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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Measure I - There are InconsistenciesThere are many things about the Pleasanton Unified School District’s Measure I $395,000,000 bond that are bothersome. There...
Original post made by KathleenRuegsegger on Oct. 15, 2022Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Nov 3, 2022 at 1:58 pm | 38 comments | 1822 Views
SPORTS
Politcs In AV SportsThe real truth of the freshmen players is this. Of the 5 that made Varsity, NONE of the girls actually play on Coach Gray's...
Original post made by knowsfacts on Nov. 29, 2013Last comment by JackRabbitSlim, on Jan 8, 2014 at 5:37 am | 38 comments | 6822 Views
SPORTS
Foothill's loss to De La Salle ends Falcons season, but is it fair?After holding De La Salle to its second lowest offensive output of the season, the Foothill football team saw its season...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2015Last comment by meeesterp, on Dec 10, 2015 at 9:59 am | 38 comments | 13359 Views
SPORTS
Covid-19 Mitigation is Not VacationWith hospitals and emergency responders running out of masks and other PPE in California and elsewhere, it should come as...
Original post made by Don amador on Mar. 27, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Apr 1, 2020 at 10:54 pm | 38 comments | 3120 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
What are your thoughts of Obama's/Holder's decision to move 911 mastermind to civilian court in NYC?I'd like your opinion on this. If you are a Democrat, I'd especially be interested to know how you can defend this decision...
Original post made by Pat on Nov. 13, 2009Last comment by jimf01, on Nov 16, 2009 at 9:59 am | 38 comments | 13787 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
College Acquaintance: "Obama was a "PURE Marxist/Socialist" (i.e. Communist)..."He viewed America as the enemy," according to this Occidental College acquaintence. If you only listen to one audioclip...
Original post made by Elaine on Feb. 17, 2010Last comment by Sharon, on Feb 25, 2010 at 9:25 am | 38 comments | 3621 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Top 10 Reasons People Go Bankrupt - #1: Medical ExpensesA study done at Harvard University indicates that this is the biggest cause of bankruptcy, representing 62% of all personal...
Original post made by Pleasanton Mom for Truth on Mar. 24, 2010Last comment by Life Long Republican, on Mar 25, 2010 at 2:18 pm | 38 comments | 3325 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
'RATS PLAN POLITICAL TRIAGE TO RETAIN HOUSENY Times article says what I described here weeks ago re: the Harmer McNerney race. A national campaign trumpeting Democratic...
Original post made by jimf01 on Sep. 4, 2010Last comment by jimf01, on Sep 10, 2010 at 9:44 am | 38 comments | 3353 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Post Office FailureFor those who don't have time to read the following interesting current summary of the Post Office Status, here it is: -...
Original post made by Another example on Jun. 5, 2011Last comment by Another example, on Jun 17, 2011 at 7:38 am | 38 comments | 4541 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
'Occupy' protests continuePolice arrested 95 protesters who stormed a Bank of America branch in downtown San Francisco Wednesday afternoon and refused...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2011Last comment by Stacey, on Nov 20, 2011 at 12:01 pm | 38 comments | 5716 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
When will republicans learn?It looks like Santorum is a potential GOP nominee - yikes! When will the GOP learn? http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/02/13/polls-all-knotted-up-between-romney-santor...
Original post made by My 2 cents on Feb. 14, 2012Last comment by My 2 cents, on Feb 22, 2012 at 8:33 am | 38 comments | 3924 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
California Leads the Way in Job Creation: Many Republicans Are ChagrinedAccording to a Jan 4 CBS report: "In the past year, California has added 26,000 new information technology jobs. The construction...
Original post made by Dennis Winthrop on Feb. 1, 2013Last comment by Homer , on Feb 10, 2013 at 9:52 am | 38 comments | 5069 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
BART contract detailsTime for a little arithmetic here. The union's original demand was a 20.1% raise over three years. The end result was...
Original post made by Joe on Nov. 6, 2013Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Nov 11, 2013 at 6:06 pm | 38 comments | 17126 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
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 | 19850 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man dies during arrest at Stoneridge MallPleasanton police are investigating the death of a 32-year-old male Fresno resident who became unresponsive during a shoplifting...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2008Last comment by Jeb Bing, on Apr 9, 2008 at 2:39 am | 38 comments | 5954 Views
AROUND TOWN
Council OKs downtown ice rink for holidaysThe City Council Tuesday night approved a five-year contract with a subsidiary of the San Jose Sharks to operate an outdoor...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2009Last comment by Al. Bronzini, on Apr 27, 2009 at 9:23 am | 38 comments | 5184 Views
AROUND TOWN
Sign of the times?David Phelps, 50, stood for several hours on Sunol Boulevard in front of Raley's yesterday holding a cardboard sign reading,...
Original post made on May. 6, 2010Last comment by em, on Aug 31, 2010 at 9:24 am | 38 comments | 5452 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tri-Valley sees 14 home foreclosures in latest reportFour home foreclosures were announced this week in Pleasanton, with another five foreclosures reported in Livermore, three...
Original post made on May. 12, 2010Last comment by wooden, on May 16, 2010 at 8:42 pm | 38 comments | 5466 Views
AROUND TOWN
Letter: Don't destroy ridgelinesDear Editor, Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=7017 posted Friday, May 14, 2010,...
Original post made on May. 14, 2010Last comment by Cholo, on May 19, 2010 at 4:11 pm | 38 comments | 3679 Views
AROUND TOWN
Valley Times,Tri-Valley Herald and Independent all Endorse No on DThe Independent endorsement No on Measure D was done previously. Today the Tri-valley Herald and the Valley Times also...
Original post made by long time resident on May. 27, 2010Last comment by Stacey's Neighbor, on May 30, 2010 at 10:35 pm | 38 comments | 3785 Views
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