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Niles Canyon Railway offers trip back to region's train rootsAll aboard! The Niles Canyon Railway gives Bay Area residents and visitors an opportunity to experience history first-hand...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2019Last comment by Bobbie , on Sep 22, 2019 at 9:58 pm | 1 comment | 4933 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
News Digest: Forkful downtown next month & Foothill VP running for Dublin school boardThe PDA is presenting its third annual Forkful event, a comprehensive culinary tour of downtown restaurants and dessert spots,...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2019Last comment by pope john, on Sep 21, 2019 at 9:15 pm | 6 comments | 8216 Views
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Kamal Harris No AngleIt is my opinion that Senator Kamala Harris is the female version of Donald Trump....
Original post made by Michael Austin on Sep. 16, 2019Last comment by Michael Austin, on Sep 19, 2019 at 7:35 pm | 10 comments | 1568 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police: Teens arrested in string of smash-and-grabs from Pleasanton carsThree teenagers were arrested on suspicion of smashing the windows of at least a dozen cars and stealing items from inside...
Original post made on Sep. 10, 2019Last comment by BobB, on Sep 19, 2019 at 3:10 pm | 44 comments | 8267 Views
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News Digest: Night Market back, Tango del Cielo at Firehouse & One last slide at Mission HillsThe NorCal Night Market is returning to the Alameda County Fairgrounds for the third time this year, with the popular event...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2019Last comment by Laura, on Sep 19, 2019 at 2:51 pm | 1 comment | 3589 Views
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Popular Foothill High track coach becomes U.S. citizen after 16 yearsA popular track coach at Foothill High School received a warm “welcome home” from the Pleasanton community when he was...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Congratulations!, on Sep 19, 2019 at 10:45 am | 3 comments | 4443 Views
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Suspect surrenders to Pleasanton PD after holing up for nearly a dayA 45-year-old man suspected of domestic violence was arrested without incident after holing up for nearly 20 hours in an...
Original post made on Sep. 18, 2019Last comment by Bill, on Sep 18, 2019 at 6:19 pm | 1 comment | 3953 Views
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Pleasanton council set for hearing on ax lounge permitThe Pleasanton City Council is scheduled to host a public hearing Tuesday night on an ax-throwing lounge proposed to move...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by James Michael, on Sep 18, 2019 at 11:19 am | 5 comments | 4339 Views
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News Digest: New Hidden Canyon development, ACE Saturday service & Taste of PleasantonHidden Canyon development Read the full story here https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/print/story/2019/09/06/news-digest-new-hidden-canyon-development-ace-saturday-service--taste-of-...
Original post made on Sep. 15, 2019Last comment by Barry, on Sep 18, 2019 at 8:12 am | 2 comments | 2275 Views
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Five-year-old boy squeezes through Lydiksen fence during schoolLydiksen Elementary School is reviewing safety measures after a 5-year-old boy was able to slip through a chain-locked fence...
Original post made on Sep. 3, 2019Last comment by Jennifer, on Sep 17, 2019 at 2:39 pm | 29 comments | 7401 Views
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Pleasanton: Vice mayor calls for council review of ax-throwing lounge permitThe City Council will decide the fate of a proposed ax-throwing lounge after Vice Mayor Karla Brown called for a full council...
Original post made on Aug. 21, 2019Last comment by Bill, on Sep 17, 2019 at 2:00 pm | 60 comments | 7524 Views
AROUND TOWN
Everyone invited to interfaith picnic in PleasantonInterfaith Interconnect of the Tri-Valley will hold its seventh annual potluck picnic in recognition of International Peace...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2019Last comment by Naveed Khan, on Sep 17, 2019 at 1:08 pm | 1 comment | 2773 Views
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Commission supports new houses on Stanley, redesign of 7-Eleven/Shell on HopyardThe Pleasanton Planning Commission recently gave its endorsement to a pair of small-scale development projects that are due...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2019Last comment by Why Not?, on Sep 17, 2019 at 11:19 am | 13 comments | 7058 Views
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Around Pleasanton: Remembering my friend, Independent editor Janet ArmantroutA graveside service was held Aug. 31 in Corvallis, Ore., for my longtime professional journalism colleague Janet Armantrout,...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2019Last comment by Joe, on Sep 16, 2019 at 4:56 pm | 3 comments | 4151 Views
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BART board to take up proposed anti-panhandling lawBART will debate whether to ban panhandling in its stations and on its trains by the end of October. Read the full story...
Original post made on Sep. 2, 2019Last comment by Ed, on Sep 15, 2019 at 6:51 pm | 4 comments | 2704 Views
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Pleasanton: Council delays environmental consultant contract for mall apartments projectThe Pleasanton City Council on Tuesday held off on hiring an environmental consultant to review the proposal from Simon Property...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by DKHSK, on Sep 15, 2019 at 6:48 pm | 44 comments | 6117 Views
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Pleasanton: Decade later, South Korea man pleads guilty for role in $60M scamA South Korean citizen who was extradited 10 years after being charged in a $60 million investment fraud based in Pleasanton...
Original post made on Sep. 14, 2019Last comment by Steve, on Sep 14, 2019 at 1:31 pm | 1 comment | 3935 Views
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Rebecca Bauer-Kahan: A new voice in SacramentoFirst-term Tri-Valley Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, in an interview ahead of the new floor session, said staying true...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2019Last comment by Dublinmike, on Sep 13, 2019 at 9:18 am | 16 comments | 8049 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Livermore CEO, Pleasanton doctor among those charged in alleged kickback schemeFederal prosecutors in San Francisco on Thursday announced criminal charges against 28 people, including 13 doctors and a...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2019Last comment by ME, on Sep 11, 2019 at 10:24 am | 3 comments | 18609 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD summer intervention programs under review this weekThe Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees is set to hear updates on the district’s recent summer school...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2019Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Sep 9, 2019 at 3:43 pm | 6 comments | 4098 Views
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