SPORTS
Ballistic turns 40
Tomorrow morning, hundreds of children will march through downtown Pleasanton dressed in soccer uniforms and costumes. For some children, it will be the first time they get to... |
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on Oct 10, 2008 at 3:32 pm by Bret Bevilacqua, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Gatetree gets their way
Great job Gatetree curcle neighbors! You successfully nagged your way to force the school district to turn down the speakers in the stadium. You have effectively made the new... |
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on Oct 10, 2008 at 3:00 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Where's the News on our Winning Little League Team?
This should be a huge story in the Pleasanton Weekly but instead I see it nowhere.
For the first time ever, a Pleasanton Little League team has made it to the Little League... |
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on Oct 9, 2008 at 9:06 pm by Frankie Ferrari Hillborough little league player, a resident of the Southeast Pleasanton neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Neal School litigation Sinks High School Gym Expansions
School Superintendent John Casey has informed residents that the long over due gym expansion at Foothill and Amador High Schools are on hold due to lack of funds.
A closer ... |
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on Oct 9, 2008 at 8:44 pm by Karen, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Measure A funds paying dividends locally
A new report out on Measure A shows that the half-cent sales tax is making a difference in Alameda County. Locally, the tax has benefited ValleyCare Health System and Axis Com... |
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on Oct 9, 2008 at 10:24 am by Jason, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Letters: Brozosky has compassion, vision, enthusiasm
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 26, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Oct 7, 2008 at 10:18 pm by Fred, a resident of the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Cell tower proposal gets weak reception
Planning Commissioners sent a clear message to T-Mobile: you may not place wireless antennas on the McDonalds building at the Bernal-Valley-Stanley intersection.
Read the f... |
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on Oct 7, 2008 at 1:51 pm by B, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police hope to continue safety statistics this month
In observance of National Crime Prevention Month, the Pleasanton Police Department is providing crime prevention packs to members of the public. These free kits include resour... |
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on Oct 7, 2008 at 9:29 am by Sal, a resident of the Pleasanton Village neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Editorial
Back in 1934, when the financial crisis on Wall Street was even worse than it is now, local voters nevertheless went to the polls and agreed to form the East Bay Regional Park... |
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on Oct 6, 2008 at 10:58 pm by frank, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
RE: editorial, "City Union Workers Watch Out"
It is regretable that Pleasaton needs to reign in over-spending by creating a two tiered pay and benefit system -- however, consider why that has become necessary.
Firefighte... |
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on Oct 6, 2008 at 4:09 pm by common sense, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police arrest suspect in jewelry store robbery
Pleasanton police have identified a 36-year-old San Francisco man currently in custody as one of the three suspects in a takeover-style robbery of a jewelry store on Aug. 28.
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on Oct 4, 2008 at 5:22 pm by Pleasanton Resident, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Laptop Program and Porn
Does anyone have any advice on keeping porn away from kids? If one or more of your children are in the laptop program at one of Pleasanton schools, they have a laptop compu... |
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on Oct 2, 2008 at 9:21 pm by Mike, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Woman allegedly tried to coerce Vintage Hills student into car
A 9-year-old Vintage Hills Elementary student was approached by a woman who allegedly told the girl to get into her car at about 3 p.m. Friday, according to Pleasanton police.... |
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on Oct 2, 2008 at 12:43 am by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Letters: American flags torn down
Dear Editor,
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, August 15, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Oct 1, 2008 at 12:05 pm by Jerry, a resident of the Oak Hill neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Better ways for teens to spend Halloween than vandalizing
I just wanted to tell the teenagers of Pleasanton that there are better ways to spend your Halloween night than vandalizing people's property. I know, we should have thrown aw... |
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on Oct 1, 2008 at 11:45 am by Sam, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Crime sketch released in attempted car jacking
The Pleasanton Police Department has released a sketch of the suspect believed to have shot a man as he was coming home in his garage.
The incident occurred at 10:30 p.m. T... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 11:40 pm by Concerned Citizen, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
UPDATE: Abducted boy found in West Oakland
An Amber Alert issued for a 5-year-old Dublin boy has been called off. The boy, Justin Nottingham, was located in West Oakland by authorities, according to Dublin police.
H... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 11:27 pm by Preserve our way of life, a resident of the Bonde Ranch neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police Helicopter Lands in Vintage Hills Center
I can't believe there has been no news regarding a police helicopter landing right in the parking lot of the Vintage Hills Shopping Center. Does anyone know what happened? T... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 11:17 pm by Preserve our way of life, a resident of the Bonde Ranch neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Rash of takeover robberies
I wonder if the take-over robberies in the East Bay would slow down or even stop if the restaurant owners posted a sign saying "ARMED OFF DUTY POLICE OFFICERS EAT FOR H... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 11:06 pm by Proud to be American, a resident of the California Somerset neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
No bail set for Castlewood tennis coach facing molestation charges
No bail has been set for Henry John Germain, the director of tennis programs at Castlewood Country Club, who was arrested Monday on charges of alleged child molestation.
A... |
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on Sep 30, 2008 at 7:36 am by apparent, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Police Bulletin
Wells Fargo inside Safeway robbed
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, September 26, 2008, 12:00 AM |
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on Sep 29, 2008 at 4:17 pm by unclehomerr.., a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
9-year-old bicyclist hit by minivan
A 9-year-old boy is now in stable condition at Children's Hospital in Oakland after being hit by a minivan on West Las Positas Boulevard Thursday morning, according to police.... |
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on Sep 27, 2008 at 5:14 pm by a resident of pleasanton, a resident of the Pheasant Ridge neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Pleasanton OKs 350-unit apartment complex near BART-Stoneridge
New development plans are changing the face and focus of Hacienda Business Park and the city's northwest side.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Sep 26, 2008 at 2:29 pm by Bel, a resident of the Val Vista neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Mayors credit unified efforts for quality of life advances in Tri-Valley
The mayors of the greater Tri-Valley—Danville, Dublin, Livermore, Pleasanton and San Ramon—credited their unified approach to dealing with regional problems for ma... |
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on Sep 24, 2008 at 3:42 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
20-year-old man arrested for placing dead animals in Dublin High lockers
Dublin police have arrested a 20-year-old man who allegedly admitted to placing two dead cats and a dead dog from a local veterinary
hospital into unoccupied Dublin High Sch... |
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on Sep 24, 2008 at 2:32 pm by RS, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |