CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Crime reports online
The Valley Times had an article this morning about Dublin signing up with crimereports.com. This would be great for Pleasanton as well, don't you think? I plan to talk to PPD ... |
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on Feb 13, 2009 at 12:39 am by PJ, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Freeze warnings issued tonight for Pleasanton, Tri-Valley
Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley are expected to have numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms today with freeze warnings for tonight and Tuesday night. During the day, temper... |
Editor |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 5:01 pm by withheld by request, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
SPCA, veterinary center partner to offer free spay/neuter day for dogs, cats
The East Bay SPCA and Bishop Ranch Veterinary Center & Urgent Care, located in San Ramon, have teamed up to offer 100 free spay/neuter surgeries for animals of low-income resi... |
Editor |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 3:08 pm by Dorothy, a resident of the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Low mortgage rates boost refinance activity
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in its Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending last Friday, announced today that applications increased 15.8 percent from the previo... |
Editor |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 10:20 am by Neil Clifton, a resident of the Valley Trails neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
General Plan delayed again by housing cap dispute
Community and city leaders started updating the Pleasanton General Plan in 2003, a hoped-for three year process that is just now nearing completion and waiting for final appro... |
Editor |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 8:47 am by Why, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Getting a head start on spring cleaning
Fifth graders from Ms. Ferreira's Walnut Grove Elementary School class recently took part in a service learning assignment. Teams of five students partnered to perform a proje... |
Editor |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 5:27 pm by Just a thought..., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Germain's court case continued to Feb. 26
A court hearing for Henry Germain, the former Castlewood Country Club tennis pro who is accused of child molestation, has been continued to Feb. 26.
Read the full story here... |
Editor |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 4:44 pm by nonameplease, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Letter: Teachers should remain balanced
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 6, 2009, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 2:34 pm by SD, a resident of the Golden Eagle neighborhood |
SPORTS
Proposal of a Golf Tax in California is Unfair and Unjust.
As we begin 2009, a proposal looms in Sacramento that for the first time will tax playing golf in California. This unjust golf tax proposal is a real threat and will become la... |
Sean |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 12:54 pm by Pete, a resident of the Valley Trails neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why blame the Teachers?
From what I understand, half the population of Pleasanton moved here in the last five years. I'll bet our wonderful school district influenced many people to move here. Our C... |
School District Supporter |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 12:42 pm by Another Homeowner, a resident of the Golden Eagle neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
BUSC and Rage Placement of local children in Div 1
Below is the criteria used for selecting boys for division 1. I think this is similar to Rage (correct me if wrong)
From the BUSC website:
Former and potential competitiv... |
SoccerParent |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 12:33 pm by It\'s a joke, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
UPDATE: Middle school, youngest boy's friend start donation efforts for family displaced by house fire
Pleasanton Middle School is spearheading a donation drive for the Zuffa family, which has been displaced by a house fire Monday morning on East Angela Street.
Read the fu... |
Editor |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 6:51 am by BobSmith Charles, a resident of the Ridgeview Commons neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
COMMENTARY: Steps we can take to keep our schools great
With the current economic crisis greatly impacting California, public schools, which are dependent on state funds, are facing serious budget cutbacks with even greater uncerta... |
Editor |
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on Feb 10, 2009 at 6:27 pm by Teacher, a resident of the Avignon neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
BART station moves to completion, apartments put on hold
Next month, work will begin on constructing pedestrian walkways on the Pleasanton and Dublin sides of the new BART station as the project continues on pace for a late 2009 ope... |
Editor |
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on Feb 10, 2009 at 4:16 pm by aaron, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
State supreme court to hear arguments against Prop. 8
The California Supreme Court announced this week it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the state's ban on same-sex marriage, in San Francisco on Ma... |
Editor |
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on Feb 10, 2009 at 1:02 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
AROUND TOWN
Treasures of Main Street
It's easy to excite a kid. That's probably because they notice little things in life that mostly go unnoticed by adults. There are at least 10 fun treasures on Main Street tha... |
Editor |
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on Feb 10, 2009 at 9:16 am by grumpy old man, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
We the People - State Finals
Sacramento
1st Place - Amador Valley High School
2nd place - Foothill High School
followed by the rest of the state. Congratulations Pleasanton!
Amador Valley's team wi... |
Bob |
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on Feb 9, 2009 at 8:57 am by Liz, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Teachers Use Cell Phones In Class
Few could argue with the ban on student cell phone use in the class. However, the use of cell phones by teachers is quite common in the Pleasanton Unified School District. Ac... |
Crumudgeon |
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on Feb 8, 2009 at 8:05 pm by concerned, a member of the Foothill High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Shrinking Enrollment at Amador?
Checking my child's "Zangle" GPA, I noticed in the last column that the class of 2011 started with 711 kids, dropped to 609, now up by 20 or so.
Where did these kids go? I... |
John Adams |
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on Feb 8, 2009 at 7:01 pm by Clued In, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School administrators' group calls state funding reductions too deep
The Association of California School Administrators (ACSA) said yesterday that funding cuts to California schools that are being proposed by the state are too deep and could t... |
Editor |
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on Feb 8, 2009 at 4:16 pm by Teacher & Parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
February Home Sales 2009
Interested in seeing what homes sold in Pleasanton last month?
Follow this link.
Web Link
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Moxley |
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on Feb 7, 2009 at 5:44 pm by Moxley, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
REFLECTIONS
Challenged but Grateful
Aloha to all of you and welcome to “Reflections.” I’ll be posting a variety
of topics to Reflect on and I hope you will converse with me by commenting
when you feel compel... |
Claudette McDermott |
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on Feb 7, 2009 at 10:41 am by Claudette, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Mortgage applications, refinances decrease
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Jan. 2 that mortgage loan application volume was 1143.8, a decrease of... |
Editor |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 4:43 pm by Dan Nelson, a resident of the Valley Trails neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador Valley High student tests positive for staph infection
A student at Amador Valley High School is under a medical quarantine after testing positive for a Staph infection--clinically called Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureu... |
Editor |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 4:28 pm by Julie, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Editorial
What is it that county officials don't understand about the word Recession? Despite layoffs, corporate downsizing and looming program cuts because of a $41-billion state budge... |
Editor |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 1:38 pm by Scott Haggerty, a resident of another community |
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