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Pleasanton skateboarder home from hospital after recovering from accident injuriesDylan Alexander, the 15 year old who was injured last week in a skateboarding accident, came home from the hospital Thursday...
Original post made on Jul. 19, 2013Last comment by Neighbor, on Jul 26, 2013 at 10:52 pm | 23 comments | 24673 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board meets tonight on class size cutsThe Pleasanton School Board at its meeting tonight will consider three alternatives to reducing class sizes for early elementary...
Original post made on Oct. 22, 2013Last comment by hmmm, on Nov 4, 2013 at 7:57 pm | 36 comments | 24530 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board approves modified 'lite' calendarAfter last night's two-hour report and discussion on the approval of a modified calendar option, the school board approved...
Original post made on Jun. 18, 2014Last comment by Twilight Zone, on Jul 13, 2014 at 10:32 pm | 170 comments | 24526 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stoneridge Drive, Stoneridge Creek open todayCity, civic and business and regional leaders from Pleasanton, Dublin, Livermore and Alameda County will cut a ribbon at...
Original post made on Nov. 1, 2013Last comment by El Loco, on Nov 4, 2013 at 8:55 pm | 24 comments | 24375 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Memorial service at 3 p.m. Thursday in Pleasanton for Kate SteinleA memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at Casa Real in Pleasanton for Kate Steinle, who died last Wednesday after...
Original post made on Jul. 7, 2015Last comment by laurie, on Jul 8, 2015 at 9:38 am | 6 comments | 24265 Views
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Hearing set for tomorrow for Pleasanton Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi on shoplifting chargeA hearing is set for next tomorrow for Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-18th) on a charge of felony shoplifting after she was...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2011Last comment by Toad, on Nov 14, 2011 at 8:30 am | 88 comments | 24215 Views
AROUND TOWN
Plans for new Safeway store return to Planning CommissionNearly a year and a half after South Bay Development Company introduced its plans for a new Safeway supermarket at Valley...
Original post made on Oct. 12, 2009Last comment by Where is Safeway?, on Jul 5, 2010 at 9:43 am | 24 comments | 24096 Views
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Pleasanton school board ponders plan to restore $2.7 million in jobsThe Pleasanton school district is considering adding some jobs that were cut in 2008, including a lead trainer for technology...
Original post made on Feb. 14, 2013Last comment by Resident, on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:38 pm | 31 comments | 24052 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stoneridge Mall owner buys Paragon Outlets in LivermoreIt could be a case of if you can't beat them, buy them, but the owners of Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton and Paragon...
Original post made on Dec. 6, 2012Last comment by Styler, on Dec 11, 2012 at 4:05 pm | 18 comments | 24031 Views
AROUND TOWN
Reusable bag ordinance goes into effect tomorrow in Pleasanton, but not San RamonStarting tomorrow, New Years's Day, the reusable bag ordinance is in effect which states that grocery stores, mini-marts,...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2012Last comment by Phil, on Jan 3, 2013 at 8:43 pm | 46 comments | 23703 Views
AROUND TOWN
Bomb threat leads to Pleasanton Walmart evacuationA called-in bomb threat led to the evacuation of the Walmart store in Pleasanton last week, but nothing suspicious was found. Read...
Original post made on Nov. 21, 2013Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 21, 2013 at 9:04 am | 3 comments | 23541 Views
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Shrieking sound keeps Pleasanton residents awake at nightDistressing, unnerving and strange sounds have roused Pleasanton resident Keli Martinez in the middle of the night for several...
Original post made on Jul. 22, 2014Last comment by Me Too, on Jul 24, 2014 at 11:48 pm | 25 comments | 23401 Views
SPORTS
Will LaMarche signs with Detroit TigersMany young baseball players fantasize about one day playing professional baseball. For Pleasanton resident William LaMarche,...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2013Last comment by Karin Francis, on Jul 26, 2013 at 2:07 pm | 2 comments | 23374 Views
AROUND TOWN
Stoneridge Mall owners submit plans for new cinema, retail, health club at Sears siteSimon Property Group has unveiled its plans for redesigning the eastern edge of Stoneridge Shopping Center left vacant with...
Original post made on Feb. 25, 2019Last comment by George, on Mar 28, 2019 at 7:20 am | 20 comments | 23275 Views
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Search ongoing for missing runner on Pleasanton RidgeA search is underway on the Pleasanton Ridge for 37-year-old Philip Kreycik, who was reported missing by his wife Saturday...
Original post made on Jul. 12, 2021Last comment by Robertbush81, on Jul 12, 2021 at 11:54 am | 1 comment | 23146 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
36 years later: Former classmate confesses to murder of Pleasanton's Tina FaelzAfter maintaining his innocence for six years, convicted killer Steven Carlson has confessed to the murder of 14-year-old...
Original post made on Oct. 23, 2020Last comment by Shawn, on Oct 26, 2020 at 10:55 am | 2 comments | 23145 Views
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Village High student ID’d as teen killed in crash on Stanley BoulevardOfficials have identified Village High School junior Violet Campbell as the teenage girl killed in a suspected drunk-driving...
Original post made on Nov. 27, 2017Last comment by Friend, on Nov 27, 2017 at 7:40 pm | 4 comments | 23062 Views
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Workday to add 6-story building to Pleasanton complexWorkday, a fast-growing software company with headquarters on Stoneridge Mall Road in Pleasanton, plans to build a six-story...
Original post made on Feb. 24, 2014Last comment by Michael L. , on Apr 8, 2015 at 12:08 pm | 22 comments | 22964 Views
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Two restaurants in Pleasanton Hotel abruptly closeThe Clubhouse and Lily's Spirited Dining restaurants inside the Pleasanton Hotel both shuttered their doors without warning...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2019Last comment by justthefacts, on Oct 14, 2019 at 4:40 pm | 66 comments | 22956 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
2013 Holiday Fund now underwayThe 2013 Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund campaign is now underway, a time when we ask our readers to turn their thoughts to...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2013Last comment by Cholo, on Nov 17, 2013 at 12:03 pm | 2 comments | 22756 Views
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