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LettersRE: Last week's Tim Talk Read the full story here https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/print/story/2020/01/17/letters posted...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by David, 6 hours ago | 2 comments | 263 Views
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Pleasanton council to review state housing legislation, SB 50The Pleasanton City Council is set to talk Tuesday about one of the most controversial housing legislation proposals under...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2020Last comment by David, 6 hours ago | 3 comments | 1012 Views
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Swalwell holding first town hall of 2020 next week in DublinCongressman Eric Swalwell will discuss raising the minimum wage, lowering prescription drug prices and ending gun violence...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by WWSL, 6 hours ago | 20 comments | 1530 Views
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Driver killed in fiery crash at Hacienda and West Las PositasA driver died in a fiery car crash on city streets in Pleasanton on Saturday evening after his Tesla slammed into a traffic...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2020Last comment by WOW, 7 hours ago | 2 comments | 5084 Views
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Pleasanton: City announces new deputy director of community developmentMelinda Denis, a seasoned planner with public and private experience, including with the city of Pleasanton since 2016, has...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2020Last comment by Pete, 8 hours ago | 1 comment | 707 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Hundreds attend 2020 Tri-Valley Women's March in downtown PleasantonOn the centennial of women’s suffrage in the United States, hundreds of women’s rights advocates could be seen marching...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, 9 hours ago | 15 comments | 2815 Views
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Steinle case: Federal judge orders Zarate to undergo mental competency evaluationAn undocumented Mexican man who held the gun that killed Pleasanton native Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier in 2015 was...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, 21 hours ago | 4 comments | 716 Views
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Editorial: Steinle case -- A complete miscarriage of justiceWith the news last week that a U.S. magistrate has dismissed the family's lawsuit against the federal government, the Kate...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by David, on Jan 21, 2020 at 1:03 am | 13 comments | 3195 Views
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Mulling over Measure MToo soon, too late or just the right time? That is the question Pleasanton voters will face when they decide the fate of...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by plebe, on Jan 20, 2020 at 6:28 pm | 34 comments | 2612 Views
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Bay Area lawmakers support state buying Livermore ranch for $20 millionBay Area leaders are moving quickly to acquire a large swath of land just south of Livermore that has attracted global interest...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2020Last comment by Tri-Valley Resident, on Jan 20, 2020 at 12:05 pm | 8 comments | 2437 Views
SPORTS
Pleasanton Preps: All crosstown basketball games on Friday, for better or worseThis Friday will mark the first meeting between crosstown rivals Amador Valley and Foothill on the basketball court. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2020Last comment by AmadorFan, on Jan 19, 2020 at 11:01 am | 1 comment | 942 Views
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Bay East honors best in local real estate from 2019The Bay East Association of Realtors joined together last week to recognize some of its most outstanding members for achievement...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by David Stark, on Jan 18, 2020 at 9:13 am | 2 comments | 1883 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Botched Dublin home invasion leaves one dead, another injuredDublin police are investigating a shooting on Wednesday night that killed a woman and injured a man during an attempted home...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2020Last comment by Jennifer, on Jan 17, 2020 at 8:29 pm | 8 comments | 4774 Views
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Pleasanton teen reported missing on New Year's Day found safeA Pleasanton teen missing since New Year's has been found safe, according to law enforcement officials. PPD and the Alameda...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Jennifer, on Jan 17, 2020 at 8:24 pm | 2 comments | 1829 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Mulling over Measure MToo soon, too late or just the right time? Read the full story here https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/print/story/2020/01/17/mulling-over-measure-m...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2020Last comment by Alberto Morales, on Jan 17, 2020 at 2:55 pm | 3 comments | 144 Views
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Mission Hills slide opens anewThe "big slide" at Mission Hills Park -- among the city's most popular park amenities -- reopened to the community last weekend...
Original post made on Jan. 14, 2020Last comment by Ken mano, on Jan 17, 2020 at 10:14 am | 3 comments | 2826 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Baker, sitting supervisor among finalists for clerk-recorderThe Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will interview six applicants for appointment to the open county clerk-recorder/elections...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Michael Austin, on Jan 16, 2020 at 6:37 pm | 4 comments | 1286 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Magistrate tosses Steinle parents' lawsuit against federal governmentThe parents of Kate Steinle, the Pleasanton native who was fatally shot with a stolen federal gun on a San Francisco pier...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Eric Simpson, on Jan 16, 2020 at 6:15 am | 1 comment | 2046 Views
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PUSD trustees agree to cover large cleaning tab after virus outbreakThe Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees has agreed to cover professional cleaning services used to sanitize...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020There are no comments yet. 1426 Views
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Tri-Valley Women's March returns Jan. 18The Tri-Valley Women's March returns for its second year in Pleasanton next Saturday (Jan. 18). This year, Students for Social...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Jan 15, 2020 at 10:06 am | 12 comments | 2183 Views
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