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SPORTS
Dennis Miller's Alameda County Fair racing picks for today, July 1By Dennis Miller Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/show_story.php?id=4497 posted Wednesday,...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2010Last comment by Dandyd, on Jul 8, 2010 at 1:17 pm | 4 comments | 5474 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Foothill High cheer team takes 2nd place in USA regional competitionFoothill High School's JV competition cheer squad took 2nd place in the Intermediate JV Show Cheer division at the first...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2010Last comment by From the outside, on Dec 14, 2010 at 1:53 pm | 5 comments | 5474 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Congregation Beth Emek introduces new prayer book for Rosh HashanahCongregation Beth Emek in Pleasanton introduced a new Reform Judaism prayer book at its Rosh Hashanah services. Read the...
Original post made on Sep. 16, 2015Last comment by Ben, on Sep 17, 2015 at 10:42 am | 2 comments | 5472 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Editorial: Vote Yes on Measure I, Pleasanton Unified's $395 million school bondNow is the time to move forward on these imperative school facilities projects. The $395 million bond is effectively the...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2022Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Oct 15, 2022 at 8:55 am | 55 comments | 5471 Views
AROUND TOWN
Peters named permanent fire chief for LPFDCity officials announced on Wednesday afternoon that Jeff Peters has been named as permanent fire chief for the Livermore-Pleasanton...
Original post made on Jan. 8, 2020Last comment by Beth, on Jan 14, 2020 at 8:56 am | 5 comments | 5470 Views
AROUND TOWN
Prison health care workers to strike at Santa Rita JailMore than a hundred health care workers at Santa Rita Jail plan to strike this Tuesday if their demands aren't met. The employees...
Original post made on Mar. 14, 2008Last comment by Another Gatetree Resident, on Nov 5, 2009 at 6:17 pm | 16 comments | 5469 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Zone 7 completes bank stabilization project for creek off Foothill RoadRoughly three months and $4.55 million later, Zone 7 Water Agency has completed a bank stabilization project in the 7800...
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2018Last comment by Buc Lau, on Feb 3, 2018 at 10:24 am | 9 comments | 5467 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Jeffrey Williams becomes Pleasanton's new AmbassadogPleasanton has welcomed a new Ambassadog for the 2019-20 term with Jeffrey, a nearly 3-1/2-year-old mixed breed dog who is...
Original post made on Jul. 9, 2019Last comment by srco, on Jul 27, 2019 at 9:14 am | 4 comments | 5467 Views
AROUND TOWN
Checkpoint leads to 4 DUI arrestsFour drivers were arrested Monday night for driving under the influence of alcohol during a DUI and driver's license checkpoint...
Original post made on May. 7, 2008Last comment by Sarah, on May 16, 2008 at 8:01 pm | 10 comments | 5466 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman accused of using stolen credit cards in Pleasanton arrested in NevadaPleasanton police said Thursday that a woman accused of using stolen credit cards at Walmart in Pleasanton two months ago...
Original post made on Jul. 15, 2017Last comment by Resident, on Jul 15, 2017 at 9:23 am | 3 comments | 5466 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Walnut Creek OKs plastic bag ban although most markets in county don'tWalnut Creek will be one of the next Bay Area cities to say goodbye to plastic bags, joining Pleasanton and other Tri-Valley...
Original post made on Mar. 7, 2014Last comment by Terry Byrnes, on Mar 7, 2014 at 6:54 pm | 5 comments | 5465 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Air Fragrances in Pleasanton classroomsMany teachers in Pleasanton public schools use a device in the classroom that emits a chemical fragrance. If you go to...
Original post made by Ann on Jan. 18, 2008Last comment by Cholo, on Jan 30, 2008 at 3:34 pm | 23 comments | 5464 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Amador parents, staff, students create wish list for new principalParents of Amador Valley High School students want a principal who can balance being an administrator and still be personable...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2013Last comment by LOLcat, on Apr 23, 2013 at 6:21 pm | 9 comments | 5463 Views
SPORTS
Injury knocks out Wimbledon champ Bartoli in advance of today's Bank of the West ClassicThree-time Bank of the West Classic finalist and reigning Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has withdrawn from the 2013 event...
Original post made on Jul. 21, 2013Last comment by Cholo, on Jul 22, 2013 at 6:40 pm | 3 comments | 5463 Views
AROUND TOWN
Best Cell Phone Coverage???We live on the edge of Birdland and the Gates neighborhoods and our Verizon cellular signal is so poor, you just about can't...
Original post made by NoCell on Aug. 8, 2008Last comment by Anonymous, on Aug 13, 2008 at 7:28 am | 15 comments | 5463 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 | 5463 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Passing on the memoriesSelling the old family home is hard -- especially when it is a stunning Victorian on Second Street in Pleasanton -- but it...
Original post made on Nov. 24, 2020Last comment by Jocelyn Combs, on Nov 24, 2020 at 12:41 pm | 1 comment | 5463 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Sentinels of Freedom gives 5 wounded vets chance to sail on historic schoonerAs the sun came up very early over the San Francisco Bay last Saturday morning, a sleek 113 foot Sailing Schooner named Eros...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2012Last comment by Mike, on Aug 9, 2012 at 3:38 pm | 6 comments | 5462 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Inform yourself of what the Occupy Movement has in store for the Repub ConventionThis is what the Democrat party has become. Remember the words of Nancy Pelosi, "God Bless Them." (i.e. the "Occupiers") Check...
Original post made by Why on Aug. 25, 2012Last comment by Cholo, on Sep 2, 2012 at 3:03 pm | 17 comments | 5461 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
ObituariesStefan Martin Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=2870 posted Friday, August 24,...
Original post made on Sep. 11, 2007Last comment by freind of family, on Sep 11, 2007 at 3:20 pm | 1 comment | 5460 Views
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