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What is with all of the portable basketball "stands" in the streets?? LEGAL?With it getting late early I came home the other evening and nearly ran in to one of many portable basketball posts in our...
Original post made by Amy Nonomos on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by liberalism is a disease, on Dec 10, 2013 at 7:24 pm | 38 comments | 66854 Views
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Woman hit in crosswalk accident diesOne of two people hit in a Pleasanton crosswalk on Oct. 12 has died. "We received word that the female pedestrian succumbed...
Original post made on Oct. 15, 2013Last comment by kbenson, on Aug 14, 2015 at 11:57 am | 60 comments | 42845 Views
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Alameda County now reporting coronavirus data per cityThe Alameda County Public Health this week unveiled a new online dashboard that tracks various data related to local cases...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Apr 13, 2020 at 4:44 pm | 73 comments | 35098 Views
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Pleasanton teen identified as victim in fatal stabbingThe Pleasanton Police Department on Friday identified the young man who was stabbed to death during a fight in a hotel parking...
Original post made on Apr. 17, 2020Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Apr 18, 2020 at 9:00 am | 7 comments | 27270 Views
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Police Report on the Rev. Padraig (Patrick) GreeneThe following is the text of the official police report on the arrest of the Rev. Padraig (Patrick) Greene by the Oakland...
Original post made by Jeb Bing on Nov. 20, 2007Last comment by Jeb Bing, on Nov 27, 2007 at 4:35 am | 9 comments | 25235 Views
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Memorial service at 3 p.m. Thursday in Pleasanton for Kate SteinleA memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Casa Real in Pleasanton for Kate Steinle, who died last Wednesday after...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2015Last comment by laurie, on Jul 8, 2015 at 9:38 am | 6 comments | 23886 Views
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Bicyclist dies in collision with vehicle at Valley-Bernal-Stanley intersectionAn adult woman bicyclist died this morning in a collision at 7:07 a.m. at the intersection of Bernal and Valley avenues and...
Original post made on Jun. 23, 2016Last comment by Jvdleftcoaster, on Jun 24, 2016 at 11:08 am | 21 comments | 22020 Views
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One month later: Investigation continues into killing of Pleasanton teen Jackson ButlerFriday marks one month since 19-year-old Jackson Butler was stabbed to death during an altercation in a Pleasanton hotel...
Original post made on May. 15, 2020Last comment by source, on Jul 20, 2020 at 9:37 am | 30 comments | 20851 Views
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Details emerge about fatal motorcycle crash on Vasco Road in LivermoreA motorcyclist was killed after crossing into the opposite lane and slamming head-on into an SUV on North Vasco Road in unincorporated...
Original post made on Mar. 30, 2020Last comment by Adriana P., on Apr 2, 2020 at 10:22 pm | 12 comments | 20450 Views
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'Potbelly bandit' sentenced in Bank of America holdupA bank robber once known as "the potbelly bandit" has been sentenced to more than 15 years behind bars for a Sept. 11 holdup...
Original post made on Aug. 2, 2013Last comment by William Tel, on Aug 5, 2013 at 6:38 am | 5 comments | 20241 Views
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Alameda County agency to pay for recount of votes on narrowly-defeated Measure B1 transportation taxThe Alameda County Transportation Commission has submitted a recount request for Measure B1 to the county's Registrar of...
Original post made on Dec. 1, 2012Last comment by Dr Tom, on Dec 8, 2012 at 5:51 pm | 11 comments | 18973 Views
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PUSD says female student killed by train near downtown this afternoonThe PUSD has confirmed that a female student was struck and killed by a train around 2:30 p.m. Police are still investigating...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2010Last comment by Bethany, on Feb 19, 2011 at 5:37 pm | 236 comments | 18894 Views
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Chowchilla kidnapping 30 years laterby Elizabeth Campos Rajs Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=994 posted Friday,...
Original post made on Aug. 28, 2007Last comment by Janice, on Sep 4, 2015 at 3:35 pm | 31 comments | 17907 Views
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Cody Hall deemed 'potential threat to human life,' remains held without bailThe young driver who ran down and killed a bicyclist on Foothill Road will remain in jail without bond after a judge ruled...
Original post made on Nov. 14, 2013Last comment by Billy, on Nov 20, 2013 at 6:56 pm | 81 comments | 16756 Views
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Court reduces convicton of man's killing of 14-year-old Foothill High student to 2nd degree murderA state appeals court in San Francisco on Tuesday upheld a jury's determination that a 14-year-old Pleasanton girl was murdered...
Original post made on Jan. 4, 2017Last comment by Get the Facts, on Jan 6, 2017 at 4:18 pm | 11 comments | 16280 Views
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Suspect caught in Pleasanton home invasion robberyOne of the men suspected in the robbery of a Pleasanton man who won big at a Bay Area casino in August was captured Wednesday...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2013Last comment by Mitch, on Nov 12, 2013 at 10:27 am | 11 comments | 15277 Views
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Killing of Pleasanton native ignites debate over 'sanctuary' citiesSanchez had been held earlier in the year in San Francisco jail but was released due to the city's "sanctuary" policy, which...
Original post made on Jul. 6, 2015Last comment by Dave Francis, on Jul 6, 2015 at 10:40 pm | 16 comments | 15126 Views
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36 years later: Former classmate confesses to murder of Pleasanton's Tina FaelzAfter maintaining his innocence for six years, convicted killer Steven Carlson has confessed to the murder of 14-year-old...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2020Last comment by Shawn, on Oct 26, 2020 at 10:55 am | 2 comments | 14954 Views
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Beware of telephone and email scamsBy far, the most common way of separating seniors from their money is through the telephone, in cons ranging from the grandparent...
Original post made on Nov. 23, 2013Last comment by Sam, on Nov 23, 2013 at 9:52 am | 5 comments | 14688 Views
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Who killed Tina Faelz?Nearly a quarter of a century after Tina Faelz's lifeless body was found in a drainage culvert on a pathway behind Foothill...
Original post made on Apr. 18, 2008Last comment by orange soda, on Aug 31, 2011 at 1:26 am | 56 comments | 14505 Views
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