AROUND TOWN
Pastor stays at TLC
Amazingly enough, he gets to stay. [Portion removed for hearsay]...majority vote of congregation.
Fascinating! Shuttle rides for all the people who couldn't get there on t... |
Wow |
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on Dec 21, 2009 at 1:57 pm by cw, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board passes $506 million facilities plan
Members of the Pleasanton School Board want to make it clear that they have no intention of seeking funding for all the projects detailed in the Facilities Master Plan they ap... |
Editor |
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on Feb 1, 2013 at 8:04 pm by You\'ve got to be kidding..., a member of the Pleasanton Middle School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Open Forum about under age drinking
I am a Dad of a Highschool student. I am sick at how much drinking and drugs go on right under our nose. Its on campus, vodka in water bottles while in class, its at parties ... |
Parent keeping teens sober |
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on Jul 9, 2010 at 12:51 pm by LongLivePotter, a resident of the Old Towne neighborhood |
EDITOR'S BLOG
Schools should help students cope with Virginia Tech tragedy
With bomb threats and disturbing graffiti at high schools in Tracy and Pacifica just a week after the shooting tragedies at Virginia Tech, shouldn’t Pleasanton high schools do... |
Jeb Bing |
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on Jun 10, 2007 at 4:39 pm by Joey, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Council OKs Stoneridge Drive extension to Livermore
The City Council voted 3-2 Tuesday night to approve the extension of Stoneridge Drive as a four-lane thoroughfare to El Charro Road and Livermore, completing one of its final ... |
Editor |
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on Mar 25, 2009 at 9:35 am by NO STONERIDGE, a member of the Harvest Park Middle School community |
BOOKS & MOVIES
Times Book Club Redux - September Reading Selection!
We are refugees from Lynn Carey's former Times Book Club. We meet every six to eight weeks at independent bookstores in Danville/Pleasanton to discuss our current reading sel... |
Danilo |
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on Aug 30, 2010 at 4:01 pm by Danilo, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
What's up with Bert's (and Claude & Dominque's)?
I saw a sign in the window of Bert's Hofbrau, which has only been open a few months, with a notice of liquor license transfer to new owners -- forget the name but it clearly i... |
Michael |
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on Dec 29, 2007 at 3:47 pm by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Employees union pulls controversial contract proposal off the table
The Pleasanton City Employees Association--the union that represents 227 city workers—withdrew its pending two-year contract agreement last night with the City Council a... |
Editor |
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on Feb 23, 2011 at 3:42 pm by anon, a resident of another community |
AROUND TOWN
List of those opposed to Prop 98...impressive names
The Pleasanton Weekly is NOT listed pro or con. They attended the meeting held in our park clubhouse and the city council meeting. To date, the only article was in the real es... |
Sharon - renter |
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on May 24, 2008 at 1:26 pm by Sharpon - renter, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood |
EDITOR'S BLOG
Hungry in Manhattan at 2 a.m.
My wife Jan and I are just back from another quick trip to Manhattan to visit our son Chris, daughter-in-law Mary and our adorable 14-month-old grandson Jonathan. Chris met ou... |
Jeb Bing |
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on Dec 15, 2010 at 12:50 pm by Look at the date, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Supreme Court will not announce Prop 8 action until Monday or later
The U.S. Supreme Court will not announce until at least Monday and possibly later whether it will review the case of Proposition 8, California's ban on same-sex marriage.
Rea... |
Editor |
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on Dec 3, 2012 at 11:34 am by Cholo, a resident of San Ramon |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Principal Banning Parents from Entering Pleasanton School Grounds?
Can anyone from any other elementary school comment as to whether parents have been BANNED from school campuses when they are dropping off children at 8:15 AM or whether this ... |
What? |
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on Jan 9, 2013 at 2:42 pm by Carrie, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Hosterman cleared of all charges?
