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Judge Grants Restraining Order Against City CouncilAlameda Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch granted Jennifer Lin, et al an injunction this afternoon stopping City Council...
Original post made by frank on Jan. 15, 2008Last comment by frank, on Feb 3, 2008 at 4:18 pm | 42 comments | 6441 Views
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Tri-Valley mayors request federal aid to help struggling homeownersThe mayors of the Tri-Valley are asking Congressman Jerry McNerney (D-Pleasanton)to seek $2.6 million in federal aid to help...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2008Last comment by Darwinian Economist, on Feb 3, 2008 at 2:38 pm | 16 comments | 5844 Views
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Economic stimulus plan will offer tax filers refunds of $600-1,200Congressional leaders and the White House have forged a deal to stimulate the U.S. economy by offering tax filers refunds...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2008Last comment by Plaudits to Frank, on Feb 3, 2008 at 1:39 pm | 6 comments | 5140 Views
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What do Americans think about the mortgage industry?A new survey of public sentiment by the National Association of Realtors marked some distinct changes in the way people feel...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2007Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 31, 2008 at 10:18 am | 10 comments | 5561 Views
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Lin family wins court order to block Oak Grove petitionAn Alameda County Superior Court judge Tuesday blocked the Pleasanton City Council from hearing the results of a petition...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2008Last comment by H. Guo, on Jan 30, 2008 at 2:12 pm | 12 comments | 6735 Views
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Take Us Along!From all its traveling, the Pleasanton Weekly newspaper would appear to be weathered, but it hasn't skipped a beat. Over...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2008Last comment by Sally, on Jan 30, 2008 at 10:32 am | 1 comment | 4923 Views
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Gym parking lots, hospitals are burglary hot spotsFor the past four weeks, automotive burglaries in Pleasanton have been on the rise. In December, police reported 67 thefts...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2008Last comment by james, on Jan 28, 2008 at 11:31 pm | 4 comments | 6116 Views
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Letter: City should protect citizen's rightsDear Editor, Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3469 posted Friday, January 18,...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2008Last comment by Angela, on Jan 24, 2008 at 1:26 pm | 12 comments | 5578 Views
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National Grants is a ScamFor all of you that have seen the National Grand COnference AD on TV, DON'T BELIEVE THAT!!! IT'S A SCAM... Very good hype...
Original post made by Chris on Jan. 23, 2008Last comment by Cholo, on Jan 23, 2008 at 4:50 pm | 3 comments | 4350 Views
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Committee oversees bicycle, pedestrian plan"Bicycles should be equal to cars," is how Bill Rose sees it. Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=3459...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2008Last comment by Janet Pelletier, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly, on Jan 23, 2008 at 11:35 am | 4 comments | 6699 Views
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Woman of the YearThe myriad of projects Jill Buck is involved with speaks volumes about her--literally. She has a laundry list of accomplishments...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2007Last comment by renegade republican, on Jan 20, 2008 at 11:45 am | 5 comments | 4924 Views
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Letter: Lights leaving large carbon footprintDear Editor, After seeing your story on the local Christmas lights ("Lighting up the night sky," Cover Story, Dec. 21,...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2008Last comment by Shelley, on Jan 18, 2008 at 3:14 pm | 10 comments | 4927 Views
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Builder scuttles $10-million waterpark at Shadow CliffsPlans for a multi-million-dollar California Splash waterpark that could have attracted tens of thousands of water enthusiasts...
Original post made on Dec. 23, 2007Last comment by Stacey, on Jan 11, 2008 at 12:20 pm | 23 comments | 7066 Views
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Van overturns in wet weatherSlick roads may have been the cause of an overturned vehicle this morning in Vintage Hills. At approximately 10:45 a.m.,...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2008Last comment by Gene, on Jan 8, 2008 at 5:11 pm | 7 comments | 5628 Views
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DELETE BLOG SITEThis site has become nothing but a forum for personal attacks that would never make it into the actual "letters to the editor"...
Original post made by Sandy on Dec. 19, 2007Last comment by Anonymous, on Jan 7, 2008 at 2:42 pm | 7 comments | 4218 Views
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Truck kills Pleasanton pedestrian in DublinA Pleasanton resident was killed around 6:30 p.m. Monday when she was crossing Dublin Boulevard east of Regional Street in...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2008Last comment by Kim, on Jan 4, 2008 at 7:07 pm | 2 comments | 5098 Views
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Superfranks experienceI recently celebrated my son’s birthday at Superfranks. I was just wondering if any of you has received a bad and discourteous...
Original post made by Anon on Nov. 8, 2007Last comment by Deanna, on Jan 4, 2008 at 6:54 pm | 2 comments | 5435 Views
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Home Depot loses bid for 2nd Pleasanton storeHome Depot lost its two-year-long bid Tuesday to build a second home improvement store in southeast Pleasanton as part of...
Original post made on Dec. 7, 2007Last comment by Jim, on Dec 28, 2007 at 7:14 am | 5 comments | 4117 Views
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Whatever happened to Christmas?Sure, Dec. 25 is just 18 days away. But except for a brief flash of "Merry Christmas" on Wheels Bus No. 12 that I saw Monday,...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2007Last comment by steve, on Dec 23, 2007 at 1:34 pm | 65 comments | 7659 Views
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Oak Grove developers file lawsuitTaiwan-based property owners Jennifer and Frederic Lin have filed a suit in Alameda County Superior Court against opponents...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2007Last comment by frank, on Dec 22, 2007 at 6:17 pm | 27 comments | 6181 Views
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