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Readers Choice 2011 Winners

First- and second-place winners in the 2011 Pleasanton Weekly Readers Choice contest Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/show_story.php?id=7445...

Original post made on Aug. 2, 2011
Last comment by Damon, on Jul 21, 2015 at 12:22 pm | 16 comments | 73434 Views

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Guest opinion: Wal-Mart comes at a high price for Pleasanton

Your Jan. 27 editorial "Wal-Mart's Neighborhood Market good for Pleasanton" made me wonder if the Pleasanton Weekly is a...

Original post made on Feb. 10, 2012
Last comment by Florence Tarkington, on Feb 18, 2012 at 9:52 pm | 150 comments | 51929 Views

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Chamber recognizes 6 for community leadership

The Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce has recognized individuals, groups and businesses that demonstrated excellence and community...

Original post made on Apr. 4, 2014
Last comment by Ed Dantzig, on Apr 4, 2014 at 10:10 am | 1 comment | 49592 Views

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Workday, company founder donate new DARE program vehicle to Pleasanton police

Workday, Inc. and its co-chief executive officer Dave Duffield have donated a new Chevrolet Tahoe hybrid to the Pleasanton...

Original post made on Aug. 20, 2013
Last comment by Ptown Parent, on Aug 23, 2013 at 10:05 am | 7 comments | 49570 Views

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Canadian Geese

Just like clock work every morning and evening, a "V' Formation of honking geese fly overhead. Does anyone know what they...

Original post made by Pat on Aug. 19, 2013
Last comment by Malc Williams, on Aug 28, 2014 at 8:26 pm | 20 comments | 45327 Views

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Job fairs planned for Paragon Outlets mall, scheduled to open Nov. 8

Hiring fairs for Livermore's new Paragon Outlets mall will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 11 and Tuesday,...

Original post made on Aug. 2, 2012
Last comment by Cholo, on Aug 19, 2012 at 9:13 pm | 25 comments | 44267 Views

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Pleasanton: Court rejects citizen group's appeal in lawsuit over proposed Costco store

A state appellate court panel has denied a citizen group's challenge of the public approval process for the proposed Costco...

Original post made on Mar. 10, 2022
Last comment by Michael Austin , on Apr 5, 2022 at 8:53 am | 24 comments | 42992 Views

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Reader's Choice

With 29,358 confirmed votes from 1,550 voters across the globe, our readers truly chose their favorite parts of Pleasanton--from...

Original post made on Jul. 25, 2008
Last comment by Bad news, on Jul 25, 2008 at 3:08 pm | 4 comments | 40679 Views

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Tri-Valley police prepare amid looting around Bay Area

Police agencies in the Tri-Valley are preparing for potential looting attempts in local communities amid similar incidents...

Original post made on May. 31, 2020
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Pleasanton residents turn out en masse for downtown reopening

Thousands turned out for downtown Pleasanton's grand reopening event on Friday, which saw downtown restaurants and businesses...

Original post made on Jun. 20, 2020
Last comment by Michael Austin, on Jul 1, 2020 at 7:53 pm | 56 comments | 37946 Views

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New Street Lights

We noticed the new street lights in our community tonight. They are so dim that some of them barely light up the sidewalk...

Original post made by CalGirl on Mar. 19, 2014
Last comment by Dark Thought, on Jun 12, 2014 at 7:37 pm | 22 comments | 37335 Views

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Fire department offering emergency response training in May

The Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department (LPFD) will once again offer Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Training on...

Original post made on Apr. 8, 2014
Last comment by Cholo, on Apr 10, 2014 at 9:21 am | 3 comments | 35335 Views

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The perfect 10

Pleasanton's Morgan Buenz was a perfect 10 when she was born 10 minutes after 10 on the 10th day of the 10th month in 1990...

Original post made on Oct. 18, 2010
Last comment by Linda, on Oct 22, 2010 at 11:21 am | 4 comments | 35042 Views

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Best of Pleasanton

Around Town Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=1389 posted Friday, October 13,...

Original post made on Aug. 4, 2007
Last comment by John Pitts, on Dec 24, 2007 at 2:04 pm | 3 comments | 34140 Views

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Real Estate Matters: Cash offers have advantage for sellers in housing market

As a company that is at the forefront of marketing to the Mandarin-speaking community, we love the high level of emphasis...

Original post made on Apr. 6, 2013
Last comment by Recent Buyer, on Jul 4, 2013 at 4:39 am | 15 comments | 32688 Views

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Editorial: Experiment aimed at improving tone and dialogue on our Town Square forum

Beginning Saturday, Aug. 1, participation in PleasantonWeekly.com's popular Town Square reader forum will be limited to those...

Original post made on Jul. 28, 2020
Last comment by Barbara Costello, on Jul 31, 2020 at 2:42 pm | 17 comments | 31778 Views

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Alameda County to allow outdoor dining, all retail; Pleasanton closing Main Street on weekends to help

Outdoor restaurant dining, larger religious services and all retail stores are on track to be allowed again in Alameda County...

Original post made on Jun. 12, 2020
Last comment by Dave O, on Jun 23, 2020 at 3:17 pm | 20 comments | 31159 Views

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Alameda County Public Health delays reopening timeline indefinitely

ACPHD will postpone indefinitely its reopening timeline for businesses that had been on track to return in July, citing the...

Original post made on Jun. 29, 2020
Last comment by Elderly Shelterer, on Jul 1, 2020 at 8:57 am | 78 comments | 30526 Views

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Registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans in Pleasanton and the gap is only growing

For years registered Republicans widely outnumbered registered Democrats in the City of Pleasanton. Those days are long gone....

Original post made by Delta Tim on Mar. 29, 2012
Last comment by Resident, on Apr 2, 2012 at 10:00 am | 52 comments | 29852 Views

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Texas firm wins Alameda County contract to provide ambulance service here

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted 4-0 Tuesday to replace the county's current ambulance service provider with...

Original post made on Apr. 28, 2010
Last comment by mmedic50, on Oct 30, 2011 at 6:32 pm | 40 comments | 29844 Views
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