Although Mayor Hosterman admits to using city resources for her recent campaign (and apologized for it), she is cleared of all charges that she used city resources for her rec... |
Steve Lynn |
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on Apr 6, 2007 at 10:38 pm by Sara G., a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
EDITOR'S BLOG
When Don Faught speaks, other Realtors listen
When Don Faught speaks, others listen, or at least other Realtors did last week when Faught talked about the changing work environment in real estate to a large audience at th... |
Jeb Bing |
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on Feb 25, 2011 at 7:27 pm by One size doesn\'t fit, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
NEW 680 SOUTHBOUND TOLL LANE EPIC FAILURE
September 20, 2010
Traffic backed up for miles into Pleasanton and Dublin due to shorter Hwy 84 merge lane onto 680.
Fasttrack users who were traveling in the non-toll #... |
Curious |
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on Sep 23, 2010 at 10:57 am by Jill, a resident of the Carlton Oaks neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
What happened to the WalMart Neighborhood Market?
Our house has been waiting for the WalMart Neighborhoold Market that was going into the empty Nob Hill location on Santa Rita Road all summer.
What has happened to that pl... |
Lee |
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on Sep 16, 2012 at 4:24 pm by Dawn, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
No mattter which side you're on, this is scary
"Schools send out hundreds of preliminary pink slips"
Web Link
The article covers what is happening in the... |
P\'town parent |
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on Mar 22, 2011 at 11:58 am by parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
EDITOR'S BLOG
Despite a depressed market, here's a Realtor who can laugh it off
In the current depressed real estate market, it's good to have Realtor friends who are nevertheless upbeat and humorous.
I've known Hometown GMAC Realtor Pat Griffin for ye... |
Jeb Bing |
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on Nov 17, 2010 at 4:14 pm by ricky, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Anti-Oak Grove group gains 5,266 signatures to force referendum
Opponents of a City Council-approved plan to allow the construction of 51 estate homes on the hilltop above Kottinger Ranch and Vintage Hills submitted 5,266 signatures of reg... |
Editor |
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on Dec 14, 2007 at 2:53 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SPORTS
Bernard Laffers criticism of FHS XC
Once again, Bernard Laffer has chosen to use the PW to air his issues about FHS Cross Country.
Having a student on the FHS Cross Country team, I find this deeply offensiv... |
XC Mom |
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on Oct 18, 2012 at 11:34 pm by Jorge Quero, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Almost 250 city of Pleasanton govt employees make > $100,000 per year!
Did you see the article in the Valley Times and the Herald regarding "Six-Figure Government Salaries Abound in the Bay Area" here.... Web Link... |
Bill |
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on Sep 5, 2009 at 8:44 pm by Wake up People, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
The President Steps Up
This one's for you, Steve of Parkside. It takes a big man to apologize to a private citizen (putting herself out there) for the inappropriate and disrespectful speech of a le... |
Stacey |
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on Mar 8, 2012 at 10:08 pm by Educated, a member of the Foothill High School community |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton School District Violates State Fee Cap--being sued for charging illegal school impact fees
Pleasanton Unified is being sued in Alameda County Superior Court for not granting refunds to individual homeowners who have requested that Pleasanton Unified refund them for ... |
Another PUSD Lawsuit |
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on Mar 29, 2012 at 9:26 pm by Another PUSD Lawsuit, a member of the Foothill High School community |
TIM HUNT
Dublin's health care corner
Look no farther than the corner of Tassajara Road and Dublin Boulevard to see how competitive the valley’s medical scene has become.
Three different health care organiz... |
Tim Hunt |
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on Mar 27, 2012 at 7:22 am by Tim Hunt, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Recent increase in water hardness?
Recently we've been noticing a dramatic increase in hard water stains, have attached an image of a glass from dishwasher adjacent to a glass de-stained with vinegar. Wondering... |
wimchatta |
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on Oct 23, 2010 at 4:43 pm by BK, a member of the Hart Middle School community |
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