Pleasanton News

Acknowledging that it will be a "tough sell," Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Pleasanton, introduced legislation Wednesday that he says would cut estate taxes for family farms and small businesses nationwide by more than $233 billion in 2011.

The Pleasanton School Board has been asked to do what it can to add more credentialed nurses to the district staff.

Pleasanton city officials kept their promise - albeit late - to include residents' input on future commercial and residential development plans for the area near the Hacienda BART station.

Two actions were taken by the Pleasanton City Council to stave off a pending lawsuit challenging the city's housing cap and growth management ordinance.

Yogurtland, Coco Swirl and Red Mango are just a few examples of one clear sign. The self-serve yogurt wave has officially hit the Bay Area.

A settlement over the extension of Stoneridge Drive has been reached between the city and environmental and citizens groups who sued over the project in March.

Twenty years ago, Cindy Herron, Maxine Jones, Dawn Robinson and Terry Ellis launched En Vogue.

Richard Pittman has been invited to speak at hundreds of parades and ceremonies honoring veterans.

Federal prosecutors say a former executive of a Northern California investment firm has agreed to plead guilty to defrauding about 150 investors.

Every time Orville Nightingale celebrates his birthday, it brings a lot of fanfare -- and it should.

The Pleasanton City Council voted 3-2 last night to rezone 32 acres of commercial properties in the Hacienda Business Park for high-density residential use although no plans for possible high-rise apartments and condominiums are yet planned there.

Elementary school goes green: Lydiksen Elementary School won the University of Phoenix and KNBR-AM radio station's "Going Green" initiative contest for the month of September.

As of Monday, 68 Pleasanton Middle School Students were absent due to an outbreak of flu symptoms.

The East Bay Regional Park District is the first public-funded regional park system in the nation to hit 100,000 acres, according to the National Recreation and Park Association.

Two men were arrested Friday morning after an alert resident called police reporting a suspicious vehicle circling the neighborhood, police said.

A professional poker player charged with killing his parents in their Pleasanton home won't be facing the death penalty.

A professional poker player charged with killing his parents in their Pleasanton home won't be facing the death penalty.

Share + Comments Oct 23, 2009 8:59 am US/Pacific CONCORD A spilled load of milk crates and plastic milk cartons littered Interstate Highway 680 through Contra Costa County Friday morning, from Concord to Danville to San Ramon, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

JIM AND MARILYN KANE had their eyes on the property at the corner of Interstate 680 and Bernal Avenue since 1963, when they moved into town.

The city is hosting a number of fun and spooky Halloween activities this month. From 7 to 9:10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, city naturalist Eric Nichols will lead small groups around Alviso Adobe Community Park for talks about nocturnal animals of the region and some of the eerie myths that surround the former Meadowlark Dairy site.