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Culture of Excess: Hot tubs, mind readers and clowns -- Wasting taxpayers' dollars
Reading about the lavish living of bureaucrats at the various GSA conferences...
Web Link... |
Spend spend spend |
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on Apr 16, 2012 at 8:06 pm by Sonya, a resident of the Canyon Oaks neighborhood |
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Illegal Campaign Signs
There are many illegal campaign signs posted for the coming fall elections in Pleasanton. These signs are posted for candidates that have run in many City elections, and thus ... |
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on Sep 17, 2010 at 12:29 am by Matt Morrison, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
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Integrity
Note that Bell has conflict of interest in dealings with past, present officials!!!. The City of Pleasanton elected officials in recent years
may also have conflict of inter... |
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on Aug 10, 2010 at 7:51 pm by Spike0, a resident of another community |
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Anyone have a room for rent?
I am a Manson follower Lynette 'Squeaky' Fromme and I was released this week from Fort Worth prison. I need a place to crash for a while. I would like a work exchange situatio... |
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on Aug 14, 2009 at 11:41 am by Squeaky, a resident of another community |
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ACE Train riders-have respect for neighbors of the station
Just a shout out for all you ACE train people that haul
(Word removed by Pleasanton Weekly Online staff)
down W. Angela both in the morning to catch your train and in the ... |
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on Jan 18, 2013 at 9:54 am by Ben Johansen, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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PW Website Facilitates Cyberbullying
Pleasanton Weekly, when are you going to put an end to the facilitation of cyberbullying on your website? Clearly, Marvin isn't interested in talking about Kenton beyond using... |
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on Dec 13, 2012 at 9:24 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Freedom of Speech and the Cost of Participation
I thought this post was well-written and deserved its own topic. It came from the thread about the house fire in Chico.
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Posted by Lou, a resident of the Anoth... |
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on Apr 17, 2012 at 9:23 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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New Housing Element Adopted - What's Next?
State law requires local jurisdictions like Pleasanton to plan for their share of the Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA). The RHNA numbers describe the total number of ... |
Stacey |
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on Feb 14, 2012 at 12:26 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Wal-Mart replacing Nob Hill
As it says in the staff report, Wal-Mart applied for a Zoning Certificate to operate a supermarket as a permitted use at the old Nob Hill location on Santa Rita Rd. within the... |
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on Feb 13, 2012 at 7:44 am by SherryG, a resident of the Ponderosa neighborhood |
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The latest in the Oak Grove story
Looks like the Lins will be appealing. These things are never really over until all options have been exhausted by all parties. |
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on May 21, 2011 at 8:39 am by b, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Concerted Effort to Silence Free Speech
An ongoing, concerted effort to shutdown all reasoned and civil discourse on important issues facing our community is well underway. This type of activity should not be welco... |
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on Mar 4, 2011 at 10:33 am by SteveP, a resident of the Parkside neighborhood |
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Anyone Seen Harmer in Pleasanton?
I remember when McNerney was running against incumbent Pombo, he personally walked my neighborhood. Just wondering if anyone has had Harmer knock at their door here in Pleasa... |
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on Oct 15, 2010 at 6:54 pm by Arroyo, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Here come the Picnic Police!
Web Link
"Break the rules, bring in food or drink without a receipt from an approved vendor, and you can either tak... |
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on Jul 9, 2010 at 9:10 am by Karen, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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The Spotornos' Full Page PW Ad
I'd like to draw attention to the full page ad the Spotornos took out in yesterday's Pleasanton Weekly. Did anyone not see it? It is an "open letter" to Pleasanton voters re... |
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on Jun 30, 2010 at 3:50 am by Cheap Motorhomes, a resident of the Avila neighborhood |
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How Pleasanton Traffic Signals Make the City Green
Here's a bit of fancy...
Jerry Brown says Pleasanton contributes to global warming because we have too many jobs compared to places to live and this translates into more ca... |
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on Nov 14, 2009 at 9:48 am by T.H., a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
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Another Initiative!
Web Link
"The Livermore Airport Citizens Group (LACG) has launched an initiative aimed at controlling growth and operations at ... |
Stacey |
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on Oct 16, 2009 at 1:40 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Local Author Douglas Kendall's Posts Removed?
Earlier today, there were two new posts started (supposedly) by local Pleasanton author Douglas Kendall. He's the author of the parody book "Pleasantopia". The posts looked ... |
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on Sep 20, 2009 at 1:27 am by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
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Debbie Look's Speech at Council Meeting Tonight
Comparing Pleasanton to Brentwood and Antioch? Laughable. |
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on Apr 23, 2009 at 10:32 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Camp Parks Night Time Training?
It would have been nice if the surrounding communities were notified before nighttime training missions by three giant military helicopters flying roughly at the 1000 ft limit... |
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on Apr 8, 2009 at 4:16 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Dishwasher Film
Heard through the grapevine...
Everyone is experiencing a white film on the dishes after a run through the dishwasher. We've had a little bit of this ourselves. Apparentl... |
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on Feb 16, 2009 at 6:26 pm by Mr. Cheney, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Opinion Pleasanton Election Endorsements Are Out
Looks like Opinionpleasanton.com came out with their take on the election. Good times!
But allow me a moment to take those guys to task... Tsk tsk, guys! I see you haven... |
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on Nov 6, 2008 at 9:12 am by Downtown Observer, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Pleasanton Election Debate
Jerry of Oakhill,
(This is sort of my response to you from the thread on "Letters: Council majority hasn't listened to people" Web Link.... |
Stacey |
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on Nov 2, 2008 at 6:40 am by anonymous, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton's Traffic Signals Get Coordinated
Traffic in Pleasanton has been a concern for many residents in recent years. Anyone who has tried to drive across town has stories about getting stopped at every light or sitt... |
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on Oct 26, 2008 at 10:22 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Livermore Airport Noise Complaints
Saw this recently...
"Airport Statistics for August 2008"
Regarding noise complaints
"46.7% of the total complaints were filed by two Pleasanton households."
How abo... |
Stacey |
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on Oct 20, 2008 at 6:43 pm by Sam, a resident of the Danbury Park neighborhood |
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Stacey's Guide to the PW Town Square Forum
1) Cholo from Livermore is not a Mexican or illegal immigrant
2) Jerry from Oak Hill likes popcorn
3) Posts are not authenticated which means the author might not be who the... |
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on Oct 12, 2008 at 7:05 am by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly |