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Alameda County eases restrictions for retail, other industries in latest health orderSix Bay Area jurisdictions slightly relaxed the region's COVID-19 coronavirus shelter-in-place order Monday, allowing multiple...
Original post made on May. 18, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on May 21, 2020 at 7:51 pm | 38 comments | 16831 Views
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Pleasanton: Residents without symptoms can now get COVID-19 test at fairgroundsThe COVID-19 regional testing site at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton will start its fourth week on Monday by...
Original post made on May. 17, 2020Last comment by BobB, on May 21, 2020 at 10:46 am | 16 comments | 17165 Views
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Rare inflammatory disease, possibly tied to COVID-19, emerges in childrenIn what is now thought to be the first reported case of its kind, an infant with Kawasaki disease also tested positive in...
Original post made on May. 15, 2020Last comment by Michael Austin, on May 17, 2020 at 5:22 pm | 8 comments | 2369 Views
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Pleasanton: Sanctuary City?I think we should declare Pleasanton a Sanctuary city against the Governor's shelter in place requests. He's failing to...
Original post made by Pleasanton Parent on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Apr 28, 2020 at 9:07 pm | 4 comments | 766 Views
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Stanford Health Care to cut workers' wages by 20%Employees of Stanford Health Care, including doctors and nurses who are caring for COVID-19 patients, will have their pay...
Original post made on Apr. 25, 2020Last comment by Jake Waters, on Apr 28, 2020 at 10:48 am | 50 comments | 9761 Views
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Pleasanton's COVID-19 case count goes up slightly to 47 overallPleasanton entered the week still leading the Tri-Valley in confirmed patients with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Apr 22, 2020 at 6:09 pm | 14 comments | 11577 Views
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Swalwell tells union workers he'll help them get through COVID-19 crisisRep. Eric Swalwell (D-Livermore) told union healthcare, long-term care and education workers and other members on Wednesday...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2020Last comment by BobB, on Apr 19, 2020 at 10:13 am | 44 comments | 2248 Views
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Newsom reminds residents to take care of mental and physical health amid pandemicGov. Gavin Newsom reminded California residents Tuesday to take care of their mental and physical health during the novel...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2020Last comment by Sara, on Apr 17, 2020 at 10:07 am | 3 comments | 1405 Views
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DeSaulnier's sons give update on his health status, thank community for supportRep. Mark DeSaulnier's sons have released a statement providing a new update on the Tri-Valley congressman's health status...
Original post made on Mar. 25, 2020Last comment by Hilary, on Apr 15, 2020 at 3:51 pm | 6 comments | 5290 Views
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Pleasanton city officials provide coronavirus update in video, newsletterThe city of Pleasanton released a "COVID-19 Update" newsletter via email and social media on Friday, letting the community...
Original post made on Mar. 29, 2020Last comment by Christina, on Mar 30, 2020 at 10:31 am | 3 comments | 5741 Views
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Rep. DeSaulnier’s condition worsens, now in listed as critical in hospitalRep. Mark DeSauliner’s medical condition has worsened and the Tri-Valley congressman is now listed in critical condition...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2020Last comment by Silverfox, on Mar 23, 2020 at 8:44 pm | 2 comments | 6187 Views
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Details emerge about Feb. 21 fatal crash near SunolA San Jose man died from injuries sustained in a head-on collision on Highway 84 near Sunol late last month, according to...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2020Last comment by Carole Lee Manning, on Mar 4, 2020 at 11:52 am | 2 comments | 6436 Views
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Former Tri-Valley Congressman Pete Stark diesTributes came in late Friday and on into Saturday to honor former East Bay congressman Pete Stark, who died Friday at his...
Original post made on Jan. 29, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jan 30, 2020 at 10:10 pm | 3 comments | 4012 Views
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Hundreds attend 2020 Tri-Valley Women's March in downtown PleasantonOn the centennial of women’s suffrage in the United States, hundreds of women’s rights advocates could be seen marching...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Jan 21, 2020 at 10:31 pm | 15 comments | 4577 Views
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Baker, sitting supervisor among finalists for clerk-recorderThe Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors will interview six applicants for appointment to the open county clerk-recorder/elections...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Michael Austin, on Jan 16, 2020 at 6:37 pm | 4 comments | 2222 Views
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Magistrate tosses Steinle parents' lawsuit against federal governmentThe parents of Kate Steinle, the Pleasanton native who was fatally shot with a stolen federal gun on a San Francisco pier...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2020Last comment by Eric Simpson, on Jan 16, 2020 at 6:15 am | 1 comment | 2619 Views
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This just in: Trump triggered by NATO leadersBreaking news: President* Donald Trump retreated from the NATO conference this week because of all the mean, bad grown ups...
Original post made by Reagan Milhouse Lincoln on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by Just asking , on Dec 9, 2019 at 5:36 am | 18 comments | 746 Views
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News Digest: 2020 Alameda County Fair dates, Ugly sweater stroll downtown & Wreaths Across PleasantonAlameda County Fair officials announced this week that they've set the dates for the 2020 fair in Pleasanton. The summer...
Original post made on Dec. 5, 2019Last comment by Michael Austin, on Dec 5, 2019 at 9:00 pm | 4 comments | 2883 Views
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Tri-Valley Turkey BurnPicture this. Led by a woman on a bicycle wearing a full-body turkey suit, hundreds of holiday revelers will run, walk or...
Original post made on Nov. 15, 2019There are no comments yet. 538 Views
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Developer James Tong convicted of illegal contributions to Swalwell campaignAn East Bay real estate developer has been found guilty of funneling tens of thousands of illegal contributions to the congressional...
Original post made on Oct. 11, 2019Last comment by pope john, on Oct 20, 2019 at 9:29 pm | 103 comments | 8369 Views
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