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Activists call for Santa Rita Jail inmates to be releasedA coalition of activist groups on Thursday called on Alameda County Sheriff Gregory Ahern to release all inmates at Santa...
Original post made on Apr. 9, 2020Last comment by Wombat, on Apr 15, 2020 at 8:06 am | 12 comments | 5362 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
My Problem with PUSD Vision StatementOpen Letter to Superintendent Ahmadi, An email regarding the PUSD Board Update of 6/19/12 was received today. I strongly...
Original post made by Mark on Jun. 20, 2012Last comment by Difficult, on Jun 23, 2012 at 6:51 pm | 52 comments | 5361 Views
SPORTS
Peter Sagan repeats sprint to finish to take Stage 2 in 2012 Amgen TourYoung Slovakian cycling sensation and overall 2012 Amgen Tour of California race leader Peter Sagan (SVK) of Liquigas-Cannondale...
Original post made on May. 11, 2012Last comment by Steve Rosefield, on May 11, 2012 at 6:49 pm | 1 comment | 5361 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
9-year-old Concord girl is Bay Area's first swine flu deathA 9-year-old Concord girl who had been diagnosed with the H1N1 virus died Friday, marking the Bay Area's first swine flu-related...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2009Last comment by Stacey, on Jun 6, 2009 at 4:53 pm | 9 comments | 5361 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Houston worthy successor to PomboThe Weekly story on Guy Houston was a nice ode to his local roots but short on substance. He would be a worthy successor...
Original post made by Pam on Mar. 6, 2007Last comment by Vote No On Houston, on Jan 18, 2008 at 4:59 am | 3 comments | 5360 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 | 5359 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
PPIE hosting half-marathon, 5K event today to benefit Pleasanton schoolsThe Pleasanton Partnerships in Education (PPIE) Foundation will sponsor a half-marathon and 5K event today starting at the...
Original post made on Apr. 15, 2013Last comment by Just another voice, on Apr 19, 2013 at 2:24 pm | 11 comments | 5358 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Campana Jazz Festival set for Saturday in PleasantonThe 39th annual Campana Jazz Festival will be held at Amador Valley High School from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Read...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2014Last comment by Marilyn Palowitch, on Feb 6, 2014 at 9:48 am | 2 comments | 5358 Views
AROUND TOWN
For the biker who nearly died today . . . . . .I was driving north on Main St today at 5:30 AM, just approaching Stanley. My traffic light was, and had been, green but...
Original post made by driver and biker on Aug. 21, 2009Last comment by Resident, on Aug 26, 2009 at 9:37 pm | 37 comments | 5358 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police catch 2 men believed responsible for 33 auto burglaries in PleasantonPleasanton police said Friday that they believe they caught a pair of thieves responsible for at least 33 automobile break-ins...
Original post made on Dec. 31, 2011Last comment by Kudos to LPD, on Jan 2, 2012 at 11:45 am | 8 comments | 5358 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Letters<B>Need constructive solutions Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/story.php?story_id=8209 posted Friday,...
Original post made on May. 27, 2011Last comment by concerned parent, on Jun 12, 2011 at 9:59 pm | 54 comments | 5357 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Jerry McNerney fails 'truth meter', makes false accusations against Dean AndalInteresting that incumbent Congressman Jerry McNerney, whom the Pleasanton Weekly has already endorsed, has lowered himself...
Original post made by Fact-checker on Oct. 20, 2008Last comment by Fact-checker, on Oct 23, 2008 at 10:51 am | 14 comments | 5357 Views
AROUND TOWN
Mayor and Council Votes Itself A RaiseThe Pleasanton Mayor and City Council is voting itself a gigantic pay raise up from $600 to $1050 a month for the mayor and...
Original post made by Jack Hovingh on Aug. 14, 2007Last comment by Sharon, on Oct 10, 2007 at 3:55 pm | 13 comments | 5357 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Budget priorities ratified at school board meetingSan Diego is budgeting based upon looking at what needs to be funded instead of what needs to be cut. If a budget is a reflection...
Original post made by Stacey on Jan. 13, 2010Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Jan 13, 2010 at 9:14 pm | 1 comment | 5356 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Proposed New Driver Tax -" VMT"The Metropolitan Transportation Commission(MTC)has proposed yet another tax. Drivers would be required to install a tracking...
Original post made by Jason on Jul. 23, 2012Last comment by steven, on Jul 31, 2012 at 11:40 am | 104 comments | 5356 Views
AROUND TOWN
Hearst Elementary cancels Fall Festival, cites lack of volunteersHearst Elementary School's Fall Festival has been canceled after the school was unable to find enough volunteers to run the...
Original post made on Nov. 2, 2015Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 10, 2015 at 9:37 am | 11 comments | 5356 Views
BOOKS & MOVIES
Drive-in movies make a come-backThe Alameda County Fairgrounds will host a pop-up series of drive-in movies this summer, starting next Friday evening (June...
Original post made on Jun. 4, 2020Last comment by Rebecca K., on Jun 8, 2020 at 6:07 am | 4 comments | 5356 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Donate your old cell phones to support our troopsWith the holidays approaching, so many of our nations' young men and women are serving in remote locations away from family...
Original post made on Oct. 27, 2010Last comment by Bill T, on Oct 27, 2010 at 12:45 pm | 3 comments | 5356 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
CHP officer in critical condition after being shot during I-680 traffic stop where suspect was killedA California Highway Patrol officer critically wounded in a shooting that followed a traffic stop on I-680 Tuesday morning...
Original post made on Sep. 5, 2012Last comment by anti-arnold, on Sep 6, 2012 at 3:16 pm | 17 comments | 5355 Views
AROUND TOWN
Starbucks Plastic Cups-Recyclable?I remember checking about Starbucks plastic cups, and they were the wrong shape to put in the blue recycle bin. Something...
Original post made by Wendy on Jul. 23, 2012Last comment by kolohe, on Jul 26, 2012 at 11:08 am | 6 comments | 5354 Views
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