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Council postpones employee contract signing to hold public hearings on pension contributionsWith only three council members at the meeting, the City Council last night postponed consideration of a new two-year contract...
Original post made on Jan. 19, 2011Last comment by anon, on Jan 28, 2011 at 12:54 pm | 250 comments | 12103 Views
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Employees union pulls controversial contract proposal off the tableThe Pleasanton City Employees Association--the union that represents 227 city workers—withdrew its pending two-year...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2011Last comment by anon, on Feb 23, 2011 at 3:42 pm | 202 comments | 12882 Views
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Formerly proud Pleasantonian, NOW embarrassed to say I live here.Does anyone have a clue why I say this?...
Original post made by Susan on Jul. 17, 2009Last comment by Hmm?, on Aug 10, 2009 at 12:28 pm | 179 comments | 12773 Views
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Calstrs/teachers union opposes pension spiking billTeachers want changes in bill that limits public employee pensions "The California Teachers Association and California...
Original post made by Be a part of the solution on Aug. 4, 2011Last comment by Reviled, on Aug 13, 2011 at 4:15 pm | 170 comments | 6723 Views
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The Pleasanton's Pension Situation for DummiesI've been reading the PleasantonWeekly.com posts regarding the Pleasanton entitlement situation so I decided to research...
Original post made by Shoot_The_Messengers on Dec. 9, 2010Last comment by Bill F, on Jan 14, 2011 at 5:10 pm | 168 comments | 12925 Views
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Cold Stone, landlord square off over lease as popular ice cream store moves out of PleasantonThe franchise owners of Cold Stone Creamery in downtown Pleasanton have closed their store and moving out of Tully's Plaza...
Original post made on Mar. 26, 2013Last comment by Damon, on Jul 20, 2015 at 10:52 am | 152 comments | 15716 Views
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Guest opinion: Wal-Mart comes at a high price for PleasantonYour Jan. 27 editorial "Wal-Mart's Neighborhood Market good for Pleasanton" made me wonder if the Pleasanton Weekly is a...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2012Last comment by Florence Tarkington, on Feb 18, 2012 at 9:52 pm | 150 comments | 51780 Views
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Documents reveal details in alleged molestation caseCastlewood Tennis Director Henry John Germain remains in custody on charges of eight counts of sex crimes against children...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2008Last comment by MainStreetDiva, on Sep 10, 2008 at 5:24 pm | 143 comments | 15650 Views
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ELECTION RESULTS: Voters reject southeast hills development planA plan by landowners' Frederic and Jennifer Lin to build 51 custom homes in Pleasanton's southeast hills was scuttled yesterday...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2010Last comment by Nimby, on Jun 13, 2010 at 1:14 am | 139 comments | 8701 Views
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Pleasanton: City sued over approvals related to proposed Costco siteThe city of Pleasanton now faces a lawsuit in the effort to overturn the City Council's recent approvals that paved the way...
Original post made on Dec. 13, 2017Last comment by WE VOTED!!! , on Dec 19, 2017 at 10:39 pm | 124 comments | 11437 Views
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Woman killed while bicycling remembered as animal lover, doting grandmotherThe daughter of a Dublin woman killed while bicycling on Foothill Road on Sunday said the driver who struck her mother has...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2013Last comment by Nina r, on Jun 14, 2013 at 5:15 pm | 119 comments | 9621 Views
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New citizens' coalition seeks to halt high-density housing projects in PleasantonA group seeking to halt the construction of additional high density housing in Pleasanton asked the City council last night...
Original post made on Jul. 16, 2014Last comment by Mike6319, on Jul 21, 2014 at 1:20 pm | 114 comments | 11082 Views
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Mayor Hosterman/Wal-MartIn a recent Mayor's report, Mayor Hosterman commented on the possible explanation of a Legislative action vs. a Ministerial...
Original post made by Pete on Feb. 5, 2012Last comment by Mrs. B, on Feb 9, 2012 at 11:16 am | 112 comments | 6893 Views
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Costco Big Loser TodayAmazon announced today that they will buy Whole Foods. According to some analysts, Costco will be the biggest loser of this...
Original post made by Kelly K. on Jun. 16, 2017Last comment by Gina Channell, Pleasanton Weekly Publisher, on Jul 19, 2017 at 3:17 pm | 109 comments | 6488 Views
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$25,000 in vandalism at Harvest Park Middle SchoolSchool officials confirmed a break-in at Harvest Park Middle School over Memorial Day weekend that resulted in thousands...
Original post made on May. 31, 2013Last comment by sad!, on Jun 9, 2013 at 10:28 pm | 109 comments | 22684 Views
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Pleasanton men, teen arrested for alleged felony assault of a disabled manTwo men and a 16-year-old girl from Pleasanton have been arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, kidnapping, torture and...
Original post made on Mar. 3, 2010Last comment by john wayne 2, on Aug 29, 2010 at 11:21 pm | 108 comments | 8377 Views
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WHEN DOES IT BECOME RACISMI live in a quiet Vintage Hills neighborhood. One of neighbors is Asian, another Hispanic, another Baptist and another a...
Original post made by Mellow Fellow on Jun. 12, 2011Last comment by Night Owl, on Jun 19, 2011 at 1:10 am | 107 comments | 7301 Views
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Sullivan again blocks final vote on Walmart grocery store in PleasantonPleasanton City Councilman Matt Sullivan single-handedly blocked a final vote Monday night on a measure that would have allowed...
Original post made on May. 8, 2012Last comment by Bob, on May 15, 2012 at 8:12 am | 106 comments | 7636 Views
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Unions urge members, Democrats to rally against Walmart market planned for PleasantonUnion leaders called on members and others at a Democratic Party rally to protest at upcoming meetings throughout the East...
Original post made on Feb. 29, 2012Last comment by ChooChooHank, on Mar 10, 2012 at 3:12 pm | 105 comments | 11812 Views
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Pleasanton man found dead in house fire outside Boulder, Colo.A Pleasanton man was found dead early this morning outside Boulder, Colo. after firefighters rushed to put out a house fire....
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2009Last comment by Frances and Don Hewitt, on Feb 16, 2009 at 8:06 am | 105 comments | 11920 Views
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