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Business News: California's new retirement program, do we need it?
The media coverage of last year's presidential election drowned out the news of a controversial retirement program announced by the state of California, the California Secure ... |
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on Mar 6, 2013 at 8:25 am by Gary Alt, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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Hundreds of Tri-Valley students joining county-wide program to walk or bike-ride to schools
Students in some schools in Pleasanton, Dublin and Livermore are joining this week in an Alameda County-wide two-week program to walk, ride their bikes or carpool to their sch... |
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on Mar 5, 2013 at 10:12 pm by Jim van Dyke, a resident of the Vineyard Hills neighborhood |
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2 candidates qualify for special Pleasanton City Council race May 7, 2 others may be ready to file
The special election scheduled for May 7 to fill an empty seat on the Pleasanton City Council became a bit more interesting yesterday as two candidates submitted final papers ... |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 9:04 pm by Fred Watson, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
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Assemblywoman Buchanan talks education, budget
State Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan (D-Alamo) is proposing a package of three bills that could measure teacher performance, streamline discipline and dismissal procedures for te... |
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on Mar 4, 2013 at 11:44 am by lessismore, a member of the Amador Valley High School community |
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Amador's Comp Civics team needs our help
Congratulations have been pouring in to the Amador Valley High School's Competition Civics "We the People" team that just won the state championship. But more than praise is n... |
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on Mar 2, 2013 at 1:15 pm by My 2 cents, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Body found at Pleasanton Garbage Company transfer station
Pleasanton police are investigating the discovery of a man's body at the garbage transfer station late Tuesday morning.
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 10:05 pm by Map, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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California Court of Appeal to rule on Oak Grove/Lin family lawsuit
It's now up to a three-judge panel to decide if the Lin family had a valid contract with the city to build 51 homes on land the Lins own above Kottinger Ranch in a project cal... |
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on Mar 1, 2013 at 12:21 pm by Lawsuit crazed Lins, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Livermore Airport control tower faces closure if federal spending cuts go through on Friday
With a possible federal budget sequestration looming on March 1, the Federal Aviation Administration could close the control tower at Livermore Airport and several other airpo... |
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 5:35 pm by Larry, a resident of Livermore |
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Unmarked Pleasanton police cars causing public concern
If you're a bad guy in Pleasanton, don't be surprised if you get pulled over by an unmarked police car.
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on Feb 28, 2013 at 2:59 pm by Anonymous, a resident of the Downtown neighborhood |
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Convention bureau hopes to announce new CEO shortly
Tri-Valley California, the new name for the Tri-Valley Convention and Visitors Bureau, is hoping to name a new president and CEO shortly. The move follows the resignation of G... |
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on Feb 27, 2013 at 10:30 am by Wind Fairies, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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No more waterslides for Shadow Cliffs
What a ride it has been but the popular waterslides opened in 1981 at Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area will not be refurbished or rebuilt. One vendor, Harvest Family Ent... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:27 pm by Julie, a resident of the Del Prado neighborhood |
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AVHS Softball Ranked No. 1 in Nation
Let's hear it for Amador Valley High School's Varsity Girls Softball team! They have been ranked first in the nation in MaxPreps preseason standings! The team is lead by pitc... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 4:33 pm by #32 Mom, a resident of the Pleasanton Meadows neighborhood |
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Baby & Kidz Expo to hold one-day show tomorrow at Fairgrounds
The Alameda County Fairgrounds will host the California Baby & Kidz Expo from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 2. The expo offers vendor displays and offers appealing to pare... |
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on Feb 26, 2013 at 9:11 am by Alice, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Thorne says Pleasanton in good shape, getting better
Pleasanton Mayor Jerry Thorne, in his first "State of the City" address since his election last November, told a sell-out crowd of city, civic and business leaders Tuesday tha... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 10:09 pm by Arnold, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasaanton's Bicycle, Pedestrian, Trails committee meets tonight
The Pleasanton Bicycle, Pedestrian and Trails Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. today in the Pleasanton Senior Center Classroom, 5353 Sunol Blvd. For more information, contact ... |
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on Feb 25, 2013 at 7:02 pm by S, a resident of the Pleasanton Heights neighborhood |
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COMMENTARY: '2013 promises to be Pleasanton's best year yet'
We're encouraged by remarks made Tuesday by Mayor Jerry Thorne that he will push for reforms and more mutual cooperation to help businesses stay in California, come to Califor... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 9:03 pm by Spudly, a resident of the Laguna Oaks neighborhood |
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Tri-Valley Animal Rescue’s 8th annual Claws for Paws Crab Feed
Tri-Valley Animal Rescue’s 8th annual Claws for Paws Crab Feed will be held on
Saturday March 9,2013 at the Shrine Event Center 170 Lindbergh Ave, Livermore 6 pm Tickets... |
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on Feb 22, 2013 at 10:16 am by Jim Telfer, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Pleasanton set to start negotiations tonight with employees union
The City Council will open negotiations with the Pleasanton City Employees Association (PCEA) at its meeting tonight in a move aimed at requiring unionized employees to contr... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 5:37 pm by Ptown native, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
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Chase gets OK to demolish Santa Rita shopping center for new bank
The Pleasanton Planning Commission has approved a bid by J.P. Morgan Chase to tear down the aging Santa Rita Junction Shopping Center and to replace it with a new Chase Bank.
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 12:14 pm by Chased Away, a resident of the Kottinger Ranch neighborhood |
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Donate prom dresses to the Princess Project
Ladies: Do you have any fancy dresses hanging around your closet? Give them a new chance at life - but, more importantly, donate them to a teenage girl so she can feel beautif... |
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 12:04 pm by Doug, a member of the Foothill High School community |
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Police dispatcher busted for drug possession
A police department employee has been placed on administrative leave after a search of her home turned up drugs and drug paraphernalia, according to a police report.
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on Feb 21, 2013 at 9:37 am by Geoff, a resident of the Castlewood neighborhood |
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Police nab daytime burglar
Lincoln's birthday may be in part responsible for the arrest of a Discovery Bay man in a Pleasanton burglary. Two juveniles were alone in their home yesterday about 2:45 p.m. ... |
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 9:37 pm by Member, a resident of another community |
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BART to hold one-week test of allowing bikes on trains during commute hours
BART will conduct a week-long test program from March 18-22 allowing bicycles on all trains at all hours.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 2:09 pm by John, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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Parking near San Francisco's AT&T Park getting pricier
Parking near San Francisco's AT&T Park is getting pricier in the evenings and during events at the ballpark starting next month, transit officials announced Tuesday.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 1:41 pm by Simon Says, a resident of the Stoneridge neighborhood |
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Cash mob hits downtown Pleasanton at 6 p.m. tonight
The "Cash Mob" is at it again. These groups that meet to patronize a specific local business have been popping up across the country and Downtown Pleasanton is no exception.
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on Feb 20, 2013 at 9:39 am by Amazing, a resident of the Another Pleasanton neighborhood neighborhood |
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