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Pleasanton council capping contribution amount for city election candidatesFollowing extensive discussion about the role of money in local elections, the Pleasanton City Council unanimously agreed...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2021Last comment by Matt Sullivan, 16 minutes ago | 2 comments | 259 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Sheriff's deputy charged with manslaughter, gun assault for 2018 fatal police shooting in DanvilleContra Costa DA has charged county sheriff's deputy Andrew Hall with felony counts of voluntary manslaughter and assault...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2021Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, 27 minutes ago | 6 comments | 582 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Enrollment boundary changes contemplated for Pleasanton Unified School DistrictLooking toward a future with lower projected growth than originally predicted, the Pleasanton Unified School District Board...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2021Last comment by Rodger, 1 hour ago | 2 comments | 811 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Livermore: Community groups sue Alameda County for approving Aramis solar projectSave North Livermore Valley, joined by other citizen groups, followed through on its promise to file a lawsuit against Alameda...
Original post made on Apr. 22, 2021Last comment by Rich Buckley, 3 hours ago | 1 comment | 541 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
RE: Derek Chauvin verdictAccountability. We can't bring back George Floyd, but today we got accountability for his murder and accountability is the...
Original post made by Isaiah Campbell, Tri-Valley for Black Lives on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Gina Channell, Pleasanton Weekly Publisher, 3 hours ago | 21 comments | 657 Views
AROUND TOWN
Dublin council to decide whether to spend $10M on affordable housing projectThe Dublin City Council on Tuesday is set to consider a proposal to build a 308-unit project near the West Dublin-Pleasanton...
Original post made on Apr. 19, 2021Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, 14 hours ago | 8 comments | 3739 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton grocery store admits to price-gouging early in pandemicPleasanton grocery market Apna Bazar pleaded guilty on Monday to two misdemeanor counts of price-gouging for significant...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Flightops, 22 hours ago | 2 comments | 3033 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Chabad Center's 'attractive and contemporary' redesign draws city praiseA local synagogue's much-awaited remodel plans were praised by worshippers, neighbors and city officials alike before being...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2021Last comment by Mr. Julius, on Apr 21, 2021 at 9:54 am | 1 comment | 1285 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
Dr. Seuss' godson weighs in on the 'culture wars' uproar over decision to stop publishing several booksIn an interview with our sister paper The Almanac, Michael Thompson reflects on the recent decision to halt publication of...
Original post made on Apr. 21, 2021Last comment by JohnsBells12, on Apr 21, 2021 at 1:09 am | 1 comment | 2668 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon: Resident group sues city over Costco gas station approvalA collection of residents have filed a lawsuit against the city of San Ramon over its approval of a 32-pump Costco gas station...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2021Last comment by Matt Sullivan, on Apr 20, 2021 at 1:17 pm | 20 comments | 6922 Views
AROUND TOWN
Opinion | Nate Miley: Getting vaccinated is a community responsibilityAs supervisor of a district heavily impacted by COVID, I am deeply concerned that despite overwhelming evidence of vaccine...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Kevin, on Apr 20, 2021 at 12:50 pm | 23 comments | 2348 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stanford-ValleyCare shutters LifeStyleRx gym, plans new medical services in its placeStanford Health Care-ValleyCare permanently shut down its LifeStyleRx fitness center in Livermore earlier this month after...
Original post made on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Rodger, on Apr 20, 2021 at 10:19 am | 1 comment | 1852 Views
AROUND TOWN
Red Cross Blood Drive - May 14, 2021Blood Donations help others during the pandemic Red Cross Blood Drive in Pleasanton Friday, May 14, 2021 from 10am to...
Original post made by Ken mano on Apr. 20, 2021There are no comments yet. 14 Views
AROUND TOWN
What a Week: Time to think redistrictingShould be a straightforward process, right? Not so much. Arduous is more like it. And that's just the literal process of...
Original post made on Feb. 20, 2021Last comment by sjd, on Apr 19, 2021 at 11:57 am | 2 comments | 1882 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton Unified tackling implicit bias and problematic disciplinary practicesPleasanton Unified School District leadership will spend a three year period working with an outside consultant to identify...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2021Last comment by Dennis Goode, on Apr 19, 2021 at 7:47 am | 5 comments | 3290 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton: Planning Commission nixes all-housing plan for Barone's Restaurant propertyBacking the sentiments of many residents, the Pleasanton Planning Commission recently told the owners of Barone's Restaurant...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2021Last comment by Guillermo M., on Apr 18, 2021 at 7:01 pm | 2 comments | 4655 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pleasanton couple shaken after armed robbery, praise police for 'job well done' in quick investigationA Pleasanton couple are recovering and searching for answers after they were robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight outside...
Original post made on Apr. 13, 2021Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Apr 18, 2021 at 9:25 am | 14 comments | 10449 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton: Alameda County Fair returning this year, shifting to OctoberAfter canceling in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Alameda County Fair is coming back in 2021 but has been rescheduled for...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2021Last comment by Michael Austin , on Apr 17, 2021 at 7:32 am | 4 comments | 4015 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Da Boccery: Local restaurateurs bringing bocce back to LivermoreLivermore will again have a space that offers food, drink and bocce as the owners of Sauced BBQ and Plucked Chicken have...
Original post made on Apr. 16, 2021Last comment by Grumpy, on Apr 16, 2021 at 2:28 pm | 1 comment | 9454 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Protesters condemn fatal police shooting in DanvilleDozens of protesters marched through Danville on Sunday, coming out to condemn the death of 32-year-old Tyrell Wilson, who...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2021Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Apr 15, 2021 at 3:24 pm | 15 comments | 3942 Views
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