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Police: Three teens arrested after armed robbery attempt in mall parking lotThree teenagers were taken into custody after Pleasanton police allege they attempted to rob someone at gunpoint in the Stoneridge...
Original post made on Sep. 28, 2021Last comment by Jeremy Walsh, editor, on Sep 28, 2021 at 9:54 am | 4 comments | 5249 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton Cancer Nonprofit Seeks VolunteersThe Sandra J. Wing Healing Therapies Foundation is recruiting new volunteers to support and connect with cancer patients...
Original post made by Mara on Sep. 24, 2021Last comment by Fifty Years Here, on Sep 27, 2021 at 2:30 pm | 1 comment | 481 Views
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Staying Healthy: Pleasanton man recognized by 49ers for community servicePleasanton's Dave Moirao was honored by the SF 49ers as this year's recipient of the organization's Community Quarterback...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2021Last comment by Nancy, on Sep 27, 2021 at 1:15 pm | 1 comment | 2389 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pleasanton: Woman dies after crashing down I-680 embankment near Happy Valley RoadA driver was killed after losing control of her car on Interstate 680 south of Pleasanton and overturned multiple times down...
Original post made on Sep. 26, 2021Last comment by Jeremy Walsh, editor, on Sep 26, 2021 at 8:45 pm | 2 comments | 8211 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Glazer among lawmakers targeting reforms to California's recall processAfter beating back an effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democratic lawmakers began to set the stage Wednesday for reforming...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Sep 26, 2021 at 11:55 am | 9 comments | 2173 Views
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Student-Led Pawse Club Fundraises for Animal Rescue Saving Senior DogsPawse is a student-led nonprofit organization with branches across California. Our mission is to advocate pet adoption and...
Original post made by Hannah Yu on Sep. 25, 2021There are no comments yet. 395 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
And the winner in the California recall is? None of the aboveWhile Larry Elder clearly led all replacement candidates in the California recall election, he finished far behind none of...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by MichaelB, on Sep 25, 2021 at 4:05 pm | 6 comments | 1991 Views
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Coyote SpottedCoyote was spotted in front of Foothill high school Thursday evening approximately 1715 hours. It was full size animal approximately...
Original post made by Michael Austin on Sep. 24, 2021There are no comments yet. 387 Views
SPORTS
Pleasanton Preps: Accountability at center of Amador coach's decision to cancel freshman football gamePerhaps the most important life lesson learned from high school sports is also the one missing the most: accountability....
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2021Last comment by Fired Up!, on Sep 24, 2021 at 2:13 pm | 5 comments | 18092 Views
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Amazon buys $75M worth of Pleasanton Land for new Distribution CenterAmazon is making another large land grab in the Bay Area, this time in Pleasanton in an area filled with lakes and quarries,...
Original post made by Ptown on Sep. 23, 2021There are no comments yet. 196 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton City Council 'reluctantly' agrees to switch to district-based electionsWith a threat to file a suit over Pleasanton's current at-large electoral system looming, the Pleasanton City Council unanimously...
Original post made on Sep. 23, 2021Last comment by John B, on Sep 23, 2021 at 3:27 pm | 2 comments | 4950 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Livermore council chooses top 30 applicants to interview for General Plan Advisory CommitteeThe Livermore City Council selected its top 30 contenders to interview for the new General Plan Advisory Committee during...
Original post made on Sep. 22, 2021Last comment by Pweekly reader, on Sep 22, 2021 at 11:10 pm | 1 comment | 1866 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton could pursue district-based council elections after attorney threatens to sue city alleging 'racially polarized' votingA hefty Pleasanton City Council meeting agenda on Tuesday night includes a proposal to transition to district-based elections,...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by PLSN Resident, on Sep 22, 2021 at 3:30 pm | 7 comments | 4280 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Equity gaps are focus of special Pleasanton Unified board meeting on TuesdayPleasanton Unified School District's recent progress toward removing systemic academic barriers and improving educational...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by MichaelB, on Sep 22, 2021 at 5:03 am | 4 comments | 1932 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
What a Week: Who do you represent? PUSD ponders area-based electionsPleasanton Unified has tapped the brakes to slow down its consideration of an in-house proposal to shift Board of Trustees...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2021Last comment by Joe V, on Sep 21, 2021 at 3:51 pm | 6 comments | 2572 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
San Ramon: Man found guilty of killing Cal High student in 2018A jury convicted a Fremont man Wednesday of second-degree murder for the killing of a San Ramon high school student in 2018,...
Original post made on Sep. 21, 2021Last comment by Willy, on Sep 21, 2021 at 2:50 pm | 1 comment | 6985 Views
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Police: Two bodies found in car parked on Pleasanton streetA man and a woman were discovered dead inside a car parked on Pimlico Drive on the northeast side of Pleasanton on Saturday...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2021Last comment by Claudette McDermott, on Sep 20, 2021 at 10:27 am | 1 comment | 16238 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
What a Week: 'And the winner is…'One of our projects at home for 2021 has been to watch all of the Oscar-winning Best Pictures in order. We've finished the...
Original post made on Sep. 12, 2021Last comment by keeknlinda, on Sep 17, 2021 at 5:16 pm | 2 comments | 1283 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton Unified proceeding with plans for by-trustee-area electionsThe Pleasanton school board will work through a range of items, from by-trustee-area elections to site improvement projects...
Original post made on Sep. 9, 2021Last comment by Truth, on Sep 17, 2021 at 3:07 pm | 7 comments | 3999 Views
SPORTS
Twins might be one of EBAL's best sibling athlete combos everGrayce and Kenny Olson may be the one of the top sister-brother athletic combos ever in EBAL. Grayce is a four-year starter...
Original post made on Sep. 17, 2021Last comment by Gary Peete, on Sep 17, 2021 at 12:01 pm | 1 comment | 9750 Views
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