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'Welcome home!'A Pleasanton neighborhood joined together last Friday to celebrate one of their own returning home following a lengthy battle...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2020There are no comments yet. 355 Views
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Guest Opinion: Sacramento's war on the suburbsThis year, a package of housing bills that remove local public input, override local development standards and negate environmental...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2020Last comment by RonnieF, on Aug 23, 2020 at 4:55 pm | 36 comments | 5397 Views
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Remembering Bob AthenourBob Athenour, a retired Amador Valley High School foreign language teacher who later helped form the Pleasanton-Tulancingo...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2020Last comment by Penny Pickens, on Aug 23, 2020 at 8:20 am | 6 comments | 3294 Views
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Two major SCU Lightning Complex fires merge south of Tri-ValleyThe two largest fires in the SCU Lightning Complex merged overnight Friday, and while the growth continues to head away from...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2020Last comment by Silverfox, on Aug 22, 2020 at 9:53 pm | 3 comments | 6011 Views
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COVID-19 outbreak reported at Pleasanton Nursing and Rehab CenterAt least one resident has died from the novel coronavirus and multiple other residents and employees have tested positive...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2020Last comment by Liz White, on Aug 22, 2020 at 2:27 pm | 2 comments | 24087 Views
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Crews continue to battle Bay Area wildfires; some progress made near Tri-ValleyAs lightning-induced wildfires rage across the Bay Area and Northern California, fire crews have made some headway on blazes...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2020There are no comments yet. 3330 Views
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Alameda County food bank partnering with Danville company to provide meal kitsThe Alameda County Community Food Bank is partnering with the Danville-based school lunch company Choicelunch to purchase...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2020Last comment by Michael Austin, on Aug 16, 2020 at 7:04 pm | 1 comment | 1765 Views
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Council OKs pedestrian-friendly redesign at key Bernal Avenue intersectionA final design concept to overhaul a corner of Bernal Avenue on the edge of downtown Pleasanton into a more pedestrian-friendly...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2020Last comment by Pamela, on Aug 16, 2020 at 1:31 am | 8 comments | 3921 Views
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Livermore: Patrons leave generous gift to Bankhead TheaterLivermore Valley Performing Arts Center has announced a substantial legacy gift from the estate of longtime patrons Jene...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2020Last comment by No ny, on Aug 15, 2020 at 5:49 am | 2 comments | 2455 Views
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Bird rescue is owl in a day's workIt was "owl" in a day's work when Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department personnel and Pleasanton police officers rescued a...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2020Last comment by Grumpy, on Aug 14, 2020 at 6:23 am | 1 comment | 2453 Views
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Newsom: State can't afford White House unemployment benefits planThe state of California does not have the financial wherewithal to afford the White House's plan to extend expanded unemployment...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Aug 12, 2020 at 8:55 am | 2 comments | 1604 Views
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Seniors Series: Nutrition, food insecurities increase due to COVID-19Deanna Steinhauer reminisces of a time before COVID-19. As a volunteer with Spectrum Community Services' Meals on Wheels...
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2020There are no comments yet. 1973 Views
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Candidate lists finalized for many Tri-Valley elections; filing extensions in six local racesCandidate lists were solidified for many Tri-Valley local elections including Pleasanton City Council & mayor races on Friday,...
Original post made on Aug. 8, 2020Last comment by Eric Mills, coordinator, ACTION FOR ANIMALS, on Aug 8, 2020 at 2:44 pm | 2 comments | 4190 Views
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Pleasanton police make arrests in recent auto burglary spreeTwo men from San Francisco were arrested Tuesday morning by Pleasanton police on charges related to drugs, weapons and stolen...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2020Last comment by Silverfox, on Aug 7, 2020 at 5:28 pm | 1 comment | 3410 Views
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BART board told COVID-19 resurgence is hurting budget furtherBART officials told the agency's Board of Directors on Thursday that the Bay Area's COVID-19 coronavirus resurgence has BART...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Aug 6, 2020 at 5:01 pm | 18 comments | 2944 Views
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Pleasanton: Patient criteria change for COVID-19 regional testing site at fairgroundsThe COVID-19 regional testing site at the Alameda County Fairgrounds will be introducing new criteria to determine residents...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2020Last comment by Testing??, on Aug 5, 2020 at 6:22 pm | 5 comments | 11395 Views
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Alameda County supervisors send new sales tax proposal to November ballotAlameda County residents will decide in November whether they want to pay an additional half-cent on top of the current 9.25%...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2020Last comment by James Michael, on Aug 5, 2020 at 9:17 am | 7 comments | 3604 Views
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Foothill teams up with LPFD for documentary about prescription drug safetyResponding to a rise in opioid deaths and overdoses among young adults over the past several years, the Livermore-Pleasanton...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2020Last comment by SR, on Aug 4, 2020 at 3:35 pm | 1 comment | 2333 Views
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Menlo Park names interim police chief: David Spiller, retired Pleasanton PD chiefFormer Pleasanton police chief David Spiller will come out of retirement to take over as Menlo Park interim chief Friday....
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2020Last comment by VAB , on Aug 4, 2020 at 11:30 am | 22 comments | 2970 Views
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Livermore winery replacing blend as part of #endSupremacy initiativeNottingham Cellars in Livermore is discontinuing its flagship red blend, Supremacy, upon deciding that the name is insensitive...
Original post made on Jul. 28, 2020Last comment by VAB , on Aug 3, 2020 at 6:46 pm | 17 comments | 4899 Views
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