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Governor to deliver 'State of State' address this morning
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will deliver his State of the State address before a joint session of the California legislature on Thursday, Jan. 24. His remarks will start at 9... |
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 10:50 pm by Meyer on target !, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Does Obama want a Muslim Nation?
It certainly appears as if Obama would rather support Islam than Christianity. As part of it's war on Christians, the Obama Administration is now doling huge helpings of econ... |
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on Jan 25, 2013 at 9:06 am by liberalism is a disease, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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James Taylor Forfeits Our Gun Rights
We now have proof positive that the liberal loons will go to any length to take away our freedoms. James Taylor wants to sacrifice our basic freedoms so that the Obama govern... |
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on Jan 24, 2013 at 10:13 am by liberalism is a disease, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Prop 8 sponsors tell U.S. Supreme Court that defining marriage is a state right
Supporters of California's ban on same-sex marriage told the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday that defining marriage is a states' rights matter and
that Californians' choice of a ... |
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on Jan 23, 2013 at 1:14 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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U.S. District Court judge to rule on S.F.'s nudity ban in two weeks
Nudists in San Francisco have only two weeks left to cover up or face consequences unless a federal judge, who heard arguments Thursday in a lawsuit against the city's public ... |
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on Jan 21, 2013 at 9:04 am by lucy, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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AIG Intimidated by government?
Was AIG railroaded by the federal government into not suing the US over harsh bailout terms?
Web Link
On ano... |
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on Jan 20, 2013 at 8:18 pm by Patriot, a member of the Vintage Hills Elementary School community |
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More bad behavior from the people who brought us the financial crisis
Board members at AIG are meeting tomorrow to consider suing the federal government for giving them unfavorable terms on a $182 billion bailout.
Remember AIG? The company r... |
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on Jan 14, 2013 at 8:22 pm by Patriot, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Brown to introduce his 2013-14 state budget at 10 a.m. today
Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. will introduce his 2013-14 budget proposal at a news conference at 10 a.m. Thursday in Sacramento. The announcement will be made in the Governor's... |
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on Jan 10, 2013 at 11:07 am by jack, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Australia a Model for Successful Gun Control Laws
Someone started a thread earlier claiming that Australia's gun control laws were a failure. Not so, according to this ABC News article. The article states that in the past 16 ... |
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on Jan 9, 2013 at 11:31 am by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Oakland seeks help from Massachusetts-based agency, ex-L.A. police chief to solve growing crime problem
Looking for fresh ideas to solve Oakland's growing crime problem, Mayor Jean Quan and Police Chief Howard Jordan announced Thursday that they're turning to two crime-fighting ... |
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on Jan 5, 2013 at 4:32 pm by Hopeful, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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fiscal cliff nonsense and our leaders
If you look at all the talented,smart people we have in this country,how is it possible that we have Reid,McConnell and Boehner leading our congress???I strongly consider all ... |
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on Jan 2, 2013 at 10:25 am by San Ramon Observer, a resident of San Ramon |
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BART will run until 3 a.m.tomorrow morning
New Year's Eve revelers who don't want to drive to San Francisco events tonight can travel back to Pleasanton and nearby communities on BART until 3 a.m. New Year's Day.
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on Dec 31, 2012 at 7:08 pm by William Tell, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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U.S. Supreme Court to reconsider Prop. 8 today
The U.S. Supreme Court is due to take another look today at whether it should review the constitutionality of Proposition 8, California's voter-approved ban on same-sex marria... |
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on Dec 26, 2012 at 7:35 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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NRA's Response to Sandy Hook Massacre: Armed Guards?
NRA chief Wayne Lapierre recently held a news conference in which he proposed armed guards in all schools to prevent further gun massacres. Now in the movies the "good guy" al... |
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on Dec 25, 2012 at 6:04 pm by Arroyo, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Zuckerberg donates $500 million to foundation that supports Pleasanton Weekly Holiday Fund
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced Tuesday that he is giving nearly $500 million in Facebook stock to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation -- its largest donation ever.... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 3:34 pm by Jill, a resident of the Birdland neighborhood |
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Calif Teachers Indirectly Own 6% of Bushmaster
The nation will be faced with a great number of questions as talk turns to how to prevent the next massacre. We will talk about strengthening gun control legislation. We wil... |
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on Dec 19, 2012 at 11:00 am by Bug Zapper, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Less Guns, More Crime...(The Aussie Lesson)
In support of John Lott's extensive research on guns in America (see his book "More Guns, Less Crime"... Web Link... |
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on Dec 18, 2012 at 11:34 pm by dublinmike, a resident of Dublin |
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Pleasanton Gossipers Are Not Amused: Call for Strict Censorship
As reported by Marvin on the Community at War site, at least one of Pleasanton's gossip queens is calling for a shutdown of all posts that poke fun at public or anonymous spea... |
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on Dec 17, 2012 at 2:00 pm by Stacey, a resident of the Amberwood/Wood Meadows neighborhood |
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Gov. Brown being treated for prostate cancer
Gov. Jerry Brown's office announced Wednesday that the governor is being treated for prostate cancer.
Read the full story here Web Link... |
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on Dec 14, 2012 at 10:02 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Michigan passing a Right to Work law
Michigan will today become the 24th state to pass a Right to Work law, which prohibits unions from collecting dues from non-union members.
Unions oppose the new law, sayin... |
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 7:25 pm by Marty, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Dishonest politicians - another one added today
Locally we have Mary Hayashi and Ross Mirkarimi to look up to. I'm still dumbfounded that Hayashi hasn't resigned over her shoplifting conviction...what does she think, that ... |
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on Dec 12, 2012 at 11:48 am by Charmine, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Obama's Red Line
President Obama has warned the Syrian dictator Hafez Assad that using chemical weapons would be considered "crossing the Red Line". To ad emphasis, he had Miz Clinton repeat ... |
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on Dec 6, 2012 at 9:11 pm by Cholo, a resident of Livermore |
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Public employee benefits - beyond reasonable
"As America's recession spooled out, Chicago responded to the ensuing budget crunch the way many cities have: by cutting jobs. Between 2003 and 2012, the city eliminated more... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 1:40 pm by Kathleen Ruegsegger, a resident of the Vintage Hills Elementary School neighborhood |
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Choosing a College? Think Learning, Not Earning
We live in a rapidly changing society. So, too, with our college and university systems, which increasingly have modified themselves in response to changing societal need... |
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on Dec 5, 2012 at 12:16 pm by Jakob, a resident of the Foxborough Estates neighborhood |
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More about Hostess
I don't agree with the 1.8 million in bonuses Hostess is asking the court to approve (to give to some executives to oversee the closing of the company), but if you look at th... |
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on Nov 30, 2012 at 10:52 pm by Hank, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |