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The Remaking of our Curbs - at what cost?
Will the PW please find out the cost of the major rework of sidewalks? For example, the extensive use of heavy machinery at the intersection of Mohr & Greenwood must be adding... |
Very Concerned |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 1:24 pm by Tango, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood |
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Just wanted to say thank you!
To those of you involved with the city planning and maintenance of the various parks and recreation facilities in Pleasanton, thank you. In addition to providing a safe, cl... |
Pleasanton Parent |
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on Jul 21, 2009 at 8:11 am by Karen, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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PG & E Transformer blows on Springdale Ave - No power tonight for West Side
A PG & E transformer caught on fire on Springdale Ave near Stoneridge Dr (across from the mall). Power out to most of West Pleasanton. |
Jim |
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on Jul 19, 2009 at 9:08 pm by Jim, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
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100 degrees possible again today, but down into mid-90s on Monday
Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley could see temperatures near 100 degrees again today with the thermometer dropping into the mid-90s on Monday. West winds of 5 to 20 mph are antic... |
Editor |
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on Jul 19, 2009 at 5:07 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Thriving Ink, Kokoro are great new local additions
Thriving Ink on Angela and Kokoro in the otherwise-forlorn Vintage Hills Shopping Center are great new additions to the local shopping and dining scene. The owner of Thriving... |
Pleasantonian |
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on Jul 19, 2009 at 2:02 pm by Pleasantonian, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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County fair wraps up Sunday
The Alameda County Fair's 2009 slogan is "Come out and Play," and visitors have lived up to that credo. This summer, more than in past years, the fair, which began July 1 and ... |
Editor |
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on Jul 19, 2009 at 1:57 pm by Lisa, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Censorship by Pleasanton Weekly
Gee, I wonder what happened to the Oak Grove story. I guess we can't have anything critical of developers. Only happy news for Pleasanton. |
Amazing |
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on Jul 19, 2009 at 11:56 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Fire Drill Layoffs:
A new ‘innovative’ way of laying people off. A bad joke?! Judge for yourself.
“A fire alarm rang at 4 pm in a large office campus when almost all employees were present ( ... |
Mike |
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on Jul 18, 2009 at 11:15 am by Singing, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood |
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Dennis Miller's Alameda County Fair horseracing picks for July 11
Our own Dennis Miller is giving his Alameda County Fair horseracing picks for today, July 11.
Read the full story here Web Link=... |
Editor |
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on Jul 18, 2009 at 11:15 am by bobbi, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Big Brother is Watching You!
Smile, you're on candid camera! Pleasanton Police have a new devise called the "mole" that enables the officers to watch EVERY red light "intersection" in town, from any loca... |
Jon |
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on Jul 18, 2009 at 7:00 am by Really PO\'ed, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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I am a PROUD conservative with VALUES!
We have our own Wiki site called conservapedia.
Web Link
For those of you with no values, you know who you are, take a look and ... |
Sally Fischer |
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on Jul 17, 2009 at 10:35 am by Elmer, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Central "Garage Sale" for local charities and/or PUSD
I'm looking for input from our community to see if there would be interest in a monthly or quarterly garage sale. My friend and I see a desperate need to help our local chari... |
Jersey |
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on Jul 16, 2009 at 8:58 pm by Jersey, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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You call this Socialism?
After nearly 15 years at the same job, I was laid off at the beginning of the year.
Because of my own good money habits, and Obama's stimulus package, my family still has a... |
Roger |
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on Jul 16, 2009 at 3:15 pm by Parent of Two, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
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Jesus Frieks downtown with signs and yelling
Whats up with these Jesus Freaks that come downtown on weekends in the summer? They are very aggressive and shout inappropriate things directly at people. The police say they ... |
Jon |
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on Jul 15, 2009 at 5:38 pm by Mike, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Conservative VS. Liberal Values and Ideals THREAD HERE:
Is it possible that we can have a constructive discussion about our values and ideals here in THIS thread, without attacks?
How about telling us what YOUR values and Ideal ... |
amy |
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on Jul 15, 2009 at 3:33 pm by Jon, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
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'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
Hilarity, love, magic and music merge in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," one of Shakespeares best-loved comedies, at 7:30 p.m., July 9-Aug. 9, at Concannon Vineyard, 4590 Tesla R... |
Editor |
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on Jul 15, 2009 at 1:38 pm by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online |
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Old Fashioned Story Time
Story time is back at Golden Apple Learning Store starting at 4:30 p.m., every Wednesday, at Golden Apple Learning Store, 4807 Hopyard Rd. Each session will include a "Tell a ... |
Editor |
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on Jul 15, 2009 at 1:37 pm by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online |
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Republicans in Pleasanton are Red, White and Blue!
Redneck, white trash, and blue collar! |
Observer |
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on Jul 15, 2009 at 1:24 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Pleasanton's Sentinels group honors singer Charlie Daniels
The Sentinels' Pleasanton team has given a special plaque to country singer Charlie Daniels, thanking him for his many tributes to military men and women including trips to Ir... |
Editor |
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on Jul 15, 2009 at 10:19 am by Sherry, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Build a Walmart in Downtown Pleasanton!!!
So you want to fix Downtown Pleasanton? What we need to do is get rid of all these sissy historic buildings downtown and build something useful, LIKE A NEW WALMART! All these ... |
Buford |
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on Jul 13, 2009 at 9:46 pm by Not sure, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Friday Funnies
Question - What is the difference between a liberal and a puppy?
Answer - A puppy stops whining after it grows up.
Question - What is the only thing worse than an incomp... |
Needed a GOOD laugh |
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on Jul 12, 2009 at 8:00 am by Julie, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Valley Humane Society axes executive director position
In order to balance its annual budget, the Valley Humane Society board of directors said it has made the tough decision to cut its executive director position. David Stegman, ... |
Editor |
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on Jul 11, 2009 at 8:39 am by Kathy Padro, a resident of Dublin |
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From Behind The White Line, You're Not So Bright
I was on Main Street this evening and it was incredibly busy. I thought there was a special event, but I didn't see one. There was no parking, every available space was ... |
Jamie |
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on Jul 10, 2009 at 11:18 pm by FREEBIES, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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City says it has contingency plan if BART workers strike
A looming strike by BART employees has the city of Pleasanton thinking about how it can be prepared for that scenario to play out.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
Editor |
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on Jul 10, 2009 at 4:12 pm by common sense, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Home Sales for June 2009
Last month there were 58 homes that sold in Pleasanton.
For more information on detached homes, condos & town homes follow the link.
Web Link-... |
Moxley |
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on Jul 10, 2009 at 2:17 pm by Resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |