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Mayor Thorne and Kathy Narum in "Stand Down" Metting on Initiative MMCombing through over 1100 documents provided by the City to the Pleasanton Citizens for Planned Growth, an email from Nelson...
Original post made by Mike W. on Oct. 20, 2016Last comment by Jim, on Nov 1, 2016 at 6:19 pm | 53 comments | 2990 Views
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Zone 7 general manager granted 15% raiseZone 7 Water Agency's general manager was granted a 15% salary increase by the agency's Board of Directors at Wednesday's...
Original post made on Nov. 20, 2015Last comment by Outraged, on Nov 28, 2015 at 12:17 am | 53 comments | 8838 Views
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Pleasanton will be hub of activity on tax dayTomorrow, April 15, will be a busy day for Pleasanton as last-minute tax filers drive their returns to the post office. A...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2010Last comment by Another Patriot, on Sep 4, 2010 at 2:46 pm | 53 comments | 4797 Views
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illegal immigrants whose fault is it??Take a deep breath and imagine the Bay Area 25 years ago.Who did you hire to paint your house,cut down a tree,install new...
Original post made by hoops on Oct. 18, 2011Last comment by Discrimination blowback, on Oct 28, 2011 at 1:43 pm | 53 comments | 3699 Views
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'Countdown 2012' so-called Rave event forced to flee fairgroundsAn event that had some residents worried about potential problems was booted from the Alameda County Fairgrounds after an...
Original post made on Dec. 21, 2011Last comment by Peace&Love, on Jan 2, 2012 at 1:37 pm | 53 comments | 7657 Views
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Question about Costco and MM...What if you're against Costco because of the massive subsidy, the "back-room" dealing and clandestine nature and dishonesty...
Original post made by Jack on Oct. 29, 2016Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Oct 29, 2016 at 9:58 pm | 52 comments | 2083 Views
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How to stop speeders in residential areas?Does anyone know who I can contact at the Pleasanton PD about this issue? I live on Churchill Drive in Pleasanton Meadows,...
Original post made by james on Sep. 1, 2009Last comment by ryan, on Sep 22, 2009 at 3:24 pm | 52 comments | 8092 Views
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Why is Narum Taking Developer's Money?Wow, I went to the city's website to look at the city council candidate's financial statements and was shocked at who...
Original post made by rick-native on Apr. 5, 2013Last comment by Tom, on Apr 9, 2013 at 5:50 pm | 52 comments | 6662 Views
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Major apartment project for Bernal-Stanley goes to Pleasanton Council Aug. 6The Pleasanton City Council will hold a public hearing Aug. 6 to consider a developer's bid to build a 345-apartment unit...
Original post made on Jul. 24, 2013Last comment by Mcdaddy, on Aug 20, 2013 at 9:54 am | 52 comments | 8309 Views
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Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans in Pleasanton and the gap is only growingFor years registered Republicans widely outnumbered registered Democrats in the City of Pleasanton. Those days are long gone....
Original post made by Delta Tim on Mar. 29, 2012Last comment by Resident, on Apr 2, 2012 at 10:00 am | 52 comments | 29956 Views
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6 FIREMEN LEISURELY SHOPPINGIt's 10:30 in the morning and there are 6 firemen leisurely shopping at Safeway. Six! That means if they spent an hour that...
Original post made by Getting Hosed on May. 23, 2010Last comment by bitsy, on Jun 7, 2010 at 12:03 pm | 52 comments | 4961 Views
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Too Loud - Alameda County Fair GroundsSunday, April 12, 2015 @ 9:00 PM I've been a musician and audio engineer for more decades than I care to mention, so if...
Original post made by Steve Rosefield on Apr. 12, 2015Last comment by Bill, on Apr 20, 2015 at 10:44 am | 52 comments | 6015 Views
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Letter: Support the Stoneridge extensionDear Editor, Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=5247 posted Friday, February 20,...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2009Last comment by Stacey, on Mar 3, 2009 at 1:44 pm | 51 comments | 5615 Views
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Verdict reached in Steinle murder trialJurors reached a verdict Thursday in the trial of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate, the 45-year-old Mexican citizen charged in the...
Original post made on Nov. 30, 2017Last comment by Pleasanton Parent , on Dec 2, 2017 at 8:43 pm | 51 comments | 7650 Views
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What happened to the "Guy on the bike"?Growing up in Pleasanton, it was hard not to notice our own icon, the "Guy on the bike". This guy, was out daily riding...
Original post made by ptownright on Apr. 19, 2010Last comment by Bike Guy Revisited, on Apr 28, 2014 at 8:46 am | 51 comments | 9219 Views
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36-home Valley Trails project wins Planning Commission's approval in 3-2 voteThe Pleasanton Planning Commission voted 3-2 last week to approve a plan by Ponderosa Homes to buy and tear down the financially...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2017Last comment by JustHere, on Apr 29, 2017 at 9:14 am | 50 comments | 6857 Views
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Union members on hunger strike at Castlewood Country ClubSome of the locked-out Castlewood Country Club workers are on a hunger strike this weekend, and an Alameda Superior Court...
Original post made on May. 8, 2010Last comment by Malcolm G, on Aug 25, 2011 at 1:05 pm | 50 comments | 5932 Views
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Pleasanton driver killed in early Saturday morning crash on I-680 in DanvilleThe Contra Costa County coroner's office reported Sunday that Michael Rose, 46, of Pleasanton, was the driver killed in a...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2009Last comment by Larry Linn, on Jun 2, 2014 at 11:13 pm | 50 comments | 9219 Views
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Election 2008--Letters to the Editor<b>Confused about PP and QQ?</b> <pstyle:text>Dear Editor, Over 5,000 Pleasanton voters signed a petition to place a Measure...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2008Last comment by Stacey, on Nov 22, 2008 at 7:50 am | 50 comments | 10025 Views
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Candidates disagree on local government's directionCandidates for mayor and City Council sparred Tuesday over the question about the direction of the municipal government in...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2010Last comment by Patriot, on Sep 20, 2010 at 8:36 am | 50 comments | 5962 Views
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