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Local broker aids in real estate scam arrestPolice arrested Roger Dungan Buack of Hayward last Wednesday in a real estate scam akin to a junk email loan requests. Buack,...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2007Last comment by aaron, on Oct 3, 2007 at 12:31 pm | 2 comments | 6587 Views
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Singing from RomaniaPleasanton and Romania are miles and miles apart geographically speaking, but in other ways the two cultures are closer than...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2007Last comment by lola, on Oct 1, 2007 at 10:26 pm | 1 comment | 5163 Views
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Foothill senior still recovering after beatingA 17-year-old Foothill High School senior who suffered serious head trauma after being "viciously attacked" by several people...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2007Last comment by aaron, on Oct 1, 2007 at 3:02 pm | 10 comments | 6585 Views
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Stark/McNerney Town Hall Meeting SaturdayI wanted to let you know that Congressman Jerry McNerney and Congressman Pete Stark will be hosting a joint town hall meeting...
Original post made by Mayor Jennifer Hosterman on Sep. 11, 2007Last comment by aaron, on Oct 1, 2007 at 2:53 pm | 3 comments | 4457 Views
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Editorial on test scoresLet's get this straight. An eighth-grade physical science teacher at Hart Middle School hand copied questions from a 2005...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2007Last comment by Richard, on Sep 12, 2007 at 12:37 pm | 2 comments | 5417 Views
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ObituariesStefan Martin Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=2870 posted Friday, August 24,...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2007Last comment by freind of family, on Sep 11, 2007 at 3:20 pm | 1 comment | 5157 Views
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Court ruling called 'a big blow' to local water supplyA recent court ruling has spread a wave of concern for the local region's water supply. The ruling, made by a U.S. federal...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2007Last comment by swa, on Sep 7, 2007 at 12:32 pm | 1 comment | 5088 Views
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City manager comments on Weekly's editorial on asphalt plant, PR position costsIn a 525-word commentary emailed to the Pleasanton Weekly, City Manager Nelson Fialho took exception to an Aug. 10 editorial...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2007Last comment by Steve Brozosky, on Sep 5, 2007 at 4:03 pm | 6 comments | 6294 Views
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Bay Bridge closes at 8 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. TuesdayHeading to San Francisco this weekend? You'll need to take a different route or avoid going all together. That's because...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2007Last comment by Michael Ringwood, on Aug 31, 2007 at 2:27 am | 1 comment | 5533 Views
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Letters to the Editor--pedestrians at risk<B>Pedestrians at risk in crosswalks Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=2861...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2007Last comment by Cindy, on Aug 30, 2007 at 3:06 pm | 5 comments | 5082 Views
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City sponsoring hawk-themed eventsI read a year ago on the internet some of the mayor's emails that she was killing animals in her back yard to feed to her...
Original post made by Sam on Aug. 27, 2007Last comment by frank, on Aug 28, 2007 at 9:05 pm | 4 comments | 5572 Views
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Work on Alviso Adobe progressingIn the pristine hills of west Pleasanton lies a key to the city's past. Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=2849...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2007Last comment by Janet Pelletier, asst. editor for the Pleasanton Weekly, on Aug 27, 2007 at 3:45 pm | 3 comments | 4816 Views
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From the East Coast to Pleasantonby Katie Lyness Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=2827 posted Friday, August 17,...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2007Last comment by Nancy Lyness, on Aug 19, 2007 at 7:15 pm | 2 comments | 5124 Views
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UPDATE: Power outage affecting 1,200 has been restoredAbout 1,200 PG&E customers were without power for about an hour Friday afternoon in northern Pleasanton, according to the...
Original post made on Aug. 12, 2007Last comment by Bob, on Aug 13, 2007 at 12:01 pm | 2 comments | 6361 Views
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Around PleasantonIf you think new police chiefs are being appointed more frequently in Pleasanton, you're right. This week, Capt. Michael...
Original post made on Aug. 10, 2007Last comment by ray mccloud, on Aug 10, 2007 at 10:33 am | 1 comment | 5209 Views
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Domestic dispute led to 9-hour SWAT standoffResidents in the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood were evacuated out of their homes early Thursday morning as a suspect in...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2007Last comment by resident, on Aug 2, 2007 at 11:29 pm | 5 comments | 6065 Views
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Man robs woman at mall, later tries to carjack another womanShortly after a woman was robbed by force at Stoneridge Shopping Center Sunday morning, a man was arrested following an attempted...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2007Last comment by Doug West, on Aug 2, 2007 at 9:24 pm | 1 comment | 5809 Views
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All-female troupe performs "Romeo and Juliet"In what has become an annual tradition, all-female Shakespeare troupe Woman's Will stops in Pleasanton tomorrow night to...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2007Last comment by Erin Merritt, on Jul 30, 2007 at 10:55 am | 1 comment | 5202 Views
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Weekly wins key California newspaper awardThe Pleasanton Weekly has won the second place award for business reporting in 2006 in the annual, state-wide "Better Newspaper...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2007Last comment by southbay reader, on Jul 27, 2007 at 11:57 am | 1 comment | 5975 Views
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Sullivan calls Staples initiative change 'potential compromise'In a letter to the Pleasanton Weekly, published in the July 13 edition, City Councilman Matt Sullivan commends the authors...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2007Last comment by Westsider, on Jul 22, 2007 at 1:38 pm | 3 comments | 5688 Views
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