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Foothill students, faculty remember sophomore who died Tuesday
Foothill High School sophomore Chaitanya Gompa will be remembered by friends and family today at services in Walnut Creek.
Chaitanya died Tuesday after a battle with cancer.... |
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on Feb 19, 2009 at 8:35 pm by ??, a member of the Hart Middle School community |
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COMMENTARY: Staples Ranch on hold again
For investors, owners and representatives for organizations that have waited patiently for years to win approval of their multi-million-dollar developments planned for the 124... |
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on Feb 19, 2009 at 3:07 pm by Straightforward Politics? They are at it again!, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
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Prop 8 Database
Web Link
Here is a link to the database which will allow you to look up any and all individuals who donated to and against the Prop 8. Please be i... |
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on Feb 18, 2009 at 7:53 pm by PToWN94566, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Sullivan pulls plug on council meeting after 3-1/2-hour hearing
In an extraordinary but not unprecendented move, Pleasanton City Councilman Matt Sullivan pulled the plug on consideration of a development plan for Staples Ranch last night,... |
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on Feb 18, 2009 at 6:58 pm by June, a member of the Alisal Elementary School community |
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2 weekend accidents leave one dead, three critically injured
Two accidents that occurred over the weekend have left one dead and three critically injured.
Read the full story here Web Link=... |
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on Feb 18, 2009 at 2:36 pm by Update?, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Gold ambition
Sarah Williams first noticed "Hope's Boy," about an author's experiences growing up as a foster child, on her mother's dresser. Armed with the book about the author's experien... |
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on Feb 18, 2009 at 10:45 am by mac, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Mystery persists as to cause of house fire
There's still many unanswered questions as to what led to an explosion and the ignition of flames that destroyed a house on East Angela Street, seriously injuring a woman and ... |
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on Feb 16, 2009 at 8:35 am by No name!, a resident of another community |
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Colorado investigators say fire started in kitchen
Fire investigators believe the fire that killed Pleasanton resident David Patrick Ryan early Friday began in the kitchen, it was announced late Monday.
Read the full story he... |
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on Feb 13, 2009 at 9:17 pm by Pat Markle, a resident of the Happy Valley neighborhood |
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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 just now nearing completion and waiting for final appro... |
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on Feb 13, 2009 at 9:50 am by Tom, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
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Freeze warnings issued tonight for Pleasanton, Tri-Valley
Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley are expected to have numerous showers and isolated thunderstorms today with freeze warnings for tonight and Tuesday night. During the day, temper... |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 5:01 pm by withheld by request, a resident of another community |
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Low mortgage rates boost refinance activity
The Mortgage Bankers Association, in its Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending last Friday, announced today that applications increased 15.8 percent from the previo... |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 10:20 am by Neil Clifton, a resident of the Valley Trails neighborhood |
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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 just now nearing completion and waiting for final appro... |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 8:47 am by Why, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
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Letter: Teachers should remain balanced
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 6, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 2:34 pm by SD, a resident of the Golden Eagle neighborhood |
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COMMENTARY: Steps we can take to keep our schools great
With the current economic crisis greatly impacting California, public schools, which are dependent on state funds, are facing serious budget cutbacks with even greater uncerta... |
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on Feb 10, 2009 at 6:27 pm by Teacher, a resident of the Avignon neighborhood |
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State supreme court to hear arguments against Prop. 8
The California Supreme Court announced this week it will hear arguments on the constitutionality of Proposition 8, the state's ban on same-sex marriage, in San Francisco on Ma... |
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on Feb 10, 2009 at 1:02 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Mortgage applications, refinances decrease
The Mortgage Bankers Association reported in its Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending Jan. 2 that mortgage loan application volume was 1143.8, a decrease of... |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 4:43 pm by Dan Nelson, a resident of the Valley Trails neighborhood |
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Editorial
What is it that county officials don't understand about the word Recession? Despite layoffs, corporate downsizing and looming program cuts because of a $41-billion state budge... |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 1:38 pm by Scott Haggerty, a resident of another community |
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Pleasanton Sheraton owners default on loan
According to Alameda County property records, the financiers of the Sheraton Pleasanton Hotel filed a notice of default Jan. 16.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 11:03 am by Chris, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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Letter: Obama lovefest will come to an end
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, January 30, 2009, 12:00 AM |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 10:54 am by Not an Obama Bobblehead, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
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BART station moves to completion, apartments put on hold
Next month, work will begin on constructing pedestrian walkways on the Pleasanton and Dublin sides of the new BART station as the project continues on pace for a late 2009 ope... |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 9:43 am by Realist, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Letter: Hope? How ironic
"We all awoke with hope"--a highly ironic Weekly headline for last Jan. 24 (Cover, pages 16-17).
Read the full story here Web Link=... |
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on Feb 3, 2009 at 10:51 pm by Christ-follower, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Planning Commissioner Fox to decide this week on mayor's race
Planning Commissioner Anne Fox said she is considering challenging Mayor Jennifer Hosterman for the city's top elective post, to bring back slow-growth policies that would sup... |
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on Feb 3, 2009 at 4:34 pm by Someone who has been to a planning commission meeting, a resident of another community |
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Twilight magic
Living in Pleasanton since she was four, resident artist Debbie Wardrope has long known the romanticism that settles over Main Street as day fades into night.
Read the full ... |
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on Feb 2, 2009 at 11:04 pm by Stephanie Goelzer, a resident of Livermore |
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Goodbye Jerry
Long-time city planner Jerry Iserson has been honored at a city-sponsored luncheon as he retired after more than 30 years of experience in urban planning and development, incl... |
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on Feb 2, 2009 at 5:51 pm by Dorene Paradiso-Carroll, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Capt. Sullenberger to be honored at Super Bowl
Danville resident Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, along with the rest of the crew of Flight 1549, will be honored by the National Football League during Super Bowl XLIII p... |
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on Feb 2, 2009 at 3:09 pm by TF, a resident of another community |
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