SCHOOLS & KIDS
Kansas Raises Its Educational Bar: Other States Expected to Follow
With the Kansas State Board of Education preparing to vote on new science standards this year, the House Education Committee has introduced a bill asking schools to include ev... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 9:51 pm by Neil, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
COMMENTARY: '2013 promises to be Pleasanton's best year yet'
We're encouraged by remarks made Tuesday by Mayor Jerry Thorne that he will push for reforms and more mutual cooperation to help businesses stay in California, come to Califor... |
Editor |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 9:03 pm by Spudly, a resident of the Laguna Oaks neighborhood |
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Dem. Illinois Sen. wants to limit free speech on the internet
Interesting article Web Link about Dem. Senator Ira Silverstein proposing a bill to ban anonymous p... |
keep the internet free |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 1:56 pm by steve, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Teen with contentious yearbook photo arrested for hashish possession
The Amador senior who made news last week for a controversial yearbook photo is back in the news, this time with a felony arrest for possessing hashish. Kenton Koos, 18, was w... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 12:13 pm by 188IQ, a resident of the Oak Tree Acres neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue’s 8th annual Claws for Paws Crab Feed
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue’s 8th annual Claws for Paws Crab Feed will be held on
Saturday March 9,2013 at the Shrine Event Center 170 Lindbergh Ave, Livermore 6 pm Tickets... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 10:16 am by Jim Telfer, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
All-electronic tolling to start in late March on Golden Gate Bridge
With the Golden Gate Bridge moving to all-electronic tolling by the end of March, bridge officials Wednesday began handing out informational guides to drivers paying cash at t... |
Editor |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 9:43 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Those who paid high interest rates for 'payday' loans eligible for repayments
California residents who paid exorbitant interest rates for online installation loans may be eligible for repayment over the next three months
in a refund drive announced Th... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 8:19 am by gloria swenson, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
What is an "instructional coach?" and why is PUSD funding instructional coaches rather than real teachers?
I have been following the thread on PUSD.
It used to be that every time a buddy of a superintendent or administrator "retired," the "retired" person somehow magically ended... |
Boondoggle |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 11:33 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton set to start negotiations tonight with employees union
The City Council will open negotiations with the Pleasanton City Employees Association (PCEA) at its meeting tonight in a move aimed at requiring unionized employees to contr... |
Editor |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 5:37 pm by Ptown native, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Ever lived in an Eichler home? They're coming back
The moment she saw her first Eichler home in Sunnyvale in 2008, Monique Lombardelli fell in love.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 1:34 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Obama's Approval Ratings Through the Roof! Proving Spread of Disease of Liberalism
As President Obama faces a tough showdown with congressional Republicans over the looming sequestration cuts, a new poll shows the commander-in-chief with his highest approval... |
Wither America? |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 12:15 pm by Unphased by facts, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Chase gets OK to demolish Santa Rita shopping center for new bank
The Pleasanton Planning Commission has approved a bid by J.P. Morgan Chase to tear down the aging Santa Rita Junction Shopping Center and to replace it with a new Chase Bank.
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 12:14 pm by Chased Away, a resident of the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Donate prom dresses to the Princess Project
Ladies: Do you have any fancy dresses hanging around your closet? Give them a new chance at life - but, more importantly, donate them to a teenage girl so she can feel beautif... |
Editor |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 12:04 pm by Doug, a member of the Foothill High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Scholarships available for Foothill, Village, Amador High Schools
One month until scholarship applications are due for Amador Valley Scholarships, Inc.
Last year we awarded $23,500 in scholarships to graduating seniors from Foothill, Villag... |
Mary Reding |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 10:42 am by Dorothy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Police dispatcher busted for drug possession
A police department employee has been placed on administrative leave after a search of her home turned up drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to a police report.
Read the... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 9:37 am by Geoff, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
TIM HUNT
The Pleasanton connection to Scottish golf
One of the more unusual golf stories I know features two Pleasanton residents who built and own a golf course in Scotland.
Art Dunkley and Jim Tong went into a partnership w... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 8:04 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Police nab daytime burglar
Lincoln's birthday may be in part responsible for the arrest of a Discovery Bay man in a Pleasanton burglary. Two juveniles were alone in their home yesterday about 2:45 p.m. ... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 9:37 pm by Member, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton school board ponders plan to restore $2.7 million in jobs
The Pleasanton school district is considering adding some jobs that were cut in 2008, including a lead trainer for technology and restoring some jobs on a one-time basis.
Rea... |
Editor |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:38 pm by Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
BART to hold one-week test of allowing bikes on trains during commute hours
BART will conduct a week-long test program from March 18-22 allowing bicycles on all trains at all hours.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:09 pm by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Parking near San Francisco's AT&T Park getting pricier
Parking near San Francisco's AT&T Park is getting pricier in the evenings and during events at the ballpark starting next month, transit officials announced Tuesday.
Read the... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 1:41 pm by Simon Says, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Cash mob hits downtown Pleasanton at 6 p.m. tonight
The "Cash Mob" is at it again. These groups that meet to patronize a specific local business have been popping up across the country and Downtown Pleasanton is no exception.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 9:39 am by Amazing, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador Valley High wins state 'We the People' competition
Amador Valley High School captured first place in the "We the People" state finals last Saturday in Bakersfield, topping 10 other teams from California high schools, including... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 7:15 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Is Global Warming a Ruse for Creeping Communism? Chairman Gore Pontificates on Income Inequality
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Former Vice President Al Gore says the American media and outsize effect of corporate money in politics are partially to blame for inaction on glo... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 6:34 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
AROUND TOWN
Car Fire
Does anyone have any information on the car fire on Vineyard Avenue on Saturday, February 16th around 12:30pm? My husband and I were on our way to a winery and just past the ... |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 12:11 pm by ccwc, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
TIM HUNT
Drone debates
Drones have been in the headlines, both in Alameda County and nationally.
The contrast is striking.
One on hand, we have civil libertarians and others worried about the Al... |
Tim Hunt |
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on Feb 19, 2013 at 9:27 am by cosmic-charlie, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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