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Strike averted as BART management, unions agree to tentative new 4-year contract
BART management and its three unions representing 2,800 workers announced this morning that they have reached a tentative agreement on new four-year contracts. The proposals n... |
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on Jul 31, 2009 at 1:40 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Jumbo mortgage market holding recovery back
Limited availability and unusually high interest rates in the jumbo loan market are adversely affecting the rest of the housing market.
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on Jul 30, 2009 at 3:31 pm by Another Homeowner, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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BART management, unions meet over weekend, but no agreement reached
BART management and union negotiators met throughout the weekend but no agreements were announced when the talks closed down last night.
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on Jul 28, 2009 at 10:22 am by Lucky Guy, a resident of the Foothill Farms neighborhood |
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BART's light rail plan for Oakland airport OK'd by transit fundng agency
It may soon be easier to ride BART from Pleasanton all the way to Oakland Airport terminals.
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on Jul 23, 2009 at 3:06 pm by Curious, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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Park district, BART offer trails event in Valley tomorrow
In honor of July being National Parks and Recreation Month, the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) has partnered with BART in encouraging residents to check out how track... |
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on Jul 13, 2009 at 2:13 pm by J, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Record crowd turns out for 11th annual Pleasanton July 4 celebration
A crowd estimated at a record-high 1,000 turned out yesterday for the 11th annual Fourth of July picnic and Independence Day celebration at Lions Wayside Community Park in dow... |
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on Jul 6, 2009 at 9:03 am by 4th Celebration, a resident of the Avila neighborhood |
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1950s 'My Little Margie' star Gale Storm, 87, dies in Danville
Gale Storm, whose wholesome appearance and perky personality made her one of early television's biggest stars on "My Little Margie" and "The Gale Storm Show," died Saturday at... |
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on Jul 1, 2009 at 3:47 pm by Mike, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood |
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BART contracts extended to July 9 for 2 of 3 unions
With two days before BART's union contracts expire, BART management has agreed to extend labor contracts with employees of SEIU 1021 and ATU 1555 through July 9 at midnight.
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on Jun 30, 2009 at 2:43 pm by Martin, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Words to live by
Responsiblity, self-discipline, compassion, honesty, respect and integrity are what many would agree are traits to live by.
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on Jun 27, 2009 at 3:09 pm by Cheryl Cook-Kallio, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
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Pleasanton teen earns Congressional Gold Award
Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton) welcomed students from the 11th Congressional District to Washington, D.C. Thursday to receive Congressional Gold Medal Awards.
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on Jun 26, 2009 at 11:43 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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County supervisors approve $2.4 billion budget, up 1.45%
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously yesterday to approve a $2.4 billion budget for fiscal 2010 that will close a $177.6 million funding gap by eliminatin... |
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on Jun 26, 2009 at 11:05 am by Chas, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
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Battered women's shelter needs funds before fiscal year ends
Shepherd's Gate, a Tri-Valley-based shelter for homeless and abused women and children, has announced it needs to raise $150,000 by the end of the fiscal year, which is this c... |
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on Jun 24, 2009 at 4:22 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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BART riders warned to prepare for strike, but date not certain
Bay Area transportation officials are urging BART riders to plan alternative methods of getting to and from work in the event of a strike by the system's employees.
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on Jun 24, 2009 at 4:15 pm by Joey, a resident of the Mission Park neighborhood |
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Businesses encouraged to 'Spare the Air' with Great Race Challenge
The annual Spare the Air season has officially kicked off with four Spare the Air Days already declared by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District this year.
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on Jun 21, 2009 at 9:20 am by *Laughing At AT&T Trophy*, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Military Families
Pleasanton Military Families, a support group for families of service members, meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. The group includes families who have loved ones... |
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on Jun 9, 2009 at 9:41 am by Chris Miller, a resident of the Carriage Gardens neighborhood |
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Computer Tutoring
One-on-one computer tutoring is available every day at the Pleasanton Senior Center. The tutor works with you on topics where you need help with no formal program to follow. I... |
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on Jun 8, 2009 at 10:23 am by unclehomerr.., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Anti-Measure G Country Song
Here is a little country song I wrote about not paying for Measure G and about good old American Values. Here are the lyrics:
Listen here son I’m talkin’ about the Americ... |
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on Jun 1, 2009 at 3:31 pm by HA!, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Alamo man, 2 others arrested in regional workers' comp fraud
Three Bay Area residents were arrested Tuesday in connection with a $5 million dollar workers' compensation insurance fraud scheme, Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner announ... |
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on May 28, 2009 at 7:32 am by Sunflower, a resident of Dublin |
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Big rig crash at I-580-Grant Line Road cleared at 6 a.m.
The California Highway Patrol has cleared an earlier big rig crash in Alameda County this morning that blocked a portion of westbound Interstate Highway 580 for more than four... |
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on May 26, 2009 at 2:16 pm by Anonymous, a resident of another community |
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The chance of a lifetime
For 17 dancers, they are putting it all on the line for this audition in "A Chorus Line." Their dreams will be decided on a bare stage in an empty theater during a casting for... |
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on Apr 25, 2009 at 10:49 pm by Terrific, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community |
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Environmental groups lose bid to protect specific longfin smelt
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that the population of longfin smelt in the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta will not be protected und... |
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on Apr 20, 2009 at 12:05 am by Jim, a resident of the Valley Trails neighborhood |
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Water content from Sierra snowpack now at 81% of normal
The water content of the snowpack in the state is 81 percent of normal for this date, the California Department of Water Resources said Thursday afternoon.
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on Apr 3, 2009 at 11:36 am by PToWN94566, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Firefighters, police salute along Interstate 580
Members of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department and local police saluted along Interstate 580 overcrossings this morning and again this afternoon as the funeral procession... |
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on Mar 27, 2009 at 9:32 pm by Phyllis, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
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Thursday's weather forecast for Pleasanton, Tri-Valley
Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley are expected to be partly cloudy and have fog this morning, becoming mostly sunny in the afternoon. High temperatures in the lower 70s and northw... |
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on Mar 27, 2009 at 10:32 am by Janet Pelletier, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund checks totaling $138,715 given to 7 nonprofits
Checks totaling $138,715 were distributed this week to seven local nonprofits that were beneficiaries of the 2008-09 Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund, an annual community fundra... |
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on Mar 19, 2009 at 2:43 pm by Claudette McDermott, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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