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Alameda County DA warns against at-home COVID test price gougingAlameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley has issued a warning that her office will be vigilant in investigating...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2022Last comment by J Tucker, on Jan 20, 2022 at 2:54 pm | 2 comments | 2909 Views
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Pleasanton Community Page on Facebook -- a bright light of social mediaPleasanton resident and businesswoman Sandy Schneider founded the Pleasanton Community Group/Page to provide a forum for...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2022Last comment by Another fact checker, on Jan 17, 2022 at 6:32 pm | 2 comments | 4654 Views
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City Village project set to break ground at Bishop RanchFollowing months of hearings and deliberations at San Ramon Planning Commission and City Council meetings, developers are...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2022Last comment by Philboy, on Jan 17, 2022 at 3:00 pm | 1 comment | 6542 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
AB 988 – The Miles Hall Lifeline: A Public Forum With Rebecca Bauer-KahanThursday, January 20, 2022 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Please join NAMI Tri-Valley to learn about AB988. State Assembly Member...
Original post made by NAMI Tri-Valley on Jan. 17, 2022There are no comments yet. 975 Views
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County adopts final supervisorial map that splits Pleasanton into two districtsThe Alameda County Board of Supervisors adopted the final county supervisorial redistricting map last week, which divides...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2021Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Jan 15, 2022 at 7:47 am | 5 comments | 13228 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD reviews proposed trustee area boundariesThree different maps proposed for use in future Pleasanton Unified School District trustee board elections were given an...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2022Last comment by dknute, on Jan 12, 2022 at 12:28 pm | 2 comments | 5716 Views
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What to know about Newsom's budget blueprintGov. Gavin Newsom wants to use the California budget surplus to confront the crises facing the state, including COVID-19...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Jan 12, 2022 at 9:44 am | 2 comments | 4770 Views
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PUSD election map workshop planned for TuesdayThe Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees will review three different maps proposed for use in future elections...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Jan 11, 2022 at 7:41 pm | 2 comments | 2832 Views
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Seeking Contestants for Rotary's Annual Youth Speech ContestRegistration is now open for area high school students to compete in Rotary District 5170's upcoming club-level, Richard...
Original post made by Jim Brice on Jan. 11, 2022There are no comments yet. 1663 Views
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Livermore council to consider new plans for downtown hotelThe Livermore council will hold a public hearing Monday to consider an amended and restated disposition, development and...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2022There are no comments yet. 4207 Views
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Subdivision up for review by Pleasanton Planning CommissionFollowing a one month delay, the Pleasanton Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for a proposed subdivision near...
Original post made on Jan. 10, 2022Last comment by Robertbush81, on Jan 10, 2022 at 12:00 pm | 2 comments | 3526 Views
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Redistricting: New maps split portions of Tri-ValleyFollowing last week's vote by the California Citizens Redistricting Commission to approve final maps ahead of their Dec....
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2021Last comment by Longtime Resident, on Jan 10, 2022 at 11:58 am | 3 comments | 9573 Views
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Prop. 47 targeted by Dem, GOP lawmakersA Democratic bill would reverse a key aspect of Proposition 47 by reducing the felony threshold for petty theft and shoplifting,...
Original post made on Jan. 9, 2022Last comment by Mr. Julius, on Jan 10, 2022 at 11:06 am | 2 comments | 3148 Views
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Pleasanton city council holds first district map hearingThe Pleasanton City Council held the first of several legally mandated public hearings on Tuesday before city officials will...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2022Last comment by Ndna Jnz, on Jan 7, 2022 at 5:09 pm | 7 comments | 4760 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
State announces mandatory water restrictionsThe California Water Resources Control Board has adopted emergency water restrictions that will apply to all water users...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2022Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jan 6, 2022 at 11:54 am | 2 comments | 4286 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Tri-Valley students will be provided no-cost at-home COVID testsAll four Tri-Valley school districts received COVID-19 antigen home test kits to provide students returning to school after...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2022Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jan 6, 2022 at 11:53 am | 2 comments | 5841 Views
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Eagle Scout Award for Aryaditya (Adi) LankipalleAryaditya (Adi) Lankipalle has qualified to become an Eagle Scout at an Eagle Scout Board of Review, held by the Twin Valley...
Original post made by Ken+mano on Dec. 30, 2021Last comment by Erika, on Jan 5, 2022 at 7:02 pm | 1 comment | 830 Views
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Pleasanton City Council to hold first public hearing on creating districtsThe Pleasanton City Council on Tuesday will hold the first legally mandated public hearing before it can draw districts and...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2022Last comment by Michael Austin , on Jan 4, 2022 at 11:12 am | 4 comments | 4798 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Violins of Hope proclaim: Life is goodWhen master violinmaker Amnon Weinstein of Tel Aviv decided to share his collection of instruments that survived the Holocaust,...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2022Last comment by balletdancer, on Jan 4, 2022 at 10:37 am | 1 comment | 2368 Views
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City awaits final noise complaint data as it considers Kaiserair expansionThe city of Pleasanton says it expects to receive the results of the latest Livermore Municipal Airport noise study, conducted...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2022Last comment by Longtime Resident, on Jan 3, 2022 at 9:11 pm | 10 comments | 7330 Views
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