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Passover at sundown continues a special week that includes Easster next Sunday

Passover began at sundown today, commemorating the exodus of the Jewish people from slavery in Egypt. Read the full story...

Original post made on Mar. 25, 2013
Last comment by Cholo, on Mar 25, 2013 at 6:49 pm | 3 comments | 5850 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Thanksgiving DUI arrests through Saturday up in Bay Area, state with 11 traffic deaths so far

Statitics reported Saturday--and not updated since then--show that the California Highway Patrol has arrested more people...

Original post made on Nov. 29, 2010
Last comment by Mike, on Nov 30, 2010 at 3:30 pm | 12 comments | 5850 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

PUSD Budget Gap is now $8M and a Proposal for debate

PUSD has distributed an updated budget gap analysis showing a need to reduce expenditures by $8M. PUSD's proposed reductions...

Original post made by Dark Corners of Town on Jan. 26, 2010
Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Jan 29, 2010 at 7:14 am | 84 comments | 5849 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Head of the Class: Bull takes reins at Donlon

Bull, 43, is Donlon's new principal, but the city resident is no stranger to Pleasanton Unified. He worked for the past 15...

Original post made on Sep. 23, 2015
Last comment by Shauna Johnson, on Sep 23, 2015 at 2:10 pm | 2 comments | 5849 Views

SPORTS

Pleasanton Preps: New column spotlights local youth sports

For 16 years, highlighting the exploits of prep athletes in the Tri-Valley was my life, and it was an incredibly rewarding...

Original post made on Sep. 11, 2015
Last comment by Dennis Miller, on Sep 15, 2015 at 12:39 pm | 4 comments | 5849 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Livermore airport welcomes national fly-in

The skies will brighten next weekend when the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association holds one of its 2019 national fly-ins...

Original post made on Jun. 17, 2019
Last comment by Ridgerunner , on Jun 17, 2019 at 9:14 pm | 1 comment | 5849 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

UPDATE: Infant in critical condition after emergency brain surgery

Police are investigating the cause of a head injury of a 9-month-old Pleasanton boy taken to ValleyCare Medical Center around...

Original post made on Apr. 1, 2008
Last comment by p-town resident, on Apr 1, 2008 at 8:25 pm | 1 comment | 5849 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Livermore cop hit by rocks thrown from railroad overcrossing

A police officer was struck in the head by large chunks of concrete and rocks thrown at him from a railroad overcrossing...

Original post made on Feb. 11, 2012
Last comment by Truth, on Mar 3, 2012 at 7:58 pm | 8 comments | 5849 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Woman found dead in brush at Dublin BART station

The Alameda County Coroner's Office have identified the woman whose body was found in the brush last week near the East Dublin/Pleasanton...

Original post made on Jul. 27, 2012
Last comment by Cholo, on Aug 26, 2012 at 5:06 pm | 3 comments | 5849 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Pleasanton police searching for ‘at-risk’ teen

The Pleasanton Police Department announced Sunday evening that officers are looking for the public’s help in finding a...

Original post made on Nov. 26, 2017
Last comment by Kelley Glenn, on Nov 26, 2017 at 9:02 pm | 1 comment | 5849 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Safeway gets OK for gas station at its new Pleasanton store

Safeway will add a three-bay, nine-pump self-service discount gasoline station to its new Lifestyle supermarket in Pleasanton. Read...

Original post made on Jul. 27, 2012
Last comment by Dr. Bill Wattenberg, on Aug 7, 2012 at 12:05 pm | 23 comments | 5848 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Pleasanton PTA seeks 'Excellence in Education' nominations

The Pleasanton Parent Teacher Association (PTA) Council is accepting nominations for the 25th annual Excellence in Education...

Original post made on Apr. 16, 2015
Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Sep 13, 2015 at 8:15 am | 11 comments | 5848 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Free outdoor movies start downtown on Thursday night

Drive-in movies are coming back to Pleasanton, but this time you don't need a car and can just walk into a park for an evening...

Original post made on Jul. 8, 2009
Last comment by jenelle dronkers, on Jul 25, 2009 at 7:22 pm | 14 comments | 5847 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Amador grad paralyzed in accident

A life can change in an instant. That was the case for Katie Sharify. While on her way to Los Angeles on Nov. 2, the 2006...

Original post made on Nov. 21, 2011
Last comment by Lisa, on Nov 29, 2011 at 10:00 pm | 12 comments | 5847 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Guest opinion: No school board election this November -- what does it mean?

One might argue that no challengers mean that the community is mostly satisfied with the performance of its school board....

Original post made on Sep. 7, 2012
Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Sep 10, 2012 at 11:45 am | 24 comments | 5847 Views

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

'Occupy' protests continue

Police arrested 95 protesters who stormed a Bank of America branch in downtown San Francisco Wednesday afternoon and refused...

Original post made on Nov. 17, 2011
Last comment by Stacey, on Nov 20, 2011 at 12:01 pm | 38 comments | 5845 Views

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

Flags flying at half-staff to honor victims of Paris attacks

The cities of Pleasanton and Dublin are flying local government flags at half-staff through sunset tomorrow to honor the...

Original post made on Nov. 18, 2015
Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 21, 2015 at 10:13 am | 12 comments | 5845 Views

RESTAURANTS

Win free Alameda County Fair tickets!

We're giving away 15 pairs of Alameda County Fair tickets! Answer a few questions and enter a drawing to win. Only one entry...

Original post made on Jun. 4, 2014
Last comment by Cholo, on Jun 5, 2014 at 10:28 am | 3 comments | 5843 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Thorne honored for city, civic efforts on behalf of veterans

Members of the Pleasanton Military Families Support Group have honored Mayor Jerry Thorne for his city and civic efforts...

Original post made on Mar. 28, 2014
Last comment by USCG MOM/PMF MEMBER, on Mar 31, 2014 at 6:27 pm | 5 comments | 5843 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

East Bay Regional Park District board shuts down Chabot Gun Club

East Bay Regional Park District directors have voted unanimously to close the 53-year-old Chabot Gun Club near San Leandro...

Original post made on Mar. 3, 2016
Last comment by Sue Thayer, on Jul 10, 2016 at 10:52 am | 9 comments | 5842 Views
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