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Livermore: Community group sues city for approving affordable housing development downtown

Community group Save Livermore Downtown has filed a lawsuit against the city of Livermore, challenging the City Council's...

Original post made on Jun. 29, 2021
Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Jul 2, 2021 at 10:17 am | 11 comments | 9086 Views

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New PDA executive director announces Main Street America accreditation

The Pleasanton Downtown Association’s newly installed executive director, Zac Grant, recently announced the association's...

Original post made on Jul. 1, 2021
Last comment by Willy, on Jul 1, 2021 at 11:41 am | 1 comment | 4617 Views

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City issues community survey on housing in Pleasanton

Pleasanton 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, 2021
Last comment by Barbara Costello, on Jun 30, 2021 at 10:58 am | 1 comment | 3693 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Pleasanton: City names new teen poet laureate

Pleasanton 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, 2021
Last comment by Jennifer Pauli, on Jun 30, 2021 at 3:12 am | 2 comments | 7609 Views

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Tri-Valley students nominated to military service academies

U.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, 2021
Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jun 29, 2021 at 11:47 am | 2 comments | 6628 Views

BOOKS & MOVIES

Staying Healthy: Pleasanton man's new book is plea for better patient care

If 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, 2021
There are no comments yet. 5046 Views

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

Livermore couple open downtown bakery in honor of their late daughter

Aimee 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, 2021
Last comment by Felipe Tonello, on Jun 28, 2021 at 11:28 pm | 3 comments | 11188 Views

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Pleasanton man's new book is plea for better patient care

If 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, 2021
There are no comments yet. 1788 Views

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PUSD classified staff denounce 'shameful' salary raises for administration

Proposed pay increases for Pleasanton Unified School District's administrative cabinet are raising eyebrows among rank-and-file...

Original post made on Jun. 24, 2021
Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jun 28, 2021 at 11:18 am | 16 comments | 9349 Views

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Economic forecast mostly favorable for Pleasanton Unified

Despite student enrollment taking a hit this last academic year, Pleasanton Unified School District's budget outlook has...

Original post made on Jun. 16, 2021
Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Jun 27, 2021 at 7:58 am | 7 comments | 5027 Views

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

Guest Opinion: State Legislature may soon destroy California as we know it

State 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, 2021
Last comment by Dave Wilson, on Jun 27, 2021 at 7:45 am | 1 comment | 1414 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Foothill High Students Awarded Rotary North Scholarships

Reflecting their outstanding academic performance, school activities and community service, three graduating seniors from...

Original post made by Jim Brice on Jun. 26, 2021
There are no comments yet. 1188 Views

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

Guest Opinion: State Legislature may soon destroy California as we know it

State 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, 2021
Last comment by Becky, on Jun 24, 2021 at 6:08 pm | 26 comments | 10010 Views

AROUND TOWN

Pleasanton Preps: Basking in return of local horse racing, my thoughts are also with another Amador buddy now gone

Last 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, 2021
Last comment by Kindness to animals, on Jun 24, 2021 at 6:08 am | 1 comment | 6118 Views

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Two new principals hired at PUSD for 2021-22 school year

Pleasanton 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, 2021
Last comment by Amador Parent, on Jun 23, 2021 at 10:33 am | 2 comments | 8005 Views

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

Rep. Swalwell Shouldn't Let Congress Ban FaceTime and Amazon Prime

Imagine 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, 2021
Last comment by Jake Waters, on Jun 23, 2021 at 8:51 am | 5 comments | 2065 Views

AROUND TOWN

Fireworks sales returning to Dublin ahead of Fourth of July

Dublin is again allowing nonprofits to sell "Safe and Sane" fireworks for fundraising purposes around the Independence Day...

Original post made on Jun. 22, 2021
Last comment by 125, on Jun 22, 2021 at 9:55 am | 1 comment | 6288 Views

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What a Week: Goodbye, Mr. Thorne

The 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, 2021
Last comment by Tom Richert, on Jun 22, 2021 at 1:10 am | 3 comments | 9591 Views

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State launches digital COVID-19 vaccine records to be used in lieu of paper cards

Vaccinated state residents can now access their vaccine record digitally through a tool introduced Friday by the state's...

Original post made on Jun. 21, 2021
Last comment by Jake Waters, on Jun 21, 2021 at 10:11 am | 1 comment | 4096 Views

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Pleasanton City Council approves 10x Genomics expansion plans

The 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, 2021
Last comment by Bay Area Native, on Jun 20, 2021 at 8:20 am | 14 comments | 13428 Views
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