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Marianna and Vasudha Iyer This October, we held three Halloween contests: the Costume Quest, Eerie Arts and Creepy Crafts Contest, and the Three-Sentence Thriller. Thank you to everyone who participated in our Halloween contests this year! We got so many creative entries and enjoyed looking through all the submissions. Here are the winners: Costume Quest Contest Winner – Joanne Houston Read more...
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Ashutosh Maheshwari Why should Public Charter schools use Probable Cause as their student search mechanism instead of Reasonable Suspicion, the current search mechanism for students? Probable Cause is the mechanism that requires anyone to have pieces of evidence that leads them to conclude that one is committing a crime. Cops are legally bound to only search someone with probable cause. Read more...
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Andy Li Rogue One, the much anticipated Star Wars spinoff, will be hitting theatres on Friday, Dec. 16th, with evening premieres on Thursday night beginning at 7:00 pm. Rogue One tells the story of the origins of the Rebel Alliance, and the tale behind the vital task of stealing the Death Star blueprints for Princess Leia, with the setting approximately Read more...
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Andy Li Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them is the latest Hollywood hit. A sequel to the popular Harry Potter series, it tells the story of a Magizooligist, the infamous Newt Scamander, and his amazing journey in New York City in 1926. In Fantastic Beasts, we will be exploring the wizarding community of the United States, something that is Read more...
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ATTENTION ALL! The Library is undertaking a strategic plan to help shape and guide services for the next five years. As part of this process they are working to gather community input. The input received through the survey will be combined with the results from a staff survey, community focus groups and a Library Commission focus group to accurately reflect the needs of Read more...
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In a recent article in Pleasanton Weekly, the Pleasanton City Council and the Pleasanton Police Department have decided to issue new traffic regulations in accordance to concerns in several communities: 1. Residents and motorists of the Preserve community in northwestern Pleasanton will no longer be able to drive into Laurel Creek Dr. from Dublin Canyon Rd. citing neighborhood complaints. Motorists Read more...
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Andy Li With the Amador Valley and Foothill marching bands pounding into the night, and the famous “mopsters” dancing their jiggle, the annual Pleasanton Downtown Holiday Parade again attracted crowds of hundreds of people looking for a chance to live the holiday spirit, take a sip of hot chocolate, or just a chance to meet up with family friends or Read more...
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By Julie Finegan – Visual and Literary Arts Coordinator, City of Pleasanton It was a beautiful, sunny morning November 5th, and lots of dogs and their humans were present to enjoy the happy occasion of the Cubby’s Dog Park’s dedication and opening. Kyle Mular, a senior at Foothill High School and one of this year’s City of Pleasanton Teen Poet Read more...
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by Varsha Vaidyanath Feminism, defined as “the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality”, is the simple act of sharing a common goal to achieve equal rights––rights that we take for granted today such as a woman’s right to vote. Imagine a time when about half the citizens in our country were not allowed Read more...
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Feminism, defined as “the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality”, is the simple act of sharing a common goal to achieve equal rights––rights that we take for granted today such as a woman’s right to vote. Imagine a time when about half the citizens in our country were not allowed to vote or Read more...
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