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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Has anyone heard about the incident at Amador?
I've been checking periodically for a week trying to get details on an incident that occured at the last school dance held at Amador Valley High School. Anyone have details? ...
 
Concerned Mom
 
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on Oct 23, 2008 at 10:23 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Something burned in p-town tonight
Us neighbors were outside and heared lots of sirens around 7 or later. Wind blew and we smelled some kind of chemicals or plastic. Some of us felt burning in our eyes and thro...
 
Neighbor
 
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on Oct 23, 2008 at 8:11 pm by Nothing, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Jerry McNerney fails 'truth meter', makes false accusations against Dean Andal
Interesting that incumbent Congressman Jerry McNerney, whom the Pleasanton Weekly has already endorsed, has lowered himself to apparent false accusations against his challenge...
 
Fact-checker
 
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on Oct 23, 2008 at 10:51 am by Fact-checker, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Letters: Weekly shouldn't 'advertise' gay marriage
Dear Editor, Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 19, 2008, 12:00 AM
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 7:17 pm by fyi, a resident of another community
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
New state law bans text messaging while driving
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed legislation yesterday that prohibits drivers from using text messaging devices while operating a motor vehicle. Read the full story he...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 3:30 pm by DocFeelGood, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Editorial
Among the two candidates for mayor, we recommend the incumbent Mayor Jennifer Hosterman for re-election to another two-year term of office over her challenger, Steve Brozosky....
 
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 3:14 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Accident at Muirwood Park
I'm hoping and praying that the person (child?) injured this afternoon on Muirwood Drive right in front of the park will be all right. I heard the sirens and saw the medi-vac...
 
Sad and concerned
 
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on Oct 21, 2008 at 10:08 pm by unknown, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Easing Gridlock
Relief is finally coming for motorists who have been waiting years for some relief from traffic gridlock they encounter, although they may regret what they wished for, at leas...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 21, 2008 at 6:55 pm by unclehomerr.., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Board Candidates
I just received the "County of Alameda sample ballot and voter information" Not all the candidates for school board are listed, so here is a website - from the League of W...
 
Pleasanton Resident
 
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on Oct 21, 2008 at 11:44 am by Prasad Rallapalli, a member of the Amador Valley High School community
AROUND TOWN
Livermore Airport Noise Complaints
Saw this recently... "Airport Statistics for August 2008" Regarding noise complaints "46.7% of the total complaints were filed by two Pleasanton households." How abo...
 
Stacey
 
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on Oct 20, 2008 at 6:43 pm by Sam, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Election 2008: Matt Sullivan runs for second term to represent the people
With a goal to provide representative government to the people, Councilman Matt Sullivan is running for a second term on the City Council. Sullivan said he supports the Stoner...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 20, 2008 at 6:41 pm by Jolene, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Finding charity items are being stolen in Vintage Hills
Dear neighbors in Vintage Hills, Is anyone else finding that their items put out for charities are being stolen? Last month the charity left a note saying there was no...
 
Lisa-Touriga Drive
 
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on Oct 20, 2008 at 1:39 am by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Tree time
Workers began unraveling more than 20,000 Christmas lights this morning, spiraling them around the branches of five large trees in Civic Park downtown. The lights are hung ...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 19, 2008 at 2:09 pm by Kris, a resident of another community
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
McNerney or Andal - any arguments?
I'll lay the groundwork by saying that I am a Democrat and my spouse is a Republican. In the last race, my spouse was a champion of Pete McCloskey, and while a Democrat mysel...
 
Curious
 
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on Oct 19, 2008 at 11:21 am by William S. Walsh, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
2008 Election
Steve Brozosky Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 10, 2008, 12:00 AM
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 19, 2008 at 12:34 am by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Empty storefronts an eyesore
Watching the efforts this week to rescue the country's beleaguered financial system, I sensed a similar need on a much smaller--but still important--scale here in Pleasanton. ...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 18, 2008 at 5:43 am by Another Gatetree Resident, a member of the Amador Valley High School community
AROUND TOWN
Election 2008: Jerry Pentin wants to bring new blood to City Council
Parks and Recreation Commissioner Jerry Pentin decided to run for one of two open seats on the City Council to put his experience and knowledge of city processes to work and a...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 17, 2008 at 5:27 pm by Wanda, a resident of the Las Positas neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
News Digest
Public to meet for pedestrian master plan Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 17, 2008, 12:00 AM
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 17, 2008 at 8:03 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Valley Times Endorses Measure PP and Says No to Measure QQ
Sounds like the Valley Times is smart enough to figure out that Measure QQ is a complete sham measure and that representatives who failed to enact a ridgeline ordinance since ...
 
Pat
 
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on Oct 17, 2008 at 1:15 am by Fletch, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Foos Family Finds a Way to Make Things Fit
Ginny Foos, a substitute teacher in the Pleasanton Unified School District, is different. Her job as an educator isn’t confined to the classroom. It’s her life’s work. This Pl...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 16, 2008 at 4:00 pm by Danielle Savage, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
General Plan, supporting EIR ready for review
After five years of public meetings, City Council and Planning Commission workshops and years of research, analysis and revisions, the city's new General Plan for 2005-2025 an...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 16, 2008 at 10:27 am by iwastheretoo, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood
SPORTS
Cell tower proposal gets weak reception
Planning Commissioners sent a clear message to T-Mobile: you may not place wireless antennas on the McDonalds building at the Bernal-Valley-Stanley intersection. Read the f...
 
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on Oct 15, 2008 at 3:26 am by ADAM GOMES, a resident of the Pleasanton Village neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Neely drops out of Pleasanton Council race
Howard Neely, who has served on several Pleasanton commissions and committees since moving here in 1966, announced this weekend that he is dropping out of the race for City Co...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 14, 2008 at 8:57 pm by L.P., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Disappearing Yard Signs
Why are signs related to the upcoming election being STOLEN from people's front yards?? Any ideas?
 
A Concerned Voter
 
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on Oct 13, 2008 at 4:54 pm by tolerance seeker, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Front yards again a place for political signs
Political campaign signs are starting to dot the Pleasanton landscape as candidates and their supporters work the precincts, posting signs wherever they can to get the candida...
 
Editor
 
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on Oct 13, 2008 at 10:34 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore
 

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