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Realtors' association launches campaign to reach millennialsBuying a home isn't as easy as clicking a few buttons and magically getting the home of your dreams, as the current real...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2016Last comment by Michael Austin, on Feb 26, 2016 at 6:56 pm | 1 comment | 2930 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
MANDATED REPORTING LAWSShame on the San Jose Unified School District for not reporting Zachary Drew, a high school teacher at Summit Tahoma Charter...
Original post made by MANDATED REORTING LAWS-SJUSD on Feb. 26, 2016Last comment by Michael Austin, on Feb 26, 2016 at 2:53 pm | 1 comment | 2382 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Federal court orders state to release confidential student informationParents in school districts around the state recently received notice that confidential information on their students maintained...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2016Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Feb 26, 2016 at 11:13 am | 4 comments | 4717 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
Sacrificing for Success: College and careersWhen Kevin thinks about his future, he thinks about how nice it will be when he's able to afford a place for his mom and...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2016Last comment by caywen, on Feb 26, 2016 at 8:19 am | 1 comment | 5289 Views
AROUND TOWN
HUD sells 3.5-acre site for city-owned senior housing developmentThe Pleasanton City Council has approved an agreement with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that...
Original post made on Feb. 26, 2016Last comment by Mac, on Feb 26, 2016 at 6:00 am | 1 comment | 4168 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
What's happening at SToneridge mall- crimesAnother robbery and attack at Stoneridge mall today...in the DAYTIME..in addition to last night's attack and robbery in...
Original post made by ayeaye2016 on Feb. 22, 2016Last comment by resident, on Feb 25, 2016 at 1:31 pm | 5 comments | 2824 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
Metropolitan Opera star at Las Positas College tonightOpera fans only have to go to Las Positas College to enjoy "A Night at the Met." Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2016/02/04/metropolitan-opera-star-at...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2016Last comment by noor khondokar, on Feb 25, 2016 at 8:37 am | 1 comment | 5349 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
New I-580 Toll/Express lanes to open eastbound Friday, westbound MondayThe I-580 Toll/Express lanes will open in the eastbound direction at 5 a.m. Friday and Monday at 5 a.m. westbound, completing...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2016Last comment by DKHSK, on Feb 25, 2016 at 8:07 am | 15 comments | 7359 Views
AROUND TOWN
CarMax Auto Superstore coming to PleasantonCarMax, Inc., the country's largest retailer of used cars, plans to build a CarMax Auto Superstore on a 20-acre site at I-580...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2014Last comment by FrequentWalkerMiles, on Feb 24, 2016 at 1:15 pm | 16 comments | 15130 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Millenials' interest in Bernie Sanders (and Hillary) represents the failure of public schoolsSo the 2016 Presidential election has now come down to a vote between oppression and liberty. Amazing. For those, especially...
Original post made by Ordinary Joe on Feb. 20, 2016Last comment by DKHSK, on Feb 24, 2016 at 10:32 am | 7 comments | 2773 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Report: High-speed rail to launch in Silicon ValleyCalifornia's high-speed rail system would make its debut in the Bay Area, with bullet trains whisking passengers between...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2016Last comment by Michael L. , on Feb 24, 2016 at 10:20 am | 5 comments | 5894 Views
AROUND TOWN
Another purse-snatching, assault reported at Stoneridge MallA 63-year-old woman who was standing by her car at Stoneridge Shopping Center was kicked, threatened with a gun and robbed...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2016Last comment by Pleasanton Transplant, on Feb 24, 2016 at 10:15 am | 4 comments | 6467 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board to consider layoffs, Wi-Fi funding tonightPleasanton's school board will weigh Tuesday night whether to lay off dozens of school employees in light of reduced funding....
Original post made on Feb. 23, 2016Last comment by EBurke, on Feb 24, 2016 at 9:59 am | 14 comments | 6041 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton teen dies in crashCameron Mitchell-Goulette had called his dad at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 26 as he was heading home to Pleasanton from Discovery Bay....
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2009Last comment by Mackenzie, on Feb 23, 2016 at 11:37 pm | 8 comments | 6701 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Witness describes Livermore crash that killed woman, 14-month old girlA woman described in court Friday the horror of watching as an allegedly drunk driver killed her cousin and her cousin's...
Original post made on Feb. 21, 2016Last comment by Jtjh, on Feb 23, 2016 at 6:01 pm | 7 comments | 7551 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton siblings raise 3,000 toys for kids in courtColin and his sister Taryn were the driving force behind a recent toy drive that raised more than 3,000 toys for children...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2016Last comment by Angela T., on Feb 23, 2016 at 5:34 pm | 2 comments | 5673 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Are fake posters posting to town square topics claiming to be Pleasanton Weekly reporters?I was looking at the comments from the Pleasanton Weekly posted in the thread from the publisher about not being able to...
Original post made by Wondering on Feb. 22, 2016Last comment by Wondering, on Feb 23, 2016 at 12:50 am | 2 comments | 2206 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
John Deming Jr. Autopsy, PW has a responsibility to report the findings.http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/blogs/p/2016/02/17/its-our-responsibility-to-report-not-make-assumptions#comment_form "It's...
Original post made by DJohns on Feb. 22, 2016Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Feb 22, 2016 at 6:45 pm | 5 comments | 2211 Views
AROUND TOWN
Thorne launches bid for re-election as mayorWith quick changes over recent weeks in the lineup of frontrunners in the presidential race, Mayor Jerry Thorne is taking...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2016Last comment by kaycn, on Feb 22, 2016 at 2:14 pm | 11 comments | 5292 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
AVHS principle AWOL?Is it true that the principle at Amador has abandoned the school ever since he announced his resignation? Does anyone know...
Original post made by Strato on Feb. 20, 2016Last comment by Teacher, on Feb 22, 2016 at 11:14 am | 3 comments | 2159 Views
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