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 |
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... |
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on May 3, 2008 at 3:42 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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 |
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... |
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on May 1, 2008 at 1:32 pm by Yeah!, a resident of another community |
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 |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
The joy of collecting
There are a lot of collectors in Pleasanton, but not all of them collect something really different and unusual. Some common collections are stuffed animals, key chains, rocks... |
Editor |
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on Apr 28, 2008 at 3:52 pm by Jenny, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Who killed Tina Faelz?
Nearly a quarter of a century after Tina Faelz's lifeless body was found in a drainage culvert on a pathway behind Foothill High School, her family and Pleasanton police are s... |
Editor |
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on Apr 18, 2008 at 5:00 pm by Gatetree Resident, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
AROUND TOWN
Faith Chapel Assembly of God
Located at 6656 Alisal Street, Pleasanton, Sunday begins with Sunday School for all ages at 9:30 a.m. followed by the Worship Service at 10:30 a.m., Kids are dismissed at 11:1... |
Sophia Grajeda |
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on Apr 17, 2008 at 6:52 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman answers door at Vine Street home, punched in face
A man in a white tank top and jeans told a 68-year-old grandmother he was with the Alameda County Sheriff's Office and reportedly punched her in the face in Pleasanton Saturda... |
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on Apr 15, 2008 at 12:01 am by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Sen. Corbett holding town hall at Sunol flower festival Saturday
Senator Ellen Corbett, (D-San Leandro), will host a town hall meeting among the Sunol wildflowers tomorrow. From 12:30 to 2 p.m., Corbett, whose district includes part of Plea... |
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on Apr 11, 2008 at 5:46 pm by Jacqueline, a resident of another community |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
UPDATE: Infant in critical condition after emergency brain surgery
Police are investigating the cause of a head injury of a 9-month-old Pleasanton boy taken to ValleyCare Medical Center around 4:25 p.m. last Saturday. As of Monday, the boy is... |
Editor |
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on Apr 1, 2008 at 8:25 pm by p-town resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Friends, family pay tribute to slain couple at Mormon service
Several hundred relatives, friends and neighbors gathered Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Pleasanton to pay their respects and remember Ernest S... |
Editor |
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on Mar 26, 2008 at 3:00 pm by San Ramon Citizen, a resident of San Ramon |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Accident near Downtown?
My daughter & I thought we saw paramedics pulling a gurney up from the creek near Main St. but I haven't seen any news about it? Anyone know what happened? |
JulieG |
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on Mar 22, 2008 at 11:55 pm by me, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Town Square Postings
On TV30 woes
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 14, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Mar 14, 2008 at 1:21 pm by Linda, a member of the Pleasanton Middle School community |
AROUND TOWN
The Pleasanton Job’s Daughters Host Electronic Recycling Event
Join the Pleasanton Job’s Daughters to help keep our environment green. Bring your obsolete computers, monitors printers and fax machines to the Pleasanton Masonic Center loca... |
Pleasanton Job\'s Daughters |
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on Mar 13, 2008 at 11:19 am by Lynn, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Buying in Phoenix, and you don't even have to go there
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Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, April 6, 2007, 12:00 AM |
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on Feb 20, 2008 at 8:30 pm by Gary Schwaegerle, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Emergency Brownies-Dining at Home
I feel it is important that I share my recipe for Emergency Brownies with other Pleasantonians. They are not quite like brownies, but in these stressful times, whatever th... |
Ginger |
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on Feb 16, 2008 at 8:30 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Problems surface with precinct locations, unwanted absentee ballots
Today's voting went smoothly in most parts of the city, but there were flaws.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesd... |
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on Feb 5, 2008 at 9:05 pm by a friend, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Local nonprofit helping Afghanistan
A local nonprofit organization that was organized following the 9/11 terrorists attacks in the U.S. will soon open a medical clinic it built and is now equipping in the wester... |
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on Feb 4, 2008 at 12:22 pm by ACarr, a resident of Dublin |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Local nonprofit helping Afghanistan
A local nonprofit organization that was organized following the 9/11 terrorists attacks in the U.S. will soon open a medical clinic it built and is now equipping in the wester... |
Editor |
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on Feb 4, 2008 at 12:22 pm by ACarr, a resident of Dublin |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Traffic direction not need, thanks anyway!
Please don't disrup the balance by attempting to direct traffic into Fotthill HS.
There are NEVER traffic issues unless someone decides to direct it. This causes HUGE unnec... |
Foothill HS Parent |
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on Feb 3, 2008 at 2:59 pm by Julie, a member of the Foothill High School community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Take Us Along!
From all its traveling, the Pleasanton Weekly newspaper would appear to be weathered, but it hasn't skipped a beat. Over the past eight years--yes it has been that long--Pleas... |
Editor |
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on Jan 30, 2008 at 10:32 am by Sally, a resident of the Mission Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Heath Ledger autopsy results due in 10-14 days
The sudden death of film star Heath Ledger stunned fans and family from Hollywood to Australia on Wednesday as New York City's medical examiner conducted an autopsy that prove... |
Chris |
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on Jan 23, 2008 at 4:52 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
National Grants is a Scam
For all of you that have seen the National Grand COnference AD on TV, DON'T BELIEVE THAT!!! IT'S A SCAM...
Very good hype but that is where it ends. Customer service is non... |
Chris |
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on Jan 23, 2008 at 4:50 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
PUBLISHER'S BLOG
Rules of engagement: FCC vote will affect your future
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Kevin Martin wants a vote in December to conclude the matter of media ownership rules. Overturning the current ownership rules would... |
Gina Channell-Allen |
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on Jan 15, 2008 at 5:36 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |