COMMENTS ON STORIES
Registering to Comment
Postings on the parcel tax have been opened by citizens and by this paper's staff. But as soon as a posting disagrees with the position of the school district or this paper's... |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 6:33 pm by neighbor, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Facing layoffs
School photos are usually memorable snapshots of the good times on campus. They are not like these shown on this issue's cover and these pages of teachers wearing pink because... |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 6:31 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel Tax Makes Renters Winners and Condo Owners Losers
Approximately one in seven students in the Pleasanton school district live in modest to high amenity attached housing units which include both apartments and condos (excludes ... |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 6:31 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
C-SPAN surprises PMS students with award for StudentCam video entry
Pleasanton Middle School eighth graders Matt Hardwick and Taylor denBroeder were surprised Friday with an honorable mention award for their C-SPAN StudentCam 2009 video submis... |
Editor |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 5:32 pm by Cheryl Cook-Kallio, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
How to request public information
Those of us taxpayers, need to fully investigate the school district activities for the spending of taxpayers dollars. You can request just about anything, if you follow the ... |
Sara |
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on Mar 21, 2009 at 2:31 pm by Sara, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
ATTN: ALL DOG WALKERS AND DRIVERS ON WESTBRIDGE LANE
Dog walkers, please clean up after your pet.
Drivers, whether you are a resident, construction worker, golfer, visitor, whatever. PLEASE SLOW DOWN. It's only a matter o... |
Dog Walker |
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on Mar 20, 2009 at 8:31 am by 8holland@comcast.net, a resident of the Stoneridge Park neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Free Speech
Pleasanton Weekly limits free speech? It is OK to edit offenisve language or other rude comments, but shutting down the community to talk about the parcel tax. Many of us wh... |
George Martin |
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on Mar 19, 2009 at 9:51 pm by Mike, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Taylor Family Foundation postpones big fundraiser
The largest fundraiser for the Taylor Family Foundation, Day in the Park, which was scheduled for August, has been postponed. In past years, several restaurants would offer fr... |
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on Mar 19, 2009 at 9:47 pm by Joe, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund checks totaling $138,715 given to 7 nonprofits
Checks totaling $138,715 were distributed this week to seven local nonprofits that were beneficiaries of the 2008-09 Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund, an annual community fundra... |
Editor |
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on Mar 19, 2009 at 2:43 pm by Claudette McDermott, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Business Builder Networking
A breakfast meeting is held at 7 a.m., on the first and third Wednesday of every month, at the Radisson Hotel, 6680 Regional St., Dublin. This group of business persons are de... |
Editor |
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on Mar 19, 2009 at 2:15 pm by Local Artist, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Should wounded vets be forced to PAY for their medical treatment? Obama thinks so!
Another "brilliant" move by our Commander in Chief. (I cringe at his title.) He absolutely hates our military.
Here our wonderful military who are sent into battle for... |
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on Mar 19, 2009 at 7:35 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SPORTS
Sports Briefs
Aqua Challenge coming to Del Valle this weekend
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, July 27, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Mar 17, 2009 at 10:47 pm by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Feds may buy state bonds to relieve cash-flow shortfall, jump-start local projects
The leaders of the five Tri-Valley cities are in Washington, D.C., today meeting with members of the California congressional delegation and other government leaders in hopes ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 17, 2009 at 7:57 pm by abdulla, a resident of the Kolb Ranch Estates neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
California Lottery
Whatever happened to the lottery money that was supposed to add millions to the schools? Has any of that money gone back to the schools at all? |
Anne |
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on Mar 17, 2009 at 5:50 pm by Bob, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
$80-million in federal earmarks heading our way
A $410 billion federal spending bill that President Obama signed Wednesday will bring more than $80 million to the Bay Area for projects that include transit, port and harbor ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 17, 2009 at 11:29 am by Sue, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
500 jam Valley Community Church for pro-parcel tax rally
More than 500 joined a rally Sunday sponsored by the newly-formed Save Pleasanton Schools organization to support the $233-a-year parcel tax that the school board has placed o... |
Editor |
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 11:32 pm by Kiko, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Fire on angela street???
I live on E. Angela st and pass by the burned down house on a daily basis! I'm certain that I am not the only curious neighbor as to the outcome of this tragic event. It's bee... |
angela st. Resident |
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 11:12 pm by fyi, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
REFLECTIONS
Transit Fair March 17th at Senior Center
Representatives from Wheels, Pleasanton Paratransit Service, BART, Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority, ACE train and Pleasanton Police Department will be at t... |
Claudette McDermott |
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 6:51 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Get Use To Losing Free Speech!
Free speech is the enemy of liberals. Get use to losing free speech when Obama tries to impose the equivalent of the Fairness Doctrine (or whatever he names it).
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 6:14 pm by Karen, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton's 'master craftsman'
Charles Bruce's client list reads like a who's who of Pleasanton yore. Considered the city's most prolific builder, Bruce built between 30 and 40 homes in the downtown region... |
Editor |
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 5:54 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
editorials call for teachers to sacrifice
Tim Hunt's column for the Bay Area News Group chastised teachers unions for their posturing this week. Read it for yourself, here:
Web Link... |
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 1:45 pm by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Commentary: Ponderosa project a benefit to seniors, local economy
Ponderosa Homes is "shovel-ready"--the current buzz-word--to start construction within the next few months of its multi-million-dollar, 110-home gated residential community fo... |
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 1:14 pm by Moxley, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Huge crowds jam streets in Dublin for 26th annual St. Pat's Day festival
Dublin ended its three-day celebration of St. Patrick's Day today with music, food, vendor booths, Irish dancers and more filling the Civic Center plaza.
Read the full story ... |
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on Mar 16, 2009 at 8:37 am by dublinmike, a resident of Dublin |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Big decisions to be made at tonight's board meeting
The Pleasanton Unified School District board will face two hot issues tonight: budget cuts and a parcel tax.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Mar 15, 2009 at 10:06 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Suggestions for PUSD School Board to consider tonight
I cannot attend tonight's school board meeting. However, I've read many comments for and against support of the parcel tax. Myself, I have mixed feelings about it. I am a pare... |
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on Mar 15, 2009 at 10:05 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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