Livermore family survives near gas poisoning
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:51:16 GMT

A Livermore family narrowly escaped being poisoned by carbon monoxide this morning, fire officials said.

Two Pleasanton men and girl, 16, arrested for kidnapping, torture and assault with a deadly weapon
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:37:32 GMT

Police have arrested two men and a 16-year-old girl on suspicion of shooting a 19-year-old man with BB guns.

Iraqi Americans vote at Pleasanton polling location
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:35:02 GMT

Iraqi Americans had the chance to vote this weekend at one of eight polling locations across the United States, including one in Pleasanton.

Give 'Em Hill: There he is, walking on air, the fairest of the fair, he is "Mr. Foothill"
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:03:39 GMT

IT IS DIFFICULT for an adult - especially one of my advanced years, somewhat logical mind and thoroughly female persuasion - to put myself in the place of a 21st-century teenage boy.

Pleasanton police arrest man accused of molesting child
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Police arrested a San Ramon man Wednesday on suspicion of molesting a child for three years after the girl recently revealed the abuse to a school counselor.

Iraqi Polls Open All Weekend in Pleasanton
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 04:12:27 GMT

Polls opened at the Alameda County Fairgrounds on Friday for Iraqi citizens living in the Bay Area and throughout the Western United States wanting to cast votes in that country's parliamentary elections.

Ott says he won't seek re-election to the Pleasanton school board
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:01:50 GMT

Jim Ott, a member of the Pleasanton school board since 2006, said yesterday that he will not seek reelection to the board in November "in order to give others in the community an opportunity to become part of this board." "Serving in this important leadership position has been a challenge and an honor," Ott said.

Pleasanton temporarily relocating business license/permits office
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:11:27 GMT

The city is temporarily relocating the office from which it issues business license, permits and houses its cashier and laserfiche machines, starting on Monday.

West Coast Iraqis making the trek to Pleasanton to cast their votes
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 10:11:15 GMT

They are coming for the purple-stained fingertips - temporary proof of an experience many have never had the opportunity to participate in.

New mural provides a glimps of Pleasanton's past
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:11:37 GMT

A new giant mural will be dedicated downtown on Thursday. The artwork, at the corner of Peters Street and Rose Avenue on the side of the Valley Plumbing Home Center, was created by artists Ron Norman and Bill Weber.

Man arrested in connection with three downtown Pleasanton burglaries
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:45:58 GMT

Police have arrested a 19-year-old Pleasanton man whom they believe committed three burglaries downtown.

Preventing suicide a community effort
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 11:27:51 GMT

Mental health experts and advocates nationwide agree that preventing teen suicide is possible but that it requires communitywide work and a heavy dose of education.

Plans for mega kennel approved for area between Castro Valley and Pleasanton
Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:17:35 GMT

Plans for a huge new kennel facility, whose owner calls the "Hyatt Regency" of dog facilities, have been approved by the East County Board of Zoning Adjustments.

Tim Hunt: Pleasanton council chooses style over substance on Oak Grove issue
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 11:09:12 GMT

City Council meetings can be as much about politics as policy, as the Pleasanton council demonstrated earlier this month when it considered what to do about the referendum challenging the Oak Grove development plan.

Inside Our Schools: Trading spaces: Germany and Pleasanton
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:57:54 GMT

WITH ALL THE snowstorms on the East Coast last week, German exchange students from Halle, Germany had to stay in California a few days longer than planned.

Around Pleasanton: After TV show, it's back to reality for local...
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:55:26 GMT

THERE MUST BE something in the water. For the second time in as many months, a Pleasantonian has turned up on a reality television show.

Pleasanton students recreate Rosa Parks' brave stand
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:10:27 GMT

Bola Gbadebo, a junior, portrays Rosa Parks and refuses to give up her seat to junior Chase Weise, right, during an event sponsored by the Multicultural Club at Foothill High School in Pleasanton, Calif., on Thursday, Feb.

Pleasanton Teachers Vote to Reduce Their Pay
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:34:19 GMT

Pleasanton teachers have voted overwhelmingly to take a 4.2 percent pay cut over the next two years to help the Pleasanton Unified School District balance its books.

Pleasanton's Castlewood Country Club workers locked out
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:16:36 GMT

Unionized food and maintenance workers at Castlewood Country Club held demonstrations at the club entrance Thursday, the start of an indefinite lockout of workers over contract negotiations.

Safeway quarterly profits, sales erode, stock off
Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:07:35 GMT

The Pleasanton, California-based operator of Safeway, Vons and Dominick's stores had a fourth-quarter net loss of $1.61 billion, or $4.06 per share, after it booked items including a noncash goodwill impairment charge of $1.97 billion related to reduced market capitalization and the weak economy.