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Livermore skilled nursing facility closing at end of monthStanford-ValleyCare plans to close its skilled nursing facility in Livermore at the end of June, but a number of other medical...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2020Last comment by Member, on Jun 14, 2020 at 12:29 am | 1 comment | 2541 Views
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Former DSRSD director Pat Howard appointed to finish Misheloff's termFormer Dublin San Ramon Services District Director Dwight "Pat" Howard has come out of retirement to fill the vacant board...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2020Last comment by Aging Male, on Jun 13, 2020 at 7:48 pm | 4 comments | 1504 Views
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Bay Area leaders take aim at policing reformIn the wake of George Floyd's death two weeks ago, many of the nation's leaders, including those in the Bay Area, are calling...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2020Last comment by BobB, on Jun 13, 2020 at 11:12 am | 50 comments | 2982 Views
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Students should expect masks, temperature checks under California guidanceCalifornia schools will look different when they reopen next year, according to new statewide guidance. Students should expect...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent , on Jun 13, 2020 at 6:31 am | 2 comments | 1641 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton: Fiesta on wheels for Bob AthenourOne vehicle after another decked out with balloons and colorful signs paraded slowly in front of CreekView assisted living...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2020Last comment by Marlene Rebello, on Jun 12, 2020 at 10:02 pm | 5 comments | 2546 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Tri-Valley mayors urge quicker reopening locally as county health lifts some restrictionsAs Alameda County health officials relaxed some restrictions in their COVID-19 shelter order, the mayors of Pleasanton, Dublin...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2020Last comment by highdiver, on Jun 12, 2020 at 5:44 pm | 25 comments | 7525 Views
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Tense words as BART board declines to reduce funding for agency's police departmentThe BART Board of Directors on Thursday acknowledged the value in reforming its law enforcement agency but declined to reduce...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2020Last comment by Doug Miller, on Jun 12, 2020 at 3:17 pm | 8 comments | 1694 Views
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Pleasanton: 'The Ballad of Don Lewis' -- pulling out all the stopsAfter more than a decade of filming, friendship and hard work, "The Ballad of Don Lewis: The Untold Story of a Synthesizer...
Original post made on Jun. 12, 2020Last comment by Doug Miller, on Jun 12, 2020 at 3:02 pm | 3 comments | 3013 Views
SPORTS
Pleasanton Preps: Uncertainty remains for the return of high school sportsOne day spring sports were in full swing, almost halfway through the season. Then the next, every sport was put on hiatus...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2020Last comment by Foothill Football supporter, on Jun 11, 2020 at 11:19 am | 1 comment | 2050 Views
AROUND TOWN
PUSD prepares to cut $11 million from 2020-21 budgetA special online study session for the Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees has been called for Monday night,...
Original post made on Jun. 8, 2020Last comment by resident, on Jun 11, 2020 at 6:32 am | 12 comments | 2899 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Details emerge about fatal chain-reaction crash on freeway in LivermoreA young man from Lathrop has been identified as the driver killed in a chain-reaction crash on Interstate 580 just beyond...
Original post made on Jun. 10, 2020Last comment by Mr. Julius, on Jun 10, 2020 at 11:02 am | 1 comment | 6348 Views
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Civil unrest grips the Bay AreaNon-violent protests in Tri-Valley cities. Peaceful demonstrations, riots and targeted lootings in the Bay Area and nationwide....
Original post made on Jun. 5, 2020Last comment by Pete, on Jun 9, 2020 at 1:22 pm | 5 comments | 483 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
Pleasanton man killed in crash off cliff in Santa Clara CountyA man who was found dead in a vehicle that went over a cliff northeast of Mount Hamilton on Tuesday afternoon has been identified...
Original post made on May. 28, 2020Last comment by Jeremy Walsh, editor, on Jun 9, 2020 at 1:07 pm | 5 comments | 6003 Views
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Pleasanton: Fairgrounds offering drive-in concerts, food trucks with fair favoritesSummer 2020 was always going to be much different in Pleasanton with the annual Alameda County Fair canceled due to the COVID-19...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2020Last comment by Charles, on Jun 9, 2020 at 12:09 pm | 1 comment | 2753 Views
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Pleasanton: Announcing the 2020 Ed Kinney Community PatriotsChris Miller and Joyce and Bob Shapiro have been named the 2020 Ed Kinney Community Patriots for their dedication to making...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2020Last comment by Wendy, on Jun 9, 2020 at 11:08 am | 4 comments | 2765 Views
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LPFD: Family on the move loses RV in fire in Taco Bell parking lotAn RV sustained serious damage and was considered a total loss after catching fire in a Pleasanton parking lot on Saturday...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2020Last comment by Rob, on Jun 9, 2020 at 10:04 am | 1 comment | 2675 Views
AROUND TOWN
RED CROSS Has URGENT Need for BloodThis is one way to help during this Covid-19 Pandemic. Blood Drive in Pleasanton. Saturday, July 11, 2020 from 9am to...
Original post made by Ken mano on Jun. 8, 2020There are no comments yet. 553 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Swalwell BLM emailOur local congressman, [Portion removed for name-calling], sent an email today announcing new legislation that he will co-sponsor....
Original post made by PleasantonTaxpayer on Jun. 8, 2020There are no comments yet. 228 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
Drive-in movies make a come-backThe Alameda County Fairgrounds will host a pop-up series of drive-in movies this summer, starting next Friday evening (June...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by Rebecca K., on Jun 8, 2020 at 6:07 am | 4 comments | 3121 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Schools should encourage but not require students to wear face coverings, draft guidance saysStudents should be encouraged but not required to use face coverings when California schools reopen for classroom instruction,...
Original post made on Jun. 2, 2020Last comment by Even 0.3% mortality means several dead in PUSD next year, on Jun 7, 2020 at 11:03 pm | 16 comments | 2187 Views
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