COMMENTS ON STORIES
Obituaries
Clarence "Smitty" Schmidt
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 28, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on May 15, 2008 at 12:55 pm by A Friend, a resident of another community |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Police Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid
I was shopping at the Kohls Department store this morning around 10:30a.m. and witnessed a Police I.C.E. raid on El Balazo restaurant. I am glad to see that Pleasanton is NOT... |
Anne |
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on May 15, 2008 at 6:13 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Immigration arrests made at area El Balazo restaurants
Agents from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) searched area El Balazo restaurants, including the Hopyard Road and Wal-Mart shopping center locations, on claim... |
Editor |
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on May 15, 2008 at 6:12 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador Valley We the People makes top 10 finals at Nationals!
The Amador Valley "We the People" competition civics team has just found out that they are in the 10 ten out of 50 competing states after 2 days of preliminary competition and... |
Civic Minded |
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on May 12, 2008 at 5:17 pm by Announce To The World..., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Agora Bistro - strong out of the gate
Took the family to the Agora Bistro last night. I thought it a bit of a risk given that the restaurant is new and the site hasn't had much luck with previous restauranteurs.
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John |
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on May 11, 2008 at 11:17 am by Andy, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Ayala seeks to block hillside developments
Former Councilwoman Kay Ayala was back before the City Council last Tuesday, this time with another 5,000 signatures on a petition for an initiative to stop hillside developme... |
Editor |
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on May 10, 2008 at 11:25 pm by Don, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
What's with the pink and purple ribbons everywhere?
I was driving in downtown today and there were tons of pink ribbons up and down Santa Rita Rd. and purple on Main St. Anyone know what these were for? It made my drive quite b... |
Amber |
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on May 10, 2008 at 8:22 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Amador Valley High's civics champs make top 10 in nationals
Amador Valley High School's Competition Civics team was named one of the top 10 in the country last night after two days of intense competition in the 2008 "We the People" com... |
Editor |
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on May 10, 2008 at 5:49 am by Announce To The World..., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Vintage Hills Center
After reading the Editorial this week about the Vintage Hills property, I'm sure I'm not the only one who drives by that center and fantasizes what they'd like to see there (o... |
Paulette |
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on May 8, 2008 at 6:03 pm by smitty, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Police to man DUI checkpoint tonight
From 6 p.m. to 12 a.m. police will be screening cars for sobriety and drivers licenses in an undisclosed location in Pleasanton.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on May 8, 2008 at 2:04 pm by 5.0, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Handmade holiday
For the holidays, kids want to give gifts but often don't know what to get. So they make things. That is what I like to do when it is time to give a gift and I'm not sure what... |
Editor |
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on May 7, 2008 at 6:52 pm by Lisa, a resident of the Canyon Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
PLEASE VOTE "NO" ON "PROPOSITION 98" & "YES" ON PROP. 99"
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU VOTE IN THE "DIRECT PRIMARY
ELECTION" ON TUESDAY, JUNE 3, 2008 & PLEASE MAKE SURE
THAT YOU READ THE FINE PRINT ON PROPOSITION 98 & 99
BEFORE VOTIN... |
Walter |
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on May 7, 2008 at 4:07 pm by Shelley, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Non-Resident School Board Member will participate in a board meeting by phone from his home in Camino Ca.
Pleasanton school board member, Pat Kernan, will participate in a board meeting by phone from his home in Camino Ca.
What is the districts justification?
This is on the PUSD... |
Outraged |
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on May 6, 2008 at 1:01 am by PLATO, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
BART station apartments clear first hurdle
Planning Commissioners were on board with plans for a 350-unit apartment complex next to the future West Dublin/Pleasanton BART station. They voted 4-1 to approve the plans, f... |
Editor |
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on May 5, 2008 at 9:28 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Come to city's Open House tomorrow
For a fun-filled and close-up look at how Pleasanton operates, don't miss the city's open house from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. tomorrow at the municipal Operations Service Center, loca... |
Editor |
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on May 3, 2008 at 3:42 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Letter: Council--preserve our rights
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, May 2, 2008, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on May 3, 2008 at 2:20 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Dump Oak Grove "flip flopper" Councilman Campbell
The expected occurred at the special council meeting regarding the Oak Grove appeal. Matt Campbell was the only one of the council to flip his position on the original Oak Gr... |
frank |
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on May 3, 2008 at 12:56 pm by Smitty, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SPORTS
Panthers NAMED 2008 USA Jr. National Cheeleading Champions
On Sunday, March 2, 2008, in the Hyperion Theatre at the California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California, the Panthers earned the title of USA Jr. National Cheerleading... |
Victoria |
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on May 3, 2008 at 12:10 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Incident near Ironwood and Mohr
We live at the end of Mohr avenue. we have a water reservoir at the back of our house (I think its a quarry). On 29th of April (morning), I saw lot of police and firemen in th... |
vyji kalavacherla |
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on May 3, 2008 at 9:20 am by *doh*, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Reason for Accusation of Sensationalism Left Out of Talking Points
It's interesting that the reasons for the accusation of sensationalism by the Pleasanton Weekly regarding crime reporting was left out of the Talking Points article by Gina ... |
Mark |
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on May 2, 2008 at 4:04 pm by Mark, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SPORTS
Vote in our Mom-Daughter Lookalike Contest!!!
Follow this link Web Link to see photos of the 10 finalists and cast your vote by May 4 in our Mom-Daughter Lookali... |
Editor |
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on May 1, 2008 at 10:10 pm by one eye, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District Budget
How many of you watched the school board meeting about the budget last night. Seems to me that Mr. Ott talking about cutting administration is the way to go. We all know tha... |
George |
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on May 1, 2008 at 8:07 pm by Pleasanton resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Student-run garage sale to benefit Kenyan girls
High school seniors are putting on a garage sale to benefit an all-girls boarding school in Kenya. Shoppers are invited to stop by from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hill P... |
Editor |
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on May 1, 2008 at 1:32 pm by Yeah!, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Council meets tonight on Oak Grove court appeal issue
The Pleasanton City Council will hold a special meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. today to discuss if it should appeal an Alameda County Superior Court ruling that, in effect, wil... |
Editor |
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on Apr 30, 2008 at 9:22 pm by John, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Saving Planet Earth at Hearst school
When it comes to observing Earth Day next Tuesday, students and their parents at Hearst Elementary School have to go no farther than to their new outdoor classroom and science... |
Editor |
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on Apr 30, 2008 at 2:25 pm by K Kumar, a resident of the Canyon Oaks neighborhood |
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