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AT&T gets OK to install 60-foot-high cell phone tower in Pleasanton's Valley Business ParkThe Pleasanton Planning Commission, in a unanimous vote, has approved a bid by AT&T Wireless to install a faux pine communications...
Original post made on Jul. 23, 2013Last comment by Cholo, on May 31, 2014 at 3:08 pm | 46 comments | 10054 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Three juveniles arrested for brazen burglary caught on video in Vintage HillsPleasanton police announced on Friday that three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the high-profile crime from...
Original post made on Dec. 20, 2019Last comment by Nick, on Dec 24, 2019 at 10:09 am | 18 comments | 10047 Views
AROUND TOWN
Woman killed while bicycling remembered as animal lover, doting grandmotherThe daughter of a Dublin woman killed while bicycling on Foothill Road on Sunday said the driver who struck her mother has...
Original post made on Jun. 11, 2013Last comment by Nina r, on Jun 14, 2013 at 5:15 pm | 119 comments | 10045 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 | 10034 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
'Death Blood 4': Pleasanton stars in campy horror filmThe newly released film "Death Blood 4" is ultra-camp, and it's fun as well as being bloody. But strikingly, the sci-fi B-movie...
Original post made on Aug. 15, 2020Last comment by Hodge Podge, on Aug 17, 2020 at 2:37 pm | 4 comments | 10034 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Hundreds of demonstrators close streets in non-violent protest in DublinHundreds of protesters shut down the streets in central Dublin on Monday afternoon, as Tri-Valley residents joined the numerous...
Original post made on Jun. 1, 2020Last comment by Steven Pham, on Jun 2, 2020 at 9:00 am | 3 comments | 10034 Views
AROUND TOWN
Good news for Pleasanton's low-income seniorsThere's good news for low-income seniors living in the aging Kottinger Place and Pleasanton Gardens homes off Kottinger Drive. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2013Last comment by Smiley Face, on Nov 6, 2013 at 10:09 pm | 5 comments | 10031 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Editorial: New year, new start, new optimism for PUSDMonday marked the first day of Pleasanton school district's school year with new leadership, new bond money to fund needed...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2017Last comment by PUSD Parent, on Aug 18, 2017 at 6:22 pm | 1 comment | 10024 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Dead: 19. Injured: 60.The author of this article states "Gaza is both the world’s largest open-air prison and the 21st century’s undeclared...
Original post made by mark on Jun. 1, 2010Last comment by mark, on Jun 5, 2010 at 1:45 pm | 20 comments | 10023 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 | 10021 Views
AROUND TOWN
Livermore: '4 Wheel Bob' blazes a trailBob Coomber was walking on a beach at Lake Almanor in 1989 when, as he puts it, "my left leg just kind of blew up." Read...
Original post made on Jul. 14, 2017Last comment by Chris of V-O-CAL, on Jul 15, 2017 at 7:03 am | 3 comments | 10020 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 | 10020 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Details of agreement of Safeway-Albertsons mergerSafeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) and Albertsons announced Thursday a definitive agreement under which AB Acquisition LLC ("AB Acquisition")...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2014Last comment by Cholo, on Apr 20, 2014 at 12:45 pm | 6 comments | 10017 Views
AROUND TOWN
Recent internet outage sparks demand for local ISP alternativesPublic interest in building a fiber optic network throughout the city has increased recently, after a Comcast outage last...
Original post made on May. 3, 2021Last comment by Anti racist, on May 5, 2021 at 6:55 pm | 7 comments | 10008 Views
SPORTS
In a RAGE over Pleasanton RAGE’s registration fee increasePleasant Rage Girls Soccer Association (PGSA) has announced a large increase to player registration fees this year. I don’t...
Original post made by Concerned Parent on Mar. 30, 2010Last comment by parent, on Apr 9, 2010 at 1:44 pm | 45 comments | 10006 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pleasanton police chief swears in 5 new officersPleasanton Police Department Chief Dave Spiller has sworn in five new officers, who replace others who have retired or transferred...
Original post made on Aug. 20, 2013Last comment by Tim, on Aug 27, 2013 at 4:38 pm | 6 comments | 10003 Views
AROUND TOWN
Firefighters battle blaze at Hopyard Road apartment complexA two-alarm fire destroyed a second-floor apartment and damaged at least one other last night in a building at an eight-unit...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2014Last comment by P-town Ghetto, on Aug 11, 2014 at 8:36 pm | 23 comments | 10002 Views
RESTAURANTS
Forno VecchiaHas anyone been to this restaurant that recently opened where Amarone was?...
Original post made by Susan on Dec. 1, 2010Last comment by Alberto, on May 16, 2011 at 8:57 am | 20 comments | 10001 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
'Every 15 minutes' program stirs emotions at Foothill HighEvery 15 minutes someone in the country dies from an alcohol-related traffic accident, and Foothill High School students...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2014Last comment by ZOD, on May 29, 2016 at 12:20 am | 5 comments | 9997 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pleasanton woman killed in rollover on Niles Canyon RoadA 59-year-old Pleasanton woman was killed in a rollover crash on Niles Canyon Road in Fremont on Monday afternoon, according...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2017There are no comments yet. 9995 Views
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