Pleasanton Weekly

The Pleasanton Weekly is a community newspaper that has been serving Pleasanton, California, since 2000. It is published by Embarcadero Publishing Company, with Jeb Bing as the editor. In addition to its print edition, the newspaper offers an online presence, featuring a classified ads section (fogster.com) that is also available across other publications by Embarcadero. The Pleasanton Weekly is freely distributed to every household and business in Pleasanton, and it can also be found in pickup boxes located in downtown and shopping areas. The paper has a circulation of around 18,000 copies.

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School board set to approve contract for new district superintendent

2 days ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Christian Trujano

During Thursday’s busy board meeting, the Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees is poised to approve a two-year contract with Maurice Ghysels, which would officially make him the district’s next permanent superintendent. Ghysels’ contract, if approved, would begin on July 1 and would last until June 30, 2027, according to the June 26 staff report.
'The right leader for PUSD': Ghysels staying on as permanent superintendent

3 days ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Christian Trujano

The Pleasanton Unified School District Board of Trustees has named Maurice Ghysels as the top choice for the district’s new permanent superintendent, following two months of candidate interviews and nearly a full year since former Superintendent David Haglund left his post.
Court sides with Stanford Tri-Valley doctor after woman sues for malpractice during her pregnancy

4 days ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Christian Trujano

At 11 weeks pregnant, former Pleasanton resident Jessica Perry noticed she was bleeding heavily on a late spring night in 2021. Perry was immediately rushed to Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley — at the time it was known as Stanford Health Care Valley Care — where medical personnel informed her that she miscarried her baby. She recounted that night leaving the hospital as being one of the worst nights of her life. She had previously experienced a miscarriage in 2015.
Pleasanton couple recounts night when their Progress Pride flag was vandalized

5 days ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Christian Trujano

It was late at night when Allen Larson and Heather Gioia heard a loud bang coming from outside their house in Pleasanton. When Larson went outside to see what happened, he was surprised to see their Progress Pride flag ripped from their flag pole. “The idea that somebody would be offended by a symbol of inclusion and love is kind of baffling to me,” Larson told the Weekly.
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5 days ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Jude Strzemp |Christian Trujano

It was late at night when Allen Larson and Heather Gioia heard a loud bang coming from outside their house in Pleasanton. When Larson went outside to see what happened, he was surprised to see their Progress Pride flag ripped from their flag pole.
City approves agreement with housing coalition to consider rezoning more commercial sites for residential use

1 week ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Christian Trujano

During Tuesday’s closed-session meeting, the Pleasanton City Council unanimously approved a settlement agreement with the Housing Action Coalition, an affordable housing advocacy nonprofit, which stipulates the city will consider rezoning three additional commercial properties for residential use as part of the city’s sixth housing element.
Pleasanton Unified advances on major bond-funded projects

1 week ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Christian Trujano

With summer vacation currently underway throughout the Pleasanton Unified School District, the empty school sites give construction workers the chance to begin and move forward several facility repair and renovation projects — most notably the campus renovation project at Foothill High School, which broke ground two weeks ago. Construction at Pleasanton Middle School for a new synthetic turf field and track is also scheduled for completion by this fall.
City and Stoneridge owners need to get moving

1 week ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Tim Hunt

The city of Pleasanton needs to do all it can to install urgency in the redevelopment of the Stoneridge Shopping Center and its surrounding parking lots. The Sunvalley Shopping Center in Concord, developed at about the same time as Stoneridge also by the Taubman Realty Group, is facing a mortgage default according to news reports. The value has plunged from $350 million in 2012 to $170 million and it’s more than 90% leased. Taubman now is a subsidiary of the Simon Property Group.
City and Stoneridge owners need to get moving

1 week ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Tim Hunt

Stoneridge nearing crisis point Revenues dropping, future of enclosed malls questionable The city of Pleasanton needs to do all it can to install urgency in the redevelopment of the Stoneridge Shopping Center and its surrounding parking lots. The Sunvalley Shopping Center in Concord, developed at about the same time as Stoneridge also by the Taubman Realty Group, is facing a mortgage default according to news reports.
'This is difficult for all of us': Council adopts final two-year budget with cuts to several city services

1 week ago | pleasantonweekly.com | Christian Trujano

The Pleasanton City Council unanimously adopted its two-year Operating Budget and five-year Capital Improvement Program Tuesday, following months of public meetings, discourse and community input. “This budget, I do think, does a fair job of balancing service delivery, which is my premise of what a city is here for,” Mayor Jack Balch said during the June 17 meeting.