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Editorial: Labor Day origin a far cry from a fun day offAh, Labor Day. A three-day weekend full of barbecues and fun in the sun. The unofficial end of summer. But few people reflect...
Original post made on Aug. 30, 2019There are no comments yet. 4753 Views
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Alameda County grand jury criticizes supervisors' handling of Urban Shield changesAn Alameda County grand jury issued a report on Monday strongly criticizing the county Board of Supervisors for the way it...
Original post made on Jun. 25, 2019Last comment by Michael Austin, on Jun 25, 2019 at 7:01 pm | 6 comments | 3404 Views
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Former Tri-Valley Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher diesFormer U.S. Rep. Ellen Tauscher, a centrist Democrat who represented the Tri-Valley in Congress for years and was known as...
Original post made on May. 1, 2019Last comment by MAM, on May 1, 2019 at 1:46 pm | 1 comment | 5278 Views
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Guest Opinion: Pleasanton chamber opposes expensive e-receipt mandateIf you asked 100 Californians if they want to give more of their personal information while eating at a restaurant or buying...
Original post made on Apr. 26, 2019Last comment by Drabble Fan, on Apr 29, 2019 at 10:16 am | 6 comments | 3458 Views
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Guest Opinion: What can Pleasanton do about climate change?The world's leading scientists are calling on us to finally heed the warnings about the climate catastrophe that we're running...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2019Last comment by DKHSK, on Apr 10, 2019 at 3:49 pm | 21 comments | 2757 Views
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Guest Opinion: What can Pleasanton do about climate change?The world's leading scientists are calling on us to finally heed the warnings about the climate catastrophe that we're running...
Original post made on Mar. 18, 2019Last comment by Grumpy, on Mar 20, 2019 at 8:43 pm | 48 comments | 4739 Views
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New interim principal steps in at Amador Valley High SchoolPleasanton Unified School District leaders have appointed vice principal Nimarta Grewal to serve as interim principal at...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2019Last comment by Stakeholder, on Mar 7, 2019 at 7:10 pm | 6 comments | 7150 Views
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City, school officials talk about state response to housing crisisPleasanton city officials led a presentation at the school board's regular meeting Tuesday evening to discuss state and local...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2019Last comment by John r, on Feb 19, 2019 at 7:33 pm | 23 comments | 6240 Views
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Build The WallA commentator on line, referred to the Schumer and Pelosi televised response as the twins from the film "The shinning". I...
Original post made by Michael Austin on Jan. 8, 2019Last comment by Robert Adam, on Jan 13, 2019 at 2:59 pm | 125 comments | 3593 Views
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Brother of accused cop killer arrested in LivermoreAuthorities arrested a handful of people last Friday in connection with the shooting death of a Central California police...
Original post made on Jan. 1, 2019Last comment by awake, on Jan 3, 2019 at 3:15 pm | 14 comments | 6209 Views
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Bauer-Kahan takes oath of officeThe Tri-Valley's newest state legislator, Assemblywoman Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, has started her first term after being sworn...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2018Last comment by Michael Austin, on Jan 1, 2019 at 7:04 pm | 8 comments | 5005 Views
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State Assembly race tightens; Baker’s lead shrinks to 764 votesThe race to represent Pleasanton in the State Assembly has narrowed to a 0.6% lead for Republican incumbent Catharine Baker...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2018Last comment by @Sueme, on Nov 17, 2018 at 4:04 am | 23 comments | 6599 Views
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Pleasanton synagogues commemorate Pittsburgh victimsJewish community members in Pleasanton are mourning the weekend shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue, and honoring the 11 worshipers...
Original post made on Oct. 31, 2018There are no comments yet. 3422 Views
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Editorial: Re-elect Baker for Assembly, Swalwell for CongressWe reached our endorsement decisions for regional representative seats after meeting with the candidates or questioning them...
Original post made on Oct. 17, 2018Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Oct 23, 2018 at 10:19 pm | 105 comments | 8449 Views
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Congressional hopeful Peters' candidate statement left out of Contra Costa voters guideU.S. House of Representatives hopeful Rudy Peters (R-Livermore) saw his campaign hit a bump in the road late in this election...
Original post made on Oct. 16, 2018Last comment by dknute, on Oct 16, 2018 at 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 3345 Views
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LettersIgnore the lies; re-elect Baker Read the full story here https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/print/story/2018/10/12/letters...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2018Last comment by William Oliver, on Oct 12, 2018 at 9:54 am | 1 comment | 2331 Views
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Gov. Brown signs BART housing billJoining the flurry of bills addressed by the governor in his last legislative actions on the job, Gov. Jerry Brown signed...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2018Last comment by Frankie, on Oct 11, 2018 at 9:17 am | 27 comments | 6400 Views
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Tri-Valley leaders oppose BART housing billHousing and traffic congestion are hot-button issues facing the Bay Area, but one proposed solution currently on the governor's...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2018Last comment by Map, on Oct 2, 2018 at 4:10 pm | 11 comments | 5796 Views
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Congressional App Challenge celebrates students' creativity in STEMTri-Valley high school students with tech skills are being called on to create a software application for any platform to...
Original post made on Sep. 19, 2018Last comment by Chris, on Sep 19, 2018 at 5:26 pm | 1 comment | 2894 Views
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Swalwell 'considering' a presidential runAfter some speculation in light of multiple Iowa appearances in recent months, Tri-Valley Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin)...
Original post made on Aug. 17, 2018Last comment by SHale99, on Sep 7, 2018 at 9:45 am | 68 comments | 6712 Views
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2023 guide to summer camps
Looking for something for the kids to do this summer, learn something new and have fun? The Summer Camp Guide features local camps for all ages and interests.
