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Zone 7 board set to vote on proposed water rate increasesAfter a series of public meetings on the subject, the Zone 7 Water Agency Board of Directors is scheduled to vote on proposed...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2018Last comment by Outraged, 5 hours ago | 1 comment | 470 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Editorial: Re-elect Baker for Assembly, Swalwell for CongressWe reached our endorsement decisions for regional representative seats after meeting with the candidates or questioning them...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2018Last comment by Pleasanton Parent , 6 hours ago | 5 comments | 371 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton council endorses Valley LinkThe Pleasanton City Council threw its support Tuesday behind regional officials' initial concept of creating a commuter light...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2018Last comment by Linda Kelly, 6 hours ago | 3 comments | 539 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton's Sears store to close amid company's bankruptcyOn Monday shortly after announcing that their company was filing for chapter 11, Sears Holdings officials announced that...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2018Last comment by Realist, 6 hours ago | 21 comments | 3607 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Editorial: Vote Narum, Streng for Pleasanton City CouncilWe think Narum and Streng are the right community leaders to guide the City of Planned Progress through the next four years....
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2018Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, 7 hours ago | 32 comments | 2318 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton Middle School teacher takes part in selective national programAn eighth grade teacher at Pleasanton Middle School was one of 36 educators selected nation-wide to take part in a humanities-focused...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2018Last comment by sauce, 10 hours ago | 4 comments | 2035 Views
AROUND TOWN
The Pothole Report: Pleasanton recognized for quality road maintenanceA recent study of the 43,000 miles of road found in the Bay Area -- almost double the distance it takes to circumnavigate...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2018Last comment by Patriot, 15 hours ago | 1 comment | 755 Views
SPORTS
Pleasanton Preps: Foothill alum inducted into UC Davis Hall of FameBetsy Sedlak, a graduate of Foothill High, was recently inducted into the University of California, Davis Hall of Fame following...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2018Last comment by PleasantonResident, 17 hours ago | 1 comment | 718 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Welcoming Pacific PearlPleasanton's locals can look forward this weekend to the ceremonial grand opening of Pacific Pearl, the new shopping center...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2018Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Oct 16, 2018 at 8:56 pm | 49 comments | 4617 Views
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Officials break ground on Dublin-Pleasanton BART parking structureIn an effort to mitigate the traffic congestion and parking headaches that have plagued the area, local and regional leaders...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2018Last comment by sjd, on Oct 16, 2018 at 6:33 pm | 23 comments | 3070 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Congressional hopeful Peters' candidate statement left out of Contra Costa voters guideU.S. House of Representatives hopeful Rudy Peters (R-Livermore) saw his campaign hit a bump in the road late in this election...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2018Last comment by dknute, on Oct 16, 2018 at 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 992 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Head of the Class: Solorzano making the rounds at AmadorAlberto Solorzano's path to Amador Valley principal is full of "accidents," he said. Starting with his foray into teaching. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018Last comment by Student at AV, on Oct 15, 2018 at 5:33 pm | 4 comments | 1851 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Parents of teen who drowned on campus file claim with SRVUSDThe San Ramon Valley Unified School District has been hit with a claim from the family of 15-year-old Benjamin Curry, who...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018Last comment by L.K., on Oct 15, 2018 at 10:40 am | 6 comments | 1914 Views
AROUND TOWN
General election 2018While many eyes in the Bay Area will no doubt be glued to out-of-area contests, Pleasanton voters can have their voices heard...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2018There are no comments yet. 1926 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD talks new bond potentialThe Pleasanton Unified school board discussed next steps for financing of the Measure I1 Facilities Bond at their first regular...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2018Last comment by Flightops, on Oct 14, 2018 at 7:23 pm | 18 comments | 1502 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill High prom facing fundraising shortfallsFoothill High School's annual end-of-year dance extravaganzas for the junior and senior classes may see some changes in the...
Original post made on Oct. 2, 2018Last comment by BobB, on Oct 13, 2018 at 12:12 pm | 82 comments | 4906 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Classic Film Musicals at the BankheadThe Classic Film Musicals Series continues at the Bankhead Theater with MGM's "Showboat," at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24....
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018Last comment by Bryan Waugh, on Oct 12, 2018 at 8:08 pm | 1 comment | 84 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Around Pleasanton: Council candidates find campaigning hard work, expensiveWin or lose, the candidates in the Nov. 6 municipal election -- incumbent Councilwoman Kathy Narum, Joseph Ledoux, Joe Streng...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018Last comment by Sandy Piderit, on Oct 12, 2018 at 4:49 pm | 1 comment | 895 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
LettersIgnore the lies; re-elect Baker Read the full story here https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/print/story/2018/10/12/letters...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018Last comment by William Oliver, on Oct 12, 2018 at 9:54 am | 1 comment | 120 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Parents of teen who drowned on campus file claim with SRVUSDThe San Ramon Valley Unified School District has been hit with a claim from the family of 15-year-old Benjamin Curry, who...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018Last comment by Bruce, on Oct 12, 2018 at 6:15 am | 1 comment | 102 Views
Couples: It's Normal to Get Defensive . . . Then What?
By Chandrama Anderson | 0 comments | 1,123 views
Pleasanton-based Deep Sentinel prepares product launch
By Tim Hunt | 0 comments | 582 views
Candidates find campaigning hard work, expensive
By Jeb Bing | 2 comments | 465 views
