SCHOOLS & KIDS
School budget on Jan. 5 town hall agenda
Millions of dollars in cuts made last year to the Pleasanton Unified School District budget are now being felt and parents aren't happy about it.
Read the full story here h... |
Editor |
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on Jan 6, 2010 at 11:28 am by Concerned, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SPORTS
Organized Sports and Board members
I am looking for Pleasanton Parents and Families that have had or are now having problems with organized sports and board members in Pleasanton such as baseball or softball pr... |
Joseph DeRossett |
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on Dec 26, 2007 at 9:39 am by Burt, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Do School Children Have Fourth Amendment Rights?
Do School Children Have Fourth Amendment Rights?
The Fourth Amendment protection ONLY applies to CITIZENS. A minor under the law is NOT protected as an adult is, only par... |
Fact Check |
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on Mar 14, 2013 at 8:33 pm by Skylar, a resident of the Golden Eagle neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Documents reveal details in alleged molestation case
Castlewood Tennis Director Henry John Germain remains in custody on charges of eight counts of sex crimes against children as his hearing was continued to next week. The 62-ye... |
Editor |
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on Sep 10, 2008 at 5:24 pm by MainStreetDiva, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police Activity
Does anyone know what happen last evening at the corner of 1st and Vineyard.As I drove by @ 5:45 there were lots of police and several people stiing on the curb at the gas sta... |
momof2 |
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on Sep 29, 2010 at 8:50 am by nancy s., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Scool Budget Crisis: Have we really thought outside the box?
A couple of months ago I resigned from the Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) due to a growing frustration that this was an ineffective committee. The assumption I had, after bei... |
Al Cohen |
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on Jan 21, 2010 at 10:30 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Hiding Romney's Non Christian Credentials
Flying Under the Radar: Hiding Romney's Non Christian Credentials
If Mitt Romney would tell thetruth about his religion, that it is the kingdom of god on earth and that he... |
TRUTH |
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on Dec 14, 2011 at 9:28 pm by Real Republican, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Is Vic's All Star Kitchen Closing
My kids returned from school today where they heard that Vic's All Star Kitchen was closing. Does any one out there know? |
John K. |
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on Mar 28, 2011 at 10:03 am by Donna, a resident of the Foothill Knolls neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
ZANGLE - SOME TEACHER'S COULDN'T BE BOTHERED
I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE TEACHERS IN OUR PLEASANTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE __NOT__ REQUIED TO USE, PROMTLY UPDATE, OR OTHERWISE FOLLOW GUILDLINES FOR ZANGLE USE. I HAVE ... |
ZANGLEWASTEDTIME |
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on Jun 2, 2012 at 12:34 am by They never get rid of bad teachers/administrators, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Stoneridge Drive Extension is GOOD for Pleasanton!
Modeling was done WITH and WITHOUT the Stoneridge Drive Extension to see how traffic would be affected in our city ... and they found Stoneridge Drive is GOOD for Pleasanton. ... |
Alice |
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on Aug 27, 2008 at 3:26 pm by aaron, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School district spends $10,000 on fancy television and iPads
Yesterday, I read in the newspaper that though instructional hours have been cut, the school district had the audacity to spend $10,000 on a big flat screen television and iPa... |
Shopping Spree |
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on Sep 24, 2012 at 2:49 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Vinny's 2 Go - when and why did this place close?
I loved going to Vinny's 2 Go for panini sandwiches and pizza. I hadn't been there in a couple of months, and when I drove by there recently, it was gone - in its place was "N... |
Tom |
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on Oct 18, 2007 at 7:36 pm by Angela, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board member's residency called into question
A few residents claiming school board trustee Pat Kernan is in violation of residency requirements led the Pleasanton Unified School District to seek legal counsel, the Weekly... |
Editor |
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on May 30, 2008 at 12:48 am by Dave, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Drug Sniffing Dogs at Amador Valley?
Today I received this message from the PTSA at Amador Valley High School:
"A special PTSA General Meeting will take place on December 15th at 7:00 pm in the Library. The ... |
A Neighbor |
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on Dec 16, 2011 at 2:55 pm by Parent , a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood |
CROSSROADS
Bachmann and the HPV Vaccine
Bachmann and the HPV Vaccine by Cindy Cross
Michele Bachmann started a huge controversy Monday during the Tea Party/GOP debate with her comments about the HPV vaccine for ... |
Cindy Cross |
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on Sep 22, 2011 at 2:14 pm by HPV Mandate? NO!, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Gold's Gymm does not get permit
I find it very suspicious that Gold's Gym could not get the necessary permits to open its facility in Pleasanton, after it had already started work in the old Cathy's gym. Aft... |
Gym User |
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on Apr 7, 2011 at 3:25 pm by NoGymHere, a resident of the Rosewood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Looking for afterschool programs for Mohr Elementary School
We are moving to Pleasanton and we find it is very difficult to find after school programs for my 5 year old daughter. Mohr Elementary School has very limited spaces in its af... |
James |
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on Aug 31, 2010 at 7:56 am by Hacienda School Parent, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
How about a moderated forum regarding the double homicide
There are at least a few of us that would like to discuss this in a rational manner. Can we have a moderated forum? That way perhaps we could keep some of the trolls away. |
Pleasanton Resident-QWERTY |
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on Apr 2, 2008 at 11:52 pm by Snoopers57, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
AROUND TOWN
New Bikram Yoga Studio
Anyone have any info on the new bikram yoga studio that is going in on Bernal/Stanley near the am/pm gas station? When is it opening? The signage is all up and looks like it ... |
Mom |
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on Apr 15, 2011 at 3:20 pm by Jim Coughlin, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton Council OKs new street lights, telephone system costing $3.5 million
The Pleasanton City Council authorized the city staff Tuesday to seek low-interest loans that will finance the installation of energy-saving street lights throughout the city.... |
Editor |
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on Jan 18, 2013 at 1:20 pm by artlover, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Hearing set for tomorrow for Pleasanton Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi on shoplifting charge
A hearing is set for next tomorrow for Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-18th) on a charge of felony shoplifting after she was stopped leaving San Francisco's Neiman Marcus Union ... |
Editor |
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on Nov 14, 2011 at 8:30 am by Toad, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Why should we pay a licence fee for dogs and not cats.
I think it's unfair that residents of Pleasanton have to pay a licence fee for their dogs and cat owner don't pay anything. I know it's not my dog walking on peoples cars, roa... |
Carol |
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on Jun 24, 2008 at 6:50 pm by Kara, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Is this even legal?
I am wondering if the following "informational" (read brainwashing) session is allowed on public school grounds during instruction time. It is obvious that it is a veiled att... |
alee |
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on Dec 18, 2009 at 6:24 pm by a reader, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Chevron Moving to Texas
Chevron announced that it's moving 800 jobs from San Ramon to Texas. No doubt the first of more moves to come. If the average salary is $85K that's almost $70M per year in los... |
jason |
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on Dec 28, 2012 at 9:23 pm by Good Move Chevron, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Another Extended AT&T Phone Outage?
I lost my AT&T telephone service again early on Friday morning, 3/25/11. As of 3/27/11 it still has not been restored.
I saw several AT&T crews working along Vineyard Avenu... |
cvm |
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on Apr 27, 2011 at 10:18 am by cvm, a resident of the Vineyard Avenue neighborhood |