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Community crowds City Council meeting to demand better contract for police unionNearly 60 Pleasanton residents, former city leaders and police officers packed Tuesday night's City Council meeting to demand...
Original post made on Aug. 16, 2023Last comment by Birdland Resident, on Aug 22, 2023 at 9:31 am | 19 comments | 5723 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Pleasanton residents weigh in on proposed water rate increases -- and they're not happyMore than a thousand people have recently signed a new petition to ask the Pleasanton City Council and city staff to postpone...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2023Last comment by Billie, on Sep 16, 2023 at 1:18 pm | 8 comments | 5723 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Pleasanton school board approves temporary grading policyThe Pleasanton school board unanimously adopted a temporary grading policy at a special online meeting Thursday, allowing...
Original post made on Jan. 11, 2021Last comment by Real World, on Jan 18, 2021 at 11:25 am | 5 comments | 5722 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Hundreds jam Golfsmith Superstore at Pleasanton grand opening in Rose PavilionGolfsmith, a nationally-known golf and tennis retailer, opened its new 28,500 square foot Pleasanton superstore Friday morning...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2008Last comment by Wondering..., on Jul 26, 2008 at 6:04 am | 3 comments | 5722 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Swimmer charged in sexual assault gets felony convictionA 21-year-old Pleasanton man and former swimmer at UC Davis has been convicted of a felony in connection with an attack on...
Original post made on Jul. 1, 2011Last comment by MikeAugustine, on Aug 17, 2011 at 5:57 pm | 5 comments | 5722 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Missing Lathrop 1-year-old safe; Pleasanton police find car used in abductionAn Amber Alert issued for a 1-year-old girl who was allegedly abducted by her father from her San Joaquin County home near...
Original post made on Aug. 7, 2012Last comment by Cholo, on Aug 12, 2012 at 6:49 pm | 15 comments | 5721 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 | 5720 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bipartisan coalition supports school facilities bond on November ballotAssemblymembers Joan Buchanan and Curt Hagman, along with many supporters from around the state, urged Gov. Jerry Brown on...
Original post made on Aug. 5, 2014Last comment by Rand is a Pansy, on Aug 5, 2014 at 9:14 pm | 7 comments | 5720 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
EditorialIf at least three of the five candidates currently holding filing papers for this year's Pleasanton school board elections...
Original post made on Aug. 14, 2008Last comment by JT, on Aug 14, 2008 at 10:40 am | 2 comments | 5719 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Services planned for Dr. Bill James, former Pleasanton schools superintendentA memorial service for Dr. Bill James, former long-serving superintendent of Pleasanton schools who died earlier this month,...
Original post made on Oct. 19, 2017Last comment by Robin Neal, on Oct 21, 2017 at 7:05 pm | 2 comments | 5719 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
'Occupy' protests continuePolice arrested 95 protesters who stormed a Bank of America branch in downtown San Francisco Wednesday afternoon and refused...
Original post made on Nov. 17, 2011Last comment by Stacey, on Nov 20, 2011 at 12:01 pm | 38 comments | 5719 Views
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton home burglary nets more than $13,000Precious metal, jewelry and electronics worth about $13,400 were reported stolen in a June 5 burglary at a home in the 7800...
Original post made on Jun. 14, 2013Last comment by Mark, on Jun 14, 2013 at 3:09 pm | 3 comments | 5719 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Last day for Goodguys 26th Flowmaster West Coast NationalsThe Goodguys 26th Flowmaster West Coast Nationals ends its three-day run at the Alameda County Fairgrounds today. Read the...
Original post made on Aug. 24, 2012Last comment by Cholo, on Aug 25, 2012 at 11:40 am | 4 comments | 5719 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 | 5719 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 | 5718 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
16 in Congress seek to cancel student loan debt for local lab employeesCongressman Eric Swalwell (D-Dublin) has called on the Education Department to forgive the student loans of employees at...
Original post made on Nov. 4, 2015Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Dec 4, 2015 at 8:46 pm | 37 comments | 5717 Views
AROUND TOWN
Welcome to Pleasanton ExpressThanks for being an early reader of Pleasanton Express, a free twice-weekly "e-edition" that is being sent every Wednesday...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2008Last comment by Dick Wilkes, on Nov 21, 2008 at 8:54 pm | 7 comments | 5717 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
All-female troupe performs "Romeo and Juliet"In what has become an annual tradition, all-female Shakespeare troupe Woman's Will stops in Pleasanton tomorrow night to...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2007Last comment by Erin Merritt, on Jul 30, 2007 at 10:55 am | 1 comment | 5717 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
County's jobless rate drops by 1 percentUnemployment rates continued to drop in California and in the Bay Area in November with Alameda County down 1% to 6.8%, according...
Original post made on Dec. 22, 2013Last comment by Shannon, on Dec 27, 2013 at 9:09 am | 7 comments | 5717 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Serial robbery suspect arrested after car chaseCalifornia Highway Patrol arrested a man in Manteca Tuesday morning suspected in several robberies in the Bay Area and Central...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2008Last comment by thanks for the enertainment, on May 12, 2009 at 2:43 am | 19 comments | 5717 Views
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