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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Graffiti and Gang activity in PleasantonHas everyone seen the huge amount of Graffiti around Pleasanton and Livermore in the last weeks? My high school son tells...
Original post made by Parent on Aug. 14, 2008Last comment by Jeb Bing, on Aug 16, 2008 at 3:20 pm | 47 comments | 10734 Views
RESTAURANTS
Rount Table Main Steet Closed??I just heard that Round Table on Main has closed - does anyone know why? Very sad that we lose yet another great place for...
Original post made by Mary on Jun. 12, 2013Last comment by Rob, on Oct 26, 2013 at 11:33 pm | 34 comments | 10731 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton Council moves forward on new library/civic center complexThe City Council has approved a draft master plan for a new Pleasanton Civic Center complex in Bernal Community Park which...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2016Last comment by Karen, on Dec 12, 2016 at 8:14 am | 30 comments | 10724 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Catalytic converter theft ring busted by Tri-Valley policeAlmost a year after a watchful citizen first tipped off local authorities, several individuals were recently arrested in...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2021Last comment by Diane, on Nov 11, 2021 at 11:59 am | 2 comments | 10723 Views
AROUND TOWN
Man stabbed at his home by uninvited guestA 22-year-old Pleasanton man is recovering, listed in stable condition, after sustaining three stab wounds Saturday at his...
Original post made on Sep. 20, 2007Last comment by aaron, on Apr 9, 2008 at 2:03 pm | 7 comments | 10719 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board candidate Sandy Piderit wants new ways of thinking about educationConcern for the future of education in Pleasanton led Sandy Piderit to run for the school board, she told a small crowd at...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2010Last comment by Gunslinger, on Sep 11, 2010 at 9:51 am | 55 comments | 10710 Views
AROUND TOWN
Fraud in the many nail salonsA friend of mine and my daughter were working in one of the many nail salons in Pleasanton. Neither my friend or my daughter...
Original post made by Lisa on Aug. 3, 2011Last comment by Ari, on Aug 22, 2012 at 7:54 pm | 31 comments | 10705 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Updated: Pleasanton boy found safeThe Pleasanton Police Department is seeking the community's help in finding a missing child. Read the full story here...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2017Last comment by Working Parent, on Apr 19, 2017 at 11:07 am | 4 comments | 10702 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Parents sue city, Pleasanton PD over son’s in-custody death last summerThe family of Jacob Bauer, a local man who died at a hospital in Pleasanton police custody after a confrontation with officers...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2019Last comment by Transparency........., on Aug 8, 2019 at 8:35 pm | 107 comments | 10701 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton school board approves $115 million budget, raises highest teacher salaries to $99,000The Pleasanton School Board approved a $115 million budget for the 2013-14 school year Tuesday night that includes more than...
Original post made on Jun. 20, 2013Last comment by Pay attention parents, on Jun 29, 2013 at 1:19 am | 25 comments | 10699 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Sira stepping away from 30 years of coaching at Amador Valley HighTo be a coach in this era at the high school level is nothing short of a can't win situation. No matter how your season turns...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2016Last comment by accountability, on Mar 29, 2016 at 6:31 pm | 12 comments | 10699 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board candidates debateThe candidates vying for PUSD Board of Trustees detailed their plans for leading local schools through the ongoing COVID-19...
Original post made on Sep. 24, 2020Last comment by Pete, on Sep 26, 2020 at 5:04 pm | 5 comments | 10698 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Sixteenth molestation charge added against GermainInvestigators are looking into the past of Henry John Germain, an accused child molester, which is leading them to Southern...
Original post made on Sep. 30, 2008Last comment by Joan Ledoux, on Nov 19, 2008 at 1:48 pm | 69 comments | 10693 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PUSD trustees appoint new Hart principal among flurry of admin movesHarvest Park vice principal Caroline Fields was named the new principal of Hart Middle School at the PUSD board's final meeting...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2019Last comment by Baloney, on Jun 30, 2019 at 1:30 pm | 13 comments | 10692 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board backs two competing education funding billsThe Pleasanton School Board decided Tuesday night to hedge its bets and back both competing education spending plans up for...
Original post made on Sep. 13, 2012Last comment by Mike, on Sep 15, 2012 at 11:59 pm | 39 comments | 10689 Views
AROUND TOWN
Amador Theater sinkingThe Amador Theater on the campus of Amador Valley High School is sinking and major foundation and other restoration work...
Original post made on Mar. 12, 2015Last comment by tim, on Mar 15, 2015 at 8:36 am | 15 comments | 10678 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Family of missing teen Sydney West offers $10,000 reward for information leading to her returnThe family of 19-year-old Sydney 'Syd' West, a former Foothill High School student who went missing in San Francisco last...
Original post made on Feb. 3, 2021Last comment by Saundra Allman, on Feb 3, 2021 at 9:49 am | 1 comment | 10677 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Principal Banning Parents from Entering Pleasanton School Grounds?Can anyone from any other elementary school comment as to whether parents have been BANNED from school campuses when they...
Original post made by What? on Sep. 28, 2012Last comment by Carrie, on Jan 9, 2013 at 2:42 pm | 44 comments | 10675 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Mayor's Award for 2012 goes to 'Kids Against Hunger' director Sherri LealSherri Leal, director of the satellite branch of "Kids Against Hunger" in Pleasanton since 2010 that has delivered one million...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2012Last comment by Deanna Wolford, on Oct 8, 2012 at 1:40 pm | 7 comments | 10671 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Seniority-only Based Layoffs Hurt StudentsAt the end of this PDF link is a suggestion for an alternative system that can be implemented based upon the results of the...
Original post made by Stacey on Mar. 8, 2010Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Mar 15, 2010 at 6:50 am | 16 comments | 10670 Views
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