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SCHOOLS & KIDS
School board to consider asking public about bond measure at its meeting TuesdayPleasanton's school board will discuss Tuesday whether to send out a community survey about considering a bond measure to...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2016Last comment by DJohns, on Jan 26, 2016 at 11:35 am | 7 comments | 5046 Views
AROUND TOWN
You Don't Have to Navigate the Gluten-Free World Alone!Get the information and guidance you need for living a gluten-free lifestyle to support a healthy you in 2016. New Leaf...
Original post made by Patti Bond on Jan. 25, 2016There are no comments yet. 1771 Views
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SavePleasantonHillsides Referendum Petition-The Grand DeceptionTo all those considering signing the referendum petition, Here's some facts to consider before you sign: 1. The latest...
Original post made by Resident of Ventana Hills on Jan. 25, 2016There are no comments yet. 1730 Views
SPORTS
Advocates pursuing rolling-stop bicycle OK despite S.F.'s mayors vetoSan Francisco Mayor Ed Lee followed through Tuesday on his pledge to veto an ordinance that would have allowed bicyclists...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2016Last comment by Citizen, on Jan 25, 2016 at 10:50 am | 10 comments | 4676 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Head-on collision on Hwy. 84 injured 2, tears truck in halfA head-on collision injured both drivers and split a pickup truck in half Saturday morning just east of I-680 on Highway...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2016Last comment by Driver, on Jan 25, 2016 at 9:32 am | 1 comment | 4780 Views
SPORTS
Dublin Citizen, Young Citizen, and Organization of the Year Nominations Due todayThe deadline for nominations for the city of Dublin's 2015 Citizen of the Year, Young Citizen of the Year, and Organization...
Original post made on Jan. 25, 2016There are no comments yet. 3588 Views
RESTAURANTS
3 regional agencies moving to new central office building in S.F.The Metropolitan Transportation Commission and two other regional agencies are moving this spring to a new home in San Francisco's...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2016There are no comments yet. 4735 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Yosemite lawsuit and name change - outrageous!!A company named Delaware North runs the concessions in Yosemite Valley, and they have done a pretty good job over the past...
Original post made by Registered Joe on Jan. 15, 2016Last comment by oakled, on Jan 24, 2016 at 11:52 pm | 6 comments | 3000 Views
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Broken gas main at Valley and Hopyard?I've searched high and low to find information on the PGE "emergency" that closed most lanes at Valley Ave/Hopyard intersection...
Original post made by just curious on Jan. 11, 2016Last comment by oakled, on Jan 24, 2016 at 11:50 pm | 2 comments | 1977 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Opinions due today on school district's survey for new superintendentThe Pleasanton school district launched a survey this week so all residents can give their input on what qualities they'd...
Original post made on Jan. 24, 2016There are no comments yet. 3701 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Illegal Occupation of Malheur National Wildlife RefugeThe Malheur National Wildlife Refuge was established over 100 years ago by President Theodore Roosevelt “as a preserve...
Original post made by Concerned Citizen on Jan. 24, 2016Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jan 24, 2016 at 8:55 pm | 2 comments | 2184 Views
STATE, NATIONAL, INTERNATIONAL
Government jobs: justice at last!It looks like the public sector is about to get some adjustments and start seeing what the private sector has been through...
Original post made by Finally! on Jun. 18, 2010Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jan 23, 2016 at 8:06 pm | 10 comments | 3174 Views
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does your water taste terrible?For the past few weeks, my water has tasted terrible! The apartment folks tell me that this is a common problem throughout...
Original post made by kevin heller on Oct. 10, 2010Last comment by Pete, on Jan 23, 2016 at 7:34 pm | 28 comments | 11124 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Pleasanton police seeking help in finding iPhone burglarsPolice are asking for help in finding four suspects who took 10 iPhones worth about $7,400 from an Apple store at the Stoneridge...
Original post made on Jan. 21, 2016Last comment by Neighbor, on Jan 23, 2016 at 7:39 am | 13 comments | 5455 Views
SCHOOLS & KIDS
STEAM, the school district's science- and technology-focused preschool, opens in PleasantonCity, civic and Pleasanton school district representatives, including teachers and administrators, celebrated the opening...
Original post made on Jan. 18, 2016Last comment by Joy, on Jan 22, 2016 at 11:41 pm | 12 comments | 9699 Views
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Man killed in Pleasanton shooting had no drugs in systemAn Alameda County coroner's autopsy report of John Deming Jr. shows the 19-year-old did not have drugs in his system when...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2016Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on Jan 22, 2016 at 5:34 pm | 18 comments | 11602 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
A short meeting but lots of action at Pleasanton Council meetingIn a super-short 48-minute-long meeting last night, the Pleasanton City Council rezoned downtown site for combined residential...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2016Last comment by City Council watcher, on Jan 21, 2016 at 9:38 pm | 17 comments | 6483 Views
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Making False Statements to Secure Referendum Petition Signatures is Against the LawTo wit: Julie, a resident of Birdland, made the following post on January 19th on Town Square forum re: the Lund Ranch...
Original post made by Get the facts on Jan. 20, 2016Last comment by Trina, on Jan 20, 2016 at 8:59 pm | 7 comments | 2888 Views
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Business, economic gains show Pleasanton has made full recovery from recent recessionEvents and actions over the last fiscal year show that Pleaasanton's economy has made a full recovery from the recent recession. Read...
Original post made on Jan. 20, 2016Last comment by Mary Spitzer, on Jan 20, 2016 at 4:23 pm | 1 comment | 4450 Views
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Outlook 2016: Good times are back for PleasantonWith the city's tax receipts projected to be at a record high this year and millions of dollars in new residential and commercial...
Original post made on Jan. 17, 2016Last comment by Mike, on Jan 20, 2016 at 4:13 pm | 11 comments | 11137 Views
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