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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Ex-Pleasanton police sergeant sentenced to 10 years in fatal DUI in Tuolumne CountyA former sergeant with the Pleasanton Police Department received a 10-year prison sentence from a Tuolumne County judge earlier...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023Last comment by Doug Miller, on May 5, 2023 at 1:04 pm | 2 comments | 7422 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
'Veterans Never Stop Serving'Mike Conklin, founder of Tri-Valley nonprofit Sentinels of Freedom, grew up listening to news about the Vietnam War -- and...
Original post made on May. 5, 2023Last comment by Rich Buckley, on May 5, 2023 at 10:53 am | 1 comment | 1757 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board to hold equity workshopThe Pleasanton school board is set to participate in an equity workshop during a special board meeting on Thursday, which...
Original post made on May. 4, 2023Last comment by Michael Austin , on May 4, 2023 at 4:37 pm | 2 comments | 1342 Views
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Pleasanton council to receive update on greenhouse gas emission reduction planThe Pleasanton City Council is set to hear an update Tuesday on staff's efforts to implement the Climate Action Plan 2.0...
Original post made on May. 2, 2023Last comment by MichaelB, on May 2, 2023 at 8:13 am | 1 comment | 1368 Views
AROUND TOWN
'Freak incident' -- Pleasanton home left uninhabitable after truck smashes through wallA Pleasanton residence was severely damaged Thursday when it was struck by an out-of-control tow truck, narrowly avoiding...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2023Last comment by Mukul, on May 1, 2023 at 6:42 pm | 4 comments | 4466 Views
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Man arrested in Livermore dies in jail, becomes 5th inmate death for Santa Rita in 2023A 26-year-old inmate who had been arrested by Livermore police died Thursday after suffering what Alameda County sheriff's...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2023Last comment by Doug Miller, on Apr 29, 2023 at 7:46 am | 1 comment | 3956 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Online fundraiser set up to support family of Home Depot employee killed last weekNearly 500 residents, coworkers and friends of Blake Mohs, the Pleasanton Home Depot employee who was shot and killed while...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2023Last comment by VickiC, on Apr 28, 2023 at 9:53 am | 6 comments | 3927 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Spring Real Estate: Local market remains solid despite distractions elsewhereThe Tri-Valley is still a great place to live; it's the rest of the world that is worrying homebuyers and sellers. Despite...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2023Last comment by Swagu, on Apr 27, 2023 at 4:07 pm | 1 comment | 2232 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton council delays debate on call for voluntary 15% water use reductionPleasanton residents will have to wait another month to find out if the City Council will approve a resolution to declare...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2023Last comment by Michael Austin , on Apr 26, 2023 at 7:01 pm | 7 comments | 2841 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
FDA: All COVID vaccinations to be bivalent vaccine to 'simplify' recommendationsThe COVID-19 vaccine targeting the original strain of the virus as well as two substrains of the omicron variant will now...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2023Last comment by Jake Waters, on Apr 24, 2023 at 12:35 pm | 1 comment | 1766 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton police ID victim, suspects in Home Depot fatal shootingThe Pleasanton Police Department have identified both the 26-year-old Home Depot employee who died after being shot on Tuesday...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2023Last comment by Claudette McDermott, on Apr 24, 2023 at 11:00 am | 7 comments | 12908 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Formal charges filed in killing of Home Depot employee; court documents detail circumstancesThe DA's Office issued a six-count criminal complaint Thursday against the two suspects arrested in the fatal shooting of...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2023Last comment by My opinion, on Apr 21, 2023 at 5:25 pm | 2 comments | 7439 Views
AROUND TOWN
Karla Brown Anger ManagementMontha ago, I contacted Pleasanton city manager and Pleasanton city attorney. I suggested in that contact, they utilize city...
Original post made by Michael Austin on Apr. 20, 2023There are no comments yet. 440 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man shot inside Pleasanton Home DepotAuthorities report having detained suspects allegedly involved in a shooting inside the Home Depot on Johnson Drive in Pleasanton...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2023Last comment by My opinion, on Apr 20, 2023 at 4:20 pm | 12 comments | 11292 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Ex-principal sues PUSD alleging harassment, retaliation over disabilityA former school administrator is suing the Pleasanton Unified School District and Village High School principal Heather Pereira...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2023Last comment by Susana Lopez-Krulevitch, on Apr 20, 2023 at 1:11 pm | 3 comments | 6315 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton man among 3 alleged gang members charged in killing of young girl in freeway shootingThree suspected gang members, including one from Pleasanton, have been charged in the shooting death of a 5-year-old girl...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2023Last comment by Doug Miller, on Apr 20, 2023 at 10:07 am | 2 comments | 10376 Views
AROUND TOWN
I have Returned to This ForumI have been asked to return to this forum. Those people that asked me to return stated, "City Council is ruining the city". "Things...
Original post made by Michael Austin on Apr. 20, 2023There are no comments yet. 257 Views
AROUND TOWN
State deems Pleasanton's latest Housing Element to be non-compliantPleasanton's 2023-31 Housing Element is back under review as city staff are now working to address comments the city received...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2023Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Apr 19, 2023 at 7:32 pm | 5 comments | 3396 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton council to vote on adopting water shortage declarationThe Pleasanton City Council is set to discuss a resolution Tuesday that would declare a water shortage due to the city's...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2023Last comment by PtownRes, on Apr 18, 2023 at 6:23 pm | 4 comments | 3066 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton Starbucks workers vote to unionizeBaristas at the downtown Pleasanton Starbucks are the latest to gain union representation, with an 8-4 vote now finalized...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2023Last comment by Mr. Percy, on Apr 18, 2023 at 9:30 am | 10 comments | 4962 Views
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