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Laptop Program and PornDoes anyone have any advice on keeping porn away from kids? If one or more of your children are in the laptop program...
Original post made by Mike on Sep. 23, 2008Last comment by Mike, on Oct 2, 2008 at 9:21 pm | 6 comments | 4668 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
20-year-old man arrested for placing dead animals in Dublin High lockersDublin police have arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly admitted to placing two dead cats and a dead dog from a local...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2008Last comment by RS, on Sep 24, 2008 at 2:32 pm | 5 comments | 6332 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador Students Remember 9/11In contrast to the many ways that our community has remembered 9/11 and the horrific events that occured on that day, Amador...
Original post made by A Close Neighbor on Sep. 18, 2008Last comment by Cholo, on Sep 20, 2008 at 11:28 am | 20 comments | 4638 Views
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Planners OK Fresh & Easy grocery for Rose PavilionFresh & Easy, a British-owned grocery store, will open one of its larger California markets later this year in the Rose Pavilion...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2008Last comment by cholo #2, on Sep 18, 2008 at 7:45 pm | 6 comments | 6756 Views
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What happened at AmadorAny one know what happened at Amador high school today? At about 3:30 there were 3 fire trucks in front of the school....
Original post made by marie on Sep. 17, 2008Last comment by Jane, on Sep 18, 2008 at 9:55 am | 2 comments | 4314 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Goodbye, for nowAs I prepare to leave Pleasanton again for my final year at UC Davis, I wanted to take this opportunity to publicly thank...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2008Last comment by Laura Ditto, on Sep 13, 2008 at 10:21 am | 1 comment | 4337 Views
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Remembering 9/11Flags were erected in several areas around the city today, honoring those lost just seven years ago in the attacks on America....
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2008Last comment by Grandpa from New York, on Sep 13, 2008 at 5:34 am | 3 comments | 5148 Views
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Stay at Home DadsAre Stay at Home Dad's accepted in our society? I have encountered many that are underachievers, boring/bored and generally...
Original post made by Mario on Sep. 10, 2008Last comment by Gina Channell-Allen, on Sep 11, 2008 at 12:26 pm | 16 comments | 3914 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Name that hippoThere's a new animal that will be hanging out at Gingerbread Preschool and it needs a name. A lifesize hippopotamus--albeit...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2008Last comment by maria, on Sep 10, 2008 at 3:59 pm | 14 comments | 6521 Views
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Student hit by La Petite BusAny news on the young lady that was hit at dismissal by the La Petite Academy bus in front of AVHS on Wednesday? Many kids...
Original post made by Anne on Aug. 30, 2008Last comment by Emily Atwood, on Sep 2, 2008 at 2:23 pm | 2 comments | 4187 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill seniors cheer first day of their final yearMany of Foothill High School's 593 seniors who make up the Class of 2009 donned Falcon tops, cheered and waved banners at...
Original post made on Aug. 26, 2008Last comment by mom of 2, on Aug 29, 2008 at 4:51 pm | 5 comments | 5357 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Are our school leaders truly selecting the best and brightest to teach our children?My husband and I relocated to Pleasanton because of the quality of our schools. Top schools should recruit top talent, don't...
Original post made by Concerned on Jul. 7, 2008Last comment by PoP, on Aug 28, 2008 at 1:24 pm | 93 comments | 9093 Views
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Mom Sells Rule-Breaking Son's CarThought some parents may be interested... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080109/ap_on_fe_st/odd_car_ad Mom sells rule-breaking...
Original post made by Karen on Jan. 9, 2008Last comment by matthew, on Aug 27, 2008 at 3:46 pm | 10 comments | 4741 Views
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Youth SportsMy experience with youth sports in Pleasanton is not a positive one. Baseball is controlled by parent group cliques who hand...
Original post made by Rosemary on Aug. 4, 2008Last comment by Jeb Bing, on Aug 25, 2008 at 2:12 pm | 35 comments | 5010 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District 'not there yet' in decision to appeal Neal Elementary caseNo action was taken at the Pleasanton Unified School District's closed meeting Thursday over the recent litigation over the...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2008Last comment by An Amazed Perent, on Aug 24, 2008 at 3:29 pm | 5 comments | 6277 Views
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EditorialIf at least three of the five candidates currently holding filing papers for this year's Pleasanton school board elections...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2008Last comment by JT, on Aug 14, 2008 at 10:40 am | 2 comments | 5638 Views
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PUSD $1057 to file a candidate statement:Over a thousand dollars to file with a candidate statement is a deterrent to many people. Still the fact that we have two...
Original post made by Julie Testa on Aug. 1, 2008Last comment by A Pleasanton Resident, on Aug 7, 2008 at 11:11 pm | 13 comments | 5366 Views
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Class of 2008T Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4088 posted Friday, June 6, 2008, 12:00 AM...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2008Last comment by Another Gatetree Resident, on Aug 7, 2008 at 4:46 am | 53 comments | 6189 Views
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Final decision affirms earlier ruling in favor of SignatureIn a final decision that could cost the Pleasanton school district several million dollars, Alameda County Superior Court...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2008Last comment by Concerned taxpayer, on Aug 4, 2008 at 10:59 pm | 19 comments | 4561 Views
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ColumnLongtime school board member Pat Kernan has been taking it on the chin lately in both the media and at a recent school board...
Original post made on Jul. 11, 2008Last comment by Julie, on Aug 1, 2008 at 11:56 am | 64 comments | 6883 Views
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