CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Earthquake strikes near the Geysers; follows bigger quake in L.A. last night
The U.S. Geological Survey is reporting an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 struck this morning in Sonoma County.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on May 18, 2009 at 9:47 am by Megan S., a member of the Harvest Park Middle School community |
AROUND TOWN
Sprucing up Shadow Cliffs
An interpretive center to educate children and adults about the ecological system and how the lake is replenished. A dog park that would offer pet owners another place to take... |
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on May 17, 2009 at 8:43 am by Dream on, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Prop. 1A won't cure state's overspending
There is a great opinion piece on the Sacramento Bee about Proposition 1A. It is at: Web Link
Some parts of it:
C... |
Prop 1A Info |
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on May 16, 2009 at 2:11 pm by jay, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
RV show opens Saturday at fairgrounds
Despite a troubled economy, organizers of Pleasanton's 21st annual Manufacturers' RV Show aren't worried about attendance numbers at this year's show, which starts Saturday.
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Editor |
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on May 16, 2009 at 12:05 pm by Keith Benson, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
EDITOR'S BLOG
Back to Vietnam for an ex-flight attendant
Those of us who know Nancy Pennell, and there are no doubt hundreds in Pleasanton who do, also know that she's hard to track down. A world traveler who celebrated her 65th bir... |
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on May 10, 2009 at 7:45 pm by Been there too, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Arthritis fundraiser walk set for Saturday
ValleyCare Health System will host a walk to raise money for the national Arthritis Foundation starting at 8 a.m. Saturday at ValleyCare's LifestyleRx fitness center, 1119 E. ... |
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on May 8, 2009 at 4:38 am by Paul Blake MH, a resident of the Avignon neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Wells Fargo among banks required to raise capital
Read the article:
Web Link
It looks like Wells Fargo is among the banks that will be required to rai... |
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on May 7, 2009 at 12:33 am by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Weather forecast looks good for tonight's First Wednesday street party
Pleasanton is expected to be mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain today along with patchy fog in the morning, but clearing in time for tonight's First Wednesday street p... |
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on May 6, 2009 at 9:30 am by Rick, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Kidango to move into district preschool facility
The school board approved a contract with childcare provider Kidango Tuesday night to move into the preschool facility at the school district offices. Adventure Time had previ... |
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on May 5, 2009 at 10:12 am by Pat, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Lottery ticket worth $133,825 purchased at Dublin Safeway
A California Lottery MEGA Millions ticket purchased in Dublin Tuesday is worth $133,825 and the prize has yet to be claimed, according to lottery officials.
Read the full sto... |
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on May 2, 2009 at 8:41 am by Anonymous, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Accident on Santa Rita Frontage Rd.
Does anyone know what happened on Wednesday afternoon around 3 PM on the frontage road across from Amador High School. Lots of police action. |
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on May 2, 2009 at 7:45 am by Anne2, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
An Interesting Forecast for the US...
As a preface to the following videoclip, I am reminded of a conference I attended when I was with a Big 4 consulting company. The conference was entitled "Survival of the Fitt... |
Chris |
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on May 1, 2009 at 9:19 pm by Resident, a resident of the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Support Our Children Now!
From reading the negative press on Measure G it is very obvious to me that these negative individuals have not taught in the classroom, were once involved in the system and ha... |
Jerry Shelly |
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on May 1, 2009 at 8:31 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Two teens injured in Wednesday morning crash
Two 19-year-old Pleasanton men were injured Wednesday morning as their 1994 Chevrolet S-10 pickup truck slid out of control and hit a tree, according to police.
Read the ful... |
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on May 1, 2009 at 12:45 pm by Joshua Strohl, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Accident
Does anyone know how the two 19yr olds in the accident on Vineyard are? |
Marie |
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on Apr 23, 2009 at 3:48 pm by Sue, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Chamber to host Staff Appreciation luncheon April 28
The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Staff Appreciation Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. April 28 at Casa Real at Ruby Hill Winery, 410 Vineyard Ave.
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 8:37 am by Jon Burchett, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Open Heart Kitchen fund raiser
Open Heart Kitchen is holding an e-waste fund raiser this weekend in Livermore. I know there are others going on the same weekend but this is a group that could really use the... |
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on Apr 17, 2009 at 9:36 am by Susan, a resident of Livermore |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
'Art Critique and Coffee' Group
The group of local artists meets at 10 a.m., Fridays, at 349 Main St. near the Bibiane Bakery on the patio. Their work is showing April 1-30, at the Lindsay Dirkx Brown Galler... |
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on Apr 15, 2009 at 9:27 am by Claudette McDermott, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
EDITOR'S BLOG
Help for families of fallen police, firefighters
Just hours after the murders last month of the four Oakland police officers, members of the 100 Club of Alameda County delivered checks of $20,000 to each of the three widows ... |
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on Apr 13, 2009 at 5:35 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton Home Sales March 2009
Follow this lnk to stats on Pleasanton Home sales from last month.
Web Link
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on Apr 13, 2009 at 12:31 pm by Homeowner, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Letter: Building community takes a village
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 3, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Apr 7, 2009 at 4:50 pm by Chris, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
General Plan delayed again by housing cap dispute
Community and city leaders started updating the Pleasanton General Plan in 2003, a hoped-for three-year process that is now completed and waiting for final approval by the Pl... |
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on Apr 7, 2009 at 3:03 am by Julia Schultz, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
Home Sales
This week's data represents homes sold during February 2009
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 20, 2009, 12... |
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on Apr 5, 2009 at 8:56 am by Don\'t buy Schaefer, a resident of Dublin |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
COMMENTARY: The haves and the have-nots
Sitting side by side the other day at a joint meeting of the Pleasanton City Council and school board, City Manager Nelson Fialho and School Superintendent John Casey told ver... |
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 9:26 am by Kiko, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Cost to put parcel tax on the June 2nd ballot
Since the parcel tax discussion began, I've heard different accounts of what the actual cost to put a parcel tax measure on a ballot would be. Initially PUSD estimated the co... |
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 7:51 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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