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New Pleasanton school board to be sworn in TuesdayNewly elected and re-elected members of the Pleasanton school board will be sworn in during Tuesday's school board meeting. Read...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2014Last comment by Bat Guano, on Dec 10, 2014 at 9:38 am | 22 comments | 10230 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Foothill football player named U.S. Army All-AmericanA Foothill High School senior has been selected to join the 2015 U.S. Army All-American Bowl team to represent the West. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2014Last comment by Josh, on Oct 15, 2014 at 2:43 pm | 7 comments | 10224 Views
AROUND TOWN
At last, world-renowned Sunrise Senior Living comes to PleasantonSunrise Senior Living, now the fifth largest senior living provider in the U.S., is back and soon will start construction...
Original post made on Jan. 12, 2016Last comment by B. J. Hill, on Jan 18, 2016 at 8:29 pm | 2 comments | 10223 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton teens jump fence at high-security nuclear research facilityTwo teens from Pleasanton jumped a fence at a nuclear reactor in Sunol on Wednesday afternoon, an Alameda County Sheriff's...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2019Last comment by Jake, on Sep 3, 2019 at 1:19 pm | 53 comments | 10221 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Two guilty, two in court for elder fraud in PleasantonWith one recent Pleasanton case of senior abuse closed, another is continuing to wend its way through the court system. On...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2013Last comment by john doe, on Mar 31, 2015 at 8:23 pm | 7 comments | 10220 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
let's go to Mexico!!!!!Dear President Obama: I'm planning to move my family and extended family into Mexico and I would like to ask you to...
Original post made by Kelly on May. 15, 2010Last comment by Cholo, on May 18, 2010 at 5:10 pm | 33 comments | 10208 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
BART strike could start as early as tomorrowBART workers have delivered a 72-hour strike notice to BART management, according to a union representative and a transit...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2013Last comment by Dave, on Jul 30, 2013 at 10:18 am | 29 comments | 10205 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Village High principal taking new job in CupertinoPrincipal Greg Giglio is leaving Village High, the district's alternative school, after seven years at the helm to take a...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2012Last comment by LMK, on Nov 27, 2012 at 10:59 am | 4 comments | 10204 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Letter to My EmployeesTo All My Valued Employees, There have been some rumblings around the office about the future of this company, and more...
Original post made by _ on Mar. 2, 2009Last comment by Larry Haney, on May 18, 2010 at 9:35 am | 47 comments | 10201 Views
AROUND TOWN
Welcome home: Neighborhood parade greets Pleasanton woman returning after long battle with COVID-19A Pleasanton neighborhood joined together on Friday to celebrate one of their own returning home following a lengthy battle...
Original post made on Jun. 13, 2020Last comment by Bryan Rogers / Louanne Cook, on Jun 21, 2020 at 7:58 pm | 5 comments | 10200 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Future school funding looks bleakWhile awaiting a report for the Legislative Analysts Office, the state budget update at Tuesday night's school board meeting...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2009Last comment by Steve N, on Nov 25, 2009 at 1:42 pm | 261 comments | 10197 Views
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'Low-risk' business, recreation activities allowed under new shelter orderDetails surrounding the extended shelter-in-place order have been released, and while certain restrictions on outdoor businesses...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2020Last comment by BobB, on May 2, 2020 at 10:01 am | 15 comments | 10194 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Complaints mean no more NCS events at Foothill stadium, for nowWhen Campolindo walked out of Foothill with the NCS Division II championship on Nov. 27, the Cougars took not only the football...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2021Last comment by Fifty Years Here, on Dec 9, 2021 at 9:42 pm | 6 comments | 10192 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pleasanton man gets 16 years for molesting studentA Pleasanton man was sentenced Friday to 16 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a second-grader in his classroom...
Original post made on Apr. 6, 2015Last comment by Valerie, on Jun 10, 2015 at 1:16 pm | 9 comments | 10184 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton: High school talent makes a splash 'On Broadway'It's not too late to catch this year's joint high school production, 'On Broadway.' Adapting to pandemic restrictions, Amador...
Original post made on May. 21, 2021Last comment by LilSister, on May 21, 2021 at 11:24 am | 1 comment | 10177 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
BART Strike: Greedy workers demand a salary that might help them get byThe Bay Area is all atwitter as it dawns on them that labor costs figure into the price of a ticket. Some on the right have...
Original post made by Mike Cherry on Jul. 4, 2013Last comment by Daveg, on Jul 28, 2013 at 10:06 am | 86 comments | 10176 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board candidates debateThe candidates vying for PUSD Board of Trustees detailed their plans for leading local schools through the ongoing COVID-19...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2020Last comment by Pete, on Sep 26, 2020 at 5:04 pm | 5 comments | 10175 Views
AROUND TOWN
Police receive reports on driver who ran down bicyclistPolice have received test results in the case involving Cody Hall, the 18-year-old driver who struck and killed Diana Hersevoort...
Original post made on Nov. 3, 2013Last comment by resident, on Dec 23, 2014 at 9:38 am | 12 comments | 10160 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Ron Hyde takes over as new president of Tri-Valley Community FoundationRon Hyde, chairman of the Foundation's board of directors, was named chief executive and president of the organization this...
Original post made on May. 3, 2012Last comment by Neighbor, on Jun 10, 2013 at 10:07 am | 21 comments | 10154 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Parents sue city, Pleasanton PD over son’s in-custody death last summerThe family of Jacob Bauer, a local man who died at a hospital in Pleasanton police custody after a confrontation with officers...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2019Last comment by Transparency........., on Aug 8, 2019 at 8:35 pm | 107 comments | 10151 Views
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