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Guest Opinion: State Legislature may soon destroy California as we know itState lawmakers have decided that they know better than the rest of us how we should live. That is the message Sacramento...
Original post made on Jun. 24, 2021Last comment by Becky, on Jun 24, 2021 at 6:08 pm | 26 comments | 10290 Views
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Rep. Swalwell Shouldn't Let Congress Ban FaceTime and Amazon PrimeImagine a world in which Amazon isn't allowed to offer Prime free shipping. Or Google can't show you a map of the top-ranked...
Original post made by Adam Kovacevich on Jun. 22, 2021Last comment by Jake Waters, on Jun 23, 2021 at 8:51 am | 5 comments | 2160 Views
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Governor comparison-a lesson in governing.Watch this link, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcVp0dQunNU&ab_channel=NetOnPlay for two reason: 1)If you are undecided...
Original post made by Nicki on May. 27, 2021There are no comments yet. 826 Views
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The First Asian American Settlement Was Established by Filipino FishermenThe fishing village in marshlands of present-day Louisiana was settled by the so-called Manilamen as early as 1763. The...
Original post made by Michael Austin on May. 10, 2021There are no comments yet. 815 Views
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Gasoline PricingThere are rumors that there will be a gas shortage this summer. In the upper mid west (Dakotas) the price of gasoline...
Original post made by Michael Austin on Apr. 28, 2021Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Apr 29, 2021 at 8:36 am | 3 comments | 868 Views
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RE: Derek Chauvin verdictAccountability. We can't bring back George Floyd, but today we got accountability for his murder and accountability is the...
Original post made by Isaiah Campbell, Tri-Valley for Black Lives on Apr. 20, 2021Last comment by Gina Channell, Pleasanton Weekly Publisher, on Apr 22, 2021 at 9:39 am | 21 comments | 1836 Views
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LettersRead the full story here https://www.pleasantonweekly.com/print/story/2021/03/12/letters posted Friday, March 12, 2021,...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2021Last comment by Rich, on Mar 19, 2021 at 9:10 pm | 6 comments | 2184 Views
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Pleasanton Preps: Remembering my friend, Scott KinneyThis is one of those things that sets the Kinney family apart. They decided not to hide from the moment. They wanted the...
Original post made on Mar. 1, 2021Last comment by Robert, on Mar 2, 2021 at 7:59 pm | 5 comments | 20794 Views
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Funding for Alzheimer'sThe COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the miraculous power of prioritizing the funding of medical research. Without such...
Original post made by Nick W on Mar. 1, 2021There are no comments yet. 912 Views
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Black History Month in 2021Even with pandemic restrictions, Black History Month celebrations carry on here, taking shape virtually through webinars...
Original post made on Feb. 19, 2021Last comment by Margaret , on Feb 19, 2021 at 6:23 am | 1 comment | 4038 Views
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Pleasanton school board to revisit reopening elementary sitesThe Pleasanton school board will hear a report on reopening Pleasanton Unified School District elementary sites, as well...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2021Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jan 4, 2021 at 8:36 pm | 1 comment | 6791 Views
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An Ignored Minority’s Reflection in 2020155 years ago, around 15,000 Chinese workers were recruited to ease the labor shortage in the greatest engineering project...
Original post made by Grace Li on Dec. 27, 2020Last comment by Mica, on Jan 2, 2021 at 11:05 pm | 1 comment | 1182 Views
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Alameda, Contra Costa among counties moved to purple tier as governor pulls 'emergency brake' on reopening plansMost of the Bay Area's counties will move into more-restrictive reopening tiers this week as the state attempts to extinguish...
Original post made on Nov. 16, 2020Last comment by Michael Austin, on Nov 21, 2020 at 6:45 pm | 21 comments | 18765 Views
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Tim Talk: Hopyard Road startup announces potentially unlimited clean energyPleasanton-based NDB, Inc. last week announced what could be a game-changing advance in battery technology -- a battery powered...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2020There are no comments yet. 1895 Views
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Swalwell co-chairs inaugural meeting of Critical Materials CaucusTri-Valley Congressman Eric Swalwell (D-Livermore) co-chaired the inaugural gathering of the new Critical Materials Caucus...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2020Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Oct 7, 2020 at 10:10 am | 1 comment | 4217 Views
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Tri-Valley community bands together for family of eightThe Etimad family has been through much since losing their patriarch in a car crash a year and a half ago but things are...
Original post made on Oct. 7, 2020Last comment by Barbara Hill, on Oct 7, 2020 at 9:12 am | 1 comment | 6562 Views
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Trump WonThe question regarding Law and Order: Trump won! Biden was a no show on the question regarding Law and Order....
Original post made by Michael on Sep. 29, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Oct 5, 2020 at 9:17 pm | 10 comments | 1360 Views
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Sri Muppidi is 'keen on bringing new ideas' to Dublin City CouncilLongtime local Sri Muppidi said she is "keen on bringing new ideas and a unique perspective" -- including a multi-faceted...
Original post made on Aug. 31, 2020Last comment by Rich Buckley, on Aug 31, 2020 at 5:33 am | 1 comment | 7354 Views
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Evacuation warning issued for unincorporated south/east Tri-ValleyCal Fire has issued an evacuation warning for rural unincorporated Tri-Valley generally south of I-580 and east of Highway...
Original post made on Aug. 22, 2020Last comment by Evac Zone enlarged Sunday morning, on Aug 23, 2020 at 11:17 am | 6 comments | 85596 Views
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Pleasanton council to mull positions on state legislationFollowing recent delay, the Pleasanton City Council is expected to review and consider the city's legislative framework with...
Original post made on Aug. 18, 2020Last comment by RonnieF, on Aug 19, 2020 at 11:33 pm | 2 comments | 3436 Views
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