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Need to start running again. Prefer running outdoor, late afternoon or evening. Slower pace. If you are in the area and need a running buddy hmu

Looks like I would have to spend my birthday alone in Pleasanton. Any recommendations on things to do in Pleasanton/ Dublin/ Livermore? I’m a guy if that matters. Budget is under $200. Thanks!

Hello Everyone, I recently found out that Robert Livermore Recreation Center is offering adult volleyball drop ins for open gym play on Friday Nights 5:30-8:30. Does anyone know if this is a new offering, or the skill level?

If it is brand new, I figured I would help get the word out. Looking forward to hearing if anyone has experience playing at the Robert Livermore Recreation Center. Hope to find some folks that would be interested in joining in.

https://www.larpd.org/adult-drop-in-volleyball-summer

Is anyone else frustrated that there is no rock climbing gym in the tri-valley area?? Even Ripon has their own climbing gym...

Many of you have probably driven past the flower bouquet memorial tribute on the sidewalk of Santa Rita road across the Safeway plaza, the crosswalk across PetFood Express.

Some of you may have continued to see incidents especially if you frequently used that crosswalk. Incidents such as an oveturned car from a drunk driver early in the morning, or drivers narrowly passing pedestrians despite the introduction of blinking yield signs.

I would like to encourage the community to consider the addition of either a stop sign or roundabout to protect pedestrians and slow down traffic entering and exiting downtown.

At first I thought it may be too disruptive to traffic, but as I continued to experience/observe these incidents at that crosswalk, it stayed on my mind. Also, I eventually came across a lit-up Stop Sign in Livermore shortly after a stoplight intersection that seems like it would be a perfect blueprint to follow/mimic/recreate here.

If drivers can figure things out and if funding is appropriate, I think a roundabout would be a perfect ideal way to slow down traffick and make pedestrian crossing safer, and the center of the roundabout could become a sort of gateway into downtown to slow down traffic as they enter, and slow down traffic as cars leave downtown.

Thanks for reading, if you think this is a relevant idea for the safety of the community's drivers and pedestrians, I'd love to hear feedback. Stay safe out there.

Hi everyone. Something that has been on my mind for a while is the naming of the city of Pleasanton. Throughout living here, I've always recalled hearing remarks about how "pleasanton isn't so pleasant after all" or anything along those lines, every so often. I recall learning that the city is named after a Union general, though it ended up misspelled and uncorrected.

I've also come to learn the existence of at least 3 other Pleasantons in the U.S. which makes me curious about SEO (search engine optimization) ideals for all Pleasantons.

I'm actually surprised to learn that the Pleasanton in Kansas has the same story of misspelling the Union general's name. So, with that historical context in mind, I've been brainstorming some potential what-if re-names of the city.

Pleasonton would be the easiest to distinguish Pleasanton from the other cities and to honor the general that the town was originally named after.

However, if we are considering renaming in general, we can consider a name more appropriate for the local or big-picture history of the area, rather than from a US History perspective. Since CA was mostly removed from the civil war, not to say its not a significant part of California's history with its involvement to the US, but it may be more appropriate to highlight a local name.

Contemporarily, Phoebe Hearst/the Hearst family was a significant contributor to Pleasanton I wonder if Hearst might be a favorable name?

More big picture, the Ohlone tribe is the biggest tribe in the local area, though I'm unsure if the land Pleasanton was on is recorded as being part of Ohlone history. From some brief research it seems that the Pelnen triblet of the Ohlone were local to the modern day Pleasanton-Livermore area. I think there's a lot of potential here to honor First Nations/Native history by renaming Pleasanton to a name more relevant to First Nations/Native American history. Something like the City of Ohlone or the City of Pelnen? Coincidentally Pelnen and Pleasanton both start with a P, so it would be able keep the "ptown" nickname!

I'd be interested to hear anyone's thoughts on the concept of renaming the city or if anyone has any other renaming suggestions, or any feedback on the name ideas here. Take good care out there folx!

Hello everyone, I recently moved to Pleasanton and am looking for suggestions for strength training. Being four months postpartum, I would like to start with slow-paced group activities. Any suggestions?

Thanks

Hi all! Posting for a friend -

Curious if anyone saw or has any info on a hit and run that occurred on Thursday, 8/6 in the Dublin/Pleasanton outdoor BART parking lot. They badly scraped the back rear bumper of the car.

Thanks! Any info is appreciated.

I have had a strong prescription for years, and contacts are getting less comfortable for long days. I keep seeing EVO ICL mentioned when people talk about higher prescriptions, but I do not want to decide that it is the answer before someone has looked at my eyes properly. At the same time, it’s a bit overwhelming trying to sort different procedures online without knowing what actually applies for me. I’m also planning to book a consultation soon, but i want to go in with a better sense of what a good evaluation actually looks like, especially since ik there are a lot of options depending on the person so I would rather understand the process.

I am mostly trying to figure out what questions to bring, what testing matters and how to tell whether a clinic is discussing more than one option.