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R A so-called “rebel” merchant group composed of more than 20 downtown retailers initiated a series of aggressive marketing techniques to add more zest to broader programs sponsored by the Pleasanton Downtown Association. By year’s end, though, both groups were working together on programs aimed at driving more merchants to shop downtown.
S Staples Ranch, a multi-million-dollar commercial, retail, housing and sports development planned for a 124-acre site at the intersection of El Charro Road and Interstate 580, was approved by the Pleasanton City Council as part of a master plan for the overall project. The development will include an auto mall at the northeast corner of the site, planned by Hendrick Automotive; a 600-unit independent living, assisted living and skilled nursing care facility for seniors, planned by Continuing Life Communities Continuum; a retail store complex; and a four-rink indoor ice arena by be built and operated by a subsidiary of the San Jose Sharks. Final approval of a new Environmental Impact Report is expected next month with individual site development plans to be considered in the spring.
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Protesters show their colorful signs and displeasure against taxation at a TEA Party (Taxed Enough Already) at Amador Community Park in April.
man of Pleasanton, in their collective bid for millions of dollars in federal funds for transportation, housing and emergency communications projects.
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A TEA (Taxed Enough Already) Party was held at Amador Community Park in April to protest against taxation. Hundreds of participants held signs, many adorned with tea bags, and several lined the sidewalks of Santa Rita Road, encouraging drivers to honk in support.
Bill Cody is now an “X,” ex-fire chief, that is, after retiring in October as chief of the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, capping at 32-year career including the last 4-1/2 years at the helm of our local fire agency. A search is under way for a successor, whose selection should be announced next spring.
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Urban Habitat filed a suit to overturn Pleasanton’s 29,000-unit housing cap, approved by voters in 1996, claiming that the cap is unlawful and also discourages developers who might consider building low-tomoderate income housing here from following through with plans. State Atty. General Jerry Brown’s office agreed and joined Urban Habitat in its court proceeding, which is scheduled to be heard today in Alameda County Superior Court.
A year-long delay was announced by BART in opening its West Dublin/Pleasanton station as planned in 2009. The delay was blamed on faulty steel connectors that have to be redesigned and rebuilt at an added cost of $2.5 million, with a new opening date optimistically set for sometime next year.
V Vineyard Villa and Hacienda mobile home park owners sued the city after the City Council rejected their bid to convert units into condos.
W Washington, D.C. was the site of a trip by five TriValley city mayors, including Mayor Jennifer Hoster-
Z The Zuffa fire investigation was turned over to the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office, Pleasanton police revealed in November. In the documentation provided to the DA, Deonna Zuffa was charged with arson and forgery, connected with a house fire on East Angela Street that rendered the home inhabitable and resulted in Zuffa suffering from second and thirddegree burns. The DA’s office has declined to comment on the case or say when they would make a decision whether to prosecute Zuffa. ■
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