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Adminstration considering elimination of tax free healthcare benefits and elimination of interest expense on homes for couples making over $100,000
In order to help fund the cost of healthcare for the uninsured the Obama administration and congress are considering eliminating the tax free status of employer provided healt... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Lisa, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood, on May 13, 2009 at 10:43 am
There have been 32 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2009 at 7:32 pm.

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Fremont councilman Wieckowski to seek 20th Assembly District seat
Fremont City Councilman Bob Wieckowski will launch his campaign for the 20th District State Assembly seat May 21 to succeed Assembly Majority Leader Alberto Torrico (D-20th) w... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 12, 2009 at 10:09 am
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2009 at 10:18 am.

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Obama's Proposed Tax on Soda
How do you feel about Obama, an admitted smoker of both tobacco and marijauna, proposing a 7 cents per can "health tax" on soda pop? READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Rob Smithson, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood, on May 12, 2009 at 8:33 am
There have been 53 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 14, 2009 at 8:12 pm.

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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 by No Fear, a resident of the Civic Square neighb... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by No Fear, a resident of the Civic Square neighborhood, on May 12, 2009 at 7:21 am
There have been 22 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2009 at 3:55 pm.

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An Apology from a Former Berkeley Leftist...Now Conservative
The following reprint from the American Thinker website, is an interesting read. Why other liberals don't understand what is happening is still hard for me to understand. Ho... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by amy, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood, on May 11, 2009 at 8:44 am
There have been 12 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2009 at 2:01 pm.

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California's High Taxes
While Sandy seems busy reposting apparent Letters to the Editor regarding Measure G, here's some opinions that may put things into perspective: Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on May 8, 2009 at 7:50 pm
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2009 at 9:16 am.

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President Obama Walks the Talk with Budget Slashing
I was pleased to see that President Obama took the axe and red ink to the proposed federal budget, removing one-half of one percent of the propsed amount. I thought this is so... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Ken in South Pleasanton, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on May 8, 2009 at 10:10 am
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2009 at 10:46 pm.

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Arthritis fundraiser walk set for Saturday
ValleyCare Health System will host a walk to raise money for the national Arthritis Foundation starting at 8 a.m. Saturday at ValleyCare's LifestyleRx fitness center, 1119 E. ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 8, 2009 at 4:38 am
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2009 at 4:38 am.

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Editorial
Has there ever been an election, special or otherwise, with such a uniformly unpalatable set of choices? All six special propositions on the May 19 ballot are the result of a ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Editor, Pleasanton Weekly Online, on May 8, 2009 at 12:55 am
There have been 11 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 10, 2009 at 3:00 pm.

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SEIU, Teachers, Nurses and Democrats against Prop 1A
SEIU California Federation of Teachers California Faculty Association Web Link California N... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Carl, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood, on May 7, 2009 at 9:55 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 8, 2009 at 6:10 pm.

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Yes or No on Measure G and Prop 1A?
I'm just wondering how many of those who are planning to vote yes on Measure G are also voting yes on 1A and visa versa? To me the arguments for and against Measure G seem ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on May 6, 2009 at 10:41 pm
There have been 28 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 28, 2009 at 4:09 pm.

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Wells Fargo among banks required to raise capital
Read the article: Web Link It looks like Wells Fargo is among the banks that will be required to rai... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Anonymous, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on May 6, 2009 at 4:21 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2009 at 12:33 am.

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Stripping the Rights of Citizens
Interesting news. I brought this issue up when the local news about Andreas San Diego being moved to FBI's most wanted list came up and how he'll have his rights stripped if ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on May 6, 2009 at 1:40 pm
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2009 at 5:58 pm.

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Retirement Benefit Excesses of California Public Employees
I was motivated to start this thread by comments made on another thread (regarding the San Ramon property tax initiative). Here are comments from that thread, to get the j... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by No Fear, a resident of the Civic Square neighborhood, on May 6, 2009 at 10:39 am
There have been 111 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 12, 2009 at 7:15 am.

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Democrats pass special protection for pedophiles!!!
Yesterday the house democrats voted 100% for a bill which gave special protection against hate crimes to pedophiles and voted against providing the same protection to our retu... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Pete, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on May 6, 2009 at 6:41 am
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 13, 2009 at 12:37 pm.

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Prop 1B and "What's the baseline?"
For those confused by Prop 1B (I know I was), here's the deal. Prop 98 guarantees that roughly 40% of CA's budget goes to education. Because of CA's economic woes, there's... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood, on May 5, 2009 at 11:34 pm
There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 9, 2009 at 6:14 am.

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Today is the last day to register to vote on May 19!
Any citizen who wants to vote on 1A - 1F must be registered by today. There are instructions on how to register in my previous post at this Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood, on May 5, 2009 at 7:41 am

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A Cartoon 50 yrs. Ago That Predicts the Future - WOW!
Now THIS is quite interesting. Gather your kids around the computer and check this short clip out! Web Link... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Liz, a resident of the Bordeaux Estates neighborhood, on May 3, 2009 at 4:44 pm
There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 5, 2009 at 8:30 am.

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In Response to a Typical Liberal Jon Stewart Comment...
Recently Jon Stewart stated that Harry Truman was a war criminal for the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Soon afterward, he retracted the comment. However, for those who ... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Tom, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on May 3, 2009 at 3:07 pm
There have been 6 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 7, 2009 at 12:21 am.

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Anti war chant!
Anybody wonder what happened to Cindy Sheehan and the anti war demonstrators now that Bush is not President? Obama has doubled the number of troops in Afghanistan and more of... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Pete, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood, on May 2, 2009 at 10:00 pm
There have been 35 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2010 at 1:36 pm.

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The Contra Costa County Health Department confirmed a San Ramon (Coyote Creek Elementary School) student has tested positive for the Swine Influenza (H1N1 Virus).
Web Link READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by PJ, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood, on May 2, 2009 at 12:32 pm

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An Interesting Forecast for the US...
As a preface to the following videoclip, I am reminded of a conference I attended when I was with a Big 4 consulting company. The conference was entitled "Survival of the Fitt... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Chris, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood, on May 1, 2009 at 8:16 pm
There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on May 1, 2009 at 9:19 pm.

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Register to vote for elections on May 19 and June 2
I was speaking to one of my neighbors the other day about the upcoming elections and she said she had not yet received her sample ballot. I encouraged her to check her voter r... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Sandy, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood, on Apr 30, 2009 at 9:58 am
There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on May 2, 2009 at 9:55 am.

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Meet Our New Neighbors: Islamic Radicals from Gitmo
Dear Obama (and all other democrat congressmen): You have not done ONE THING to make this country safer. On the contrary, this country is much more in danger because of you... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Amy, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood, on Apr 29, 2009 at 6:49 am
There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Feb 20, 2010 at 10:48 am.

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So Here Comes National Healthcare this Week!
Seems as if the Democrats are insistent that 17% of the US GDP must now be decided upon by a select few in the Senate...WITHOUT ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR DEBATE. They are now p... READ MORE/COMMENT
Posted by Jim, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood, on Apr 25, 2009 at 8:28 pm
There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Apr 29, 2009 at 12:42 pm.

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