SCHOOLS & KIDS
School Volunteerism: What does Alum Rock know that we don't?
When I left the Budget Advisory Committee in the fall, I was pushing the issue of parent volunteers offsetting the impact of the budget cuts. Several people told me this was n... |
Al Cohen |
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on May 17, 2010 at 2:12 pm by Thomas Paineful, a resident of the Canyon Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Scool Budget Crisis: Have we really thought outside the box?
A couple of months ago I resigned from the Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) due to a growing frustration that this was an ineffective committee. The assumption I had, after bei... |
Al Cohen |
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on Jan 21, 2010 at 10:30 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pay to Play will be a Reality
As a member of the Budget Advisory Committee (BAC), I was asked to Chair the Athletics sub committee. In the last few weeks I have been discussing the impact of the budget cut... |
Al Cohen |
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on Mar 10, 2009 at 10:00 am by Thankful, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
SHARED SACRIFICE
SHARED SACRIFICE has to be the common thread in any solution to the PUSD budget crisis. At the recent Budget Advisory Meeting, I proposed that all parties be involved in SHARE... |
Al Cohen |
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on Jan 28, 2009 at 11:01 am by West side observer, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Budget Cuts Have a Human Impact
At a recent Amador Valley School Site Council meeting, the committee discussed the wide ranging implications of the budget cuts to the campus.
As we were reviewing the dreary... |
Al Cohen |
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on Jan 21, 2009 at 11:18 am by Matt, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Drill Baby Drill
Palin to make high-profile visit to Iowa - Yahoo! NewsSep 17, 2010 ... Reuters – Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin greets the crowd as she stands on the steps in front of the... |
Alan |
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on Sep 17, 2010 at 2:51 am by Alan, a resident of the Foothill Farms neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Livermore soccer coach arrested on suspicion of possessing/distributing child porn
In the process of "background checks" for teachers coaches and the lack of such fro Pastors and Youth Ministers, I think there is a false sense of security.
Fact is t... |
Alan |
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on Sep 2, 2010 at 11:17 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
War vs. Healthcare
Stupid foreign wars: cheered for, given blank checks, can't end them.
Decent health care for Americans: worrying, can't be paid for, unsustainable.
If healthcare refo... |
Alan |
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on Jul 26, 2009 at 5:46 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
AROUND TOWN
The Santa Rita Freeway
Speeding on Santa Rita Road is the norm, and children are often crossing it. There needs to be regular police presence on Santa Rita. I am on Santa Rita Road several times ... |
Alan |
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on Jun 10, 2008 at 8:37 pm by Karl, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Where are we supposed to go to vote?
If we want to vote today. where would we go to do that? |
alana |
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on Jun 2, 2009 at 6:47 pm by resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is this even legal?
I am wondering if the following "informational" (read brainwashing) session is allowed on public school grounds during instruction time. It is obvious that it is a veiled att... |
alee |
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on Dec 18, 2009 at 6:24 pm by a reader, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Looking for a math tutor
My daughter is taking Honor Algebra II. She needs a math tutor. Does anyone know a math tutor that you would recommend? Thanks. |
Algebra |
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on Mar 5, 2012 at 4:31 pm by Teresa Parham, a member of the Pleasanton Middle School community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stoneridge Drive Extension is GOOD for Pleasanton!
Modeling was done WITH and WITHOUT the Stoneridge Drive Extension to see how traffic would be affected in our city ... and they found Stoneridge Drive is GOOD for Pleasanton. ... |
Alice |
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on Aug 27, 2008 at 3:26 pm by aaron, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton Skyline.....
I have lived in and enjoyed Pleasanton for almost 39 years.
Pleasanton has grown tremendously in those years. It has been, and
still is a wonderful place to raise a family!... |
Alice Morrison |
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on Dec 14, 2007 at 8:39 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Old Nob Hill=New Walmart Grocery
Is it true? Walmart trying to open one of their grocery only stores in the Nob Hill sight?
Got an email with a link to a City website discussing it. |
Alicia |
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on Sep 8, 2011 at 1:14 pm by Steve, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Drivers, Please Slow Down For The Students!!!!
Between 7:50 am and 8:10 am the intersection of Santa Rita and Black Avenue is very congested with drivers, bicycle riders and pedestrian's making their way to Alisal and Amad... |
Alisal Parent |
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on Sep 24, 2009 at 8:44 am by Concerned Citizen, a resident of the California Reflections neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
December 2009...America's Sovereignty Ends Thanks to Obama...
The UN will be in control America's energy policy. Goodbye freedom in America. Obama will sign the Climate Change treaty in Copenhagen which will hand over America's sovereig... |
Alison |
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on Oct 20, 2009 at 11:34 pm by Dottie, a member of the Foothill High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Alison Wonderland
Life is a fantasy, based upon my reality. |
Alison |
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on Aug 11, 2009 at 1:42 am by Really?, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Weird Smell in Safeway Parking Lot
Okay, I need those of you with time on your hands to go to Safeway. In the parking lot outside the front of Safeway there is a strange, irritating smell. I can't describe... |
Alison |
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on Dec 5, 2008 at 12:58 pm by Mia, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
IMPORTANT: PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU VOTE TODAY...
Before you vote today, please read this very important editorial in today’s Wall Street Journal -
Web Link
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Allen |
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on May 19, 2009 at 9:13 pm by Einstein, a member of the Mohr Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
WHY CAN'T PUSD WRITE A BALLOT MEASURE THAT GUARANTEES WHAT PARENTS WANT?
I've read the blogs and all the information from the different parcel tax sites.
The deal breaker for me is that the ballot doesn't guarantee the things I want for my child's... |
Also Waiting |
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on May 31, 2009 at 3:25 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community |
AROUND TOWN
Striving to prevent suicide by train
Steve Vale leaned on a weak point of a fence on George Street as an express train whizzed by at close to 100 miles per hour in Mansfield. His daughter died on the tracks in ... |
Amador |
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on Feb 23, 2010 at 9:08 pm by Amador, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador Science Field Trip
I attended a field trip with my son who attends Alisal. It was a science event at Amador hosted by the Amador students. The older students worked with the younger students at ... |
Amador Fan |
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on May 25, 2012 at 9:42 am by A Neighbor, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tutoring by PUSD teachers?
I am looking at a tutoring service in town and notice it is all Pleasanton teachers that work there. Just as a gut reaction I can't help but feel there is a conflict of intere... |
Amador Mom |
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on Oct 25, 2011 at 8:48 am by Change of Scenery, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador Valley Winter Percussion Ensemble places 2nd in WGI Regional Competition!
The AVHS Winter Percussion ensemble placed 2nd in WGI Regional Competition on Saturday, March 13. The competition took place at James Logan HS and was an all day event. The gr... |
Amador Parent |
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on Mar 16, 2010 at 2:24 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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