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19-year-old driver arrested in fatal Foothill Drive crash
Katie McKewon, the 19-year-old driver of a Ford Mustang that was involved in a head-on collision that killed her friend Laurel Williams, also 19, was arrested last night, acco... |
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on Nov 13, 2007 at 9:07 am by everyones to blame, a resident of another community |
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Future school funding looks bleak
While awaiting a report for the Legislative Analysts Office, the state budget update at Tuesday night's school board meeting was grim.
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on Nov 25, 2009 at 1:42 pm by Steve N, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
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Parcel tax measure defeated
With Measure E, Pleasanton's parcel tax measure suffering a narrow defeat Tuesday, supporters of the tax are promising the issue won't go away.
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on May 6, 2011 at 7:41 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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Church leaders support 'redeemed' priest; others want him out
Church leaders are speaking out in support of a newly-designated parish leader for the Catholic Community of Pleasanton after members of a nationally-affiliated group proteste... |
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on Nov 22, 2007 at 9:02 am by Gina Channell-Allen, president of the Pleasanton Weekly |
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Germain's bail set at $1,080,000
Judge Hugh Walker set Henry John Germain's bail at $1,080,000 for 15 counts of alleged child molestation today. Five women have brought charges against the 62-year-old Dublin ... |
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on Oct 25, 2008 at 11:39 pm by knowledge, a resident of another community |
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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 ... |
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on Mar 25, 2009 at 9:35 am by NO STONERIDGE, a member of the Harvest Park Middle School community |
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Pleasanton council gets an earful at its pension reform workshop
Emotions ran high last night at a four-hour-long public workshop on city pension reforms hosted by the Pleasanton City Council.
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on Feb 11, 2011 at 11:30 am by two cents, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton council OKs Walmart grocery store, but union appeal likely
New grocery stores have opened in Pleasanton in recent years without much fanfare, and more are coming.
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on Feb 16, 2012 at 10:39 pm by Walmart will sue the city, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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PUSD board backs parcel tax
After months, two surveys and hours of discussion, the Pleasanton school board has voted unanimously to approve a resolution to put the parcel tax up for a May vote.
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on Feb 8, 2011 at 10:28 pm by concerned parent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Castlewood to talk to union today about 2-month lockout of 61 workers
Castlewood Country Club management is scheduled to meet today with representatives of a union that represents 61 workers it has locked out of their jobs for the last two month... |
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on May 5, 2010 at 10:36 pm by Dark Corners of Town, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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District outlines 'possible reductions' to balance budget
In a document released Thursday afternoon, the Pleasanton Unified School District outlined the budget challenges they face in the current school year and beyond.
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on Jan 13, 2010 at 12:12 am by \"old tenured\" 30yr old, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Protestors ask council to block Wal-Mart from reopening Nob Hill grocery store
Anti-Wal-Mart protestors urged the Pleasanton City Council last night to block efforts by the retailer to open one of its Neighborhood Market grocery stores in the building wh... |
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on Sep 12, 2011 at 4:19 pm by Good-time Charles, a resident of the Castlewood Heights neighborhood |
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Pleasanton must trim employee benefits or face citizens' initiative, council warned
A Laguna Oaks homeowner has asked the Pleasanton City Council to make employee pension and health care reform a top priority in 2011 or face a citizens' initiative that could ... |
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on Dec 9, 2010 at 6:42 am by Pete, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Court strikes down Pleasanton housing cap
In a ruling that could halt all commercial and residential building in Pleasanton for months to come, Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch has ruled the city's 199... |
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on Mar 22, 2010 at 9:56 pm by Jason, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
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Pleasanton school board set to promote top administrator to deputy superintendent at $188,864 annual salary
Pleasanton school board members tonight will consider a contract that will promote Luz Cazares, currently assistant superintendent of business services, to a new position of d... |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 8:33 am by Concerned parent, a member of the Walnut Grove Elementary School community |
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Palo Alto school board says parcel tax renewal is critical
Another school district--this one in Palo Alto--will ask voters to replace its current $493-a-year parcel tax that is set to expire in 2011 with a $589-million levy to help pa... |
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on Dec 17, 2009 at 10:25 pm by a reader, 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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Hosterman hawk permit denied by Planning Commission
In a sharply divisive move, the Planning Commission decided in a 3-2 vote to deny Mayor Jennifer Hosterman's application for a permit to house her hawk in a backyard enclosure... |
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on Nov 7, 2008 at 2:44 pm by RoyArtelo, a resident of the Ridgeview Commons neighborhood |
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Council approves draft rezoning plan for 105 acres of new 'affordable' housing
In a sweeping move, the Pleasanton City Council voted unanimously last night to approve a preliminary plan to rezone 17 separate sites in Pleasanton totaling 105 acres for mor... |
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on Aug 8, 2011 at 4:57 pm by Truthseeker, a resident of another community |
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Teen with contentious yearbook photo arrested for hashish possession
The Amador senior who made news last week for a controversial yearbook photo is back in the news, this time with a felony arrest for possessing hashish. Kenton Koos, 18, was w... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 12:13 pm by 188IQ, a resident of the Oak Tree Acres neighborhood |
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Walmart public hearing moved to next Monday at Firehouse Arts Center
The Pleasanton Planning Commission late Friday stripped a controversial public hearing on a proposed Walmart Neighborhood Market coming to Pleasanton off its Wednesday night a... |
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on Mar 20, 2012 at 5:29 am by Bob, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Sides still at odds over step and column raises for teachers
As Pleasanton prepares once again to vote on a parcel tax, no single issue has received more attention than step and column, the salary schedule for teachers and other certifi... |
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on Apr 29, 2011 at 8:37 am by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton school board approves drug-sniffing dogs at high schools
Drug-sniffing dogs will be coming to Pleasanton's three high schools -- but not until the end of February at the earliest.
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on Jan 26, 2012 at 9:51 pm by Daniel Bradford, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Budget crisis threatens class-size reduction, staff
In the last week, Superintendent John Casey warned that the state's growing deficit problems could force the district to cut as much as $8.7 million from this year's and the 2... |
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on Jan 22, 2009 at 4:30 pm by Resident again, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi sentenced to 3 years probation for shoplifting
State Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-18th), who represents much of Pleasanton, pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor charge of shoplifting at a Neiman Marcus store in San ... |
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on Jan 14, 2012 at 1:33 pm by District resident, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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