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Home SalesThis week's data represents homes sold during February 2008 Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3719...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2008Last comment by Tyler, on Apr 1, 2008 at 5:07 pm | 3 comments | 4151 Views
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Goodguys rolls into town this weekendThe Goodguys 26th All American Get-Together is back this weekend at the Alameda County Fairgrounds. Area gearheads and...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2008Last comment by Sharon, on Mar 31, 2008 at 6:37 pm | 6 comments | 5439 Views
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Friends, family pay tribute to slain couple at Mormon serviceSeveral hundred relatives, friends and neighbors gathered Saturday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2008Last comment by San Ramon Citizen, on Mar 26, 2008 at 3:00 pm | 2 comments | 10190 Views
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Talking PointsDarn. I had National Grammar Day marked on my calendar March 4 but was so busy working, it completely slipped my mind. Read...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2008Last comment by get real, on Mar 19, 2008 at 9:16 am | 2 comments | 6090 Views
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Blog Bashing 101Okay, I want to address and issue people seem to have on this blog site. Each time a post is made it seems like people...
Original post made by a fellow writer on Dec. 20, 2007Last comment by Stacey, on Mar 18, 2008 at 6:15 pm | 9 comments | 4463 Views
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Pleasanton hires Vallejo development director to head expanded planning group hereBrian Dolan, most recently the director of development services for Vallejo, has been hired as Community Development Director...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2008Last comment by frank, on Mar 15, 2008 at 7:32 pm | 5 comments | 7354 Views
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Council tables Oak Grove hearing until judge rulesThe Pleasanton City Council Tuesday postponed indefinitely a possible public hearing on a citizens' coalition's request for...
Original post made on Mar. 8, 2008Last comment by think big, not small, on Mar 9, 2008 at 9:42 pm | 7 comments | 4972 Views
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EditorialCalifornia cities are watching closely the outcome of the legal battle in Alameda County Superior Court over a referendum...
Original post made on Feb. 29, 2008Last comment by Susan, on Mar 6, 2008 at 10:45 pm | 8 comments | 5449 Views
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Hosterman can keep her hawkMayor Jennifer Hosterman won her 15-month battle to keep her red-tail hawk Ariel in a backyard cage at her Vintage Hills...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2008Last comment by Yeah Hosterman!, on Mar 1, 2008 at 6:54 am | 11 comments | 9698 Views
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Thirteen young women vie for Miss Alameda County crownThe Miss Alameda County pageant is back after a 20-year-or-so hiatus. Thirteen young women from all over the county--including...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2008Last comment by Jeb Bing, on Feb 29, 2008 at 4:24 am | 25 comments | 6246 Views
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TV30 facing financial fight for its lifeThe four Tri-Valley mayors who have taken control of TV30, the area's pioneer and only independent community television system,...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2008Last comment by Lou, on Feb 28, 2008 at 6:10 pm | 7 comments | 6406 Views
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City Council sets Oak Grove hearings for March 4The City Council last night agreed to schedule a series of public discussions March 4 on the controversial Oak Grove project,...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2008Last comment by Stacey, on Feb 28, 2008 at 12:12 pm | 9 comments | 5792 Views
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Letter: Radical left contemptDear Editor, Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3621 posted Friday, February 22,...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2008Last comment by Cholo, on Feb 23, 2008 at 5:06 pm | 5 comments | 4478 Views
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Buying in Phoenix, and you don't even have to go thereA Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=2305 posted Friday, April 6, 2007, 12:00 AM...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2008Last comment by Gary Schwaegerle, on Feb 20, 2008 at 8:30 pm | 1 comment | 4477 Views
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Pro ball's Mike Carter leads Open HeartTalk about a diversified career. Michael Carter, the newly-hired executive director of Open Heart Kitchen, might take top...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2008Last comment by Joyce Strand, on Feb 19, 2008 at 5:24 pm | 2 comments | 4694 Views
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Pleasanton schedules two public meetings on Staples Ranch park plansTwo community meetings have been scheduled on Feb. 7 and Feb. 9 to gain comments from the public about plans for developing...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2008Last comment by Patricia, on Feb 15, 2008 at 2:22 pm | 9 comments | 5400 Views
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Birthplace of the CowboyIt's a pleasant town--the "land of the live oaks and friendly folks" they call it. Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3557...
Original post made on Feb. 8, 2008Last comment by Steve A, on Feb 15, 2008 at 2:08 pm | 4 comments | 6863 Views
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EditorialTuesday is the Presidential Primary Election Day, with California one of 22 states across the country now joining in the...
Original post made on Feb. 1, 2008Last comment by Jon, on Feb 7, 2008 at 8:53 am | 5 comments | 4192 Views
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Children's Hospital seeks help on rebuilding through county-wide parcel taxChildren's Hospital of Oakland, one of the country's largest and the only hospital and research center serving children exclusively...
Original post made on Jan. 28, 2008Last comment by anonymous, on Feb 5, 2008 at 10:19 pm | 6 comments | 4485 Views
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Talking PointsIt was somewhat disappointing, but not surprising, that the death of actor Heath Ledger was covered on the front page of...
Original post made on Feb. 2, 2008Last comment by Emily Atwood, on Feb 4, 2008 at 5:05 pm | 5 comments | 4736 Views
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