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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Driver re-arrested for Oct. 20 rear-end crash on Owens DrivePleasanton police have arrested a 53-year-old man on a felony drunk driving charge following an October crash that seriously...
Original post made on Nov. 18, 2007Last comment by NO WAY, on Jun 28, 2009 at 3:33 pm | 9 comments | 9274 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Santa Claus now at Stoneridge Mall as Christmas holiday shopping season beginsSanta Claus and the holiday dancers filled the main court at Stoneridge Shopping Center this weekend as hundreds gathered...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2009Last comment by kim, on Dec 16, 2015 at 9:58 pm | 24 comments | 9272 Views
AROUND TOWN
Nob Hill closing its Pleasanton supermarketPleasanton's Nob Hill Foods supermarket at 3112 Santa Rita Rd. will close next month, leaving Trader Joe's as the city's...
Original post made on Feb. 7, 2010Last comment by Judy, on Feb 22, 2010 at 10:38 pm | 67 comments | 9266 Views
RESTAURANTS
TGI Fridays closedSo when did TGI Fridays close? We went there only once a year or so, but it's still sad to see businesses in town close....
Original post made by MainStreetDiva on Apr. 27, 2012Last comment by Cholo, on Aug 18, 2012 at 12:47 pm | 4 comments | 9264 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton School District Violates State Fee Cap--being sued for charging illegal school impact feesPleasanton Unified is being sued in Alameda County Superior Court for not granting refunds to individual homeowners who have...
Original post made by Another PUSD Lawsuit on Mar. 26, 2012Last comment by Another PUSD Lawsuit, on Mar 29, 2012 at 9:26 pm | 28 comments | 9262 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Well-liked former Amador teacher, coach diesCharles Joseph Volonte, a beloved former Amador Valley High School teacher and swim coach, died yesterday at his home with...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2008Last comment by Curt Altschul, on Apr 6, 2015 at 9:59 am | 24 comments | 9255 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Anti-Costco group seeks November initiative to block big box stores on Johnson DriveOpponents of a possible bid by Costco to build a new membership-only trail store on Johnson Drive in Pleasanton said this...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2016Last comment by DKHSK, on Mar 19, 2016 at 7:36 pm | 118 comments | 9251 Views
RESTAURANTS
Albertos let "Best of" award go to its headThis restaurant has gotten full of itself. We stopped in right after the AVHS Parent night this past week and waited from...
Original post made by Disappointed by Albertos Service on Sep. 22, 2007Last comment by Oliver Heaviside, on Dec 11, 2008 at 4:20 pm | 5 comments | 9245 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Police release sketch of home burglarPleasanton police now have a sketch of a suspect in a Dec. 3 residential burglary. Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2013/12/19/police-release-sketch-of...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2013Last comment by C. Bronson, on Jan 5, 2014 at 1:14 am | 12 comments | 9227 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Livermore: Man killed in collision between car, ACE trainA man died in a crash between a car and an ACE train after he apparently tried to drive across the tracks ahead of the oncoming...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2019Last comment by Silverfox, on Jul 23, 2019 at 8:09 pm | 5 comments | 9222 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Retired Amador Valley High principal Hansen appointed interim superintendentDuring a special closed session meeting, the Pleasanton school board appointed Jim Hansen as the interim superintendent for...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2015Last comment by Michael Austin, on Jun 23, 2015 at 3:27 pm | 17 comments | 9219 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Foothill remembers JoAnn KoobatianThe Foothill High School campus is a sea of pink this week as students, faculty and parents pay tribute to to the school's...
Original post made on Oct. 25, 2013Last comment by Rusty Kransky, on Oct 28, 2013 at 6:09 pm | 9 comments | 9219 Views
AROUND TOWN
Election 2008--Letters to the Editor<b>Confused about PP and QQ?</b> <pstyle:text>Dear Editor, Over 5,000 Pleasanton voters signed a petition to place a Measure...
Original post made on Oct. 14, 2008Last comment by Stacey, on Nov 22, 2008 at 7:50 am | 50 comments | 9217 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Fire causes extensive damage to apartment in Vineyard Avenue complex in PleasantonA fire believed cause by a candle caused extensive damage Friday night to an apartment in the Las Ventana complex at 3819...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2013Last comment by Were there Fire Sprinklers?, on Sep 30, 2013 at 10:33 am | 2 comments | 9216 Views
RESTAURANTS
Clubhouse, downtown's newest restaurant, opens in Pleasanton HotelEd Westmoreland was joined by an enthusiastic crowd Monday as he cut the ribbon and opened his new Clubhouse restaurant in...
Original post made on Oct. 18, 2018Last comment by b, on Oct 18, 2018 at 8:49 pm | 12 comments | 9212 Views
AROUND TOWN
New Leaf Community Markets selected as top 'Right to Know' grocerNew Leaf Community Markets, with a store in Pleasanton, has been selected as one of the top 10 organic grocers. Read the...
Original post made on Jul. 8, 2013Last comment by choicesaregood, on Jul 9, 2013 at 10:48 pm | 15 comments | 9205 Views
AROUND TOWN
Unemployment rates in Bay Area below state averageUnemployment rates in all Bay Area counties in February were below the state's average, with Alameda County ending the month...
Original post made on Mar. 22, 2015Last comment by faxis fax, on Mar 26, 2015 at 4:34 pm | 3 comments | 9205 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Memorial service Thursday for retired Alameda County Fire Chief Bill McCammonA memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Alameda County Fairgrounds for Bill McCammon, retired Alameda...
Original post made on Oct. 20, 2014Last comment by Fact Check Requested, on Oct 20, 2014 at 10:21 am | 1 comment | 9202 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
4 seized at Pleasanton Marriott for series of regional crimesFour suspects accused of using a stolen credit card to pay for a room at the Marriott Hotel at 11950 Dublin Canyon Boulevard...
Original post made on Nov. 10, 2014Last comment by Pictures, on Nov 17, 2014 at 1:54 pm | 12 comments | 9201 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
On Obama Unprecedented Address to Public School Students on Sept. 8 ...Dear Obama: I'll be listening VERY carefully to what you have to say in your unprecedented speech to public school students...
Original post made by Jill on Sep. 1, 2009Last comment by tj-24, on Sep 8, 2009 at 4:57 pm | 111 comments | 9199 Views
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