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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 | 52125 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Pleasanton teachers agree to pay cut to reportedly save district nearly $4.6M

In a statement released by the Association of Pleasanton Teachers, president Trevor Knaggs announced that teachers made a...

Original post made on Feb. 19, 2010
Last comment by What about our kids?, on Feb 24, 2010 at 7:14 pm | 313 comments | 50722 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 | 49779 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 | 49740 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Alameda County health officials confirm first local case of coronavirus

In addition to several more newly identified cases in the Bay Area, public health officials confirmed the first presumptive...

Original post made on Mar. 2, 2020
Last comment by Punky, on Mar 3, 2020 at 2:22 pm | 30 comments | 46790 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Feds may buy state bonds to relieve cash-flow shortfall, jump-start local projects

The leaders of the five Tri-Valley cities are in Washington, D.C., today meeting with members of the California congressional...

Original post made on Jan. 16, 2009
Last comment by abdulla, on Mar 17, 2009 at 7:57 pm | 6 comments | 45968 Views

STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL

GOP wins, takes Kennedy seat, voters spoke against healthcare "reform"

See article: http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/01/19/massachusetts.senate/index.html?hpt=T1 The GOP won, taking over Kennedy's...

Original post made by GOP gets Kennedy seat on Jan. 19, 2010
Last comment by Moe Mentum, on Jan 20, 2010 at 4:06 pm | 14 comments | 45742 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 | 45480 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Woman hit in crosswalk accident dies

One 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, 2013
Last comment by kbenson, on Aug 14, 2015 at 11:57 am | 60 comments | 44796 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 | 44429 Views

SCHOOLS & KIDS

Presenting the class of 2008

Bayley Adams Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=4087 posted Friday, June 6, 2008,...

Original post made on Jun. 18, 2008
Last comment by Cholo, on Jun 23, 2008 at 12:12 pm | 3 comments | 43513 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 | 43410 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 | 40811 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Pleasanton: Deck the halls with elegant ornaments

For Joyce and Bob Shapiro, the holiday season begins in October when they gingerly unwrap the exquisite decorations they've...

Original post made on Dec. 13, 2021
Last comment by Margo, on Dec 13, 2021 at 4:05 pm | 1 comment | 39969 Views

COMMENTS ON STORIES

Faculty at Cal State East Bay votes to strike next Thursday

California State University faculty members have voted to stage a one-day strike next Thursday, Nov. 17, to protest Chancellor...

Original post made on Nov. 8, 2011
Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Nov 15, 2011 at 9:44 am | 73 comments | 39816 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
There are no comments yet. 39310 Views

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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 | 38249 Views

SPORTS

TV30 recognizes Tri-Valley high school athletes

Tri-Valley Community Television recognized outstanding high school athletes last Thursday at an event with guest speaker...

Original post made on Jun. 4, 2013
Last comment by Sportysport, on Jun 7, 2013 at 10:32 pm | 6 comments | 38162 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Alameda County now reporting coronavirus data per city

The 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, 2020
Last comment by DKHSK, on Apr 13, 2020 at 4:44 pm | 73 comments | 37928 Views

CRIMES & INCIDENTS

Foothill band director charged with inappropriate conduct against minor while at prior district

Foothill High director of bands Efrain Hinojosa faces charges for alleged inappropriate conduct against a minor that occurred...

Original post made on Dec. 15, 2022
Last comment by Former PTown Resident, on Dec 15, 2022 at 12:42 pm | 4 comments | 37606 Views
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