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SCHOOLS & KIDS
Facilities master plan goes before school board tonightThe Pleasanton School Board will get a comprehensive look at what needs to be done at schools following a year-long evaluation...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2012Last comment by jay, on Nov 28, 2012 at 2:51 pm | 7 comments | 5838 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton police searching for man missing for nearly 10 yearsPleasanton police are asking for the public's help to find a man who went missing nearly 10 years ago. Read the full story...
Original post made on Apr. 24, 2013Last comment by just sayin', on Apr 24, 2013 at 9:58 am | 3 comments | 5838 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 | 5838 Views
AROUND TOWN
2 robberies attempted at local pharmacies, 1 succeedsA lone robber attempted to hold up a pharmacy at a Safeway supermarket on Bernal Avenue without success yesterday but police...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2014Last comment by to curious, on Nov 21, 2014 at 3:00 pm | 4 comments | 5837 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Parcel tax opponents blast board decisionsOpponents of the Measure E parcel tax were out in force again at the Pleasanton school board meeting Tuesday night, questioning,...
Original post made on Apr. 29, 2011Last comment by Larry, on May 5, 2011 at 11:17 am | 20 comments | 5836 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 | 5836 Views
AROUND TOWN
Picketers protest wages, safety issues at building siteMembers of the bricklayers union were out at the crack of dawn today protesting what they said were poor pay and inadequate...
Original post made on Jun. 30, 2011Last comment by Christian, on Jul 5, 2011 at 6:50 am | 27 comments | 5836 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 | 5836 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Solicitors knew our kid's names and ages!Today (5/27) two young men came around in Vintage Hills, soliciting college prep software. They stopped at many homes on...
Original post made by MainStreetDiva on May. 27, 2011Last comment by Blossom, on Jun 5, 2011 at 2:24 am | 28 comments | 5836 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
EditorialCalifornia cities are watching closely the outcome of the legal battle in Alameda County Superior Court over a referendum...
Original post made on Feb. 29, 2008Last comment by Susan, on Mar 6, 2008 at 10:45 pm | 8 comments | 5835 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 | 5835 Views
SPORTS
Hospice's popular 'Hike for Hope' set for April 30The second annual Hike for Hope is scheduled for April 30, giving participants a chance to remember someone special during...
Original post made on Apr. 14, 2011There are no comments yet. 5834 Views
AROUND TOWN
Eric Swalwell -- makes vulgar speech to CongressAt first I thought it was a joke, but it isn't. The Washington Post (who has posted the video) and many others are reporting...
Original post made by you\\\\\\\'ve got to be kidding on Sep. 20, 2013Last comment by Forest, on Sep 26, 2013 at 5:17 pm | 33 comments | 5834 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
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 | 5834 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Serial robbery suspect arrested after car chaseCalifornia Highway Patrol arrested a man in Manteca Tuesday morning suspected in several robberies in the Bay Area and Central...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2008Last comment by thanks for the enertainment, on May 12, 2009 at 2:43 am | 19 comments | 5834 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
10th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni soccer game set for Jan. 5.Four decades of soccer players from Pleasanton schools will be playing in the 10th Ryan Gordon Foothill-Amador Alumni Soccer...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2012Last comment by Curt Gordon, on Jan 3, 2013 at 10:05 am | 3 comments | 5833 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Why is National Guard recruiting for 'internment' cops?Everyone of us, with no exceptions, is a member of a class of citizen that is targeted as "potential terrorist" by our government....
Original post made by mark on Aug. 11, 2009Last comment by mark, on Aug 11, 2009 at 6:54 pm | 22 comments | 5833 Views
AROUND TOWN
Wings of Freedom celebrates 30th national tour with annual stop in LivermoreThe annual Wings of Freedom Tour in Livermore encourages visitors to climb aboard the "living, breathing museum" for tours,...
Original post made on May. 22, 2019Last comment by James Michael, on May 22, 2019 at 8:22 pm | 2 comments | 5833 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
'Kate' Steinle family planning suit against S.F., federal officials over her deathThe family of a woman shot and killed at San Francisco's Pier 14 last month said Monday that they plan to sue city and federal...
Original post made on Sep. 1, 2015Last comment by ample tone, on Sep 2, 2015 at 4:41 pm | 16 comments | 5833 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 | 5832 Views
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