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High speed chase down I-680A teenager was arrested Thursday afternoon after leading California Highway Patrol officers on a high-speed chase that began...
Original post made on Apr. 5, 2012Last comment by law order, on Apr 7, 2012 at 6:18 pm | 13 comments | 5646 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
A majority vote loses out in PleasantonThank heaven, the 35% of Tuesday's voters who managed to quash the Measure E $98 a year parcel tax vote in Pleasanton don't...
Original post made on May. 6, 2011Last comment by Pepper, on May 11, 2011 at 8:21 am | 9 comments | 5645 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students return to Foohill following graffiti threat to 'shoot everyone'Things were back to normal yesterday -- or close to it -- at Foothill High School, a day after a graffiti threat earlier...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2013Last comment by Al, on Mar 17, 2013 at 9:17 am | 28 comments | 5645 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 | 5644 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Retirement Benefit Excesses of California Public Employees (Refreshed)This has been the most active thread over the past week and deserves a refresh... State, National, International, posted...
Original post made by No Fear on May. 12, 2009Last comment by Take a breath, on Jun 1, 2009 at 3:55 pm | 22 comments | 5644 Views
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Caledonian Club signs 5-year contract with Fairgrounds for Scottish GamesThe Caledonian Club of San Francisco, promoters of the Scottish Highland Gathering & Games, announced Monday that they once...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2013Last comment by Cholo, on Sep 2, 2013 at 10:17 am | 3 comments | 5643 Views
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Livermore skilled nursing home grapples with COVID-19 casesThe Vineyards Healthcare Center in Livermore is No. 9 among skilled nursing facilities with the most resident cases of COVID-19...
Original post made on Dec. 30, 2020Last comment by Marie, on Dec 30, 2020 at 8:44 am | 1 comment | 5642 Views
SPORTS
Amador Valley, Foothill win pre-season openers ahead of opening day for schools todayAmador Valley and Foothill high schools won their pre-season opening games Friday, giving fans a thumbs-up on an exciting...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2012Last comment by Tango , on Aug 27, 2012 at 9:02 pm | 3 comments | 5641 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Sen. Glazer calls for a second lockdown for most of CaliforniaTri-Valley State Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Orinda) is leaning on Gov. Gavin Newsom to enact another shelter-in-place policy for...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent , on Jul 31, 2020 at 9:14 am | 16 comments | 5641 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
EditorialIf at least three of the five candidates currently holding filing papers for this year's Pleasanton school board elections...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2008Last comment by JT, on Aug 14, 2008 at 10:40 am | 2 comments | 5640 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton police lieutenant presented with 2017 Trail Blazer AwardThe California Peace Officers Association recently presented Pleasanton Police Department Lt. Maria Munayer with the 2017...
Original post made on Dec. 26, 2017Last comment by Margo Tarver, on Dec 26, 2017 at 11:45 am | 1 comment | 5640 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Marge Headley turns 100, thanks to positive attitude and good genesA Pleasanton resident for more than 30 years, Margerie "Marge" Headley turned 100 earlier this month and now prepares to...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2013Last comment by Dorothy Broderson , on Jun 18, 2013 at 10:42 am | 2 comments | 5640 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Swimmer charged in sexual assault gets felony convictionA 21-year-old Pleasanton man and former swimmer at UC Davis has been convicted of a felony in connection with an attack on...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2011Last comment by MikeAugustine, on Aug 17, 2011 at 5:57 pm | 5 comments | 5639 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Firefighters rescue woman from burning structure in LivermoreFirefighters Friday rescued a woman trapped inside a locked room at a residential motel in Livermore that was on fire. Read...
Original post made on Jun. 21, 2013Last comment by Arnold, on Jun 24, 2013 at 8:02 pm | 17 comments | 5639 Views
AROUND TOWN
The show must go onFriday the 13th proved to be unlucky for the cast of “All Shook Up”, the Pleasanton high schools' joint spring musical...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2020Last comment by julee, on Mar 20, 2020 at 10:16 pm | 1 comment | 5638 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Firefighters extinguish grass fire that closed Foothill Road early todayFirefighters have extinguished a two-alarm brush fire in Pleasanton late Sunday night. Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2016/07/25/firefighters-extingu...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2016Last comment by Henry, on Jul 25, 2016 at 9:56 am | 1 comment | 5638 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
If you pratonize downtown restaurants beware of policeLast Friday night my husband and I were driving down main street at approximately 9:45pm. A police officer followed us into...
Original post made by MJ on Oct. 22, 2009Last comment by PTown Girl, on Nov 9, 2009 at 7:28 pm | 33 comments | 5638 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Thanksgiving DUI arrests through Saturday up in Bay Area, state with 11 traffic deaths so farStatitics reported Saturday--and not updated since then--show that the California Highway Patrol has arrested more people...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2010Last comment by Mike, on Nov 30, 2010 at 3:30 pm | 12 comments | 5638 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Swalwell introduces online job-search billU.S. Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin), whose district includes Pleasanton, joined two Republican colleagues last week to introduce...
Original post made on Aug. 6, 2015Last comment by Waste of money, on Aug 7, 2015 at 12:12 am | 5 comments | 5637 Views
AROUND TOWN
Firecrackers/fireworks in the middle of the night?Two nights out of the past few, I've been awakened in the middle of the night by the sound of loud firecrackers going off....
Original post made by Sleepy on Mar. 9, 2009Last comment by HAHA, on Mar 12, 2009 at 2:29 pm | 27 comments | 5637 Views
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