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Week in Review: Sexual Assault on Madrone Trail, Newtown Memorials, Class Fights Mock Kidnapper

Some of the stories that made news this past week in Dublin. Take our poll, check out our "Blog of the Week" and this week's grocery specials along with our congratulations tip-of-the-hat.

Braddock and Logan Offers 1615 Acres to East Bay Regional Park District 

During the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Dublin City Council approved the revised Moller Ranch project. Braddock and Logan is offering the East Bay Regional Park District on 1615 acres of open space to the north and east side of Dublin.

Remembering Newtown

This week the country came together in different ways to remember and support the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. At Mohr Elementary in Pleasanton, the community held a vigil on Tuesday. The California PTA is calling for the nation to send snowflakes to help decorate the school and on Friday, the nation had a moment of silence at 9:30 a.m. to remember the victims. See how you can help by clicking here.


P.E. Class Fights off Mock Kidnapper

Students at Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton are learning to fight thanks to their P.E. class. The class has been taking the S.A.F.E K.I.D.S. program at Esteller Martial Arts in Pleasanton. According to Esteller, "S.A.F.E stands for 'survey, avoid, flee and engage' and K.I.D.S is an acronym for 'kids in danger survive'." The kids featured in this video get a taste of what it feels like to fight for their lives.

Sexual Assault on East Bay Regional Parks Trail

A woman was sexually assaulted on Madrone Trail in the Las Trampas Regional Park  on Dec. 12. The East Bay Regional Parks Police released a statement about that attack and said they are in increasing police patrols in the area.

Blue Star Moms Ship Holiday Care Packages to Troops

Moms from Danville, San Ramon, Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton, Walnut Creek shipped 2,657 lovingly hand-packed holiday care packages to troops deployed in Afghanistan, Kuwait and other posts worldwide. For additional details on contributions, sponsorship or volunteer opportunities, view the Blue Star Moms' website at www.bluestarmoms.org. 
 

Other news you need to know:

Congratulations:

  • Dublin resident "Profe" (Deborah) Lemon cited in leading EdTech blog

Blog of the Week: Six Steps to Embrace Change in the Workplace

Take our Poll: Guns – Time for More Controls? A Ban?

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Julia March 6, 2013 at 06:21 pm
You cannot compare the behavior of a wild animal versus a domesticated animal.
david March 6, 2013 at 04:41 pm
No offense, but keep drinking the kool-aid. I don't think all pit bulls are dangerous anymore thanRead More I think great white sharks will get every surfer, but God knows when they bite the person being bitten is in grave trouble!
Californicated1 March 6, 2013 at 03:42 pm
Actually, Pit Bulls are one of the most well-behaved, well-trained dogs out there, to both theirRead More owners and their familes, if they are trained to be that way. Only drawback to Pits, though, is that they drool a lot, just like any other hunting dog out there. Back in 2009, there was a story in Berkeley about how a Pit Bull saved her owner's life in a house fire, and all anybody could see was that it was a Pit Bull and nothing more. If you train a dog to have a nice and sweet disposition, guess what, the dog will have a nice and sweet disposition. And if you train a dog to fight, maim and kill, guess what it's gonna do? Doesn't matter the breed. I've known Dachshunds who were mean and resorted to biting in an instant as I have known Pit Bulls who were nice--but slobbered a lot. And about the only reason that Pits have the reputation that they do out there is more to do with the viewpoint of the person who believes that all Pits are dangerous to begin with and that perhaps one of their other biases may be a work here, like they hate people whom they believe to be "trash" or "thugs" perhaps, but that's more an indication of their prejudice than their experience with these dogs or any other breed out there. I've known Springer Spaniels out there that started out as sweet dogs with nice dispositions, but as they aged and their brians atrophied into cancer, they turned into vicious dogs and had to be put down. Like people, dogs are individuals, too.