COMMENTS ON STORIES
Planning Commission to take first look at new Safeway proposal tonight
The city's Planning Commission will meet tonight to consider a bid by South Bay Development Company for a new office building and retail complex at Bernal and Valley Avenues n... |
Editor |
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on May 31, 2008 at 7:45 pm by Charles, a resident of Dublin |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pedestrian critical after collision with car
A 55-year-old Pleasanton woman is still listed in critical condition this evening after she was struck by a car while crossing First Street at Neal Street downtown Thursday mo... |
Editor |
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on May 31, 2008 at 5:26 pm by Lani, a member of the Foothill High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Fireworks@County Fair Friday, June 20th 9:15p.m.
Mark your calendar Folks.
Come experience the Fairs’ spectacular fireworks display opening night June 20, 2008. Best viewing location is from the Grandstand area. Fireworks t... |
Anne |
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on May 31, 2008 at 11:14 am by Anne, a resident of the Foothill Knolls neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Yes on 99, if you're in favor of governmental control and property confiscation
Confused about Prop 98 and 99? Well of course you are, and that’s intentional. Most of what you hear is designed to take your attention away from the real purpose these prop... |
Kevin |
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on May 30, 2008 at 11:09 pm by DCM, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Editorial
There are only two initiatives on the statewide June primary ballot. Both are constitutional amendments that restrict the power of eminent domain--the ability of governments t... |
Editor |
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on May 30, 2008 at 11:45 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board member's residency called into question
A few residents claiming school board trustee Pat Kernan is in violation of residency requirements led the Pleasanton Unified School District to seek legal counsel, the Weekly... |
Editor |
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on May 30, 2008 at 12:48 am by Dave, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Katie McKewon to be sentenced tomorrow
Katie Amanda McKewon, 20, is scheduled to be sentenced at the Hayward Hall of Justice at 8:45 a.m. tomorrow after pleading no contest to one count of gross vehicular manslaugh... |
Editor |
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on May 29, 2008 at 2:35 pm by stan, a resident of the Canyon Oaks neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Woman assaulted while walking downtown
Police are looking for a man who they say assaulted and attempted to stab a 29-year-old Pleasanton woman around 2:40 a.m. this morning. The incident occurred near First and Ab... |
Editor |
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on May 29, 2008 at 2:15 pm by aaron, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Congratulations to the lookalike winners
Weekly readers voted and the winners of this year's Mother-Daughter Look-alike contest are Daisy Ng, and daughters Sarah and Jennifer.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on May 29, 2008 at 11:28 am by Kathy, a resident of the Foothill Knolls neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Much in store for Stoneridge mall
Changes are afoot at Stoneridge Shopping Center.
If you've frequented the mall over the past couple of weeks, you may have noticed that some stores have closed while others ... |
Editor |
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on May 29, 2008 at 10:50 am by chris, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SPORTS
Letter: Praise for CYO sports programs
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 23, 2008, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on May 29, 2008 at 3:01 am by Richard, a resident of Dublin |
AROUND TOWN
Purple potty making the rounds
A special purple-painted toilet is making the rounds and it's all in the name of fighting cancer. To the casual observer, a "purple potty" as it's known, doesn't exactly corre... |
Editor |
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on May 26, 2008 at 11:01 pm by Nancy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Citywide Memorial Day Service starts at 11 a.m. today
With this morning's special Memorial Day service at Pleasanton's Pioneer Cemetery commemorating prisoners of war who died in captivity and soldiers still missing in action (MI... |
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on May 26, 2008 at 5:19 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Landlords paying big $$$$$ to push 98 out & 99 in
On June 3rd 2 IMPORTANT propositions are on your ballot.
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California RENTERS need to be aware: Proposition 98 and Proposition 99
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Issues with Prop 98: it will ELI... |
Pleasanton RENTER |
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on May 24, 2008 at 1:32 pm by Carol, a resident of the Carlton Oaks neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
List of those opposed to Prop 98...impressive names
The Pleasanton Weekly is NOT listed pro or con. They attended the meeting held in our park clubhouse and the city council meeting. To date, the only article was in the real es... |
Sharon - renter |
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on May 24, 2008 at 1:26 pm by Sharpon - renter, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Water Conservation
Summer is coming and today is going to be hot. Time to start thinking once again about water conservation, especially since EBMUD has just voted to begin water rationing (htt... |
Stacey |
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on May 24, 2008 at 12:21 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Signature Properties v. school district case trial begins
After more than five years of very-public dispute, another—and possibly decisive phase of the litigation between the Pleasanton school district and the city's premier ho... |
Editor |
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on May 24, 2008 at 11:34 am by Jack, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador team chosen to represent at G8 Summit event
Students from Amador Valley High School have been selected to represent the United States in the in the 2008 Junior 8 competition, the U.S. Fund for UNICEF announced.
Read t... |
Editor |
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on May 23, 2008 at 3:29 pm by Mary, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Laws of Life Essay's / Luncheon
Today I was very impressed by many of the high school students at Foothill. They had a luncheon today for essay winners on the topic of laws of life. The topics consisted of :... |
Aaron |
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on May 22, 2008 at 4:33 pm by stan, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
No on 98 yes on 99-applauded
I want to thank all those who attended the city counsel meeting tues evening wearing RED SHIRTS in support of the prop 98 and 99. And thank you city council for joining our f... |
James |
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on May 22, 2008 at 9:39 am by James, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Sullivan, Sierra Club join Oak Grove appeal effort
The Tri-Valley region of the Sierra Club has agreed to support an appeal by former Councilwoman Kay Ayala and her citizens' coalition of a Superior Court decision that favors ... |
Editor |
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on May 21, 2008 at 6:21 pm by frank, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
SPORTS
Sports Briefs
Packers tie Chargers in defense-dominate game
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 14, 2007, 12:00 A... |
Editor |
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on May 21, 2008 at 6:10 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Two injured in 3-car accident on Sunol
A three-car accident at 10:20 a.m. Thursday morning sent two people to the hospital and caused a portion of Sunol Boulevard at Interstate 680 to be closed. CHP expected the sc... |
Editor |
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on May 20, 2008 at 2:37 pm by rich, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Our Schools, Drugs & Violence
Per a new SF Chronicle analysis of statewide suspension data for the 2006-07 school year, see how our Pleasanton schools did (be sure to check the schools’ details):
http://w... |
firstgen |
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on May 19, 2008 at 3:35 pm by firstgen, a resident of the Pheasant Ridge neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Just say no to more initiatives
We've said before that we're generally opposed to ballot box initiatives that should best be left to paid city staff to research and elected officials to enact. That, after a... |
Editor |
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on May 17, 2008 at 10:08 pm by shelley, a resident of the Valley Trails neighborhood |
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