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Fake gun causes real scare
What could have been a tragic situation -- multiple reports of a man in body armor running with an assault weapon -- turned out to be nothing more than a teen with an imitatio... |
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on Apr 6, 2013 at 4:19 pm by nancy s., a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Council chambers jammed Tuesday night for Measure PP vote; delayed 2 weeks because of school holiday
More than 100 filled the Pleasanton City Council chambers Tuesday night for a scheduled public hearing and then a final vote on making the five-year-old Measure PP a part of t... |
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on Apr 6, 2013 at 1:11 pm by franco, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Val Vista and Valley Trails - Water Treatment Plant
We are looking for a home in Pleasanton and thought we had found the perfect and affordable neighborhoods for us, which are Val Vista and Valley Trails.
We knew there were ... |
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 10:53 pm by Mike Kuizon, a resident of the Foothill Place neighborhood |
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Pleasanton financier added to lawsuit claiming his company cheated clients
William Hogarty, 49, the owner of a now-defunct Pleasanton firm that allegedly bilked homeowners out of tens of thousands of dollars has had his name added to the lawsuit agai... |
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 5:15 pm by olfthfl, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
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Power failure cuts news feed to Pleasanton Express Thursday morning
An early morning power failure at an Embarcadero Media site in Pleasanton Thursday morning delayed the posting of some news stories on Pleasanton Express. Those stories were a... |
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on Apr 5, 2013 at 8:55 am by Seymour Butts, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Stoneridge extension
Are they ever doing this???? |
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on Apr 4, 2013 at 5:49 pm by Arroyo, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Olivia Sanwong
I'm confused. I've been trying to read up on the candidates and am getting conflicting information.
On the one hand, there is Olivia Sanwong, who on her candidate webpage ... |
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on Apr 3, 2013 at 1:40 pm by lcc-ridgerider, a resident of the Mission Park neighborhood |
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real estate bubble forming again
The ad is still running.You can be a proud owner of a 1549 sq ft house built in 1970 with what appears to be 8 ft ceilings for 650,000 dollars.This house is in Valley Trails w... |
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on Apr 3, 2013 at 9:03 am by john, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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4 candidates in race to fill City Council seat in special May 7 election
The special election scheduled for May 7 to fill an empty seat on the Pleasanton City Council became a bit more interesting Friday as four candidates submitted final papers an... |
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 3:52 pm by Janis, a resident of the Pleasanton Valley neighborhood |
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East Pleasanton Task Force meets tonight at city's Operations Center
The East Pleasanton Task Force will meet at 6:30 p.m. this evening, April 8, at the city's Operations Service Center meeting room, 3333 Busch Road. The meeting date has been m... |
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on Apr 2, 2013 at 9:21 am by J Flack, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
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Cold Stone, landlord square off over lease as popular ice cream store moves out of Pleasanton
The franchise owners of Cold Stone Creamery in downtown Pleasanton have closed their store and moving out of Tully's Plaza after Craig Semmelmeyer, the owner of Main Street Pr... |
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 7:23 pm by ptown high school student, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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$36,000 in jewelry, electronics stolen from Paseo Santa Cruz home in Pleasanton
Jewelry and electronics worth more than $36,000 have been stolen from a home in the 6200 block of Paseo Santa Cruz in Pleasanton.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Apr 1, 2013 at 11:50 am by Caudette, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Letters
GOP not endorsing
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, March 29, 2013, 12:00 AM |
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on Mar 31, 2013 at 11:36 pm by Longtimer, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Alameda County rewards boss: $400k…for life
"Alameda County supervisors have really taken to heart the adage that government should run like a business — rewarding County Administrator Susan Muranishi with the Wall Stre... |
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on Mar 30, 2013 at 11:23 am by Bill, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Expect Long Lines at Incoming Walmart in Nob Hill Location
Ah, Nob Hill, get ready for that beeootiful Walmart grocery store you've been so eager to have.
Walmart worker activists have been saying for a while that the company is ca... |
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on Mar 30, 2013 at 10:10 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Pleasanton Weekly candidates' forum set for April 9
The Pleasanton Weekly will host a free, public forum Tuesday, April 9 for the four candidates seeking election on May 7 to fill a vacant seat on the Pleasanton City Council.
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on Mar 30, 2013 at 8:25 am by PW Fan, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Why did the jogger cross the street?
To those motorists that have been inconveniently stopped by traffic lights turning red to let a pedestrian or runner cross the street (say Hopyard Road) early in the morning w... |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 2:18 pm by kbenson, a resident of the Golden Eagle neighborhood |
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Services at 10 a.m. today for Village High graduate Joseph Behiel
Funeral services for Joey Behiel, a 2009 Village High School graduate who died last Friday, will be held at 10 a.m. this morning at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Pleasanton... |
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on Mar 29, 2013 at 1:57 pm by Laura, a resident of the Mission Park neighborhood |
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It's not About the Ice Cream--or the Landlord
According to the landlord, the problem is the out of control kids. Where were the parents to prevent this?
Coldstone was the draw for the kids, but Coldstone should hardly b... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 2:08 pm by resident, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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What is going into the old Nob Hill Building?
Does anyone know what is going into the Old Nob Hill Supermarket on Santa Rita? There is renovation going on but no sign of any future resident, at least I don't see any sig... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 10:53 am by Pleasanton Resident, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Council switches children's theater provider despite parents' protests
The Pleasanton City Council agreed last week with a controversial recommendation of its Civic Arts Commission by awarding a one-year, $109,100 contract to a new group to handl... |
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on Mar 27, 2013 at 8:22 am by Check your spelling, a resident of San Ramon |
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CalPERS rate hike: 50 percent over six years
"The CalPERS board last week tentatively approved an employer rate hike of roughly 50 percent over the next half dozen years, replacing a policy that kept rates low during the... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 10:51 pm by Mr, drowning, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Parents push for changes in school lice policy
Parents got some of the changes but not all they were hoping for in a recent update to the lice policy by the Pleasanton school district. A meeting was held Monday night after... |
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on Mar 25, 2013 at 7:19 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Mercedes dealership
What's up with the Mercedes dealership. Appears to be empty. Are they closed? At one time I heard they were building a new showroom. And there is a sign on the curb that says ... |
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on Mar 23, 2013 at 3:37 pm by Leo , a resident of the Golden Eagle neighborhood |
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Re: Pleasanton school district to end fiscal year with hefty balances
"Pleasanton school district to end fiscal year with hefty balances"
posted under Schools & Kids, posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online" (Mar 12, 2013)
Apparently the... |
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on Mar 23, 2013 at 7:52 am by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |