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E-Waste recycling fundraiser on Sunday
Hart Middle School will host an E-Waste Recycling fundraiser from 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday, April 25, at Lucky's parking lot located at the corner of Hopyard and West Las Positas... |
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on Apr 24, 2010 at 10:56 pm by Stop Waste, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Women share stories to help others
Eve Ensler's popular production, "The Vagina Monologues" is back at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore to help bolster the Tri-Valley Haven'ts domestic violence and sexual assa... |
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on Apr 10, 2010 at 2:36 pm by karen Hogan, a resident of Livermore |
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Pete Stark to Head Ways and Means Committee
I just saw a new item that Rep. Pete Stark will be the temporary head of the U. S. House Ways and Means Committee, replacing Charles Rangel who is being forced to step down be... |
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on Mar 4, 2010 at 2:42 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Council votes to restrict new banks from locating on Main Street
The Pleasanton City Council voted 5-0 Tuesday night to place restrictions on banks, savings and loan associations and other financial institutions that want to open new facili... |
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on May 4, 2012 at 12:03 am by Been There, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Green Scene Fair draws vendors and visitors
Perhaps part of it was preaching to the choir, but Pleasanton's first-ever Green Scene Fair yesterday has been pronounced a success. Some 75 vendors, including everything from... |
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on Oct 23, 2010 at 3:42 pm by Ms Green, a resident of the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood |
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Downtown sculptures are terrific public art
Virtually every time I drive down Main Street, I see groups of people taking pictures of, and with, the sculptures that are on display. While the naysayers may complain that ... |
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on Apr 27, 2010 at 10:27 pm by To Elizabeth, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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More ScareCrows...Vote or just come Check them Out :)
If you're heading to Downtown Pleasanton enjoy the Efforts put out by your local Merchants with their Scarecrows! Voting is on now for your Very Favorite or Favorites as there... |
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on Oct 22, 2009 at 1:20 pm by Claudette McDermott, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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States with the best business climates
Countering the recent, unsubstantiated claim that California is not losing businesses to more business-friendly states like Texas, Utah, etc., please see the recent Forbes stu... |
liberalism is a disease |
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on Feb 9, 2013 at 2:01 pm by Been there, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Federal court hearing today on S.F.'s nudity ban
The fate of San Francisco's recently passed ban on public nudity could be decided in a federal court hearing today.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Jan 30, 2013 at 8:58 am by High beams, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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10 arrested in gang-related narcotics raid in Livermore
Ten people were arrested during the execution of a narcotics search warrant at a possibly gang-related residence in Livermore Wednesday afternoon, according to Livermore polic... |
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on Nov 16, 2012 at 9:26 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Memorial Day observances start at 11 a.m. today outside Pleasanton Senior Center
Memorial Day observances will get under way at 11 a.m. this morning at the outdoor garden of the Pleasanton Senior Center.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on May 29, 2012 at 9:09 am by Karla, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
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Interested in joining a chess club?
Local residents are trying to start a Pleasanton Chess Club, primarily for kids. Anyone interested can email PleasantonChess@yahoo.com. Please provide email address, name, pho... |
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on Jan 17, 2012 at 9:11 am by Maithili , a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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National Day of Prayer is today, Thursday May 6th
An annual day of observance held on the first Thursday of May, designated by the United States Congress, when people are asked "to turn to God in prayer and meditation". Presi... |
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on May 6, 2010 at 7:02 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Exposing Obama's Radical Past (and Present): "The Manchurian President"
To those who still do not believe Obama is radical and has ominous plans for America, I encourage you to learn more from Author Aaron Klein who exposes Obama's radical past an... |
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on May 5, 2010 at 11:18 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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THE CONTRADICTION OF GOVERNMENT SPENDING
Without inciting a riot by mentioning the name Bill Maher, he did mention one good point on this weeks show (HBO On Demand). If you want to reduce government expenditures/spen... |
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on Apr 25, 2010 at 11:30 am by Miguel, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Haggerty urges Congress to address congestion
Alameda County Supervisor Scott Haggerty today told a Senate committee in Washington, D.C., that traffic congestion is the most important issue facing American transportation ... |
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on Mar 21, 2010 at 9:21 pm by Rat Turd, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Bicyclist seriously injured after collision on Bollinger Canyon Road
The Bollinger Canyon ramp onto southbound Interstate 680 was shut down Thursday afternoon after a car collided with a bicyclist crossing the intersection.
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on Mar 16, 2012 at 2:43 pm by Parent and Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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McNerney's telephone town hall is rescheduled
Congressman Jerry McNerney's (Pleasanton, 11th) telephone town hall to talk about Medicare that was originally planned for today, Tuesday, June 21, has been postponed to 11:30... |
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on Jun 21, 2011 at 12:26 pm by Bill, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Support a great cause while attending the 'Cupcake Battle'
Bakers, warm your ovens! Attend the first ever Cupcake Battle from 7-9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 9, at Valley Bible Church, 7106 Johnson Dr. If you are interesting in battling, sub... |
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on Oct 8, 2010 at 10:37 am by Benjamin, a resident of the Gatewood neighborhood |
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Judicial council votes to continue monthly court closures
Members of the state Judicial Council have voted to continue the budget-tightening measure of monthly court closures, saying there were no better options.
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on Jan 26, 2010 at 5:44 pm by sad daysfor CA, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Care to see new results of the War on Poverty's "Head Start" Program?
How's that "Head Start" program doing, you wonder? Remember, it was created in 1965 as part of Lyndon Johnson's "War on Poverty" program. How's that War doing? When are we goi... |
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on Jan 23, 2010 at 2:07 pm by westsider, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Schwarzenegger agrees to cut state prison population by 40,000 inmates
The administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, yielding to a court order, has given a judicial panel a plan to reduce the number of state inmates by more than 40,000 within... |
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on Nov 18, 2009 at 1:16 pm by Concerned resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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how to be a 21st Century AMERICAN
We sure talk a lot lately about how to be politically correct, socially correct, environmentally correct...correct, correct, correct!
How can I just be a ‘correct American’... |
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on May 15, 2010 at 6:18 am by Doug Bell, a resident of the Laguna Oaks neighborhood |
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A Jewish Democrat writes about her recent conversion to Conservatism
Isn't it interesting how people change from Liberal to Conservative, but NEVER the other way around?
Disappointing Leon
Candice Paul
I am going to disappoint Leon W... |
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on Mar 2, 2010 at 5:24 pm by Wait..., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Two-Thirds of Government Takeover was passed in the Stimulus Bill
A nationally-recognized physician has written a stunning article: that two-thirds of the government takeover of healthcare is already law under the provisions of the stimulus ... |
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on Feb 24, 2010 at 9:33 am by dublinmike, a resident of Dublin |