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CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Pets and takeout food subject to new laws in Pleasanton

The city of Pleasanton is adopting new laws to help protect pets, and to reduce the amount of trash that goes to landfills. Read...

Original post made on Jun. 13, 2013
Last comment by no dogs-in-public lover, on Apr 7, 2015 at 10:00 am | 31 comments | 10365 Views

AROUND TOWN

Pleasanton Preps: Complaints mean no more NCS events at Foothill stadium, for now

When 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, 2021
Last comment by Fifty Years Here, on Dec 9, 2021 at 9:42 pm | 6 comments | 10363 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Pleasanton man gets 16 years for molesting student

A 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, 2015
Last comment by Valerie, on Jun 10, 2015 at 1:16 pm | 9 comments | 10363 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

School board member's wife on union team

At first glance, it might seem like a conflict of interest that Pleasanton school board member Jeff Bowser and his wife are...

Original post made on Feb. 23, 2011
Last comment by woody, on Feb 27, 2011 at 3:51 pm | 105 comments | 10362 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Two guilty, two in court for elder fraud in Pleasanton

With 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, 2013
Last comment by john doe, on Mar 31, 2015 at 8:23 pm | 7 comments | 10360 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Village High principal taking new job in Cupertino

Principal 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, 2012
Last comment by LMK, on Nov 27, 2012 at 10:59 am | 4 comments | 10358 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Bowser losing in bid for County Superintendent of Schools post

Karen Monroe, associate county superintenden and the only current Alameda County Office of Education employee in the race,...

Original post made on Jun. 4, 2014
Last comment by Jill, on Jun 5, 2014 at 10:10 am | 9 comments | 10354 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

School board votes to move ahead with new school on Donlon site

The Pleasanton Unified school board voted unanimously to move forward with building a second campus on the Donlon Elementary...

Original post made on Dec. 19, 2018
Last comment by Julie, on Dec 26, 2018 at 9:18 am | 26 comments | 10353 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Pleasanton water, sewer rates could increase this fall

Brace yourself Pleasanton. Your water and sewer rates will likely increase in October, senior discounts on water bills will...

Original post made on Jul. 22, 2015
Last comment by Kate, on Aug 25, 2015 at 3:09 pm | 33 comments | 10349 Views

AROUND TOWN

The 'Good Guys' of Pleasanton

As tens of thousands of classic car enthusiasts head to Pleasanton for next weekend's 28th annual West Coast Nationals, Goodguys...

Original post made on Aug. 16, 2014
Last comment by Arroyo, on Aug 20, 2014 at 9:06 am | 18 comments | 10348 Views

AROUND TOWN

At last, world-renowned Sunrise Senior Living comes to Pleasanton

Sunrise 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, 2016
Last comment by B. J. Hill, on Jan 18, 2016 at 8:29 pm | 2 comments | 10332 Views

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

BART strike could start as early as tomorrow

BART 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, 2013
Last comment by Dave, on Jul 30, 2013 at 10:18 am | 29 comments | 10331 Views

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

Letter to My Employees

To 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, 2009
Last comment by Larry Haney, on May 18, 2010 at 9:35 am | 47 comments | 10317 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Raley's closes 2 more stores as union talks continue over wages, benefits

West Sacramento-based Raley's has announced that it will close its stores in Pittsburg and Woodland, adding to four stores...

Original post made on Aug. 24, 2012
Last comment by Stacey, on Aug 28, 2012 at 11:07 pm | 57 comments | 10316 Views

AROUND TOWN

New Pleasanton school board to be sworn in Tuesday

Newly 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, 2014
Last comment by Bat Guano, on Dec 10, 2014 at 9:38 am | 22 comments | 10311 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Tri-Valley University brought students and spouses into U.S.

Tri-Valley University not only brought students over to Pleasanton on illegal visas, but many of those students brought their...

Original post made on Feb. 4, 2011
Last comment by MICKEY, on Feb 19, 2011 at 6:12 am | 34 comments | 10310 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 | 10308 Views

RESTAURANTS

California Pizza Kitchen now downstairs at Stoneridge

California Pizza Kitchen opened a full-service restaurant at Stoneridge Shopping Center this week, moving from a second floor...

Original post made on Sep. 1, 2011
Last comment by Jaca, on Sep 1, 2011 at 7:01 pm | 5 comments | 10307 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Man captured with local girl in critical condition after jailhouse jump

The man connected to a Pleasanton teen who went missing for several days last week is in critical condition following an...

Original post made on Nov. 8, 2011
Last comment by TahoeIsBetter, on Nov 14, 2011 at 4:02 pm | 30 comments | 10307 Views

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

BART Strike: Greedy workers demand a salary that might help them get by

The 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, 2013
Last comment by Daveg, on Jul 28, 2013 at 10:06 am | 86 comments | 10300 Views
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