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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 | 2160 Views
AROUND TOWN
PleasantonWeekly.com launches 'pay meter'Frequent visitors to the PleasantonWeekly.com website will soon need to either become subscribing members to obtain full...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2016Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Feb 22, 2016 at 8:52 am | 8 comments | 2220 Views
AROUND TOWN
Monthly Painting Demonstrations by ADASHave you ever wanted to watch a professional artist create. ADAS has monthly meetings where they invite a Guest Speaker,...
Original post made by Claudette McDermott on Feb. 22, 2016There are no comments yet. 1517 Views
AROUND TOWN
Curious about Nuclear RadiationHi Pleasanton, I have been hearing in the news about the on-going problem with the nuclear power plant reactors in Fukushima....
Original post made by Meg on Feb. 20, 2016Last comment by Damon, on Feb 20, 2016 at 9:31 pm | 1 comment | 1931 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Could nearby districts' superintendent searches affect Pleasanton's hunt for new leader?With two other Tri-Valley school districts searching for a superintendent this spring, questions have been raised about whether...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2016Last comment by Jamie Hintzke, on Feb 20, 2016 at 9:36 am | 3 comments | 4641 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
John Deming - who could have helped?I was driving downtown last night and I went past Specialty Sales, where John Deming was shot to death by Pleasanton police...
Original post made by Wondering on Feb. 13, 2016Last comment by BobB, on Feb 19, 2016 at 3:52 pm | 40 comments | 3875 Views
SPORTS
Foothill girls varsity in North Coast Section soccer playoffsThe Foothill girls' varsity soccer team finished out the regular season with a 1-0 win over Amador Valley, giving the Falcons...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2016Last comment by Lessismore , on Feb 19, 2016 at 1:16 pm | 4 comments | 4524 Views
AROUND TOWN
Tickets available for 'State of the City' luncheon in Pleasanton next WednesdayTickets are still available for the annual "State of the City" luncheon meeting next Wednesday at the DoubleTree Hotel in...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2016Last comment by res, on Feb 17, 2016 at 7:49 pm | 3 comments | 3409 Views
AROUND TOWN
I-580 express/toll lanes to open later this monthA $55 million project to create express lanes expected to ease congestion along I-580 though Pleasanton and Livermore will...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2016Last comment by Get the Facts, on Feb 17, 2016 at 6:11 pm | 21 comments | 6800 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Protestors urge Safeway to adopt 'cage-free' egg policyA group of 30 protestors from a national organization called Mercy for Animals (MFA) lined Stoneridge Mall Road in front...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2016Last comment by Animal Guy, on Feb 17, 2016 at 5:57 pm | 11 comments | 5683 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton school board to vote Tuesday on 2016-17 calendarPleasanton's school board is set decide whether to change the district's instructional calendar and debate hiring a survey...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2016Last comment by Me, on Feb 16, 2016 at 4:20 pm | 48 comments | 8911 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton high school seniors ordered to stop playing annual 'Assassin' gamePleasanton police and the Pleasanton school district have urged high school students to quit playing a popular game on and...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2016Last comment by ATTACKING PPD, NOT !, on Feb 16, 2016 at 7:44 am | 12 comments | 8281 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Jail time in play for lawyer convicted of 2012 fatal crash in DublinAn attorney who killed a bicyclist in a hit-and-run collision in Dublin in 2012 could face up to a year in county jail after...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2016Last comment by Interested, on Feb 15, 2016 at 10:48 pm | 1 comment | 3921 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton school board votes to change coming year schedule with classes to start Aug. 15After more than two years of contentious community debate, the Pleasanton school board voted last night to change the coming...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2016Last comment by Laverne2, on Feb 15, 2016 at 6:41 pm | 41 comments | 9194 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Hit-and-run attorney Spencer Smith back in jailSpencer Freeman Smith, an SF lawyer, is being held without bail after he left the country and was found to be under the influence...
Original post made by Court watcher on Feb. 13, 2016Last comment by Map, on Feb 14, 2016 at 1:02 pm | 1 comment | 3310 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Petition results an affirmation--of what money and deception can buyDear Allen Roberts, In response to your editorial published in the 2/12/16 edition of the Pleasanton Weekly: Over who-knows-how...
Original post made by Resident of Ventana Hills on Feb. 12, 2016Last comment by Matt Foltz, on Feb 13, 2016 at 1:58 pm | 1 comment | 1849 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
The roller coaster of online datingLove is in the air as Valentine's Day approaches this weekend. Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2016/02/12/the-roller-coaster-of-online-dating...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2016Last comment by DKHSK, on Feb 12, 2016 at 6:06 pm | 2 comments | 5868 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
BART will spend $1.4 million to install cameras on all train carsBART technicians have begun installing additional security cameras to cover the interiors of all 669 of its train cars at...
Original post made on Feb. 11, 2016Last comment by DKHSK, on Feb 12, 2016 at 5:18 pm | 3 comments | 3694 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Ever feel not wanted in downtown Pleasanton?Sometimes it's hard to build a few retail stores and apartments in downtown Pleasanton, even on a narrow, unpaved and empty...
Original post made on Feb. 10, 2016Last comment by Map, on Feb 12, 2016 at 4:44 pm | 6 comments | 5435 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton mayor, other East Bay leaders make demands of BART ahead of possible bond measurePleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne and other East Bay leaders met last week to chart a course necessary for BART leaders to earn...
Original post made on Feb. 9, 2016Last comment by Steve, on Feb 12, 2016 at 8:30 am | 4 comments | 4261 Views
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