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Hip Hip Hooray!
Maine vote REJECTS gay marriage law! Gay marriage has now lost in every single state -- 31 in all -- in which it has been put to a popular vote!
The institution of marriag... |
Hip Hip Hooray! |
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on Nov 10, 2009 at 9:56 am by Janna, a resident of Dublin |
AROUND TOWN
Street Preachers Alter Weekend R & R
This topic has been discussed before, but not in recent months. A group of street preachers go into the different towns and on college campuses to preach LOUDLY to the public... |
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on Sep 11, 2009 at 10:10 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board moves Tuesday's parcel tax debate to Amador Valley High
The Pleasanton school district announced late today that the school board's meeting next Tuesday on deciding if it will ask voters to approve a parcel task will be held in the... |
Editor |
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on Feb 24, 2009 at 9:59 am by Mom, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Oak Grove foe Mary Roberts to challenge Hosterman for mayor's post
Mary Roberts, a long-time member of the Pleasanton Planning Commission who also served as its chairwoman several times on a rotating basis, is planning to challenge Mayor Jenn... |
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on Aug 1, 2008 at 10:35 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board votes to restore 38 positions at cost of near-$3-million
The Pleasanton school board, on a split vote, chose to add $102,500 for new one-time rehiring, on top of approving more than $2.8 million to restore other positions.
Read the... |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 7:09 pm by Doomed, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Bullying a priority for PUSD
For years, bullying was seen as no big deal, and for many, a rite of passage. Freshmen were hazed by seniors, and when they became seniors those same freshmen hazed the incomi... |
Editor |
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on Jan 16, 2013 at 9:15 pm by Apathy, a resident of the Beratlis Place neighborhood |
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Dave Ross on Hostess and Unions
Dave Ross is a syndicated radio commentator, like Charlie Osgood but with a sarcastic bite. He's on KCBS daily at 2:35p and 5:35p. Today he talked about Hostess, and made a ... |
Joe |
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on Nov 27, 2012 at 10:51 pm by Ted, a resident of the Carriage Gardens neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
What's up with the Fire Department Contract
I've never understood the double super-secret negotiations between city management and employee unions. The FD contract negotiations seem endless yet the public remains in th... |
Mr. Brown Act |
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 8:45 am by To: The Right Salary, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Is RL's show in trouble?
It seems that more advertisers have left RL's show:
"nearly 50 advertisers have pulled their content from the program in wake of the controversy surrounding Georgetown Univ... |
Do not agree with Fluke |
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on Mar 13, 2012 at 10:09 pm by Sarah, a resident of another community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
"The (PUSD) Board Failed!"
Cries of "The (PUSD) Board Failed!" came from the audience at tonight's school board meeting after the motion to restore reading programs and postpone spending on a master fac... |
Nomad |
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on Mar 3, 2012 at 8:21 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Foothill teacher arrested on drug charge undergoing treatment, escapes jail time
A Foothill High School teacher arrested for smoking oxymorphone in Livermore will get drug treatment -- not jail time.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jan 23, 2012 at 2:59 pm by Sammy, a resident of the Foothill Farms neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
McNerney Voted to Ban Waterboarding...Which We Now Know Was Instrumental in Capturing OBL
McNerney...You owe us an apology. Your leftist ideology weakens our country. If this waterboarding ban had been in effect before we waterboarded KSM, Osama Bin Laden would l... |
Dana |
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on May 9, 2011 at 1:54 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
State court rules in favor of Ayala, citizens group in bid to block Oak Grove development
Former City Councilwoman Kay Ayala and the citizens group she organized won their petition in the State Court of Appeal today that n effect gives them the right to seek a reve... |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 10:32 pm by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton School District Salaries Now Online
The Bay Area News Group has just put a database online that lists out the salaries, pensions costs, and other income for all employees of the Pleasanton Unified School Distric... |
Information |
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on Feb 6, 2013 at 9:22 pm by Member, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Disappearing cats
In the past 3 weeks two of my cats have disappeared. I live off Junipero
Is there anyone else in this neighborhood missing a cat(s). Maybe it's just a coincidence or is th... |
Darlene |
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on Mar 17, 2012 at 1:35 pm by Darla, a resident of the Mission Park neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Late holiday school break for Pleasanton schools causing problems for some
Parents of Pleasanton school kids will have to wait a little longer than usual to dash off to grandma's house for Christmas.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 23, 2011 at 4:21 pm by High School teacher, a member of the Foothill High School community |
AROUND TOWN
High density housing complex planned for Hacienda won't have 'that Pleasanton look'
Agreeing that a new affordable housing project won't have "that Pleasanton look," city planning commissioners nevertheless gave their thumbs up Monday to what is likely to be ... |
Editor |
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on Oct 25, 2011 at 5:33 pm by Anonymous, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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California welfare recipants now allowed to use YOUR money to buy alcohol and cigarettes!!!
Next time you walk to the ballot box you should consider how your elected officials are using your money! Cheers!!!
Web Link-... |
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on Sep 12, 2011 at 9:53 am by Jimbob, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
CROSSROADS
Legalizing Internet Gambling
Legalizing Internet Gambling by Cindy Cross
A large amount of cash is flooding Sacramento from lobbyists representing Indian tribes and other groups seeking to legalize o... |
Cindy Cross |
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on Aug 25, 2011 at 9:15 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
CROSSROADS
Republicans Looking Good in 2012?
Republicans Looking Good in 2012? By Cindy Cross
Tim Pawlenty, former Governor of Minnesota, officially announced Monday that he will run for President in 2012. Labeled b... |
Cindy Cross |
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on May 26, 2011 at 7:49 pm by Thor, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
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Bin Laden
Osama Bin Laden, the "face of evil," is dead. Tell us, where were you when you first learned of the 9/11 attacks? And what are your thoughts about the death of its mastermind ... |
Gina Channell-Allen |
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on May 3, 2011 at 10:45 pm by Tim, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A persuasive voice for a school parcel tax
If the Pleasanton school board is going to ask voters again next year to pass a parcel tax, as is likely, it can count on its new superintendent Parvin Ahmadi to be a persuasi... |
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on Dec 1, 2010 at 8:15 am by a reader, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Teens allegedly robbed at gunpoint
Three teenagers were robbed at gunpoint Tuesday night as they were out walking near their homes off of Vineyard Avenue, police said.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Nov 30, 2009 at 7:38 pm by Red, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Harvest Park student arrested for ecstasy possession, distribution
A 13-year-old boy was arrested Thursday after allegedly possessing and furnishing the drug ecstasy to some students, according to police. The student, who was not named becaus... |
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on Oct 1, 2009 at 7:51 am by OnlyMe2009, a resident of Livermore |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district agrees to pay Signature, Standard Pacific $2.6 million to settle suit
The Pleasanton school district announced Tuesday that it has agreed to pay $2.6 million to local developers Signature Properties and Standard Pacific Homes as part of a court-... |
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on Jan 20, 2009 at 10:48 pm by Bob, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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