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Face mask incident involving campaigners causes stir at farmers' marketPeople campaigning for a local congressional candidate caused a stir by not wearing face masks at the Pleasanton Farmers'...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Aug 3, 2020 at 3:45 pm | 32 comments | 4606 Views
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Sen. Glazer calls for a second lockdown for most of CaliforniaTri-Valley State Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Orinda) is leaning on Gov. Gavin Newsom to enact another shelter-in-place policy for...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent , on Jul 31, 2020 at 9:14 am | 16 comments | 3860 Views
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Maher making another bid for Pleasanton school boardPleasanton Unified School District Board President Steve Maher is taking another swing at four more years of leadership and...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2020Last comment by Steve, on Jul 31, 2020 at 5:03 am | 15 comments | 3903 Views
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Agitators vandalize county courthouse, police department in OaklandOakland Mayor Libby Schaaf chastised people who attended a protest over the weekend for vandalizing a police station and...
Original post made on Jul. 29, 2020Last comment by Jake Waters, on Jul 29, 2020 at 9:20 am | 1 comment | 1492 Views
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Livermore mayor zooms in on city's COVID-19 response during virtual State of the City speech"This is different than I ever imagined," Livermore Mayor John Marchand said after removing his face mask to deliver his...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2020Last comment by Kathleen Hall, on Jul 28, 2020 at 1:13 pm | 3 comments | 3898 Views
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Second Alameda County sheriff's employee dies of COVID-19The Alameda County Sheriff's Office confirmed late Friday night that a second employee of the department has died from COVID-19...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2020Last comment by Rose, on Jul 27, 2020 at 10:05 am | 3 comments | 4919 Views
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Former Pleasanton banker appointed to lead California Pollution Control Financing AuthorityCalifornia State Treasurer Fiona Ma recently appointed former Pleasanton banker Nancee Robles as executive director of the...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2020Last comment by Michael Austin, on Jul 23, 2020 at 7:56 pm | 1 comment | 2673 Views
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Pleasanton: Johnny the steer takes top honors at fairHailey Maggy, although only 9, is experienced with livestock. A member of Abbie 4-H Club, she raised Johnny, who was named...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2020Last comment by Grumpy, on Jul 23, 2020 at 5:11 pm | 3 comments | 3090 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: CIF postpones high school sports, likely until spring termThe California Interscholastic Federation on Monday announced a timeline that postpones fall sports until likely the spring...
Original post made on Jul. 20, 2020Last comment by Todd, on Jul 21, 2020 at 12:17 pm | 4 comments | 3491 Views
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Dublin police mourning K-9 Officer ArrackPolice K-9 Officer Arrack, who served with Dublin police for just over two years, died earlier this month shortly after being...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2020Last comment by Scott, on Jul 21, 2020 at 10:32 am | 1 comment | 2907 Views
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Dublin: Sheriff's lieutenant is fired in death of man arrested after parents called for helpAn Alameda County sheriff's lieutenant has been fired following an investigation into the death of a man arrested in Fremont...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2020Last comment by Flightops, on Jul 20, 2020 at 5:27 pm | 13 comments | 3209 Views
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Car rally against Prop 16 planned in Tri-Valley on SaturdayThe Tri-Valley Asian Association (TVAA) will hold a car rally in the Tri-Valley on Saturday to protest a proposed state constitutional...
Original post made on Jul. 17, 2020Last comment by Garfield Cao, on Jul 20, 2020 at 5:10 pm | 12 comments | 4448 Views
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Livermore adjusts weekend street closures downtown for outdoor dining, retailThe city of Livermore will be closing parts of First Street and K Street this weekend, July 11 and 12, to expand the outdoor...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2020Last comment by Jeff McFadden , on Jul 19, 2020 at 12:15 pm | 1 comment | 2713 Views
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Alameda County receives state variance approval, but remains on COVID-19 watch listA whirlwind week for COVID-19 regulations in Alameda County settled with some newfound clarity on Wednesday. Read the full...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2020Last comment by Bill Jones, on Jul 16, 2020 at 5:41 pm | 1 comment | 5177 Views
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Governor orders various indoor activity closures statewide amid COVID-19 surgeIndoor activities across California must be reined in as the state combats a resurgence of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Gov....
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2020Last comment by Taxpayer and Citizen, on Jul 14, 2020 at 4:26 pm | 13 comments | 2811 Views
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'Mask up, Pleasanton' -- City Council video urges face coverings amid COVID-19Pleasanton city officials are urging residents to wear face masks in public after a week of halted reopenings and an increase...
Original post made on Jul. 3, 2020Last comment by BobB, on Jul 14, 2020 at 1:18 pm | 25 comments | 8988 Views
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ACSO deputy hospitalized in critical condition with COVID-19An Alameda County Sheriff's Office deputy is battling for his life in the hospital with a serious case of the novel coronavirus...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2020Last comment by mhm, on Jul 14, 2020 at 11:37 am | 1 comment | 2467 Views
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Cities extend COVID-19 public testing site at Pleasanton fairgroundsThe regional COVID-19 testing site at the Alameda County Fairgrounds for residents of Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore will...
Original post made on Jul. 10, 2020Last comment by Anonymous, on Jul 13, 2020 at 5:55 pm | 11 comments | 4581 Views
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Alameda County added to state's COVID-19 monitoring listAlameda County now finds itself on the state of California's "county monitoring list" due to a high rate of COVID-19 cases...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2020Last comment by Vigy, on Jul 13, 2020 at 10:10 am | 5 comments | 6168 Views
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'Heartbreaking' but 'imperative': Stanford to cut nearly a third of its varsity sport teamsAfter the 2020-21 season, Stanford University will discontinue 11 of its 36 varsity sports teams to save money in the face...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2020Last comment by Spudly, on Jul 9, 2020 at 9:28 am | 1 comment | 1079 Views
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