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Pleasanton school board votes to cut 70 jobs
A week after the Pleasanton school board voted to slash more than $5.3 million in spending in anticipation of state cuts, the board made it real Tuesday by eliminating 70 jobs... |
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on Mar 10, 2012 at 7:51 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Weekly to hold community-wide forum for municipal candidates on Oct. 4
A free, community-wide forum for candidates for Pleasanton mayor and City Council will be held Thursday evening, Oct. 4 in the Pleasanton Civic Center.
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on Sep 25, 2012 at 10:01 am by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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Discussions about Tulancingo exchange student opportunities on tap this evening at Foothill High School
High school students can learn about participating in the Pleasanton/Tulancingo Sister City Association Youth Cultural Exchange Program at 7 p.m. tonight at Foothill High Scho... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:45 pm by scott656, 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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City sponsoring hawk-themed events
I read a year ago on the internet some of the mayor's emails that she was killing animals in her back yard to feed to her captive hawk she keeps there. I vividly remember seei... |
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on Aug 28, 2007 at 9:05 pm by frank, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
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unregistered comments on Castlewood union protests
Just thought I'd start a thread that doesn't require registration. Unions, and sympathizers, like to try to intimidate, in whatever way they think they can. My comment is th... |
yet another resident |
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on Jul 2, 2011 at 7:57 am by Leland, a resident of the Happy Valley neighborhood |
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What's up with the Fire Department Contract
I've never understood the double super-secret negotiations between city management and employee unions. The FD contract negotiations seem endless yet the public remains in th... |
Mr. Brown Act |
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on Jul 24, 2012 at 8:45 am by To: The Right Salary, a resident of the Castlewood 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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Wal-Mart's Neighborhood Market good for Pleasanton
Wal-Mart, the retailing giant that city politicians, unions and business critics love to hate, is seeking an occupancy permit to reopen the long-closed Nob Hill supermarket as... |
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on Feb 24, 2012 at 6:27 pm by Tilly the Libertarian, a resident of the The Knolls neighborhood |
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Guy with French flag
I want to thank the Pleasanton Weekly for explaining to citizens why this guy was out there with that gigantic French flag, wearing a Foreign Legionnaire's hat. I am a libera... |
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on Apr 8, 2007 at 3:41 pm by Paulette, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
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School Board adopts new homework policy
The School Board voted Tuesday night to approve a new homework policy, which has been 14 months in creation and was subject to a number of last-minute changes.
Read the fu... |
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on Jun 25, 2011 at 9:19 am by ho, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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Smart & Final to open Pleasanton supermarket Aug. 13
Smart & Final will open its newest supermarket Aug. 13 in the Pleasanton Square Shopping Center on Johnson Drive Wednesday, Aug. 13, making it the sixth major grocery store in... |
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on Sep 5, 2009 at 4:22 am by ArekNikiret, a resident of the Ridgeview Commons neighborhood |
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Editorial
California cities are watching closely the outcome of the legal battle in Alameda County Superior Court over a referendum effort affecting the development of Oak Grove. A tent... |
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on Mar 6, 2008 at 10:45 pm by Susan, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
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Skip Mohatt, long-time Amador Valley High teacher, coach dies in Auburn
Long-time Amador Valley High School teacher and coach Everett (Skip) Mohatt died Saturday night in Auburn, where he had lived with his wife Joyce since retiring in 1996.
Re... |
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on Dec 10, 2008 at 11:17 pm by Andrew Finn, a resident of another community |
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Negative stories about real estate often miss the mark
On April 12, there was an article in the Wall Street Journal entitled, "Hot Homes Get Cold," that gave Dave Walden the chills.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Oct 24, 2007 at 8:42 am by Homeowner, a resident of the Ironwood neighborhood |
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Front yards again a place for political signs
Political campaign signs are starting to dot the Pleasanton landscape as candidates and their supporters work the precincts, posting signs wherever they can to get the candida... |
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on Oct 13, 2008 at 10:34 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Dog laws unleashed
While the subject of Pleasanton's dog leash law can inspire debate among local residents--dog owners or not--the ordinance is actually pretty clear.
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on Oct 31, 2008 at 4:44 pm by Careful DogWalker, a resident of another community |
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Supermarket Sweep
Grocery shopping in Pleasanton keeps getting better.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 29, 2008, 12:00 ... |
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on Apr 21, 2008 at 11:28 am by jim, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Planning Commission votes 5-0 to OK Walmart's bid for a Neighborhood Market on Santa Rita Road
The Pleasanton Planning Commission voted 5-0 Monday night to approve for a second time the bid by Walmart to open one of its Neighborhood Markets in the vacant former Nob Hill... |
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on Mar 23, 2012 at 8:25 am by Ellen, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
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Editorial on test scores
Let's get this straight. An eighth-grade physical science teacher at Hart Middle School hand copied questions from a 2005 practice science Standardized Testing and Reporting (... |
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on Sep 12, 2007 at 12:37 pm by Richard, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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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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Letters: Weekly shouldn't 'advertise' gay marriage
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 19, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Oct 22, 2008 at 7:17 pm by fyi, a resident of another community |
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Letter: City should protect citizen's rights
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, January 18, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Jan 24, 2008 at 1:26 pm by Angela, a resident of the Heritage Valley neighborhood |
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Say goodbye to the water slides at Shadow Cliffs?
The East Bay Regional Park District will hold a public meeting Wednesday on its plans to tear down the waterslides at Shadow Cliffs and create a more natural landscape in an a... |
Editor |
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on Mar 15, 2011 at 2:58 pm by Bob Richards, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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UPDATE: Power outage affecting 1,200 has been restored
About 1,200 PG&E customers were without power for about an hour Friday afternoon in northern Pleasanton, according to the utility.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Aug 13, 2007 at 12:01 pm by Bob, a resident of another community |
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