COMMENTS ON STORIES
Discussions about Tulancingo exchange student opportunities on tap this evening at Foothill High School
High school students can learn about participating in the Pleasanton/Tulancingo Sister City Association Youth Cultural Exchange Program at 7 p.m. tonight at Foothill High Scho... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:45 pm by scott656, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Giants' celebration costly to PUSD
Celebrating the San Francisco Giants' victory in the World Series will cost the Pleasanton School District more than $13,000 unless parents come up with the cash to pay for th... |
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on Nov 11, 2012 at 7:47 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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School board to discuss union bargaining proposals, other issues tonight
The Pleasanton School board will discuss the district's and its teachers' union contract proposals for the upcoming school year at its meeting tonight.
Read the full story he... |
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on Feb 17, 2012 at 9:14 am by Charlotte, a resident of the Avignon neighborhood |
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Democrats Republicans please share your honest view
OK, so we all know that we need something serious done about the job situation - it's getting depressing.
I'm a Democrat who voted for Obama who has recently signed up as a... |
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on Sep 23, 2011 at 11:44 pm by Patriot, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Natural gas leak ruled out as cause of 'suspicious' fire
Police are eliminating a natural gas leak as one of the possible causes of an explosion and house fire on East Angela Street early last month, but remain tight-lipped as they ... |
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on Sep 23, 2011 at 10:12 am by Kathy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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California becomes 1st state to require teaching of gay history
California has become the nation's first state to require its public schools to teach students about the history and contributions of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender pe... |
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on Jul 17, 2011 at 8:06 pm by Yelena, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD to layoff 25 FTE Classified employees
The very last agenda item on the 4/12 board meeting is to layoff 25 classified employees.
So, how are the PUSD and union negotiations coming?
Or is this more of the cut jobs... |
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on Apr 14, 2011 at 12:45 pm by Parent of a student, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No on E signs - where to get them
Where can I get a No on E sign? Are they available or do I have to take someones Yes on E sign and write No over the Yes.
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Tim |
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on Apr 1, 2011 at 10:12 pm by Sam, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
McNerney introduces bill to stop U.S. jobs from going overseas
Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) has introduced legislation to stop American jobs from going overseas.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Oct 22, 2010 at 1:28 pm by Gary Schwaegerle, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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VIVA ARIZONA, VIVA ARIZONA
For having the GUTS to finally stand up and do something that the CLINTON, BUSH AND OBAMA administrations had no stomach for. The American race is not here to support the Mexi... |
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on May 3, 2010 at 5:06 pm by Dark Corners of Town, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Banquet groups leaving Castlewood due to labor strife
Two major Pleasanton organizations have cancelled their annual luncheons at Castlewood Country Club so that their participants don't have to cross picket lines set up by locke... |
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on Apr 19, 2010 at 9:22 pm by Foothill Parent, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Board gets budget back on track, for now
School Board members were pleased to certify their budget as positive Tuesday night -- a sign of a balanced budget -- for the first time in a year and a half.
Read the full s... |
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on Mar 31, 2010 at 1:53 pm by Pati, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SPORTS
References
My son has been attending the HS JV games at Fallon Middle School for the past few weeks and he was approached by this man saying he was a coach for a team called the argnauts... |
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on Feb 14, 2010 at 12:16 pm by playfairnow, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Brozosky considering another try for mayor's post
Former City Councilman Steve Brozosky may try again to unseat Mayor Jennifer Hosterman for the city's top elected post in what could be a repeat of the feisty political campai... |
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on Jul 9, 2009 at 1:40 am by angela ramire holmes, a resident of the Bordeaux Estates neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Why I can't give up S & C
I don't expect a sympathetic ear by posting this here, but I feel compelled to tell you the honest truth from one teacher's perspective. My husband worked in the private sect... |
PUSD teacher |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 7:53 am by another nurse, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
API scores edge higher
The California Department of Education released the API (Academic Performance Index) scores this morning, showing the Pleasanton Unified School District has slightly improved ... |
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on May 27, 2009 at 4:27 pm by A Lydiksen Mom, a member of the Lydiksen Elementary School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Time for a Measure G Town Hall before the June 2 vote?
With three weeks to go before the June 2 vote, and with all the new fiscal troubles at the state level that are projected by PUSD to greatly negatively impact school finances,... |
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on May 17, 2009 at 9:31 pm by resident, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Save Pleasanton Schools - campaigning with fiction?
Save Pleasanton Schools posted a video of a KPIX news clip at the top of their home page. And on Sunday e-mailed a link to that clip to all of their supporters.
This news c... |
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on May 15, 2009 at 3:54 pm by Jim, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Column
Longtime school board member Pat Kernan has been taking it on the chin lately in both the media and at a recent school board meeting where school activist Julie Testa asked th... |
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on Aug 1, 2008 at 11:56 am by Julie, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Campaign Finance
Keep Our Park Committee Press Release Feb 4, 2008
OPPONENTS OF THE OAK GROVE PROJECT VIOLATE STATE CAMPAIGN FINANCE LAWS, SUPPORTERS CHARGE
Thousands in campaign expense... |
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on Feb 25, 2008 at 11:32 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Whatever happened to Christmas?
Sure, Dec. 25 is just 18 days away. But except for a brief flash of "Merry Christmas" on Wheels Bus No. 12 that I saw Monday, the word "Christmas" seems to have metastasized i... |
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on Dec 23, 2007 at 1:34 pm by steve, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Comcast closing California call centers, including Livermore's, due to state's high cost of doing business here
Comcast will close its three call centers in California before Christmas and move the 1,000 jobs to Oregon, Washington and Colorado. One of the centers is in Livermore.
Read ... |
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on Dec 11, 2012 at 2:18 pm by Goodbye California, a resident of another community |
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NLRB law judge finds Castlewood club wrong in locking out workers
Administrative Law Judge Clifford Anderson of the National Labor Relations Board has found that Castlewood Country Club has maintained an illegal lockout since August 10, 2010... |
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on Aug 25, 2012 at 8:13 pm by Malcolm Gee, a resident of San Ramon |
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U.S. Geological Survey predicts higher temps, stronger storms due to climate change
If worldwide carbon emissions continue at the present rate, rising temperatures could cause the Sierra Nevada to lose 80 percent of its winter
snowpack in just 40 years, a U... |
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on Mar 29, 2012 at 11:44 pm by lazzboy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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California rated worse run state, and one doing the most to spread the wealth
It is interesting how California is rated the worst run state, and one of the states that spends the most!
"1. California
State debt per capita: $3,660 (21st highest)... |
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on Dec 3, 2011 at 11:21 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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