ed program. Drop into the student sto... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 9:34 am by Mom O2, a member of the Foothill High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton Council switches children's theater provider despite parents' protests
The Pleasanton City Council agreed last week with a controversial recommendation of its Civic Arts Commission by awarding a one-year, $109,100 contract to a new group to handl... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 8:22 am by Check your spelling, a resident of San Ramon |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
If you are victim of William Hogarty/OF Lending, his Bankruptcy has been denied
Many people that read on here have been following the William Hogarty story with his most recent arrest being on aggrivate assault which was only reduced to that after he was ... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 6:58 am by nancy s., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police searching for robber of Livermore Citibank branch
Police are searching for a suspect who robbed a bank in Livermore on Thursday afternoon and are asking the public for assistance in identifying him.
Read the full story here ... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 9:18 am by Nut Cracker, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
TIM HUNT
A new calling in Africa
I have been privileged to get to know Pam and Rory Frink over the past seven years.
I first met them when they had moved into the original Shepherd’s Gate home at 1639 Porto... |
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on Mar 26, 2013 at 7:52 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
CalPERS rate hike: 50 percent over six years
"The CalPERS board last week tentatively approved an employer rate hike of roughly 50 percent over the next half dozen years, replacing a policy that kept rates low during the... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 10:51 pm by Mr, drowning, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Parents push for changes in school lice policy
Parents got some of the changes but not all they were hoping for in a recent update to the lice policy by the Pleasanton school district. A meeting was held Monday night after... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 7:19 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Passover at sundown continues a special week that includes Easster next Sunday
Passover began at sundown today, commemorating the exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 6:49 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
WHAT HAPPENED TO ECONOMIC COLLAPSE?
I was talking with a close friend that just moved to Texas before the sequester took place. He was telling me that the world economy was going to collapse and basically Americ... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 1:35 pm by mike, a resident of the Charter Oaks neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Revisiting 1963
The year 1963 was something only in the history books for Foothill High School students until Oakland-based author, columnist and pastor Byron Williams spent an hour talking a... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 1:03 pm by Steve, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Can we get a follow up to
The story of the body found at the transfer station on Busch rd? The investigation should be complete and next of kin notified.
One of my pet peeves with "reporting" these... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 11:37 am by Glenn Wohltmann, Pleasanton Weekly reporter |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Niles Canyon Railway kicks off its spring season on Saturday
The Niles Canyon Railway kicks off its spring season with an all steam weekend April 6 and 7. Two trains will run between Sunol and Niles (Fremont) through scenic and historic... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 8:41 am by Bill Rudolph, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Bankruptcy proceedings continue for local charity
The Tri-Valley Community Foundation still owes more than $2.7 million to creditors, bankruptcy court records show, with nearly half owed to one large contributor.
Read the fu... |
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on Mar 24, 2013 at 11:39 pm by MrsJjhh, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Obama Bullies in the Middle East: Forces Netanyahu to Say Uncle
There is little doubt that President Obama can deliver a memorable speech -- the kind that reminds us of why he won the Nobel Peace Prize -- as he did in Jerusalem last week... |
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on Mar 24, 2013 at 5:23 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
AROUND TOWN
Mercedes dealership
What's up with the Mercedes dealership. Appears to be empty. Are they closed? At one time I heard they were building a new showroom. And there is a sign on the curb that says ... |
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on Mar 23, 2013 at 3:37 pm by Leo , a resident of the Golden Eagle neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Re: Pleasanton school district to end fiscal year with hefty balances
"Pleasanton school district to end fiscal year with hefty balances"
posted under Schools & Kids, posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online" (Mar 12, 2013)
Apparently the... |
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on Mar 23, 2013 at 7:52 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Obama's Sequester Cuts Hit D.C. Visitors Hardest of All
Senators voted Wednesday to keep the White House closed to public tours, turning back a GOP-led effort to free up money to open the building back up after the sequesters.
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on Mar 23, 2013 at 12:35 am by Milo Thompson III, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Sen. Portman To Reverse On Same-Sex Marriage
Former VP Cheney;Larry Pressler, former Rep. Senator; Bob Barr,former congressman from Georgia and many, many more former Congressmen and women; now Sen. Portman support same-... |
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on Mar 22, 2013 at 4:12 pm by Citizen Paine, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police ID body found at recycling center
Pleasanton police have identified a man whose body was found at the city's cardboard recycling center late last month, and say no foul play was involved in the death. Raul Iba... |
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on Mar 22, 2013 at 3:10 pm by liberalism is a disease, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton in the news
My daughter sent this to me today. I had never seen it and not only think it is hilarious, but sadly, know how true it is. The bit at the end of the video is PRICELESS.
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on Mar 22, 2013 at 9:14 am by Arroyo, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Mainstream Media Fears Both Palin and Bachmann: Preview of 2016
The mainstream media is already annointing Hilary Pantsuit Clinton to be the royal successor to his holiness Barack Obama. Please note that none of the polls have pitted her ... |
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on Mar 22, 2013 at 7:15 am by Sam Ramon, a resident of San Ramon |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Goodguys 31st All American Get-Together continues today at Fairgrounds
The Goodguys 31st All American Get-Together presented by Specialty Sales Classics of Pleasanton continues today at the Alameda County Fairgrounds, wrapping up a two-day run.
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on Mar 22, 2013 at 12:07 am by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Commander in Chief or Nanny Michelle's Fruit Picker?
President Obama is still so fixated on fundraising and divisive campaign tactics that major tragedies and world crises get ignored.
At 10:40 a.m. Tuesday, the @BarackObama ... |
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on Mar 21, 2013 at 5:07 pm by Sam Ramon, a resident of San Ramon |
TIM HUNT
Bullet train boondoggle rushes ahead
The absolutely shameful rush to the rip off of taxpayer monies knows as the train to nowhere or bullet train boondoggle continued this week.
The Legislature, on a narrow vot... |
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on Mar 21, 2013 at 9:41 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
State mourns death of California Transportation Commission director Bimla Rhinehart
Bimla G. Rhinehart, executive director of the California Transportation Commission who retired just last month, died Tuesday in Sacramento, the commission announced yesterday.... |
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on Mar 20, 2013 at 8:55 pm by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online |
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