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California Teachers Associations
A pledge of $1.3 million to fight Prop 8.
Every time we turn around we are asked to give money for various events and projects at school. Oh, the teachers are so under paid. ... |
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on Dec 21, 2008 at 7:14 pm by Oliver Heaviside, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
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"Too Old' for Hip Surgery
To all those who voted for OBAMA, what is your reaction to the following article? Are you surprised? You shouldn't be. He will leave our healthcare system in shambles. Re... |
kt |
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on Feb 23, 2009 at 10:44 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Summary of 12 state propositions on today's ballot
Following is a summary of the 12 state propositions on today's ballot.
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, Nov... |
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on Nov 5, 2008 at 7:59 am by Melanie!, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Obama's Presidency the biggest diaster in american history?
I guess when we elect someone with no experience and he surrounds himself with people with less experience we get what would be expected. Interesting read.
Web Link... |
Stephen |
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on Aug 15, 2011 at 11:51 am by Fyodor, a resident of the Civic Square neighborhood |
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AARP - A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing - Beware
I just received an email from AARP (I've been a member for nearly 10 years) urging me to voice my opinion on healthcare reform and providing a link for me to do so. HOWEVER, w... |
Ken in South Pleasanton |
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on Aug 28, 2009 at 9:41 pm by Julia, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Another "Brilliant" Democrat Bill to Become CA Law...Re: Babysitters
This is asinine - and about to become the law in the state of California:
Assembly Bill 889 (authored by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano, D-San Francisco, will require these pr... |
FormerDemocrat ButNeverAgain |
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on Sep 5, 2011 at 10:50 pm by Tuscany Slim, a resident of the Las Positas neighborhood |
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Area residents protest Chevron's tax return
More than 30 people spent their lunch hour protesting outside Chevron's headquarters in San Ramon on Monday afternoon. Participants called for higher taxes for wealthy corpora... |
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on Apr 20, 2011 at 11:07 pm by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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When a city's leadership hurts the entire town
This is happening in Half Moon bay:
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Web Link... |
A must read |
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on Aug 30, 2010 at 9:03 pm by resident, a resident of the Laguna Oaks neighborhood |
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McNerney REFUSED to speak at the bi-partisan TeaParty!
This Pleasanton Tea Party was a wildly successful event with between 2,000 to 3,000 people attending. It was bi-partisan and our U.S. representative was invited to speak but ... |
Amy |
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on Apr 21, 2009 at 12:55 pm by Not a Loon, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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CA Democrats rhetoric doesn't match their actions
Democrats in sacramento have passed a budget - the fact is they had to, or else they would have stopped getting a paycheck, under prop 25 any lost pay would not have been reco... |
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on Jun 21, 2011 at 3:17 pm by radical, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Even If You Can''t Stand "Rush," I Beg You To Watch This Short Clip...
I am already anticipating several negative replies from people who vehemently dislike Rush Limbaugh...either because they do not like him personally or don't like his politics... |
Barbara |
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on Jun 11, 2009 at 12:31 pm by Rush Limbaugh, a resident of another community |
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Unemployemnt NOW 10% 476,000 Jobs LOST in June
Unemployment NOW 10% 476,000 Jobs LOST in June!
Based upon whats been working and whats NOT been working to stimulate job growth, I predict around .5% increase in unemploym... |
Jon |
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on Jul 7, 2009 at 4:46 pm by Pedro, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Boycott China
To any one who has seen or read about the tragedy involving the 2 year old girl who was run over I say this. Make no mistake. The Chinese government created the atmosphere o... |
concerned citizen |
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on Oct 25, 2011 at 6:34 pm by Mai, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Research Findings: "The Truth About Public School Teacher Pay"
To challenge the common belief that public school teachers, on average, are not compensated well, please read the following article by the Heritage Foundation.
An Excerpt:... |
teacher |
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on Nov 2, 2011 at 7:31 pm by Resident, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Nothing wrong with DADT
I just saw a post about urging senators to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Personally, I don't see anything wrong with DADT. Given that it is such a controversial issue (g... |
Resident |
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on Dec 18, 2010 at 3:28 pm by mooseturd, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
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An article about whether it matters if the state propositions pass on May 19
It seems to me that whether the propositions pass on May 19 or not, the state will be in trouble. The mercury news had this today:
"Schwarzenegger actually delivered two ... |
Resident |
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on May 14, 2009 at 6:20 pm by Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Chilling newly released video every American should watch...
Every American should watch this chilling newly released video of what could be in our near future.
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on Mar 25, 2009 at 9:19 pm by S., a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
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Gov. Brown Should Learn from Michigan's Governor...
Michigan's Republican Governor, Rick Snyder, didn't just balance the budget. He's putting $130,000,000 into a rainy day fund. Maybe Obama, Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats ... |
Conservative Solution |
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on Mar 4, 2012 at 9:54 pm by Lewis, a resident of another community |
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Voter Fraud
I guess I'm just being naive... Why can't we just have a jar of ink at the voting booth that people have to stick a thumb in when they vote to ensure they vote only once? No... |
Stacey |
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on Oct 24, 2008 at 3:04 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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California first state to ban trans fat
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill Friday that made California the first state in the nation to ban trans fat in all restaurants by 2010 and bakeries by 2011.
Read the ... |
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on Sep 5, 2008 at 8:27 pm by Qwerty, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Is Pete Stark Being Honest?
Read that Pete Stark claims a permanent resident tax exemption for his $2 million home on 6 acres of land in the State of Maryland.
How does he get away with this. Is this le... |
Dave |
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on Apr 9, 2012 at 3:45 pm by Rick, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Anti war chant!
Anybody wonder what happened to Cindy Sheehan and the anti war demonstrators now that Bush is not President? Obama has doubled the number of troops in Afghanistan and more of... |
Pete |
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on Feb 20, 2010 at 1:36 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Cook-Kallio urges telephone, email campaign to save 'We the People' funding
Pleasanton City Councilwoman Cheryl Cook-Kallio, a teacher at Irvington High School in Fremont who coaches the school's "We the People" advanced civic teams, is again urging t... |
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on Mar 21, 2011 at 9:19 am by Cheryl Cook-Kallio, a resident of the Jensen Tract neighborhood |
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VIVA ARIZONA, VIVA ARIZONA
For having the GUTS to finally stand up and do something that the CLINTON, BUSH AND OBAMA administrations had no stomach for. The American race is not here to support the Mexi... |
Joe |
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on May 3, 2010 at 5:06 pm by Dark Corners of Town, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood |
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Tri-Valley cities seek 'community' recognition in redistricting
Five Tri-Valley cities are petitioning a redistricting commission to keep their municipalities together as new legislative districts are drawn to meet changing population cent... |
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on May 31, 2011 at 1:49 am by Kelley, a resident of the Canyon Meadows neighborhood |