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City issues community survey on housing in PleasantonPleasanton officials have launched an online survey to gather community input as part of the process to draft the city's...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2021Last comment by Barbara Costello, on Jun 30, 2021 at 10:58 am | 1 comment | 3882 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton: City names new teen poet laureatePleasanton has named Amador Valley High School senior Nikita Jayaprakash to be the city's 2021-22 teen poet laureate after...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2021Last comment by Jennifer Pauli, on Jun 30, 2021 at 3:12 am | 2 comments | 7977 Views
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Tri-Valley students nominated to military service academiesU.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell hosted a reception last week at Dublin City Hall in honor of the 10 students from his 15th Congressional...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2021Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jun 29, 2021 at 11:47 am | 2 comments | 7007 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
Staying Healthy: Pleasanton man's new book is plea for better patient careIf Allen Long learned one thing from working as a certified nursing assistant at an inner-city 'safety net' hospital, it...
Original post made on Jun. 29, 2021There are no comments yet. 5359 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Livermore couple open downtown bakery in honor of their late daughterAimee and Bryan first launched Wingen Bakery from their home last year so they could be full-time caretakers to their infant...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2021Last comment by Felipe Tonello, on Jun 28, 2021 at 11:28 pm | 3 comments | 11919 Views
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Pleasanton man's new book is plea for better patient careIf Allen Long learned one thing from working as a certified nursing assistant at an inner-city "safety net" hospital, it...
Original post made on Jun. 28, 2021There are no comments yet. 2040 Views
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PUSD classified staff denounce 'shameful' salary raises for administrationProposed pay increases for Pleasanton Unified School District's administrative cabinet are raising eyebrows among rank-and-file...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2021Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jun 28, 2021 at 11:18 am | 16 comments | 9694 Views
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Economic forecast mostly favorable for Pleasanton UnifiedDespite student enrollment taking a hit this last academic year, Pleasanton Unified School District's budget outlook has...
Original post made on Jun. 16, 2021Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Jun 27, 2021 at 7:58 am | 7 comments | 5261 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Guest Opinion: State Legislature may soon destroy California as we know itState lawmakers have decided that they know better than the rest of us how we should live. Read the full story here https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/print/story/2021/06/25/guest-op...
Original post made on Jun. 27, 2021Last comment by Dave Wilson, on Jun 27, 2021 at 7:45 am | 1 comment | 1655 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill High Students Awarded Rotary North ScholarshipsReflecting their outstanding academic performance, school activities and community service, three graduating seniors from...
Original post made by Jim Brice on Jun. 26, 2021There are no comments yet. 1361 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Guest Opinion: State Legislature may soon destroy California as we know itState lawmakers have decided that they know better than the rest of us how we should live. That is the message Sacramento...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2021Last comment by Becky, on Jun 24, 2021 at 6:08 pm | 26 comments | 10505 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton Preps: Basking in return of local horse racing, my thoughts are also with another Amador buddy now goneLast weekend brought live horse racing back to the Alameda County Fairgrounds, and it brought back live racing fans as well....
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2021Last comment by Kindness to animals, on Jun 24, 2021 at 6:08 am | 1 comment | 6495 Views
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Two new principals hired at PUSD for 2021-22 school yearPleasanton Unified School District will start the 2021-22 school year with new leadership in its ranks, after the Board of...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2021Last comment by Amador Parent, on Jun 23, 2021 at 10:33 am | 2 comments | 8406 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Rep. Swalwell Shouldn't Let Congress Ban FaceTime and Amazon PrimeImagine a world in which Amazon isn't allowed to offer Prime free shipping. Or Google can't show you a map of the top-ranked...
Original post made by Adam Kovacevich on Jun. 22, 2021Last comment by Jake Waters, on Jun 23, 2021 at 8:51 am | 5 comments | 2249 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fireworks sales returning to Dublin ahead of Fourth of JulyDublin is again allowing nonprofits to sell "Safe and Sane" fireworks for fundraising purposes around the Independence Day...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2021Last comment by 125, on Jun 22, 2021 at 9:55 am | 1 comment | 6586 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
What a Week: Goodbye, Mr. ThorneThe city's most-recent former mayor, Jerry Thorne, has sold his longtime house and is moving soon to Arizona. I caught up...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2021Last comment by Tom Richert, on Jun 22, 2021 at 1:10 am | 3 comments | 10368 Views
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State launches digital COVID-19 vaccine records to be used in lieu of paper cardsVaccinated state residents can now access their vaccine record digitally through a tool introduced Friday by the state's...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2021Last comment by Jake Waters, on Jun 21, 2021 at 10:11 am | 1 comment | 4308 Views
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Pleasanton City Council approves 10x Genomics expansion plansThe former Pleasanton Plaza retail complex site will become the new home for one of Pleasanton's best known companies, after...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2021Last comment by Bay Area Native, on Jun 20, 2021 at 8:20 am | 14 comments | 14022 Views
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Contentious EBRPD feral cat policy may be mitigated by actions of animal sheltersFeral cats may still be killed as a last resort to help protect endangered species of animals in the EBRPD, but a partnership...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2021Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jun 20, 2021 at 8:10 am | 3 comments | 4510 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Becoming Bob RossWhen late TV artist Bob Ross suddenly appeared in a Mountain Dew commercial this spring painting one of his iconic scenes,...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2021Last comment by gandnbryant, on Jun 18, 2021 at 9:22 am | 1 comment | 11353 Views
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