Pleasanton

Pleasanton
Author: Mary-Jo Wainwright
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2007
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738547619

The city of Pleasanton, located in the beautiful Amador-Livermore valley, was formed in 1867 when immigrants John Kottinger and Joshua Neal used land from their Californio wives' dowries and laid out a town. Kottinger named the city after Civil War general Alfred Pleasonton, but a postal clerical error changed the spelling to "Pleasanton" and the name stuck. The men secured Pleasanton's future by offering land to the Western Pacific Railroad for a railroad station and landing. Planning for future growth thus became a legacy that is still embraced by this modern city of 70,000 people. Today families and tourists are attracted to Pleasanton's historic downtown, where 19thcentury buildings still stand and people stroll among its many shops and restaurants.

Murder in Pleasanton

Murder in Pleasanton
Author: Joshua Suchon
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2015-09-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625855389

A journalist digs into the California cold case of a teenager murdered in his hometown in this disturbing true crime account. In April 1984, fourteen-year-old Foothill High freshman Tina Faelz took a shortcut on her walk home. About an hour later, she was found in a ditch, brutally stabbed to death. The murder shook the quiet East Bay suburb of Pleasanton and left investigators baffled. With no witnesses or leads, the case went cold and remained so for nearly thirty years. Then the investigation finally got a break in 2011. Improved forensics recovered DNA from a drop of blood found at the scene matching Tina’s classmate, Steven Carlson. Through dusty police files, personal interviews, letters and firsthand accounts, journalist Joshua Suchon revisits his childhood home to uncover the story of a shocking crime and the controversial sentencing that brought long-awaited answers to a tormented community.

Pleasanton Heist

Pleasanton Heist
Author: Stanley Larson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2020-03-14
Genre:
ISBN: 1678191760

Willie McGuire is an eight year old boy in the small suburban town of Pleasanton, California. Boredom and a good mystery book stir his imagination and awareness. The sleepy, summertime town of Pleasanton comes alive when Willie's neighborhood friends organize a secret club to solve the biggest crime of the year. Midnight surveillance, High tech electronics, Pure determination and Youthful imagination all combine as they solve their first mystery, the Pleasanton Heist. The secret club is known only to local law enforcement as, 'The Agency.'

City Maps Pleasanton California, USA

City Maps Pleasanton California, USA
Author: James mcFee
Publisher: Soffer Publishing
Total Pages: 72
Release:
Genre:
ISBN:

City Maps Pleasanton California, USA is an easy to use small pocket book filled with all you need for your stay in the big city. Attractions, pubs, bars, restaurants, museums, convenience stores, clothing stores, shopping centers, marketplaces, police, emergency facilities are only some of the places you will find in this map. This collection of maps is up to date with the latest developments of the city as of 2017. We hope you let this map be part of yet another fun Pleasanton adventure :)

Decisions

Decisions
Author: California Public Utilities Commission
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1150
Release: 1913
Genre: Public utilities
ISBN: