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Handyman service anyone??Does anyone know of a good handyman service here in Pleasanton? If so do you also know what their hourly rates are? I need...
Original post made by Help Needed on Dec. 3, 2009Last comment by steve, on Dec 7, 2009 at 7:35 pm | 13 comments | 5357 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PPIE hosting half-marathon, 5K event today to benefit Pleasanton schoolsThe Pleasanton Partnerships in Education (PPIE) Foundation will sponsor a half-marathon and 5K event today starting at the...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2013Last comment by Just another voice, on Apr 19, 2013 at 2:24 pm | 11 comments | 5356 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Campana Jazz Festival set for Saturday in PleasantonThe 39th annual Campana Jazz Festival will be held at Amador Valley High School from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2014Last comment by Marilyn Palowitch, on Feb 6, 2014 at 9:48 am | 2 comments | 5355 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mayor and Council Votes Itself A RaiseThe Pleasanton Mayor and City Council is voting itself a gigantic pay raise up from $600 to $1050 a month for the mayor and...
Original post made by Jack Hovingh on Aug. 14, 2007Last comment by Sharon, on Oct 10, 2007 at 3:55 pm | 13 comments | 5355 Views
AROUND TOWN
For the biker who nearly died today . . . . . .I was driving north on Main St today at 5:30 AM, just approaching Stanley. My traffic light was, and had been, green but...
Original post made by driver and biker on Aug. 21, 2009Last comment by Resident, on Aug 26, 2009 at 9:37 pm | 37 comments | 5355 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Jerry McNerney fails 'truth meter', makes false accusations against Dean AndalInteresting that incumbent Congressman Jerry McNerney, whom the Pleasanton Weekly has already endorsed, has lowered himself...
Original post made by Fact-checker on Oct. 20, 2008Last comment by Fact-checker, on Oct 23, 2008 at 10:51 am | 14 comments | 5354 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hearst Elementary cancels Fall Festival, cites lack of volunteersHearst Elementary School's Fall Festival has been canceled after the school was unable to find enough volunteers to run the...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2015Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 10, 2015 at 9:37 am | 11 comments | 5354 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton council approves blueprint for Weekend on Main street closuresOutdoor dining and shopping downtown are poised for a big comeback this year, after the Pleasanton City Council on Tuesday...
Original post made on Feb. 17, 2022Last comment by My opinion, on Feb 17, 2022 at 1:22 pm | 2 comments | 5354 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police catch 2 men believed responsible for 33 auto burglaries in PleasantonPleasanton police said Friday that they believe they caught a pair of thieves responsible for at least 33 automobile break-ins...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2011Last comment by Kudos to LPD, on Jan 2, 2012 at 11:45 am | 8 comments | 5354 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Budget priorities ratified at school board meetingSan Diego is budgeting based upon looking at what needs to be funded instead of what needs to be cut. If a budget is a reflection...
Original post made by Stacey on Jan. 13, 2010Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Jan 13, 2010 at 9:14 pm | 1 comment | 5353 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Donate your old cell phones to support our troopsWith the holidays approaching, so many of our nations' young men and women are serving in remote locations away from family...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2010Last comment by Bill T, on Oct 27, 2010 at 12:45 pm | 3 comments | 5353 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Activists call for Santa Rita Jail inmates to be releasedA coalition of activist groups on Thursday called on Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern to release all inmates at Santa...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2020Last comment by Wombat, on Apr 15, 2020 at 8:06 am | 12 comments | 5353 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
4th Tracy torture suspect arrested where he works in PleasantonA fourth suspect was arrested Tuesday at his Pleasanton job in the Tracy torture case that's made national headlines of a...
Original post made on Dec. 12, 2008Last comment by jj, on Jan 8, 2009 at 10:49 am | 13 comments | 5352 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
CHP officer in critical condition after being shot during I-680 traffic stop where suspect was killedA California Highway Patrol officer critically wounded in a shooting that followed a traffic stop on I-680 Tuesday morning...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2012Last comment by anti-arnold, on Sep 6, 2012 at 3:16 pm | 17 comments | 5352 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters<B>Need constructive solutions Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=8209 posted Friday,...
Original post made on May. 27, 2011Last comment by concerned parent, on Jun 12, 2011 at 9:59 pm | 54 comments | 5351 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton hotel closingI had rented a room at the Pleasanton Hotel for an event next month, today I was informed by a staff member that the property...
Original post made by Willis on Dec. 12, 2008Last comment by canon lenses, on Aug 27, 2010 at 6:17 pm | 34 comments | 5351 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
Drive-in movies make a come-backThe Alameda County Fairgrounds will host a pop-up series of drive-in movies this summer, starting next Friday evening (June...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by Rebecca K., on Jun 8, 2020 at 6:07 am | 4 comments | 5350 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Houses or church site? Council to decide tomorrow nightThe Pleasanton City Council will decide at its meeting Tuesday night whether to rezone a church site for new houses in the...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2015Last comment by East Sider, on Oct 14, 2015 at 12:18 am | 24 comments | 5350 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letter: Teacher integrity intact; clarifying misconceptionsThe strength and unparalleled success of the schools in the Pleasanton Unified School District continues to be driven by...
Original post made on Mar. 4, 2019Last comment by DKHSK, on Mar 10, 2019 at 11:30 am | 35 comments | 5349 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Last day for Goodguys 26th Flowmaster West Coast NationalsThe Goodguys 26th Flowmaster West Coast Nationals ends its three-day run at the Alameda County Fairgrounds today. Read the...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2012Last comment by Cholo, on Aug 25, 2012 at 11:40 am | 4 comments | 5349 Views
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