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These are challenging times for the Pleasanton police department leaders. In a more normal economy with typical city revenues flowing, the department has an authorized staffing of 87 sworn officers. That’s a bit higher than the traditional standard of one sworn officer per 1,000 residents, but Pleasanton is an unusual community. Not only does it […]

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