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SPORTS
Panthers NAMED 2008 USA Jr. National Cheeleading Champions
On Sunday, March 2, 2008, in the Hyperion Theatre at the California Adventure Park in Anaheim, California, the Panthers earned the title of USA Jr. National Cheerleading...
 
Victoria
 
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on May 3, 2008 at 12:10 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Incident near Ironwood and Mohr
We live at the end of Mohr avenue. we have a water reservoir at the back of our house (I think its a quarry). On 29th of April (morning), I saw lot of police and firemen in th...
 
vyji kalavacherla
 
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on May 3, 2008 at 9:20 am by *doh*, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Reason for Accusation of Sensationalism Left Out of Talking Points
It's interesting that the reasons for the accusation of sensationalism by the Pleasanton Weekly regarding crime reporting was left out of the Talking Points article by Gina ...
 
Mark
 
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on May 2, 2008 at 4:04 pm by Mark, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood
SPORTS
Vote in our Mom-Daughter Lookalike Contest!!!
Follow this link Web Link to see photos of the 10 finalists and cast your vote by May 4 in our Mom-Daughter Lookali...
 
Editor
 
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on May 1, 2008 at 10:10 pm by one eye, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
District Budget
How many of you watched the school board meeting about the budget last night. Seems to me that Mr. Ott talking about cutting administration is the way to go. We all know tha...
 
George
 
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on May 1, 2008 at 8:07 pm by Pleasanton resident, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Student-run garage sale to benefit Kenyan girls
High school seniors are putting on a garage sale to benefit an all-girls boarding school in Kenya. Shoppers are invited to stop by from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Oak Hill P...
 
Editor
 
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on May 1, 2008 at 1:32 pm by Yeah!, a resident of another community
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Council meets tonight on Oak Grove court appeal issue
The Pleasanton City Council will hold a special meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. today to discuss if it should appeal an Alameda County Superior Court ruling that, in effect, wil...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 30, 2008 at 9:22 pm by John, a resident of the Amador Estates neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Saving Planet Earth at Hearst school
When it comes to observing Earth Day next Tuesday, students and their parents at Hearst Elementary School have to go no farther than to their new outdoor classroom and science...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 30, 2008 at 2:25 pm by K Kumar, a resident of the Canyon Oaks neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
The castlewood homicide
Hardly anything has been reported over the last few weeks at least that I've seen. Did I miss something somewhere? or are the police really been this close-mouthed?
 
Richard
 
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on Apr 30, 2008 at 12:11 pm by Grace, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Editorial
At long last, the City Council will hold a special meeting Tuesday to discuss if the city of Pleasanton and its taxpayers should pay the cost of appealing a Superior Court dec...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 29, 2008 at 8:03 pm by frank, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Non-resident school board member making decision that affect Pleasanton tax payers?
The Parcel Tax is real news. How many people really care about split infinitives? I don’t understand the value in repeated missives about grammar. There is limited interes...
 
Mike
 
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on Apr 29, 2008 at 4:11 pm by Outraged, a member of the Amador Valley High School community
COMMENTS ON STORIES
The joy of collecting
There are a lot of collectors in Pleasanton, but not all of them collect something really different and unusual. Some common collections are stuffed animals, key chains, rocks...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 28, 2008 at 3:52 pm by Jenny, a resident of the Ruby Hill neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Mommy and me
The bond between mothers and daughters is unlike any other. They share many personality traits, mannerisms and often an uncanny resemblance. In light of this, the Pleasanton W...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 27, 2008 at 9:55 pm by Jeb Bing, editor of the Pleasanton Weekly
AROUND TOWN
Rumors???
Recently I have heard from a reliable source that the City is going to place a counter to the referendum measure concerning the hillside development as proposed by Ayala, et. ...
 
Referendum?
 
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on Apr 26, 2008 at 8:44 am by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Paul Stonebarger's court date
Today was the court date for Paul Stonebarger, the young man who provided the alcohol to Katie McKewon and Laurel Williams, does anyone know what happened? Pleasanton Weekly ...
 
interested
 
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on Apr 25, 2008 at 10:38 pm by D, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Small fire leads to school evacuation
The gym roof at Phoebe Hearst Elementary School caught fire around 9:53 a.m. Friday morning when workers were installing solar panels. It was put out before the fire departmen...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 25, 2008 at 8:52 pm by happy, a resident of the Ponderosa neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School program closes Foothill Road Tuesday
As a part of the Every 15 Minutes anti-DUI program, a portion of Foothill Road near Foothill High School will be closed from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday. Read the full story...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 25, 2008 at 2:46 pm by Grace, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
FREE e-waste Collection
Dublin GMC Buick Pontiac 4400 John Monego Court Dublin,94568 Saturday April 26th 10:00am-4:00pm All e-waste and elsectronics accepted More info contact: Recycle f...
 
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on Apr 24, 2008 at 2:05 pm by Simi, a resident of the Mohr Park neighborhood
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Ice rink, hockey arena gets thumbs up from City Council
The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward on planning a 17-acre community park on Staples Ranch that could include an 8-acre ice skating and ice hockey arena ...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 21, 2008 at 1:39 pm by aaron, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Supermarket Sweep
Grocery shopping in Pleasanton keeps getting better. Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, February 29, 2008, 12:00 ...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 21, 2008 at 11:28 am by jim, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Harvest Park Parents Block Sidewalk-Walnut Grove students Squeeze Between Their Bumpers
Walnut Grove students who get out early and walk home on the sidewalk that goes by the Harvest Park Middle School parking lot on Harvest Drive usually have a clear sidewa...
 
Sophia
 
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on Apr 20, 2008 at 6:36 pm by HP Parent, a resident of the Country Fair neighborhood
AROUND TOWN
Cooper's Hawk nesting near Fairlands Elementary!
I have observed over the last 2 weeks, a Cooper's Hawk living and hunting in the tall trees in front of Fairlands Park and Elementary. It is now apparent that it is nesting (a...
 
holly blash
 
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on Apr 19, 2008 at 12:34 pm by Anne, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Hundreds gather to support education
About 350 people rallied in front of Amador Theater Friday afternoon to show support for increased state funding for education. In addition to students, parents and district e...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 18, 2008 at 8:22 pm by VHMom, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Who killed Tina Faelz?
Nearly a quarter of a century after Tina Faelz's lifeless body was found in a drainage culvert on a pathway behind Foothill High School, her family and Pleasanton police are s...
 
Editor
 
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on Apr 18, 2008 at 5:00 pm by Gatetree Resident, a member of the Amador Valley High School community
AROUND TOWN
Concerned about the high cost of energy
If you are as concerned as I am about the direction we are taking regarding the high cost of energy, join me at free one hour workshops Wednesday, April 16 at the Livermore Hi...
 
Mike Vickers
 
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on Apr 17, 2008 at 7:35 pm by Not sure, a resident of the Highland Oaks neighborhood
 

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