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Pair charged after dog attacks child twiceA Pleasanton man and a Dublin woman have been charged with felony child neglect and endangerment after the man's dog attacked...
Original post made on Jun. 9, 2013Last comment by Ed, on Mar 27, 2016 at 10:23 am | 41 comments | 279765 Views
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Wal-Mart's Neighborhood Market good for PleasantonWal-Mart, the retailing giant that city politicians, unions and business critics love to hate, is seeking an occupancy permit...
Original post made on Jan. 27, 2012Last comment by Tilly the Libertarian, on Feb 24, 2012 at 6:27 pm | 59 comments | 266420 Views
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Pleasanton Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi sentenced to 3 years probation for shopliftingState Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi (D-18th), who represents much of Pleasanton, pleaded no contest Friday to a misdemeanor...
Original post made on Jan. 6, 2012Last comment by District resident, on Jan 14, 2012 at 1:33 pm | 88 comments | 262901 Views
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Board looks at early start and end to Pleasanton school yearPleasanton School Board members seemed to embrace an idea that would start and end the school year earlier, and possibly...
Original post made on Oct. 10, 2013Last comment by Get the facts, on Apr 29, 2014 at 8:45 pm | 61 comments | 260786 Views
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Signature gatherers want to impeach President ObamaTwo members of the Larouche Party were near the Pleasanton Post Office on Black Avenue today asking voters to sign a petition...
Original post made on Jun. 3, 2010Last comment by Lisa, on Jun 7, 2010 at 10:41 pm | 77 comments | 253818 Views
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Pleasanton: Nordstrom store in Stoneridge Shopping Center permanently closingNordstrom is closing its department store in Pleasanton's Stoneridge Shopping Center, corporate officials confirmed to the...
Original post made on May. 7, 2020Last comment by Pleasanton Parent, on May 13, 2020 at 6:17 am | 42 comments | 73065 Views
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Pleasanton HOA firm sued for discriminationA couple who say their children have been barred by their homeowner's association from playing or trick-or-treating in their...
Original post made on Nov. 11, 2013Last comment by Pleasanton was nice forty years ago, on Sep 2, 2015 at 10:10 pm | 45 comments | 68840 Views
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Review: 'The Other Woman'The women in "The Other Woman" get the equal opportunity, like the men in Judd Apatow movies, to behave like overgrown children,...
Original post made on May. 14, 2014Last comment by Cholo, on May 14, 2014 at 4:52 pm | 1 comment | 61713 Views
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Garbage rate increase Tuesday, and whyW Read the full story here http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/print/story/2014/03/28/garbage-rate-increase-tuesday-and-why...
Original post made on Apr. 4, 2014Last comment by Cholo, on Apr 16, 2014 at 8:50 am | 20 comments | 52360 Views
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Castlewood murders: 10 years laterThe news that at least one person had been murdered at a home in Castlewood sent shockwaves through the Pleasanton community...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2018Last comment by Dane Brozovich, on Mar 11, 2018 at 12:28 pm | 1 comment | 50379 Views
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Alameda County health officials confirm first local case of coronavirusIn addition to several more newly identified cases in the Bay Area, public health officials confirmed the first presumptive...
Original post made on Mar. 2, 2020Last comment by Punky, on Mar 3, 2020 at 2:22 pm | 30 comments | 46305 Views
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Feds may buy state bonds to relieve cash-flow shortfall, jump-start local projectsThe leaders of the five Tri-Valley cities are in Washington, D.C., today meeting with members of the California congressional...
Original post made on Jan. 16, 2009Last comment by abdulla, on Mar 17, 2009 at 7:57 pm | 6 comments | 45621 Views
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Faculty at Cal State East Bay votes to strike next ThursdayCalifornia State University faculty members have voted to stage a one-day strike next Thursday, Nov. 17, to protest Chancellor...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2011Last comment by Kathleen Ruegsegger, on Nov 15, 2011 at 9:44 am | 73 comments | 39211 Views
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Traffic congestion affecting I-580, Isabel, many side streets as shoppers try to reach Paragon OutletsTraffic was backed up yesterday and for most of the three-day holiday weekend on I-580 as shoppers tried to reach and exit...
Original post made on Nov. 8, 2012Last comment by Local, on Nov 23, 2012 at 9:37 am | 42 comments | 36250 Views
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Pleasanton: COVID-19 vaccination center opens at Alameda County FairgroundsThe Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton has been designated a COVID-19 vaccination site by ACPHD, and eligible residents...
Original post made on Feb. 16, 2021Last comment by James Michael, on Feb 16, 2021 at 4:40 pm | 1 comment | 34843 Views
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Thousands mourn loss of Family Foundation co-founderBarry Taylor, the co-founder of the Taylor Family Foundation, died Saturday of an apparent heart attack. He was 74 years...
Original post made on Nov. 19, 2013Last comment by The Kernans, on Nov 19, 2013 at 9:33 am | 1 comment | 34616 Views
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Livermore schools assistant superintendent dies in Nevada after going missingLivermore Valley Joint Unified School District assistant superintendent Mike Biondi was found dead on Wednesday near Walker...
Original post made on Oct. 3, 2020There are no comments yet. 34609 Views
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Third coronavirus case confirmed in Alameda CountyA third case of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Alameda County was confirmed on Friday afternoon, according to Pleasanton city...
Original post made on Mar. 6, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Mar 9, 2020 at 10:12 am | 25 comments | 32514 Views
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Some new BART cars expected to be in service by SeptemberNew BART cars are expected to start carrying passengers in late September following final testing this summer, BART officials...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2017Last comment by FrequentWalkerMiles, on Jul 31, 2017 at 11:33 am | 3 comments | 32275 Views
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Bay Area shelter-in-place order being extended through MayThe public health officers of six Bay Area counties, including Alameda and Contra Costa, announced on Monday that they will...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by DKHSK, on Apr 28, 2020 at 9:33 pm | 64 comments | 31757 Views
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