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Amazon buys large property for planned warehouse in East PleasantonAmazon recently acquired a large swath of undeveloped land in East Pleasanton for about $75 million and plans to open a distribution...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2021Last comment by John, 4 minutes ago | 17 comments | 8634 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
No criminal charges pursued in San Ramon crash that killed NFL coach Greg KnappContra Costa County prosecutors have declined to pursue criminal charges against the driver of the vehicle that struck cyclist...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2021Last comment by Joe V, 15 hours ago | 4 comments | 6045 Views
AROUND TOWN
Coyote SpottedCoyote was spotted in front of Foothill high school Thursday evening approximately 1715 hours. It was full size animal approximately...
Original post made by Michael Austin on Sep. 24, 2021There are no comments yet. 47 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pratt appointed interim principal at Walnut Grove ElementaryWalnut Grove Elementary School has new leadership as of several weeks ago, but with a face that will be familiar to students...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by Pleasanton mama, 20 hours ago | 11 comments | 2805 Views
SPORTS
Pleasanton Preps: Accountability at center of Amador coach's decision to cancel freshman football gamePerhaps the most important life lesson learned from high school sports is also the one missing the most: accountability....
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2021Last comment by Fired Up!, 21 hours ago | 5 comments | 15670 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton Cancer Nonprofit Seeks VolunteersThe Sandra J. Wing Healing Therapies Foundation is recruiting new volunteers to support and connect with cancer patients...
Original post made by Mara on Sep. 24, 2021There are no comments yet. 43 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Negotiations still up in the air for Pleasanton Unified and teachers unionPleasanton Unified School District and the Association of Pleasanton Teachers, which represents certificated staff members,...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Teachers Spouse, on Sep 23, 2021 at 8:07 pm | 39 comments | 7739 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
And the winner in the California recall is? None of the aboveWhile Larry Elder clearly led all replacement candidates in the California recall election, he finished far behind none of...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by MichaelB, on Sep 23, 2021 at 4:46 pm | 3 comments | 1589 Views
AROUND TOWN
Amazon buys $75M worth of Pleasanton Land for new Distribution CenterAmazon is making another large land grab in the Bay Area, this time in Pleasanton in an area filled with lakes and quarries,...
Original post made by Ptown on Sep. 23, 2021There are no comments yet. 86 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton City Council 'reluctantly' agrees to switch to district-based electionsWith a threat to file a suit over Pleasanton's current at-large electoral system looming, the Pleasanton City Council unanimously...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by John B, on Sep 23, 2021 at 3:27 pm | 2 comments | 2741 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Livermore council chooses top 30 applicants to interview for General Plan Advisory CommitteeThe Livermore City Council selected its top 30 contenders to interview for the new General Plan Advisory Committee during...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2021Last comment by Pweekly reader, on Sep 22, 2021 at 11:10 pm | 1 comment | 1450 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton could pursue district-based council elections after attorney threatens to sue city alleging 'racially polarized' votingA hefty Pleasanton City Council meeting agenda on Tuesday night includes a proposal to transition to district-based elections,...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by PLSN Resident, on Sep 22, 2021 at 3:30 pm | 7 comments | 3359 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Glazer among lawmakers targeting reforms to California's recall processAfter beating back an effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic lawmakers began to set the stage Wednesday for reforming...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by BobB, on Sep 22, 2021 at 8:47 am | 6 comments | 1845 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Equity gaps are focus of special Pleasanton Unified board meeting on TuesdayPleasanton Unified School District's recent progress toward removing systemic academic barriers and improving educational...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by MichaelB, on Sep 22, 2021 at 5:03 am | 4 comments | 1617 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
What a Week: Who do you represent? PUSD ponders area-based electionsPleasanton Unified has tapped the brakes to slow down its consideration of an in-house proposal to shift Board of Trustees...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Joe V, on Sep 21, 2021 at 3:51 pm | 6 comments | 2182 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon: Man found guilty of killing Cal High student in 2018A jury convicted a Fremont man Wednesday of second-degree murder for the killing of a San Ramon high school student in 2018,...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by Willy, on Sep 21, 2021 at 2:50 pm | 1 comment | 6407 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police: Two bodies found in car parked on Pleasanton streetA man and a woman were discovered dead inside a car parked on Pimlico Drive on the northeast side of Pleasanton on Saturday...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2021Last comment by Claudette McDermott, on Sep 20, 2021 at 10:27 am | 1 comment | 15310 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
What a Week: 'And the winner is…'One of our projects at home for 2021 has been to watch all of the Oscar-winning Best Pictures in order. We've finished the...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2021Last comment by keeknlinda, on Sep 17, 2021 at 5:16 pm | 2 comments | 1199 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton Unified proceeding with plans for by-trustee-area electionsThe Pleasanton school board will work through a range of items, from by-trustee-area elections to site improvement projects...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2021Last comment by Truth, on Sep 17, 2021 at 3:07 pm | 7 comments | 3802 Views
SPORTS
Twins might be one of EBAL's best sibling athlete combos everGrayce and Kenny Olson may be the one of the top sister-brother athletic combos ever in EBAL. Grayce is a four-year starter...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2021Last comment by Gary Peete, on Sep 17, 2021 at 12:01 pm | 1 comment | 4955 Views
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