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PLEASANTON — Gasoline-powered leaf blowers have been outlawed in Pleasanton. Those who use them could be cited starting in June.

Dublins newest blood donation facility, Stanford Blood Center, opened earlier this fall with a commitment to community engagement and saving lives -- one donation at a time.

The Pleasanton City Council has endorsed the first reading of a proposed ordinance that would prohibit gasoline-powered leaf blowers from being used in the city effective June 1.

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The Pleasanton City Council gave city staff the green light Tuesday to continue working with outside consultants to garner public input on the possibility of the city pursuing a revenue measure with voters next year.

The Pleasanton City Council waived the first reading of an ordinance to begin the process of consolidating the number of newspaper racks in the downtown area from five locations down to three at last weeks meeting.

PLEASANTON — A 30% increase that will hit water ratepayers next year will be funneled into a fund to try and resuscitate the city’s water-enterprise fund.

While many Pleasanton residents might not be happy with their water bills increasing starting next year, some community members said they are also mad about how the final public hearing went down last week...

Pleasanton residents can expect to see an increase in their water bill starting in January after the City Council voted to raise the rates over the next two years following a contentious discussion and many residents in opposition...

The Pleasanton City Council is poised to consider a final decision on raising the citys water service rates over the next three years after the members delayed their vote in September so staff could conduct further analysis and...