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Romney and Women's RightsFound this on the web - http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2012-08-21/news/sfl-commentary-sobel-oped-82312_1_individual-rights-women-abortions...
Original post made by Gail on Oct. 3, 2012Last comment by Resident, on Oct 6, 2012 at 6:29 am | 26 comments | 12371 Views
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Mark Curtis Blog: California Tuskegee Airmen Head to InaugurationCalifornia Tuskegee Airmen Head to Inauguration By Mark Curtis “Welcome to the Obama Express!” said the flight attendant,...
Original post made by Jeb Bing on Jan. 18, 2009There are no comments yet. 12303 Views
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Investigative Journalist Handcuffed at USC (videoclip)Gina...(et. al): Here is a youtube link of an amazing videoclip of a legitimate alternative news journalist who would like...
Original post made by amy on Apr. 24, 2009Last comment by Mark, on Apr 24, 2009 at 8:54 am | 3 comments | 12065 Views
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Prop 8 puts discrimination in the ConstitutionDear Pleasanton Neighbors, After weeks of reading about Prop 8 in the news, I feel compelled to write. I know this is...
Original post made by Tara Walsh on Oct. 21, 2008Last comment by PJ, on Oct 30, 2008 at 3:46 pm | 33 comments | 12043 Views
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Think of the children???I guess the Yes on Prop 8 people don't always think of the children do they? There's been some really appalling lies coming...
Original post made by Janna on Oct. 27, 2008Last comment by baldy, on Nov 8, 2008 at 2:32 pm | 217 comments | 11959 Views
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Livermore couple open downtown bakery in honor of their late daughterAimee and Bryan first launched Wingen Bakery from their home last year so they could be full-time caretakers to their infant...
Original post made on Jun. 17, 2021Last comment by Felipe Tonello, on Jun 28, 2021 at 11:28 pm | 3 comments | 11912 Views
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Unions sue BART board over contract clauseBART's two biggest unions have filed a lawsuit claiming that the transit agency's directors acted unlawfully when they rejected...
Original post made on Dec. 3, 2013Last comment by Cholo, on Dec 6, 2013 at 1:42 pm | 22 comments | 11895 Views
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Will BART Management Wake Up to Reality?Other posters, after salivating over the so-called lavish lifestyle of BART workers, then rather gutlessly close off response...
Original post made by Mike Cherry on Aug. 1, 2013Last comment by local, on Oct 12, 2013 at 10:08 pm | 91 comments | 11846 Views
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Raucous Caucus: Inheriting the WindThe slow-motion devolution of the fractious GOP continues in a very public way. It's far-right, Tea-addled radicals have...
Original post made by Tom Cushing on Oct. 10, 2013Last comment by Oliver, on Oct 12, 2013 at 5:07 pm | 13 comments | 11815 Views
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Anti war chant!Anybody wonder what happened to Cindy Sheehan and the anti war demonstrators now that Bush is not President? Obama has doubled...
Original post made by Pete on May. 2, 2009Last comment by Cholo, on Feb 20, 2010 at 1:36 pm | 35 comments | 11760 Views
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San Jose's fire chief moving to top fire department post hereRuben Torres, currently the fire chief in San Jose, has been hired as chief of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department,...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2015Last comment by Workin' Man, on Jan 24, 2015 at 2:27 pm | 37 comments | 11522 Views
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Happy Passover, Happy EasterJews mark the start of the joyous holiday of Passover tonight on the same day Christians mourn the death of Jesus, also on...
Original post made on Apr. 3, 2015Last comment by Mary Mele, on Apr 6, 2015 at 12:22 pm | 2 comments | 11385 Views
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New traffic safety laws take effect SundayThe California Highway Patrol is reminding motorists of new traffic laws pertaining to cell phone use, driving under the...
Original post made on Dec. 28, 2016Last comment by Map, on Jan 2, 2017 at 10:40 pm | 27 comments | 11384 Views
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Ruling sparks fresh hope for high-speed-rail criticsIn their quest to build the nation's first high-speed rail system, California officials have been banking on a wide range...
Original post made on Sep. 6, 2013Last comment by Ned, on Sep 16, 2013 at 4:51 pm | 47 comments | 11179 Views
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Prop 30 passage means no furlough days for Pleasanton teachers, staffPleasanton school administrators are breathing a sigh of relief with the passage of Proposition 30. A statement from PUSD...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2012Last comment by john, on Nov 15, 2012 at 7:51 pm | 31 comments | 10933 Views
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Tri-Valley mayors urge quicker reopening locally as county health lifts some restrictionsAs Alameda County health officials relaxed some restrictions in their COVID-19 shelter order, the mayors of Pleasanton, Dublin...
Original post made on Jun. 7, 2020Last comment by highdiver, on Jun 12, 2020 at 5:44 pm | 25 comments | 10621 Views
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Pleasanton commuters advised to brace for BART strike tomorrowPleasanton commuters are being advised to prepare for another BART strike as early as just after midnight tomorrow. Read...
Original post made on Oct. 9, 2013Last comment by Cholo, on Oct 12, 2013 at 6:05 pm | 17 comments | 10529 Views
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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 | 10500 Views
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BART strike could start as early as tomorrowBART workers have delivered a 72-hour strike notice to BART management, according to a union representative and a transit...
Original post made on Jun. 26, 2013Last comment by Dave, on Jul 30, 2013 at 10:18 am | 29 comments | 10481 Views
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New Finding: Obama Closed Car Dealerships Based on RaceObama closed approximately 2,000 car dealerships killing over 100,000 jobs based in part on the race and gender of car dealers....
Original post made by Marta on Jul. 22, 2010Last comment by The Liberals are Coming!, on Jul 24, 2010 at 7:01 pm | 12 comments | 10477 Views
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