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CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Red camaro sought by investigators of Castlewood deathSheriff's investigators have reportedly asked Castlewood Country Club residents if they've seen a red Chevy Camaro around...
Original post made on Apr. 1, 2008Last comment by LOORNPREORI, on Jun 15, 2009 at 9:42 pm | 12 comments | 5589 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
State controller wants community college payrolls made publicState Controller John Chiang has asked California Community Colleges Chancellor Jack Scott to make public data showing compensation...
Original post made on Aug. 4, 2011Last comment by Gina, on Aug 5, 2011 at 10:59 pm | 21 comments | 5588 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Houses or church site? Council to decide tomorrow nightThe Pleasanton City Council will decide at its meeting Tuesday night whether to rezone a church site for new houses in the...
Original post made on Oct. 5, 2015Last comment by East Sider, on Oct 14, 2015 at 12:18 am | 24 comments | 5588 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 | 5587 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
27 reports of tire slashings made with Pleasanton policePolice believe the slashing of several car tires in the northeastern part of Pleasanton happened in a half-hour timeframe...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2009Last comment by C, on Apr 26, 2009 at 9:33 pm | 20 comments | 5587 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton: Online fair competitions prove popularThe 2021 Alameda County Fair is being held Oct. 22-31, but its fine arts, gardening and hobby competitions took place online...
Original post made on Jul. 13, 2021Last comment by Claudette McDermott, on Jul 13, 2021 at 10:47 am | 1 comment | 5585 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Thank you teachersDear PUSD Teachers From the bottom of my heart, I want to say Thank You for all that you do for our students. The tragedy...
Original post made by New Mom on Dec. 17, 2012Last comment by Thank you Pleasanton!!!, on Dec 23, 2012 at 7:12 pm | 14 comments | 5584 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Students return to Foohill following graffiti threat to 'shoot everyone'Things were back to normal yesterday -- or close to it -- at Foothill High School, a day after a graffiti threat earlier...
Original post made on Mar. 15, 2013Last comment by Al, on Mar 17, 2013 at 9:17 am | 28 comments | 5584 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 | 5584 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Firefighters extinguish grass fire that closed Foothill Road early todayFirefighters have extinguished a two-alarm brush fire in Pleasanton late Sunday night. Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2016/07/25/firefighters-extingu...
Original post made on Jul. 25, 2016Last comment by Henry, on Jul 25, 2016 at 9:56 am | 1 comment | 5583 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Thanksgiving DUI arrests through Saturday up in Bay Area, state with 11 traffic deaths so farStatitics reported Saturday--and not updated since then--show that the California Highway Patrol has arrested more people...
Original post made on Nov. 29, 2010Last comment by Mike, on Nov 30, 2010 at 3:30 pm | 12 comments | 5583 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Locals help Army veteran who was robbed at Pleasanton hotelPleasanton residents have organized a donation drive to help a decorated Army veteran and his wife who just moved to the...
Original post made on Nov. 9, 2019There are no comments yet. 5582 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Sen. Glazer calls for a second lockdown for most of CaliforniaTri-Valley State Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Orinda) is leaning on Gov. Gavin Newsom to enact another shelter-in-place policy for...
Original post made on Jul. 27, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent , on Jul 31, 2020 at 9:14 am | 16 comments | 5581 Views
SPORTS
Amador Dons wallop Crescent City 62-8 in home openerThe Amador Valley Dons walloped Crescent City's Del Norte High Warriors Friday night, scoring 28 points in the opening quarter...
Original post made on Sep. 27, 2009Last comment by Give me a break, on Sep 29, 2009 at 3:14 pm | 8 comments | 5580 Views
SPORTS
The greatness that is NCS sportsIt is playoff time for many high school sports, and NCS, the overseeing body of high school sports playoffs is again at its...
Original post made by Get the facts on Nov. 11, 2009Last comment by T.H., on Nov 15, 2009 at 8:05 am | 15 comments | 5580 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
MTC: Testing signs for I-680 express lanes ahead of summer openingDrivers along Interstate 680 north of Pleasanton may have noticed messages appearing on the new toll signs for the future...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2017Last comment by Tom F, on Apr 8, 2017 at 6:35 am | 4 comments | 5580 Views
SPORTS
Amador Valley, Foothill win pre-season openers ahead of opening day for schools todayAmador Valley and Foothill high schools won their pre-season opening games Friday, giving fans a thumbs-up on an exciting...
Original post made on Aug. 27, 2012Last comment by Tango , on Aug 27, 2012 at 9:02 pm | 3 comments | 5579 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Retirement Benefit Excesses of California Public Employees (Refreshed)This has been the most active thread over the past week and deserves a refresh... State, National, International, posted...
Original post made by No Fear on May. 12, 2009Last comment by Take a breath, on Jun 1, 2009 at 3:55 pm | 22 comments | 5579 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Caledonian Club signs 5-year contract with Fairgrounds for Scottish GamesThe Caledonian Club of San Francisco, promoters of the Scottish Highland Gathering & Games, announced Monday that they once...
Original post made on Aug. 29, 2013Last comment by Cholo, on Sep 2, 2013 at 10:17 am | 3 comments | 5579 Views
RESTAURANTS
FALSE ADVERTISING BY STRAW HAT ON HOPYARDLast week, a full page, color ad came out advertising a 50 year celebration at Straw Hat, where they were rolling the prices...
Original post made by Upset in P-Town on Jul. 6, 2009Last comment by deedee, on Jan 27, 2010 at 9:47 am | 24 comments | 5578 Views
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Looking for something for the kids to do this summer, learn something new and have fun? The Summer Camp Guide features local camps for all ages and interests.
