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Tri-Valley music educators take private lessons to the internetOnline music lessons are better than none, say teachers, and right now we all need the healing joy that music brings to the...
Original post made on May. 15, 2020Last comment by Miguel, on May 19, 2020 at 7:36 pm | 5 comments | 1750 Views
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PUSD Trustee Valerie Arkin running for Pleasanton City Council this fallPleasanton Unified School District Trustee Valerie Arkin announced Monday that she will seek election to the Pleasanton City...
Original post made on May. 18, 2020Last comment by Pleasantonmom, on May 19, 2020 at 5:21 pm | 13 comments | 2208 Views
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Lawsuit threat looms as Pleasanton council prepares to approve anti-vaping ordinancePleasanton City Council members are set to consider final adoption of a sweeping ordinance that includes banning the sales...
Original post made on May. 19, 2020Last comment by seenalot, on May 19, 2020 at 4:06 pm | 5 comments | 2063 Views
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Rare inflammatory disease, possibly tied to COVID-19, emerges in childrenIn what is now thought to be the first reported case of its kind, an infant with Kawasaki disease also tested positive in...
Original post made on May. 15, 2020Last comment by Michael Austin, on May 17, 2020 at 5:22 pm | 8 comments | 1992 Views
RESTAURANTS
Sweet Tomatoes permanently closing all restaurants, including Hopyard locationThe Sweet Tomatoes restaurant on Hopyard Road in Pleasanton has shuttered for good after corporate officials announced last...
Original post made on May. 14, 2020Last comment by Get past the denial stage, on May 17, 2020 at 11:39 am | 35 comments | 8626 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
One month later: Investigation continues into killing of Pleasanton teen Jackson ButlerFriday marks one month since 19-year-old Jackson Butler was stabbed to death during an altercation in a Pleasanton hotel...
Original post made on May. 15, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on May 17, 2020 at 9:13 am | 29 comments | 15219 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Driver seriously injured in fiery, head-on crash on Highway 84 in SunolA man sustained major injuries after his car slammed head on into a big-rig on Highway 84 in Sunol on Wednesday morning,...
Original post made on May. 16, 2020There are no comments yet. 3797 Views
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Planning Commissioner Nancy Allen launches campaign for Pleasanton City CouncilSecond-term Pleasanton Planning Commissioner Nancy Allen announced on Monday that she will be running for City Council in...
Original post made on May. 11, 2020Last comment by Nancy Allen, on May 16, 2020 at 8:10 pm | 28 comments | 2968 Views
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Planning Commissioner Jack Balch running for Pleasanton City CouncilPleasanton Planning Commissioner Jack Balch on Tuesday launched his campaign for one of the two seats coming open on the...
Original post made on May. 12, 2020Last comment by Michael Austin, on May 16, 2020 at 7:41 pm | 16 comments | 2741 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Dublin seventh-grader wins county spelling bee, qualifies for state championshipAs one might expect from a spelling bee champion, Wells Middle School student Aanya Joshi is not short for words when it...
Original post made on May. 16, 2020Last comment by Ronnie, on May 16, 2020 at 4:59 pm | 2 comments | 2570 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Big plans to expand preschool in California put on hold due to coronavirusGov. Gavin Newsom's big plans for expanding child care and preschool have hit a big roadblock -- the coronavirus. Read...
Original post made on May. 14, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on May 15, 2020 at 9:13 pm | 1 comment | 916 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Livermore Councilman Carling recovering after being hit by car while cycling downtownLivermore City Councilman Bob Carling said he hurt his hip, but was OK otherwise, after being knocked off his bicycle by...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by Dennis Salisbury, on May 15, 2020 at 6:57 am | 3 comments | 3866 Views
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City launching loans through new $3M Pleasanton Business Assistance ProgramThe city's new Pleasanton Business Assistance Program began accepting applications on Friday for loans designed to provide...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by urmomz, on May 14, 2020 at 7:38 pm | 5 comments | 2068 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board takes a closer look at E-10 school plansThe Pleasanton school board took a closer look at the planned E-10 school site, approved $831,000 for new student devices...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by Karl Aitken , on May 14, 2020 at 2:20 pm | 9 comments | 3478 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Tesla CEO Musk threatens to move plant out of Fremont, sue Alameda CountyTesla CEO Elon Musk vented on social media Saturday about Alameda County public health orders preventing Fremont's Tesla...
Original post made on May. 10, 2020Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on May 13, 2020 at 8:47 pm | 104 comments | 4368 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Newsom now projects $18B shortfall in revenue for K-12 schools, community collegesInstead of $3 billion more in funding next year, officials from Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration are now projecting possibly...
Original post made on May. 8, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on May 13, 2020 at 4:21 pm | 12 comments | 1995 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Tesla CEO Elon Musk reopens plant in Fremont against county ordersTesla CEO Elon Musk said Monday that he is reopening the carmaker's facility in Fremont on Monday against Alameda County...
Original post made on May. 11, 2020Last comment by Gina Channell, Publisher, on May 13, 2020 at 12:24 pm | 48 comments | 2168 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
City reviewing Las Positas College plan to move training center to PleasantonThe Pleasanton Planning Commission is set to consider a request from Las Positas College to relocate its Economic Development...
Original post made on May. 13, 2020Last comment by Grumpy, on May 13, 2020 at 7:07 am | 1 comment | 3598 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton: Nordstrom store in Stoneridge Shopping Center permanently closingNordstrom is closing its department store in Pleasanton's Stoneridge Shopping Center, corporate officials confirmed to the...
Original post made on May. 7, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on May 13, 2020 at 6:17 am | 42 comments | 47363 Views
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Dublin leaders approve emergency microloans for small businessesA new emergency microloan program to support small businesses struggling during the coronavirus pandemic was passed by the...
Original post made on May. 12, 2020Last comment by Pro-Law, on May 12, 2020 at 11:31 pm | 1 comment | 1571 Views
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