SCHOOLS & KIDS
Guest Opinion
My second grader came home from school the other day and reported to me that in some of the older elementary grades, the classroom teachers forbid their students to use the wo... |
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on Jan 2, 2009 at 12:26 pm by A high school mom, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Holiday Fund: Restoring a quality of life
Area seniors are living on the edge. With a fixed income that's tighter than ever, many independent, elderly men and women have to give up what most of us consider basic essen... |
Editor |
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on Jan 2, 2009 at 11:04 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Bay Area DUI arrests fluxuate
The number of arrests for drunken driving during the holiday season in Sonoma, Alameda and Santa Clara counties is down from last year, but up slightly in San Francisco as of ... |
Editor |
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on Jan 1, 2009 at 2:20 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
AROUND TOWN
Bright streaking light Tuesday evening - meteorite?
Hmmm - I was driving home and looking east this evening a little before 7pm when a bright light moving quickly across the sky caught my eye. I thought maybe it was a shooting ... |
Wondering |
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on Jan 1, 2009 at 10:15 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Commentary: State bankruptcy new concern for city
The city just closed its books on fiscal year 2007-08, realizing a $3-million surplus by under-spending its operating budget of $100 million.
Read the full story here http://... |
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on Jan 1, 2009 at 8:39 am by Pleasanton Resident, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Zero Tolerance for Panhandlers
Please do not encourage the Panhandlers which have been working the corner of Trader Joe's and MacDonald's parking lots (at Pimlico and Santa Rita.) I recognize this same gro... |
Missy |
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on Dec 31, 2008 at 10:55 pm by PToWN94566, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
A teenager's dream ends in Pleasanton
"Auld Lang Syne" will have a somber tone to it Wednesday night when it is sung by New Year's revelers for the last time in Bill Laube's restaurant in the Pleasanton Hotel. Lau... |
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on Dec 31, 2008 at 10:44 pm by PToWN94566, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Ring in new year with new laws
With the new year just days away, the California Highway Patrol is reminding motorists of a handful of new laws passed by the state legislature and signed by Gov. Schwarzenegg... |
Editor |
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on Dec 31, 2008 at 10:40 pm by PToWN94566, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SPORTS
Coming soon: baseball on Bernal
Looking east from Interstate 680 near the Bernal Avenue exit, you can see the former hay fields beginning to take a new shape. While the land is brown now, it will soon be hom... |
Editor |
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on Dec 30, 2008 at 7:39 pm by Matt, a resident of Livermore |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Alleged WaMu robber arrested
The "well dressed" man believed to have robbed the Washington Mutual on Main Street Oct. 30, as well as two banks in Campbell, has been arrested according to Campbell police. ... |
Editor |
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on Dec 30, 2008 at 12:47 pm by Kramer, a resident of the Ponderosa neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
6th Ryan Gordon Amador/Foothill Alumni Soccer Games
6th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni Soccer Games
Benefiting the Foothill and Amador High School Soccer Programs.
When: Sunday, December 28th, 2008
Location: ... |
trekmtb |
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on Dec 30, 2008 at 9:06 am by Jessica, a resident of the Foothill Farms neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pleasanton couple sentenced for business loan fraud
A Pleasanton husband and wife who ran a chain of convenience stores in Northern California have been sentenced in federal court in San Francisco for crimes uncovered in a loan... |
Editor |
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on Dec 29, 2008 at 1:44 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Let's Talk Sports
TV30's "Let's Talk Sports" features sports memorabilia and the history of modern baseball with one of a kind artifacts, with sports collector legend Mark Macrea and Dr. B. On ... |
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on Dec 29, 2008 at 11:40 am by jessica, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
McKewon's bail set by judge at $250,000
It was a scene riddled with emotion this morning as the arraignment for Katie McKewon was held.
Friends and family members of Laurel Williams, who was killed in a car accid... |
Editor |
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on Dec 28, 2008 at 5:26 pm by Foothill Graduate and sociologist, a member of the Foothill High School community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Saturday vigil to honor slain horses
A candlight vigil for Choctaw and Lucky, two horses killed on a private Livermore ranch in October, hopes to bring attention to the ongoing investigations for the person(s) re... |
Editor |
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on Dec 25, 2008 at 1:07 pm by jkleitsch, a resident of the California Reflections neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Commentary: 'New' City Council could be the best
Mayor Jennifer Hosterman has been named to several important and prestigious positions, including as a member of the Alameda County Transportation Improvement Authority, the B... |
Editor |
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on Dec 24, 2008 at 7:15 am by anonymous, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
State cuts to schools
My neighbor, who works as a teacher in the Pleasanton Schools told me that because of the state budget, the schools are going to cut conferences for teachers. If that is the ... |
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on Dec 23, 2008 at 7:53 pm by another disastisfied parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Mystery persists as to cause of house fire
There's still many unanswered questions as to what led to an explosion and the ignition of flames that destroyed a house on East Angela Street, seriously injuring a woman and ... |
Editor |
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on Dec 23, 2008 at 2:14 pm by jessica, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Mystery persists as to cause of house fire
There's still many unanswered questions as to what led to an explosion and the ignition of flames that destroyed a house on East Angela Street, seriously injuring a woman and ... |
Editor |
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on Dec 22, 2008 at 10:34 pm by Member, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Police searching for two female robbery suspects
Pleasanton police were notified of two robberies in the early hours of the morning. One incident led to an arrest, while the other female suspects are still wanted.
Read t... |
Editor |
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on Dec 21, 2008 at 8:50 pm by Tim, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
California Teachers Associations
A pledge of $1.3 million to fight Prop 8.
Every time we turn around we are asked to give money for various events and projects at school. Oh, the teachers are so under paid. ... |
Prop 8 |
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on Dec 21, 2008 at 7:14 pm by Oliver Heaviside, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Wait To Go To Eddie Papa's
Have gone twice. Once for lunch-very pleasant experience and then for dinner last night-disaster! The food is excellent, the service in desperate need of improvement for the... |
Gladys |
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on Dec 21, 2008 at 7:09 pm by Oliver Heaviside, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Spring Rain Korean BBQ excellent
I recommend those who are interested in trying Korean food to check out Spring Rain, in the shopping plaza on Main and Del Valle Pkwy near Giminelli's. This restaurant serves ... |
Shelley |
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on Dec 21, 2008 at 6:17 pm by SCAL Resident, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Remembering Chris Amick Schlytter
Last Saturday, Kelly Amick Hilton did what every loving daughter does for her mother on her birthday, especially a benchmark year such as her 60th. Hilton, a mother of three h... |
Editor |
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on Dec 19, 2008 at 11:19 pm by Sam Amick, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD Retiree Incentives
WOW Did you hear at the board meeting tonight night that one of the reasons the district is in the red was because the retiree incentives were larger than anticipated. Do the ... |
Stephen |
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on Dec 19, 2008 at 8:26 pm by me, a member of the Valley View Elementary School community |
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